All language subtitles for S02e07 - Solo Song

What are you... You're not going... You
are.

They closed the walls, people, and no
running.

Don't panic.

He's blind.

It's probably very difficult for him.

A -E -I -O -U.

Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? Right.
Saying is a thing to do.

It's okay, Mr. Landon. I made sure all
the kids were out. I have to check for

myself. They're my responsibility.

But I'm...

You gonna be much longer?

I gotta mop the floor yet before the
kids get here.

No, no, not much longer.

Excuse me, would you open this
classroom, please?

That's short and a little left.

He's short, but a little right.

Perfecto. Well, I gotta get to the lobby
and get started on that moppy.

We're not finished here yet.

Look I ordinarily don't talk back to
teach and I don't take back talk.

So I'll tell you when we're done here
Okay

Bingo

like this. I don't like this. Not one
little bit.

Elizabeth. Not now.

I'm counting. Count later, girl. This is
important.

What is important is that I get enough
worksheets to get through the day, and

of right now, I'm missing 130, page 5.

David Collins is bringing six school
board members to the trimester

on the 8th. Who is David Collins? David
Collins is head of the school board

budget committee.

He's never brought anybody to see what
we've done before. How come now?

I imagine it's because we turned down
his Debbie.

Say what?

His niece, Debbie. She auditioned for
the dance program last month. You turned

her down.

I did?

Mrs. Bird, did you know it was Mr.
Collins' niece who was auditioning?

Well, why didn't you let me know?

I was afraid it would seem as if
influence was being brought to bear, and

you're above that sort of thing.

Lydia, I'm so proud to know that you're
above that sort of thing.

Please, give my best to Mother Teresa
the next time you two have lunch.

Mrs. Burke, are you taking your speed
reading course?

Oh, my...

I'm just looking for the good parts.

I'm just a patsy for these bodice
rippers.

Oh, for Pete's sake, why can't people
watch where they're... Wait a minute,

a minute. We ran into each other, didn't
we?

You take half, I'll take half.

I'm terribly sorry. I didn't realize...
I mean, I didn't see... No, no, no,

that's all right. That makes two of us.

Well, I am sorry.

Oh, you dropped some stuff. Let me help.

That voice of yours doesn't sound much
like a student.

No, I'm a teacher here.

Really? Me too.

You're a teacher here?

Yeah, substituting for Harper.

Singing. That's the one.

I'm Jim Landon.

Hello, I'm Elizabeth Sherwood. I teach
English here.

Can I walk you to your class?

Do I turn you on, Sherwood?

Please.

Well, that has to be the reason you want
to walk me to my classroom.

Because the only other one would be if
you thought I needed help. And frankly,

don't.

pitcher of the Grand Rapids softball
team.

Just pitch the ball stretcher.

That was outside. That hit the corner.
It was a super pitch, admit it.

Pitch caught the outside corner better.

You're out of there.

All right!

That ball was outside. What are you,
blind something?

I'm Jim Landon, and I'm going to be
teaching this class.

until Mr. Harper comes back.

Please take your seats. Let's get down
to business. And oh, please don't insult

my intelligence by sitting in someone
else's seat.

You wouldn't switch seats on someone
like... What's your name?

Schwartz. Doris. Well, Doris, you were
about to say that you wouldn't switch

seats on someone like me.

Of course not.

Why not?

Because... Because why?

Because you're blind.

Well, I'll be damned.

Cameron, don't rush the tempo.

Stay with what's going on in this room.

Daryl, come on, honey. Stay with it.
Stay with it.

Coco, I don't need you all to be talking
up there. There's enough distractions

going on around here without you all
running your mouths.

Hold on to it, people.

concentration was shutting you off hold
on people come on come on this is not a

laughing matter this is not just a
little showcase the school board budget

committee is coming in and rumor has it
they're coming in to find fault now i

say we don't give them any fault to find
right yeah all right so pull it

together come on no no let's take it
from the top from the very top i am the

very model of a modern major general
i've information mineral information

vegetable mineral animal mineral i know
the kings of uh i

know the kings of england and i quote
the fight historical from bob babylon

to monolo and order categorical i i'm
very well acquainted with madness

mathematical mathematical i understand
equations both the simple

Mr.

Landon, I can't do this stuff.

What? People from the Bronx don't talk
like this. Don't is one thing, and

that's something else again.

Well, I can't, and that's the truth.

Matulo, see that wastebasket down there?

Mm -hmm. Go tap it.

Mr. Matulo, you'll find that in my
classroom...

There's no such word as... Can't.

Two hours worth of thump, thump, thump,
thump, thump, thump, thump, thump,

thump.

Then it would stop, and I'd get the kids
back to rehearsing again.

We'd be right in the middle of the
dance, and it would start all over.

telling you, it was like trying to kiss
on a merry -go -round if you didn't time

it right.

Sounds like you're really gonna tear
into it. Oh, baby.

Lydia, remember, he's blind.

So what?

Well, it's a shame and all like that,
but that doesn't give him any right to

disrupt my classroom. He steps on my
toes, he's gonna hear about it.

That might be easier said than done. I
think he's very much his own man.

Well, I'm very much my own.

If I counted right, this ought to be the
faculty language.

Uh, yes.

There's a table right in front of you
where you can rest your tray. Thank you.

I'm Sherwood. Good afternoon, Mr.
Landon.

And who's the little lady that gave me
the guided tour?

Miss Grant.

Lydia. Nice to meet you, Lydia.

Nice to meet you, too.

Mr. Landon, how did you know Elizabeth
was in here?

It's her breath. It could stop a truck.
What?

I'm sorry. I'm just joking.

It's your cologne.

Wood nymph, right?

Right. My girlfriend wears it. I noticed
it when we banged into each other this

morning in the corridor.

It's a wonderful scent.

Well, that's very nice of you. Thank you
very much.

What do you teach here, Miss Grant?

I teach dance, Mr. Landon.

In fact, I have the classroom directly
underneath yours.

Directly underneath?

Mm -hmm.

Oh, then we have to talk, Miss Grant.

Oh, yes, I think that would be a
wonderful idea.

Miss Grant, the noise from your
classroom is frankly intolerable, and I

you're going to do something to tone it
down.

That level just cannot continue.

I mean, my students can't even hear
themselves think.

Do we understand each other, Miss Grant?

I'm not sure.

I'm working on it.

I don't care what it has to do with
voice or music theory.

Mr. Harper never... Harper's a
traditional kind of teacher. This guy

untraditional. I think he's trying to
shake you up a bit. If you think of

in a different way.

I think he's just trying to show off.

No, he isn't.

He's very imaginative, gutsy, and
committed. And I think he's terrific.

Well, I think you're giving him points
because he's handicapped. If he were

like anybody else, he wouldn't feel that
way.

But he's not like everybody else. He's
special.

Talking about his teaching skills,
Doris. So am I.

Okay. What did you learn in this class
yesterday?

See, you can't name one thing.

Yes, I can. It's easy.

Name it.

Well, aside from the vocal technique and
the quality.

Why put it aside?

That's what he's supposed to be
teaching.

Anybody can teach that. Harper teaches
that, and he's a flippy twit.

And Landon?

He teaches the most important thing in
the whole silly business.

All you have to do is look at him once
and know that he never thought of giving

up.

That's what he teaches and that's what
I'm gonna learn and that is what makes

him special You know, I recognize that
most of you people are gonna make your

livings in pop music, right?

Yes, sir, and you find that classical
music can be often boring

Especially vocal exercises well this
morning We're going

to prove that vocal exercises can be
fun. There are five vowels Wonderful

called vowels. A, E, I, O, and U.

And if you'll snap along with me like
this, we will make the vowels have fun.

Yes, sir.

I'm going to show you now. All right.

You don't think I'm kidding?

A, E, I, O, U.

Sounds pretty good, doesn't it? All
right.

the people with the big voices to do
this first one.

Oh.

Oh, oh, oh.

Help me with this one big guy.

You know what I mean.

then, Mr. Grant.

You just go right on wherever you're
going.

You have a nice day now.

I beg your pardon very much.

with you outside, please.

Shh.

Now you understand what I'm talking
about. Listen to that racket.

Could we talk about it outside?

Okay. Articulation exercises.

Doris, you're in charge.

She just can't leave me alone.

Okay.

Name me my momu.

Name me my momu. Show me back.

Name me my momu. It's more of a
diaphragm.

You're training them for what
production? I heard there's one on the

but that's going to feature the dancers.

Hey, when did it become a closed shop?
When I found out I might have something

to prove to someone on the budget
committee. That's when.

And the vocal students don't count,
right?

I didn't say that.

Then why won't you let them be in the
show? I can't. They're not ready. The

dancers have been rehearsing for weeks.
They'll be ready.

Look, I could take my least talented
performer or go on and do as well as

anybody you've got.

All they need is the motivation, and,
well, this show supplies it.

I can't. This is special. The showcase
is for the dance department.

Don't worry about it. I get it.

This isn't for the kids, is it? It's for
you. It's for your ego, right? Wrong.

It's not that at all. Oh, no?

There's a smell around here, Miss Grant,
and it sure the hell isn't wood nymph.

Take it easy.

You'll be okay.

Okay, walk it off.

Walk it off.

Walk it off.

can I find Mr. Harper's telephone
number?

Well, I believe it's in that index right
over there.

Is there something I can do to help?

Yes. You can get rid of that officious
egomaniac who's substituting for his

class. That's what you can do.

Oh, no.

Actually, I don't think I could.

Not really.

Well, I'm going to call Mr. Harper and
find out just how sick he's feeling,

because I'm not going to put up with
that.

person very much longer.

What's this person's name?

His name is... Who are you?

Oh, this is Mr. Belmont.

He's working with Mr. Collins.

Mr. Collins of the school board?

That's right.

Mr. Collins has really taken an interest
in our school ever since his niece

auditioned. Well, I wouldn't know
anything about that. But if there's a

substitute who isn't cutting it, we
could... Now, he's blind.

It's probably very difficult for him.

Mr. Belmont, I'm not interested in
bringing the school board down on

maybe you ought... Hello, Mr. Harper?

Oh, hi, hi. Lydia Grant here.

Yes, how are you feeling?

Okay, Mrs. Berg, what's next on the
list?

Well, I've been in touch with the fire
department, and they're so pleased that

we're being so conscientious.

I'm not exactly sure that's what's
motivating Mr. Collins, but mine is not

reason why. All I have to do is pull a
red handle and stay out of the way.

I'm so sorry to hear that.

Well, you take good care of yourself,
and we'll see you in a couple of weeks.

Okay. Bye -bye.

What are you... You're not going to...
You are.

Okay, okay. Promise to drill.

Come on. Come on out to the lobby.

Right. You know what? Look, people are
going to love it now.

They couldn't call people. And no
running.

It's easy now.

Don't panic.

Don't panic.

Poco, Michael, our glasses are all
spread.

Yeah, we got it covered tonight.

Okay.

It's okay, Mr. Landon. I made sure all
the kids were out. I have to check for

myself. They're my responsibility.

But I'm sure that they're all out. Out
of the way, damn it.

Is anybody here?

Can anybody hear me?

Is anybody here?

is the drill.

It won't work.

You're obviously trying to work off some
demons.

Did it work?

Nope.

Try my way.

You walk out the door dressed in really
great running clothes.

Then you stroll across the street to the
bakery and you buy something like

that. Did it work?

Not at all. Have some.

Thank you.

I don't want to hurt your feelings.

I appreciate that.

Elizabeth, I think I got Mr. Landon in
trouble with the school board.

Mrs. Burke said they called and asked
for a report on him. You two aren't

exactly long -lost lovers.

Yeah, but that's me and him.

I don't mind having a fight with
somebody one -on -one, but I don't feel

about it looking like I called the board
down on him, you know what I mean?

Explain it to him.

Girl, in some ways the man is more deaf
than he is blind.

The only thing that's going to make him
happy is if I let some of his students

participate in the showcase.

And if you do that, it won't be a
demonstration of how good the dance

is, and it won't get Mr. Collins off
your back. And you got it. No.

I understand it.

You're the one that got it.

See ya.

That was good.

Take it one more time from your cross,
okay?

Oedipus speaks.

O you, my friend, still friend, and by
my side still standing by the

sightless man, your form eludes.

Oedipus.

Your voice is clear.

That voice lights up my darkness.

Man of havoc.

What made you hate your sight so?

What demon so possessed you?

Friend, it was Apollo.

The spirit of Apollo.

He made the fruit of evil fructify.

Oh, yes. I pierced my eyes, my desolate
eyes.

Why not? When all that was sweet was
parted from my sight.

These things are so, as you say.

Nothing left to see.

To love.

Nothing to enjoy.

No welcome and communion.

Hurry me from this plague. Take this
wreck and hell of Oedipus from the gods'

hate.

Better, much better.

All right, everyone, just work on your
scenes for tomorrow and be prepared.

Sorry. For what?

For being a feeling person?

For making a fool of myself.

Congratulations.

If this is your first time, I wish you'd
have many, many more.

It's not funny.

No, it's not funny.

I wasn't trying to be funny.

But I'm not so sure Mark's performance
was so good that it warrants putting you

away like this, either.

It wasn't Mark's scene.

I didn't think it was.

Mr. Riddon.

When you were young, younger, when you
were younger,

did you ever just die because you hurt
so much for another person?

Like people starving in another place or
natural disasters?

Or a person who's blind?

Yeah, something like that.

Doris, I think empathy is what this
business is all about.

And it wouldn't surprise me if the young
people were a little more sensitive to

those kind of things than those of us
who are older.

How do you make it stop?

Does the hurt go away?

Do you grow out of it?

Not if you're lucky.

You stick around and get yourself
together.

I'll see you tomorrow.

I am the very model of a modern major
general. I have information, vegetable,

animal, and mineral. I know the kings of
England, and I qualify as historical

for marathon to Waterloo in order
categorical.

Categorical.

I'm very well acquainted too with
matters mathematical.

I understand equations both are simple
and quadradical. About binomial

I'm dealing with a lot of news.

A lot of news. A lot of news.

With many trivial facts about the square
of the hypotenuse.

I'm very good at integral and
differential.

What are you doing? There's more. Danny,
it's lunchtime. I'm starving.

You're supposed to be willing to starve
for your art.

I am willing to starve for my art.

I'm just not willing to starve for your
art.

What do you think? How was it?

You've been complaining about this
Landon guy, right? About how he's being

tough on you?

Right.

I think you should go out and find more
people to be tough on you because you

were really very good.

I know.

You weren't happy about being good.

Well, I mean, I made such a big deal
about how I couldn't do it, and then it

turns out I can do it if I work on it.

So it looks like the only reason I
didn't want to do it in the first place

because I was scared.

What is the reason?

I was scared.

Makes sense.

Can I tell you something else?

You know, this stuff isn't half bad.

I mean, if he wants to put me in the
show doing this stuff, I mean, that'd be

okay. It'd be kind of fun.

It's really killing you to say that
you're proud of yourself, huh?

Yeah.

Well... Congratulations, Amatulo.

You may have found yourself a Swarovski.

Hi,

Mr. Reardon.

Hi, Dwight.

What do you think?

Very impressive.

It's almost brand new.

It's a tuba.

It's very nice.

It's a sousaphone.

Sorry.

Chill. Very impressive.

People always call them tubas.

They're not.

You'd think people would learn after all
these years, but they don't.

It's as if they don't even care.

Hi, I'm Dave Reardon. I teach drama
here.

I'm Jim Landon. What can I do for you?

Well... I don't mean to butt in, but I
thought you ought to know that I think

one of your students is developing a
giant -sized case of puppy love towards

you.

Dora Schwartz.

Right. Obviously, my little helpful hint
wasn't necessary.

You know, you're not the first person to
come running in here with advice I just

simply don't need.

Look, I was just trying to help you out.
Let me ask you something.

If I was a sighted teacher, you'd just
simply figure I could handle it on my

own, wouldn't you?

Maybe. Maybe not. I don't know. I do.

I'm perfectly capable.

of handling anything that comes my way.

And though you may be very well
motivated, as far as I'm concerned,

attitude is, well, it's condescending
and it's parental.

And I'm not too thrilled with it, okay?

I hear you.

Okay.

Well, it's the end of the day, and I'm
going to wash up and go home, and I'm

sure I'll see you around.

You bet.

Oh, pipes are broken.

You'd have to use the one at the other
end of the hall.

Oh, no.

I don't believe this.

I suppose you're still here.

Yep.

Yep.

See you tomorrow.

Way from home, Mrs. Berg, eh?

Oh, my, no.

The board downtown has just been
requesting all sorts of records and

They are really looking for trouble.

They're out to get us, no question.

Why would they be out to get us?

Well, apparently we made the mistake of
turning down the wrong student.

Was not a mistake. The girl moved like a
bowling ball with corners.

And they've got some budget people
angry, so they sent the snoop, and the

ran the fire drill.

That was when Mr. Landon was in our
business class. I heard about that.

That could have happened to anyone,
anytime.

They can't blame us for that. They can't
blame him for that matter, either. Miss

Grant, if they want to find fault, they
will find fault. There's nothing you can

do about it. This week, it's your
department.

Next week, it might be mine.

I would have to produce a symphony in
perfect pitch.

played by totally deaf musicians and it
still might not be enough.

Sorry I can't be more optimistic.

Good day.

He's probably right.

Symphony played by deaf musicians.

I don't think deaf musicians would do
very well.

Am I just being old -fashioned?

Lydia, what are you thinking?

I was just... thinking what the board
would say if we show them a production

number that featured a blind man
dancing.

Well, they couldn't possibly say we
don't have our act together if we show

that. Lydia, I suppose I am just being
old -fashioned.

That's probably why I like those old
-fashioned bodice rippers.

They said they want some creative
initiative.

Of course, Beethoven never wrote any
music for deaf musicians.

Now, if anyone was going to do it, you'd
certainly think he'd be the one to, now

wouldn't you?

Maybe nobody ever suggested it to him.

Then, of course, he couldn't have heard
the suggestion anyway.

That must have been what happened.

The dumbest idea I have ever heard.

You want to explain to me why it's such
a dumb idea?

Sure. First of all, I'm a klutz. Well,
you can walk, you can dance.

Hey, I don't need anybody's help, you
know. Would you get off of that?

I've done a lot on my own, lady.

Yeah, you have, and a lot of it's been
good and a lot of it's been really

rotten, but you've done it all by
yourself. Well, congratulations, Mr.

Superman.

Listen, I've got to get to class.

Jim. You know, maybe you are right.

Maybe you are the only person in all of
creation who doesn't need any help.

Well, in that way, you and I are very
different because I do need help. And

right now, you're the person whose help
I need.

You know, there are two ways that you
and I are very much alike.

Really? Yeah.

We're both pretty stubborn.

That's true.

How about the other one?

We both have had people to judge us
based on what they see, not based on

can do. You know what I'm talking about?

I guess prejudice.

Yeah. Well, I want you to know there's
absolutely no prejudice involved in what

I'm about to say to you, but you are a
boneheaded jackass. What?

Baby, I might not like you if you could
see through walls, but you'd rather do

something all on your own and fail than
get some help and get something done.

I guess you're just too scared to share
the glory, huh?

And you know, I really do wish you could
see. You know why?

Because then I wouldn't feel so guilty
about wanting to make faces at you.

Come on in here, y 'all.

Go into the center floor and stretch and
warm up. I'll be right with you.

Still a glut.

Not for long.

Hi, Mr. Lennon. Hi, Julie. Hi.

Oh, Amatulo.

Yo. About the Patterson. Hey, yeah. I
was thinking of adding a rock beat to

right? And then we could call it the
Pink Floyd Patterson.

Listen, you don't have to worry about it
anymore. I'm taking you out of the

showcase.

What? Yeah, they've added a new number.

Something that wasn't planned on.

I was doing good with that song.

Agreed, agreed.

But I knew you were uncomfortable, so I
thought I'd be doing you a favor by

taking you out of the showcase.

Yeah, sure thing.

Thanks a lot.

Okay.

You know, you do understand how I have
to learn, don't you?

We're talking about touch.

We're talking about the braille.

Pick me? Yes. How do you feel about
being groped to death? Let me ask you

Right this way, Mr. Landon. It doesn't
matter to me if it's in the classroom.

far as I'm concerned, it could be on
Broadway, Yankee Stadium.

That wouldn't be bad either if you had a
crowd and people. Mr. Landon, you're

about to go in here and shut up and
dance.

Now.

Let me try again.

Well, almost Gene Kelly, right?

Honey, maybe you can't dance.

Well, don't quit so soon.

Don't quit so soon.

Darling, four hours is not so soon.
Let's just take a little break right

No, no, no, no, no. Watch.

Watch.

We're talking.

Train. Watch.

One, two, three.

Well,

it was spectacular.

Anytime anybody dances into the
orchestra pit, it's considered

What if, though? Well, I mean, what
happens if we try this and we fall flat

our faces?

Well, Jim, I thought about that, but you
know what really made me believe this

could work?

The day of the fire drill.

I followed you when you went back
upstairs to your classroom to make sure

your kids got out safe.

Only you didn't know it was just a
drill, and, well, to see a blind person

running towards a fire, that took some
kind of guts, some kind of faith, more

than what it takes to make something
like this work.

When you followed me, did you know it
was a drill?

No, I didn't.

They not say we're pretty well matched.

Let's get back to work, Lydia.

All right, Jim.

Come on out the orchestra pit. Out of
the pit first. You've got to start

You can't dance with the orchestra. All
right.

Now let's try the pit. I'll jump up on
three right now. Sure you will. One,

up on three.

And down.

Oh, honey, let me down a little more,
Jim. Sorry, I'm sorry.

You have a ticket held for Collins?

Yes. Hope you enjoy the show.

Excuse me. Do you know Jim Landon?

Yes, I do. I'm his girl.

How did you know?

Because he just gave a description of
you that was unerring.

Hey, look at it this way.

Don't say anything to cheer me up. Just
remove all the sharp objects from my

purse. You're a stronger person. Haven't
been disappointed.

Being hurt makes you strong.

Being hurt makes you hurt.

That's all it does.

Try to make it on my own.

Believe in only the strong.

Survive. Never giving up my pride.

But now it's clear.

Finally the pictures come through to me.

Finally I found my reality.

Needing each other's help is.

It's so easy to do.

If I share it with you, I can do
anything.

There just isn't a doubt in all the
things I can feel.

If the feelings are real, share them
with me.

There are times when you're there.

I'll give up the

Thank you.