1 00:00:10,263 --> 00:00:13,169 Second grade is a turbulent time. 2 00:00:13,269 --> 00:00:15,575 In gym, I was given a "C" 3 00:00:15,641 --> 00:00:19,248 when I refused to play with the non-vegan football. 4 00:00:19,315 --> 00:00:22,054 And so, I was searching for meaning. 5 00:00:22,154 --> 00:00:23,791 And extra credit. 6 00:00:23,857 --> 00:00:28,634 I found it in the Future Nature Documentarian Day Camp. 7 00:00:28,767 --> 00:00:30,537 I knew two things going in. 8 00:00:30,605 --> 00:00:34,011 I would produce a three-minute documentary 9 00:00:34,111 --> 00:00:37,251 and lunch would not be provided. 10 00:00:37,384 --> 00:00:40,423 What I didn't know was that I would become friends 11 00:00:40,490 --> 00:00:43,329 with an eight-armed miracle. 12 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:49,308 At first, she was shy, like me. 13 00:00:49,375 --> 00:00:51,747 Unlike me, most of her brain cells 14 00:00:51,813 --> 00:00:53,884 are located in her tentacles. 15 00:00:54,018 --> 00:00:57,859 Which can smell, taste and even think. 16 00:00:58,827 --> 00:01:00,564 I named her Molly. 17 00:01:00,631 --> 00:01:03,971 She was the most fascinating creature. 18 00:01:04,071 --> 00:01:06,375 A master of camouflage. 19 00:01:08,847 --> 00:01:12,689 Her liquid body could slip into the tiniest spaces. 20 00:01:12,789 --> 00:01:14,458 A shark! 21 00:01:14,525 --> 00:01:17,464 Mom! I'm recording my voice-over. 22 00:01:17,531 --> 00:01:19,869 I wasn't expecting to see a shark. 23 00:01:19,903 --> 00:01:21,172 What if it bit you? 24 00:01:21,238 --> 00:01:23,076 Quick, let me do a finger count. 25 00:01:23,176 --> 00:01:26,082 It's a tiny shark. It's not dangerous to people. 26 00:01:26,215 --> 00:01:28,386 I don't like you hanging out with sharks. 27 00:01:28,486 --> 00:01:30,357 You should have land friends. 28 00:01:30,423 --> 00:01:31,593 Noted. 29 00:01:31,660 --> 00:01:36,268 Though Molly and I are both solitary creatures, 30 00:01:36,369 --> 00:01:39,141 we forged a bond. 31 00:01:39,241 --> 00:01:42,014 - Mom. - It's so cute. 32 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,451 Your résumé is impressive. 33 00:01:44,518 --> 00:01:45,453 Very impressive. 34 00:01:45,621 --> 00:01:48,159 You won the Tishman Prize for Classroom Excellence 35 00:01:48,226 --> 00:01:51,198 and the Fallberg Prize for Cloakroom Excellence. 36 00:01:51,298 --> 00:01:54,038 I invented a new coat hook. 37 00:01:54,071 --> 00:01:56,509 So, what brings you to Springfield? 38 00:01:56,610 --> 00:02:00,016 Oh, my husband was hired by the Springfield Symphony Orchestra. 39 00:02:00,083 --> 00:02:03,156 He's an oboist. He's not great. 40 00:02:03,222 --> 00:02:05,093 But that-that was unsupportive. 41 00:02:05,193 --> 00:02:07,330 He's good. Oboe is hard. 42 00:02:07,397 --> 00:02:10,571 See, for two years I taught in Ghana, 43 00:02:10,638 --> 00:02:14,211 which was so rewarding, but not so much for him. 44 00:02:14,278 --> 00:02:15,748 Ghana doesn't have an orchestra? 45 00:02:15,881 --> 00:02:18,554 Well, they do, but you have to be really good to play in it... 46 00:02:18,620 --> 00:02:21,225 Ooh, n-not that Springfield isn't good. 47 00:02:21,292 --> 00:02:26,235 It is a fine regional orchestra, and-and my husband 48 00:02:26,302 --> 00:02:28,473 fits right in. 49 00:02:28,539 --> 00:02:30,678 Anyway, that's why we're here. 50 00:02:30,778 --> 00:02:33,984 Uh, uh, would you, uh, excuse us for one moment? 51 00:02:34,051 --> 00:02:36,322 Oh, uh, c-certainly. 52 00:02:38,092 --> 00:02:40,798 Yes. An actual qualified teacher. 53 00:02:40,898 --> 00:02:44,037 And she's stuck here because her husband sucks at oboe. 54 00:02:44,138 --> 00:02:45,206 Ha! Booyah! 55 00:02:45,306 --> 00:02:46,710 Um... 56 00:02:46,810 --> 00:02:49,549 obviously, we're meeting with other applicants... 57 00:02:49,616 --> 00:02:52,487 Of course, and I'm meeting with other schools. 58 00:02:52,521 --> 00:02:53,857 No! You're hired, you're hired. 59 00:02:53,957 --> 00:02:56,997 Here's a ninety, uh, three dollar signing bonus. 60 00:02:57,097 --> 00:02:58,600 And you can have his parking spot. 61 00:02:58,667 --> 00:03:01,706 I'll park at the yogurt place. They-they know me there. 62 00:03:05,748 --> 00:03:07,484 Are-are you okay? 63 00:03:09,288 --> 00:03:11,192 Boys, meet your new teacher, Ms. Peyton. 64 00:03:11,258 --> 00:03:13,296 This is Nelson, Milhouse and... 65 00:03:13,362 --> 00:03:15,668 w-who is that behind that locker? 66 00:03:15,801 --> 00:03:17,037 Just me. Bart. 67 00:03:17,070 --> 00:03:19,208 Bart. Bart. 68 00:03:19,308 --> 00:03:21,178 You know, like a seal? 69 00:03:21,245 --> 00:03:23,917 You look familiar. Have we met? 70 00:03:24,017 --> 00:03:25,855 No! You are a stranger. 71 00:03:25,955 --> 00:03:30,497 Stranger, stranger, overheating alert, alert, alert. 72 00:03:30,598 --> 00:03:32,200 Shutting down. Self-destruct. 73 00:03:38,714 --> 00:03:41,519 Bart had Skittles with milk for breakfast. 74 00:03:41,586 --> 00:03:44,859 I told him he couldn't handle the rainbow. 75 00:03:51,105 --> 00:03:53,242 I wanted to chase the shark away, 76 00:03:53,342 --> 00:03:57,250 but the documentarian oath is "never interfere." 77 00:03:57,317 --> 00:03:59,889 It's printed on the T-shirt. 78 00:04:01,125 --> 00:04:04,833 Molly tried to armor herself against the predator. 79 00:04:04,899 --> 00:04:06,502 But it wasn't enough. 80 00:04:06,603 --> 00:04:11,312 As a filmmaker, all I could do was watch in horror 81 00:04:11,378 --> 00:04:13,449 and rack focus on the shark. 82 00:04:13,516 --> 00:04:16,890 I hope I made a difference in Molly's short life, 83 00:04:16,957 --> 00:04:19,261 because she will forever be 84 00:04:19,361 --> 00:04:23,336 My Cephalopod Soulmate. 85 00:04:27,477 --> 00:04:32,053 Oh, Lisa, your movie was so sad and beautiful. 86 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,358 That poor octomapus. 87 00:04:34,458 --> 00:04:35,895 Your movie really makes you think about 88 00:04:35,961 --> 00:04:38,332 the wondrous creature beneath the batter 89 00:04:38,399 --> 00:04:41,305 and the marinara sauce and the... 90 00:04:43,509 --> 00:04:46,182 Mmm, Lisa's friend. 91 00:04:46,248 --> 00:04:48,419 I think I need some time alone. 92 00:04:48,486 --> 00:04:51,993 - Of course. - Oh, sweetie, whatever you need. 93 00:04:56,870 --> 00:04:58,406 I won an award! 94 00:04:58,472 --> 00:05:02,447 Well, actually, we won an award. 95 00:05:04,284 --> 00:05:06,488 You want to watch it again? 96 00:05:16,508 --> 00:05:20,183 I know, I broke the code and interfered. 97 00:05:20,283 --> 00:05:23,891 Maybe I should give back the trophy. 98 00:05:24,859 --> 00:05:28,432 Or we could do that. Problem solved. 99 00:05:28,499 --> 00:05:30,638 You're so smart. 100 00:05:31,472 --> 00:05:33,476 Be patient. 101 00:05:33,542 --> 00:05:36,148 They may test you at first, but it's only because 102 00:05:36,248 --> 00:05:39,187 of their terribly sad home lives. 103 00:05:39,288 --> 00:05:42,662 Hello, teachers. My name is Rayshelle Peyton. 104 00:05:42,728 --> 00:05:44,866 This is my first day, so you'll have to tell me 105 00:05:44,933 --> 00:05:46,870 all the inside jokes. 106 00:05:46,970 --> 00:05:51,646 I have a ruptured disk, but I can't afford to stay home. 107 00:05:51,746 --> 00:05:56,155 I can't wait to hear the story behind that. 108 00:05:56,221 --> 00:05:58,159 - Huh? - Show of hands, 109 00:05:58,225 --> 00:05:59,361 who here is familiar 110 00:05:59,461 --> 00:06:01,165 with project-based learning? 111 00:06:04,471 --> 00:06:06,576 The reason I ask: my last school did a project 112 00:06:06,643 --> 00:06:08,012 where each grade built a model 113 00:06:08,079 --> 00:06:09,849 of one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, 114 00:06:09,916 --> 00:06:12,153 and for the next month, all subjects-- 115 00:06:12,220 --> 00:06:14,391 math, art, history and science-- 116 00:06:14,491 --> 00:06:18,767 were taught by designing and building the project. 117 00:06:19,702 --> 00:06:23,075 If you're undecided, I've got a much longer presentation. 118 00:06:23,209 --> 00:06:24,879 Let me grab my puppets. 119 00:06:25,013 --> 00:06:27,551 Look, whatever is making all this happen, 120 00:06:27,618 --> 00:06:30,490 either adjust the dosage or share. 121 00:06:30,591 --> 00:06:32,294 Oh, I get it. 122 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:34,464 You don't want to abandon the lessons 123 00:06:34,531 --> 00:06:36,936 you've already carefully prepared 124 00:06:37,003 --> 00:06:41,913 to follow these step-by-step plans. 125 00:06:41,980 --> 00:06:44,484 The lessons are already written out? 126 00:06:44,619 --> 00:06:46,422 This is like the HelloFresh of teaching. 127 00:06:46,522 --> 00:06:49,227 I can be on cruise control for a month. 128 00:06:49,328 --> 00:06:51,131 I'm second grade. What are we making? 129 00:06:51,231 --> 00:06:52,902 - Chichen Itza. - Great. 130 00:06:53,002 --> 00:06:55,607 I'll start by finding out what that is. 131 00:06:56,876 --> 00:06:59,514 These self-portraits are gonna help me get to know you better. 132 00:06:59,582 --> 00:07:03,557 This way, I get to see you the way you see you. 133 00:07:04,859 --> 00:07:06,596 Wow. 134 00:07:06,663 --> 00:07:08,600 Classic compulsive overachiever. 135 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:11,005 Relax, this isn't being graded. 136 00:07:11,105 --> 00:07:12,842 I mean, A+. 137 00:07:14,311 --> 00:07:17,918 Uh, this is me beating up Santa until he's my dad. 138 00:07:18,019 --> 00:07:19,087 Ah. 139 00:07:19,154 --> 00:07:21,025 Okay, violent, 140 00:07:21,091 --> 00:07:23,462 but he cares about holidays and family. 141 00:07:23,529 --> 00:07:25,166 I can work with this. 142 00:07:25,233 --> 00:07:27,772 That's a lot of glue. 143 00:07:27,838 --> 00:07:30,243 How is that part of your self-portrait? 144 00:07:30,309 --> 00:07:32,948 Uh, um, uh-- because, you know, uh... 145 00:07:33,015 --> 00:07:36,856 m-my-my face always has, u-uh, glue on it. 146 00:07:36,923 --> 00:07:39,161 Oh. Really? 147 00:07:39,261 --> 00:07:40,664 Yeah, see? 148 00:07:40,698 --> 00:07:42,534 I am glue-face. 149 00:07:42,601 --> 00:07:45,641 I have slept for a thousand years. 150 00:07:45,708 --> 00:07:47,878 Ow. Oh! 151 00:07:48,012 --> 00:07:50,383 That did not hurt. 152 00:07:50,450 --> 00:07:53,557 Take me to your principal, I-- Oh! 153 00:07:53,657 --> 00:07:56,195 Glue-face want door. 154 00:07:56,295 --> 00:07:58,232 Glue-face need restroom. 155 00:07:58,332 --> 00:08:01,105 What the hell is wrong with this kid? 156 00:08:05,748 --> 00:08:08,119 Dude, what are you 157 00:08:08,219 --> 00:08:09,922 - doing in there? - I know it's not a sidekick's place 158 00:08:09,989 --> 00:08:12,494 to give notes, but for the past few weeks, 159 00:08:12,561 --> 00:08:14,131 nothing's landing. 160 00:08:14,264 --> 00:08:17,237 Really? I thought milk-nose glitter sneeze landed. 161 00:08:17,337 --> 00:08:19,541 No. It did not land. 162 00:08:19,642 --> 00:08:22,882 - Really hard to look at. - You don't seem in control. 163 00:08:22,982 --> 00:08:26,756 We can't laugh at your clowning if we're concerned about you. 164 00:08:26,856 --> 00:08:30,296 Why are you messing with Ms. Peyton? She's nice. 165 00:08:30,363 --> 00:08:32,635 I don't know why I do stuff, okay? 166 00:08:32,735 --> 00:08:35,473 I don't know why I'm yelling now! 167 00:08:35,540 --> 00:08:37,143 I'm not gonna noogie you, 168 00:08:37,177 --> 00:08:40,349 but when you think about your actions today, 169 00:08:40,416 --> 00:08:43,089 I hope you noogie yourself. 170 00:08:46,328 --> 00:08:48,365 How'd you do that? 171 00:08:48,432 --> 00:08:50,169 Wait, no. What are you do-- 172 00:08:50,236 --> 00:08:51,806 No. No, no. Don't do that. 173 00:08:51,873 --> 00:08:54,244 No, no, no. 174 00:09:01,191 --> 00:09:06,034 There's supposed to be a Krazy Krusty Ball in here. 175 00:09:07,103 --> 00:09:08,607 Huh. 176 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:10,543 That is a crazy ball. 177 00:09:10,611 --> 00:09:12,280 Uh, can I have it? 178 00:09:12,380 --> 00:09:15,286 - Sure. Think fast. - No, don't. 179 00:09:16,388 --> 00:09:18,794 Oh, you inked. 180 00:09:18,860 --> 00:09:19,996 Oh. 181 00:09:20,096 --> 00:09:23,335 Uh, you might not want to eat that cereal. 182 00:09:23,402 --> 00:09:25,039 Hmm? Why not? 183 00:09:25,139 --> 00:09:26,976 Uh, no reason. No. 184 00:09:27,043 --> 00:09:30,784 I'm just gonna go google some toxicology stuff. 185 00:09:30,851 --> 00:09:33,990 Kids love Google. 186 00:09:34,057 --> 00:09:35,761 Huh, using an X-Acto knife 187 00:09:35,828 --> 00:09:39,034 to make the Styrofoam look like stone was a cool idea. 188 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:42,207 Wait, did I just use "cool" to describe homework? 189 00:09:42,273 --> 00:09:43,944 What is happening to me? 190 00:09:44,010 --> 00:09:45,747 Huh? 191 00:09:53,362 --> 00:09:56,636 This Friday, there's an assembly to present the Seven Wonders. 192 00:09:56,703 --> 00:09:58,005 Your parents will be there, 193 00:09:58,072 --> 00:10:01,278 and they'll judge me based on what you do. 194 00:10:01,345 --> 00:10:03,015 But no pressure. 195 00:10:03,115 --> 00:10:05,319 Well, a little pressure. 196 00:10:05,353 --> 00:10:06,890 Pressure makes diamonds. 197 00:10:06,990 --> 00:10:10,163 Anyway, take your projects out and get to work, please. 198 00:10:10,229 --> 00:10:13,770 Milhouse, I love how you carved the Styrofoam 199 00:10:13,870 --> 00:10:16,475 to make it look like stones. 200 00:10:16,609 --> 00:10:19,114 I used an X-Acto knife. 201 00:10:20,817 --> 00:10:23,189 Bart. What's wrong? 202 00:10:23,255 --> 00:10:24,759 I didn't mean to do that. 203 00:10:24,859 --> 00:10:26,729 Great work, Milhouse. 204 00:10:26,796 --> 00:10:28,800 I meant to do this. 205 00:10:29,969 --> 00:10:33,743 - Bart. - I lost my fingerprints gluing that. 206 00:10:33,843 --> 00:10:36,215 We had to go to urgent care. 207 00:10:36,281 --> 00:10:38,753 I saw a drug addict! 208 00:10:43,429 --> 00:10:46,201 Now I've got an octopus-proof tank 209 00:10:46,268 --> 00:10:49,507 with safety latch, escape alarm, and... 210 00:10:49,609 --> 00:10:51,913 Where did-- where did you go? 211 00:10:52,013 --> 00:10:55,186 ♪ I'm a sucker for you, yeah ♪ 212 00:10:55,286 --> 00:10:59,427 ♪ You say the word and I'll go anywhere blindly ♪ 213 00:10:59,527 --> 00:11:01,799 ♪ I'm a sucker for you, yeah ♪ 214 00:11:01,866 --> 00:11:05,741 ♪ Any road you take, you know that you'll find me ♪ 215 00:11:05,774 --> 00:11:09,347 ♪ I'm a sucker for all the subliminal things ♪ 216 00:11:09,414 --> 00:11:11,553 ♪ No one knows about you ♪ 217 00:11:11,653 --> 00:11:12,888 ♪ About you, about you ♪ 218 00:11:12,955 --> 00:11:16,028 ♪ I'm a sucker for you. ♪ 219 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:24,110 First of all, I am enjoying Bart's energy. 220 00:11:24,210 --> 00:11:27,083 Uh, uh, you don't have to say nice stuff about Bart. 221 00:11:27,150 --> 00:11:29,521 - We know the drill. - Okay, good. 222 00:11:29,589 --> 00:11:31,291 Just tell us what's wrong with him. 223 00:11:31,391 --> 00:11:33,964 To be honest, I'm not sure. 224 00:11:34,030 --> 00:11:36,201 I have tried every intervention I know. 225 00:11:36,301 --> 00:11:39,307 Letting him be the teacher, scaring him straight, 226 00:11:39,407 --> 00:11:42,948 dunce caps, genius pants, negging, Breakfast Clubbing, 227 00:11:43,048 --> 00:11:46,221 no recess, nothing but recess, puppy stickers. 228 00:11:46,288 --> 00:11:48,827 Oh. Bart's always had his problems, 229 00:11:48,927 --> 00:11:51,666 but now it sounds like they're turning into... 230 00:11:51,699 --> 00:11:53,837 ...issues. 231 00:11:53,937 --> 00:11:57,277 Don't worry, I am going to get to the bottom 232 00:11:57,343 --> 00:11:59,247 of why he's acting out. 233 00:11:59,314 --> 00:12:02,120 Could each of you fill out this child development questionnaire? 234 00:12:02,186 --> 00:12:04,759 You need to know how long I was in labor? 235 00:12:04,825 --> 00:12:07,631 Oh, does that question bother you? 236 00:12:07,698 --> 00:12:10,637 No. No, not at all. I love it. 237 00:12:10,704 --> 00:12:14,612 Hey, Buddy, I think I know why you've been 238 00:12:14,745 --> 00:12:16,649 such an unlikeable jerk lately. 239 00:12:16,716 --> 00:12:19,187 Someone has a little crush on their teacher. 240 00:12:19,254 --> 00:12:22,460 Someone has a big crush on being wrong. 241 00:12:22,594 --> 00:12:24,865 Come on, boy, open up to me. I get it. 242 00:12:24,966 --> 00:12:27,170 I was in love with my school nurse. 243 00:12:27,270 --> 00:12:29,976 I would hurt myself on purpose just to see her. 244 00:12:30,076 --> 00:12:33,482 I'd fall off the monkey bars, bash my head into a wall, 245 00:12:33,515 --> 00:12:38,359 and sometimes I'd even fall off the monkey bars. 246 00:12:38,425 --> 00:12:41,098 Actually, there is something I'm dealing with right now. 247 00:12:41,164 --> 00:12:43,502 - My dad's an idiot. - Listen, you little... 248 00:12:43,570 --> 00:12:47,176 I had brilliant advice for how to handle a crush. 249 00:12:47,243 --> 00:12:50,216 But now, I'm keeping it to myself. 250 00:12:50,316 --> 00:12:51,819 I've met her before. 251 00:12:51,886 --> 00:12:53,757 So? I've met people. 252 00:12:53,823 --> 00:12:57,063 Lisa, Maggie. Uh... you! 253 00:12:57,130 --> 00:12:59,935 No, I've met the teacher before. 254 00:13:00,002 --> 00:13:01,906 I'm opening up to you. 255 00:13:01,973 --> 00:13:05,146 Oh, okay. Well, go on, son. 256 00:13:05,246 --> 00:13:06,849 When Lisa was doing her fish movie, 257 00:13:06,883 --> 00:13:08,987 Mom and I would wait on the beach. 258 00:13:09,054 --> 00:13:12,393 Some rich kid left a sand pail from the fancy hotel. 259 00:13:14,330 --> 00:13:19,107 That bucket was my ticket to the guests-only pool area. 260 00:13:19,207 --> 00:13:21,411 At first, it was pretty sweet. 261 00:13:21,445 --> 00:13:25,052 Then I tried a fancy dive off the Tarzan swing. 262 00:13:25,152 --> 00:13:27,123 A belly flop will knock the wind out of you. 263 00:13:27,190 --> 00:13:29,762 Especially a belly full of hot fudge. 264 00:13:29,895 --> 00:13:32,300 - I panicked, and suddenly, 265 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,574 I couldn't tread water, no matter how hard I flailed. 266 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:37,845 And no one was noticing. 267 00:13:39,682 --> 00:13:41,218 But then... 268 00:13:49,501 --> 00:13:51,906 Oh, God. 269 00:13:51,973 --> 00:13:53,977 Are-are you okay? 270 00:13:57,551 --> 00:13:59,454 What happened? 271 00:13:59,555 --> 00:14:00,824 He can't swim. 272 00:14:00,924 --> 00:14:02,126 That poor boy. 273 00:14:02,928 --> 00:14:05,667 Why did you do that? I was fine. 274 00:14:05,734 --> 00:14:07,336 I'm an amazing swimmer. 275 00:14:07,437 --> 00:14:10,610 I-I'm, I'm sorry, I-I thought that... 276 00:14:10,677 --> 00:14:12,113 I feel awful. 277 00:14:12,180 --> 00:14:14,752 She ruined her dress and I yelled at her. 278 00:14:14,852 --> 00:14:17,791 And my hand went in her mouth for a second. 279 00:14:17,858 --> 00:14:20,096 She doesn't recognize me, yet. 280 00:14:20,129 --> 00:14:23,469 But when she does, she's gonna hate me. 281 00:14:23,535 --> 00:14:26,041 Every day I tell myself to be invisible. 282 00:14:26,108 --> 00:14:28,512 Next thing I know, I'm standing on my desk, 283 00:14:28,580 --> 00:14:31,218 pretending to poop out the class hamster. 284 00:14:31,284 --> 00:14:32,286 Hmm. 285 00:14:32,386 --> 00:14:36,128 What if you told her the... whatchamacallit? 286 00:14:36,261 --> 00:14:38,332 - The truth? - Yeah, that thing. 287 00:14:38,398 --> 00:14:40,937 You're right. If it were out in the open, 288 00:14:41,004 --> 00:14:43,142 she'd have nothing on me. 289 00:14:43,242 --> 00:14:45,680 Wow, you actually helped. 290 00:14:45,747 --> 00:14:47,116 I did. You know what? 291 00:14:47,183 --> 00:14:49,822 I think I'm finally ready to be a dad. 292 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:52,026 I'm gonna tell my wife! 293 00:14:56,535 --> 00:14:59,407 That's it. Ugh, you are not safe in this house. 294 00:14:59,474 --> 00:15:02,480 Whew, you're coming to school with me. 295 00:15:06,121 --> 00:15:07,891 Oh, this is great. 296 00:15:07,958 --> 00:15:09,895 I'll come clean, no more weirdness. 297 00:15:09,929 --> 00:15:12,266 I feel better already. 298 00:15:12,333 --> 00:15:13,770 Hello. 299 00:15:16,742 --> 00:15:18,312 Hmm, isn't that interesting? 300 00:15:18,412 --> 00:15:20,216 She's married. 301 00:15:25,994 --> 00:15:32,106 Okay, I might be a teensy bit in love with her. 302 00:15:49,608 --> 00:15:51,579 Dad, you were right. 303 00:15:51,646 --> 00:15:52,881 I do have a crush on her. 304 00:15:52,948 --> 00:15:54,384 I saw Ms. Peyton kiss her husband 305 00:15:54,450 --> 00:15:57,290 and I Hulked out on the water fountain. 306 00:15:57,390 --> 00:15:59,795 Yeah, jealousy will make you do crazy things. 307 00:15:59,862 --> 00:16:04,003 Once, a guy opened the door for Marge, so I keyed his car. 308 00:16:04,137 --> 00:16:05,506 Which was the school bus. 309 00:16:05,574 --> 00:16:07,611 Turned out he opened the door for everybody. 310 00:16:07,644 --> 00:16:09,080 Except for me, after that. 311 00:16:09,147 --> 00:16:11,351 Well, jealousy is gonna make me ruin this assembly. 312 00:16:11,384 --> 00:16:13,422 - I can't stop myself. - Ooh. 313 00:16:13,522 --> 00:16:16,294 You said you had great advice on crushes. What is it? 314 00:16:16,394 --> 00:16:18,900 Here's what you need to know. 315 00:16:18,967 --> 00:16:20,937 You're a kid, she's a grown-up. Get over it. 316 00:16:21,037 --> 00:16:23,475 That's your amazing advice? 317 00:16:23,576 --> 00:16:26,448 That's not advice, that's just... 318 00:16:26,514 --> 00:16:27,718 ...the truth. 319 00:16:27,784 --> 00:16:30,624 Look, sometimes there are awesome things in this world 320 00:16:30,724 --> 00:16:33,696 that aren't meant to be your awesome thing. 321 00:16:33,796 --> 00:16:35,099 You got to let it go. 322 00:16:35,165 --> 00:16:37,938 Trust me, there's other fish in the sea. 323 00:16:38,038 --> 00:16:40,777 He's right. And you should also be in the sea. 324 00:16:40,810 --> 00:16:43,148 Hunting and killing those fish. 325 00:16:45,319 --> 00:16:47,056 After school... 326 00:16:47,189 --> 00:16:50,329 ...I'll take you back to your home. 327 00:16:50,396 --> 00:16:53,903 Dad, what if I snap and totally mess up the assembly? 328 00:16:54,037 --> 00:16:55,774 Vent on inanimate objects. 329 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,543 Punch a pillow, tear up Kleenex. 330 00:16:57,611 --> 00:17:00,917 I like to scream into Pringles canisters. 331 00:17:00,984 --> 00:17:02,754 You can do this. 332 00:17:02,854 --> 00:17:05,526 Boom. Parenting is easy. 333 00:17:07,798 --> 00:17:09,835 - Mwah. - Oh. 334 00:17:11,639 --> 00:17:14,110 Okay, Homer said to punch something soft. 335 00:17:14,210 --> 00:17:16,047 There's nothing soft here. 336 00:17:16,147 --> 00:17:19,622 We are so excited to share our school-wide project: 337 00:17:19,655 --> 00:17:23,462 the New Seven Wonders Of the World. 338 00:17:24,632 --> 00:17:28,005 I want to thank my wonderful husband Darryl, 339 00:17:28,071 --> 00:17:30,710 who insisted on providing the music. 340 00:17:35,486 --> 00:17:39,828 Yeah, I get to hear that all the time. 341 00:17:39,962 --> 00:17:42,166 Oh, man, he's in a band? 342 00:17:42,266 --> 00:17:45,139 Oh, I can't compete with that. 343 00:17:45,205 --> 00:17:47,476 I need something to scream in. 344 00:18:00,870 --> 00:18:03,008 Simpson! 345 00:18:11,358 --> 00:18:14,565 Good lord. The Redeemer's on a rampage! 346 00:18:15,567 --> 00:18:18,405 Styrofoam specks. 347 00:18:18,505 --> 00:18:20,643 Brushing just attracts more of them. 348 00:18:22,581 --> 00:18:24,785 Oh... Molly! 349 00:18:26,889 --> 00:18:28,960 My lids. 350 00:18:36,676 --> 00:18:39,147 Ms. Peyton, please don't give up on this school 351 00:18:39,247 --> 00:18:41,652 because of one apex disrupter. 352 00:18:41,719 --> 00:18:43,690 Look, you can, you can switch classes. 353 00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:45,392 Ms. Hoover will teach Bart. 354 00:18:45,459 --> 00:18:47,329 No way. I had him two years ago. 355 00:18:47,430 --> 00:18:49,835 My hair fell out in clumps. 356 00:18:49,902 --> 00:18:51,538 - I'm not taking him. - No way. 357 00:18:51,572 --> 00:18:53,676 I'd rather go back to prison. 358 00:19:00,189 --> 00:19:02,259 Ms. Peyton? 359 00:19:02,326 --> 00:19:04,765 I'm sorry I ruined everything. 360 00:19:04,898 --> 00:19:06,368 You probably won't believe this, 361 00:19:06,434 --> 00:19:10,944 but I had an octopus stuck to my face. 362 00:19:11,010 --> 00:19:13,649 - I believe you. - You do? 363 00:19:13,750 --> 00:19:16,187 Yes, because I know, 364 00:19:16,287 --> 00:19:20,162 deep down, you want to be good. 365 00:19:20,229 --> 00:19:22,634 Also, your face is covered in tentacle hickeys. 366 00:19:22,734 --> 00:19:26,341 There's something I need to tell you. 367 00:19:26,408 --> 00:19:30,550 Really? You didn't get your fill of destruction today? 368 00:19:30,583 --> 00:19:33,723 You're angry drowning boy. 369 00:19:33,823 --> 00:19:36,662 Oh, I-I'm so sorry. That's what I call you in my head. 370 00:19:36,729 --> 00:19:39,133 I hope I didn't embarrass you that day. 371 00:19:39,233 --> 00:19:40,837 I thought you needed help. 372 00:19:40,937 --> 00:19:43,175 I did, actually. 373 00:19:43,241 --> 00:19:45,446 I had two sundaes and some curly fries. 374 00:19:45,512 --> 00:19:47,483 It made me forget how to swim. 375 00:19:47,584 --> 00:19:50,222 Anyway, thank you for seeing me. 376 00:19:50,322 --> 00:19:51,491 You're welcome. 377 00:19:51,625 --> 00:19:53,629 That's why I've been weird around you. 378 00:19:53,696 --> 00:19:56,134 Also... 379 00:19:56,234 --> 00:19:57,737 I kind of like you. 380 00:19:57,804 --> 00:19:59,942 I did homework, and I didn't mind it. 381 00:20:00,008 --> 00:20:01,679 Barf emoji. 382 00:20:01,746 --> 00:20:05,185 You know, a crush on a teacher just means 383 00:20:05,252 --> 00:20:07,591 you're coming to love a new part of yourself 384 00:20:07,657 --> 00:20:09,595 that I'm bringing out in you. 385 00:20:09,628 --> 00:20:14,537 So I actually have a crush on myself? 386 00:20:14,605 --> 00:20:18,512 And now that you told me, that'll be less weird, too. 387 00:20:18,579 --> 00:20:22,353 So, do you need help packing up? 388 00:20:22,419 --> 00:20:24,023 I'm staying. 389 00:20:24,090 --> 00:20:26,595 A teacher teaches the good kids and the nightmares. 390 00:20:26,662 --> 00:20:30,970 Not that you're a nightmare, but I-I-- Y-You know. 391 00:20:31,037 --> 00:20:32,473 I know. My last teacher 392 00:20:32,540 --> 00:20:34,043 had a little trick that seemed to work. 393 00:20:34,143 --> 00:20:35,914 Oh, really? 394 00:20:36,014 --> 00:20:37,450 Oops. 395 00:20:40,389 --> 00:20:42,226 Captioning sponsored by 20th CENTURY FOX TELEVISION 396 00:20:42,293 --> 00:20:44,130 FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY 397 00:20:44,230 --> 00:20:45,834 And FORD. We go further, so you can. 398 00:20:45,934 --> 00:20:47,637 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org 399 00:21:16,027 --> 00:21:17,296 Hmph. 400 00:21:17,363 --> 00:21:20,202 What? I'm part of nature, too. 401 00:21:32,761 --> 00:21:33,729 Shh!