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? What would you do
if I sang out of tune? ?
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? Would you stand up
and walk out on me? ?
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? Lend me your ears,
and I'll sing you a song ?
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? I will try not to sing
out of key, yeah ?
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? Oh, baby, I get by ?
? By with a little help from my friends ?
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? All I need is my buddies ?
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? High with a little help
from my friends ?
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? I'm sayin' I'm gonna get higher ? -?
Try with a little help from my friends ?
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- ? Whoa-oa-oa-oa, yeah ?
- ? Ooh, ooh, ooh ?
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38 killed and 123 wounded
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As American troopsand North Vietnamese regulars
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Clash near the border
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In some of the most brutal...
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Do you believe that?
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$1.19 for a pound of bacon?
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And just last week
it was 99 cents!
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There's hardly any lean meat
on there.
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Norma,
where are my brown socks?
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Oh, they're in the dryer.
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Wayne! Why don't you have
a little toast with your jelly?
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- Wayne, that is so gross.
- Kevin, eat your eggs.
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Mom, the yolks are runny.
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I can't eat 'em
when the yolks are runny.
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In 1969,
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We had the Vietnam war forbreakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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I guess it was inevitable thatwe stopped paying attention.
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Crowded civilian centersin the south continue,
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A seemingly endless processionof refugees has flooded Saigon
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In the last 24 hours.
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And with food, shelter,and medical services
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Already in short supply,fears are rising that...
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You had to stoppaying attention.
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Get involved in government.
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Remember, it's your
student council, people.
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All right, class.
You heard Mr. Diperna.
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Let's have nominations for
our homeroom representative.
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Homeroom elections.
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As a scholastic highlight,
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It ranked right up therewith safety week.
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All right, then.
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Who wants to be
our representative?
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Any volunteers?
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Surely there is
someone in this room
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With enough respect
for democracy
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To volunteer to be
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Our representative
to the student council.
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Kevin.
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Can I go to the bathroom?
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[ Toilet flushes ]
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Is your homeroom
having elections?
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Yeah. It's pretty lame, though.
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- Nobody's even running.
- Yeah.
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It's kind of cool
to be president or something,
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But homeroom rep
is for weenies.
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Yeah.
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All right, we have one vote
for Mr. Ed.
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Very funny.
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And we have four votes
for Ringo Starr.
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[ laughter ]
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And we have 26 votes
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For our
new homeroom representative...
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Who's the weenie?
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Kevin Arnold.
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Well, some menpursue greatness,
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And some men have greatnessthrust upon them
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While they're in the bathroom.
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Paul!
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Kevin, what are you doing here?
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They made me
homeroom representative.
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Can you believe it?
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Yeah, me too.
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How'd you get stuck with it?
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I don't know.
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It was either the balloons
or the pencils.
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[ Gavel bangs ]
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About an hour into the meeting,
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I began to see the true natureof student council.
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It was basicallyorganized whining.
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How come we only have
ice-cream sandwiches
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In our ice-cream machines?
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I mean, at Madison
they have three choices.
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I think
we should have push-ups.
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Drumsticks!
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- Push-ups!
- Popsicles!
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- Drumsticks!
- Push-ups!
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All right, all right.
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The proposal
is to offer push-ups
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In the ice-cream machine.
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[ Indistinct shouting ]
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But when it came to the issuesthat really mattered,
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Party lines were crossed andeveryone rallied their support.
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I think we should have
a jukebox in the cafeteria.
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- Yeah!
- Yeah! -Yeah!
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Order! Order! Order! [ Indistinct
shouting, gavel bangs ]
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[ Shouting stops ]
that's better.
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Now, do I have a second?
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- I second!
- I second! -I second!
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- I second!
- I second! -I second!
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Well, obviously,
you're all in favor.
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Well, if there are
no more proposals, we can...
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Yes, mark? What is it?
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Yeah, I propose we honor the
national moratorium next Friday
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By organizing a walkout
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To protest the immoral,
imperialistic,
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Colonialist repression of
the people's republic of Vietnam
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By the running-dog lackeys
of the fascist U.S. Government.
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Any seconds?
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Sorry, mark...
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It's a chance to make a real
statement against the war.
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There'll be marches
all over the country.
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[ Sighs ]
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We'll be walking out
during class.
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- I second! -I second!
- All right!
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- I second!
- I second! -I second!
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All right, hold on!
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[ Gavel banging ] hold on.
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All right, wait a second. Hey!
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Now, I don't know
if the student council
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Can vote to do something
like this.
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Mr. Tyler?
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Mr. Tyler.
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He was faculty adviserto the student council,
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But more than that,he was our cool teacher.
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You know the type.
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Rides a motorcycle.
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Lets you have class outsideon nice days.
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Lacks respect for authority.
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Everybody waited to seewhat Mr. Tyler would say.
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Like Mr. Diperna says,
this is your student council.
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All in favor?
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- Aye!
- Aye! -Aye!
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Aye! -Aye! -Aye!
[ gavel banging ]
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All right. All right.
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Don't forget to sign up
for a committee.
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This meeting is adjourned.
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We have to join a committee?
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Yeah, come on.
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There's school spirit, social,
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Ice cream, jukebox, or walkout.
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So, what do you say... jukebox?
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No, the line's too long
for jukebox.
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Well, I'd say social,
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But Nancy Cardian's
the chairman for that,
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And Mrs. Gambino's the adviser.
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And I can't stand either one
of them, so I don't know.
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- Maybe ice cream would be the best.
- Oh!
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Which one is Mr. Tyler
adviser for?
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I don't know.
Looks like he's doing walkout.
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Let's do walkout.
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[ Muddy waters'
"Hoochie Coochie Man" plays ]
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? The gypsy woman
told my mother ?
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? Before I was born ?
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Okay, pick a card, any card.
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? I got a boy child coming ?
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All right, now, look at it.
Don't tell me what it is.
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- Put it back.
- Okay.
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Hi. What's your name?
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Kevin.
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Kevin, cut the cards.
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Good.
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? What this all about ?
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Is that your card?
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No.
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No? Oh, well, now wait...
wait a minute.
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Is that it?
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No.
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Oh.
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Well, uh...
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Is that it?
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? Everybody knows I'm here ?
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How did you do that?
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[ laughter ]
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? My smile is my makeup ?
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? I wear since my breakup
with you ?
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We did card tricksfor about 20 minutes
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And then switchedto five-card stud.
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I couldn't believe it.
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I'd never knowna teacher like this.
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Mr. Tyler was so cool,you could feel yourself
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Becoming coolerin his presence.
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- ? the tracks of my tears ?
- ? The tracks of my tears ?
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[ laughter ]
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- Ay.
- [ Sighs ]
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[ Chuckles ]
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All right, Paul... your deal.
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- Mr. Tyler?
- Hmm?
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When are we gonna talk
about the walkout?
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Leave it to Mark Hooperto spoil a good thing.
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Well, it's about time.
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Hey, it's not my meeting.
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Oh. Okay.
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Well, I think we should
talk about the walkout.
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I think we need a strategy.
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Okay.
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Okay, so, what do we do first?
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Well, maybe you should start
by, uh, figuring out
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How you're gonna mobilize
800 students
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All at the same time.
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Right, right.
How do we do that?
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Well, that's why we have
all these minds here.
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What do you think, rusty?
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Good luck!
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It's not that Rusty broth manwas stupid.
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It's just that he sort ofdrifted through life
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In a purple haze.
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Oh, wow.
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Well, we could just...
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Well, we could just, like,
you know, uh...
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I mean, you know, uh...
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Hmm. Wow.
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Think, rusty. Think.
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Think!
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Okay, wait!
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Okay. So, uh...
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Okay, I got it!
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We all split up and...
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Come on, rusty.
You can do it. Come on.
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And knock on all
the homeroom doors
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To give them the signal.
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Yes! That's it!
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Okay, relax, rusty.
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This man needs sustenance.
Throw me that orange, Kevin.
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Okay. Here. Eat this.
Build your strength back up.
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Okay, okay, good!
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So... so, like at 9:00,
we go to all the homerooms,
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We mobilize the whole school,
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And then we march out
onto the football field.
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- Then what?
- Then what?
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Well, I mean, what is the point
of this walkout?
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How is standing around
on a football field
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Going to end the war?
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Who's gonna know
the difference?
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Kevin?
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I I don't know.
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Unless...
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Unless we can get on TV
or something.
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Or... or in the papers.
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Yeah, wait, wait!
That's good, that's good!
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We could...
we could use the media.
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We could... we could write
a letter to channel 5,
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And we could tell them...
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We could get other schools
to do it, too,
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Like Madison and Whitman.
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Yeah, I mean, it'll be like
this whole big thing
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Where all the kids
at all the schools...
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[ clears throat ] Mr. Tyler.
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Could I speak to you
for a Moment?
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Look, I heard
about this walkout.
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It's got to be stopped.
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Are you going to do it,
or should I?
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Okay.
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Uh, there's something
Mr. Diperna here
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Would like to say to you.
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- Thank you, Mr. Tyler.
- Sure.
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I'm afraid that
Kennedy junior high school
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Cannot tolerate
a student-council committee
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That encourages students
to violate school rules.
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Any student participating
in a walkout during school hours
259
00:10:17,717 --> 00:10:20,551
Will be subject to immediate
suspension from school,
260
00:10:20,553 --> 00:10:22,854
And it will go
on your permanent record.
261
00:10:22,856 --> 00:10:24,956
Do I make myself clear?
262
00:10:24,958 --> 00:10:28,125
Your permanent record.
263
00:10:32,832 --> 00:10:35,166
After the initial shockof Mr. Diperna's announcement,
264
00:10:35,168 --> 00:10:37,501
We didwhat any teenager would do
265
00:10:37,503 --> 00:10:39,971
When his deepest convictionsare challenged.
266
00:10:39,973 --> 00:10:41,973
This is repression.
[ Indistinct conversation ]
267
00:10:41,975 --> 00:10:42,974
It's not fair.
268
00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:44,308
- We whined.
- Power trip.
269
00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:45,777
Mr. Tyler,
what about the walkout?
270
00:10:45,779 --> 00:10:47,045
Are we going to do it?
271
00:10:47,813 --> 00:10:49,279
Well, what do you think?
272
00:10:51,184 --> 00:10:53,384
I don't know.
273
00:10:53,386 --> 00:10:55,586
I don't want to get suspended
from school.
274
00:10:55,588 --> 00:10:57,021
Sounds pretty smart to me.
275
00:10:57,023 --> 00:10:59,056
- I think we should fight 'em.
- Why?
276
00:10:59,058 --> 00:11:00,992
Because we should protest
the war.
277
00:11:00,994 --> 00:11:02,693
Mmhmm.
278
00:11:02,695 --> 00:11:05,262
Are you guys really serious
about that?
279
00:11:05,264 --> 00:11:06,330
Of course we are.
280
00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:08,766
Mm. Why do you want to protest
the war?
281
00:11:08,768 --> 00:11:10,234
Because it's
an imperialist act...
282
00:11:10,236 --> 00:11:12,470
[ snores ]
283
00:11:15,007 --> 00:11:16,207
Mr. Tyler?
284
00:11:16,209 --> 00:11:18,642
Hmm? Mm! Oh.
285
00:11:18,644 --> 00:11:19,910
I'm sorry, mark.
286
00:11:19,912 --> 00:11:21,312
It's funny.
287
00:11:21,314 --> 00:11:24,382
The Moment I hear the word
"imperialist," I go into a coma.
288
00:11:24,384 --> 00:11:28,886
Can't you just tell me
in your own words?
289
00:11:28,888 --> 00:11:30,188
What about you, Kevin?
290
00:11:30,190 --> 00:11:33,023
Why do you want to protest
the war?
291
00:11:33,025 --> 00:11:35,293
Um, I don't know.
292
00:11:35,295 --> 00:11:37,394
Ah, so you're just going along
with the crowd, huh? -No.
293
00:11:37,396 --> 00:11:40,956
Seems to me if you don't know why you're
doing something, it can't be worth much.
294
00:11:41,500 --> 00:11:44,869
Mr. Tyler was right.I felt like an idiot.
295
00:11:44,871 --> 00:11:47,338
What did I really knowabout the Vietnam war?
296
00:11:47,340 --> 00:11:50,675
I wasn't even sure if "Vietnam"was one word or two.
297
00:11:50,677 --> 00:11:53,443
Is it that you think
all wars are wrong?
298
00:11:55,180 --> 00:11:57,281
Well, yeah.
299
00:11:57,283 --> 00:11:59,550
So you think
nothing's worth fighting for?
300
00:12:01,020 --> 00:12:02,720
Well, no. I mean...
301
00:12:02,722 --> 00:12:05,656
Then how can you be so sure
we should end this war?
302
00:12:05,658 --> 00:12:07,658
Well, it's like...
303
00:12:07,660 --> 00:12:10,727
A lot of people
are getting killed.
304
00:12:10,729 --> 00:12:12,896
You know, like little kids
305
00:12:12,898 --> 00:12:15,766
And... and their whole families
and stuff.
306
00:12:15,768 --> 00:12:18,802
And people from over here
who are fighting
307
00:12:18,804 --> 00:12:20,471
Don't always
even want to fight.
308
00:12:20,473 --> 00:12:23,274
They don't have any choice, or
they have to go to jail and...
309
00:12:23,276 --> 00:12:25,175
And, yeah,
but the thing is, you know,
310
00:12:25,177 --> 00:12:27,712
Nobody even knows what
they're really over there for.
311
00:12:27,714 --> 00:12:29,113
- Yeah.
- That's right.
312
00:12:29,115 --> 00:12:31,749
As we all talked,we began to realize
313
00:12:31,751 --> 00:12:34,018
That maybe we knew morethan we thought we did.
314
00:12:34,020 --> 00:12:36,187
Sure, we really didn't knowHo Chi Minh
315
00:12:36,189 --> 00:12:38,356
From captain kangaroo,
316
00:12:38,358 --> 00:12:41,025
But we knew that a lotof people were getting hurt.
317
00:12:41,027 --> 00:12:43,961
And we knew that it didn't seemto be doing anybody any good.
318
00:12:43,963 --> 00:12:46,130
Ii just think it's wrong,
that's all.
319
00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:48,532
Okay.
320
00:12:48,534 --> 00:12:50,835
So, what do you want to do?
321
00:12:50,837 --> 00:12:54,038
We need a strategy.
What's our strategy?
322
00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,441
Well, few people
are aware of this,
323
00:12:57,443 --> 00:12:59,744
But I happen to know for a fact
that Paul Pfeiffer here
324
00:12:59,746 --> 00:13:02,079
Is a great political strategist.
325
00:13:02,081 --> 00:13:03,147
I am?
326
00:13:03,149 --> 00:13:04,448
Come on, Paul,
you're among friends.
327
00:13:04,450 --> 00:13:05,882
You don't have to
keep up the cover.
328
00:13:05,884 --> 00:13:07,844
Let's show 'em
how that mind works.
329
00:13:08,321 --> 00:13:11,355
Okay, I think I got it.
330
00:13:11,357 --> 00:13:14,659
How about if we start
a petition drive?
331
00:13:14,661 --> 00:13:15,860
A petition drive?
332
00:13:15,862 --> 00:13:17,228
Well, yeah!
333
00:13:17,230 --> 00:13:19,930
You know, if we could collect
enough signatures,
334
00:13:19,932 --> 00:13:22,533
We could force Diperna
to take us seriously!
335
00:13:25,371 --> 00:13:28,139
Okay.
Well, maybe it's a dumb idea.
336
00:13:28,141 --> 00:13:30,541
It's brilliant.
337
00:13:30,543 --> 00:13:32,543
[ Chuckles ]
338
00:13:32,545 --> 00:13:36,413
? Yeah, come on,
all of you big strong men ?
339
00:13:36,415 --> 00:13:38,182
? Uncle Sam
needs your help again ?
340
00:13:38,184 --> 00:13:40,585
? He's got himself
in a terrible jam ?
341
00:13:40,587 --> 00:13:42,553
? Way down yonder in Vietnam ?
342
00:13:42,555 --> 00:13:45,256
? So put down your books
and pick up a gun ?
343
00:13:45,258 --> 00:13:47,124
? We're gonna have
a whole lot of fun ?
344
00:13:47,126 --> 00:13:50,695
? And it's one, two, three,
what are we fighting for? ?
345
00:13:50,697 --> 00:13:52,029
? Whoo-hoo ?
346
00:13:52,031 --> 00:13:53,798
? Don't ask me,
I don't give a damn ?
347
00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,634
? Next stop is Vietnam ?
348
00:13:56,636 --> 00:13:59,003
? And it's five, six, seven ?
349
00:13:59,005 --> 00:14:01,405
? Open up the pearly gates ?
350
00:14:01,407 --> 00:14:03,874
? Ah, there ain't no time
to wonder why ?
351
00:14:03,876 --> 00:14:06,410
? Whoopee!
We're all gonna die ?
352
00:14:06,412 --> 00:14:09,079
? Well, come on, generals,
let's move fast ?
353
00:14:09,081 --> 00:14:11,382
? Your big chance
has come at last ?
354
00:14:11,384 --> 00:14:14,051
? Got to go out
and get those reds ?
355
00:14:14,053 --> 00:14:15,820
? The only good commie
is the one that's dead ?
356
00:14:15,822 --> 00:14:17,220
? And you know that peace ?
357
00:14:17,222 --> 00:14:19,123
It probably wasn't noticeable,
358
00:14:19,125 --> 00:14:20,657
But I felt like Mr. Tyler
359
00:14:20,659 --> 00:14:23,594
Was beginning to havea subtle influence on me.
360
00:14:23,596 --> 00:14:25,396
Well, what does it mean?
361
00:14:25,398 --> 00:14:27,131
? Don't ask me,
I don't give a damn ?
362
00:14:27,133 --> 00:14:28,799
? Next stop is Vietnam ?
363
00:14:28,801 --> 00:14:30,267
What do you think it means?
364
00:14:30,269 --> 00:14:31,935
? It's five, six, seven ?
365
00:14:31,937 --> 00:14:34,071
? Open up the pearly gates ?
366
00:14:34,073 --> 00:14:35,306
Kevin, look!
367
00:14:35,308 --> 00:14:36,840
- What?
- Look at this.
368
00:14:36,842 --> 00:14:38,075
- Oh, my gosh. Paul.
- I don't have one page.
369
00:14:38,077 --> 00:14:41,145
- Not two pages. Not three pages.
- 31/2 pages.
370
00:14:41,147 --> 00:14:42,347
[ Indistinct conversation ]
371
00:14:43,716 --> 00:14:45,950
We've got plenty of signatures.
Plenty of them.
372
00:14:45,952 --> 00:14:48,352
[ Indistinct conversation ]
373
00:14:48,354 --> 00:14:51,055
My, my, my.
It's very impressive.
374
00:14:51,057 --> 00:14:52,857
It's over 400 signatures.
375
00:14:52,859 --> 00:14:54,158
Yes, indeed.
376
00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:56,360
I appreciate you
showing these to me.
377
00:14:56,362 --> 00:14:59,096
And now there's something
I'd like to show to you.
378
00:14:59,098 --> 00:15:04,601
Section 1739.5
of the state education code.
379
00:15:04,603 --> 00:15:05,803
Kevin.
380
00:15:05,805 --> 00:15:07,537
Read that for us?
381
00:15:08,507 --> 00:15:10,640
"All students shall remain
in class
382
00:15:10,642 --> 00:15:13,043
"at all times
during school hours
383
00:15:13,045 --> 00:15:17,281
Unless otherwise authorized
by the administration."
384
00:15:17,283 --> 00:15:21,452
And that, ladies and gentlemen,
is the law of the land.
385
00:15:21,454 --> 00:15:25,256
We can either obey that law, or
we can suffer the consequences.
386
00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:29,760
Now, if you would like to write
to your state assemblyman
387
00:15:29,762 --> 00:15:31,963
And try and get the law changed,
more power to you.
388
00:15:31,965 --> 00:15:35,299
But as long
as it's on the books,
389
00:15:35,301 --> 00:15:39,837
If I, or any other teacher
were to allow this,
390
00:15:39,839 --> 00:15:42,406
We'd be promoting truancy.
391
00:15:42,408 --> 00:15:46,510
And an educator can't advocate
that, now, can he?
392
00:15:46,512 --> 00:15:48,045
Now, I know you're disappointed,
393
00:15:48,047 --> 00:15:50,348
But think of this
as a learning experience.
394
00:15:50,350 --> 00:15:52,583
Did you learn something?
395
00:15:52,585 --> 00:15:53,750
[ Thinking ] yeah.
396
00:15:53,752 --> 00:15:55,386
I learned you were
an even bigger butthead
397
00:15:55,388 --> 00:15:56,587
Than I thought you were.
398
00:15:56,589 --> 00:15:57,954
[ Out loud ] I guess so.
399
00:15:57,956 --> 00:15:59,790
Well, that's what
school is all about, isn't it?
400
00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:01,358
Uh, don't forget...
401
00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:03,728
For anyone who thinks
that he's above the law,
402
00:16:03,730 --> 00:16:06,163
That's immediate suspension,
403
00:16:06,165 --> 00:16:08,032
And it will go on
your permanent record.
404
00:16:08,034 --> 00:16:10,400
Your permanent record.
405
00:16:11,637 --> 00:16:15,773
Oh, and Mr. Tyler,
I'd like to speak with you.
406
00:16:24,183 --> 00:16:26,384
Well, it wasa bit of a setback.
407
00:16:26,386 --> 00:16:28,185
But we were getting used tolocking horns
408
00:16:28,187 --> 00:16:29,520
With authority figures.
409
00:16:29,522 --> 00:16:31,756
We reacted pretty maturely.
410
00:16:31,758 --> 00:16:34,692
- It's not fair!
- Diperna's a jerk.
411
00:16:34,694 --> 00:16:37,194
We whined.-We're not gonna let
Diperna get away with this.
412
00:16:37,196 --> 00:16:38,529
What about our rights?
413
00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:41,265
What about the petition?
Over 400 signatures!
414
00:16:41,267 --> 00:16:43,434
What's the use
of having a student government
415
00:16:43,436 --> 00:16:44,969
If you can't take any action?
416
00:16:44,971 --> 00:16:46,437
I mean, what is he, king?
417
00:16:46,439 --> 00:16:47,638
I mean, it's a free country!
418
00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,573
He can't stop us, can he,
Mr. Tyler?
419
00:16:49,575 --> 00:16:52,810
Boy, he was really going afterthe old chin.
420
00:16:52,812 --> 00:16:55,145
I was afraidhe was gonna rub it right off.
421
00:16:56,014 --> 00:16:57,615
No, he can't stop you.
422
00:16:57,617 --> 00:17:00,050
You can do
whatever you want to do.
423
00:17:00,052 --> 00:17:01,485
But...
424
00:17:01,487 --> 00:17:04,921
You should give your actions
serious consideration
425
00:17:04,923 --> 00:17:06,824
Because they may have
serious consequences.
426
00:17:06,826 --> 00:17:09,626
Are you telling us
not to do it?
427
00:17:11,097 --> 00:17:12,296
Was he?
428
00:17:12,298 --> 00:17:14,364
Had Diperna gotten to him?
429
00:17:15,033 --> 00:17:16,634
No, I'm not saying that.
430
00:17:16,636 --> 00:17:19,036
In a way,
you're lucky to have opposition.
431
00:17:19,038 --> 00:17:21,805
That's the way life is.
432
00:17:21,807 --> 00:17:24,341
It's easy
to take a stand on something
433
00:17:24,343 --> 00:17:26,543
If there's no risk involved.
434
00:17:26,545 --> 00:17:28,913
It's easy to give a quarter
to a poor man
435
00:17:28,915 --> 00:17:31,448
If you keep a dollar
for yourself.
436
00:17:31,450 --> 00:17:33,617
It's easy to take a stand
against the war,
437
00:17:33,619 --> 00:17:36,920
So long as nobody asks you
to make a real sacrifice.
438
00:17:38,758 --> 00:17:39,823
But...
439
00:17:41,794 --> 00:17:44,328
Not all of us are ready
to sacrifice.
440
00:17:46,365 --> 00:17:52,569
Sometimes the price of
acting on our convictions is...
441
00:17:52,571 --> 00:17:53,804
Too high.
442
00:17:56,109 --> 00:17:58,309
What do you think we should do?
443
00:18:00,279 --> 00:18:02,045
I can't tell you that.
444
00:18:03,815 --> 00:18:06,583
Each of you has to make
that decision for himself.
445
00:18:16,262 --> 00:18:18,162
Immediate suspensionfrom school,
446
00:18:18,164 --> 00:18:22,532
And it will goon your permanent record.
447
00:18:22,534 --> 00:18:24,268
Do I make myself clear?
448
00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:27,471
[ echoing ]your permanent record.
449
00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:37,915
And now, at last,
450
00:18:37,917 --> 00:18:40,718
The heroic crew of the first
manned space flight to mars,
451
00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:42,786
Led by commander Kevin Arnold.
452
00:18:42,788 --> 00:18:44,955
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
453
00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:46,357
This just in.
454
00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:49,693
We have just learned
that Kevin Arnold left class
455
00:18:49,695 --> 00:18:52,696
During school hours
when he was in seventh grade.
456
00:18:52,698 --> 00:18:54,598
I can't believe it, Jim.
457
00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,334
The mission has been scrubbed.
458
00:19:01,473 --> 00:19:03,941
I don't remember whenI finally made the decision.
459
00:19:03,943 --> 00:19:06,176
I guess I didn't knowwhat I was gonna do
460
00:19:06,178 --> 00:19:08,478
Until I found myself doing it.
461
00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:11,181
We were gonna walkright up to Mr. Tyler
462
00:19:11,183 --> 00:19:12,849
And show himwhat we were made of.
463
00:19:12,851 --> 00:19:15,385
I couldn't wait to seethe look on his face
464
00:19:15,387 --> 00:19:17,053
When he saw what we'd decided.
465
00:19:17,055 --> 00:19:21,425
He was gonna look so proud,so happy, so...
466
00:19:21,427 --> 00:19:23,327
Much like a woman.
467
00:19:25,398 --> 00:19:26,797
Where's Mr. Tyler?
468
00:19:26,799 --> 00:19:28,031
He's home with the flu.
469
00:19:28,033 --> 00:19:29,466
What?
470
00:19:29,468 --> 00:19:32,836
Sounded like he had
a bad case of the sniffles.
471
00:19:34,106 --> 00:19:35,406
What?
472
00:19:43,883 --> 00:19:45,549
I didn't knowwhat to think.
473
00:19:45,551 --> 00:19:47,618
Was Mr. Tyler a coward?
474
00:19:47,620 --> 00:19:49,553
I mean, to believe in somebodylike that
475
00:19:49,555 --> 00:19:51,955
And to have it all turn outto be a lie.
476
00:19:51,957 --> 00:19:53,891
It was a feelingin the pit of my stomach
477
00:19:53,893 --> 00:19:55,492
That was completely new.
478
00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:57,894
[ students whispering ]
479
00:19:57,896 --> 00:19:59,530
I had to make a decision.
480
00:20:01,467 --> 00:20:03,767
Everybody was watching me,
481
00:20:03,769 --> 00:20:05,436
Buzzing about the walkout.
482
00:20:07,206 --> 00:20:10,373
What was I gonna do?Was I gonna lead the walkout?
483
00:20:11,610 --> 00:20:14,545
Or was I gonna chicken out,too?
484
00:20:16,148 --> 00:20:18,048
And then I decided.
485
00:20:20,085 --> 00:20:23,053
I'd just get up...
486
00:20:23,055 --> 00:20:25,289
[ whispering stops ]
487
00:20:25,291 --> 00:20:27,958
Walk out that door...
488
00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,227
[ door opens ]
He's going. Let's go.
489
00:20:30,229 --> 00:20:32,429
Into the hallway...
490
00:20:32,431 --> 00:20:34,198
And into the bathroom.
491
00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:41,872
I was gonna throw up.
492
00:20:52,718 --> 00:20:55,785
There wasn't gonna beany walkout.
493
00:20:57,956 --> 00:21:01,592
[ Indistinct conversations,
footsteps ]
494
00:21:15,607 --> 00:21:17,640
- What's happening?
- It's the walkout.
495
00:21:17,642 --> 00:21:19,375
Don't you know
about the walkout?
496
00:21:19,377 --> 00:21:21,044
And that's how I started
497
00:21:21,046 --> 00:21:25,215
The great Kennedy junior highpeace walkout of 1969.
498
00:21:28,620 --> 00:21:32,155
As I said,some men pursue greatness,
499
00:21:32,157 --> 00:21:35,024
And some men have greatnessthrust upon them
500
00:21:35,026 --> 00:21:37,294
While they're in the bathroom.
501
00:21:37,296 --> 00:21:41,498
? All we are saying ?
502
00:21:41,500 --> 00:21:45,668
? Is give peace a chance ?
503
00:21:45,670 --> 00:21:50,107
? All we are saying ?
504
00:21:50,109 --> 00:21:55,044
? Is give peace a chance ?
505
00:21:55,046 --> 00:21:59,583
? All we are saying ?
506
00:21:59,585 --> 00:22:02,952
I'm not sure we reallychanged anything that day.
507
00:22:02,954 --> 00:22:05,589
I suppose the war would havegone pretty much the same
508
00:22:05,591 --> 00:22:08,158
If we'd stayed in homeroom.
509
00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:10,427
But one thingwould be different...
510
00:22:10,429 --> 00:22:13,997
We wouldn't have the memoryto carry with us today
511
00:22:13,999 --> 00:22:18,935
Of 800 childrenon a football field, singing.
512
00:22:20,205 --> 00:22:24,040
And it wouldn't all beon our permanent records.
513
00:22:24,042 --> 00:22:27,310
? All we are saying ?
514
00:22:27,312 --> 00:22:32,115
? Is give peace a chance ?
515
00:22:32,117 --> 00:22:36,586
? All we are saying ?
516
00:22:36,588 --> 00:22:41,691
? Is give peace a chance ?
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