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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:01,233 --> 00:00:06,504 ? What would you do if I sang out of tune? ? 2 00:00:06,506 --> 00:00:11,276 ? Would you stand up and walk out on me? ? 3 00:00:11,278 --> 00:00:17,515 ? Lend me your ears, and I'll sing you a song ? 4 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:21,019 ? I will try not to sing out of key, yeah ? 5 00:00:21,021 --> 00:00:25,157 ? Oh, baby, I get by ? ? By with a little help from my friends ? 6 00:00:25,159 --> 00:00:26,691 ? All I need is my buddies ? 7 00:00:26,693 --> 00:00:29,760 ? High with a little help from my friends ? 8 00:00:29,762 --> 00:00:35,300 ? I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ? -? Try with a little help from my friends ? 9 00:00:35,302 --> 00:00:36,568 ? Whoa-oa-oa-oa ? 10 00:00:36,570 --> 00:00:38,302 ? Oh, oh, oh, oh ? 11 00:00:38,304 --> 00:00:42,707 ? Somebody who knows quite sure ? 12 00:00:42,709 --> 00:00:43,909 ? Baby ? 13 00:00:43,911 --> 00:00:46,644 ? By with a little help from my friends ? 14 00:00:46,646 --> 00:00:48,746 ? Said I'm gonna make it with my friends ? 15 00:00:48,748 --> 00:00:51,482 ? Try with a little help from my friends ? 16 00:00:51,484 --> 00:00:53,885 ? Oh, I'm gonna keep on trying ? 17 00:00:53,887 --> 00:00:56,421 ? High with a little help from my friends ? 18 00:00:56,423 --> 00:00:58,957 ? I'm gonna keep on trying now, baby ? 19 00:00:58,959 --> 00:01:02,093 ? Ooh, ooh, ooh ? 20 00:01:03,897 --> 00:01:05,697 Never before in this campaign 21 00:01:05,699 --> 00:01:08,633 was there such an atmosphere of hatred. 22 00:01:08,635 --> 00:01:11,269 Everybody knows politics is a dirty business. 23 00:01:11,271 --> 00:01:14,205 Yet our greatest national heroes 24 00:01:14,207 --> 00:01:16,541 have always been politicians. 25 00:01:16,543 --> 00:01:18,576 Maybe there's a reason for that. 26 00:01:18,578 --> 00:01:20,545 Maybe it takes a certain kind of person 27 00:01:20,547 --> 00:01:22,013 to get down in the mud 28 00:01:22,015 --> 00:01:25,283 and come out with the bricks of statecraft. 29 00:01:25,285 --> 00:01:27,385 After all, in America, 30 00:01:27,387 --> 00:01:31,123 they say any kid can grow up to be president. 31 00:01:31,125 --> 00:01:34,326 What they don't say... Is how. 32 00:01:36,129 --> 00:01:41,032 In 1970, politics were alive and well at RFK junior high. 33 00:01:41,034 --> 00:01:43,768 Okay, everybody... 34 00:01:43,770 --> 00:01:46,271 Fan out. 35 00:01:46,273 --> 00:01:49,541 Becky Slater's campaign for student council president 36 00:01:49,543 --> 00:01:52,510 had all the earmarks of a political juggernaut... 37 00:01:52,512 --> 00:01:55,313 manpower, funds... 38 00:01:55,315 --> 00:01:58,183 Not to mention people who could draw straight. 39 00:01:58,185 --> 00:02:01,386 This is a disgrace. 40 00:02:01,388 --> 00:02:02,621 Paul. 41 00:02:02,623 --> 00:02:04,055 An outrage! 42 00:02:04,057 --> 00:02:05,923 The nominations haven't even closed yet, 43 00:02:05,925 --> 00:02:07,359 and she's giving out buttons. 44 00:02:07,361 --> 00:02:09,294 Paul, calm down. 45 00:02:09,296 --> 00:02:11,563 An election with just one candidate... 46 00:02:11,565 --> 00:02:13,031 how could this happen?! 47 00:02:13,033 --> 00:02:15,232 Simple. It's Becky Slater. 48 00:02:15,234 --> 00:02:16,968 Nobody's stupid enough to run against her. 49 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:19,971 This is a democracy. We should have a choice. Shouldn't we? 50 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:21,372 Poor Paul... 51 00:02:21,374 --> 00:02:24,976 a lone Jeffersonian in a sea of teenage apathy. 52 00:02:24,978 --> 00:02:26,878 Me... I was more of a realist. 53 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:28,379 Paul, it's just a stupid election. 54 00:02:28,381 --> 00:02:29,914 No one really cares who wins. 55 00:02:29,916 --> 00:02:31,950 Well, I refuse to accept that. 56 00:02:31,952 --> 00:02:33,418 I'm not gonna vote for her. 57 00:02:33,420 --> 00:02:34,852 Me neither. 58 00:02:34,854 --> 00:02:37,655 I'm gonna vote for... 59 00:02:37,657 --> 00:02:38,856 Donald duck. 60 00:02:38,858 --> 00:02:40,725 Very funny. 61 00:02:40,727 --> 00:02:42,193 If you hate it so much, 62 00:02:42,195 --> 00:02:43,561 why don't you do something about it? 63 00:02:43,563 --> 00:02:44,762 Like what? 64 00:02:44,764 --> 00:02:46,364 Like run against her. 65 00:02:46,366 --> 00:02:48,166 Are you nuts? I'd get creamed. 66 00:02:48,168 --> 00:02:49,633 Hey. 67 00:02:49,635 --> 00:02:50,935 You're either part of the solution, 68 00:02:50,937 --> 00:02:52,737 or you're part of the problem, right? 69 00:02:52,739 --> 00:02:53,971 Whatever that meant. 70 00:02:55,408 --> 00:02:59,277 Okay, then. Maybe I will do something. 71 00:02:59,279 --> 00:03:00,645 Fine. 72 00:03:00,647 --> 00:03:03,447 After all, if Paul wanted to rage against the system, 73 00:03:03,449 --> 00:03:04,816 that was his business. 74 00:03:04,818 --> 00:03:06,918 Me... I had other things besides politics 75 00:03:06,920 --> 00:03:08,352 to worry about, 76 00:03:08,354 --> 00:03:12,023 more important things, like, say... 77 00:03:12,025 --> 00:03:16,660 Hammering nails into boards. 78 00:03:18,464 --> 00:03:20,531 Hey, what's that? 79 00:03:20,533 --> 00:03:21,899 What? 80 00:03:21,901 --> 00:03:24,569 Is that a lamp or an ashtray? 81 00:03:24,571 --> 00:03:26,338 Uh... A lamp. 82 00:03:26,340 --> 00:03:29,107 Actually, it was a towel rack, but why quibble? 83 00:03:29,109 --> 00:03:31,442 Looks more like an ashtray to me. 84 00:03:31,444 --> 00:03:32,810 Thanks. 85 00:03:32,812 --> 00:03:34,478 Anytime. 86 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,381 Maybe I wasn't exactly God's gift to wood. 87 00:03:37,383 --> 00:03:38,917 That was okay by me. 88 00:03:38,919 --> 00:03:41,552 Like I said, I was a realist. 89 00:03:41,554 --> 00:03:44,689 Attention, please, for a student announcement. 90 00:03:44,691 --> 00:03:48,193 The following are the nominees for student council president. 91 00:03:48,195 --> 00:03:52,697 Yep, not for me the grandiose dreams of public office. 92 00:03:52,699 --> 00:03:54,565 Rebecca Slater. 93 00:03:54,567 --> 00:03:58,402 After all, some were born to greatness, while others... 94 00:03:58,404 --> 00:04:00,338 And Kevin Arnold. 95 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:02,306 Had just been sold down the river 96 00:04:02,308 --> 00:04:04,875 by their best friends. 97 00:04:07,580 --> 00:04:08,279 You! 98 00:04:13,653 --> 00:04:15,386 Are you crazy! Now, Kev, look - 99 00:04:15,388 --> 00:04:17,155 -how could you do this to me? 100 00:04:17,157 --> 00:04:19,223 Easy... I just walked into the administration office and signed your... 101 00:04:19,225 --> 00:04:20,992 yeah, well, walk back and unsign me. 102 00:04:20,994 --> 00:04:22,126 I can't do that. 103 00:04:22,128 --> 00:04:24,228 The nominations have already been announced. 104 00:04:24,230 --> 00:04:25,463 All right, then I'll do it myself! 105 00:04:25,465 --> 00:04:26,864 Look, Kev, you're gonna miss the bus. 106 00:04:26,866 --> 00:04:28,232 Let's just talk about this first. 107 00:04:28,234 --> 00:04:30,267 All right, so talk. 108 00:04:30,269 --> 00:04:31,836 Kev, I've given it a lot of thought, 109 00:04:31,838 --> 00:04:34,872 and I think you could be a really good student council president. 110 00:04:34,874 --> 00:04:36,974 - Yeah, right. - Come on! 111 00:04:36,976 --> 00:04:38,743 I mean, you're a regular guy... 112 00:04:38,745 --> 00:04:40,545 honorable, ethical, responsible. 113 00:04:40,547 --> 00:04:42,847 Just think about it. 114 00:04:42,849 --> 00:04:46,351 It was the heartfelt support of an old and dear friend. 115 00:04:46,353 --> 00:04:49,387 So, of course, there was only one possible response. 116 00:04:49,389 --> 00:04:51,389 Paul, get off it, huh? 117 00:04:51,391 --> 00:04:53,425 Oh, come on! 118 00:04:53,427 --> 00:04:55,259 Give me one good reason not to run. 119 00:04:55,261 --> 00:04:57,595 Clearly, it was time to instruct the guy 120 00:04:57,597 --> 00:05:00,431 in the basics of 9th-grade political philosophy. 121 00:05:00,433 --> 00:05:03,067 Because I'd make a complete fool out of myself, 122 00:05:03,069 --> 00:05:06,070 and I'd be the laughingstock of the school, okay? 123 00:05:06,072 --> 00:05:08,740 Okay, then, if that's the way you feel... 124 00:05:08,742 --> 00:05:11,342 - That's the way I feel. - Okay, then. 125 00:05:11,344 --> 00:05:14,546 And that was that. 126 00:05:14,548 --> 00:05:17,315 Kevin, you didn't tell me you're running for election. 127 00:05:18,118 --> 00:05:20,518 Hey, I just mentioned it. 128 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,754 Yeah, well, forget it. I'm resigning tomorrow. 129 00:05:23,756 --> 00:05:26,090 Oh. That's too bad. 130 00:05:26,092 --> 00:05:29,327 I think you'd make a wonderful student council president. 131 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:31,629 Look, Winnie... 132 00:05:31,631 --> 00:05:33,998 well, why not? We believe in you. 133 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:35,933 That's what I've been telling him. 134 00:05:35,935 --> 00:05:37,302 Great. 135 00:05:37,304 --> 00:05:39,704 The support of a trusted friend wasn't bad enough. 136 00:05:39,706 --> 00:05:42,373 Now I had the love of a good woman to go with it. 137 00:05:42,375 --> 00:05:44,475 This was getting intolerable. 138 00:05:44,477 --> 00:05:47,111 Once and for all, it's a bad idea. 139 00:05:47,113 --> 00:05:49,246 I mean, give me one good reason 140 00:05:49,248 --> 00:05:51,549 why I should put myself through something like that. 141 00:05:51,551 --> 00:05:53,418 Kevin? 142 00:05:53,420 --> 00:05:55,486 Uh, Becky... 143 00:05:55,488 --> 00:05:58,556 I just came over to offer my congratulations. 144 00:05:58,558 --> 00:06:00,325 Well, actually... 145 00:06:00,327 --> 00:06:04,095 I must say, I'm looking forward to running against you. 146 00:06:04,097 --> 00:06:05,263 You are? 147 00:06:05,265 --> 00:06:07,098 This is gonna be fun. 148 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:09,467 What do you mean by that? 149 00:06:09,469 --> 00:06:14,672 I'm gonna chop you up into little pieces, Kevin. 150 00:06:14,674 --> 00:06:17,342 I'm gonna destroy you. 151 00:06:17,344 --> 00:06:20,311 Huh? 152 00:06:20,313 --> 00:06:22,046 Think of it this way. 153 00:06:22,048 --> 00:06:24,248 I always knew you were a loser. 154 00:06:24,250 --> 00:06:26,618 Now everybody else will, too. 155 00:06:26,620 --> 00:06:28,787 Good luck. 156 00:06:28,789 --> 00:06:31,222 And right then, I had my first taste 157 00:06:31,224 --> 00:06:34,859 of what motivates all really successful politicians... 158 00:06:34,861 --> 00:06:36,527 revenge. 159 00:06:36,529 --> 00:06:37,862 What would I have to do? 160 00:06:37,864 --> 00:06:39,230 Leave everything to me. 161 00:06:39,232 --> 00:06:41,332 I'll organize a campaign meeting. 162 00:06:41,334 --> 00:06:42,667 Isn't this exciting? 163 00:06:42,669 --> 00:06:45,402 We'll get the best minds in school behind you. 164 00:06:45,404 --> 00:06:46,670 Oh! Ugh! 165 00:06:49,008 --> 00:06:50,274 Why... Oh! 166 00:06:50,276 --> 00:06:52,510 [ Indistinct speaking on television ] 167 00:06:52,512 --> 00:06:54,612 [ Laughter ] 168 00:06:54,614 --> 00:06:57,148 These are the best minds in junior high school? 169 00:06:57,150 --> 00:06:59,049 Hey, it was short notice. 170 00:06:59,051 --> 00:07:01,051 Besides, these guys are absolutely loyal. 171 00:07:01,053 --> 00:07:02,387 Made you wonder 172 00:07:02,389 --> 00:07:04,221 if Millard Fillmore started out this way. 173 00:07:04,223 --> 00:07:06,758 Well, well, well. 174 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,694 Who do we have here... losers anonymous? 175 00:07:13,633 --> 00:07:15,400 Hey, that was my favorite part. 176 00:07:15,402 --> 00:07:17,969 Never mind. Let's call this meeting to order. 177 00:07:17,971 --> 00:07:20,905 We're here to elect Kevin Arnold as student council president. 178 00:07:20,907 --> 00:07:22,173 Any suggestions? 179 00:07:22,175 --> 00:07:25,676 And it was time for the brain trust 180 00:07:25,678 --> 00:07:28,413 to spring into action. 181 00:07:28,415 --> 00:07:30,181 Wait a minute. I got it. 182 00:07:31,751 --> 00:07:33,751 How about... 183 00:07:33,753 --> 00:07:36,220 "Vote for a scrote"? 184 00:07:36,222 --> 00:07:37,989 [ Laughing ] 185 00:07:37,991 --> 00:07:41,258 Wayne, get out. 186 00:07:41,260 --> 00:07:44,195 Nothing like your basic grass-roots support. 187 00:07:44,197 --> 00:07:46,430 Hey, Kev? 188 00:07:46,432 --> 00:07:48,232 Do you have any more potato chips upstairs? 189 00:07:48,234 --> 00:07:49,967 Yeah, how about a couple more sodas, too? 190 00:07:49,969 --> 00:07:51,536 And could you grab some ring dings while you're up? 191 00:07:51,538 --> 00:07:53,204 Okay, I've heard enough. 192 00:07:53,206 --> 00:07:55,105 This meeting is officially over. 193 00:07:55,107 --> 00:07:57,074 Hey, it was just an idea. 194 00:07:57,076 --> 00:07:59,376 Yeah, look, if you don't want our help... 195 00:07:59,378 --> 00:08:01,578 I heard they had fried chicken at Becky's meeting. 196 00:08:01,580 --> 00:08:04,082 And it might have all ended right there, 197 00:08:04,084 --> 00:08:05,617 except... 198 00:08:05,619 --> 00:08:09,386 Wait. Guys, take a look at this. 199 00:08:09,388 --> 00:08:11,455 That's when it happened. 200 00:08:16,596 --> 00:08:19,296 It's simple, direct, and to the point, 201 00:08:19,298 --> 00:08:20,965 but I think it might work. 202 00:08:20,967 --> 00:08:23,567 It was beautiful... 203 00:08:23,569 --> 00:08:26,404 a four-color, Roman-faced testament 204 00:08:26,406 --> 00:08:29,774 to hope and service and nobility. 205 00:08:29,776 --> 00:08:32,142 Plus, it was the first time I had ever seen my name 206 00:08:32,144 --> 00:08:34,178 on anything bigger than a report card. 207 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:36,914 Wow. 208 00:08:36,916 --> 00:08:38,482 And in that moment, 209 00:08:38,484 --> 00:08:42,486 I did what every politician since time began has done. 210 00:08:42,488 --> 00:08:44,488 I believed my own press. 211 00:08:44,490 --> 00:08:46,824 Cool. 212 00:08:46,826 --> 00:08:48,592 Kevin Arnold for president. Take a button. 213 00:08:48,594 --> 00:08:50,461 Hi. Kevin Arnold. How you doing? 214 00:08:50,463 --> 00:08:52,563 Kevin Arnold. Nice to meet you. 215 00:08:52,565 --> 00:08:54,598 Hi. Kevin Arnold. Hope to get your vote. 216 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:58,569 So began my campaign for student council president. 217 00:08:58,571 --> 00:09:00,038 Anybody want a button? 218 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:01,372 Fact is, it was fun, 219 00:09:01,374 --> 00:09:03,607 getting out and pressing the flesh. 220 00:09:03,609 --> 00:09:05,676 Not that there was a lot of flesh 221 00:09:05,678 --> 00:09:07,411 interested in being pressed. 222 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:11,382 Excuse me... would you like to meet Kevin Arnold, 223 00:09:11,384 --> 00:09:13,584 candidate for president? 224 00:09:13,586 --> 00:09:16,187 Hey. Nice to meet you, Kevin. 225 00:09:16,189 --> 00:09:18,322 No, no, I meant over there. 226 00:09:18,324 --> 00:09:19,790 Oh, yeah. 227 00:09:19,792 --> 00:09:22,260 Hi. I'm running for president. 228 00:09:22,262 --> 00:09:23,894 Far out. 229 00:09:23,896 --> 00:09:25,963 What are you gonna do if you win? 230 00:09:25,965 --> 00:09:27,097 Hmm. 231 00:09:28,468 --> 00:09:30,268 Hadn't had time to consider that. 232 00:09:30,270 --> 00:09:31,902 I have a few ideas. 233 00:09:31,904 --> 00:09:34,204 Great! Like what? 234 00:09:34,206 --> 00:09:37,341 So, I tried to put myself in his shoes. 235 00:09:37,343 --> 00:09:40,110 How would he like his life to be better? 236 00:09:40,112 --> 00:09:42,980 Well... 237 00:09:42,982 --> 00:09:46,017 I've always thought we should have a student suggestion box. 238 00:09:47,954 --> 00:09:51,221 Now, there's an idea. 239 00:09:51,223 --> 00:09:52,856 Wow! 240 00:09:52,858 --> 00:09:55,092 Yeah. And the wax they use on the floor? 241 00:09:55,094 --> 00:09:56,827 It shouldn't be so slippery. 242 00:09:56,829 --> 00:10:00,164 A-and we should have better locks on our lockers. 243 00:10:00,166 --> 00:10:01,899 And, uh... 244 00:10:01,901 --> 00:10:03,601 The lunches should be longer, 245 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:05,235 and the periods should be shorter. 246 00:10:05,237 --> 00:10:07,538 And we should have less homework 247 00:10:07,540 --> 00:10:09,139 and better food in the cafeteria 248 00:10:09,141 --> 00:10:10,475 and nicer teachers. 249 00:10:10,477 --> 00:10:13,344 And, suddenly, the ideas were just pouring out of me... 250 00:10:13,346 --> 00:10:15,480 Almost as if I'd been born for this. 251 00:10:15,482 --> 00:10:16,881 And a new scoreboard. 252 00:10:16,883 --> 00:10:18,783 Yep, maybe Paul had been right. 253 00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:21,018 Maybe I was the best man for the job. 254 00:10:21,020 --> 00:10:23,487 Maybe I could actually win this race 255 00:10:23,489 --> 00:10:25,256 with ideas, concepts, 256 00:10:25,258 --> 00:10:27,558 forward-looking thoughtfulness. 257 00:10:28,861 --> 00:10:30,461 And vending machines with better stuff in them. 258 00:10:30,463 --> 00:10:32,062 [ Crunching ] 259 00:10:32,064 --> 00:10:33,697 Cuter teachers, 260 00:10:33,699 --> 00:10:35,800 and they should be nicer, and... 261 00:10:36,369 --> 00:10:39,336 Cool. Free food! 262 00:10:39,338 --> 00:10:42,006 Vote for Becky! Treats for Becky! 263 00:10:42,008 --> 00:10:43,440 Becky's your friend! 264 00:10:43,442 --> 00:10:44,976 It was then that I learned 265 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:47,644 my first lesson on the campaign trail. 266 00:10:47,646 --> 00:10:50,281 Ideas and concepts are nothing 267 00:10:50,283 --> 00:10:53,884 compared to freshly baked Rice Krispie treats. 268 00:10:56,522 --> 00:10:57,888 [ Munching ] 269 00:11:07,300 --> 00:11:09,633 By the end of the week, one thing was clear... 270 00:11:09,635 --> 00:11:13,870 in the great dark-horse campaign of 1970, 271 00:11:13,872 --> 00:11:17,841 my horse was running dead last. 272 00:11:17,843 --> 00:11:22,412 Not that we didn't try anything to get them to notice us. 273 00:11:22,414 --> 00:11:25,549 It's just, while we were trying... 274 00:11:25,551 --> 00:11:27,651 [ Indistinct conversations ] 275 00:11:27,653 --> 00:11:30,887 They were noticing something else. 276 00:11:34,761 --> 00:11:36,126 Give me a "b"! Give me an "e"! 277 00:11:36,128 --> 00:11:37,928 Give me a c-k-y! 278 00:11:37,930 --> 00:11:40,597 What do you get? Becky Slater! 279 00:11:40,599 --> 00:11:44,501 We'd been out-manned, outgunned, out-cheerleadered... 280 00:11:44,503 --> 00:11:46,437 Out-slatered. 281 00:11:46,439 --> 00:11:48,840 Not that we were ready to throw in the towel. 282 00:11:48,842 --> 00:11:51,142 That's it. I give up. 283 00:11:51,144 --> 00:11:52,343 What? 284 00:11:52,345 --> 00:11:53,311 He's right. 285 00:11:53,313 --> 00:11:55,179 She's got better posters than us, 286 00:11:55,181 --> 00:11:57,014 better volunteers than us... 287 00:11:57,016 --> 00:11:58,382 Better snacks than us. 288 00:11:58,384 --> 00:12:00,817 So? We're not doing so badly. 289 00:12:02,121 --> 00:12:04,322 Considering. 290 00:12:04,324 --> 00:12:05,656 Considering what? 291 00:12:05,658 --> 00:12:08,092 II just think we have to be patient. That's all. 292 00:12:08,094 --> 00:12:11,295 Sooner or later, people will start to notice us. 293 00:12:11,297 --> 00:12:12,997 Excuse me. 294 00:12:12,999 --> 00:12:14,866 You're Kevin Arnold, aren't you? 295 00:12:14,868 --> 00:12:17,000 The one who's running for student council? 296 00:12:17,002 --> 00:12:20,638 Yeah... Kind of. 297 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,840 Well, I just want you to know... 298 00:12:24,177 --> 00:12:26,811 you left these on the bus. 299 00:12:30,449 --> 00:12:32,416 Okay, so Rome wasn't built in a day. 300 00:12:32,418 --> 00:12:34,885 I still think you're the right man for the job. 301 00:12:34,887 --> 00:12:36,721 Paul, please, don't give me that. 302 00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:39,023 There's no way we're gonna win this thing! 303 00:12:39,025 --> 00:12:40,624 Facts were facts. 304 00:12:40,626 --> 00:12:44,829 It was time to face the truth, take my medicine like a man. 305 00:12:44,831 --> 00:12:47,198 Kevin? 306 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:48,965 And the doctor was in. 307 00:12:48,967 --> 00:12:51,802 I just dropped over to see how things were going. 308 00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:52,603 Well... 309 00:12:52,605 --> 00:12:54,138 I'll handle this. 310 00:12:54,140 --> 00:12:56,673 For your information, Becky, our campaign is going quite well. 311 00:12:56,675 --> 00:12:58,809 Really? That's odd. 312 00:12:58,811 --> 00:13:01,612 I didn't realize Kevin was still in the race. 313 00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:03,146 Look... 314 00:13:03,148 --> 00:13:04,247 Hey, we're doing okay! 315 00:13:04,249 --> 00:13:05,349 Guys... 316 00:13:05,351 --> 00:13:07,818 Maybe you'd like me to throw some votes your way... 317 00:13:07,820 --> 00:13:09,486 Just to make it exciting. 318 00:13:09,488 --> 00:13:14,492 He doesn't need your votes, thank you very much. 319 00:13:14,494 --> 00:13:18,529 Well, don't say I didn't offer. 320 00:13:18,531 --> 00:13:20,898 And that was that. 321 00:13:20,900 --> 00:13:23,667 It was hopeless. This race was over. 322 00:13:23,669 --> 00:13:24,868 [ Laughter ] 323 00:13:28,908 --> 00:13:30,774 Except... 324 00:13:30,776 --> 00:13:32,976 Maybe it wasn't. 325 00:13:40,352 --> 00:13:42,019 [ School bell rings ] 326 00:13:42,021 --> 00:13:44,721 All right, everyone, take your seats, please. 327 00:13:44,723 --> 00:13:46,857 Okay, maybe I felt a little guilty 328 00:13:46,859 --> 00:13:49,926 about what had happened... But not much. 329 00:13:49,928 --> 00:13:54,699 Today, we continue our survey of the hundred years' war. 330 00:13:54,701 --> 00:13:58,436 Besides, maybe now we could get down to a real campaign 331 00:13:58,438 --> 00:14:01,705 based on real issues, real ideas. 332 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,079 [ Laughter ] 333 00:14:09,081 --> 00:14:12,416 [ "Respect" playing ] 334 00:14:16,889 --> 00:14:19,056 ? What you want ? 335 00:14:19,058 --> 00:14:20,457 ? Baby, I got ? 336 00:14:20,459 --> 00:14:24,962 And so began the great grudge match of 1970. 337 00:14:24,964 --> 00:14:29,166 Over the next few days, no trick was too cheap... 338 00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:30,468 ? Just a little bit ? 339 00:14:30,470 --> 00:14:32,236 ? Hey, baby ? 340 00:14:32,238 --> 00:14:35,539 No insult too outrageous. 341 00:14:35,541 --> 00:14:36,774 ? Just a little bit ? 342 00:14:36,776 --> 00:14:39,543 Pretty soon, though, things started to get... 343 00:14:39,545 --> 00:14:41,379 Personal. 344 00:14:41,381 --> 00:14:45,182 And as sabotage led to reprisal... 345 00:14:45,184 --> 00:14:47,451 I came to understand the true meaning 346 00:14:47,453 --> 00:14:49,886 of politics in America. 347 00:14:49,888 --> 00:14:53,591 It wasn't about winning an election. 348 00:14:53,593 --> 00:14:55,625 ? Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me ? 349 00:14:55,627 --> 00:14:58,028 It was about destroying your opponent. 350 00:14:58,030 --> 00:14:59,430 ? Just a little bit ? 351 00:14:59,432 --> 00:15:00,931 ? A little respect ? 352 00:15:00,933 --> 00:15:01,965 ? Just a little bit ? 353 00:15:01,967 --> 00:15:03,066 ? I get tired ? 354 00:15:03,068 --> 00:15:04,602 Stink bombs? 355 00:15:04,604 --> 00:15:07,404 For tomorrow... at the campaign speeches. 356 00:15:07,406 --> 00:15:09,340 What are you gonna do with stink bombs? 357 00:15:09,342 --> 00:15:10,574 Simple. 358 00:15:10,576 --> 00:15:13,043 When Becky gets up to speak, we set those babies off. 359 00:15:13,045 --> 00:15:14,545 Kapowee! 360 00:15:14,547 --> 00:15:16,680 As for my brain trust... 361 00:15:16,682 --> 00:15:19,015 They'd finally found their calling. 362 00:15:19,017 --> 00:15:21,751 You guys are out of your minds, you know that? 363 00:15:21,753 --> 00:15:25,355 Hey, be careful! 364 00:15:25,357 --> 00:15:27,591 Look, you don't need this kind of help to win. 365 00:15:27,593 --> 00:15:29,493 What you need is a good speech. 366 00:15:29,495 --> 00:15:31,862 Have you written one yet? Well... 367 00:15:31,864 --> 00:15:35,432 Fact is, I'd been a little too preoccupied with form 368 00:15:35,434 --> 00:15:37,268 to worry about substance. 369 00:15:37,270 --> 00:15:38,836 I'm working on it. 370 00:15:38,838 --> 00:15:40,638 Write the speech, Kev. 371 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:42,639 Don't worry. I will. 372 00:15:42,641 --> 00:15:45,809 Except, as it happens... 373 00:15:45,811 --> 00:15:47,511 You won't need to. 374 00:15:47,513 --> 00:15:49,479 Why write your own... 375 00:15:49,481 --> 00:15:52,249 When you can have Becky's? 376 00:15:53,752 --> 00:15:56,620 See, Amy Broadwell copied it from Becky's notebook, 377 00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:58,789 and, you know, since you speak first, 378 00:15:58,791 --> 00:16:01,558 I figured here's your chance to steal her fire. 379 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:04,961 And there it was, the essence of politics... 380 00:16:04,963 --> 00:16:07,297 morally reprehensible... 381 00:16:07,299 --> 00:16:10,534 And a guaranteed winner. 382 00:16:10,536 --> 00:16:11,702 Wait a minute. 383 00:16:11,704 --> 00:16:14,271 Amy Broadwell gave this to you just like that? 384 00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:16,607 Well, I had to promise her a little something... 385 00:16:16,609 --> 00:16:18,442 you know, for after the election. 386 00:16:18,444 --> 00:16:20,143 Well, what kind of something? 387 00:16:20,145 --> 00:16:21,912 Hall monitor. 388 00:16:24,884 --> 00:16:26,617 We got to talk! 389 00:16:26,619 --> 00:16:27,818 [ School bell rings ] 390 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:30,187 Guess I knew what he was gonna say. 391 00:16:30,189 --> 00:16:32,490 You're not actually gonna use that speech, are you? 392 00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:33,557 Well... 393 00:16:33,559 --> 00:16:35,559 Good. I knew I could count on you. 394 00:16:35,561 --> 00:16:37,895 That's why I nominated you in the first place. 395 00:16:37,897 --> 00:16:40,797 Do I make myself clear? 396 00:16:40,799 --> 00:16:43,234 [ Sighs ] Sure. 397 00:16:47,973 --> 00:16:50,240 And there you had it. 398 00:16:50,242 --> 00:16:54,144 Paul, as usual, was right. 399 00:16:54,146 --> 00:16:57,013 On the other hand... 400 00:16:57,015 --> 00:17:00,717 What did Paul know about it? 401 00:17:00,719 --> 00:17:02,686 On the other hand, 402 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:05,155 it was up to me to do the right thing. 403 00:17:05,157 --> 00:17:08,125 [ Sighs ] 404 00:17:08,127 --> 00:17:11,061 On the other hand, in politics, 405 00:17:11,063 --> 00:17:15,799 who's to say what's right and what's wrong? 406 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,140 There was no turning back. 407 00:17:23,142 --> 00:17:24,842 Not anymore. 408 00:17:26,345 --> 00:17:28,112 [ Feedback whines ] 409 00:17:28,114 --> 00:17:31,181 Welcome, everyone, to the student council 410 00:17:31,183 --> 00:17:33,684 "meet the candidates" assembly. 411 00:17:33,686 --> 00:17:37,087 And so, after three weeks of virtual war, 412 00:17:37,089 --> 00:17:39,523 it had come down to this. 413 00:17:39,525 --> 00:17:42,927 Today, we'll be hearing the views of our two nominees. 414 00:17:42,929 --> 00:17:44,895 Remember, this is your opportunity 415 00:17:44,897 --> 00:17:46,863 to weigh the issues 416 00:17:46,865 --> 00:17:49,766 before you make your final decision. 417 00:17:49,768 --> 00:17:53,036 Maybe I should have been nervous, but I wasn't. 418 00:17:53,038 --> 00:17:56,874 After all, I had victory in the palm of my hand... 419 00:17:56,876 --> 00:18:01,011 Becky's speech, my ace-in-the-hole. 420 00:18:01,013 --> 00:18:03,547 So, you're really gonna do it. 421 00:18:03,549 --> 00:18:07,051 Hey, mind your own business, all right? 422 00:18:08,287 --> 00:18:11,222 If you say so. 423 00:18:11,224 --> 00:18:14,324 And now, to introduce our first candidate, 424 00:18:14,326 --> 00:18:18,628 his campaign manager, Paul Pfeiffer. 425 00:18:18,630 --> 00:18:20,431 [ Applause ] 426 00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,800 Mr. holier-than-thou. Who cared what he thought? 427 00:18:23,802 --> 00:18:26,570 What was he gonna do about it? 428 00:18:26,572 --> 00:18:30,840 Except, of course, bust me in public. 429 00:18:32,711 --> 00:18:35,045 [ Clears throat ] Students, faculty... 430 00:18:35,047 --> 00:18:37,981 Let me tell you about Kevin Arnold. 431 00:18:37,983 --> 00:18:40,417 Here it came. 432 00:18:40,419 --> 00:18:44,321 He might not be the most popular kid in school... 433 00:18:44,323 --> 00:18:48,191 Not the smartest or the most athletic... 434 00:18:48,193 --> 00:18:50,961 But he's honest... 435 00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:55,132 And true. 436 00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:57,300 He's every man... 437 00:18:59,605 --> 00:19:02,640 the kid without a name who sits behind you in class, 438 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:05,976 the guy down the lunch line who hates green beans, too. 439 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:07,578 The funny thing is, 440 00:19:07,580 --> 00:19:10,714 even though the was standing in front of hundreds of kids, 441 00:19:10,716 --> 00:19:13,283 I knew he was talking to me. 442 00:19:13,285 --> 00:19:14,985 Kevin Arnold is someone 443 00:19:14,987 --> 00:19:18,822 who you can count on to do the right thing. 444 00:19:18,824 --> 00:19:21,091 Kevin Arnold... 445 00:19:21,093 --> 00:19:23,961 Someone who I believe in. 446 00:19:23,963 --> 00:19:27,798 [ Cheers and applause ] 447 00:19:34,273 --> 00:19:36,373 Good luck. 448 00:19:42,481 --> 00:19:44,381 As I stood at that podium, 449 00:19:44,383 --> 00:19:47,017 a lot of things raced through my mind, 450 00:19:47,019 --> 00:19:51,888 things like what it takes to win... 451 00:19:51,890 --> 00:19:55,025 And what it feels like to lose. 452 00:19:56,695 --> 00:19:59,029 But as I looked at that speech, 453 00:19:59,031 --> 00:20:01,398 I realized what I had become... 454 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:03,700 someone I hardly even knew. 455 00:20:05,604 --> 00:20:08,138 And I knew what I had to do. 456 00:20:08,140 --> 00:20:10,007 [ Clears throat ] 457 00:20:14,079 --> 00:20:17,848 Students... Faculty... 458 00:20:26,926 --> 00:20:30,260 I hereby resign from the race. 459 00:20:30,262 --> 00:20:32,029 [ All murmuring ] 460 00:20:32,031 --> 00:20:34,131 Guess it kind of took everybody by surprise... 461 00:20:34,133 --> 00:20:36,399 Paul... 462 00:20:36,401 --> 00:20:38,101 Becky... 463 00:20:38,103 --> 00:20:40,938 And, unfortunately, Doug Porter. 464 00:20:40,940 --> 00:20:42,839 [ Glass shatters ] 465 00:20:46,812 --> 00:20:48,712 Stink bomb! 466 00:20:48,714 --> 00:20:51,715 [ All screaming ] 467 00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:55,085 Which only proved what I'd known all along. 468 00:20:56,455 --> 00:20:59,756 Simply stated... 469 00:20:59,758 --> 00:21:02,659 Politics stinks. 470 00:21:04,997 --> 00:21:07,364 Like all campaigns, it's hard-fought, 471 00:21:07,366 --> 00:21:10,601 and I know how hard it is for the candidate to lose, 472 00:21:10,603 --> 00:21:13,203 and it's very hard for his family. 473 00:21:13,205 --> 00:21:15,105 Uh, I think they will come out, however, 474 00:21:15,107 --> 00:21:16,873 stronger men as a result of the loss, 475 00:21:16,875 --> 00:21:19,443 if they just don't let the loss get them down. 476 00:21:19,445 --> 00:21:21,312 I never regretted 477 00:21:21,314 --> 00:21:23,781 running for president of the student council... 478 00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:26,550 Or the three weeks of detention that followed. 479 00:21:26,552 --> 00:21:31,521 In fact, in many ways, I was a better man for it... 480 00:21:31,523 --> 00:21:34,524 Even though I lost to a duck. 481 00:21:41,032 --> 00:21:42,199 In any event, 482 00:21:42,201 --> 00:21:45,201 it was time to leave politics to the politicians, 483 00:21:45,203 --> 00:21:47,838 let the ship of state sail on. 484 00:21:51,877 --> 00:21:53,943 At least they wouldn't have Kevin Arnold 485 00:21:53,945 --> 00:21:56,145 to kick around anymore. 486 00:21:56,195 --> 00:22:00,745 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0 36120

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