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All right, children, quiet coyote.

Ears open, mouth closed.

I said quiet coyote.

Quiet coyote!

Thank you.

So, as you know, I don't believe that any art made in the last hundred years

worth recognizing.

However, the lead singer of this group is a very special student, so I've

decided to allow them to perform modern music.

At our lunchtime concert. I give you... The Acafellas!

Sandwich.

or are you needing a sandwich?

I missed it the first time, so... Guys, I'm full.

No more stories till tomorrow.

Listen, Freddy, I can't compete for my audience's attention with your stories

and sandwiches.

So I'm going to have to ask you to join the acapellas. Oh, no, thanks, dear. Of

course, you're honored.

What? Why not?

No offense, but it's sort of lame.

Oh, really?

Is this sort of lame? Hit it, Julian.

Let's leave at the same...

Well, well, well, well, well, well, well.

But if you join the Acapellas, let's just say some things can be forgotten.

I'll take the detention.

Oh, then what about your friend Kale?

Don't think I didn't notice she was in the hall after the bell rang, too. What?

If she gets detention, her dad will ground her and we won't be able to hang

Oh, pity.

15 seconds to decide.

15. 15.

14. 14.

13. 13.

Julian, will you just shut it?

Oh, Principal Mullins.

Fine, I'll be in your dumb bed.

Yes, Clark.

I just wanted to say, don't you look nice today.

Love that updo. Oh, it's just easy.

Thank you, Clark.

You made the right choice.

Oh, we should show him the official office. fill the greeting.

Hello. Hello.

Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello.

So we beat on.

Boats against the current.

Born back ceaselessly into the past.

Rock on, F. Scott.

Rock on.

Yeah!

Now that's my text alert.

Yeah!

Super producer Mick Bronson's having a party tonight.

superstars by now.

I already bought these cool rock and roll glasses.

I sent him our song, but I didn't get a response.

He must get tons of submissions.

We probably got lost in his deck. We can't send it again. What if he already

listened to it? He'll think we're desperate.

Exactly, which is why we have a new plan. Step one, I go to that party and

personally hand him a recording of a new song.

Wait, we don't have a recording of a new song.

Gold stars, Summer.

New step one, Record a new song. Step to that thing I said before.

The party's tonight.

That's not a lot of time.

We only have three breaks when we can use the studio.

We can do it. How did you get invited to a party at McBronson's house? Oh, yeah,

I'm not invited.

Seems like a fairly important component to the scheme.

I'll figure something out. I snuck onto the White Stripes tour bus.

Unfortunately, the tour was over and the bus was going back to Ohio.

Something better than that.

Slightly off topic, but that gold star you awarded me earlier, do you have it

you? He was more of a theoretical star.

No.

Um, besides Mr. Finn figuring out a way to get into that party, we kind of have

another problem.

Clark forced me to join his dumb acapella group or kill guest attention.

And I have to rehearse with them all three of our breaks.

Then we need to find a way to get you out of the awful fella so we can record.

And because...

Clark. If only I could dig up some dirt on him, and then I could force him to

let me out of the group.

We could do a stakeout.

I've got a camera and snacks.

And with enough time, I think I can grow a mustache.

Stakeout? I'm in.

Good plan, guys.

I'd give you a gold star, but apparently they're theoretical.

But if you were to give me your lunch, let's just... Say, I might forget I saw

you in the hallway after the bell rang.

Got him.

Don't got him.

I'm on it, Chief. I will track down whoever's behind these unfunny ruffler

brains. Get to the bottom of it. Or turn in your plastic haul.

Don't be weird.

Clark.

Great news. My buddy Sketchy Mike told me his mime troupe is performing at Mick

Bronson's party tonight.

Don't you have any friends with normal names?

Like Bob?

Yeah. Nose hair Bob.

Anyway, all I have to do is get into that mime troupe and then, hello, Mick

Bronson. I think I know the answer to this, but do you know how to mime? How

hard can it be?

into a glass.

Mmm. And it's windy.

Whoa!

That was actually better than I expected.

Except mine don't talk.

What? That seems so much harder.

We got him! When you show Clark this video of him making fun of Principal

Mullins, he'll have to let you out of the acapella.

Awesome! I'll show it to him at rehearsal next period, and we're good to

Yeah! And I'm gonna be the best darn mime in the whole wide... world. Watch

this. The escalator.

Oh, I pulled a hammy. Oh, I'm not miming. I'm really hurt.

Somebody stop the escalator.

Hey, Clark, I need to talk to you. No time. We need to get right to our vocal

exercises. I just needed to show you. Repeat after me.

Just let me.

Fine.

That's the best warm -up siren I've ever heard.

Clearly this isn't your first time doing a cappella. It totally is.

Whoa.

You're amazing, Freddie.

You should sing lead at our performance at lunch today. Really?

I never sang lead before.

Hey, show everyone the acapellas, new fella.

All right, let's do it.

Hurrah!

Oh, uh, Freddie, what was it you wanted to show me earlier?

Oh, that?

Nothing. Let's run the song again.

Check it, homies.

I'm gonna be doing the mime classic, Man Trapped in a Box.

I'm not an expert on mime, but I'm pretty sure that's done not in a real

Of course. Of course. This is just for practice. I need to get in touch with

feeling of being trapped in a box.

We were waiting for you at the recording studio.

Where were you? Did Clark let you out of the Akalemos?

Oh, yeah, sorry.

Um, yeah, he didn't care about the video.

Seriously? Uh, yeah.

He said it's just like a fun game that they play with each other. He imitates

her and she imitates him.

Weird.

So it looks like I'm stuck in the Rockefellers.

I'm going to have to sing with them at lunch.

Lead. So lame.

This should have worked.

Yeah, but that's the deal.

I should go do some vocal exercises in the bathroom.

Since I have to sing.

Lead. So lame.

We gotta get him out of that stupid group.

And fast, or we're not recording our song.

What if, and I'm just spitballing here, I get strep throat and kiss Freddy so he

couldn't sing?

Okay, so we're just saying this stuff out loud now, huh?

need is to figure out a way to get rid of the acapellas for good what if we hit

helium tanks with time relief valves near them when they're performing and

the helium goes off the acapellas get chipmunk voices and be so embarrassed

they'll never perform again i can't decide if that's crazy or

awesome it's both let's fire up the helium mr finn we're gonna save freddy

We wait until they start, then we hide it near them.

They'll be too busy sucking to notice.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Acafellas.

Dum -dum, dum -dum, dum -dum -dum.

Dum -dum, dum -dum, dum -dum -dum. For all the times that you rain on my

parade.

And all the clubs you're getting using my name.

You think you broke my heart, oh good fucking name.

You think I'm crying, oh my, oh well I ain't.

My mama don't like you and she likes everyone.

And I never liked to admit that I was wrong.

I've been so caught up in my job, didn't see what's going on. But now I know,

I'm better sleeping.

He's really good.

yourself. And if you think that I'm still holding on to something, you

go and love yourself.

Freddy sure is having fun up there.

Wait, do you think he couldn't get out of the Akateles, or he didn't want to

out of the Akateles?

I bet he never showed that video to Clark.

Uh -oh, I think I forgot to move the helium tank.

yourself.

What the heck?

That's exactly what we were asking.

What'd you write about, Freddie?

You like being an acapella.

Guys, I'm sorry.

mean to i just got carried away and it was fun i know it was you freddo you

broke my heart you broke my heart let's sit down

there's

something different about this classroom but i can't quite put my finger on it

They're shunning me, Mr. King. No, no, no, that's not it.

No, they're shunning me.

He deserves it.

Oh, they are.

Freddie, you need to decide what band you want to be in.

School of Rock or the Acapellas?

Wrong.

You guys need to decide how you feel about Freddie.

Is he your friend or your bandmate?

Because if he's your friend, then you need to support him, even if it isn't

great for your band.

Guys, I didn't mean to lie.

I just... It was really fun to be out front and sing.

I guess you were pretty good.

But school rock is way more important to me than this. I promise.

I'll show Clark the video and make him let me quit.

No way.

What? You're not quitting.

You were too good.

Yeah.

Mr. Finn's right.

We are banned, but we're friends first.

Then it's settled.

You're in Acapella, and we'll record a track for McBrides in another time.

Are you sure?

Yeah, totally.

This is why I come into work every day at 10 .45.

School starts at 8, Mr. Finn.

Really?

candy, but I got even less attention.

So, you're out.

What? You can't do that.

As the founding member of the Aka Fellows, I can pretty much do whatever I

Julian, go get me a squeezy yogurt. But it's after lunch. The cafeteria's

closed. Figure it out.

See, this isn't right.

Just leave it alone, guys.

Let's go.

My parents won't let me cuss.

But you know what?

I'm going to say it.

You're a thinko.

Sorry, Freddy.

It's okay, guys.

Now it's having fun, but this means we can record our song for McBron.

Hurry.

Freddy, why don't you come up and sing lead on this one?

Really? Yeah.

You want to be up front, you can be up front with us.

Sweet. I'll hop on the drums. Just give me the stick.

Gotta give me six.

I can't play drums unless you let go.

Let go!

I've never thought about it this way, but I'd rather play drums than do

else. Are you sure?

Let me check.

Yeah,

I'm sure. This is where I belong.

One! One, two, three, four.

Let me

just

slap that.

Ready for Mick Bronson. Yeah!

Go for Dewey.

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh.

Bummer.

That was sketchy, Mike.

I'm not getting into that party.

The mime troupe got into a huge fight and they broke up.

One of the guys hit Mike with a chair.

It was an imaginary chair, but still.

So we did all of this for nothing?

Not totally.

What are we watching for?

You'll see.

Clark!

We didn't like how that little weasel treated you, so we maybe kind of sent

Principal Mullins a video of him imitating her.

Give me your toy, Clark.

But it's my special tardy marker.

Give me your...