01x03 - So This Is Rydell

[bunniefuu]

♪ It's going to be different this year ♪

- Slut!
- Who said that?

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

- [INDISTINCT CLAMORING]
- Vote for Jane!

Needless to say,
this will all be memorialized

on your permanent records.

- But colleges look at those.
- For good reason.

What you said up there, it took guts.

Let's just keep running our campaigns,

and may the best man win.

That's... that's fair, right?

I'm sorry, but your future
isn't more important than mine.

We're not girls, we're ladies.

- [CHUCKLES]
- The Pink ladies.

I spent so much time just trying to prove

that I'm the good guy
and Buddy's the bad guy,

but I'm realizing that maybe sometimes,

you got to be bad to do good.

I've decided no more detention.

You are all still being punished.

♪ Look out, we are here ♪

♪ It's going to be different this year ♪

[INDISTINCT JEERING]
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Hey!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

♪

[PEACEFUL MUSIC]

- [SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
- I just want to say that

I don't think Rydell was
so fun for everyone before.

Edith and I, we've matured.

[DOWNBEAT MUSIC]

I-it wasn't for me.

And I know it hasn't been for a lot of kids

who don't fit in for whatever reason.

[LAUGHTER]

♪

'Cause we're considered strange

or the wrong type.

Truth is that most people
in this auditorium

aren't popular.

We just want to be ourselves.

We haven't even gotten
the chance to do that yet

or to have fun.

Because we're too busy just
trying to survive high school.

[SWELLING DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

Honestly, I don't really
have time for friends here.

I'm too busy with schoolwork,
debate, science.

What about the boy you sit
next to in chemistry class?

- Oh, yeah. Wally.
- Mm.

It's geometry.

As for chemistry,
unfortunately, we have none.

[LAUGHS] I bet you've
never even spoken to him.

You're too shy, Hazel.

There's got to be somebody there.

No one I could be myself with.

So I hope you like long-distance calls,

- because I'll be calling...
- [INDISTINCT CLAMORING]

Oh, my God, Patty, your brother!

- They smell like pee!
- [CHUCKLES]

Christopher! Gotta go, Hazel.

[DIAL TONE DRONING]

[DOWNBEAT PIANO MUSIC]

♪

♪ The grass will be greener, they said ♪

♪ The streets will be cleaner, they said ♪

♪ I'm sure you'll make
a bunch of new friends ♪

♪ But I liked my grass, my streets ♪

♪ And my friends were my friends ♪

♪ Oh, how can I ever fit in ♪

♪ When they can only see one thing? ♪

♪ How do I start over again? ♪

♪ I'm a stranger in a strange town ♪

♪ Damn, it's strange at both ends ♪

♪ I'll keep looking up 'cause I know ♪

♪ The constellations never lie ♪

♪ The stars, they still shine ♪

♪ Orion says hi ♪

♪ Everything's changed,
but I got the same sky ♪

♪ The Gemini moon will be rising soon ♪

♪ Just to remind me
that everything's cool ♪

♪ No matter how lonely gravity can be ♪

♪ The Little Dipper's
still checking on me ♪

♪ The stars, they still shine ♪

♪ Orion says hi ♪

♪ Everything's strange,
but I got the same sky ♪

♪ I fly, but I'm flat on my feet ♪

♪ The roles keep on turning on me ♪

♪ So rules keep on rearranging ♪

♪ I know I'm different
to those with tunnel vision ♪

♪ I'll keep looking up ♪

♪ 'Cause I know
the constellations never lie ♪

♪ The stars, they still shine ♪

♪ Orion says hi ♪

♪ Everything's changed,
but I got the same sky ♪

♪ The Gemini moon will be rising soon ♪

♪ Just to remind me
that everything's cool ♪

♪ No matter how lonely gravity can be ♪

♪ The Little Dipper's
still checking on me ♪

♪ The stars, they still shine ♪

♪ Orion says hi ♪

♪ Everything's changed,
but I got the same sky ♪

♪ [CHOIR VOCALIZING] ♪

♪

♪ The reflection of the sun
reflects on my face ♪

♪

♪ And I know everything's
going to be okay ♪

♪ No matter how lonely gravity can be ♪

♪ The Little Dipper's
still checking on me ♪

♪ The stars, they still shine ♪

♪ Orion says hi ♪

♪ Everything's changed,
but I've got the same ♪

♪ Sky ♪

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[OWL HOOTING]

[DOG BARKS]

[UPBEAT JAZZ MUSIC]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Everything looks radioactive.

You know, Jane is running
for class president at Rydell.

Oh, that is marvelous!

They could use an honest
young lady like yourself.

I heard about that awful girl g*ng.

A girl president. Hmm.

Now, there's a story
that our station could do.

[CHUCKLING] Oh, Jim, always at work.

Well, it's something
you'd have to see to believe.

Now that is what television is for,

and we could show a changing Rydell.

I just have to open my front door

to see a changing Rydell.

Three new Mexican families on my street.

You can't step outside without
hearing their god-awful music.

I mean, why does it have to be so loud?

You know, I think the Morrisons

need their drinks freshened.

Mm-hmm.

You know, Kitty,

you don't look like
these girls' mother at all.

[LAUGHS] You flatter me, Ethel.

- No, I mean, your complexion.
- It's so dark.

That's a funny thing
about Italians, I suppose.

You look so different

depending on the region you're from.

Oh, but mother isn't...

Oh, which was your news program, Jim?

Channel nightly.

- Don't you recognize him?
- Ah, yes.

We play it every night
on the display at the store.

[JIM CHUCKLES] You're a good man.

- And I like you Faccianos.
- Aw.

You all should consider
joining our Athletic Club.

You brush shoulders
with the best of Rydell.

That's right, and it's good for business.

And I'll bet that a future
president like yourself, Jane,

is college-bound.

I hope to be.

Yeah, we've got alumni

from almost every
major university at the club.

- How about a tour?
- Oh, we'd like that very much.

[COUGHS] It's meat!

It looks like cake, but it's meat!

Who would do that to a person?

It's a ribbon loaf.

It's usually a hit.

[JAZZY MUSICAL FLOURISH]

Just don't understand what I did wrong!

Francesca, you need to learn
to be seen and not heard.

I was just confused. Honest.

I mean, the meat looks like cake.

One minute you're Puerto Rican
and the next, you're Italian.

I was here thinking

I've been calling my nonna
abuela all these years.

[SIGHS] It wasn't worth explaining.

People in California
don't know the first thing

about Puerto Rico.

They probably think
it's the capital of Mexico.

Why try and teach them things
they don't care to know?

- [CAR HONKING]
- So they know?

Jane, please talk to her.

- Mother knows best.
- [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

Shake a leg, Facciano! We're late!

Hi!

Hi.

Promise not to laugh, but I made something.

Thought we could hand these out at school.

Unless you don't like them. [CHUCKLES]

Olivia! You kissed all these?

Yeah. My lips are still sore.

Can I get one of those for personal use?

Hey.

- Hey!
- [BOTH LAUGH]

Be my campaign manager.

I don't know the first thing
about student council.

So? You're smart.

And you were the first person
to endorse me.

Just say yes.

Can't handle this much schmaltz
before breakfast.

Get a room!

- Fine. Yes.
- [SQUEALS]

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

Let's go, let's go, let's go!

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

♪

[ENGINE REVVING AND TIRES SQUEALING]

♪

A button?

Here to make Rydell fun for everyone.

No, thank you.

Vote for Jane Facciano! Take a button!

- Excuse me.
- Hello?

You want a button?

- I'll take a button.
- [DRAMATIC PIANO ROCK MUSIC]

Wow-ee! What happened to you?

The winds of change have blown.

♪

Since we showed those soc boys what's what,

I've decided
I'm done getting pushed around.

Old Nancy took a lot of crap
from a lot of people.

New Nancy?

New Nancy doesn't take nothing from no one.

Does New Nancy always speak
in the third person?

If she wants.

- [LAUGHTER]
- Hi.

Would you like a button?

Sure. Oh, I loved your speech.

Get ready for the Fall Ball!

If I win, you'll be invited
to another unforgettable dance

at the Rydell Athletic Club,

and it will be even better than last year.

- [THE CHORDS' "SH-BOOM"]
- ♪ Life could be a dream

♪ If only all my precious
plans would come true ♪

♪ If you would let me spend
my whole life loving you ♪

♪ Life could be a dream ♪

Vote for Buddy, everyone!

TOGETHER: And life will be sweet!

- [CHEERING AND LAUGHTER]
- Buddy!

[LAUGHTER] [SCHOOL BELL RINGING]

What, they expect to win with candy?

What? It's free!

Just focus on the debate this week.

Daddy Aldridge might be able to buy candy,

but he can't buy a win
against Jane Facciano,

regional debate champ.

I haven't even been
to debate club this year.

Might want to brush up.

Word from the bird is

Daddy Aldridge
hired a debate coach for Buddy.

Some hotshot guy from Washington.

Look alive. It's the vice.

Ladies, Ms. Facciano
is the only one who belongs

in this hallway right now.

Ms. Valdovinos,

my papers aren't going to file themselves.

- [SIGHS]
- [THE CHORDS' "SH-BOOM"]

Miss Nakaga...

Wow.

Go help her.

- ♪ Sh-boom ♪
- [CYNTHIA CHUCKLES]

Not so fast, Ms. Zdunowski.

It's time for your debut. [CYNTHIA SIGHS]

We don't want
to keep your audience waiting.

- ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi, mi ♪
- ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi, mi ♪

- Muh, muh, muh!
- ♪ Mi, mi, mi, mi, mi ♪

Muh, muh!

Hey! You want a button?

Or a doctor?

[GROANING SARCASTICALLY] Oh, help!

There's no soliciting in the theater.

Oh, I wouldn't expect
any money from an actor.

I smell fresh blood.

You must be Cynthia,

the developing soul
in need of some guidance.

Can you guide me away from her?

I'm Mr. Vaughan, your instructor.

Instructor.

You all need someone
to teach you to play pretend?

[LAUGHS] We do not play pretend.

We live truthfully.

In imaginary situations.

Class!

Our new player, Cynthia,

will start us off today with an exercise.

You are a Martian whose ship
just landed on Earth.

You've trespassed into someone's home

and discovered this new object.

Stage is yours.

[SUSPENSEFUL ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]

♪

[ORCHESTRAL MUSIC SWELLING]

Look!

It's a chair.

Just like I got in my spaceship.

Why did I stand all the way here?

Oh!

[LAUGHS]

Tough crowd.

- Buddy's the incumbent.
- He's got the track record.

A track record built by
the girls of student council

like me who've done all the work for him.

Wait, isn't what
you're describing leadership?

No.

Leaders delegate,
but they also have a vision.

I have a vision: a Fall Ball
that's fun for everyone,

for starters.

But Buddy's the one
with connections to the club.

Which is why he's never thought

to call and negotiate a reduced rental fee,

which I did during lunch.

And I got them to throw in a
photo station and an ice luge.

Beauty and brains.

[SIGHS] You're going to crush him.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

You have something to say?

Me? No.

- You made a face.
- I don't think so.

Is there something wrong with my platform?

- No.
- Then why did you make a face?

I don't want to disagree.

This is debate club.

Your fun-for-everyone platform is strong.

But the fundamental fallacy,
excuse the pun,

is that everyone shares
your definition of said fun.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY] This is a dance.

You don't think dances are fun?

Do I think weeks of anxiety
over finding a date,

a public showcase
of my lack of coordination,

and an invitation to an Athletic Club

a quarter of this school, myself included,

wouldn't be able to set foot inside

the other days of the year is fun?

[LAUGHS] Nope.

All that aside, you've made
a glaring strategic error.

The only votes you'd win

with the dance like you're proposing

are the ones already
going to the incumbent.

I... [CHUCKLES]

I hadn't thought of any of that.

I have to go.

Me, too.

Why can't we keep a girl in debate?

It's not us, right?

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]

[CHEERING AND LAUGHTER]

Quiet!

I'll switch your order
to four knuckle sandwiches.

She's not wrong, you know.

I don't go to those dances either.

Who could?

Those clubs charge an arm and a leg.

And my back seat is free.

[SCOFFS] I think the word
you're looking for is empty.

Yeah, I don't need to pay
to get mistaken for a busboy.

I got a Mexican mom and a Jewish dad.

We're not really the chosen people

when it comes to a place like that.

And you got to register a date to go?

No, thanks, pops.

Those dances ain't really for us,

so I ain't really for them.

Oh, no. I'm thinking like a soc.

- [CHUCKLES]
- She's slow, but she gets there.

[ALL CHUCKLE SOFTLY]

What about you?

- A school dance?
- [LAUGHS]

Nah, never. [T-BIRDS LAUGH]

Would anything make you go?

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON JUKEBOX]

- Better tunes?
- Don't touch that dial!

Johnny Vavoom is in the room,

here to make your heart
and all your hearts go boom!

[ROLLICKING MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO]

I'm going to run on a new kind of dance

for all the kids who've been missing out

and... and skipping out.

A dance even Richie Valdovinos
would want to go to.

We just got to get the word out.

Leave it to me.

♪

Ms. McGee! Ms. McGee!

There's a coyote on the
parking lot eating a cat!

Oh, not again!

All right, you.

I'm ready for you this time.

Wild animals in the school,
wild animals outside.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- Red, my man!
- [CHUCKLES]

How's it going, Hazel?

Good morning, boys and girls!

Thinking about voting
in the upcoming election?

- Is that Jane?
- JDs h*jacked the intercom!

[LAUGHTER]

If you vote for Jane,

you'll get a whole new Fall Ball.

No dress code, no date mandate,

and all rock and roll!

And say goodbye to that
stuffy athletic club,

because it's not fun
if it's not for everyone!

We're going to have a dance
in our very own gym instead.

And with the money we save,

I'll try to get the one,
the only DJ Johnny Vavoom!

[ALL CHEERING]

[ENERGETIC UPBEAT MUSIC]

Holy smokes!

♪

- [JANE HELPS]
- Janey!

Sorry!

Your hair is brown.

My hair is brown.

Your hair is brown.

[YAWNS LOUDLY]

You're looking at me.

I'm looking at you.

Beautiful work.

This is what Meisner is all about!

Pay attention to your partner.

See beyond their words.

You're scared.

You're scared.

You're scared.

[SCOFFS]

- Am not.
- Cynthia.

The exercise requires you
to repeat the statement.

[SIGHS]

You're scared.

[SCOFFS]

This is a waste of time.

Lydia.

You just made your classmate
extremely uncomfortable.

A-plus...

[WHISPERS] A-plus.

[SHIRLEY GUNTER & THE QUEENS' "OOP SHOOP"]

♪ Come on, baby ♪

♪ Treat me right tonight ♪

♪ Come on, baby,
and make me know your mind ♪

♪ You know, baby,
I need your love tonight ♪

Come on.

Jane, Jane.

If you're going to change things up,

you should look at the parking lot, too.

The football team gets all the good spots.

Have you ever lugged
a bass drum / blocks?

Jane will bring democracy
to the Rydell parking lot.

Jane, we've been asking student council

to fix the sanitary napkin dispensers,

but Susan says it's improper
to talk to Buddy about it.

Well, sorry if it's improper,

but I can't just stop menstruating.

I'm a woman, Jane.

We're on the case, Polly.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

- [CHEERFULLY] Go Pink!
- [SERIOUSLY] Or else.

- We're out of buttons!
- Ah! That's great!

Sorry, Susan.

Pink would have gone well with your scowl.

[LAUGHTER]

♪

Excuse me a moment.

Hey, wait.

I wanted to thank you for
what you said at debate club.

I shouldn't have said anything.

You shouldn't have had to.

But it changed my whole campaign.

You're really good, by the way.

Thanks.

I was the new girl at Rydell last year.

It can be a tough place to fit in.

Oh, really?

♪ Treat me right tonight

You wanna come inside
and have a burger with us?

I'm sorry. I have to study.

[SCREAMS] It's Jim Johnson from TV!

[ALL SCREAMING]

Well, now, that is what I call a welcome.

Hey, thanks for watching. Good to see you.

Jane, there you are.

Actually, I've come to see you
specifically.

Me?

How does she know Jim Johnson?

I kept thinking that this story

about the Rydell high election

would be fantastic for our broadcast,

so I spoke with your principal today.

And I was wondering, Jane, Buddy,

how would you kids feel about

doing your debate on television?

[GASPING AND CHATTERING]

[SUSAN PANTING]

He'll do it.

So will she.

[NANCY CLEARING THROAT]

[OVERLAPPING EXCITED CHATTER]

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

You want to get out of here?

I can get Gil's wheels for us.

Great. We can strategize in the car.

♪

[ENGINE CHUGGING] TV?

- [SQUEALS]
- We have to think big!

Really change things.

We can get rid of homework.

- And detention.
- Oh, um...

I was thinking

maybe we could get letters
sent home translated to Spanish

for the parents who need it.

- But not the detention slips.
- [OLIVIA CHUCKLES]

It'd mean a lot coming from
a Puerto Rican girl.

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

Half. Uh, you can drop me off here.

Nah. Door-to-door service.

- [ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO]
- Don't touch that dial!

- Johnny Vavoom is in the room!
- Oh, you don't have to...

♪

Okay.

♪

Hey, Jane.

[CLEARS THROAT]

I don't usually do those school dances,

but yours doesn't sound too bad.

I think I might actually like to go,

and I think I might like to go with you.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Oh.

♪

Jane?

Se or a.

Thanks for the ride.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO]

♪

It's that television star!

We're closing the shop down early tomorrow

to see you in action.

What did I miss?

Who were those kids?

The boy with the hair?

They just gave me a ride home.

What boy?

Freshen up.

The Johnsons set up a tour
at the Rydell Athletic Club.

W-W-What was his hair like?

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[CLASSICAL PIANO MUSIC PLAYING]

♪

We're going to miss "Lucy" for this?

Yes.

You must be the Faccianos! Welcome!

Girls, may I interest you
in some chocolate?

Our chef's specialty, beef fudge.

♪

- [GULPS]
- Mm.

[CHUCKLES] Mrs. Facciano,
may I take your coat?

Jimena.

Actually, I can hold it.

Jimena doesn't mind.

- I don't.
- Please, Mrs. Facciano.

May I?

I'll keep it with me.

I get cold. [CHUCKLES]

Not a problem.

Jimena will join us for the tour.

Don't fret, Mrs. Facciano.

When you're in the club,

these are the kinds of comforts
you get used to.

And just to assure you all,
we are a very progressive club,

so you should not have
any concerns about fitting in,

given your background.

We have been welcoming Italians
into our club

for almost five years now.

[CHUCKLES]

♪

[SOFT DOWNBEAT MUSIC]

♪

This is our founder's room,
a real taste of the old Rydell.

Oh, this room is lovely.

Fudge didn't go down so well, huh?

And all of the game
was sh*t here on the grounds.

♪

[LAUGHTER AND CHATTER]

Look at this, Jane. Rydell High.

Oh, one of our favorite traditions to host.

The Fall Ball.

I'm told your daughter
is quite the negotiator,

and this one will be
our best year yet, mm, mm, mm.

Oh, you okay?

Would it be all right
if I just sit for a moment

and catch up with you?

I'm feeling a little lightheaded.

Are you sure you're all right, sweetheart?

I just need a minute.

We'll give you some privacy.

Oh, yeah. Okay. All right.

[WHISPERING] When you're in the club.

Hello?

VOICES: [WHISPERING]
When you're in the club.

Hello?

VOICES: [WHISPERING]
When you're in the club.

[SUSPENSEFUL JAZZ MUSIC]

Is someone there?

When you're in the club.

[JAZZ MUSIC]

♪

- [GASPS]
- ♪ How did you get here?

♪ Not sure what you did?

♪ Well, you can relax, pat your back ♪

♪ 'Cause you're someone's kid ♪

♪ A dip in the gene pool
is keeping you so cool ♪

♪ Living the hierarchy
of nepotistic bliss ♪

♪ Stress-free Mondays, privileged Fridays ♪

♪ It's the weekend every day ♪

♪ Trust fund baby, oh, sing it with me ♪

- ♪ WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CLUB ♪
- ALL: ♪ Ah ♪

- ♪ YOU'RE A STEP ABOVE ♪
- ALL: ♪ Ah ♪

♪ When you're in the club,
the world is yours to have ♪

♪ We've got each other's backs ♪

♪ As long as your
daddy's wallet's really fat ♪

ALL: ♪ Ah ♪

- ♪ ALL YOUR TROUBLES DONE ♪
- ALL: ♪ Ah ♪

♪ When you're in the club,
the world is yours to have ♪

♪ We've got each other's backs ♪

ALL: ♪ As long as you're not Jewish ♪

♪ Asian, Brown, or Black ♪

♪ Just put your feet up
no matter who you was ♪

ALL: ♪ Oh, really, oh, really,
but really, it really does ♪

♪ But now you're a member,
so light a Cohiba ♪

ALL: ♪ Let the greener pastures
know, darling, here you come ♪

♪ But not to worry ♪

♪ You're at the tippy-top of all them ♪

♪ Cr me de la crme ♪

♪ But there's one thing that's tradition ♪

♪ You got to get rid
of all your old friends ♪

♪ They'll be people
who want what you have ♪

ALL: ♪ Well, tell them too bad ♪

- ♪ WHEN YOU'RE IN THE CLUB ♪
- ALL: ♪ Ah ♪

- ♪ YOU'RE A STEP ABOVE ♪
- ALL: ♪ Ah ♪

♪ When you're in the club,
the world is yours to have ♪

♪ We've got each other's backs ♪

♪ As long as your
daddy's wallet's really fat ♪

ALL: ♪ Ah ♪

- ♪ ALL YOUR TROUBLES, DONE ♪
- ALL: ♪ Ah ♪

♪ When you're in the club,
the world is yours to have ♪

♪ We've got each other's backs ♪

ALL WHISPERING: ♪ As long as
you're not Jewish, Asian ♪

♪ Brown, or Black, a single woman or gay ♪

♪ On the wrong side of fey

♪ If you're rich, white, and straight ♪

[NORMALLY] ♪ Then you're in the club ♪

- Janey.
- [GASPS]

Uh-oh, did we catch someone

practicing her dance moves
for the Fall Ball?

I don't know.

It's a little bit stuffy
and very expensive.

[CHUCKLES] Well, it's an investment.

We can't join that club.

That place represents
everything wrong with Rydell.

If they knew what part
of Italy you're from,

they wouldn't even let us
walk through that door.

Well, that's not necessarily true.

You heard them. They're evolving.

It doesn't matter.

There are a lot of kids in Rydell

who are sick of feeling like
they're not welcome here.

If I win, I promised

that we wouldn't have the
Fall Ball at that club anymore.

It's prejudiced.

You won't say that on television.

Jane, let's... let's talk.

We left New York, everything we knew,

because we had the opportunity

to build something for our family here.

Do not ruin it.

Ruin it for who? Me? Or you?

Yeah! You have no idea
what it's like to be me.

No idea!

Every choice I have ever made
is for you and your sister.

Think about that tomorrow when
everyone is watching, Jane.

[TENSE DOWNBEAT MUSIC]

♪

All right, folks,
we're live in five minutes.

Five minutes, everyone.

- No, no, no.
- Can you bring that light down?

It's going to wash him out.

- Let the poor man do his job.
- Just...

Come on.

If I'm elected president...

When.

When I'm elected president,

I will make sure our traditions continue...

No fidgeting.

Remember the tips from the coach.

Shouldn't I talk about
some changes I want to make?

Buddy, the last thing you want to do

is align yourself with your opponent.

She's about change.

You're about tradition.

She's a thr*at to that tradition.

She's in a girl g*ng.

Use it.

After you hit the dance at the club,

go straight into the rest.

The parking lot,
parent letters, no homework.

- Be bold.
- Show no fear.

You're a Pink Lady.

You're the rebel candidate.

Oh.

Places, please!

And in five, four, three..

And now, we turn

to a high school presidential election

that's captured the attention of many.

For the first time in Rydell history,

a girl has decided to throw her hat

in the ring for presidency.

[CHUCKLES] Yes, you heard correctly.

A young lady named Jane Facciano.

She'll be running against
incumbent candidate

and Rydell star quarterback,
Buddy Aldridge.

And here they are
to debate their platforms.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

- [TV TURNS ON]
- Mam!

Thank you both for being here!

Mam, mam!

Let's get right into it. First question.

- Shh!
- Quiet. Richie's house.

Why should you be elected to represent

Rydell over your opponent?

Buddy, you begin.

Thank you, Mr. Johnson.

When I think of Rydell High,
I think... well... [CHUCKLES]

- First, I think of football.
- [CHUCKLES]

[LAUGHTER]

[SCOFFING GROAN]

Joking aside, I think of tradition.

I believe in Rydell's future,
but I also believe in its past.

Unlike my opponent, I would
like to honor our traditions,

like our Fall Ball.

Thank you kindly.

- [SOFTLY] Yay!
- [SOFTLY] Go, Buddy!

Jane, your turn.

[TV CAMERA PIVOT CREAKS]

Um...

well, it's not that I don't
want to honor Rydell's past.

That's not what my campaign is about.

I do appreciate that Rydell has a past.

I mean, we all have pasts.

Me, Buddy.

Me and Buddy.

Probably even you,
Mr. Johnson, have a past.

What is she doing?

[SCOFFS] Chickening out.

[SIGHS SOFTLY]

I don't know... Jane?

It's your time, Buddy.

I'm just a little confused.

This sounds like a reversal of the policy

you and your girl g*ng proposed.

- [SCOFFS] This guy.
- So clarify for us.

Do you believe we should break
the decades-long tradition

of having the dance at the club?

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

I'm not necessarily saying that.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[CHUCKLING] Then what are you saying?

♪

Come on.

♪

[SUSAN CHUCKLES]

♪

I don't know.

[SOFT DOWNBEAT MUSIC]

♪

- And we're clear.
- [BELL RINGS]

All right, thank you, everybody.

- That's a wrap, everybody.
- Go, Buddy!

That's a wrap. Good work, guys.

- Good job. You did great.
- [APPLAUSE]

Sir, pleasure. Thank you.

Well done.

Jane, are you okay?

What was that?

I'm sorry.

- [DOOR OPENS]
- [SIGHS]

Ice cream?

Who wants ice cream?

I'm proud of you.

I know it must have been hard,
but you seem...

I didn't seem like anything

because I didn't say anything at all.

I disappointed everyone.

Except for you.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

[PEBBLES CLACKING ON WINDOW]

You forgot this.

You don't have to give it back.

I know I let you guys down.

- No kidding.
- That's for sure.

We could fix this.

Emergency campaign meeting, my house.

Let's go.

- Now?
- Yeah.

You want me to sneak out?

- It's our t a's birthday!
- We're having a party.

And come on.

You're really going to leave
me hanging out here again?

[SOFTLY] Go!

[UPBEAT MUSIC] [CHEERING AND CLAPPING]

♪

- Hey!
- Abuela!

[LAUGHS]

[ALL SPEAKING SPANISH]

[ALL CHEER]

[LAUGHTER]

Lo siento. Mi... mi...

My Spanish isn't very good.

I know some from my grandparents,

but we never spoke it at home
because my dad's Italian.

Well, Italian American.

And I think he had an Armenian grandmother,

but he only speaks English.

But most of the Spanish that I know

is foods or songs,

or words my mom would say
when she gets mad,

which wouldn't be appropriate
to repeat here.

[CHUCKLES]

♪ [SINGING IN SPANISH] ♪

You don't have to talk to dance!

We've got business.

I'm gonna grab some grub
for this business meeting.

♪

What are we going to talk about anyway?

I mean, I feel for her.

But she made us look like cowards.

And I'm no coward.

Me neither.

Ooh, mezcal.

Let's chug it.

Yeah.

Okay.

You first.

[NANCY GROANS SOFTLY]

Well now, your mouth's been on it.

- So you are a coward.
- No, I'm not!

Then do it!

Don't be a fraidy-cat!

[MEOWING]

[HISSES]

[LAUGHS]

Stop it!

I'm not afraid!

What happened?

I'm sorry.

[SIGHS] I just don't like being laughed at.

I like when people laugh with me.

Those stupid thespians!

With their stupid black shark eyes,

just staring at you, waiting
for you to look like an idiot!

So?

Just be an idiot with them
and they can't laugh at you.

Maybe that's what being fearless is anyway.

Maybe that's what being a Pink Lady is.

Maybe I'm really drunk right now.

Nancy.

[WHISPERS] The worm is gone.

Oh.

I can feel it inside me.

Ah!

[CYNTHIA GROANS]

[CYNTHIA COUGHS]

I'm not going to sugarcoat it.

Tonight was bad,
but we can come back from it.

I'm sorry. I think the campaign is over.

Why?

Because

I don't even know
what kind of a campaign to run.

My mom wants me to be one thing,

and you all want me to be another

and I don't even feel like I'm either.

[SIGHS]

To tell you the truth, my whole life,

I've never felt like I'm enough
of anything to really count,

you know?

Like... like I'm just all
these puzzle pieces

that don't fit together.

You're enough.

You're Jane. [CHUCKLES]

You're the one who got everyone to believe

that a new Rydell is possible.

Even me. [JANE CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

I like homework!

Well, I don't like it,

but it reinforces what we learn at school.

It's important.

[LAUGHS] Okay.

So you like homework,
but you hate the Fall Ball.

I can work with that.

[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]

You started this, Jane.

So if you're going to run,

gotta run as you.

♪

Hey! Meeting's over!

No, it's not!

Sorry! Can't hear you! Too loud! [LAUGHS]

Richie!

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

♪

Oh, I don't really know how
to dance to this kind of music.

[SPEAKS SPANISH] That's Spanish.

I know.

It means don't worry about
how you're supposed to do it.

Just go for it.

♪

[RICHIE LAUGHS]

Hey!

Excuse me.

There's our buds!

- [COUGHS]
- Have you been drinking?

I drank the worm,
and now I've got its powers!

♪

[MUSIC FADING]

♪

[SOFT ETHEREAL MUSIC]

♪

[UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]

♪

♪

Vote for Jane.

Vote pink.

We'll have real fun with Jane Facciano.

[LAUGHS]

- Vote pink.
- Yeah, right.

Jane. Vote Jane?

No, thanks.

It's to fit in. We need Facciano.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGING]

- Just drop out of the race.
- Drop out, yeah.

Can you believe she's still trying to run?

After her... [BABBLES]

[LAUGHTER]

Oh!

She's a good debater, you know.

She speaks.

She just froze up
because it was live television.

That's all.

Hey, Hazel.

You're not getting mixed up
with those Pink Ladies,

are you?

They like to stir up trouble.

So?

So trouble just might hit you differently

than it would hit them.

And your friends are a better choice?

Whoa, what's wrong with my friends?

We've been pals since kindergarten.

Do you like going
to the dance at that club?

I go every year.

That's not what I asked.

[DRAMATIC AMBIENT MUSIC]

♪

[WHISPERS] Beep boop.

♪

[SHOUTS] Beep boop!

♪

[SCREAMS] [THESPIANS GASP]

♪

[SHOUTS] Beep boop!

♪

Beep?

♪

Boop.

[MUSIC FADING]

- Cynthia!
- [APPLAUSE]

Excellent work! Oh!

- You were so inspiring.
- I know.

Now, that was acting.

Ah, it's nothing.

[SIGHS]

[CLAPS]

Boop!

[SOFT UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC]

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

[SIGHS]

I'll take one.

Did you see the debate?

Unfortunately, yes.

So why do you still want one of these?

I told you.

I like your platform.

The only reason why Buddy b*at you

is because you weren't being you.

But there's still time.

How?

The debate's over.

- [SOFT ENERGETIC MUSIC]
- The official one is.

- [SOCS LAUGHING]
- I want a rematch.

♪

Ain't that a fight?

He already won.

I actually wouldn't mind
the chance to say a few...

Buddy, no.

There's no point.

I'll just need some time to prepare.

Nope. Has to be right now.

I just convinced my parents
to let me close up,

and they might come to their senses soon.

[DOOR OPENS AND BELL RINGS]

Jane?

Mom? What are you doing here?

I'm picking up dinner. What's going on?

There are things I wanted to say

at the debate but couldn't,
so I'm going to say them now.

Jane.

I am so grateful
for all you've done for me.

And it's because of all that
that I could do this.

So are we on or not?

We're on.

[ENERGETIC ROCK MUSIC]

♪

♪ They get way more than they deserve ♪

♪ Like taking all our lockers first ♪

♪ Yeah, basically
they get away with m*rder ♪

♪ The PTA is in their pocket ♪

♪ Picking favorites, no one stops it ♪

♪ But with me, their golden age is over ♪

♪ Call me crazy, but their time is up ♪

SOCS: ♪ No! ♪

♪ Smash the system, we have had enough ♪

ALL: ♪ Oh!

♪ I see a new way to ride at Rydell ♪

♪ I'll take the wheel
until we're cruising ♪

♪ Where outcasts live
just like everyone else ♪

♪ I'll take the wheel ♪

♪ Sugar sweet for every everybody ♪

♪ Not just queens and kings
with lots of money ♪

♪ I see a new way to ride at Rydell ♪

♪ I'll take the wheel ♪

♪

♪ Juvenile delinquency
and rampant immorality ♪

♪ It leads to crime
and anarchy and danger ♪

♪ So you think you thought it through? ♪

♪ But that's what it leads to ♪

♪ Communism is their favorite flavor ♪

♪ I admit that things have got to change ♪

ALL: Sure!

♪ But change ain't going
to happen in a day ♪

ALL: Boo!

♪ I see a new way to ride at Rydell ♪

♪ I'll take the wheel, and then we'll... ♪

♪

♪ And I we'll...

You'll what?

Uh, and then we'll...

♪ Stop picking on the lower class ♪

♪ The wallflowers, iconoclasts ♪

♪ We're way over being your easy targets ♪

♪ The feminine machines are broke ♪

♪ The student council's on the ropes ♪

♪ The mother-daughter brunch
is in the garbage ♪

♪ Why you acting like his enemy? ♪

♪ You sang a different tune
in his back seat ♪

I mean, seriously, Jane?
Who are you, really?

♪

♪ A shameless nerd, ambitious girl ♪

♪ A rebel on the honor roll ♪

♪ A teacher's pet who's looking
for good trouble ♪

♪ Italian and Puerto Rican,
let me be the voice of reason ♪

♪ There's no time like now
to burst the bubble ♪

♪ You bet your ass I'll make the dance ♪

♪ A place that we're all welcome at ♪

♪ And rock and roll
will burn this mother down ♪

♪ And you can wear just what you want ♪

♪ And no one's gonna tell you off ♪

♪ And rock and roll
will burn this mother down ♪

♪ I see a new way to ride at Rydell ♪

♪ I'll take the wheel
until we're cruising ♪

♪ Wear out your sleeve,
just like everyone else ♪

♪ I'll take the wheel ♪

♪ Sugar sweet for every everybody ♪

♪ Not just queens and kings
with lots of money ♪

♪ I see a new way to ride at Rydell ♪

♪ I'll take the wheel ♪

What is it, Buddy?

Should we phone your debate coach?

[LAUGHTER]

♪ I see a new way to ride at Rydell ♪

♪ I'll take the wheel! ♪

[SCREAMS AND THUDS] [ALL GASP]

- Buddy!
- Oh, no!

- Buddy!
- You okay?

[OVERLAPPING CONCERNED CHATTER]

I think you have done enough.

- Let's get out of here.
- Wait, what... what...

Hazel, you want a ride?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

I'm all right.

[RICHIE WHISTLES]

[SIGHS]

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[SIGHS]

Hi.

Hi.

You were at the Frosty Palace tonight.

Yeah.

So I guess you saw what
an idiot I made out of myself.

Yeah.

Do you actually believe

all those things you've been saying?

No.

Then why did you say them?

They're awful and... and harmful.

And when you say them,

it makes everyone else
think it's okay to say them,

because you're Mr. Popular.

[SIGHS] I hate it here.

Wow.

I didn't think I could
feel any worse tonight.

[SOFT DOWNBEAT MUSIC]

♪

But you're right.

You're absolutely right.

[BUDDY SIGHS]

You're not shy, huh? [BOTH CHUCKLE]

I'm actually very shy.

Everyone says so.

Well, you could have fooled me.

[CHUCKLES]

And I'm sorry you hate it here.

♪

Thanks.

♪

We haven't officially met.

♪

I'm Hazel.