04x09 - Making the Grade!

[bunniefuu]

[mellow music]

- [Voice Over] This is
the Evergreen Forest,

quiet, peaceful, serene.

[upbeat music]

That is until Burt
Raccoon wakes up.

[cheering]

But luckily he has some good
friends to help him out.

[dog barking]

Life would be simple in the
forest except for Cyril Sneer.

[beeping electronic
sound effects]

And his life would be simple
except for The Raccoons.

[fireworks]

[mellow music]

Another school year
is about to begin

and a visit from Bentley Raccoon

has Burt and Cedric thinking
back to their own school days.

a trek to Evergreen Elementary

is an ideal chance for them to
share those special memories.

- Recess, lunchtime,
show and tell,

that's what it's all about.

- Well, there was
math, accounting

and don't forget Miss. Primrose.

- Oh, who could
forget Miss. Primrose?

Oh, what a teacher.

- You were both in
the same classroom?

- Naturally, because there
only was one classroom.

Evergreen Elementary's
a one room school house.

Nothing like that new school
you're gonna be going to.

You must be pretty excited.

New school, new teachers to
meet, new friends to make.

- Yeah, you seen one school,
you've seen them all.

- [Bert] Hey, there it is, guys.

Ah, the old place never
looked better to me.

What a site.

- What a dump.

- [Bert] Hey, the school's open.

Come on, Bentley, now I can
show you the actual desk

where Bert Raccoon sat.

- Who was that?

- I don't know, but we're
gonna be late for class.

[upbeat music]

[laughing]
Just like the old days.

Race you.

- What's the big rush?

Hey, wait for me.

- Bentley, everybody
has to wipe his feet.

- Wow, this is it?

My locker was bigger
than this place.

Where's the cafeteria?

Where are the science labs?

Where are the computer rooms?

What could anyone possibly
learn in this place?

Whoops.

- Perhaps we could learn
some manners, young man.

And we don't charge in
here tracking in mud

and disrupting my school house,

even if it is being
closed down forever.

- Closed?
- Forever?

[dramatic music]

- Complete audit, sending
out representative,

please verify enclosed
list of inventory.

I own taxes on all of this?

This inventory list
is an invention.

How can the tax
department do this

to a humble millionaire like me?

[whimsical music]

- With a little practice,

we could easily join
the pro circuit.

- Make some fast bucks.

- And get into another racket.

[smashing sound]

- What in blue blazes
is going on down there?

- Ah, interior decorating.

- Get up here now

or I'll do some posterior
decorating on you clowns.

Left, right, hut.

- [Pigs] Yes sir, boss.

- We've got work to do.

The tax man is coming
and I want you three

to get over to the
Sneer warehouse

and start counting inventory.

These figures they have
are way out of line.

- But this could take all day.

- And we were planning to
practice our tennis serves.

- If you don't get
out to that warehouse,

I'll be serving you with
apples in your mouth.

- [Pigs] Yes sir.

- Clean off those feet.

Stop disrupting my schoolhouse.

What does she think she
is, a general in the army?

- I'm just the teacher here.

- But can't you get them
to change their minds?

The school has been
here for so long.

- You even taught my pop.

- Yes, I did.
[laughing]

[mellow music]

But that man you saw leaving
here, Inspector. Rutledge,

he's from the school board.

And according to him,
Evergreen Elementary

is just too worn down,
outdated and small.

- They just can't
tell you to pack up

and close the school down.

What are you gonna do?

- I'm being transferred
to another school

outside the forest.

It's supposed to be very nice,
very modern and very big.

In fact, I'll have more
students in my one class there

than I had in this
whole schoolhouse.

Going to be quite a change.

- Let's give Miss. Primrose
a hand with these boxes.

[grunting]
- Oh boy.

Gee, I don't remember school
books being as heavy as this.

You know, Cedric,

we just have to think of some
way to help Miss. Primrose.

We can't let them
shut down the school

and transfer her
out at the forest.

- I never even wanted
to come and see

her dumb old school
in the first place.

- Goodbye, Evergreen Elementary,

hello City Collegiate,
Grade Seven.

- City Collegiate, Grade Seven?

That's my school, my class.

I'm doomed.

- Oh, don't worry, for
a bunch of pros like us,

this job should be a breeze.

[crashing sound]
[yelping]

- A breeze?

It looks more like
a hurricane to me.

[somber music]

- I can't believe
they're actually

closing the old school down.

- It seems like only yesterday

we were sitting
in your classroom.

- Yes.

There's a lot of wonderful
memories in that room.

- Speaking of wonderful,
lunch is served.

Hey, where's Bentley?

Bentley, lunch.

- Coming, Bert.

Yes, mom, I'm going to
love my new school, mom.

First day?

No, I can hardly wait, mom.

Bye, mom.

Brother.

- Well, Bentley, what
did your mom have to say?

- Same old stuff.

- You know, Bentley is going
to a new school this year.

You must be really looking
forward to it, Bentley.

- Yeah, I really am.

- Hey g*ng, that's
it, a new school.

Maybe if we made the
old school a new school,

we could get the school
board to reconsider.

What do you say, Miss. Primrose?

- Well, I appreciate what
you're trying to do, Bert,

but I don't think that--

- We could give the
place a coat of paint.

It might give it
a whole new look.

- Yeah, and I'll write an
editorial in The Standard.

Kind of rally the
forest around the cause.

- If we're going to pull
this off, we'll need money.

I could bake some
cakes and have a sale.

Maybe I could even talk to Pop.

- And I could go clean out

the storage closets
at the school.

I've kept a lot of
things over the years.

We could raffle them off.

But I'll need some help.

- There you go, Bentley,
something for you to do.

Miss. Primrose and you
should make a great team.

- Sure, Bert, anything to help.

- I'll go call a school board

and get Inspector.
Rutledge to come back.

We'll get him to
change his mind yet.

[upbeat music]

- 688, 689.

[car horn]

- Hey, guys, where
should I put these?

- Over here.

- Capeesh.

[crashing sounds]
[screaming]

- Look at this mess.

- Hey, excuse me, fellas,

but could I get some directions?

I seem to be lost.

- Where are those
procrastinating parkers?

[dramatic music]

Don't they realize I've
got the tax man on my tail?

- Well, thank you, fellas,
for all that information.

You've been great help.

- [Pig] No problem, inspector.

- Always glad to help out
a government official.

[car engine]

- Why, those two
conniving tenderloins.

They're working with
the tax inspector.

They're spilling their guts.

They're squealing
just like pigs.

[clearing throat]

- Lloyd, Lloyd.

- I know this looks bad, boss,

but we can straighten it out.

- If you traitorous swine aren't
out of here in 10 seconds,

I'll straighten you out.

- You mean we can have
the rest of the day off?

- [Cyril] Take the rest of
your lives off, scram, b*at it,

hit the road, get out of here.

You are fired.

- Fired?

- [Miss. Primrose]
I never realized

how much junk I piled
up over the years.

Bentley, would you mind giving
me a hand with this box?

- Sure.

- Bert was right, we do
make a good team, don't we?

- Hey, where did
you get that from?

- Oh, the school board
sent it to us years ago

but I can never get
it working properly.

- This is the kind of computer
I learned on at school.

- Maybe if I'd been able

to make more use out of that
computer and kept up to date,

the school wouldn't
be in this awful mess.

But I guess it's too late
for an old dog like me

to learn new tricks.

[whimsical music]
[crying sounds]

- How could the boss
fire us like that?

- We never even got the
chance to make up any excuses.

- We never even got the
chance to make any lunch.

- Lunch.
[crying sounds]

- [Cyril] I said
hold all my calls,

I'm trying to conduct
job interviews.

I need some help
around here fast.

Let's see what your
conditions of employment are.

Statutory holidays, huh?

A 40 hour work week?

Two weeks holidays a year?

What do you think this
is, an executive position?

Next.

[whistling]

- Gee, Pop, I guess
you're kind of busy.

- I'm beyond busy.

I'm closing in on frazzled.

What can I do for you, son?

- Well, pop, a bunch
of us are trying

to get everyone in the forest

to give some money
to help people--

- Money?

Don't talk to me about money.

I've got a headache
the size of this room

because I might have
to give my money away.

Anything else, son?

- No, Pop, I understand.

- No, it can't be.
[dramatic music]

It's him, the tax man and
he's brought four forms.

I may be out of time, but
I'm never out of tricks.

[indistinct], I'll be
with you in one minute.

He's on my overseas line.

Just have a seat and relax.

[knocking on door]
[dramatic music]

Cyril Sneer is going
to be harder to find

than a mechanic on a weekend.

[laughing]

- Gee, there sure is
a lot of stuff here.

Hey, that looks like me.

- Oh no, that's Bert with
Cedric, Ralph and Melissa.

[mellow music]
- Boy, did they look scared.

- I guess they were
a little nervous

that first day of school.

I used to make it a
practice over the years

to take pictures of
all my new students.

I remember that day so well.
[upbeat music]

♪ How will I know things
will turn out all right ♪

♪ Where do you go when there's
no guarantees in life ♪

♪ Give me a chance to find out

♪ I can't do it on my own

♪ Give me the strength
to realize my goals ♪

♪ Can you teach me what to do

♪ Will you show me
the meaning of love ♪

♪ Can you help me find my way

♪ Can you teach me what to do

♪ Will you show me
the meaning of love ♪

♪ Can you help me find my way

♪ Let's take it slow, help
me see it through your eyes ♪

♪ How do you know the
feelings you have inside ♪

And this was their
last day of school.

- [Bentley] I never realized,

but I guess everyone
gets a little scared

going to a new school,
don't they, Miss. Primrose?

- Oh, Bentley, I don't
want to leave this place.

[crying]

[upbeat music]

[screaming]

- I hope the bumping around
didn't ruin something.

- Oh, I certainly hope not.

- Pop, what are you doing here?

- Oh, I had to get
out of the house.

I thought I'd drop by.

But what are you doing
at the school house?

- I tried to tell you, Pop.

We're holding a fundraiser

to save the school
from closing down.

- Closing down?

The old school hasn't changed
much in all these years.

- Yeah, and that's
the problem, Pop.

- Miss. Primrose?

- Why, if it isn't
little Cyril Sneer.

- You still remember me?

- Of course I remember.

You were the best math
student I ever taught.

It was unfortunate that

you had to leave
school when you did.

- Yes, well, I had to help out
in the family business and--

- [Miss. Primrose] And you've
done so well for yourself.

I've kept my eye on you.

I always knew you
had what it takes.

- Miss. Primrose, can you
come here for a minute?

- Sounds just like
old times, doesn't it?

Have a look around,
but be careful

or someone will fix
you up with a job.

- [Bentley] Welcome to
Evergreen Elementary's

very first computer room.

- Bentley, this is wonderful.

- Want to be the first
to give it a try?

- Oh, why, really, I shouldn't--

- Give it a try.

- Oh, oh well, I'm not the
greatest student, am I?

- Just hold that key down
while you push this one.

[beeping sound]
- [Miss. Primrose] I did it.

I never thought I'd see the
day I could use one of these.

Do you know, Bentley, you've
been a big help to me?

It would've been great to
have had you as a student.

- There's something I've
been meaning to tell you.

I am your student, sort of.

- Well, what do you mean?

- Well, you were transferred
to my school, my classroom.

I didn't tell you because

I was worried about
going to City Collegiate

and having you as my teacher.

But that's all changed
because we're--

- Yes, we're still friends,
and I understand, Bentley.

You know, that would be great,

both of us at the same school,

because we're really
two of a kind.

- What I wouldn't
give for a dozen

chocolate donuts right now.

- Stop talking about food.

- Hey, look.

- A donut shop.

- [Pig] A car.

I'll handle this.

Just keep him quiet and don't
let him chew on the chrome.

- Well, when you told
me you were veterans,

I had to stop, I did.

- You told him we were veterans?

- I said veterans of the road.

- Excuse me, fellas,

but how do we get
out of this forest?

- Turn to your right up here.

- [Rutledge] Oh, good heavens,
I'm back where I started.

- Do you smell that?

- Yes, it smells like--

- [Pigs] [indistinct].

Stop, turn around.

- Why, what's this?

- Poor kid who had to wear
that ridiculous costume.

- I wore it in the Easter play.

- Oh, well, what do
I know about fashion?

- Hey, these are great
looking cakes, Cedric.

Hey g*ng, someone's coming.

- What?

Why, those back
stabbing bacon bits.

They're really out for revenge.

[dramatic music]

They've sniffed me out and
brought the tax man too.

- Perhaps we should have
turned left back there.

What do you think, fellas?

- I can't let them find me.

I need an escape.

- Hello again, Mr. Rutledge.

- We weren't
expecting you so soon,

but have we got
something to show you.

- Expecting me?

- We've cleaned and polished,
we've painted and washed.

We breathed new life
into an old school.

Hey, we've even got
a computer room.

What do you say to
that, Mr. Rutledge?

[gasping]

- [Pigs] Gee.

Uh-oh.

- Well, judging by all
the work you've done,

the school must mean
a lot to all of you,

but unfortunately, Evergreen
Elementary is just too small.

A major expansion
is the only answer

and we just don't
have the money.

- But you're the
school board inspector.

Can't you do something?

- School board
inspector, closed?

Not if Cyril Sneer has
anything to say about it.

Listen, mister inspector,

this place is too
important to shut down.

I went here for as
long as I could,

and as long as I'm here, this
place is going to stay open.

Tell your bumbling
bureaucratic bosses

that I'll fight them all
the way on this, I'll--

- Cover the costs of expansion?

- Well, let's not
be hasty either.

This is my money
we're talking about.

There's this little tax
problem I have to sort out,

otherwise I'd be glad to help.

- Public donations are
tax deductible, you know?

- He's right, Pop,

- Tax deductible?

Why, that's brilliant.

- Yes.

[giggling]
Oh yes, it is.

- What would you say,
Rutledge, to a donation

big enough to bring this
school up to scratch?

- Well, there would
be some paperwork

and of course Evergreen
Elementary would
have to be expanded

but I'd say we've got a deal.

The school can stay open.

[cheering]

[saxophone music]

- It seems I made
a rather inaccurate

assessment back
at the warehouse.

- He what?

- And you boys just
saved me a pile of dough.

So how about we let
bygones be bygones

and pick up from
where we left off?

- You mean we can
have our jobs back?

- Yeah, but I'm
deducting a day's pay

for this little
holiday you've had.

- Holiday?

- Gee, thanks, boss.

- Gee, we're really gonna
miss you around here.

- Are you sure you have to go?

- I'm afraid so, boys.

I've given it a lot of thought,

and I know now I was just
afraid of facing something new.

[upbeat music]
So I'm off to City Collegiate

to learn more about the
newfangled technology

Bentley has been showing me.

I'm going to be a
teacher and a student.

After all, someone has to run
the new Evergreen Elementary

and the Cyril Sneer Wing
when it's built, right?

[cheering]
- All right.

[laughing]

- Come on, Miss.
Primrose, let's get going.

I want to look
around our new school

because we're gonna be
the new faces this year.

Look out City
Collegiate, here we come.

[upbeat music]

♪ When darkness falls leaving
shadows in the night ♪

♪ Don't be afraid, wipe
that fear from your eyes ♪

♪ If a desperate love keeps
on driving you wrong ♪

♪ Don't be afraid,
you're not alone ♪

♪ You can run with us

♪ We've got
everything you need ♪

♪ Run with us, we are free

♪ Come with us, I see
passion in your eyes ♪

♪ Run with us