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♪YOU WON'T ADMIT YOU LOVE ME
AND SO ♪

♪HOW AM I EVER TO KNOW?
YOU ALWAYS TELL ME♪

♪PERHAPS, PERHAPS,
PERHAPS♪

♪A MILLION TIMES I'VE ASKED
YOU AND THEN♪

♪I ASK YOU OVER AGAIN.
YOU ONLY ANSWERED♪

♪PERHAPS, PERHAPS,
PERHAPS♪

♪IF YOU CAN'T MAKE UP YOUR
MIND UP. WE'LL NEVER GET
STARTED♪

♪AND I DON'T WANT TO WIND UP
BEING PARTED BROKEN HEARTED♪

♪SO IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME,
SAY YES♪

♪BUT IF YOU DON'T DEAR
CONFESS.♪

♪AND PLEASE DON'T TELL ME♪

♪PERHAPS, PERHAPS, PERHAPS♪

♪IF YOU CAN'T MAKE YOUR
MIND UP♪

♪WE'LL NEVER GET
STARTED♪

♪AND I DON'T WANT TO WIND UP
BEING PARTED BROKEN HEARTED♪

♪SO IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME,
SAY YES♪

♪BUT IF YOU DON'T DEAR
CONFESS♪

♪AND PLEASE DON'T TELL ME♪

♪PERHAPS, PERHAPS,
PERHAPS♪

♪PERHAPS,
PERHAPS♪

♪PERHAPS♪

If we renew our contract, we
will get a 14% discount.

As the board's foreign language
committee rep, I recommend

that we renew the Oui! contract
because of the excellence of

the textbooks but also because
we will save the taxpayers

valuable money.

Thank you, Mr. Del Tufo.

I now open the issue to the
public before we vote.

Yes, Bernard.

Thank you, Ms. Parikh.

Unless the goals of this board
are for us students to become

expatriates in Paris,
Montpellier, or some Franco

African nation, it's
irresponsible to indoctrinate us

with the French language.
As I stressed in 2014,

Chinese is the language of the
future.

I implore the board to fulfill
its elected civil duty

and do what's in the best
interest of the students

stop teaching French and
begin teaching Chinese!

Let's put it to a vote then.

All those in favor of us
renewing our contract with Oui!

say "ay." All those opposed say
"nay."

"ay", "ay", "ay", "ay", "ay"

The "ayes" have it.

If my role is to be town crier,
so be it.

I will inform my fellow citizens
of this deprivation of duty

in an op-ed.

Our next order of business is
the awarding of our future

leaders of Livingston.

This is what happens when you
teach French!

C'est la vie.

♪soothing piano music plays♪

You're coming down ten.

C'mon ten.

Good evening, Grandpa.

How was the meeting?

As usual, it was an insult
to reason.

You should accompany me sometime
and lecture these amateur

officiants on true public
service.

No thank you.

I couldn't stand the
indigestion I get

from watching those
nincompoops

who replace your grandmother

Welp, I just lost. You want to
play the winner?

Do wish I had a moment to spare
but I must reside to my room

to draft a fulminating letter
in regards to the board's

continuously sinister
appropriations.

Well, find a little time to do
your homework.

Priorities, Grandpa.

To all concerned citizens

of The Township of Livingston

The time to be apathetic has
ceased.

Rise up and join me in fighting
the policies

of the Board of Education.

♪classical music plays♪

Rise up.

[Speaking Latin]

Good morning.

Morning, sweetie.

How'd you sleep?

I slept fine, and you?

Glad one of us slept.

Oh, did you see the skirt I
brought home from set?

Yeah, I did. Thank you.

The show's stylist says it is
very popular with teenagers.

I thought maybe you'd like
to wear it to school today.

I like it a lot, but I think I'm
gonna stick with jeans.

They're are little bit more
comfortable to study in.

Alright, maybe on the weekend.

Yeah or maybe for my next
recital or something.

No, I'm not going to call
him back.

You tell him the role is the
rapist and if he doesn't want

to play it. There's a thousand
actors in New York

who would love to have
'Law and Order SVU'

on their credits. What's next?

That's it for your to-do list.
Anything else?

What's the call time tonight?

8:15

We got to move Mariska's
call back by 30 minutes.

She's gotta another Joyful Heart
Fundraiser.

What's next?

No, I'm not going to L.A.
We weren't even nominated.

I only do awards shows,
I'm going to win.

♪upbeat music plays♪

Morning, Bernard.

I have an op-ed that cannot
be ignored.

We have a lot of
submissions this week.

I can't guarantee it can
get into the publication.

I implore you to do your best.

Save the diatribes about
the farmers market

and spaying local pets for
a time when the future

of this town isn't in jeopardy.

Well, I see what I can do.

I may have to cut it a little
for space.

If edits are mandatory, I leave
it to your journalistic wisdom

to harness the true
spirit of the piece.

Thank you Bernard.

I bid you good day.

Bye, bye.

[thunder rolls]

Hello, junior class.

I'd like to remind
everyone that the student

council meets after school
every other Tuesday.

During the first two marking
periods we had pretty low

attendance, so hopefully we can
pick it up for the rest of the

year. And if you have any
suggestions for myself

or any other elected officer

please fill out an suggestion
sheet

and put it the box in the
library.

Thank you everyone and
good luck today.

Thank you, Veronica.

As you all know,

today you will be receiving
your class ranking

from 1 to 382.

Based on your freshman
and sophomore year G.P.A.'s

as well as your G.P.A. from the
first two marking periods

of this year.

If your last name begins
with "A" through "G"

please see Mrs. Greenberg at
the front of the auditorium.

H through Q see me in the back

and R through Z, see Mr. Purdy
up here on stage.

Good luck everybody.

Neil Keller

Anne Kimberg

Klein

Veronica Krauss.

Drew Kunin

John LaRue

[pop, pop, pop, boom]

Number 2?

Emma Lazareth

I don't know what to tell you,
Veronica.

You and the #1 ranked student
have identical transcripts,

except for the fact that he
or she got an A in gym

in the second marking period of
your sophomore year and you got

an A-minus.

That marking period I had
tendinitis in my hand

from writing thousands of thank
you letters on behalf

of the Special Olympics.

It hindered my ability to climb
the rope in gym.

Furthermore, I was under the
impression that volunteering

for the Special Olympics was
extra credit.

But it wasn't.

But it was implied that it was.

Why else would I
have volunteered?

ope because you like to help the
less fortunate.

The year is not over
what if?

What if #1 was to
get caught cheating?

The ranks are final.

Or to die? What if
they were to die?

Veronica, we're not going
to wish harm to another student.

There is absolutely nothing
we can do to change this.

Principal Greely, I not sure
if you're aware this,

I'm sorry Veronica.

72% of white females accepted
to Yale University

graduate #1 in
their class.

And we grade on
a curve.

By being #2, I have a 72%
chance

of not getting into Yale.

I need to be #1.

It's not up to me.
It's the system.

Well the system sucks.

I suck.

#2 sucks.

♪upbeat music plays♪

Your total is $51.76.

Would you like help out to
your car today, honey?

No.

Paper or plastic?

Neither. I use canvas.

Total is $16.14.

That is correct.

I did the tabulation in my head

and it concurs
with your register.

Alright, thank you for shopping
at ShopRite.

Thank you.

However, I could not help but
notice you did not offer me

assistance out to my vehicle.

Is it because I am younger than
and more abled body

than the previous customer?

You're a new ShopRite employee,
aren't you?

That's right.

Is this your car?

Yes.

It's a bicycle.

I will give you the benefit of
the doubt

and assume you've never taken
physics.

Because by placing all the
weight of the groceries on my

my left handlebar, you are
disturbing the equilibrium

of my bicycle.

By following proper riding laws,
as I always do.

I will surely veer to the left,
potentially causing harm

to myself or to others.

Dude, what's your deal?

I was merely trying to give
you a lesson in Newton's law.

Good day.

[bell rings]

Next customer please.

Salutations, Postal Worker
Wesley.

"B", man I told you,
just call me Wesley.

May I have my mail
please?

I misplaced my key.

Sure. No problem.

Something just came in
today, I think.

Thank you.

Booya! The China express has
arrived.

[Speaking faux Chinese]

That's not anything like
the language.

I mean I just guessed.

Next customer please.

[dog barks]

What mysteries have you
to say for yourself today,

Tai-Yu, my peaceful rain?

E-wo, hello, Bernard. I hope
you nice.

I am now, Tai-Yu. I am now.

What am I supposed to do,
Mom?

Sweetie, on 'Law & Order', we
take real stories

from actual headlines, if that
has taught me anything,

it has taught me that sometimes
laws are wrong

and they are gonna stay
wrong until someone brave

enough comes along to
change them.

if Middle East turbulence
continues as most Washington

think-tanks predict,
will save taxpayers

an exuberant amount of money.

Thank you for your input.

So, we'll look into
green bus companies.

Furthermore, I'd like to propose
integrating

a "Bikes and Books program"

in which students are loaned
bicycles

by the school district for
their educational commute.

I thank you for your time.

Any other new business?

-Yes.
-Please come forward young lady.

Your name please.

Hi, my name is Veronica Krauss,
LHS Junior Class President.

I would like to propose the
immediate abolishment

of high school class ranking.

Less than 35% of high schools
in the country

currently use a ranking system.

That's down 22% over
the last decade.

and Livingston is in
the shrinking minority

of schools left in the nation
who rank students.

[crash]

and I believe

This crime wave is an epidemic.

Before you continue,
Mrs. Krauss,

I should point out that we
debated this topic last year and

the board voted 3 to 2
in favor of keeping class rank.

The board was comprised of the
same 5 members,

so I'm afraid it's a lost cause,

unless someone has changed their
minds.

Has anyone changed their minds?

I'm sorry, Ms. Krauss. It seems
as if like class rank

is here to stay.

Is there any other new business?

Ah, we need to consider setting
a date, this spring,

for the board of education
election.

What we need to consider, are
bids on the refinishing of the

of the board room door, if
Bernard is gonna keep banging

his bicycle into it.

♪sad piano music plays♪

How was your meeting?

It was okay.

Okay with a question mark?

Okay with a question mark.

Honey, what? Signal please.
Ok. slow down.

Hi, Bernard. I was
at the school board meeting

and I saw what happened to
your bike.

Do you want a ride home?

I appreciate the offer.

However, I must decline as I've
vowed to keep my carbon

footprint to a minimum.

This is a hybrid.

Bernard this is my mom. Mom
this is Bernard Flannigan.

Nice to meet you.

The feeling is mutual. You've
raised an excellent

class president.

Thank you. I'm very
proud of her.

Where do you live, Bernard?

On Long Acre Drive. The street
behind Pepperidge Farms.

Blinkers before we merge into
traffic.

There you go.

is it that you're a junior and
already have a driver's license?

Were you held back a grade?

No, I only have my learners
permit.

That is the type of information
one should reveal before

offering a ride.

Don't worry, I'm a good driver.

Slow down.

Do you go to a lot of
board of Ed. meetings?

I have not missed one since
2007.

What? You must have been
a child.

I started attending board
meetings when I was 8 years old.

My grandmother instilled in me
the importance of education.

My house is up here on the
left.

When was the last time
you cut your grass?

Allowing nature to take
its course as a practice

is the world needs to
embrace.

A thousand thank you's for
the ride.

Of course.

What an interesting
person. Is he smart?

I'm not sure
what he is?

♪upbeat music plays♪

How come I always gotta
ride in the back?

I'm sorry, Grandpa, but your
days of piloting

the Yellow Submarine have
passed.

If proper bike lanes existed

I don't have bike lanes,
you gotta have bike lanes.

I'm currently working
on that agenda.

[door bell rings]

Good afternoon Bernard.

I have brought you a
letter urging all Livingstonites

to take the streets
in support

of our Guatemalan cousins'
commuting program.

Well I'll see if can find
space for it on the op-ed page.

Would your Grandfather like
something to drink?

Grandpa would you like
a refreshment?

I believe the Editor-In-Chief
is concerned you may

suffer a stroke.

No thank you ma'am.

No thank you.

What's he reading?

What are you reading?

'Rome Before the Ruins'

Han Amera

I love Rome.

Should've seen it before
it was ruined.

Haha.

Are there any more questions
I can assist you with?

No. I don't think so.

Then I bid you a good day.

Good day Bernard.

Bernard door bell.

Bernard.

We don't want girl scout
cookies.

Um.

Actually, it's a cake
and it's free.

Free? Why?
What's in it?

It's chocolate chip swirl
with walnuts.

Walnuts?

My wife was a wonderful baker.
She used to make a cake

just like that.

She always used butter
cream frosting.

Needs more walnuts.

Got it.

Chi-na New Year arr-ive.
Year of the red fire monkey.

Bernard... the baker.
Says she knows you.

Hi. Sorry to just drop
by like this.

Please come in and remove your
footwear.

May I offer you glass lactose
free milk?

I'm ok.

This actually is not a
social visit.

I'm here to propose
an idea to you.

May I take a seat?

I'd like you to run for
the Livingston board

of education.

Excuse me?

Both Ms. Parikh and Mr. Del
Tufo

are running unopposed for the
re-election this May.

and I 'm sure you know
their polcies are well

adrift from center

but you could be springboard
for new ideas.

I mean wouldn't you
like to see change?

I'm not sure if you're aware,
Veronica, but I'm only sixteen

years of age.

No, that's ok.

There's no age minimum to be
a board member.

I checked the bylaws.

May I ask why you don't run
yourself?

You're the president of our
class therefore clearly

an adept politician.

The board of education is a
four year commitment

and if I won, I couldn't
go away to college.

I see.

So if I won, I couldn't go
away to college either?

You were planning on
going away to college?

The thought had crossed my
mind, yes.

Of course it had.

What if you...um
took a year off?

Studies show that students
who take a gap year

between high school and
college

do even better when
they return to school

if I was required to stay in
New Jersey,

I could not only pursue
higher education at one

of the Garden State's
fine schools but also

continue to look after my
grandfather.

Exactly. Plus you'd make
your grandma proud.

I mean you did
say she instilled in you

the importance of
education... right?

What did the girl
want?

She ask me to run
for the board of education.

Haha... and?

And... I'm going to
heed the call

You're sure?

No.

Good. That's the correct answer.

♪UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS♪

Hello sir.
How are you today?

O.k. first order of business.

We need to submit a petition
with over a 200

signatures to city
council.

My circle of acquaintances
is slightly under that

threshold.

Well, that's why you
have a campaign manager.

Excuse me, ShopRite shopper,
may I ask if you are

of voting age?

Haha... you're sweet.

I thank you for the compliment.

May I trouble you to
sign my petition

to campaign for the
Livingston Board of Education?

Ah, yeah., of course.

interested in being informed of
several policies

I plan to champion?

I'm sorry but I can't now.
I've got ice cream in my cart.

e melting of your dairy products

is not more important
than the future

education of your child.

We understand you're
very busy

so thank you so much
for your signature.

Have a good day.

No.. we don't.

Why did you cut me off
just then?

I was going to give her
a quick ten minute summary

of our campaign policies.

Because she didn't seem
interested in our policies.

Well I admit I am a neophyte
in the field of campaigning

but do we really want
the support of the apathetic?

Yes, that is how
elections are won.

Very well then.

Let's proceed.

Excuse me, ShopRite shopper,
would you like to be the change

you want to see in the world?

I have no change.

I was quoting Mahatma Gandhi,
not asking for nickels.

What are you guys doing
here?

I'm collecting signatures
to campaign

for the board of
education.

I hope to be a breath of fresh
air

to the Livingston educational
regime.

Sweet.

It's like the Arab Spring
right here in Livingston.

Let me give you my
'JOHN DOE'.

Good luck with the
campaign bro.

Thank you.

How often do
you come here?

Whenever my grandfather needs
ingredients for a recipe.

He's quite an accomplished chef
but

he detests supermarkets.

Let us continue.

♪UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS♪

You're running for the
board of education?

I have shoes older
than you.

Hey are you sure
you don't want anything?

I'm sure on multiple levels.

To name 4, I don't wish
to begin a caffeine addiction.

2. I'm on a very strict budget.

3. I don't see a sign
guaranteeing this premium

coffee has not been
labored at slave wages.

And fourthly, I do
not support the

globalization of mega
conglomerates.

But Starbucks is the only coffee
shop in town.

So what is the focal
point of this meeting?

Okay there's a few things.
Item one, finances.

In order to run a proper
campaign, we're

going to need money.

How much are you willing
to spend on advertising?

I presently survive on an
allowance that is,

let us say, meager
rather than generous.

Ok I guess I can charge the
photocopying and art supplies

to my credit card.

You have a credit card?

Ok item two?

Your name?

What's wrong with
my name?

It's too formal. From now
on we're gonna call you

Bernie.

Bernie?!
-Yeah Bernie.

That sounds like a

Sesame Street character.

Yeah, and those characters
are very likeable.

Item 3.
Your appearance.

-Pardon me.
-We need to fix your hair

and you're gonna need
to lose the braces Bernie.

I will do no such thing.
And don't call me Bernie!

Congratulations to the LHS
boys soccer team,

who beat Randolph
3-0 last night

thanks to two goals by
Robbie McLoud and

one by David Bonder.

The Bears , who are ranked 7th
in the Star Ledger, are off

to a blazing start this season.

Back to you, Zev.

Thanks, Julia.

This morning we have a
special announcement

from Junior class
president Veronica Krauss.

Good morning, Bears. I'd like
to ask you to come

to the cafeteria today and
meet Bernie Flannigan,

our fellow Bear who is running
for the Livingston Board of

Education.

Hello fellow students.

Bernie is finished asking

Look at Barf-nard's haircut.

Gross.

So please come to the
cafeteria today

to meet our future
representative on

the Board of Education.

-Thank you.
-Thank you.

Thanks Veronica. Um so
what's next?

♪SOOTHING PIANO MUSIC PLAYS♪

You can get us some
new uniforms?

Actually, I don't think there
will be room in the budget

for athletic fashion upgrades.

What Bernie means is that it
isn't one of his main campaign

issues. However he'll
definitely look into getting

new uniforms.

Why would you make such a claim
about wasting valuable funds

on modern day barbarianism?

We are gonna need every
vote we can get.

I didn't make any promises
to the football player.

I just said we'd look into it .

That's what politicians always
say.

Plus, the only issues the
football players really care

about are football related
issues.

Hey, can we get cigarette
vending machines?

I'll look into it.

I'm holding you
to that.

Make sure you tell
your parents to vote.

I hate my parents.

Bernie, do you know
the Bollywood crowd?

I'm familiar with the work of
Sonam Kapoor.

She was marvelous in Aisha.

I'm talking about the
Bollywood kids in our grade.

The ones sitting over
there, staring at us.

Yes, I know them. They're in my
AP chemistry class.

Haha...

You are too funny.

I can't...

That was not meant
to be funny. I was...

Seriously stop, your...

♪UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS♪

You're too much. Ok let's
go.

If you don't mind me asking,
why were you acting

like an unstable person?

Bernie, you're a politician.

You need to
seem more -- human.

-Human?
-People want to vote

for someone they'd
like to have

a beer with.

But I would never
drink beer.

Alcohol
kills brain cells

and legally I can't
drink for 5 more years.

All I'm saying is that it
can't hurt fto make people think

you can make girls
laugh.

Of course I can make
girls laugh.

[SPEAKING MANDARIN]

The Cornish hen is divine
Grandpa.

How've your grades
been the marking quarter?

Grades are so trivial.

These days I'm focused on
my campaign

for the Board of Education.

Question is why
are you doing this?

2 years you'll be going
off to college.

If I'm elected, I promise
to attend the

finest university
within a commutable

distance from Livingston.

Many of the top universities
in the nation are in the

nation are in the
New York/New Jersey

metropolitan area.

Who's gonna vote
for you?

According to my campaign
manager as many people

as I can get.

We had differing opinions
on this matter

but I bowed to her wisdom.

Does she have a Ph.D. in
political science?

Did she teach at one
of New Jersey's finest

institutions of higher
learning?

Did she work as consultant
for Michael Dukakis in 1988?

No, but she has a
credit card.

Haha.... right.

That's what politics are
today... money.

I hope I have
not hurt your feelings.

I can get over it
if you play

shuffleboard with me tomorrow.

You have a
deal.

Have a nice
day.

Hey, you think like six of my
friends and I can share a room,

so we pay less?

Unfortunately not. We signed a
contract with the lodge

to abide by all their rules
and regulations.

-That blows.
-Yeah

Make sure you sign the
waiver form on the back page.

What kind of skis do
you have?

'Dynastar Speed Cross'.

The vertical sidewalls on
those give the skis excellent

edge grip and balance. However,
for an all-mountain

ski I find the bindings
to be sub-par

compared to the
'Atomic Blackeye Ti's'.

The 'Atomics' are pretty
dope. Catch you later, Bernie.

-You ski?
- Of course.

I was an East Coast Junior
Olympian in kindergarten.

My parents coached
the team until

they were killed
by an avalanche.

Your parents were
killed by an avalanche?

Yes, unfortunately
avalanche balloons

weren't commonplace in
2006.

Do you ski?

Um. No, but my dad's been
saying for years

that he's gonna take me
to Tahoe.

There's plenty of great
mountains

on the East Coast as well.

Yeah, but he lives
in California.

Veronica, if you don't ski,
why are you

organizing the ski trip?

Because it'll look good
on my transcript to Yale.

I organize activities all the
time that I have no interest in.

So Yale is your
top choice?

Yeah. They have by far the
most renowned

history program in the country.

I didn't realize you
were such a history buff.

Actually, I find history to
be prettyboring.

It's just that history is th e
best major to have

when applying to law school.

So you want to be
a lawyer?

No. I want to be a
Supreme Court Justice.

That's a very impressive
career goal.

I personally believe
the Supreme Court

is the most influential
branch of our democracy.

Did you know that every
member on the

current Supreme Court
bench graduated from either

Harvard or Yale?

If I go to both, I'll be on a
great path

towards the Supreme Court.

I thought Justice Ginsburg
graduated from Columbia?

She did but she actually
started law school

at Harvard and then
transferred to Columbia .

She was the first woman ever
to be on

the Harvard Law Review
and the Columbia Law Review.

I have no doubt you'll
be successful in your

venture.

However, a word of advice for
when you are

on the Supreme Court.

Never accept a Coke
from Clarence Thomas.

Haha... You're gross, Bernie.

Do you think Barf-nard
and Virgin-ica are

actually dating?

I just ate lunch.

[DOOR BELL RINGS]

Good afternoon Bernard.

I have a
list of grievances

not unlike Martin
Luther's 95 Theses.

This is very heavy.

I estimate it will take up
roughly 6 pages of newsprint.

I only have 10 pages
of newsprint.

In your hand you possess my
official

declaration of candidacy
the Livingston

Board of Education.

Your running for the
Board of Education?

What does your grandfather
feel about your candidacy?

Well, local politics is
not his forte.

He much
prefers shuffleboard.

I'd like to try shuffleboard
someday.

[BELL RINGS]

Salutations, Post Worker Wesley.

First class international
mail please.

Here's my customs form.

Alright.

'B', we go through this
every time, man.

You should use a padded
envelope to protect your tape.

Out of principle I refuse
to pay extra

money for air wrapped
in non recyclable plastic.

Okay, but I can hook you up
with some bubble wrap.

Something your special lady
will enjoy just popping.

Let me get you another one.

Yeah. There you go.

I'm really glad you're not
just emailing your lady.

There's something special
about receiving that letter

in the mail.

It's like the first time
you see a baby deer born.

He shoots right out of his
mom and all that little stuff

falls out and gets messy
everywhere.

Can't buy that feeling.

And email just doesn't
cut it.

Agreed.

Also, I don't wish to share the
contents of our relationship

with the NSA.

Yeah, you shouldn't
cause they're watching.

They're watching
right now.

Put the fluff down Bernard.

Start stretching.

[KNOCK AT THE DOOR]

Jehovahs.

Actually, I believe that maybe
guest I invited over.

We have a game bud.

Hello, Bernard.

I hope I'm not
too early.

Please come in.

Thank you.

Grandpa, this is the
Editor-In-Chief

of 'The Livingston Weekly'.

Editor-In-Chief, this is
my grandfather, Oswald.

Madam.

Very pleased to me you.

What's in the bag?

Ice cream.

You churn it yourself?

No, my friends Ben & Jerry.

What kind of ice cream?

Chocolate chip cookie dough.

That's my grandfather's
third favorite kind.

Fourth.

Pay him no heed.
He thinks vanilla and

vanilla-bean should
be categorized separately.

-They should be.
-They should be.

Shall I put it in the freezer?

Yes please, right through here.

Thanks.

What's going on?

Every woman comes here, wants
to bring us sweets.

It is the year of the
monkey, Grandpa.

It appears my grandson
brought a hustler to our yard.

You must be on the
shuffleboard circuit.

I swear this is my first time.

So you're a natural?

In some ways.

I was gonna take it
easy on you.

What a sap.

Hello.

-Your grandchild
-Does Bernard play?

Huh?

Does Bernard play?

I would say barely to that
question.

He's usually too busy
with his extracurriculars.

I'm finished.

Wow. I had no idea that you
were an artist.

Hardly.

Painting is merely my preferred
mandatory school elective.

Which is yours?

I like orchestra.
I play the violin.

Just like former Supreme
Court Justice Abe Fortas.

Yeah.

So, what is
our next campaign maneuver?

kay, we need to get the posters
around town and get your name

out there.

What are the five most highly
trafficked spots in Livingston?

I would
venture to guess... the mall.

ShopRite,

drugstore,

post office,

and the hospital.

Maybe we skip the hospital.

I don't want people to associate
Bernie Flannigan

with emergency rooms.

[SIRENS ALARM]

That seems prudent.

[DOOR BELL RINGS]

Bernard. Jehovahs.

You know, your yard could use
some T-L-C.

Ma'am?

Tender loving care.

Hey, who's that?

That's Tai-Yu.
My Aurora Borealis.

You have a girlfriend?

Yes, I am in a committed,
long distance,

loving, monogamous
relationship.

Oh. How'd you guys
meet?

We have been pen-pals
since the fourth grade.

It was a social studies
assignment.

Yeah, in Mr. Dubrow's class?

Exactly. Your pen-pal
was from Finland.

I believe her
name was Evilina.

-Avalina.
-Avalina.

You were in that class?

I sat directly behind you.

Your side ponytail was
a constant hindrance

to seeing the black board.

You remember
my side ponytail?

Cool.

Hey honey.

Did you two have fun?

Yeah, I think so.

It was kinda hard to
tell with Bernie.

Mom, what do you think about
long distance relationships?

Let me put it like this.

Everyone I know who's
moved from New York to L.A.

for their career, has wound up
ending it with their

significant other.

So they usually never
ever work out?

Didn't for me and
your dad.

Whoa, I like this portrait.

It's like Singer Sargent
meets Edward Hopper.

You're familiar with the
20th century

American realism movement?

Yeah, I studied it in college.

[HORN BLOWS]

C'mon sweetie.

That's my mom. I've got to go.
I have a violin lesson.

Bye you guys.

Bye.

How was your
day?

Dude, your girlfriend
is pretty chill.

She's actually my
campaign manager.

My girlfriend
lives in China.

China? Out of site,
out of mind, bro.

Condoms on aisle six, if you
know what I mean.

♪SOOTHING PIANO MUSIC PLAYS♪

Bernie, bro, you were
so right about the

'Dynastar' bindings.

I hope you heal quickly.

Thanks, man. I'm definitely
taking your advice next year.

How much are
the candy-grams?

one is two dollars. Two are
three dollars. Three are four
dollars.

The more you buy,
the more you save.

I'll take two.

There you go.

Thank you.

By the way, Bernie,
I told my parents to

vote for you bro.

Thank you.

You got it.

Would you like to buy a
candy gram?

Unfortunately I dont
have two dollars to

spare today.

Well, this one is on me.

Feel free to give it to
whoever you want.

[BELL RINGS]

This Friday night the drama club
is putting on a musical

adaptation of
Stanley Kubrick's

seminal film ' Full Metal
Jacket'.

Tickets are five dollars
at the door

and I hope to see
you guys all there.

Thanks.

Thank you, Jared.

Emily you're up next.

Mr. Ruble cellphones away
Please you know better

than that.

Hey, I heard you're having
a party after the play.

It's sort of just for
the cast of the show

but I guess anyone can come.

Great.

Can I come?

Sure.

You look cute.

Bye mom.

Have fun.

-Hello.
-Hi.

Organizing a town hall meeting
was a great idea.

Thank you.

You can take your
helmet off now.

Welcome to 'Nam'.

Thanks.
I brought pretzels.

[PARTY MUSIC PLAYS]

Whoa! What's up?
So you guys want some merlot?

But alas, I shall pass
as I rode my bike here

as a politician, cannot
risk getting a 'BUI'.

Right. You want
some, Veronica?

Oh no I can't.

I made all student council
members sign a sobriety pact.

-So.
-Alright, well you 2 have fun?

-We will thanks
-Whoa!

[PARTY MUSIC PLAYS]

This isn't a town
hall meeting, is it?

Technically it's a party.

So that's why you're
looking so stylish?

Well yeah, I just thought
it could be

a good chance to get
your face out there.

I understand. So, who
should I put my

face in front of first?

So my plan would be to close the
auxiliary gym and convert it

into a meditation
garden slash greenhouse.

Whoah, that sounds awesome.

I believe it could be a great
escape between

class periods. A place for
students to perform Tai Chi

and have a safe haven
for inner reflection.

And we could grow
some stuff in there.

Exactly, yes.

I'm totally gonna tell my old
man to vote for you.

Thanks bro.

Good luck, bro.

Are you in high school?

I used to be.

[PARTY MUSIC PLAYS]

It just occured to me
that is our first Friday night

out together.

It's almost like a date.

Yes.

Yes, I guess it almost is.

Is it getting a little hot
in here to you?

The warmth is probably
due to the blatant

fire law violation

in this clearly
over capacity room.

Maybe we should get
some fresh air.

Actually, if you'll excuse me,
I need to use the facilities.

Dorie... Dorie.

It's Veronica

-Veronica.
-Yeah.

Did you bring Bernie here?

Ah... yeah.

Is he like your boyfriend?

Not like offically or anything.

Is it true that he was
test tube baby.

I heard he was a narc.

As if he was arrested in like
6th grade for hacking in to

the F.B.I.'s website
or something

You guys are student
council reps.

You're not supposed
to be drinking.

Chill out, Veronica.
We're just having some fun.

Maybe you're the narc.

Did you check out her
chopsticks?

♪ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS ♪

What the hell is going here?

Busted.

Where's my son?

I'm here mom.

What in God's name
are you wearing?

It's from a play
that I was in.

Jesus Christ. I thought we
talked about his whole

theater thing.

Sorry.

Excuse me, are you
the home owners?

Perfect.

May I suggest you place a
lastic bag weighted with pebbles

into your toilet tank.
Displacing water in this manner

allows you to save 5 to 10
gallons a day.

It's good for the environment
and fiscally responsible.

Who the hell are you?

My name's Bernard Flannigan.

I'm running for
the Board of Education.

There's no need to worry
I sanitzed.

Bye Veronica. Bye Bernie.

I believe that
went moderately well.

Is it true you once hacked
into the FBI's website?

Of course not.

It was the EPA.

♪ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYS♪

[POLICE SIRENS]

Alright break it up
kids.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Mom, what's the best way
for me to make a friend

into more than a friend?

Well, do you remember
when Haden got together

with Benson?

Yes.

Of course.

Of course Haden thought Benson
was beautiful and charming,

but he also found her to be
mysterious.

She hadn't had a serious love
interest for 13 seasons.

Don't ask me why.

Anyway, Haden knew that it
would take a lot of work to

get Benson to see him
in a romantic light

He's willing to put in
that effort

even if it meant stretching
the boundaries

of their working relationship.

Like when he met
her at her favorite

donut shop and wooed
her on her own home turf.

Does that make sense?

Yeah.

Yeah, I think so.

[LAWN MOWER RUMBLES]

What are you doing?

Cutting your grass.

I can see that!
But why?

Because it'll help you fit
into the community better.

It's another part of your
political self-transformation,

You know, like changing
your name

or restyling your hair.

I appreciate the thought
but annihilating an ecosystem

for political appearances is
not my modus operandi.

Relax, look at the
yard.

Needs a little TLC. That's
what she's doing.

TLC?

Yeah.

Bernard think of it as a
controlled burn.

You know what controlled
burn is?

-Yes.
-Okay.

It's when you put
fire to the forest

I know what a controlled
burn is.

So the vegetation, well
that's good.

Yes okay so.

Oh by the way. I found
this in your grass.

Thank you.

Of course.

Thank you ma'am.

♪REFLECTIVE PIANO MUSIC PLAYS♪

Oh boy.

That's enough of that.

Why is it that we're always
meeting

at this franchise
I so disdain?

cause you need to show the
community that

you're one of them,

Very well. Let's proceed.

So, what is our first order of
business for today?

Who do you think is the
prettiest girl in our class?

I don't see how that relates
to the campaign.

The meeting hasn't started
yet.

So who's the prettiest?

Beauty in itself is such an
abstract concept.

Well, you clearly like
Asians, right?

One could say I am a
connoisseur of more

ethnic women. Yes.

However, my palette isn't
always preferential

to the Asian continent.

Well what about me?

Do you think I'm
pretty?

Yes, Veronica.

I think you have a
beautiful mind and

a beautiful body.

So can we get back to the
campaign now

Yes of course.

Item one. Winning the support of
'The Livingston Weekly'.

The paper will be
endorsing two candidates.

It is imperative they
back you.

I believe I may have
inadvertently started

towards that goal, already.

Good. Now take it up
a notch.

Grandpa, what is on your
schedule this fine Saturday?

Saturday?

Breakfast, lunch, maybe a nap,
shuffleboard and dinner.

Could you squeeze a voyage
to the cinema

somewhere into your
hectic itinerary?

Can you promise me
it won't be 3-D?

I hope you don't think
that low of me.

I go to the cinema
for the stories.

If I wanted to feel as if
a bird or a ball were flying at

my face I'd simply
go to the park.

Save myself 16 dollars.

I'm in.

Wonderful.

Would you mind if
invited a friend.

Oh boy.

♪DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS♪

If you excuse me, I have a
sudden craving for 'Smarties'.

Have you ever been to Paris?

My wife and I always talked
about it.

We never found
the time.

My husband took me for
our twenty-fifth anniversary.

Is it really the most romantic
city in the world?

Well, I haven't been everywhere
so I couldn't say.

If you could do
the writing?

Where do you see
yourself going next?

I've heard that Lithuania is
lovely in the spring.

Lithuania wow.

A long walk from
her to Lithuania.

Oswald?

Would like you to
come to dinner on Monday?

Mondays not good for Bernard.

I thought maybe it
could just be the two

of us. I think we're old
enough not to need a

chaperone.

Did I miss anything?

Why are we doing this?

It's months away
from anyone's birthday.

You shouldn't need a special
occasion to see people

that you love.

Hello Grandmother.

Hello Mother. Hello Father.

Hi ya'll.

I brought you some
sunflowers today.

And to borrow from
the Jewish tradition,

I have brought rocks
to place on your graves

to signify my enduring love and
memory of you.

I come bearing some
exciting news

I'm now an official
candidate for the Livinston

Board of Education.

You know what he
also has?

He also has a
girl.

Who comes by
the house.

and they go to his
bedroom.

Her name is Veronica Krauss.

She's my
campaign manager.

Grandpa also has new
friend.

I got a new pair of shoes
last...

Ah...What was it?

98 when you bought me
that pair of shoes

look kinda of like this.

Well, these are new. They
don't fit as good as your's

darling but they're

I like them.

♪REFLECTIVE PIANO MUSIC PLAYS♪

Why didn't you tell everybody
about the Editor-In-Chief?

There's nothing to tell.

[BELL RINGS]

Everything is on pace
for the jr. prom.

We put a down
payment for the caterer and

Dj has agreed to play.

I'm sure everything will be
perfect, Veronica.

My only
question is,

who's gonna be your
luck date?

Hello Jr. Class.

I'd like to thank Principal
Greely for allowing us to hold

this pep rally today.

For the first time in my
three years at LHS

we're gathered here not to
cheer on a sport or an athlete

but rather to show our
support for a selfless

member of our student body.

-Yeah.

Please put your hands together
for the next member

of the Livingston
Board of Education.

Bernie Flannigan.

[APPLAUSE]

Thank you, Livingston
High School.

Next month I will be
representing us, the students,

in the board of
education elections.

I ask that all of you
who can, not only vote

but also encourage your
parents or guardians

to do the same.

Next week I will be engaging in
a political debate with

the other candidates at
the Spring PTA meeting.

I hope that you come
and show your support.

If your parents see your
fervor for your education

we can only hope it
will inspire them

to cast a ballot for change.

Since I declared my candidacy,
I have heard from so many

of you.

Your ideas and concerns
resonate with me.

For example, there is
David Shankles, a freshman,

who would like for all
students to have iPads

or Kindles or some
form of a PDF reader.

David is tired of carrying
around his books

as I'm sure most of you are.

This is 2016 and we have
an opportunity to save

our backs but also
thousands of trees.

Then there's Sally Stephenson,
a sophomore.

who ask me to look
into more field trips.

Livingston is throwing
distance from New York City.

and some of the best
museums in the world.

Yet how many of you
have ever been to

'The Natural History Museum'?

Please, raise your
hand if you have.

Please lower your hands if
you went with your family.

As I suspected.

I, for one, think the
township should be ashamed.

Finally, there's
Russel Wachtler, a senior,

who suggested to me
that in the nurse's office

there should be a
basket of free condoms.

[APPLAUSE]

[CROWD CHANTS CONDOMS]

Students are mature enough to
vote and to fight in wars,

so surely they should be mature
enough to have protected sex.

Am I right?

[CROWD CHEERS]

So please go home
and tell your parents

to vote for me.
Bernie Flannigan to be your

to be your voice on the
Livingston Board of Education.

[CROWD CHEERS]

Shall we begin
the debate prep?

Yes. What's your opinion
on school vouchers?

I think they're a good
thing in a free market economy.

Public education could use the
competition especially

in lower- income areas.

Name three things you would cut
from the school budget.

French, all processed foods
from the cafeteria,

the gifted and talented
program in elementary school.

You would cut gifted
and talented?

Yeah I was
in gifted and talented.

As was I.

However, I'm confident telling
90% of elementary school

children that they
do not qualify for G&T

is not a very good thing
for childhood development.

That's great. Can we
stop for one second?

One second. I gotta
catch my breath.

Why did we have
to prep while jogging?

Studies show that the brain is
at its sharpest while

physically active.

Are you ready for
some sit-ups?

Are you serious?

Can I tell you something?

Of course.

I got an A- in gym last year.

-There's nothing wrong
with an A-.

Yes there is.

That A- screwed up my GPA
and because of it I'm

#2 in our class.

It's okay to not to be #1.

Not if you want to go
to Yale.

Ok.

Oh no.

You owe 4 sets of 20.

PDA, anyone?

They need to get
a room.

When is your turn?

After your 4 sets of 20.

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello, you've reached the
Flannigans be brief.

[BEEP]

Hello Oswald. It's
Barbara.

I was wondering if you'd like
to come over later for dinner.

I'm making fajitas.

Also next week there's a
lecture at the library

on Russian Oligarchs. I thought
you might be interested.

I thought you might be
interested.

In any case give it.
Give me a call.

One way or the other.

Well okay, bye.

What's your stance
on teacher tenure?

I don't like it.

I respect teachers and
think they

should be paid
a better wage.

However I also think they
should be judged on

their annual performance. Just
like ever other profession.

I love that dress.

It's quite lovely.

Hypothetically speaking, if you
were to take anyone

to Junior Prom,
who would you take?

Of course I
would take Tai-Yu.

Right.

I meant someone local.

Well, hypothetically speaking

if I didn't have a girlfriend
who lives ten thousand miles

away, I would probably
take...you.

And who would you take
to the prom?

Hypothetically speaking.

I guess I would take
you too.

We should probably get
going.

I have a number of errands
to run before the debate.

Yeah. No me too.

You shouldn't smoke
marijuana, Mike.

[BELL RINGS]

Next.

Hi, Wesley. I have some
letters to mail.

What are all these?

Just some campaign
literature about Bernie.

I'm sending fliers to every
registered independent

in Livingston.

Oh man, Bernie is lucky
to have you on his side.

Thank you.

How's he holding up?
He hasn't been here

in a while

and his p.o.
box is over flowing.

Oh yeah. That reminds me.
Here.

He gave me his key and a
signed authorization

to pick it up.

He's been super busy
lately. Is that okay?

Should be fine.

This checks out. Let me go
grab it for you.

I'll be right back.

Great thank you.

Hey Evelyne, you want lunch?

Hell yeah.

Catfish, Tuna fish...
all kinds of fish.

Alright here we go.

Thank you so much.

Good luck. Have a good
one.

See you.

♪UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS♪

E-wo, hello Ber-yard.
I ope you nice.

Tis is har to say but I tink
we ould see otter pee-pow.

She's breaking up
with him.

Be far away har. Very har.
An now you no

stu-dy a-broa-d.

Our love drift like lan-tern

-at the moon fes-ti- val.
-She's breaking up with him.

Lan-tern fly in air
like big fire-fly.

Very beau-ti-ful. Then
dis-a-ppear and burn.

Good evening. We could all
take our seats please

and settle in. Thank you
very much.

First off, I want to
welcome everyone here tonight.

as well as the viewers at home
who are watching

on Public Access.

Tonight's format will
be very simple.

If you have a
question for a candidates,

raise your hand and
I'll call on you.

Who wants to lead us off
tonight with the first question?

Yes, in the back.

Yes, Ms. Parikh, I would like to
know what would

your major goals be
if you are re-elected?

My major goal would be to
ensure that every school

in the district meets
the Blue Ribbon of Excellence

standard. If we can
accomplish this feat

it means we will have done a
lot of little things right.

[APPLAUSE]

I'd like my one
minute rebuttal

that is in accordance with
Lincoln-Douglas style debate.

-Greely what is this?
-Wait a second.

This not a debate.

Marshal is sick. I gonna have
to rearrange the whole schedule

honey I'm so sorry.

You know what, just give
me a half hour.

We'll have everyone have
a chance for a rebuttal

As long as you keep it
to one minute, understood.

Yes, thank you.

One minute.

To touch upon Ms. Parikh's
goal.

The current board of education
has been in place for five years

and in that time only one
new school within our district

is qualified for the blue
ribbon of excellence.

However governmental awards are
not what we should be striving

for. Our only concern should
be in improvement.

Livingston's scholastic test
scores though above the national

average have plateaued
for three years straight.

and it's good to be good,
but it is better to be the best.

Wow, father can I run for
the Board of Educaiton.

The choice is clear, Livingston.

You can stick with the old
regime and continue

with the oppression of our
student or you can rise up

and demand to be heard.

Let the Board of Education know
that this town needs new ideas.

Out with the old, in
with the new.

[APPLAUSE]

Very inspiring.

Haha.

Bernard you were great in there.

I hope it was enough to gain the
Livingston Weekly's endorsement.

Well there are a
lot of factors to figure in

so we'll see but regardless
I am so impressed on how

hard you've worked on this
campaign.

Thank you.

How's your grandfather?

I haven't heard
from him in a few weeks.

Well he's been quite busy

reading Robert Caro's tetralogy
on President Johnson.

Oh I see.

I see how that might take up a
lot of time.

You were amazing.

The clear cut winner.

Do you mind if I steal Bernie
a minute? I just need to talk

to him in private.

No not all, go ahead.

Thank you. Come on.

I need you to listen
to something.

E-wo, hello, Ber-yard. I ope
you nice.

Tis is har to say but I
tink we ould see otter pee-pow.

I'm so sorry.

Where did you get that
tape?

You opened my mail?

Just that letter.

That is a federal offense,
Veronica.

- I know I know
- You could be fined ten to

twenty five thousand
dollars and be faced with

up to three
years in prison.

-Ok ok I'm sorry
-for what you did.

-I know I shouldn't have
-You could literally

-done that. I couldn't
-never become a supreme

-help myself.
-court justice

-I know it was
-because of what you did.

crime of passion, Bernie.

No, do not call me Bernie. My
name is Bernard.

Don't you know what
this means?

It means you're even more
self-centered than I originally

thought.

No, no it means that
we can be together.

Be together? I could never be
with you. The only person you

care about is yourself.
Everything you do is about you.

I do things for other people
all the time.

Only because you think it'll
help you. You organize

fund-raisers and ski trips
not because you care about

what other people want,
but because it'll look

good on your college
transcript.

And let's be honest,
the only reason

that you even befriended me
in the first place

is because you wanted me
to get rid of class rank

so that Yale wouldn't
know you weren't number one.

-That's not true.
-Yes it is.

Want to know how
I know that

you only care about yourself?

You never even asked
me what I was ranked.

So let me
tell you.

I'm number one.

You're number one?

Why didn't you say
anything?

I was trying to help you.

No, no you are a hypocrite.

You are just as selfish as me.

Everything you do is about you.

You only want the school
to teach Chinese,

so you can talk
to your girlfriend.

The only reason you only
want bike lanes in town

because you are the only one
ride a stupid bicycle.

You didn't try helping me.
You used me,

just like I used you.

You betrayed me.

I know I shouldn't have
opened that letter

but at least I was honest
with you about it.

I couldn't have pretended
like I had no idea

which is exactly what you
did to me.

So fuck you.

Dammit!

♪SAD MUSIC PLAYS♪

Hey Bernie, my older sisters
having a party this weekend

you should swing by.

It'll be a great opportunity to
meet some new voters.

Thank you but I'm no
longer actively campaigning.

So sad.

Your lost.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLALYS]

I think Barf-nard
dumped Virgin-ica.

No, I think Virgin-ica
dumped Barf-nard.

[MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLALYS]

Hey, very nice shot.

How did you know that
you loved grandma?

About a thousand different ways.

First of all, she was my best
friend.

Secondly, we met when we're
about 12.

Didn't start dating until we
were 17

and we were inseparable.

She not only completed
me but she pushed me

in ways that I would
never ever push myself.

I was just like a motionless
disc and she was my cue.

I feel like a motionless disc
these days.

You know i have a PhD in
political science

but despite that I think
that I might I know a thing

or two about love.

When you find somebody who
makes you feel

that you want be a 10.
Hang on to her.

Put your arms around
her keep her next to you

for as long as you live.
Cherish her.

It's as simple as that and you
know what? You'll know.

The minute it happens to you and
she'll know

unless she's a jerk.

Now everybody looks good in a
little black dress.

I like it a lot but I don't know
if I love it.

Well forget it then I only want
you to wear a dress you love.

Come on let's keep looking.

I think it will look
perfect on you.

That's your mother.

Did you have to say that?

Oh, that is stunning.

That would be perfect on you.

Mom I messed up.

Sweetie, no, everybody
messes up.

No not you.

Are you kidding?

Baby I mess up all the time.

-You do?
-Yes.

Yes.

Okay.

I'm gonna tell you a story
I've never told you.

Okay.

Back in high was in love with
a boy named Kevin Cooper.

Oh, he was handsome, kind
talented.

He had the lead in the
high school musical

every year and he was the
captain

of the cross country team.

All I wanted was for him
to be my boyfriend.

So for the next 3 years
I began to flirt with him.

Yet, he only looked at me
as a friend.

So my senior year

I decided the best way
to get Kevin to see me

in a romantic light was
to flirt with his best friend

Craig.

Now I know it was wrong
to use Craig to get to Kevin.

I didn't care. I really liked
Kevin.

One night at a party, our
flirting went a little to far

and we ended up making
out.

Did Kevin like you
after that?

No, what he hated me.

Turns out he was gay as
a French horn and

Craig was his boyfriend.

Craig broke up with him
because he cheated with me.

My point is I hated
myself for what I did.

Not only did I not
Kevin as my boyfriend.

I lost him as my
friend.

Did you guys make up
after that?

Yeah, we did. Summer
after graduation.

What did you do?

Said I was sorry.

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Hey man.

Salutations.

Saw you on t.v.
You rocked it.

Thank you.

Hey are you feeling
alright?

Your observational skills
are acute.

You want to talk about it?

Like psychotherapy?

I was thinking more
like friends.

Can I show you something
in the back?

Attention shoppers, planning
a special event?

We'll be sure to visit
our catering department.

These are all originals?

Yeah, it's a little bit
of everything.

Check this out.

You've captured my essence.

Where did you learn
to paint like this?

Yale.

You went to Yale?

Summa Cum Laude, bro.

♪REFLECTIVE MUSIC PLAYS♪

[DOOR BELL RINGS]

I need a favor.

Why are you wearing oven
mitts?

Cause the quiche is still hot.
Will you buy that?

Come on in.

That was a lot more
fun than shuffleboard.

Yes it was.
Yes it was.

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[DOG BARKING]

And a good morning to
you sir.

Did you mix up your
medications, Grandpa?

You have a glow
to you this morning.

Haha... I'm thrilled to be
alive.

What's the matter?

The Editor-In-Chief has
assassinated my political

aspirations.

Let me see this.

What's the matter with this?

There has never been a candidate
like Bernard K. Flannigan.

He would be an influential
member

of the Board of Education.

Flattery will get me nowhere.

Although we cannot in
good conscious endorse

him for this position.

We have no doubt we will be
hearing his name

for years to come.
In fact, we think

it would do Bernard
a great disservice

to shackle him with a
four year Board of Education

commitment instead of
allowing him to spread his wings

at an out-of-state university.
Now what the hell is the matter

with that?

Grandpa, studies show those who
vote are the most inclined

to read the newspaper.

I believe you taught that in
your

Political Science 401 class.

Okay, so you're out you
lose. That's it.

Go ahead and quit.
Walk away.

Quit.

Been granted permission by the
principal to miss classes today.

Would you like to accompany
me as I campaign?

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I'll be right back.

What am I supposed
to do, huh?

Big day, 'B'.

Indeed it is. Did I receive
any mail?

-No.
-Okay.

You think you still
got it chance even though

the paper didn't endorse
you.

Nobody thought
Truman would win

in 1948. But alas he
beat Dewey

despite a three-way
split in his own party.

Got my fingers
crossed for you,'B'.

Excuse me ma'am. Hi, I'm
Zev August from LHS LIVE!.

Today, we're conducting
an exit poll

to get some insight
into today's election.

Would you mind sharing
with us who you voted for?

Um, I voted for the two adults.

You heard it here first. The
exit polls are trending

towards the incumbents.
However, the polls will be open

for another five hours so
there's still a chance

for Bernie Flannigan,
the hope of the high school.

[BELL RINGS]

Veronica I have consulted
various medical journals

and have discovered
that it is physically

impossible to choke to death
from swallowing your own

pride so with
that let me say

[CHOKING]

Is everything ok, sweetie?

Yeah, everything is good.

Good.

I need your opinion though.

Okay.

What top with this skirt?

Good evening, good evening
everyone.

I remember standing next
to Michael Dukakis in 1988.

The anticipation
felt just like this.

As the mayor, it is my duty and
my honor to read

the election results.

[PLASTIC HORN BLOWS]

With six thousand, four hundred
and fifty eight votes,

the first open seat on the
Livingston School Board goes to

Mr. Ernest Del Tufo.

[APPLAUSE]

Thank you so much.

Congratulations. So welcome sir.

Congratulations. So welcome sir.

And we have one more
coming.

With six thousand and seventy
one votes, the second

open seat on the Livingston
School Board goes to

Thank goodness.
Ms. Bindu Parikh.

[APPLAUSE]

The people have spoken.

I know it hurts. It's a
bump in the road.

Abraham Lincoln lost just
about every election

he was ever in until
he ran for president.

I'm well aware of the legendary
losers who have once been

in my position.

But that's not the point.

The point is those were
great men.

They went out into the world
and learned how to better

themselves. One day when the
opportunity came they simply

changed the world. So there
is no excuse now

for you not to go and
get in the finest university

you can find and then
one day

when your time comes

you sir, will change
the world.

Thank you.

Bernard, I'm sorry
you didn't win

but there will always
be a next time.

Yes. Yes, you are
absolutely right

I will live by Beckett's words:
Ever tried. Ever failed.

No matter. Try Again.
Fail again. Fail better.

You are a remarkable
young man.

Thank you.

Now, would you mind
giving my grandfather a ride

I'd like to take a solo
ride to clear my head.

It would be my pleasure.

Hold your head up high.

Thank you for not
endorsing him.

You have nothing to thank
me for, you wrote the op-ed.

Now he's got no excuse to
stay at home after high school.

And you've got no excuse to stay
home and not go traveling

with me.

You sneaky little person.

You want me to go to
Lithuania?

Yes!

Oh God. I can't even
spell it.

Hi Bernard.

Hi.

I'm sorry that you lost.

It's ok. We gave it
our best effort.

And I'm sorry I
read your mail

and for everything I said.
You didn't deserve that.

No, you were right.

If you didn't knock
on my door that day

I'd still be living
in a fantasy world.

You made me a much happier
person.

That's why I'm going to do this.

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Honestly, I thought she
was a lesbian.

I wish that were me.

Do you think maybe
you could give me a ride home?

Yes... haha

Excuse me Mr. Bernard.

Yes, young citizen.

Can I get your autograph?

You want my
autograph?

He's a big fan. He wants to
run for the Board of Education

next year.

Thank you.

Thank you.

-Goodnight.
-Goodnight.

Shall we go?

Do you want the first
seat or the second?

Second is great.

-You're ready?
-Ready.

Veronica will you go to the
prom with me?

Definitely. I have the
perfect dress.

♪MUSIC PLAYS♪