-♪ Baby ♪
-♪ High with a little
help from my friends ♪
-♪ Said I'm gonna make
it with my friends ♪
-♪ Try with a little
help from my friends ♪
-♪ Oh, oh, I'm gonna
keep on tryin' ♪
-♪ Get by with a little
help from my friends ♪
-♪ I'm gonna keep
on tryin', now, babe ♪
-♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
-On the afternoon
of march 21, 1973,
At exactly 2:15 p.m.,
A rare astronomical
event occurred...
A total eclipse of the sun.
As the sun, the
moon, and the earth
Began to move into line...
So did we.
-Miss corregliano, mr. Gottlieb,
Mr. Cashion, miss
lackeroo, miss burke.
-So, when he called me...
-Step lively, miss lackeroo.
We need to be at the
nierman planetarium by noon.
-What a wiener.
-A field trip.
It was a chance
to bring education
To the unwashed masses
of the junior class...
-Mr. Abramson...
-Present.
- Like harlan abramson,
Mckinley's living monument
to polyunsaturated fats...
-Miss genaro...
- Or mary jo genaro.
Senior year, she became
the first girl at mckinley
To take her parole
officer to the prom.
-No smoking, miss genaro.
-What was I thinking?
-Or louis lanahan.
When mankind discovered fire,
They hadn't quite
counted on louis.
-Mr. Donlan, miss lowell.
All right, people.
Let's get moving.
We have a full day ahead of us.
-And so with a cloud of smoke
And a mighty "heigh-ho, silver,"
We were on our way to
the nierman planetarium...
34 Students and one teacher
On the road to higher education.
Such as it was.
-Okay. Listen up, everybody.
I must have your
complete attention, please.
L-l... Gentlemen!
Students!
People!
-Hey! Kids, shut up back there!
Turn that damn radio off!
Animals.
-Thank you.
-All in all, it was a
unique opportunity
To exchange ideas outside
the confines of the classroom...
-Truth or dare?
-Truth.
- To expand the boundaries
of higher education...
Who's the best kisser
you've ever kissed?
-The best?
That would be...
You.
- To go where no
man had gone before.
-Are you gonna
play for real or not?
-We are.
Well, I asked her
an honest question,
And she gave me
an honest answer.
-Right!
-I mean, no one's
taking this seriously.
-Yeah. You can really
learn a lot from this game.
-Maybe that's what
they're afraid of.
Right, pooh bear?
- Okay. Truth or dare?
- Truth.
- Make it a hard one.
- Okay.
If you had to change one
thing about me, what would it be?
-Now, of course,
moments like this
Had to be handled carefully.
-I wouldn't change a thing.
Come on, kevin.
There's got to be something
about me you want to change.
You can tell me.
-No. Nothing.
-Forget it. This is a joke.
-Come on, kevin.
You can tell me.
-Well, I am.
I mean, you're perfect.
In fact, if I was absolutely
forced to pick one thing,
That would be it.
-What would?
-Well, I'd have to
say, if anything,
Sometimes you're too perfect.
Heh, heh.
-Too perfect?
-Uh-oh!
-This field trip chews.
-I told you we should
have cut today.
-Yuck.
Look at that.
That harlan kid's disgusting.
What is he doing that for?
-Maybe he's dieting.
Ew!
-So gross.
-Can you imagine kissing him?
-Not without barfing.
-I wouldn't do it for
a million dollars.
-I wouldn't do it for anything.
-I'd do it for $30.
-And there you had it...
Where ordinary mortals
Saw nothing but a
fat kid with a cupcake,
Mary jo genaro saw the
challenge of a lifetime.
-$25.
-Yeah.
And we're gonna need
a hickey for proof.
-Yeah, a big hickey.
-You got it.
-Come on, pooky. We'll
show them how it's done.
-Chucky, what's the one thing
that you would change about me?
Honestly.
-I guess it would
have to be, um...
Your voice.
-What do you mean?!
What's wrong with my voice?!
-Uh, not your voice.
Uh... Your hair.
- You don't like my hair?!
- No, i-i like it.
-Oh, you ought to
talk, brillo head!
-Come on, guys.
-Pooky, t-this is just a game.
-Fine! My turn! Truth
or dare? I choose truth.
Who's the weasliest, most
disgusting, grossest thing
I've ever laid eyes on
in my whole entire life?!
-Maybe we shouldn't
play this anymore.
-I'm glad I found out how
you really feel about me!
-Pooky?
-Get out of my way!
Move over!
Move!
I'm so mad, I could explode!
Can you believe those two...
Getting upset
about a stupid game?
-No, I can't imagine it.
-O-kay.
Oh, come on, winnie. I
mean, you can't be that mad.
All I said was...
-I heard what you said.
In fact, I heard you perfectly.
-All right.
Clearly it was time
to put this fire out.
Winnie, I meant that
as a good thing.
I mean, you're a
really nice person.
Well... Well, I mean that
as a good thing, too.
You're like, uh... Mary
tyler moore on tv.
You know, perky.
Winnie, I mean, you got to admit
You've always been
kind of... Well-behaved.
I mean, there are just
certain things you wouldn't do.
-Like what?
-Hmm.
Skipping the obvious...
Well...
Like that, for instance.
But... I mean, it's
not a bad thing.
It's just... Who you a...
It just...
I mean, you don't
have to do that.
Winnie...
-Ow!
Okay, that does it!
-You were saying?
-Excuse me.
Miss cooper.
Miss cooper, did you see
who threw that spitball?
- Yes.
- Winnie...
-I did it.
I admire your reluctance to
turn in your fellow student.
However...
I will tolerate no more
rowdy behavior on this bus!
- Pbht!
- Pbht!
-And with that quantum leap
forward in human dynamics...
We moved on to more
pressing matters.
-Okay, people,
We are making an
emergency rest stop
For mr. Abramson, who
suffers from a nervous colon.
But I must ask the rest of you
to please remain in your seats
So we can reach the
planetarium on schedule.
-It was a thoroughly
reasonable request.
So, of course...
We ignored it.
-Alice, you have
a beautiful voice!
Like a nightingale!
-Shut up, rat-face!
-I should have chose dare.
-Excuse me, mr. Grant,
But I'd better go see
how rhoda's doing.
Great.
It seemed there was
something to be said
For keeping higher education
confined to the classroom.
'Cause a little knowledge
could be a dangerous thing.
You, uh, dropped something.
Enough cherry bombs and ash cans
To take out an armory.
-They're something, aren't they?
I got a cousin down
in north carolina.
Keeps me supplied.
See this baby?
-Yeah.
It's, uh...
Great.
-Biggest one they make.
Beauty, ain't it?
-Great.
I was stuck in a men's room
with the mad bomber himself.
-I got plans for this baby.
Look, arnold, you seem to
be a trustworthy kind of guy.
Do you know what's gonna
happen at exactly 2:15 today?
- Well, yeah. There's
gonna be an eclipse.
-Nah, nah, nah. That's
not all there's gonna be.
They got a toilet
at the planetarium.
The cherry b*mb goes in...
And then tick, tick,
tick, tick, tick, boom!
-Maybe he was into some
sort of gestalt therapy.
-It's no use.
She won't even come
out of the ladies' room.
Remember, arnold... 2:15 Sharp.
Cover your ears.
-Wait, I thought we just weren't
supposed to look at the eclipse.
-Forget it, chuck.
-What am I supposed to do?
I should have played
it safe, like you.
-Yeah, right.
-Excuse me.
-Harlan, right?
Want a yodel?
-Yodel-ay-ee-hoo.
-I was just so confused.
I mean, there were so
many things to choose from.
-Look, chuck, I got my
own problems, okay?
The way I saw it,
In the dog-eat-dog world
of scientific exploration,
It was every man for himself.
-I don't think it
looks like brillo.
-You know, this is
really nice of you.
-I'm a very giving person.
Mind if I share your seat?
Excuse me, but I was...
-Go blow, poindexter.
-Okay.
-How about some good & plenty?
-Somebody... Now!
I'm gonna miss the bus!
-He better not try
to sit here, either.
I don't want him
anywhere near me!
-As things turned out,
That wouldn't
really be a problem.
-Okay, a joke's a joke.
So let me out now.
I'm counting to 3.
1... 2... 3...
4! Let me out!
-And so, in the spirit of
intellectual discovery
And personal enrichment,
We finally reached
our destination...
The nierman planetarium.
-Now, remember,
We'll all meet on the
lawn promptly at 2:00.
If any of you need
to use the restrooms,
Make sure you go before that.
-Check.
Tick, tick, tick, boom.
-The thing about this place
Is that I always seem to
learn something new here.
-You know it, pal.
-The stage was set.
-Now, pe... Now, people,
let's stick together, huh?
-The opponents
were in their corners.
-So, what do you want to see...
The lines were drawn. First?
-Kevin, have you
seen chuck anywhere?
-No!
-Well, if you do, tell him he
better keep away from me,
Because I don't want to see him!
-Sure. Fine. I got to go.
-Men!
-All in all,
It promised to be
one heck of an eclipse.
As for chuck...
- From now on,
He was navigating by
the seat of his pants.
-Where is everybody?
Hey! Hey!
Hello! Hello!
Taxi?!
-So, you see, the
movement of the earth
Causes the pendulum to
knock down another peg
Exactly every five minutes.
-So, with eager faces,
We entered the stimulating
world of... Astronomy.
-Now, at precisely 2:00,
we'll meet on the front lawn,
And I will hand each of
you a special viewing card.
-With the eclipse of the
century only an hour away,
Things were really popping.
-What is this, anyway?
-It's an electrical
step transformer.
-It's pretty creepy-looking.
-Huh?
Oh, no!
It actually proves
electricity is all around us.
-You don't say.
-Electricity is at the heart
of every chemical reaction.
-How about we hang
out together, harlan?
-Really?
-After all...
You are kind of cute.
-So, what do you think?
-Well...
Well, you know...
-I know... It's not me, right?
Whoever that is.
-No.
Look, I love the hat.
Here... I'll even
buy it for you.
-Kevin, don't bother. I...
I think I'll just...
Wear it out.
Come on.
Just one little problem here.
Oh, god.
-May I help you with something?
-No. We were...
Let's see.
I-i was, just, uh...
Let's call it...
Never mind.
Shoplifting.
-Winnie, are you crazy?!
-I don't know. Maybe.
-Yeah. Well, don't do it again.
Next time, you might get caught.
-I wouldn't worry
about it, kevin.
Besides, it's your turn.
- My turn?
- Yeah.
You know, now
that I think about it,
You're pretty
well-behaved yourself.
-Oh, get out of here, winnie!
-No, you are. You're
nice, and you're sweet.
And to tell you the truth, well,
You've always sort of
reminded me of beaver cleaver.
-Ouch.
Get out of here. I do not.
-Kevin, you know,
you talk a good game,
But I don't see
you doing anything.
-Fine.
What, you want me
to shoplift something?
-Hmm. Well, I
already have a hat.
But I'm sure I'll think of
something... Theodore.
Bye!
-Hey!
Hey!
Ride!
Thumb a ride!
Man! Thanks for the ride.
You won't believe this,
But you probably
just saved my...
-Don't mention it.
-Let's face it...
This eclipse was beginning
to affect everybody.
-290 Pounds?
Now I'm the big load.
Oh, I'm sorry.
-That's okay, mary jo.
That's an unusual
name, isn't it?
-Like you should talk, harlan.
-Oh, no.
I meant... It's pretty, like...
Like you.
-Oh.
It's short.
-Hmm?
- "Mary josephine."
I bet I'd weigh a ton on mars.
-Attention, everybody.
It's time to assemble.
I want you to follow
me to the front lawn.
- No doubt about it.
- Okay, right this way.
-As the moon's orbit
drew closer to the sun,
There was more going on
here than simple physics.
-Come on. Let's get out of here.
-Yeah. I don't want
to miss this eclipse.
-Trust me... You
won't miss it at all.
-1... 0.
We have lift-off. Lift-off.
-Meanwhile, I was on
a mission of my own.
-Forget it, arnold. I work solo.
It's a lot cleaner that way.
-Well... Let me
just do something.
I mean, it would really help
me out with my girlfriend.
See, she's got
this crazy idea...
-Okay, okay. Maybe you
could be, like, a lookout.
-Great.
-But I get to flush.
-You got it.
-Okay. Let's rock 'n' roll.
-So, I guess we're probably
getting pretty close
To the planetarium.
Thanks for picking me up.
You know what I
was thinking about?
You know that "alfred
hitchcock" episode...
The one where this guy
Is picking up all
these hitchhikers?
And he's got this
big butcher Kn*fe,
And he k...
Never mind.
You probably didn't
see the episode.
Did you?
-27 Times.
-Whoa!
-Remember, don't look
directly at the sun.
Look at your cards.
-And so, with the great
event just moments away...
-We're all so lucky to be here.
This is the best viewing
spot in the entire state.
-Here we are, arnold.
- Final preparations
were being made.
-Ground zero.
Isn't it beautiful?
-One little thing... This
wasn't just shoplifting.
-Look, louis, maybe this
isn't such a good idea.
This was 10 to 20
in the state pen.
-What's the matter, arnold?
You chicken?
-No.
Just... This whole place
could blow up or something.
-Yeah, it's a risk.
-That was one way to put it.
Louis, let's forget about it.
Uh-oh!
-But if I was looking to
bail on this whole thing...
No! Don't!
I was a tad too late.
-Ugh!
Hey! Come back here!
-And realistically speaking,
There was about only
one thing left to do.
Whoa! Oh, my god!
-Okay, here it comes.
We're going to achieve
totality in 20... 19... 18...
17...
-Oh, my god. Look
at that hickey.
- 14... 13...
- 10... 9... 8...
-Alice! Pooky!
I made it!
- 4... 3... 2... 1...
-Top of the world, ma!
-There it is! A total eclipse!
Isn't science beautiful?
Hello?
-I guess you could say
The laws of nature
aren't always predictable.
-Well, not only did you all miss
One of the great natural
events of the century,
But the planetarium, I
am ashamed to tell you,
Has now decided to ban
any future field trips
From mckinley high school.
- All right!
-Still, when it came to
matters of cause and effect...
-I hope you're all very
proud of yourselves.
- I think we managed
to learn a thing or two.
Perhaps that day,
despite all the chaos,
There really were
cosmic forces at work...
-I can't believe you
gave him a hickey.
-It must have been the
longest 30 seconds of your life.
-Shut your face, cin.
- Forces so powerful,
so profound,
They defied all our attempts
at rational explanation.
-And then, finally, I
jumped out of the truck,
And I ran all the way
to the planetarium
So that I could see you...
- Chuck?
Instead of making up
these idiotic stories,
Just be a man for once
and say that you're sorry.
-But, I mean, i-i did. I...
I...
I'm sorry, pooky.
-I forgive you, pooh bear.
-I mean, hey, it had
only taken 5,000 years
To understand the moon...
Winnie...
So maybe we were
making progress.
About today...
-Kevin, I paid for the hat.
-I knew that.
-♪ Truckin' ♪
♪ I'm a-goin' home ♪
♪ Whoa, whoa, baby ♪
-Then again, when it
came right down to it,
Maybe we'd all learned
enough for one day.
-♪ ...get back truckin' home ♪