11x20 - School Dazed

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[Joanie] All right, everyone,

mid

-term grades. Don't try changing them,

I've got a copy.

Oh, Jesse, I had to give you a failing grade.

Why? I thought I did pretty good.

Well, that was an excellent drawing



-of the skeletal system of a fish.

-Thanks.

But it was an English test.

I wonder how I did on my biology.

Jesse, I've noticed that your work

has been kind of erratic lately.

Are you feeling okay?

Yeah, I feel fine.

Well, things have been tough lately.

I broke up with my boyfriend. You know how it is.

Oh, listen, listen, I know things can get tough.

But I've looked up your records,

and you were doing well at Van Buren High.

Now, you're almost flunking out of Patton.

That's a pretty big drop.

Well, things have been tough lately.

I broke up with my boyfriend. You know how it is.

Yeah, uh, look, I'll tell you what,

I'll let you take a makeup exam

at the end of the week, huh?

Oh, if you think it will do any good.

Oh, sure it will.

Jesse, I'm always willing to go that extra mile

to help students do their best.



-Oh, great, 'cause I really don't want to flunk out.

-Oh, good.



-See you around, teach.

-Okay. [giggles]

Oh, I'm such a good person.

[Roger] Okay. I will.



-All right, hey, Mr. Principal...

-Goodbye.

...look what I found in the bathroom.

Hey, what's the matter, Fonz? Is she sick?



-I don't know, you tell me.

-Easy.

Oh, come on.

Her pupils are dilated.

Yeah, she took pills.

Her pulse rate is a little bit slow.

Yeah, right, they're downers.

And her breathing is shallow.

Roger, she's on dope.

Fonzie, this girl is on dope!

You know, we're very much like

the tortoise and the hare, aren't we, Roger?

I didn't take any pills.

I'm just tired.

[Fonzie mumbles]

Look, Jesse,

whatever is bothering you, dr*gs aren't the answer.

If you have a problem, you should come and talk

to Mr. Fonzarelli or myself.



-I mean, that's what we're here for. Yeah?

-Roger.



-Can I talk to you for a minute?

-Yeah.

I think what you're saying is superb.



-Thanks.

-But the young lady in question

is fast asleep.

You know, a lot of students

have been falling asleep lately

while I've been talking.

You know, maybe this drug problem is a little bit

more widespread than we had thought.

No, don't get yourself all riled, all right?

I was about to fall asleep myself.

Look, why don't you take her to the nurses' office?

That's a good idea.

I got to think.

All right, come on, Jesse. Here we go.

Is Principal Phillips still talking?

No, the worst is over, honey.

Come on.

I heard something was wrong with Jesse. What's going on?

Well, your friend took some sleeping pills

about nine hours before beddy

-bye time.

Come on, honey. One step in front of the other. There you go.

Listen, I got to call her parents

and let them know I'm going to suspend her.

No, no.

Roger, you can't kick her out of school.

Joanie, we don't have the facilities here

to deal with a drug problem.

I'm still trying to get the p*stol back

from the homecoming queen.

Roger, if you kick her out of this school,

there's no place left.

And what am I supposed to do, huh?

Put her back in the mainstream of school

and ignore the whole problem?



-Now give me back the phone, Joanie.

-No!

I'm not talking to you as your cousin.

I'm talking to you as your boss.



-Now give me back the phone.

-Make me.

Oh, come on.

Joanie, gee whiz, come on, give me the phone.



-No, Roger.

-Come on, give me the phone.

Uh, excuse me.

What's going on here?

Joanie won't give me the phone.

Roger won't let me help Jesse.

Right, I understand why you want the phone.

Why do you want the phone? What's on your mind?

Well, I'm not sure.

Oh, that's a well

-thought out plan.

Okay, listen, Jesse knows me and trusts me.

Maybe a different environment would help.

I'll call her parents and see if she can come home with me.

Now, what is that going to accomplish, huh, Joanie?

Well, I can get to know more about her,

find out why she does these things.

Find a way to help her.

Now, I'm just the dean of boys,

and you are the boss, but I think it's not a bad idea.

Yeah.

All right.

All right, look, Joanie, you can give it a sh*t,

but if it doesn't work, I've got to suspend her. I'm sorry.



-You can't ask for more than that.

-All right. Thanks, Rog.



-Thanks, Fonz.

-Oh, yeah, yeah.

Well...

It took me all afternoon, but I did it, Mrs. C.

I stacked all your firewood right outside by the kitchen.

Oh, I wanted it by the garage.

I can't do this.

Now I know why Richie moved away.

Now, dear, before you go back outside,

why don't you have some hot chocolate?



-There's some in the kitchen.

-Oh, thanks.

And the little marshmallows are in the flour canister.

I have to hide them from Howard.

I got it, flour...

Well, where do you hide the flour?

Well, I put the flour in the coffee can,



-and then I put the coffee in the cookie jar.

-I got it, Mrs. C. I got it.

And then I put the cookies in this little tin...



-Marion, Marion!

-Yes?

Wait till you see what I got.

It is going to be the hottest little item

in housewares.

This is just wonderful, but this is empty.

No, Marion, this is it.

A garbage can liner.

Someday, every household is going to have one of these.

Howard, that's what you said about

the musical can openers you got stuck with

that never could play the tune right.

That's because you never turned the handle

at the proper speed, Marion.

Oh, Mr. Cunningham, you're going to k*ll yourself

trying to blow that thing up.

No, Chachi, this happens to be

one of the most progressive

-

-

Where did you get the marshmallows?

He brought his own, Howard.

Jesse, just sit down and I'll get everything.

Oh, Mom, Dad.



-Hi, sweetheart.

-Hi. Uh...

I have a real big favor to ask.

Uh, hold on.

There's a girl in the kitchen from my class,

and she's having some problems.

I was wondering if she could spend the night.

Why, of course.

What's her problem? Math? History? Chemistry?

Chemistry.

She's got a little problem with dr*gs.

Look, Joanie, ordinarily, a drug addict wouldn't be a problem.

But you see, we expect to be busy tonight.

We're going to sort out the firewood

according to size and bark density.

Dad, are you saying that she's not welcome?

Well, uh, not exactly.

It's just that we're not zoned for that.

Isn't that right, Marion?

I think so, I think so.



-Can I say something?

-No.

I agree with Joanie.



-Oh, I'll listen to him, then.

-Thank you.

Now, I've always felt that

this was kind of a special family.

And I don't know what this girl does,

or why she does what she does,

but, you know, I just think that you're really

the type of people that might be able to help her.

Am I wrong?

Howard...

Well, if you really think we can do some good,

I guess we have to.

Oh, I love you both.

What is that? Get over here.

[Chachi] Mrs. C, you go, and you have to b*at seconds to win.

[Marion] Okay.



-[Marion laughs]

-Let's see it, Marion, huh?

Oh, that's a tough one.

You'll get it though, Marion. Not in a million years.



-Ready? Go.

-Okay.



-Song title.

-[squealing]

First word. Sounds like...

Fly. A bee. Buzz!



-[squealing]

-'Cuz. Does!



-Does, does!

-[laughs]

You're not finished, Marion!

Third word.

Teeth. Mouth...

Chew. Does chew...

Does your chew...

"Does your chewing gum lose its flavor



-on the bedpost overnight?"

-[both cheering]

That's seconds. You guys win.

Oh, we won, we won!

We just got lucky. We just got lucky, Howard.

No, Marion, you deserved it.

[exhales] Oh, wasn't that fun?



-Let's have another round.

-Yeah.

No, I'm going to bed.



-Aww!

-I'm all funned out.

That last game took it all out of me.



-Oh, my...

-Well, don't worry.

He said the same thing on our honeymoon.

Well... Oh, you know what?

Let's go to the piano and sing some old songs.

No!

Oh, no. Look, I hate to break up the party,

but I have to go home.

Uh, I have to study.

[Marion] But you're not in school anymore.

All the more reason.

See you later, Jesse, nice meeting you.

Uh, well, we can sing some other time.

I have to go upstairs and warm up

Howard's side of the bed.



-Good night, girls.

-Good night, Mom.

Well, I hope an evening of popcorn and charades wasn't too boring for you.

Oh, no, it was great. I could have done it all night.

We did.

Will you help me move the table over here?



-Sure.

-Thanks.

You know, Jesse, when I talked to your parents,

I told them you were coming over here

so I could help you with some studying.

Yeah, thanks for not mentioning...



-Well, you know.

-That's all right.

Listen, we all have problems.

But it'd be easier to solve them if you had a clear head.

I just need to relax sometimes.

It's not like I take dr*gs all the time.

Hey, I'm not saying you do.

I just want you to think about

making some changes in your life.

Ms. Cunningham, you're right.



-I mean, you're absolutely right.

-Yeah?

And I'm going to pull myself together, I promise.

Oh, that's great, Jesse.

That really makes me feel good.

Me too. Hey, look, I don't want to keep you up.

I'm going to watch some TV before I go to bed, okay?

Oh, I'll watch with you.



-Will you help me move it?

-Sure.

I'd rather watch by myself,

you know, and think about everything you said.

Oh, okay. Well, that's great. I'll see you tomorrow.



-Night.

-You remember where Richie's room is, right?



-Uh

-huh.

-Okay.

[music playing on TV]

[Marion] Okay, Howard, get the girls up and going.

Breakfast will be ready in a couple of minutes.

Jesse, there you are.

Never too old for Captain Kangaroo.

How do you like your eggs, dear?

[moans]

Jesse?

Oh! Jesse?

Howard! Jesse! Jesse!



-Oh, Howard, get down, quickly.

-What's the matter?

Jesse?

Hey, Jesse!

She's passed out cold, Marion. Call an ambulance.

Oh, I should have known something was wrong.

No teenage girl ever wears the same outfit two days in a row.

Hello, this is Marion Cunningham.

We have an unconscious girl here.

Where? Well, right on the couch in the

-

-

Oh, uh, our address.

It's North Clinton Drive.

It's that beautiful little two

-story colonial...

Marion!

Hurry, please!

What's going on down here?

Your friend Jesse is passed out cold.

She passed out? Jesse?

We called an ambulance.

Well, maybe she just bumped her head.

Sure, on a jar of pills.

Daddy, we don't know that.

Yo!

Oh, no, Daddy, I can't let Roger see Jesse like this.



-He'll kick her out of school.

-Go on, then.



-Hi, Roger.

-Oh, hey, Joanie.



-How did it go last night? Yeah?

-Oh, great, just great.

Oh, look what I found. [laughs]

This is a picture of your mom and my mom

when they were years old trick

-or

-treating.

They went as George and Ira Gershwin.

I got to tell your mom.



-No. No, you can't.

-Why?

Because she's upstairs taking a shower.



-Oh, all right, I'll tell Uncle Howard.

-[siren wailing]



-No, no, no, you can't.

-Why?

Because, uh, he's upstairs too,

washing his socks in the runoff.

What's going on out there?

Fonz, look at this picture.

There is an ambulance outside

and you're showing me the Gershwins?

[Joanie] Oh, no.

An ambulance?

[Howard] Right here at the couch.

Looks like she's bumped her head.

See?

After taking a lot of dr*gs.



-See?

-[paramedic] Let's go.

Hey, listen, I'm going to call her parents.

All right, look, follow me to the hospital.

We'll get there faster.

Yeah, Nurse Kelly, listen, thanks for the info.

Of course I'm going to be there.

:, right? [laughs]



-How's Jesse?

-Oh, yeah, she's fine.

They just let her go home.

Boy, I never want to go through that again.

I hope she doesn't go through this again.

Oh, Fonzie, how could she pull a stunt like that?

After I put myself on the line for her.

Yeah, doesn't she have all the nerve?

Well, don't worry, I've learned my lesson.

I never want to get involved with people like that again.

You know what this reminds me of?

When you were eight years old.

You were playing

-

- What was that game?

Candyland, right? With Jenny Piccalo.

When you were winning, boy, you wanted to play that game.

As soon as you landed in that molasses swamp,

you hit her over the head, you didn't want to play no more.

Fonz, I was just a kid then.

Well, that's the way you're acting now.

I mean, just 'cause Jesse ain't doing what you want her to do,

all of a sudden, you don't want to play no more.

Fonzie, I wasn't playing. I really wanted to help her.

Why? Joanie, this is very important.

Why did you want to help her?

So people could pat you on the back and say,

"Hey, you're a hero"?

So that Jesse could say,

"I'm going to tell you something.

Joanie Cunningham really turned my life around."

Well, what difference does it make? I couldn't do it.

A very big difference. This is not Candyland.

This is life.

And if you're doing this for yourself,

cut out, Joanie.

On the other hand, if you're doing this for Jesse,

then I say, don't let her go.

"Doing this for Jesse," "don't let her go..."

He thinks he's so smart!

Mom! Dad!

I'm going to Jesse's house!

Wait a minute, Joanie, we're going with you.

Who knows what kind of a hellhole that kid lives in.

[knocking on door]

Oh, this couldn't be the Broderick house, could it?

I hope so. We've been living here for years.

Hi, I'm Joanie Cunningham, Jesse's teacher.

And these are my parents, Howard and Marion.



-Oh, yes. Please come in.

-How do you do?



-How do you do?

-It's nice to meet you. I'm Gwen.

We brought you some cookies.

Oh. You shouldn't have.

That's what Howard said.

Let me take your coats.

Uh... could I see Jesse?

She's in her room.



-I'm sure she'd like to see you.

-Oh, good.



-Come on, I'll take you.

-Thanks.

I sure didn't expect this place to look like this.

Oh, look, Howard, they've got the same beaver picture



-over their mantle that we have.

-Mm.

Theirs must be a copy, Marion.

Oh, please don't look at that silly thing.

That's just there to cover the hole in the wall.

Please sit down.

I'd like to thank you both

for everything you did for Jesse.

Well, we're just so glad that she's all right.

This must be very hard on you.

It is.

I don't know, we've tried everything.

We tried coming down hard on her.

We tried to be understanding.

We even sent her to a clinic and she ran away.

We just don't know what to do anymore.

Yeah, well, I understand how it is with teenagers.

I remember one time, our son Richard,

he went to a stag party without our permission.

Oh, well, I guess that doesn't even come close, does it?

I'm afraid there's nothing to do with Jesse

until she admits she has a problem.

I'm sorry we had to drag you in...

Why don't I put these on a plate?

Oh, Howard, she's a lovely person.

Yeah. You know, the problem must be with the father.

I'll bet he's never home.



-Hi, I'm Milton Broderick.

-[Howard] Oh.

You must be the Cunninghams.



-You're home.

-Nice to meet you.

Pardon the sawdust. I've been paneling the basement.

Oh, Howard's been talking about

paneling our basement for years.

And years.

About Jesse, I want to thank you both

for what you did for her today.

If there's anything we can do for you...

Well, I wouldn't mind seeing your handiwork

down in the basement.

That would be a pleasure.

You just give me one minute, I'll sweep up the mess.

Oh, Howard.

They are just so... They are so normal.

Well, they're just like...

They're just like you and me, huh, Marion?

You know something?

You and I have really been lucky with Richie and Joanie.

Yes, I guess having a lovely home

just doesn't protect you from having these troubles.

Milton says we should all come on down.

Oh, thank you.

Now, Howard, don't start telling him

how you could have done this cheaper.

Look, I don't want to talk about it anymore.

Jesse, last night, you sounded so positive

about making some changes in your life.

You're not getting this, are you?

I didn't want to get kicked out of school

or sent to some crummy clinic, so I was just using you.

Fine, use me.

But I'm still going to try and help you straighten out.

Hey, I can quit whenever I want.

Jesse, if you could do that by yourself,

you would have quit by now.

Hey, why don't you leave me alone?

You don't have any clue why I do what I do.

Jesse, I was once.

Sorry I missed the party.

You know, I wish I had a dime

for every time I wanted to lock myself in my room

and never come out.

Here's a dollar, take your time.

Jesse, will you just shut up and listen to me for ten seconds?

You know, when I was ,

I used to feel so icky!

I always felt so awkward and unpopular.

I thought my parents didn't understand

a single thing I felt or thought.

I thought I was going to feel that way for the rest of my life.

But here it is, five years later,

and I feel so good about my life, Jesse.

Everything is coming together for me.

I'm so excited about the future.

Well, in five years, we can get together

and talk about how great my life is.

Jesse, don't you see?

You might not have five years.

If you keep taking dr*gs, you could wind up dead.

And if you're not dead,

you may not have a brain to know what you are.

Those aren't exactly smart pills you've been taking.

Jesse...

why don't you just let me be your friend?

And if ever you want to talk, I'll be there.

Ms. Cunningham...

Yeah?

Butt out of my life!

You know, I haven't been feeling very good today.

And, uh... Well, I thought if you could come over tomorrow,

we could talk.

Is : okay?

:. Thanks.



-♪ Goodbye, gray sky Hello, blue ♪

-♪ Hello, blue ♪



-♪ 'Cause nothin' can hold me When I hold you ♪

-♪ When I hold you ♪

♪ Feels so right It can't be wrong ♪

♪ Rockin' and rollin' All week long ♪

♪ These days are ours ♪

♪ Share them with me ♪

♪ These days are ours ♪

♪ Happy and free ♪

♪ These happy days Are yours and mine ♪

♪ These happy days Are yours and mine ♪

♪ Happy days ♪♪