04x05 - God Is a b*llet

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[hip hop music playing]

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What hell do you think you are?

I'm the new Principal.

[theme music]

(SINGING) We
never thought we'd

find a place where we belong.

Don't have to stand alone.

We'll never let you fall.

Don't need permission to
decide what you believe.

I said jump down on Jump Street.

I said jump down on Jump Street.

Your friends will be there
when your back is to the wall.

You'll find you'll
need us 'cause

there's no one else to call.

When it was hopeless, a
decision's what you need.

You better be ready
to-- be ready to jump!

Jump Street.

OK, everybody.

All right, everybody,
settle down.

Take your seats.

Let's go.

Move.

I'm Gordon Brooks.

I'm your new principal.

I've been here for three hours.

I've seen dr*gs,
fighting, prostitution,

enough graffiti to fill a book.

I see no one going to college.

I see a dropout
rate of over %.

Three days ago, a fellow
student, Janet Johnson,

was k*lled in a
drive-by sh**ting

right in front of the school.

That's when the school
board said enough.

And they called me in.

Us too.

Look, kids, my
rules are simple.

You'll get to school
every morning on time.

You'll start each
day by pledging

allegiance to the flag.

No drinking, no smoking,
no dr*gs, no v*olence.

When you change class, you'll
do it in an orderly manner.

Now do we understand each other?

Is that clear?

Good.

Let's all get to work, OK?

[music playing]

Hey, what's happening?

Hey, k*ller party last night.

Hey, man.

What's going on?

Is this seat taken?

Well, it is now.

MR. BROOKS (ON PA): Can I
have your attention, please?

I have a brief announcement.

STUDENTS: Oh.

MR. BROOKS (ON PA):
Starting tomorrow,

I'm instituting a dress
code here at Belmont High.

STUDENT: Oh, come on.

That won't work.

[laughing]

MR. BROOKS (ON PA): Colors
will be forbidden on campus.

Bandanas, scarves,
or any articles

of clothing indicating
membership in a g*ng

will not be permitted.

[chanting]

Shut up.

MR. BROOKS (ON PA): In
addition, any clothing

of a violent nature
will also be outlawed.

No spikes, no studs, no metal
of any kind on leather jackets.

No way.

MR. BROOKS: No chain belts,
no excessive metal on boots,

and no steel-toed
shoes of any kind.

[chanting]

As for the women, all outfits
will be in good taste.

[shouting]

You all know what that means.

I thank you in advance
for your cooperation

in making Belmont High
a safer environment.

[indistinct chatter]

[fire alarm ringing]

[shouting]

[hip hop music playing]

No studs.

Get rid of them, now.

[hip hop music playing]

Wait a minute.

Where are you guys going?

School, man.

What are you guys, deaf?

I said no colors.

Let's go.

Give me the bandanas.

Move!

BENNY: Excuse me.

Excuse me, coming through.

Excuse me.

Ooh.

Woof, woof.

I believe I have reservations.
Benny Brown.

[clapping]

Hey, all right.

A question is worth points.

The Gatsby game continues
with this question.

Where are Tom and Nick going
when Nick meets Tom's mistress?

Diane?
- New York.

TEACHER: Yes.

[clapping]

All right, points.

You get the symbol card.

What do they
encounter on the way?

The green light?

[making buzzer sound]

Bo?

The billboard?

That's absolutely correct.

Dr. T.J. Eckleburg's billboard.

What's behind the billboard?

That valley.

[laughter]

The valley of ashes.

I need five.

Give it up.

[clapping]

OK.

bonus points--

Pressure, OK?

What's the symbol stand for?

Duhyee duh!

[laughter]

The moral despair of the rich.

Whoa, new girl.

Sounds like we got
a player though.

Ooh.

What does she mean?

[making buzzer sound]

Well, Tom and Daisy get
their power from money.

What they don't realize is that
their lives are built on using

up people and using up things.

And when they're
done, they just throw

the used bodies on a trash heap
and cover it with a picture.

All right, sounds like
we got a scholar here.

[cheering]

Teddy, I haven't even
ask a question yet.

I got to go, Mr. Bosley.

Sure.

But you need a hall pass.

Ah, does he get one?

Let's turn to our
studio audience.

Yay?

Yay!

- Nays?
- Nay.

[laughter]

That's cold, man.

It's a quarter pass.

Just trying to save his ass.

Oh, that's right,
Mr. Brooks's new rule

that no one can relieve
themselves minutes

after class has started.

I didn't have to go then.

Go now.

[cheering]

OK, next question.

Let's go.

[music playing]

[car engine starts]

MR. BROOKS (ON PA):
Attention all students.

The school board is now
offering a $ , reward

for any information
leading to the arrest

of the drive-by k*ller
of Janet Johnson.

I'm sure I don't have to remind
you of how important this is.

Janet was a classmate,
she was a cheerleader,

and she was a vital member
of the spirit of this school.

I thank you in advance
for your cooperation.

Ready, OK.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Go, go, go, go, get them.

Get them.

Ooh, ah.

Very good, girls.

Miss--

Miss Jefferson.

You're on the
squad at Lincoln?

I was for a while.
[laughter]

I got suspended three times.

[laughter]

Stripped of my pom poms.

It wasn't a pretty sight.

MR. BROOKS: Miss Jackson?

Can I see you a moment?

Girls, excuse me one sec.

What does he want now?

[inaudible conversation]

We're moving into the gym.

What?

It's degrees in there.

I know.

Then why do we have to move?

This has just been declared
an off-limit zone because Mr.

Brooks' car was vandalized here.

Apparently there are other
off-limit zones on the way.

Come on, ladies.

It's hot in there.

It's ridiculous.

[clattering]

[shouting]

Get over here.

[shouts]

[coughs]

You all right, son?

Yeah.

You get to the nurse.

What's your name?

Doug Wilson.

You be in my office,
: tomorrow morning.

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[buzzer]

MR. BROOKS: Yes?

SECRETARY: Doug Wilson's here.

Send him in please.

Hi, Doug.

Thanks for waiting.

Have a seat.

Uh, am I in trouble?

Why do you ask that?

Was there something you
did I should know about?

I'll take the fifth on that.

Good.

I guess you figure
a lot of kids come

into the principal's office when
they've done something wrong.

Well, that seems
to be the pattern.

However, in your case,
you've done something right.

You've realized that there's
a bad element in this school,

which is only an obstacle
to those who want

and deserve a good education.

Excuse me, are we
talking about the fight?

You took a stand against
those losers, Doug.

You did what a lot of kids would
like to do but were afraid to.

I've been thinking of forming
a team of safety monitors.

You mean out of kids?

Yes, kids like you, ones
who want to take a stand.

You'd walk the school
during study hall,

and well, look for
things that are wrong.

Sounds like a good idea.

You don't think it'll work?

Well, I mean, who's going
to do this, honor roll kids?

They'll get the curriculum
b*at out of them.

I know you want the best
education we can provide.

Yeah, sure, but--

You'd be surprised
how many students

want the same things you do,
even some of the tougher kids.

Look, Doug, I want you
in charge of this team.

You want me to be,
like, head hall monitor?

Safety monitor.

Safety monitor.

If I can get the other kids
to agree, will you take the job?

Well, you know,
Mr. Brooks, I--

I know you won't
disappoint me.

We'll make the school
work, Mr. Wilson.

So although this school has an
outstanding athletic program

from which most of the
students have gone on to excel

at the college and even
professional level--

and we know most of you are
working toward those goals--

we have faltered,
lost our game plan

in other areas that make
school a successful place

for everyone.

I'm sorry, guys.

We're going to have
to pull the plug.

Oh.

I know it doesn't seem fair
that a bunch of bad apples

are spoiling--

Ain't there anything
we can do, Mr. Brooks?

[chattering]

Well, the idea of safety
monitors has been suggested,

but that's totally
up to you guys.

[chattering]

[bell ringing]

That's Neil.
That was Janet's boyfriend.

Neil, how are you?

I'm OK.

Neil, this is Judy.

Hey.

Hi.

I heard about your girlfriend.

I'm real sorry.

Thanks.

Neil was just right
there when it happened.

I'm sorry.

Look, Neil, I just
really want you to know

that I really miss Janet.

Just leave me alone.

[bell ringing]

Gotta go.

I'll catch up with you.

Hey, hey.

You looking at getting at
Neil, you just blew it.

What's that supposed to mean?

Meaning he's only
interested in customers.

So maybe I'm a customer.

You got anything?

I'm not into that stuff.

Oh, yeah, you're just
into pulling fire alarms.

You saw that?

Good eye.

Hey.

Look, you two ain't supposed
to be in the hallway.

I'm not here, man, really.

I'm not here.

Hey, look, Benny, man.

You know the rules.

Dude, my class is right there.

If we're going to have a
good learning environment,

we must follow the rules.

What do you
think you're doing?

Giving you both detention.

TEACHER: You see, after all
these silly rich people,

Nick suddenly realizes
what this continent was

like when it was discovered.

Pioneers, who when they saw
this fresh, green breast

of a new world, had the
greatest of all human dreams.

Now years ago, it was a
paradise waiting to be created.

And instead, it became
an engine of destruction

for those with money and power.

Mr. Bosley, do you think
that Fitzgerald is saying

that America is a failure?

Never mind me, please.

Answer her question.

No.

For Fitzgerald and
Gatsby, America's vision

of an ideal life that we can
never make because human beings

are too fallible.

And Nick sees this.

And the failure
breaks his heart.

But Mr. Bosley,
I don't get it.

I mean, what this stuff
got to do with us?

You see, the dreams that
they had are our dreams too.

Now we've got to
make that dream here.

Let me ask you a question.

Are you making it?

I don't know.

[laughter]

And I'll tell you why.

Because the guys that got here
before us stole our damn dream.

They cut down the trees
and they built mansions.

And they want us to
be the housekeepers.

No lie.

You see, a dream is a river.

If you build a dam at
the end of the flow,

the headwaters will stagnate.

Now the dam is racism.

What's stagnation?

dr*gs.

Kids getting k*lled.

Selling yourself.

That's right.

And the waters will
remain stagnant--

Mr. Bosley, may I speak
with you for a moment?

What the hell are you doing?

I'm teaching my class.

You call that teaching?

What's your problem, the way
I teach or what I'm teaching?

"The Great Gatsby--"

Is a classic of
American literature.

Exactly.

Your job is not to
interpret it, just teach it.

What the hell is
that supposed to mean?

MR. BROOKS: These kids
don't need to hear

the American dream is dead.

MR. BOSLEY: These
kids need living

dreams, ones they
can believe in,

ones that'll lift
them out of here.

[bell ringing]

MAN: He's right in there.

[dramatic music playing]

How's his pulse?

Not there.

Damn.

[dramatic music playing]

[air blowing]

Penhall, being in charge
of the safety monitors

is as good as
blowing your cover.

No choice.

Brooks labeled me a do-gooder.

No dealer's going
to get near me.

Well, then drop out.

I was onto something until
you put me in detention.

This way we can work
it from both angles.

I'll take the jocks.
You take the losers.

The losers?

Yeah, well that's what we
call the rest of you guys.

Oh, I don't like
what's happening.

What, with the investigation?

No, with everything.

Well, why don't you
take a look around?

Brooks is making
the school work.

It's not the same place it used
to be when we first got here.

I think he's doing a good job.

And while we're here,
we might as well

help him give these kids a
chance to get out of this hole.

We're on a drive-by sh**ting.

MR. BROOKS (ON PA): Good
morning, Belmont High.

Here are today's announcements.

Mr. Baskin's AP
English class are

having a one-day
bake sale to raise

funds for the advanced
placement tests.

Everyone is encouraged to
chip in for this worthy cause.

It has been brought
to my attention

that some of the students are
smoking behind the library.

This is an area off
limits, effective today.

I would like to add--

[static]

[upbeat music playing]

BENNY: Good morning,
Belmont High.

[cheering]

This is The Joker with
today's real announcement.

Today is Sid Vicious Day.

Remember, Sid d*ed
for your sins.

Tonight, the Drama Department
debuts their new rendition

of "Bye Bye Birdie."

Get this, Coach Hayes
plays the major.

[laughter]

Wait.

Big flash-- Stand up now!

Everybody stand up.

Do it!

Put your left foot in.

Put your left foot out.

Do the hokey pokey and you
turn yourself about Hey,

what are you guys, sheep?

[baaing]

A herd of cows?

[mooing]

Physicals today.

Girls, report to The Joker.

Guys, just grab Mr.
Brooks, turn to the wall,

and call as you pass.

This is The Joker.

That is all.

My generation came
to school to learn.

OK, we also had fun, but we
discovered "Romeo and Juliet,"

Einstein, Julius Caesar.

We didn't come to school to
die on a cold tile floor.

I can't stand by.

We cannot allow this.

We all know that dr*gs were
responsible for Neil's death,

and we know who the biggest
dealers in the school are.

Do we have any proof
who sold it to him?

The proof is in his locker.

Isn't that private?

No.

It belongs to the school.

And we can do what
needs to be done, Doug.

We're saving lives.

Let's not let this
thing go any further.

[music playing]

Open it.

Forget it.

You're in a lot
of trouble, son.

Hey.

[music playing]

MR. BROOKS: Simmons,
you're out of this school.

[bell ringing]

MR. BROOKS (ON PA): Please join
me in the Pledge of Allegiance.

I pledge allegiance to
the flag of the United

States of America.

And to the republic for which
it stands, one nation under God,

indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.

Apparently there are still
people out there who believe

they can break the rules.

Four students were
expelled yesterday

for smoking in restricted
areas and defying the authority

of the safety monitors.

That brings to the
number of students

who have forfeited the privilege
of coming to this school.

From now on, anyone caught
in the hallway without a pass

will be expelled.

Anyone caught smoking on school
property will be expelled.

And anyone not obeying a
request by a safety monitor

will be expelled.

Please remember to
observe proper hall

procedure by walking single
file on the right-hand side

at all times.

I thank you in advance
for your cooperation.

[bell ringing]

[indistinct chatter]

I'd watch where I aim
those potatoes if I were you.

Hey, hey, pom pom girl.

Take Serge over there
two minutes before he

even realize he's been hit.

By that time, I'm
halfway to homeroom.

It's two demerits and detention
for standing with your tray

in your hand, just a warning.

I'd never, never figured
you for cheerleader.

You just don't
like cheerleaders.

I heard what you said
about Janet the other day.

Just stating facts.

That Janet was a dealer?

Look, it's not easy
keeping up that school spirit

day after day, week after week.

A little chemical stimulation
comes in very handy.

She have a lot of customers?

Why, you want to
take over her business?

She ended up with
a hole in her chest.

No thanks.

The drive-by had
nothing to do with that.

How do you know?

Because it wouldn't be
worth the price of the b*llet

to shut down Janet.

She was strictly a
pep squad supplier.

So why'd she get nailed?

Hey, I'm just curious.

Oh, all right, all right.

Maybe I was looking
for a little score.

Forget that stuff.

You'll end up broke.

You'll ruin your looks.

And your brain'll turn to goop.

Plus, I got something
better than dope.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Want to see?

All right, now leave the
paint on the underrim,

not so much that they'll notice.
- Oh, come on, Benny.

This is ridiculous.

What if someone catches us?

Girl, those teacher
meetings last years.

Besides, think of Ludnick with
a big white horseshoe over his--

[door opens]

Benny, what the
hell are you doing?

Bo, Bo, I know what
you're thinking, dude.

They're not good thoughts.

But I've got a very
good explanation.

Man, you're the one who's been
pulling all this bull lately?

All I've been doing
is trying to show

the new administration how
to lighten up a little,

give them a sense of humor.

Man, do you think Mr. Brooks
is going to find this funny?

What about you?

Well, I--

See, that's why I'm
counting on you, my man.

All right, we'll chalk
this up to experience.

Consider it a warning.

Come on.

Dude, you can't turn us in.

Look, man, I
have to, all right?

That maniac will skin us alive
and hang us from the flagpole.

No, he won't.
I'll talk to him.

Well, dude, he'll
kick us out of school.

Bo, I'm the unofficial
school mascot.

Without me, things
would fall apart.

Come on, Benny, man.

Bo, I get booted, my dad'll
kick the crap out of me.

And that's no bull.

All right, man, look.

If I catch you again,
I'll be the one

hanging you from that flagpole.

Peace, man.
- That's my man.

That's my man, Bo.

See ya.

Give me the paint.

TEACHER: Be good.

Take care.

Bye bye.

Douglas?

Yeah?

I notice you haven't been
handing in your homework

the last few days.

Is everything OK?

Well, yeah, you know, I've
just been a little busy.

I see.

Can I ask you a question?

What are you doing here?

I mean, what are you
doing here at this school?

Just going to school.

You seem to be
acting like a cop.

I mean, you're
spending more time

putting your peers
in jail than you are

concentrating on your studies.

Well, I'm a safety
monitor Mr. Bosley.

In case you haven't
noticed, these kids

need some straightening out.

These kids need to learn.

Mr. Brooks wants
to make learning as

unpleasant a task as possible.

Unfortunately, kids
don't learn that way.

You don't agree?

Well, I think for anything
to work, you need a system,

you know, a set of ground rules.

Douglas, you're only
seeing what you want to see.

Running a school with an iron
fist is not the solution.

Leadership is wonderful,
but don't follow

a man just because he's strong.

Are you aware of what
happened to Mr. Ludnick

in the men's room yesterday?

Yes, sir.

Did you see it happen?

No, sir.

Don't lie to me.

You were responsible for
patrolling that area.

You were overheard
arguing with Benny Brown.

Now did he do it?

Yes, sir.

And you let him go?

Mr. Brooks, he's
a friend of mine.

His dad would've k*lled him if
he got thrown out of school.

And what's your dad going
to do when you get kicked out?

What?

That little misjudgment
just got you expelled, son.

I gave you strict orders.

You break my rules, you're gone.

But Mr. Brooks,
it was just a joke.

That joke embarrassed
a teacher in this school.

You undermine
authority, that opens

the door to dr*gs and v*olence.

And that will not happen
again in this school.

Clean your locker, and get out.

Your friend Benny
will be joining you.

MR. BROOKS (ON PA): Attention
all students and teachers.

I would like to remind
you that refusing

to take today's drug test
will constitute grounds

for expulsion or dismissal.

In addition, starting
today, anyone late

for class, anyone failing
to turn in their homework,

and anyone who talks
back to a teacher

will be put on detention.

Three detentions mean
a*t*matic expulsion.

Teachers, remember
that all classroom

progress reports will be on my
desk every day by o'clock.

I thank you in advance
for your cooperation.

JUDY: Benny, what the
hell are you doing?

Judy, check this out.

If Mr. Slater so much
as lies another piece

of paper on this desk, it's
going to totally fall apart.

JUDY: Are you crazy?

The safety monitors are all
over this place looking for you.

BENNY: I don't worry
about that stuff.

Look at this, nerves of steel.

Benny, you know who sh*t
Janet Johnson, don't you?

You sure you
don't want to help?

I got an extra screwdriver.

No, I'd like to
know who sh*t Janet.

Why do you care?

Because if you don't tell
me, you're going to jail.

You're a cop.

You're just like Brooks.

No, no.

Brooks goes after people because
he likes to push them around.

I go after people
who break the law.

You still put him in jail.

Benny, the girl
was sh*t and k*lled.

She had her whole life in front
of her, and now she's dead.

And I want to know who did it.

I want to know.

You already got the dude.

Brooks busted him the other day.

Tracy Simmons.

They cut the lock
off his locker.

He was going after Neil.

He missed, and he
hit his girlfriend.

All right, Benny, you
did the right thing.

Thanks a lot.

[dramatic music playing]

Damn.

Hey, man.

Look at this.

Benny boy, we've
been looking for you.

Hey.

Hey, guys.

I can-- I can explain.

It's, you know, it's
a long story, but I--

come on, man.

Let me go.

Come on.
- Hold it.

Hold him right there.
- No.

No, no.

[shouting]

[dramatic music playing]

MR. BROOKS (ON PA):
This is the principal.

I want everybody's
total attention now.

There will be a meeting
of the entire faculty

and student body in the
auditorium at the beginning

of third period.

There will be no exceptions,
I repeat, no exceptions.

I don't care how good
his intentions are.

What he's doing is wrong.

OK, he goes too far sometimes.

He's searching kids' lockers.

He's testing them for dr*gs.

This school was
totally out of hand.

He had a right to do that stuff.

We have a constitution in this
country that says he doesn't.

Well, these kids should
know that getting an education

is a privilege.

If you abuse it, you lose it.

Education is not a privilege.

It's a right.

It's how you learn
how to be citizens

and members of society.

But what do they learn here?

What do they learn
in this craziness?

They learn how to be criminals.

Yeah, but if Brooks throws
everyone out in the street

that he doesn't like,
there's nothing left for them

but being a criminal.

All I know is that kids
were getting hurt before,

and now they're not.

Oh, yeah, well that
safety patrol of yours just

b*at the crap out of Benny Brown
for pulling a practical joke.

I had to take him
to the hospital.

Is he OK?

He'll be fine.

Well, you can't blame
Brooks for a couple hall

monitors getting out of line.

Well, they got out of
line following his orders.

But Brooks--

Penhall, Brooks
tells his g*ons,

do whatever you have to do.

What is that but a
nicer way of saying

use v*olence if you have to?

Come on, Doug.
Wake up.

I know it looks clean,
but all he's doing

is sweeping the
problems under the rug.

Where do you think these kids
go that he kicks out of school?

They hang out on the street.

They turn to crime.

Your friend Bo,
what do you think

he's been doing
since Brooks decided

to make an example out of him?

Hey, Doug, what are
you doing here, man?

Looking for you.

- You want to get high with us?
- No, I don't want to get high.

I want to talk.
Come here.

What are you getting high for?

Early vacation, man.

Early vacation.

Yeah.

You got a job?

Yeah, I'm checking
on some things.

Checking on some things.

I thought you'd be
in school by now.

I ain't no good at that stuff.

What are you going to do?

You know, they're hiring
some people over at Rocket Dog.

I thought I might go over there.

Rocket Dog, yeah, sounds good.

Listen, if I could get you
back at Belmont, would you go?

No, the man's down on me, man.

Forget about that stuff.

Would you go back or not?

I like it here.

This is great.

It's great.

You get high every
day, maybe end

up making minimum wage
for the rest of your life

at Rocket Dog.

Maybe even you could bust
heads for dealers, huh?

That'd be some fun, some life.

This morning, I
told the school board

that we have finally begun
to make this an institution

of higher learning.

Then I came to school,
and I found out

that I was woefully incorrect.

Some smart ass decided to
paint a swastika on my school.

We are going to sit here,
find out what student

painted that crap on my school.

[door opens]

[door slams]

What the hell do
you mean by coming

in here late when I
specifically said the beginning

of the third period?

You, I threw you out of here.

He wants to come
back to school.

I don't give a
damn what he wants.

He broke my rules.
He's gone.

You're not helping
anybody by throwing

them back out on the street.

He deserves-- he has the
right to an education,

as do the kids you've
already thrown out.

If you're the guy that
painted that swastika--

MR. BOSLEY: Mr. Brooks.

You don't have to make
your accusations anymore.

I did it.

You did?

Are you out of your mind?

I was out of my mind and
let you turn this school

into a police state.

Maybe you forgot what this
place was like before I came.

I was here.

I had every criminal there is.

They learned in my class.

How to rob, maim, sh**t up.

They learned how to dream.

And all you can offer them
now is searches, drug tests,

abusing teachers, and throwing
them out in the street

just because they screw up.

I'm the principal.

They do what I say.

Well, I'm not.

And I just can't stand by.

So I nailed my
protest on your door.

You think anyone's
going to listen

to a coward who writes
graffiti in the middle

of the night, huh?

MR. BOSLEY: I hope they do.

I hope every student
and teacher hears me.

I hope the school board
hears me and the mayor

hears me because you're wrong.

Look at you.

You're a disgrace.

I'm sensitive Mr. Bosley.

If you yell at me, I just
might break down and cry.

You're too tough
for me, Mr. Brooks.

I just want to sit in my
room and read poetry all day.

Well, you know what
your problem is, Bosley?

You've lost your will.

You're a weak, sniveling sissy.

Right.

And you're so afraid
of your own weakness

that it scares you to
death, and you have

to k*ll everything around it.

See, a dream is a
river, Mr. Brooks.

And all you're doing
is stopping the flow.

And one day, you're
going to find

out that all your students and
teachers have withered away.

I've heard enough
of your poison.

You're fired.

No, this is my school.

And I'm not going to let you
hurt these students anymore.

I said you're fired.

Tony, Alvin, throw him out.

I said throw them out, damn it.

Come on, throw him out.

What the hell are you doing?

Come on, the rest of you,
throw them out of here.

Get rid of them.

BENNY: Hey, Brooks.

We're tired of you throwing us
out of school one at a time.

Now you throw us all out
because we're going on strike.

Yeah, that's right.

We're going on strike,
bro, all of us.

[applause]

Yeah, we're going on
strike, Brooks, all of us.

Once that school board gets
rid of you, we're out of here.

You got nothing without us.

[applause]

What the hell are you doing?

Get back here.

[door slams]

MR. BOSLEY: And I got the
results back from the test

from "The Great Gatsby."

Looks like you people
did some studying.

I think we got us
some scholars here.

And I have to make special
mention of my man Bo here.

Got himself a B. Hey,
I need five, my man.

All right.

Hey, studio audience.

You listen to me.

You keep studying like
that, next time you're going

to get an A. Oh, wait a minute.

We had a poetry
thing coming on here.

Oh.

Oh?

You people don't like poetry?

You use it every day.

Check this out.

Modern day poetry
is what you do.

If Shakespeare can
do it, so can you.

Growing in the ghetto
is a serious task.

You got yearn to learn,
or they'll take your--

Ass.

Yeah.

Hey, reminds me of a
poem by T.S. Eliot,

"The Love Song of
J. Alfred Prufrock."

"Let us go then, you
and I, when the evening

is spread out against the sky.

Like a patient
etherized upon a table,

let us go through certain
half-deserted streets."

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