1 00:00:02,900 --> 00:00:03,920 I'm Alex now. 2 00:00:04,220 --> 00:00:07,800 I was just an average kid until an accident changed my life. 3 00:00:08,420 --> 00:00:11,480 And since then, nothing's been the same. 4 00:00:36,810 --> 00:00:38,510 My best friend Ray thinks it's cool. 5 00:00:40,970 --> 00:00:43,210 My sister Annie thinks I'm a science project. 6 00:00:45,130 --> 00:00:46,930 I can't let anyone else know. 7 00:00:47,330 --> 00:00:48,550 Not even my parents. 8 00:00:51,970 --> 00:00:55,530 I know the chemical plant was to find me and turn me into some experiment. 9 00:00:55,870 --> 00:00:56,870 But you know something? 10 00:00:57,130 --> 00:00:58,710 I guess I'm not so average anymore. 11 00:01:05,260 --> 00:01:07,720 That one looks like it's got a wheel, like a car. 12 00:01:09,740 --> 00:01:12,600 Nah, more like a scooter. 13 00:01:13,780 --> 00:01:14,960 Nah, a motorcycle. 14 00:01:17,060 --> 00:01:19,640 Yeah, yeah, the new X15 Turbo. 15 00:01:20,340 --> 00:01:23,920 Man, wouldn't it be sweet to show up for the first day of high school on a brand 16 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:24,920 new bike? 17 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:27,140 First day of high school? 18 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:28,820 Is it really tomorrow? 19 00:01:29,700 --> 00:01:31,040 The end is near. 20 00:01:31,260 --> 00:01:33,220 Just four easy years. 21 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,780 Easy? Once you get into ninth grade, everything counts. 22 00:01:37,720 --> 00:01:38,820 Counts? Towards what? 23 00:01:39,180 --> 00:01:43,280 Towards college, towards careers, towards whether or not we pass the 24 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:46,560 test. One false move and your entire life is ruined. 25 00:01:47,180 --> 00:01:50,500 Oh, come on, Alex. That's exactly what you said about junior high. 26 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,300 Annie keeps telling me high school's no picnic. 27 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,120 Robin, you've been real quiet. 28 00:01:56,340 --> 00:01:57,400 Tell me what you see. 29 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:03,080 I see two worlds colliding, the old and the new. 30 00:02:03,710 --> 00:02:06,450 I see evil and destruction from which we will never recover. 31 00:02:07,410 --> 00:02:11,770 I see life as we know it ceasing to exist and a desolate future stretching 32 00:02:11,770 --> 00:02:12,950 endlessly before us. 33 00:02:17,390 --> 00:02:19,230 Yeah, I guess I kind of see that too. 34 00:02:21,290 --> 00:02:24,330 I hear I was going to say it looked like a fluffy little kitty. 35 00:02:30,230 --> 00:02:31,230 You know something? 36 00:02:32,110 --> 00:02:33,790 There is something weird about these clouds. 37 00:03:02,700 --> 00:03:07,600 Welcome to So You Wanna Be a Spy, a quick and easy study -at -home program 38 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:11,740 everyone who wants to be able to catch international jewel thieves, solve 39 00:03:11,740 --> 00:03:15,840 -old murder mysteries, or simply eavesdrop on neighbors without getting 40 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:21,620 So, you wanna be a spy? Yes, I do. First, take out your official So You 41 00:03:21,620 --> 00:03:24,860 a Spy journal and write down why you wanna be a spy. 42 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:34,460 I want to find the kid that I doused with the secret chemical GC -161. 43 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,500 Excellent. You are ready to begin. 44 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,120 George, there's so many choices this semester. 45 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:42,820 How does this course sound? 46 00:03:43,300 --> 00:03:47,380 Supervised field instruction in the dynamics of social behavior and 47 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:51,200 It's not a subject I'm familiar with. I wouldn't be able to help you with your 48 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:52,200 homework. 49 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,100 I do not need any help with my homework, George. 50 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,580 You know, you and Annie are not the only smarty pants. 51 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,540 Smarty Pants is whatever in this family. 52 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:04,820 I'm smart, too. 53 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:06,260 And so is Alex. 54 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:08,800 And speaking of Alex, where is she? 55 00:04:09,180 --> 00:04:11,180 Her breakfast is getting really soggy. 56 00:04:13,420 --> 00:04:17,940 She's still upstairs trying on outfits, getting ready for her first big day of 57 00:04:17,940 --> 00:04:18,940 high school. 58 00:04:19,420 --> 00:04:20,420 Sound familiar? 59 00:04:34,950 --> 00:04:36,850 I'm told already. Doesn't this awkward phase ever end? 60 00:04:40,250 --> 00:04:41,250 I'm a geek. 61 00:04:44,190 --> 00:04:45,370 I'm a geek in a vest. 62 00:04:45,790 --> 00:04:47,790 Alex, come on, honey. It's breakfast. 63 00:04:48,890 --> 00:04:52,570 Alex is very nervous today. I want us to all be supportive of her, okay? 64 00:04:56,050 --> 00:04:57,530 Alex, you look completely fine. 65 00:04:58,350 --> 00:05:01,350 I'm going up to check. No, no. The vest looks wonderful. 66 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:04,580 Alex, I made you breakfast. 67 00:05:05,060 --> 00:05:07,120 You didn't make me lunch, too, did you? 68 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:08,840 Um, yeah. 69 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,560 You didn't. No, I didn't. 70 00:05:14,140 --> 00:05:15,780 How about pizza money instead? 71 00:05:17,280 --> 00:05:18,280 Really? 72 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:20,900 High school may not be that bad after all. 73 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,780 As long as you don't let the bullies steal that money. 74 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:28,660 Annie, enough. 75 00:05:29,940 --> 00:05:31,560 Could you excuse us for a moment, please? 76 00:05:37,109 --> 00:05:39,870 George? Alex, can we talk to you for just a second? 77 00:05:43,010 --> 00:05:44,730 About? About school. 78 00:05:45,210 --> 00:05:50,030 Now, no one is expecting you to perform like Annie, but we do want you to start 79 00:05:50,030 --> 00:05:54,930 focusing a little more on your schoolwork. Right. I mean, your grades 80 00:05:54,930 --> 00:05:58,870 have been fine, but you're heading into high school now, sweetheart, so whatever 81 00:05:58,870 --> 00:06:00,690 you do from this point on... 82 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:02,080 It really matters. 83 00:06:02,780 --> 00:06:07,060 You may not realize it, but this is the start of your adult life. 84 00:06:07,700 --> 00:06:10,200 But we don't want to put any pressure on you. 85 00:06:13,060 --> 00:06:14,060 I'll get it. 86 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:17,560 Hi, boys. Hello, fellas. Hi. 87 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:20,460 You guys aren't bringing notebooks or pencils? 88 00:06:21,060 --> 00:06:23,260 It's the first day. What could there be to write down? 89 00:06:23,580 --> 00:06:25,040 I've got some breath mint. 90 00:06:25,280 --> 00:06:26,380 Hey, Ray. Hey. 91 00:06:26,700 --> 00:06:27,700 Do it. 92 00:06:28,380 --> 00:06:30,200 Congratulations. Oh, thanks, Annie. 93 00:06:30,830 --> 00:06:31,830 What did we do? 94 00:06:31,970 --> 00:06:33,090 You passed eighth grade. 95 00:06:34,710 --> 00:06:36,230 I never thought I'd live to see it. 96 00:06:36,790 --> 00:06:40,010 Oh, good luck on your math placement test today. 97 00:06:41,870 --> 00:06:43,150 What placement test? 98 00:06:43,990 --> 00:06:47,010 Well, the school has to give you tests to determine what level of class you 99 00:06:47,010 --> 00:06:48,010 belong in. 100 00:06:48,310 --> 00:06:50,310 So, we're taking tests today? 101 00:06:51,770 --> 00:06:52,770 I'll bet. 102 00:06:53,390 --> 00:06:54,590 Hope you've got a sharp pencil. 103 00:07:20,810 --> 00:07:22,210 What? 104 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:44,880 Total doom. 105 00:07:45,660 --> 00:07:47,400 Maybe it'll be better once we get inside. 106 00:07:48,140 --> 00:07:51,420 Alex, what kind of sick place expects you to take tests when you haven't even 107 00:07:51,420 --> 00:07:52,420 learned anything? 108 00:07:52,780 --> 00:07:58,340 That is illegal, isn't it? You guys, isn't this sweet? I could just kiss 109 00:07:58,340 --> 00:07:59,660 brick on this beautiful facade. 110 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:05,440 High school, we are finally here. We've made it. I mean, Latin and trig and 111 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:06,440 calculus. 112 00:08:06,860 --> 00:08:08,720 This is too good to be true. 113 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:21,080 The horror. 114 00:08:21,740 --> 00:08:22,820 God, the horror. 115 00:08:23,260 --> 00:08:25,240 Might as well just get it over with. Oh, man. 116 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:27,460 I think I feel my breakfast coming up in me. 117 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:33,100 Since this is your first day as a spy, pick some suspect at random and follow 118 00:08:33,100 --> 00:08:34,299 their every move. 119 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:35,880 It's fun. 120 00:08:53,230 --> 00:08:54,410 Who thinks math is important? 121 00:08:54,730 --> 00:08:55,730 Raise your hands. 122 00:08:57,970 --> 00:08:58,970 You're wrong. 123 00:08:59,250 --> 00:09:01,330 Math is more than important. 124 00:09:01,950 --> 00:09:03,210 Math is vital. 125 00:09:03,650 --> 00:09:06,470 Without math, we couldn't count our toes. 126 00:09:06,970 --> 00:09:11,370 We wouldn't know the calories in a bowl of cereal. We wouldn't know what time it 127 00:09:11,370 --> 00:09:15,810 was. We wouldn't know when it was 3 o 'clock, and we would be in this room 128 00:09:15,810 --> 00:09:16,990 forever. 129 00:09:18,090 --> 00:09:19,770 Math rules your life. 130 00:09:21,750 --> 00:09:22,750 Now. 131 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,220 Who thinks math is vital? 132 00:09:28,260 --> 00:09:29,260 Better. 133 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:35,840 Now, those of you who do not score well will be placed in other classes. 134 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:37,480 You may begin. 135 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:51,360 Those of you who do not score well will be placed in other classes. 136 00:09:52,989 --> 00:09:54,590 Have a good one. Have a good one. 137 00:10:44,620 --> 00:10:47,700 I'm so nervous that it nearly took me five minutes to figure out the answer of 138 00:10:47,700 --> 00:10:48,700 my name and address. 139 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:51,260 Wasn't that test hard? More like impossible. 140 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:52,880 This whole school's hard. 141 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:54,080 And the teachers are mean. 142 00:10:54,580 --> 00:10:55,840 And this teacher's terrible. 143 00:10:56,200 --> 00:10:58,420 Four years. I don't know how we're ever going to make it through. 144 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:00,900 Look, you guys, all we have to do is stick together. 145 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:05,700 Let's make a promise right now. One for all and all for... Hey, look, there's 146 00:11:05,700 --> 00:11:09,560 Nicole. Make room. Hey, you guys, this is my new friend Jamie Berman. You don't 147 00:11:09,560 --> 00:11:10,940 mind if I eat with her today, do you? 148 00:11:13,290 --> 00:11:14,350 What if we do mine? 149 00:11:15,050 --> 00:11:16,590 Well, it's too late now. 150 00:11:21,690 --> 00:11:23,610 I'm in the dumb class. Yeah, me too. 151 00:11:27,730 --> 00:11:29,190 But you guys aren't bad at math. 152 00:11:29,950 --> 00:11:32,750 Well, according to this test we are. Who are we to judge? 153 00:11:33,510 --> 00:11:35,370 Well, I did all right. 154 00:11:35,790 --> 00:11:36,790 All right? 155 00:11:39,270 --> 00:11:40,510 You're in the smart class. 156 00:11:41,350 --> 00:11:42,350 Gee, we're shocked. 157 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:49,100 Alex, um, I'm in the smart class, too. 158 00:11:49,880 --> 00:11:50,880 You? 159 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:53,920 Yeah, thanks for the vote of confidence. 160 00:11:54,400 --> 00:11:56,900 You know, my whole family's smart. Maybe I am, too. 161 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:58,299 Yeah, right. 162 00:11:58,300 --> 00:12:02,700 Who'd you copy off? Oh, come on, Lewis. Maybe Alex has been playing it down all 163 00:12:02,700 --> 00:12:03,619 these years. 164 00:12:03,620 --> 00:12:04,820 What class are you in, Robin? 165 00:12:07,980 --> 00:12:08,980 The middle. 166 00:12:09,680 --> 00:12:10,680 I'll go myself. 167 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:12,700 It's lonely at the middle. 168 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,920 See? We're all split up. Do you know what this means? 169 00:12:17,340 --> 00:12:20,760 Yes, a time to grow, move on, make new friends. 170 00:12:21,140 --> 00:12:22,640 Oh, there's Jamie. Excuse me. 171 00:12:25,940 --> 00:12:26,940 It's over. 172 00:12:27,780 --> 00:12:29,320 I don't think we're the same again. 173 00:13:53,020 --> 00:13:59,300 If you see something interesting, 174 00:13:59,620 --> 00:14:00,640 make a note of it. 175 00:14:00,860 --> 00:14:02,620 She made the book move. 176 00:14:20,300 --> 00:14:22,320 Whoever you are, this had better be important. 177 00:14:30,220 --> 00:14:31,220 Dave. 178 00:14:31,660 --> 00:14:34,760 I thought we had an agreement that you were never to speak to me again. 179 00:14:35,100 --> 00:14:38,280 Miss H. Ron, if I could just... Miss H. Ron. 180 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:45,880 You're not going to leave my office until I let you speak, are you? 181 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:49,380 All right. You may speak one. 182 00:14:52,829 --> 00:14:53,829 Ms. 183 00:14:55,730 --> 00:14:58,450 H. Rod, I know I didn't do a good job in the past when you wanted me to find the 184 00:14:58,450 --> 00:15:01,830 GC -161 kit, which is why you had to demote me back to truck driving, but I 185 00:15:01,830 --> 00:15:05,090 really want you to think I'm a good employee, which is why I'm working so 186 00:15:05,090 --> 00:15:08,330 at truck driving that I finished early today and I realized I had time if you'd 187 00:15:08,330 --> 00:15:09,610 like me to come by and clean your office. 188 00:15:14,050 --> 00:15:18,930 I am very late for an important meeting, and I never want to see your face. 189 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:23,580 in my office again and 190 00:15:23,580 --> 00:15:27,380 make sure you polish the desk 191 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:11,660 The Jazz of Rain. 192 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:47,440 Hey, yeah. 193 00:16:49,340 --> 00:16:51,000 Block any floor and you'll be going backwards. 194 00:16:51,780 --> 00:16:52,780 What's the matter? 195 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,240 I hate my math class. 196 00:16:54,900 --> 00:16:55,900 Tell us about it. 197 00:16:56,140 --> 00:16:57,480 We're in with a bunch of criminals. 198 00:16:57,960 --> 00:16:58,960 It's dangerous. 199 00:17:00,220 --> 00:17:02,640 We never should have cheated on our placement test. 200 00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:05,740 You cheated and you still got into the dumb class? 201 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,240 Well, we got the answers wrong on purpose. We thought being in the lowest 202 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,240 would make life easy. Big mistake. 203 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,260 I don't believe you guys. You cheated your way into the dumb class? 204 00:17:14,569 --> 00:17:15,690 It was his idea. 205 00:17:22,730 --> 00:17:26,130 I seem to have stumbled upon an entire group of cheaters. 206 00:17:27,650 --> 00:17:31,210 You think you know your kids so well, and then she goes and surprises you like 207 00:17:31,210 --> 00:17:32,210 that. It's great. 208 00:17:32,810 --> 00:17:34,690 There's a lot about Alex you don't know. 209 00:17:39,410 --> 00:17:41,110 Alex, we were just talking about you. 210 00:17:41,310 --> 00:17:45,470 Yeah. We are so proud of you getting into that high -level math class. 211 00:17:46,230 --> 00:17:47,570 We always knew you were smart. 212 00:17:48,430 --> 00:17:50,230 Yeah, just a late starter, that's all. 213 00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:51,710 Bet you're having fun now. 214 00:17:52,490 --> 00:17:55,450 Actually, it is a little tough. Maybe I don't really belong there. 215 00:17:55,810 --> 00:17:58,450 Oh, come on now. Nothing like a little challenge, is there? 216 00:17:58,650 --> 00:18:01,670 Yeah, honey, you can't doubt yourself. You just have to do it. 217 00:18:02,290 --> 00:18:04,050 So, do you want to help us with this puzzle? 218 00:18:04,770 --> 00:18:06,690 I think I'll go do some homework. 219 00:18:10,490 --> 00:18:11,880 Mark? And modest. 220 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:22,560 Hey, any idea with keeping Alex? She's missed breakfast every morning this 221 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:24,560 I'll go check. 222 00:18:25,120 --> 00:18:26,120 Thank you. 223 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:30,480 What are you writing? 224 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,920 Uh, my locker combination. 225 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,560 Excellent. Divided by y equals n cubed. 226 00:18:41,980 --> 00:18:42,980 Some combination. 227 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,080 Well, you can see why I can't remember it. 228 00:18:46,700 --> 00:18:48,040 Why are you cheating in math? 229 00:18:49,660 --> 00:18:54,940 I'm not cheating. I'm not in the mood to talk about it right now. Alex, leave me 230 00:18:54,940 --> 00:18:55,940 alone. Alex! 231 00:18:58,660 --> 00:19:03,080 No! You are not leaving this room until you talk to me! 232 00:19:04,980 --> 00:19:05,980 I made it! 233 00:19:25,340 --> 00:19:26,760 What? What do you want from me? 234 00:19:33,020 --> 00:19:35,200 What's up with the cheating? That's not like you. 235 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:38,960 It's just that we have big tests today. 236 00:19:39,500 --> 00:19:41,780 Just this week I need to do okay, then I'll stop. 237 00:19:42,420 --> 00:19:44,180 How much have you been cheating so far? 238 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:45,620 Just a little bit. 239 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:48,220 On everything we've done? 240 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:50,080 Every day? 241 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:51,440 Alex. 242 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:52,880 I know. 243 00:19:53,380 --> 00:19:56,700 I just I can't stop. Mom and Dad think I'm smart. I don't want to disappoint 244 00:19:56,700 --> 00:19:58,200 them. You are smart. 245 00:19:58,400 --> 00:19:59,500 You don't have to be a genius. 246 00:19:59,780 --> 00:20:03,140 I'm in way over my head, Annie. If I stop cheating now, I won't be able to 247 00:20:03,140 --> 00:20:04,740 answer a single question all semester. 248 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,020 And you need to find a way out of the advanced class. 249 00:20:08,860 --> 00:20:09,860 I know. 250 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:11,220 But what am I supposed to do? 251 00:20:13,120 --> 00:20:15,900 I would throw yourself at the mercy of the principal. 252 00:20:16,740 --> 00:20:18,160 But what am I supposed to say? 253 00:20:19,380 --> 00:20:20,380 Admit it. 254 00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:21,600 Tell the truth. 255 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:23,800 It's the easiest thing to remember. 256 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:25,720 True. 257 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:34,840 Lars, Danielle. 258 00:20:35,180 --> 00:20:37,260 I've been thinking a bit about your suggestion. 259 00:20:37,460 --> 00:20:42,560 The one where we select an unsuspecting employee to test GC -161 on. It works. 260 00:20:42,860 --> 00:20:43,860 It works! 261 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:45,840 I assume you had someone in mind. 262 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:48,040 No, not Dave. 263 00:20:48,280 --> 00:20:52,520 There's something wrong with... Dave, he was supposed to come in here yesterday 264 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:58,500 to clean my office and... Forgot to clean! 265 00:20:59,120 --> 00:21:02,940 Anyway, Lars, I've never understood our inability to find the kid. I mean, 266 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:07,800 somebody doused with that much GC -161 obviously has some extraordinary 267 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:11,080 abilities. Now, how has he been able to keep them hidden for so long? 268 00:21:12,300 --> 00:21:13,300 Extraordinary abilities. 269 00:21:45,390 --> 00:21:46,810 Kid is Alex Mack. 270 00:21:50,910 --> 00:21:52,650 The principal is your pal. 271 00:21:53,170 --> 00:21:54,730 The principal is your pal. 272 00:22:00,030 --> 00:22:03,010 We'd like to take our math placement tests over again. 273 00:22:03,390 --> 00:22:07,990 You see, we ended up in the dumb class, and although we may appear to be dumb, 274 00:22:08,130 --> 00:22:09,930 we're really not. 275 00:22:10,590 --> 00:22:14,450 And I'd like to take my test over again because I ended up in the smart class. 276 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:18,820 Even though I may appear to be smart, I'm really not that smart. 277 00:22:19,220 --> 00:22:25,260 You see, when it comes to math, we're totally average. 278 00:22:29,360 --> 00:22:32,660 For two years I've been looking for someone, and now I've found her. 279 00:22:34,380 --> 00:22:35,380 It feels good. 280 00:22:35,900 --> 00:22:39,660 I thought I'd done something terrible to her, but now I know she's happy. 281 00:22:41,140 --> 00:22:43,120 Danielle and Vince want to do harm to her. 282 00:22:43,530 --> 00:22:45,790 I can't let that happen. I won't let that happen. 283 00:22:47,810 --> 00:22:52,930 Before we begin, I would like to introduce three new members of our 284 00:22:53,510 --> 00:22:57,550 Alex Mack, Louis Driscoll, and Raymond Alvarado. 285 00:23:01,210 --> 00:23:05,690 Now, how about a little pop quiz to see how we're all doing? 286 00:23:06,710 --> 00:23:08,950 As a master spy, you will learn. 287 00:23:09,170 --> 00:23:10,290 Sometimes we... 288 00:23:14,730 --> 00:23:16,070 to keep it to yourself. 289 00:23:17,970 --> 00:23:20,730 Alex your secret is safe with me.