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- Look, Em! Student council presidential elections this week!

- C'mon, let's go to lunch.

- But what's more exciting than democracy in action? - Uh, everything?

And I wouldn't say there's a whole lot of action.

- But at my private school, elections were huge! - Really?

- So elections here're not so huge?

- Only if you're a Shlepper.

- A Shlepper? What's a Shlepper?

- That's a Shlepper.

- Hey! Sheldon Shlepper. I got your vote? - Sheldon Shlepper.

Comes from a whole line of president Shleppers.

His brother Shawn Shlepper, his sister Shawna Shlepper

and that space is for Sheldon when he 'Shleppers.' I mean, wins.

- There is no way a guy like that will win!

- There's no way he'll lose. He's running against himself.

- But doesn't anyone care about school policy decisions?

About democracy? About anything?

- Hey, everybody! Free pizza in the caf', compliments of your future school president!

- Sounds great! - Did he say free pizza?

Got my vote.

- ♪ Used to be my mother and my sister and me ♪

♪ A happy little family and all right with me ♪

♪ But Mom got married that's when everything changed ♪

♪ Some things were lost and others were gained ♪

♪ A new school, a new house ♪

♪ So many changes it makes my head spin ♪

♪ Now I've got a brother who gets under my skin ♪

♪ This is life with Derek ♪

♪ This is life with Derek ♪

♪ This is life with Lizzie, Edwin, George and Nora, Marti and Casey ♪

♪ Living life with Derek ♪

♪ Living life with Derek ♪

to stand up

for what you believe in, to take action, to make an effort.

The Dereks of the world sit on their butts and complain

then get other people to do their dirty work!

- Ah! Dropped my napkin.

I hate that. Edwin, get me a new one.

- We're out of napkins. Use this.

- Hey, oh! - That does it!

- Are we playing duck-duck-goose?

- No, Marti, this is not a game. This is a serious waste.

- Don't worry, Lizzie. We will be reliving this meal for days.

[Loud burp] - I hear that.

- I heard that. - [Laughing]: Excuse me.

- Sorry, but nobody's excused! 3-ply paper towels for napkins?

That comes from trees, you know! And think of all the land

it takes to absorb all the waste we generate!

- I try not to think of waste while I'm eating.

- You should! My junior explorer troop is doing a project

on ecological footprints. - What's an illogical footprint?

- Ecological footprint; it's a way of measuring

how much each of us uses the world's resources.

- Fascinating. What's for dessert?

- Fruit salad. - Fruit and salad together?

- See, now that is a serious waste.

- Stop!

We're sucking up the world's precious resources!

All you care about is dessert? - [Both]: Yeah.

- Well, I'll be calculating the size of this family's footprint!

Consider this a warning!

- Forget about them Liz. I admire you for trying

to make a difference. Actually, you've inspired me!

- Do not run for school president!

- Tell me how you really feel.

- Okay. Student council is for the socially challenged.

Gives them an after-school life. Not for cool people like us!

- We're cool? - No, but we're getting there.

Running for president

will ruin your rep for the rest of your high school days!

- Well, I don't care about my rep. Alright, I care a little

but c'mon, Em, our school has some serious issues:

Vending machines that eat change... [Frustrated yells]

Computers that don't compute! [Computer beeps]

And washrooms that need washing!

[Screaming]

- Sorry, Case, but I just don't care about those issues.

Okay, I care a little.

But Casey, you don't want to be a council keener.

Get someone else to spread your message!

- You mean... like a puppet who will speak for me?

- Yeah! A geek puppet who doesn't care about being cool!

- No! Not a geek puppet.

A cool puppet.

Crazy idea. I think you should run for school president!

- No! And next time, knock. - But think about it.

You would make the perfect president. - Hey! I'm not a Shlepper!

- Exactly! You're the anti- Shlepper! You're charming,

charismatic, some might even say... cool?

- Exactly! And there's nothing lamer

than student council except, of course, you.

- But don't you get it? You could make student council cool!

- True. But I'm still not running.

Besides, if it's so important to you, why don't you just run?

- You know I'm not popular like you.

- Well, obviously, but doesn't running involve that thing

you like to do? Ah... work?

- Not with me as your campaign manager. I'll do everything.

You just stand there and look pretty. - Can do.

But 'won't do.' [Casey sighing]

- Need I remind you that as student council president

you would have an office of your very own?

- Mister President, I have your English essay

and your hand-washed hockey uniform.

- Good! Oh! How about you take my two o'clock math test for me?

- [Joyfully]: Will do, sir.

[Clicking his tongue... then sighing]

So, you do all the work,

I get all the glory

and I get my own office?

- That's right. - Okay.

What's in it for you? - A chance to get out some very important issues, such as...

- Okay. Leave now... and I'll run.

Whoa! [Tires squealing and glass breaking]

- You're late! Here, put this on.

- "I care?" But I don't care.

- Yes you do! It's part of my 'Shock the Vote' campaign!

Because it's shocking you would run. Okay, here's your speech announcing your candidacy.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing? - Your nose is shiny

and everyone's going to be looking at you. - Wondering why I wear makeup.

Okay, forget this stuff. I'm keeping it low key.

[Soft music playing] - Ahem!

Students of J-S Thompson High!

Meet the candidate who will be leading us into our next semester and beyond!

Derek Venturi! - [Unconvincingly]: Yeah!

[Mixed reactions]

- Oh, um...

Hello my fellow students.

Democracy - what does it mean?

From the Latin 'demo-cray-cra'

- Tia. - Democratia.

[Mixed reactions]

What's up? Vote Derek for school president. Mmm?

[Students agreeing]

Later. - What happened to the speech?

- I don't need the speech. I'm me! There's no way I'm going to lose to some dork like-

- [Both]: Woo!

Ladies and gentlemen: Sheldon Shlepper!

- Big up to The Shleppettes.

I'm going to keep this short and, uh, no Latin.

I just want to announce my, ah, 'Coldspray with Shlepper' campaign;

one vote for me could land you a ticket to a Coldspray concert! Huh?

[Cheerleaders cheering]

- Hey! Sorry I'm late.

I was campaigning class-to-class for Derek.

- I am impressed. I mean, actually stunned.

You are being so supportive of your stepbrother.

You must really think that he's going to make a good president.

- Ha-ha! Are you kidding me?

Derek's just a mouthpiece for my platform.

- Okay, then, why don't you run yourself?

- Because I'm not popular enough to win or deal with the social stigma of running for office.

- Okay, so let me get this straight:

he's promoting ideas that he doesn't believe in... - Yes.

- And you're promoting a candidate you don't believe in?

- Hey, it's not personal, it's politics!

As long as my puppet behaves, everything will be fine.

[Toilet flushing] - Four flushes?

For shame.

Do you realize how many kilowatts you're using?

- I just don't get how Sheldon can buy people's vote like that!

- Politics is a dirty business.

That's why we have to fight bribery with dirt.

- You don't need dirt!

You need... a powerful message!

- No, I need my own office at school and I am not losing this election

or my den of slack because of your lame issues!

- Well, I am sorry, Derek, but I am running a clean campaign here.

- Yeah, right into the ground. - Look, we're never going to settle this,

so let's ask a typical voter what she thinks.

- Well, I think your twenty-minute speech

on the benefits of a school recycling program was, uh... really thorough.

- Told you. - Thoroughly boring.

- Told you. - And your dirty smear campaign

is really... dirty. - Told you!

- Yeah? Well, my campaign is not a democracy!

So I'm going to do what I want to do!

- Yeah? Well, you better do something!

Because my online poll shows Shlepper way ahead.

Dude, I thought you were popular! - Not as popular as Coldspray.

- Which is why we need to sabotage

Sheldon's campaign now! - No way!

We can win this. The right way. You just have to beat Sheldon in tomorrow's debate.

- Oh, don't worry, I will. My way!

And if you don't like it, run yourself! - You know what?

- No, Casey! Don't do it! - I will run!

[Background conversations]

- Welcome to J-S Thompson's first-ever school debate.

We begin with opening remarks. - I've got a remark:

backstage passes to Coldspray for two Shlepper voters!

[Cheering]

- I'd like to rebut.

- Rebut what? That wasn't an issue! - I'd like to rebut that too!

Look, I am not going to bribe you

like Sheldon and I'm not going to bore you like Casey.

But c'mon people - should this face represent your school?

- Ah! My Mister Funny Bunny costume!

[Derek laughing] How dare you!

- What's the matter, Shlepper? Ashamed of your past?

[Crowd laughing and commenting]

- Ah, you should be ashamed Derek.

But we won't stoop to your humiliation tactics, will we Sheldon?

- Wrong! Bring it out, Shleppettes!

[Crowd laughing] - Ah!

Whoa! Where did you get that? - Everyone has their price.

- Five bucks for an old picture of Casey? Done.

- Minnie Moo Cow?

[Crowd laughing and commenting]

Students of Thompson High,

I'm here to discuss important school issues,

not embarrass my opponents. [Crowd gasping]

- Because you'd rather embarrass yourself?

- People!

What's really important here?

We are missing class for this!

And if elected, I promise weekly assemblies,

fire drills - anything

that will get us out of class, huh?

[Crowd cheering] Huh?

- Oh yeah? Well, vote for me

and I'll give you the shirt off my back!

[Screaming in effort]

- People, this is a debate, not a circus!

[Crashing sound and microphone feedback]

- You destroyed school property! - Running out of air here!

Shleppettes, take my sweater off! - Not part of the deal, Sheldon!

- But the principal's going to make me pay for this! - Now I ask you:

do these two look like presidential material, huh?

[Sheldon screaming in effort]

- [Sheldon]: Here we go! Okay! [Screaming in effort]

- Ah! - Whoa! - Lizzie!

- What... are you doing? - What - what's going on here?

- Whoa! No fair!

You were playing in the garbage without me.

- I'm not playing! I'm inspecting!

'Reduce, reuse, recycle,' remember?

- Oh! You've calculated our family's footprint.

Look at that! That's not so bad.

- Yeah! If we're a family of fifty! I can't hand this in to my troop leader!

It's shocking! - Your troop leader is in our carpool!

She could tell everyone we're environmental disasters!

We'll be ostracized! We'll have to move!

- Listen, Lizzie,

please give us a chance to shrink our footprint before you hand this in.

For the sake of our reputation? - And the sake of the planet?

- Absolutely!

- I'll think about it. - Good. You can think about it

while you're cleaning up the kitchen. Come on. - Marti can help.

- Sorry. I'm a messer - not a cleaner.

- Okay, so the debate didn't go as well as planned,

but I have an idea to get the student body back on my side.

Here's a list of how I'd like to improve school life.

- "Student food tasting for caf' menu.

Local computer shops to sponsor media center."

Actually, this doesn't sound so bad. - Yeah, but this is.

According to my latest cyber-election poll, Derek's now in first,

Sheldon in second and you are in fourth.

- But there's only three candidates.

- I'm losing to "None Of The Above?"

- Well, I guess you better quit while you're behind.

- No!

Let Derek and Sheldon act like Shleppers!

I believe in the democratic process! Are you with me?

Okay, don't answer that!

[Both screaming in surprise] - Edwin, what are you doing?

- Well, I was going to watch TV without getting busted

for wasting electricity! What were you doing?

- I snuck out to get some gas, but please don't tell Lizzie.

[Electrical appliance humming]

[Screaming]

- I'm only allowed to use

this energy sucker once a month.

- I am very disappointed in all of you!

Mom - that thing is an energy sucker!

George, you got gas, didn't you?

- No, no! I just went out for an evening stroll to get some fresh, non-polluted air.

- Then where did you get this? Men's room.

[Nora gasping] - Busted.

- Oh, that reminds me... I really gotta go.

- But you're over your two-flush-a-day limit!

- Too bad! [Hairdryer humming]

- Alright!

[Rattling sound] - What was that?

Is anybody there?

- [Male voice]: No. Uh... Maybe.

- Who said that?

- Me. Sheldon Shlepper.

- Sheldon! What are you doing?

- I was just going through your garbage. Ah, you guys don't really recycle much, do you?

- Going through our garbage? How low can you go?

- As low as it takes to find some dirt on Derek.

'Don't Be Spaced Vote For Case?'

- You know, you should really try and beat Derek

fair and square, not stoop to his tactics.

- Oh, I could - if you help me.

- After you humiliated me with that picture? Why would I help you?

- Because you've got a crush on me? - Try again.

- Look, you don't understand.

I'm under a lot of pressure here! - I know! I'm running too!

- Yeah, but you don't live in a house with 2 former presidents!

If I lose this election, I'll be the family failure...

Again.

- Oh! Well... Maybe I could help-

- Thanks Casey! And if I win I promise to follow through on the issue of your choice.

But only if you help me find some real dirt on Derek.

- But Derek's untouchable at school. You'd think any guy who failed Grade One

would be a laughingstock- - Wait! Derek failed Grade One?

- Was that a secret? - Yeah. A huge one!

- Ah, you can't say anything! Besides, you don't want to win like that!

- What? In a major landslide, with Derek humiliated?

Yeah I do, actually. Thanks for the dirt, Case!

- Shlepper!

Hey! I made your favorite:

chocolate chip pancakes with chocolate syrup.

- Why? Am I dying? - Not yet!

Okay... Um

I accidentally told Sheldon you failed Grade One. Ha!

- You accidentally told him? On the day of the election!

So, what, I can't fight dirty, but you can?

- No, no - it - it was a mistake. I'll quit the election!

- Oh - so you can run for 'Hypocrite of the Year?'

- I am such a hypocrite!

- Well, at least you're not the biggest hypocrite in the house -

Lizzie is.

- What are you guys talking about? - Oh, I crunched some numbers.

Guess who's leaving the biggest footprint in the house?

You are! - Lizzie? But how?

- Extra-bright fish tank lights;

turbocharged hamster wheel;

cleaning supplies to clean the fish tank and the hamster wheel.

Shall I go on? - Please don't.

- Then fake the footprint results to your troop leader

and let us continue with our happy wasteful lives.

- Deal.

- Finally!

I can flush with freedom!

- I can't believe this. I'm an environmental disaster!

I give up. - No! You can't give up!

You're an inspiration! You have raised this family's consciousness!

- I did? - Yes!

So I say - you hand in that real report because it's the right thing to do!

And I pledge to do the right thing too!

Before you vote there's something you all should know!

- Excuse me, I have something to say!

- No, Derek! I spilled the beans - I'll clean the mess!

[Loudspeaker feedback] - Derek Venturi failed Grade One!

[Crowd gasping in surprise]

That's right.

The guy who wants to be your president failed Grade One!

- So? I failed Grade Four! - Nobody's perfect.

- Hey, nothing to be ashamed of, dude. We all bounce back, right?

[Students agreeing] - I failed math four times!

- What is wrong with you people! - What's wrong with you?

- You know what? If you want a flunkey for president, you can have him! I quit!

[Crowd gasping in surprise] - Sweet.

Victory is mine! [Loudspeaker feedback]

So, Tinker when do I move into my presidential suite?

- That was converted into a recycling room. It was Casey's idea.

- Did - did I not mention that?

- So, I don't get my office? But I bought a beanbag chair!

You know what? I quit too! [Crowd exhaling in disappointment]

- So, I guess you'll win by default?

Congratulations, Casey! - I can't believe this!

A new beginning for Thompson High!

And it all starts with homeroom one, then homeroom two,

then we're going to the school board to take our place

as the best school ever! Yeah! Who's with me?

[Crickets chirping]

- Vote none of the above! [Crowd cheering]

- Listen up, everyone! Quiet!

I was once like you - I could care less about school issues!

But Casey McDonald made me care!

[Crowd gasping in surprise] Okay, I don't really care, but I am aware of the issues!

And - and that's where it all starts, right?

C'mon people!

Stop being cynical and start caring! Who's with me?

- You tell them! - Yeah, I'm with you!

- Here. - What's this?

- Peace offering. And I'm sorry for spreading your secret.

I guess the family pressure was really getting to me.

- Coldspray tickets! Dude, you actually had them!

- Yeah but, ah, the backstage pass thing was a lie.

- Hey, Shlepper?

Appreciate the honesty.

- Enough to want to take me to the concert? - No.

- Thanks for embarrassing yourself for me, Em. It was really... sweet.

- Any time. Anyway, losing's for the best.

Being president would've been so lame. - [Attention, fellow students.]

[The election results are in: and for the first time]

[a write-in candidate has won.]

[Congratulations... Emily Davis?]

- Emily Davis? - Emily Davis?

I'm Emily Davis! I win!

I win! Oh!

- What's going on?

- I'm towel-drying my hair. - I'm using a solar calculator.

- I'm looking into a hybrid car. - And I'm never flushing again!

- Guys, stop sucking up to me.

I already handed the report in.

- No, but we really learned something.

We're going to change - just maybe not as fast as you want us to.

So was your troop leader shocked at the size of our footprint?

- Are you kidding? Her daughter ratted her out! Their family had a huge footprint!

So now we just call her Bigfoot.

- So we're not the worst family?

[Giggling] - Oh-ho - I don't believe it!

The McDonald-Venturis aren't the worst!

[Kids cheering]

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- Oh!

- I shouldn't have done that. - No, that was great.

- Finascinating! [Giggling]

- You got gas, didn't you? - No, I swe...

[All giggling]

- ♪ Living life with Derek ♪

♪ Living life with Derek ♪

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