1 00:00:01,860 --> 00:00:05,167 Sync by n17t01, corrected by bichitolindo www.Addic7ed.Com 2 00:00:05,606 --> 00:00:07,235 (Frankie) The end of the school year... 3 00:00:07,382 --> 00:00:09,516 finals, parent-teacher conferences 4 00:00:09,551 --> 00:00:12,086 and that official teenage popularity meter... 5 00:00:12,120 --> 00:00:13,687 The yearbooks are out! 6 00:00:13,721 --> 00:00:16,522 - Oh, wow, honey. - I haven't looked yet. 7 00:00:16,556 --> 00:00:20,058 I ran all the way home so we could look through it together. 8 00:00:20,092 --> 00:00:22,425 Wanna flip through it with me and see how many times 9 00:00:22,459 --> 00:00:24,893 - ...I'm in it? - Sure! That's always fun. 10 00:00:24,927 --> 00:00:27,094 That's never fun. 11 00:00:27,128 --> 00:00:30,461 Class officers, no. Clubs, no. 12 00:00:30,495 --> 00:00:32,328 Other clubs, no. 13 00:00:32,362 --> 00:00:34,329 Every year it's the same. 14 00:00:34,363 --> 00:00:36,964 Poor sue had tried out for God knows how many things... 15 00:00:36,998 --> 00:00:38,965 (Squeak, thud) 16 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,234 (Marching band playing) 17 00:00:41,268 --> 00:00:44,069 (Thud) And she hadn't made a single one. 18 00:00:44,103 --> 00:00:48,071 - Oh! Maybe I'm in some of the candids from the lunchroom. - Yeah, right. 19 00:00:48,106 --> 00:00:50,672 Oh! I think that might be my shoe. 20 00:00:50,707 --> 00:00:53,241 Well, at least you have your class photo. 21 00:00:53,276 --> 00:00:55,543 (Turns page) 22 00:00:58,979 --> 00:01:00,446 Wait a minute. 23 00:01:00,481 --> 00:01:02,682 I retook that picture three times. 24 00:01:02,716 --> 00:01:04,817 I had three photos available! 25 00:01:04,851 --> 00:01:06,418 How did this happen? 26 00:01:06,452 --> 00:01:09,421 This is just not right! 27 00:01:09,455 --> 00:01:10,922 (Sighs) That's okay. 28 00:01:10,956 --> 00:01:14,024 I'm pretty sure that one in the candids is my shoe. 29 00:01:14,059 --> 00:01:17,093 I'll just get everyone to sign it by my shoe. (Sighs) 30 00:01:17,127 --> 00:01:19,996 Yeah. I'm pretty sure that's my shoe. 31 00:01:25,735 --> 00:01:28,469 It is just heartbreaking. 32 00:01:28,503 --> 00:01:30,938 She's so used to failure, 33 00:01:30,972 --> 00:01:33,273 she doesn't even feel bad about it anymore. 34 00:01:33,307 --> 00:01:36,109 - And you know whose fault that is? - The yearbook committee? 35 00:01:36,143 --> 00:01:38,844 - No, Mike. Ours. - Wasn't even my second choice. 36 00:01:38,878 --> 00:01:40,311 We're lazy, Mike. 37 00:01:40,346 --> 00:01:42,813 Oh, no. Not the lazy parent. 38 00:01:42,848 --> 00:01:44,815 We are. We're lazy, lazy parents. 39 00:01:44,849 --> 00:01:47,817 We just throw 'em out the door and let 'em fend for themselves. 40 00:01:47,852 --> 00:01:50,053 Wolves take better care of their young. 41 00:01:50,087 --> 00:01:52,688 So she's an average, ordinary kid. So what? 42 00:01:52,723 --> 00:01:54,322 Nothing wrong with average. 43 00:01:54,357 --> 00:01:56,224 Ugh. You are so naive. 44 00:01:56,258 --> 00:01:58,826 Average may have been fine when we were in school, 45 00:01:58,860 --> 00:02:00,661 but it's a new world out there. 46 00:02:00,662 --> 00:02:02,462 Average is the new below average. 47 00:02:02,497 --> 00:02:05,298 B's are the new c's. C's are the new d's. 48 00:02:05,332 --> 00:02:07,766 - D's are the... - Okay, what magazine or lady show can I blame for this? 49 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,201 Look at this. 50 00:02:09,235 --> 00:02:10,702 All these pages, 51 00:02:10,737 --> 00:02:13,305 filled with extraordinary kids doing extraordinary things... 52 00:02:13,339 --> 00:02:14,706 and you know why? 53 00:02:14,740 --> 00:02:17,842 Because they have parents that get in there and get involved. 54 00:02:17,876 --> 00:02:20,044 Come on. We hate those parents. (Sighs) 55 00:02:20,078 --> 00:02:22,445 We make fun of those parents. 56 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,680 Trust me. We have nothing to worry about. 57 00:02:24,714 --> 00:02:26,814 Our kids are just fine. 58 00:02:26,849 --> 00:02:28,915 Brick may be not be moving on to third grade. 59 00:02:28,950 --> 00:02:31,084 What? What... what do you mean, not moving on to third grade? 60 00:02:31,118 --> 00:02:32,885 He's the smartest kid in the class. 61 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,987 I mean, I'm sure you're doing your best, 62 00:02:35,021 --> 00:02:37,722 - but... not a real brain trust here. - Mike. 63 00:02:37,756 --> 00:02:41,291 It's because he hasn't been returning library books. Are you kidding me? 64 00:02:41,326 --> 00:02:44,060 He's not moving up to third grade over library books? 65 00:02:44,095 --> 00:02:46,496 That's nuts. The librarian is invoking statute 482b. 66 00:02:46,530 --> 00:02:48,364 He's gonna have to resolve it with her. 67 00:02:48,398 --> 00:02:50,600 And please make sure that he does. 68 00:02:50,634 --> 00:02:52,802 It's been a long year. (Chuckles) 69 00:02:52,836 --> 00:02:55,037 (Sighs) 70 00:02:55,071 --> 00:02:57,906 I don't think I have a Sue Heck in my class. 71 00:02:57,940 --> 00:02:59,340 Yes, you do. 72 00:02:59,375 --> 00:03:02,109 We go through this all the time. You have Sue. 73 00:03:02,144 --> 00:03:04,378 Oh! Here we go. Here's her name. 74 00:03:04,412 --> 00:03:06,980 I just can't seem to place her face. Does she have red hair? - No, she doesn't. 75 00:03:07,015 --> 00:03:09,549 - Blond and sort of athletic-looking? - No. 76 00:03:09,583 --> 00:03:12,818 - Is she african-american? - Do we look like she's african-american? 77 00:03:12,853 --> 00:03:15,621 How about I look in the yearbook to job my memory? 78 00:03:15,655 --> 00:03:17,489 Oh, don't bother. 79 00:03:17,524 --> 00:03:21,193 We just got the results of Axl's aptitude test. 80 00:03:21,227 --> 00:03:22,995 You don't gotta sugarcoat it. (Sighs) 81 00:03:23,029 --> 00:03:25,097 We already had two other conferences today, 82 00:03:25,131 --> 00:03:27,633 - ...so we're getting pretty used to the drill. - He tested as academically gifted. 83 00:03:27,667 --> 00:03:29,335 Axl is gifted? 84 00:03:29,369 --> 00:03:30,736 Our Axl? 85 00:03:30,771 --> 00:03:32,505 You calling my son a cheater? 86 00:03:32,539 --> 00:03:33,873 Oh, no. (Chuckles) 87 00:03:33,907 --> 00:03:37,043 Look. He's gifted. He's brilliant. 88 00:03:37,077 --> 00:03:38,744 (Both exhale deeply) 89 00:03:38,779 --> 00:03:40,213 The problem is, 90 00:03:40,247 --> 00:03:42,515 he's performing far below his potential. 91 00:03:42,550 --> 00:03:45,351 - He's getting C's. - Which are the new D's. 92 00:03:45,386 --> 00:03:46,719 It's odd. 93 00:03:46,753 --> 00:03:48,754 We rarely see this kind of gap 94 00:03:48,788 --> 00:03:50,089 between achievement and aptitude, 95 00:03:50,123 --> 00:03:51,556 except in families 96 00:03:51,591 --> 00:03:54,192 where at least one of the parents is in prison. 97 00:03:57,631 --> 00:03:58,998 (Sighs) 98 00:03:59,032 --> 00:04:01,768 Hey! Mom, look. I'm using my history book as a plate. 99 00:04:01,802 --> 00:04:03,703 No cleanup for you. You're welcome. 100 00:04:03,738 --> 00:04:06,339 We got some pretty interesting news at your conference today. 101 00:04:06,373 --> 00:04:08,441 Apparently, you're smart. 102 00:04:08,475 --> 00:04:10,976 - I am? - Yeah. Like, extremely smart. 103 00:04:11,010 --> 00:04:12,878 Wait. You sound mad. 104 00:04:12,912 --> 00:04:15,513 - Your tone isn't really matching the words you're saying. - That aptitude test you took... 105 00:04:15,548 --> 00:04:18,716 your counselor told us you scored in the 98th percentile. 106 00:04:18,750 --> 00:04:20,151 Out of how many? 107 00:04:20,185 --> 00:04:22,687 100. 108 00:04:22,754 --> 00:04:24,956 Ha! Told you I was smarter than you thought. 109 00:04:24,990 --> 00:04:27,725 Good thing you caught me. I was just about to study. 110 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:29,927 That would've been a big waste of time. (Chuckles) 111 00:04:29,962 --> 00:04:31,696 No, you're gonna start getting grades 112 00:04:31,730 --> 00:04:34,031 that reflect you're smart, so crack a book... 113 00:04:34,065 --> 00:04:36,834 to you, a plate... get. 114 00:04:36,868 --> 00:04:39,536 - We're gonna be expecting a lot from you from now on. - Oh, my God. 115 00:04:39,570 --> 00:04:42,239 You find out I'm really smart, and you're still on me? 116 00:04:42,273 --> 00:04:45,275 I can't please you people! Aah! Stupid big brain! 117 00:04:47,111 --> 00:04:48,578 So... 118 00:04:48,612 --> 00:04:51,380 How did I do? How was my conference? 119 00:04:51,415 --> 00:04:54,216 Oh, honey, so great. 120 00:04:54,251 --> 00:04:57,286 Your teacher didn't have one bad word to say about you. 121 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:59,755 Yay! She's my favorite teacher. 122 00:05:02,625 --> 00:05:04,626 Heart... breaking. 123 00:05:04,661 --> 00:05:06,394 Breaking, Mike! 124 00:05:06,429 --> 00:05:08,363 (Sighs) You said, "don't worry." 125 00:05:08,397 --> 00:05:10,832 You said, "oh, the kids are fine." 126 00:05:10,866 --> 00:05:12,333 Only took three conferences 127 00:05:12,368 --> 00:05:14,769 to blow your theory out of the water. 128 00:05:14,803 --> 00:05:16,538 Well, I'm gonna get in there 129 00:05:16,572 --> 00:05:18,373 and help Sue make her mark at that school. 130 00:05:18,407 --> 00:05:20,374 I'm gonna be the kind of parent we hate. 131 00:05:20,409 --> 00:05:21,809 Look. 132 00:05:21,843 --> 00:05:25,112 This is what Sue has been reduced to. 133 00:05:25,147 --> 00:05:28,416 And you and I both know that isn't even her shoe. 134 00:05:33,672 --> 00:05:36,174 After we told Brick about his conference, 135 00:05:36,207 --> 00:05:38,608 he agreed to straighten things out with the librarian, 136 00:05:38,643 --> 00:05:41,044 Mrs. Nethercott, an institution at Orson Elementary. 137 00:05:41,078 --> 00:05:42,545 There you are, dear. 138 00:05:42,580 --> 00:05:44,981 The adventures of Betsy, Tacy and darling little Tib. 139 00:05:45,015 --> 00:05:47,416 Oh, I hope you love them like I do. 140 00:05:47,450 --> 00:05:50,985 Please come back and tell me what you thought. 141 00:05:51,020 --> 00:05:53,220 Oh, it's you. 142 00:05:53,255 --> 00:05:56,123 Hi, Mrs. Nethercott. I-is there a problem? 143 00:05:56,157 --> 00:05:59,025 Hmm. Is the a problem? 144 00:05:59,059 --> 00:06:01,927 You know, Brick, when you first came to this school, 145 00:06:01,961 --> 00:06:04,829 I was so excited to hear about a little boy 146 00:06:04,864 --> 00:06:07,231 who loved books as much as I do. 147 00:06:07,266 --> 00:06:09,367 It's what a librarian dreams of. 148 00:06:09,401 --> 00:06:11,035 - Thank you. - Let me finish. 149 00:06:11,069 --> 00:06:13,270 For years I have watched 150 00:06:13,304 --> 00:06:16,273 as you've checked out book after book after book 151 00:06:16,307 --> 00:06:19,709 and brought them back covered with syrup and yogurt... 152 00:06:19,743 --> 00:06:23,345 that is, if they even come back at all. 153 00:06:23,379 --> 00:06:25,747 Look, we can play the blame game all day. 154 00:06:25,781 --> 00:06:28,115 The point is, I love books. 155 00:06:28,150 --> 00:06:31,518 You say you love books. I don't think you do. 156 00:06:31,553 --> 00:06:35,255 I love the books in this room like they're my very own babies. 157 00:06:35,289 --> 00:06:38,190 You have 31 of them out. 158 00:06:38,225 --> 00:06:41,126 31 of my babies. 159 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,028 And I want them back... 160 00:06:44,062 --> 00:06:45,496 all of them... 161 00:06:45,530 --> 00:06:48,465 or you're not going into third grade. 162 00:06:48,499 --> 00:06:50,400 That's right. No fractions for you. 163 00:06:50,434 --> 00:06:51,867 No cursive. 164 00:06:51,902 --> 00:06:54,603 No, uh, field trip to an Amish farm. 165 00:06:54,637 --> 00:06:56,604 You think you can make it 166 00:06:56,639 --> 00:06:59,507 out in the real world without cursive? 167 00:06:59,541 --> 00:07:00,975 You can't. 168 00:07:03,177 --> 00:07:06,913 Look, you have to accept some responsibility here. 169 00:07:06,947 --> 00:07:08,414 Shh! 170 00:07:08,448 --> 00:07:13,752 You have until Walt Whitman's birthday. 171 00:07:13,787 --> 00:07:15,454 Good luck. 172 00:07:18,858 --> 00:07:22,361 Hello, sweetheart. Thank you. 173 00:07:22,395 --> 00:07:24,463 Principal Sholin, 174 00:07:24,497 --> 00:07:27,432 I need to talk to you about my daughter, Sue Heck. 175 00:07:27,467 --> 00:07:30,035 I know, I know. You don't know who she is. 176 00:07:30,069 --> 00:07:32,436 But trust me, she's in the seventh grade, 177 00:07:32,471 --> 00:07:34,870 and she is spirited, and she is awesome, 178 00:07:34,904 --> 00:07:37,171 and it is ridiculous... no, tragic, actually... 179 00:07:37,205 --> 00:07:39,606 that she can't be a part of this school. 180 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,508 Come on. There's only a week left till summer. 181 00:07:42,543 --> 00:07:45,176 Can't this wait till next year? 182 00:07:45,211 --> 00:07:48,512 No. Why can't there be some team, some club 183 00:07:48,546 --> 00:07:51,414 that you can get into just because you showed 184 00:07:51,448 --> 00:07:55,583 doesn't sound like a very good team. But it would be, 185 00:07:55,618 --> 00:07:58,486 because it would be filled with people who don't give up... 186 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:01,322 people like my daughter, who try and fail 187 00:08:01,356 --> 00:08:03,757 and pick themselves up and keep on going 188 00:08:03,792 --> 00:08:07,227 and stay positive in the face of all odds. 189 00:08:07,261 --> 00:08:08,995 My God! 190 00:08:09,029 --> 00:08:11,431 Isn't there a place in this school 191 00:08:11,465 --> 00:08:14,266 for someone like that? 192 00:08:14,300 --> 00:08:15,734 Guess what? 193 00:08:15,768 --> 00:08:18,203 I, uh, happened to run into your principal today, 194 00:08:18,238 --> 00:08:19,705 and he told me 195 00:08:19,740 --> 00:08:22,141 that they decided to change the policy 196 00:08:22,175 --> 00:08:24,410 and make cross-country a no-cut sport. 197 00:08:24,444 --> 00:08:25,879 No-cut? 198 00:08:25,913 --> 00:08:27,380 No cuts, no tryouts. 199 00:08:27,414 --> 00:08:30,316 All you have to do is show up on Tuesday, 200 00:08:30,350 --> 00:08:33,219 go around the track a few times, and you're in! 201 00:08:33,253 --> 00:08:35,220 Oh, my God. Oh, my God! 202 00:08:35,255 --> 00:08:37,422 (Laughs) I love cross-country! 203 00:08:37,457 --> 00:08:38,890 That's running, right? 204 00:08:38,925 --> 00:08:41,526 Yeah, running. All you gotta do is run. 205 00:08:41,561 --> 00:08:44,463 I can run! I ran all the way home from school yesterday, 206 00:08:44,497 --> 00:08:47,866 and I got here so fast. Imagine how fast I could go 207 00:08:47,901 --> 00:08:50,302 when I'm not holding a heavy yearbook. Oh! 208 00:08:50,336 --> 00:08:53,605 Imagine how fast I could go when I have complete use of my arms! Yeah! 209 00:08:53,639 --> 00:08:55,273 (Clatters) I know! 210 00:08:55,308 --> 00:08:57,876 Oh, my God. This is it. 211 00:08:57,910 --> 00:09:00,412 I'm finally gonna be part of a team. 212 00:09:00,446 --> 00:09:03,615 I know, honey. We did it! You did it. 213 00:09:03,650 --> 00:09:05,117 Aah! Aah! 214 00:09:05,151 --> 00:09:07,719 (Laughing) Oh! (Laughing) Oh! 215 00:09:10,770 --> 00:09:12,671 I was feeling pretty darn good. 216 00:09:12,705 --> 00:09:15,174 The Heck family was on the right track. 217 00:09:15,208 --> 00:09:17,176 Sue was practicing for cross-country... 218 00:09:17,210 --> 00:09:19,145 Brick was slowly but surely finding 219 00:09:19,179 --> 00:09:21,513 his lost library books... 220 00:09:23,549 --> 00:09:26,351 And Axl was studying in his room. 221 00:09:27,887 --> 00:09:30,288 Have you checked on Axl in a while, Mike? 222 00:09:30,322 --> 00:09:32,223 Yeah, yeah. He's doing great. 223 00:09:32,257 --> 00:09:35,626 (Electric guitar blares in distance) 224 00:09:35,661 --> 00:09:37,662 I'll go check on him. 225 00:09:37,696 --> 00:09:39,297 ? 226 00:09:39,332 --> 00:09:41,299 What are you doing? 227 00:09:41,334 --> 00:09:44,503 - What? I was taking a break. About to start up again. - Put the guitar down. 228 00:09:44,537 --> 00:09:47,606 - You're supposed to be studying for your final. - I know, but I don't have any study skills, 229 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,275 and those are very hard skills to learn at my age. 230 00:09:50,309 --> 00:09:51,743 My brain's already formed. 231 00:09:51,778 --> 00:09:54,479 - Maybe if you'd raised me better... - No more excuses, Axl. 232 00:09:54,514 --> 00:09:57,315 - Now that we know how smart you are, we're cracking down. - Well, if I'm so smart, 233 00:09:57,350 --> 00:09:59,518 then how come nothing's sticking in my brain? Seriously. 234 00:09:59,552 --> 00:10:02,421 I gave myself the practice test while I was on the toilet. 235 00:10:02,455 --> 00:10:05,490 - I got a "D"... and that was with cheating. - All right. I taught you how to burp the alphabet. 236 00:10:05,525 --> 00:10:08,427 I guess I can teach you how to study. Come on. 237 00:10:08,462 --> 00:10:11,831 And he did... all night long. 238 00:10:11,865 --> 00:10:13,332 (Blender whirs) 239 00:10:13,366 --> 00:10:15,801 - What is that? - Make it stop. 240 00:10:15,835 --> 00:10:17,536 Sorry. (Chuckles) 241 00:10:17,570 --> 00:10:19,905 Making a protein shake. (Chuckles) 242 00:10:19,939 --> 00:10:22,641 Sue, it's 5:30. What are you doing up? 243 00:10:22,675 --> 00:10:24,609 Training. Gotta get up bright and early 244 00:10:24,644 --> 00:10:27,512 to get a practice run in before school starts. (Chuckles) 245 00:10:27,547 --> 00:10:30,415 Oh! Dad, if anyone calls, can you tell 'em I'm out running 246 00:10:30,449 --> 00:10:32,183 'cause I'm on cross-country n 247 00:10:32,217 --> 00:10:34,952 and that even though I'll be super busy with cross-country, 248 00:10:34,987 --> 00:10:36,888 I'll call 'em back, 'cause they're still my friends 249 00:10:36,922 --> 00:10:38,656 even though I'll probably have 250 00:10:38,691 --> 00:10:40,424 a lot of new cross country friends, 251 00:10:40,459 --> 00:10:42,360 and they can come to my cross-country meets, 252 00:10:42,394 --> 00:10:44,329 and we can go out for pizza after, 253 00:10:44,363 --> 00:10:46,964 but it'll have to be somewhere near the cross-country track. 254 00:10:46,999 --> 00:10:49,400 - I'll just say you're not here. - Okay. 255 00:10:49,435 --> 00:10:51,736 Ah. (Inhales and exhales deeply) 256 00:10:51,771 --> 00:10:54,172 Hmm. All right. I'm gonna hit the showers. 257 00:10:54,207 --> 00:10:57,442 (Inhales deeply) Mm. 258 00:10:57,477 --> 00:11:00,712 Hey, Axl, you should feel good about the work you did tonight. 259 00:11:00,747 --> 00:11:03,315 I'm proud of you. 260 00:11:03,349 --> 00:11:06,285 Yep, Mike was feeling good. 261 00:11:06,319 --> 00:11:07,753 I was feeling good. 262 00:11:07,787 --> 00:11:10,256 We were opening doors for our kids 263 00:11:10,290 --> 00:11:12,557 and letting them run free. (Leaves rustle) 264 00:11:14,894 --> 00:11:18,162 (Groans) Mom! 265 00:11:18,197 --> 00:11:20,298 (Gasps) 266 00:11:20,333 --> 00:11:21,800 Sue, what happened? 267 00:11:21,834 --> 00:11:24,235 I got hit by a deer. 268 00:11:24,270 --> 00:11:25,970 You hit a deer? 269 00:11:26,004 --> 00:11:28,405 No. I got hit by a deer. 270 00:11:29,841 --> 00:11:31,876 Ohh. 271 00:11:31,910 --> 00:11:33,310 I don't get it. 272 00:11:33,345 --> 00:11:35,712 How does someone get it by a deer? 273 00:11:35,747 --> 00:11:38,315 How is that even possible? 274 00:11:38,349 --> 00:11:40,517 You think that's bad? 275 00:11:40,551 --> 00:11:42,452 I graded Axl's practice test. 276 00:11:42,486 --> 00:11:44,920 I was up all night with him studying, 277 00:11:44,955 --> 00:11:47,389 - and he got another "D"... - Oh. (Sighs) 278 00:11:47,457 --> 00:11:50,358 - Which is apparently the new "F." - That's great. We did our part, we got involved, 279 00:11:50,392 --> 00:11:53,294 - and it didn't make a damn bit of difference. - You know what? I don't think it's us. 280 00:11:53,328 --> 00:11:55,796 I don't think we're lazy parents at all. 281 00:11:55,831 --> 00:11:57,798 I think we're good parents 282 00:11:57,832 --> 00:12:00,300 and that we got stuck with crappy kids. 283 00:12:00,368 --> 00:12:02,303 That's right. It's nature versus nurture, 284 00:12:02,337 --> 00:12:05,339 and I... I think more and more that it's nature. (Sighs) 285 00:12:05,374 --> 00:12:08,309 - 'Course, that would sort of be our fault, too. - Hey, stop that. 286 00:12:08,343 --> 00:12:10,744 We're good parents, Frankie. We are. 287 00:12:10,778 --> 00:12:13,446 Uh, school started three hours ago. 288 00:12:13,481 --> 00:12:15,949 Are either of you gonna take? 289 00:12:26,901 --> 00:12:28,368 Hi, Coach Emerson. 290 00:12:28,403 --> 00:12:29,769 Sorry I'm late. 291 00:12:29,804 --> 00:12:31,771 Chemistry was on the third floor, 292 00:12:31,806 --> 00:12:34,641 and all those stairs... Whew! (Chuckles) 293 00:12:34,675 --> 00:12:37,676 - What are you doing here? - I signed up to be on the team. 294 00:12:37,711 --> 00:12:41,380 - I am a fast healer. My Jersey size is small. - What's with the foot? 295 00:12:41,415 --> 00:12:44,216 - I got hit by a deer. - (Laughs) You hit a deer? 296 00:12:44,250 --> 00:12:46,919 No, I got hit by a deer. (Chuckles) 297 00:12:46,953 --> 00:12:49,388 See, this deer came out of the woods, and... 298 00:12:49,422 --> 00:12:52,424 Anyway, the doctor said I should be all good for August 299 00:12:52,458 --> 00:12:53,892 when our season starts. 300 00:12:53,926 --> 00:12:55,327 Sorry. 301 00:12:55,361 --> 00:12:58,329 You're gonna have to make it around the track five times. 302 00:12:58,364 --> 00:13:00,331 Five times? But that's impossible. 303 00:13:00,365 --> 00:13:03,300 I'm already a little chafed and achy under my arms. 304 00:13:03,334 --> 00:13:05,768 Can't I just be on the team anyway? 305 00:13:05,803 --> 00:13:09,572 - My mom said it was no-cut. - So you think you can just show up and not do anything? 306 00:13:09,606 --> 00:13:13,209 Well, you know what? If you want to be on my team, 307 00:13:13,243 --> 00:13:16,078 you're gonna have to make it around the track five times. 308 00:13:16,112 --> 00:13:18,946 Feel free to sign up next year, if I'm still here. 309 00:13:18,981 --> 00:13:21,081 It was nice to meet you. 310 00:13:24,618 --> 00:13:26,018 (Exhales deeply) 311 00:13:26,052 --> 00:13:28,754 (Inhales deeply) 312 00:13:28,788 --> 00:13:31,256 I had you for math last year. 313 00:13:31,290 --> 00:13:32,757 Huh? 314 00:13:32,792 --> 00:13:34,659 You didn't just meet me. 315 00:13:34,694 --> 00:13:37,228 I had you for math last year. 316 00:13:37,263 --> 00:13:38,629 I am Sue Heck, 317 00:13:38,664 --> 00:13:41,865 and I had you for math last year! 318 00:13:45,036 --> 00:13:47,537 This one's a little sticky. 319 00:13:47,572 --> 00:13:50,673 Can you prove it wasn't like that when I checked it out? 320 00:13:54,110 --> 00:13:55,744 (Sighs) Okay, Brick. 321 00:13:55,778 --> 00:13:59,514 Looks like they're all here. Somehow you managed to do it. 322 00:13:59,549 --> 00:14:02,484 See you in third grade, Mrs. Nethercott. 323 00:14:02,518 --> 00:14:05,786 Well, well, well. What have we here? 324 00:14:05,821 --> 00:14:08,856 Seems like we're still missing one book after all. 325 00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:11,225 This little piggy didn't come home, did it, Brick? 326 00:14:11,259 --> 00:14:15,997 Oh, and it's a big, expensive reference book. 327 00:14:16,031 --> 00:14:17,565 It's an atlas. 328 00:14:17,599 --> 00:14:21,101 But I already searched my entire house. 329 00:14:21,135 --> 00:14:23,002 Well, where could it be? 330 00:14:23,036 --> 00:14:26,671 If only you had a map to find it. 331 00:14:27,739 --> 00:14:29,173 You have until 332 00:14:29,207 --> 00:14:32,575 sir Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday to get it here, 333 00:14:32,610 --> 00:14:36,646 otherwise, see you in second grade. 334 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,715 (Whispers) Second grade. 335 00:14:45,955 --> 00:14:48,424 Have you guys seen a book this big? 336 00:14:48,458 --> 00:14:51,794 - How would you even get a book that big home? - I don't know. 337 00:14:51,828 --> 00:14:54,830 Did I even bring it home? I have no idea! 338 00:14:54,864 --> 00:14:56,965 Now are you gonna help me, 339 00:14:57,033 --> 00:14:58,967 or am I gonna repeat second grade? (Sighs) 340 00:14:59,002 --> 00:15:01,970 - Hey, how'd the test go? - I either rocked it or failed it. 341 00:15:02,005 --> 00:15:04,639 Or... somewhere in the middle. I can't tell anymore. 342 00:15:04,674 --> 00:15:07,976 - What do you mean, you can't tell? - I just can't tell, okay? 343 00:15:08,010 --> 00:15:11,512 Now that I know I'm a genius, there's just so much pressure! 344 00:15:11,580 --> 00:15:13,414 You studied for one night. 345 00:15:13,448 --> 00:15:15,916 People burn out. It happens. This kid who sits behind me, 346 00:15:15,950 --> 00:15:18,385 he used to do really well on those aptitude test things, 347 00:15:18,419 --> 00:15:20,720 but he totally crapped out this year. He was crying. 348 00:15:20,754 --> 00:15:23,956 - His parents came in, and they were crying. - So the kid who sits behind you 349 00:15:23,990 --> 00:15:25,791 used to do well on the aptitude test 350 00:15:25,825 --> 00:15:28,794 - ...but then suddenly did bad on it? - Yeah, this smart kid, Alan Heung, 351 00:15:28,828 --> 00:15:31,663 and he was on this track to do all these advanced classes, but... 352 00:15:31,697 --> 00:15:35,234 So the kid who sits behind you is named Alan Heung, 353 00:15:35,268 --> 00:15:38,303 and he used to do well, but he bombed out, 354 00:15:38,337 --> 00:15:40,205 and you usually bomb out, 355 00:15:40,239 --> 00:15:42,173 and now suddenly you're a genius? 356 00:15:42,207 --> 00:15:44,575 Yes, that Alan Heung! Are you deaf? 357 00:15:44,609 --> 00:15:48,244 - Now butt out and go look for your stupid books! - So assuming you're seated alphabetically, 358 00:15:48,279 --> 00:15:51,247 then it'd be safe to assume if there was some sort of paper 359 00:15:51,281 --> 00:15:54,217 with the aptitude scores on it, that your name and score 360 00:15:54,251 --> 00:15:57,387 would be right next to Alan Heung's name and score? 361 00:15:57,421 --> 00:16:00,824 God, Brick, how am I supposed to know? Do I work in the office? 362 00:16:00,858 --> 00:16:02,258 Okay. 363 00:16:02,293 --> 00:16:05,228 I'm starting to get what you're saying. 364 00:16:05,262 --> 00:16:07,363 Go through it one more time. 365 00:16:09,966 --> 00:16:11,400 (Beep) 366 00:16:11,434 --> 00:16:14,103 Well, that explains it. The scores were switched. 367 00:16:14,137 --> 00:16:15,571 You got a... 368 00:16:15,605 --> 00:16:17,473 well, numbers don't mean anything. 369 00:16:17,507 --> 00:16:20,442 The point is, you're our son, and we love you. 370 00:16:20,477 --> 00:16:21,844 Oh, it means something. 371 00:16:21,878 --> 00:16:24,346 It means I am completely living up to expectations. 372 00:16:24,380 --> 00:16:26,381 I am operating at complete capacity. 373 00:16:26,415 --> 00:16:28,383 Yes! 374 00:16:28,417 --> 00:16:30,585 (Yawns) 375 00:16:30,620 --> 00:16:32,087 (Telephone rings) 376 00:16:32,121 --> 00:16:33,588 Hello? 377 00:16:33,623 --> 00:16:35,057 Hey, Carly. 378 00:16:35,091 --> 00:16:37,058 What? 379 00:16:37,093 --> 00:16:42,364 (Vangelis' "titles" from "chariots of fire" playing) 380 00:16:42,398 --> 00:16:44,900 - (Gasps) How's she doing? - She's gone around four times. 381 00:16:44,934 --> 00:16:47,970 She only has to make it around one more lap, 382 00:16:48,005 --> 00:16:50,707 and she makes the team. 383 00:16:50,741 --> 00:16:53,610 (Engine rumbles) 384 00:16:53,644 --> 00:16:57,280 ? 385 00:17:06,224 --> 00:17:07,658 Should we stop her? 386 00:17:07,726 --> 00:17:10,595 Absolutely not. Go, sue! 387 00:17:10,629 --> 00:17:14,165 ? 388 00:17:14,199 --> 00:17:17,335 (Panting) I can do it. 389 00:17:17,369 --> 00:17:18,770 I can do it. 390 00:17:21,340 --> 00:17:24,042 Things are starting to look up for me! (Thunder crashes) 391 00:17:24,076 --> 00:17:26,378 Ohh. 392 00:17:26,412 --> 00:17:28,580 Oh, come on! 393 00:17:28,614 --> 00:17:30,181 Ohh. 394 00:17:32,985 --> 00:17:35,987 She just keeps going. Where does she get that from? 395 00:17:36,022 --> 00:17:37,990 From me. I never give up. 396 00:17:39,424 --> 00:17:42,393 You give up all the time. You gave up this morning. 397 00:17:42,427 --> 00:17:43,794 You're right. 398 00:17:43,829 --> 00:17:45,830 As I was saying that sentence, 399 00:17:45,864 --> 00:17:48,399 I almost gave up and stopped talking. 400 00:17:48,433 --> 00:17:52,570 You can do it! Lookin'... Pretty good. (Thunder crashes) 401 00:17:52,637 --> 00:17:56,006 ? 402 00:17:56,041 --> 00:17:58,275 (Splat) 403 00:18:01,445 --> 00:18:03,747 (Exhales deeply) 404 00:18:05,750 --> 00:18:08,752 Come on, you can do it, Barb! Barb! 405 00:18:08,819 --> 00:18:11,254 (All) Barb, Barb, Barb, Barb, Barb, Barb! 406 00:18:11,289 --> 00:18:12,923 It's Sue! 407 00:18:12,957 --> 00:18:16,560 (All) Sue, Sue, Sue, Sue, Sue! 408 00:18:16,594 --> 00:18:18,662 (Snap) 409 00:18:18,697 --> 00:18:21,098 (Gasps) 410 00:18:22,700 --> 00:18:25,803 (Thunder rumbles) 411 00:18:27,973 --> 00:18:30,774 (Grunts) 412 00:18:30,809 --> 00:18:32,777 Come on! Go! 413 00:18:32,811 --> 00:18:34,612 You can do this! 414 00:18:34,646 --> 00:18:37,782 (Frankie) Whoo! (Brick) You can do this! 415 00:18:37,816 --> 00:18:40,352 (Laughs) 416 00:18:40,386 --> 00:18:43,922 Barb, finish line's up here! Come on! 417 00:18:43,957 --> 00:18:45,858 (Pants) Oh. 418 00:18:45,892 --> 00:18:49,727 That's okay. I got it. I got it! 419 00:18:49,762 --> 00:18:52,330 Yeah, you can do this! Come on! 420 00:18:52,364 --> 00:18:56,634 (Brick) Yeah, you got it! You can do this! 421 00:18:56,669 --> 00:18:59,003 Whoo! Whoo! Yeah! 422 00:18:59,038 --> 00:19:01,372 Ohh. 423 00:19:01,407 --> 00:19:03,808 (All cheering) 424 00:19:03,843 --> 00:19:06,378 (Brick) Yeah, that was amazing! 425 00:19:06,412 --> 00:19:08,113 She did it. 426 00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:09,848 Sue did it. 427 00:19:09,882 --> 00:19:11,416 You okay? 428 00:19:11,450 --> 00:19:12,884 Sue finally made something. 429 00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:15,687 Sue made the no-cut cross-country team. 430 00:19:15,722 --> 00:19:18,791 I've never been morer proud of. 431 00:19:18,825 --> 00:19:21,393 Oh, ow, ow, ow, ow! Not under the arms! 432 00:19:21,428 --> 00:19:23,663 Okay, okay, okay. 433 00:19:23,697 --> 00:19:26,065 Aah! (Laughs) 434 00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:30,136 ? 435 00:19:30,170 --> 00:19:33,005 I'll see you in August. 436 00:19:35,075 --> 00:19:37,109 Aah! Whoo! 437 00:19:37,144 --> 00:19:39,111 Yeah! 438 00:19:39,146 --> 00:19:40,646 And guess what? 439 00:19:40,681 --> 00:19:42,615 Our lucky break didn't end there. 440 00:19:43,950 --> 00:19:46,818 The next day, Axl came home with his world history test 441 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:50,955 and the best grade of his life. "B"-minus! I got a "B"-minus, people! (Laughs) 442 00:19:50,990 --> 00:19:53,925 And brick found a way to make it to third grade... 443 00:19:53,959 --> 00:19:57,295 by checking out the same atlas from the municipal library 444 00:19:57,329 --> 00:19:59,263 and returning it to the school library. 445 00:19:59,298 --> 00:20:02,132 See you in the fall, Mrs. Nethercott. 446 00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:05,803 I hear third graders get to come to the library 447 00:20:05,837 --> 00:20:07,305 even more often. 448 00:20:07,339 --> 00:20:09,641 (Sighs) 449 00:20:09,675 --> 00:20:11,142 (Clicks tongue) 450 00:20:11,176 --> 00:20:12,543 (Sighs) 451 00:20:12,578 --> 00:20:15,113 And that night, we celebrated it all... 452 00:20:15,147 --> 00:20:17,115 Sue making the no-cut team, 453 00:20:17,149 --> 00:20:19,084 Brick moving up to third grade, 454 00:20:19,118 --> 00:20:20,552 Axl's "B"-minus. 455 00:20:20,586 --> 00:20:23,388 So what I did was, I slept through science and English, 456 00:20:23,423 --> 00:20:26,458 - so I was completely refreshed for my history test. - So I got a practice schedule and a parent phone tree. 457 00:20:26,493 --> 00:20:29,462 (Frankie) You did? Already? That's quite a good plan there. 458 00:20:29,496 --> 00:20:32,031 Can you believe it? Yeah, a phone tree! Wow... 459 00:20:32,065 --> 00:20:34,901 I know it may not seem like much to celebrate. 460 00:20:34,935 --> 00:20:37,470 The truth is, maybe we are just average. 461 00:20:37,505 --> 00:20:39,406 But the way I see it, 462 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:41,975 families where parents get up every morning 463 00:20:42,009 --> 00:20:43,910 and go to jobs that are hard 464 00:20:43,945 --> 00:20:47,346 so they can get their kids through school and through life 465 00:20:47,381 --> 00:20:49,815 and struggle to make it all work 466 00:20:49,950 --> 00:20:50,918 and manage to do it with dignity and a little humor... 467 00:20:50,953 --> 00:20:53,054 well, that's not average. That's extraordinary. 468 00:20:53,088 --> 00:20:54,889 (Speaking indistinctly) 469 00:20:54,923 --> 00:20:56,425 Sync by n17t01, corrected by bichitolindo www.Addic7ed.Com 470 00:20:56,475 --> 00:21:01,025 Repair and Synchronization by Easy Subtitles Synchronizer 1.0.0.0