1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:04,212 First off, the district super appreciates you cutting off 2 00:00:04,213 --> 00:00:06,547 your winter vacation short to be here to help. 3 00:00:06,548 --> 00:00:09,217 Some of us sacrificed actual vacations too. 4 00:00:09,218 --> 00:00:12,428 Not just sitting on a tiny couch watching TV for ten days, Janine. 5 00:00:12,429 --> 00:00:15,431 Okay, how dare you? I also played on my iPad. So... 6 00:00:15,432 --> 00:00:18,017 Janine, I thought we talked about iPad time. 7 00:00:18,018 --> 00:00:19,185 Yo, what games do you play? 8 00:00:19,186 --> 00:00:21,103 - Um, I like-- - Simon, focus. 9 00:00:21,104 --> 00:00:23,481 How much longer can we expect to be here? 10 00:00:23,482 --> 00:00:25,650 - Just like five to ten more minutes. - But... 11 00:00:25,651 --> 00:00:27,360 Oh, you mean the mall? Okay. 12 00:00:27,361 --> 00:00:29,696 They sent an official timeline. 13 00:00:30,572 --> 00:00:33,991 "While we don't have an official timeline, we assure you--" 14 00:00:33,992 --> 00:00:36,077 - So, you don't know? - No idea. 15 00:00:36,078 --> 00:00:37,995 But we're gonna make this work, right? 16 00:00:37,996 --> 00:00:39,413 There's no kitchen... 17 00:00:39,414 --> 00:00:42,583 ...but we're gonna be delivering delicious lunches. 18 00:00:42,584 --> 00:00:45,586 Food delivery? That's treading on Gregory's other job, buddy. 19 00:00:45,587 --> 00:00:49,215 Okay, can we just get inside? It's freezing out here. 20 00:00:49,216 --> 00:00:52,970 For sure. And we got mad essentials to make you feel right at home. 21 00:00:54,388 --> 00:00:56,013 What does your home look like, Simon? 22 00:00:56,014 --> 00:00:58,725 Yep. Nope. That's it. Won't do it. I quit. 23 00:01:00,143 --> 00:01:02,688 Damn. Janice stole my idea. 24 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,773 - Janine quit? - Janice quit. 25 00:01:05,774 --> 00:01:07,608 - Janice. - Damn. 26 00:01:20,706 --> 00:01:23,374 Has anyone seen the printer? 27 00:01:23,375 --> 00:01:26,377 Uh, I put it in that room I think used to be a Bed Bath & Beyond. 28 00:01:26,378 --> 00:01:27,629 No, it was a Sam Goody. 29 00:01:28,130 --> 00:01:30,214 Then, it was a Sharper Image then it was a Sam Goody again, 30 00:01:30,215 --> 00:01:31,549 then it was a Bath & Body Works. 31 00:01:31,550 --> 00:01:33,926 I spent a lot of time here when I was a teen. 32 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:35,011 Also, my twenties. 33 00:01:35,012 --> 00:01:36,095 {\an8}I was cool. 34 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:37,346 {\an8}I mean, come on now. 35 00:01:37,347 --> 00:01:40,600 {\an8}Guys! This isn't that bad. I really think it's gonna be a fresh start. 36 00:01:40,601 --> 00:01:42,893 {\an8}I don't know if fresh is the word I'd use for this place. 37 00:01:42,894 --> 00:01:46,063 {\an8}Certainly got that late-stage capitalism charm, 38 00:01:46,064 --> 00:01:48,524 {\an8}which should serve as a constant reminder of-- 39 00:01:48,525 --> 00:01:49,775 {\an8}The magic of the free market. 40 00:01:49,776 --> 00:01:51,986 {\an8}Now you probably have a lot of questions 41 00:01:51,987 --> 00:01:55,990 {\an8}like how did I find time to procure an abandoned mall and get my nails done. 42 00:01:55,991 --> 00:01:58,785 {\an8}Ava, we have more pressing problems. 43 00:01:59,369 --> 00:02:00,745 {\an8}Oh, look, I made a pun. 44 00:02:00,746 --> 00:02:02,121 {\an8}How are we supposed to teach here? 45 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:04,874 {\an8}Look, you think there's brand-new schools begging to be filled? 46 00:02:04,875 --> 00:02:07,668 {\an8}Empty college campuses? Or closed for-profit prisons? 47 00:02:07,669 --> 00:02:10,963 {\an8}- You tried to put the school in a prison? - I said they were closed, Janine. 48 00:02:10,964 --> 00:02:13,466 {\an8}Now look, believe me when I say this is the best we could get. 49 00:02:13,467 --> 00:02:16,385 {\an8}It was between this or a haunted open-air train station. 50 00:02:16,386 --> 00:02:19,138 {\an8}Now they wouldn't admit it was haunted, but I knew. 51 00:02:19,139 --> 00:02:20,806 {\an8}I don't understand why we can't just do Zoom-- 52 00:02:20,807 --> 00:02:24,060 {\an8}- 'Cause we tried that and it was trash. - Are you out of your mind? 53 00:02:24,061 --> 00:02:25,144 {\an8}Let's tie him up. 54 00:02:25,145 --> 00:02:26,228 {\an8}- Yeah! - Whoa. 55 00:02:26,229 --> 00:02:28,773 {\an8}Hey, hey, hey! Give him a break. He didn't know. 56 00:02:28,774 --> 00:02:31,067 {\an8}Dom, that was a stupid idea. 57 00:02:31,068 --> 00:02:33,402 {\an8}Now there's a lot to be done, so y'all better get to it. 58 00:02:33,403 --> 00:02:35,946 {\an8}Especially you, Mr. Johnson. The kids arrive on Monday. 59 00:02:35,947 --> 00:02:38,324 {\an8}- And where you off to? - To do the most important job of all. 60 00:02:38,325 --> 00:02:39,409 {\an8}Find my new office. 61 00:02:41,078 --> 00:02:43,163 {\an8}Looks like I'm gonna need a bigger mop. 62 00:02:46,041 --> 00:02:48,959 {\an8}All right, everybody. Come on, heads up, shoulders back. 63 00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:52,046 {\an8}I've been through this before in '96. 64 00:02:52,047 --> 00:02:55,257 {\an8}- I wasn't even born yet. - Dom, no one likes when you do that. 65 00:02:55,258 --> 00:02:58,469 {\an8}Barb, I feel you, but it is literally raining inside. 66 00:02:58,470 --> 00:03:05,184 {\an8}In '96, it was a snowmelt from a blizzard that flooded the Abbott halls. 67 00:03:05,185 --> 00:03:07,687 {\an8}We had to teach out of trailers for a week. 68 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:10,606 {\an8}Well, if I've learned something from those 30-day challenges, 69 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:12,400 {\an8}it's that you can do anything for a week. 70 00:03:12,401 --> 00:03:14,819 We don't know how long this is gonna take. 71 00:03:14,820 --> 00:03:17,571 Yeah. And we don't need to focus on how long it's going to take, Gregory. 72 00:03:17,572 --> 00:03:18,906 What we need to do is get 73 00:03:18,907 --> 00:03:21,951 these classrooms together and make sure they're safe. 74 00:03:21,952 --> 00:03:23,202 Oh. They'll be safe. 75 00:03:23,203 --> 00:03:25,955 But it wasn't when me and my crew ran this place. 76 00:03:25,956 --> 00:03:28,499 The Dangerous Damsels, they called us. 77 00:03:28,500 --> 00:03:30,126 - The Double D's. - Oh, my God. 78 00:03:30,127 --> 00:03:32,795 If you could fit the bra, you ruled the mall. 79 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:35,631 Yeah, you wouldn't have known what to do with me. 80 00:03:35,632 --> 00:03:36,966 We still don't. 81 00:03:36,967 --> 00:03:38,092 You know what? 82 00:03:38,093 --> 00:03:41,262 I wanna make sure that it doesn't feel like our students have 83 00:03:41,263 --> 00:03:45,099 been ripped from their safe space and thrown into an abandoned mall. 84 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:47,810 Well, I feel you, mama, but that's exactly what's happened. 85 00:03:47,811 --> 00:03:50,229 No, I know, but it doesn't have to feel that way. 86 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:52,440 We can make this place just as warm as Abbott. 87 00:03:52,441 --> 00:03:54,108 Okay. Hands in. 88 00:03:54,109 --> 00:03:56,027 Abbott on three, Abbott on me. 89 00:03:57,362 --> 00:03:58,696 Hands in. 90 00:03:58,697 --> 00:04:00,823 All right. Littles on the top floor. 91 00:04:00,824 --> 00:04:02,867 Olders, down below. Come on, everybody. 92 00:04:02,868 --> 00:04:04,870 - Chop-chop. Let's go. - Okay. 93 00:04:05,579 --> 00:04:07,038 You know what, what the hell? Sure. 94 00:04:07,539 --> 00:04:08,914 - Abbott on three. - Abbott. 95 00:04:08,915 --> 00:04:09,999 Forgot the on three. 96 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,835 I'm just trying to catch some of Janine's positive vibes 97 00:04:12,836 --> 00:04:14,921 instead of catching sinusitis. 98 00:04:15,422 --> 00:04:18,049 I'm not gonna lie. I can see why Janice quit. 99 00:04:18,550 --> 00:04:22,095 I could smell why too. It smell crazy in here. 100 00:04:22,929 --> 00:04:24,054 - Hey. - Where have you been? 101 00:04:24,055 --> 00:04:25,848 I've been waiting for you to set up the Wi-Fi. 102 00:04:25,849 --> 00:04:29,351 There's, like, 20 entrances and your text was pretty vague. 103 00:04:29,352 --> 00:04:30,812 What's vague about, "Find me"? 104 00:04:31,563 --> 00:04:32,773 So, this is your new office? 105 00:04:33,732 --> 00:04:37,359 When I was a kid, I used to dream about living in a Circuit City. 106 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,906 It just seemed so cool. An entire city made of circuits. 107 00:04:41,490 --> 00:04:42,782 You're lucky you're beautiful. 108 00:04:42,783 --> 00:04:44,492 And, no, I can't thrive here. 109 00:04:44,493 --> 00:04:46,327 Something about this place makes my ears hurt. 110 00:04:46,328 --> 00:04:47,746 I think it used to be a Claire's. 111 00:04:48,497 --> 00:04:50,040 All these places look like New Jersey. 112 00:04:50,540 --> 00:04:52,167 Where's a Rainforest Cafe? 113 00:04:58,465 --> 00:05:00,925 Hey. What's up, man? You all right? 114 00:05:00,926 --> 00:05:03,886 Yeah, just finished decorating. 115 00:05:03,887 --> 00:05:06,680 Yeah, you're having a wild first year. 116 00:05:06,681 --> 00:05:10,184 Okay, thank you. Because this is wild, right? 117 00:05:10,185 --> 00:05:12,561 Oh, yeah, definitely. I just came through the window. 118 00:05:12,562 --> 00:05:15,773 How are they gonna put us in a dead mall with no chalkboards, 119 00:05:15,774 --> 00:05:19,193 no windows, no cubbies, and just be, like, business as usual? 120 00:05:19,194 --> 00:05:20,861 Like, am I crazy? 121 00:05:20,862 --> 00:05:22,696 No. No, I feel you fully. 122 00:05:22,697 --> 00:05:25,866 This is a lot. Kids are about to learn long division in an abandoned Hollister. 123 00:05:25,867 --> 00:05:28,202 But, unfortunately, 124 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:30,579 it is extremely on-brand. 125 00:05:30,580 --> 00:05:33,332 You getting the crash course in the Philly public school system. 126 00:05:33,333 --> 00:05:36,545 Anything can happen at any time. 127 00:05:37,546 --> 00:05:38,838 Damn. 128 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,298 All right, I'm gonna see if anybody claimed the PacSun. 129 00:05:41,299 --> 00:05:43,260 You hang in there. All right now. 130 00:05:45,971 --> 00:05:49,890 Oh, yeah. I know every inch of those changing rooms 131 00:05:49,891 --> 00:05:51,767 and not 'cause I was trying clothes on in 'em. 132 00:05:51,768 --> 00:05:53,769 Nope, nope, stop right there. 133 00:05:53,770 --> 00:05:56,272 Hey, this dog could hunt. 134 00:05:59,860 --> 00:06:03,571 Oh, yeah. This is perfect for my classroom. 135 00:06:03,572 --> 00:06:04,780 - I call this one. - What? 136 00:06:04,781 --> 00:06:06,115 - No, I want this one. - Too bad. 137 00:06:06,116 --> 00:06:07,950 You can have the Hot Topic a quarter mile that way. 138 00:06:07,951 --> 00:06:09,869 Just don't ask what the stains on the ceiling are. 139 00:06:09,870 --> 00:06:11,579 Ew, gross, no. 140 00:06:11,580 --> 00:06:13,914 Plus, that-that place is scary. 141 00:06:13,915 --> 00:06:16,292 It reminds me of my lost year as a Juggalo. 142 00:06:16,293 --> 00:06:17,460 Too bad. This one's mine. 143 00:06:18,545 --> 00:06:20,964 Is there anything about my life you'd find interesting? 144 00:06:21,590 --> 00:06:22,799 Huh? 145 00:06:24,968 --> 00:06:26,760 - Hey, Barb. Hey. - Hey, Janine. 146 00:06:26,761 --> 00:06:29,847 Oh, I see. You're going for a minimalist vibe. 147 00:06:29,848 --> 00:06:34,018 Utilitarian vibrations, nothing but the nuts and bolts for me. 148 00:06:34,019 --> 00:06:37,980 I have rearranged my lesson plan in anticipation of the students being 149 00:06:37,981 --> 00:06:41,692 more restless than usual, and it's closest to the restroom. 150 00:06:41,693 --> 00:06:44,820 Well, I was thinking since we can't be at Abbott, 151 00:06:44,821 --> 00:06:47,531 what if we recreated some of the Abbott magic here? 152 00:06:47,532 --> 00:06:48,616 - Ah. - Yeah. 153 00:06:48,617 --> 00:06:53,120 So, I printed out these fake windows to make it feel more like my classroom, 154 00:06:53,121 --> 00:06:55,789 and I'm working on replicating the Abbott scent 155 00:06:55,790 --> 00:06:58,083 with a concoction of cinnamon and burnt hair. 156 00:06:58,084 --> 00:07:01,086 - Let me know if you want a bottle. - No, sweetheart, that won't be necessary. 157 00:07:01,087 --> 00:07:04,006 I'm just working on the bare necessities. 158 00:07:04,007 --> 00:07:05,717 Ah. The Bare Necessities. 159 00:07:06,384 --> 00:07:09,178 - A five, a six, a five, six, seven-- - No, please, stop! 160 00:07:09,179 --> 00:07:12,931 I do not like Baloo or any of that bear's philosophy. 161 00:07:12,932 --> 00:07:14,517 I get that. All right. 162 00:07:15,143 --> 00:07:17,269 Well, let me know if you need help sprucing up this place 163 00:07:17,270 --> 00:07:20,773 because I have some extra silks that would be really great for this harsh lighting. 164 00:07:26,279 --> 00:07:29,406 Maybe we just keep this switch taped down, right? 165 00:07:29,407 --> 00:07:31,909 They say Rome wasn't built in a day, 166 00:07:31,910 --> 00:07:34,119 but I guess you could build a school in a few. 167 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,497 So, what the hell do the Romans even know anyway? 168 00:07:36,498 --> 00:07:39,541 I'm glad you asked that because, you know, they actually knew quite a bit. 169 00:07:39,542 --> 00:07:41,835 Um, democracy, for starters. 170 00:07:41,836 --> 00:07:44,380 Aqueducts. That's all Roman. Um... 171 00:07:44,381 --> 00:07:47,800 We have been busting butt 12 hours a day trying to get ready. 172 00:07:47,801 --> 00:07:51,387 Honestly, I think I'm in as good a shape as I was when I used to run this place. 173 00:07:51,388 --> 00:07:54,139 If Benny Bonzo could see me now. 174 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:57,643 I just put on my headphones, hit play on my Rage Against the Machine CD, 175 00:07:57,644 --> 00:08:00,854 and I start cleaning in the name of me. 176 00:08:00,855 --> 00:08:03,190 Look, clearly it wasn't designed to be a school, 177 00:08:03,191 --> 00:08:05,276 but we're making it work. 178 00:08:05,902 --> 00:08:07,611 It's not perfect. 179 00:08:07,612 --> 00:08:09,071 But we crushed it. 180 00:08:09,072 --> 00:08:10,240 Oh. Okay. 181 00:08:12,909 --> 00:08:15,869 We are ready to welcome the kids to the new Abbott. 182 00:08:15,870 --> 00:08:18,330 I cannot wait to see the kids' reactions to this place. 183 00:08:18,331 --> 00:08:20,791 Imagine getting to learn in a mall. 184 00:08:20,792 --> 00:08:23,877 - An abandoned mall, sweetheart. - Mm-hmm. 185 00:08:23,878 --> 00:08:25,462 Hi. Good morning. 186 00:08:29,384 --> 00:08:30,926 Anybody else hearing that? 187 00:08:34,097 --> 00:08:37,808 Ava, at what entrance did you tell the parents to drop off their kids? 188 00:08:37,809 --> 00:08:40,102 The big one with the glass doors, obviously. 189 00:08:40,103 --> 00:08:42,688 You just described every entrance in the place. 190 00:08:42,689 --> 00:08:45,065 I know 'cause I used to escape out of all of them. 191 00:08:56,453 --> 00:08:57,996 Slow down! 192 00:08:58,705 --> 00:09:00,122 Oh 193 00:09:00,123 --> 00:09:03,042 Children, find your teachers, and they'll take you to your-- 194 00:09:03,043 --> 00:09:05,462 Whoa. Mall school is crazy! 195 00:09:06,171 --> 00:09:07,922 Think fast, Trey! 196 00:09:08,506 --> 00:09:10,091 Watch out, Ms. Teagues! 197 00:09:11,301 --> 00:09:12,385 Oops. 198 00:09:16,389 --> 00:09:18,474 I know this will be different for all of you. 199 00:09:18,475 --> 00:09:23,145 We're in a new place with new sights and sounds, and it will be challenging. 200 00:09:23,146 --> 00:09:26,815 But we're not gonna be throwing backpacks and mannequins across the atrium, okay? 201 00:09:26,816 --> 00:09:29,276 Just think of this as an extension of Abbott. 202 00:09:29,277 --> 00:09:31,445 If you can do it there, you can't do it here. 203 00:09:31,446 --> 00:09:35,908 A dead mall is a testament to the natural end of corporate greed. 204 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:38,702 So don't think of this as a crummy old building. 205 00:09:38,703 --> 00:09:40,537 Think of it as money's corpse. 206 00:09:40,538 --> 00:09:43,624 But I think the mall can be even more fun 207 00:09:43,625 --> 00:09:46,168 than regular school 'cause it's a blank canvas. 208 00:09:46,169 --> 00:09:47,336 It's a new chapter. 209 00:09:47,337 --> 00:09:49,880 I think we can make this something really special. 210 00:09:49,881 --> 00:09:52,425 I know this all might feel like it's too much, 211 00:09:52,926 --> 00:09:55,178 but just know, together, we're unstoppable. 212 00:09:55,804 --> 00:09:57,846 Now, who's with me? 213 00:09:57,847 --> 00:10:00,099 So, this is the one? 214 00:10:00,100 --> 00:10:01,183 One hundred percent. 215 00:10:01,184 --> 00:10:02,559 And you're sure? 216 00:10:02,560 --> 00:10:04,686 Did you never learn percentages at computer school? 217 00:10:04,687 --> 00:10:07,689 All right. I'll get the, uh, router set up then. 218 00:10:07,690 --> 00:10:09,191 Again. 219 00:10:09,192 --> 00:10:10,652 For the third time. 220 00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:13,738 Don't just plug these things in, and they work... 221 00:10:14,239 --> 00:10:15,990 Dia is gonna love this. 222 00:10:17,367 --> 00:10:19,076 Portia? Nope. 223 00:10:19,077 --> 00:10:20,536 Aston? 224 00:10:20,537 --> 00:10:22,329 No. Kia? 225 00:10:22,330 --> 00:10:25,082 Damn, Mr. C. Everybody drove themselves off the lot. 226 00:10:25,083 --> 00:10:26,417 DeAndre? 227 00:10:27,168 --> 00:10:29,629 Present. 228 00:10:31,673 --> 00:10:35,176 I said present. 229 00:10:36,886 --> 00:10:38,679 - Ms. Schemmenti. - Yeah? 230 00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:41,014 Are you missing an unusual amount of students? 231 00:10:41,015 --> 00:10:43,308 A lot of them seem to be getting lost or distracted 232 00:10:43,309 --> 00:10:47,063 on the way over, but I can't say that I blame 'em. 233 00:10:47,939 --> 00:10:49,566 The mall is calling. 234 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:54,987 Kawhi, aren't you supposed to be in English? 235 00:10:54,988 --> 00:10:57,030 I've been all over upstairs trying to find it. 236 00:10:57,031 --> 00:10:58,991 The one time I actually did the reading. 237 00:10:58,992 --> 00:11:00,826 Well, you need to get back there and find it. 238 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:03,496 Uh-uh. I'm tired. I'm staying here. 239 00:11:04,247 --> 00:11:05,623 Wait. What class is this? 240 00:11:06,416 --> 00:11:07,916 Math. 241 00:11:07,917 --> 00:11:09,084 Damn. 242 00:11:09,085 --> 00:11:11,044 All right, what else do animals do in the winter? 243 00:11:11,045 --> 00:11:13,297 - Monique. - May I go to the bathroom? 244 00:11:13,298 --> 00:11:15,257 {\an8}Oh, yeah, sure. Do you remember how to get there? 245 00:11:15,258 --> 00:11:16,633 - Mm-mmm. - Okay, 246 00:11:16,634 --> 00:11:19,970 you're gonna make a left when you get out of here and go past the Journeys. 247 00:11:19,971 --> 00:11:22,140 You're gonna make a right, right down that second hallway. 248 00:11:22,765 --> 00:11:23,975 After that, um... 249 00:11:25,560 --> 00:11:27,686 How about a class trip to the bathroom, everybody? 250 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:30,105 - Yeah! - Yeah. 251 00:11:30,106 --> 00:11:33,234 Hey, guys. Hi. Where's Mrs. Howard? 252 00:11:34,152 --> 00:11:36,153 All right, next up. 253 00:11:36,154 --> 00:11:37,988 - Barb. Is everything okay? - Yeah? 254 00:11:37,989 --> 00:11:40,157 Well, none of the littles can reach the toilet. 255 00:11:40,158 --> 00:11:42,075 In fact, you might just make it. 256 00:11:42,076 --> 00:11:47,080 So each one has to be lifted up one at a time in order to use the facilities. 257 00:11:47,081 --> 00:11:48,707 One at a time? You serious? 258 00:11:48,708 --> 00:11:51,627 - That's gonna take forever. - Yeah, we've been here 45 minutes. 259 00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:53,921 How are we ever gonna get through our lessons 260 00:11:53,922 --> 00:11:56,340 if we spend half the day at the potty? 261 00:11:56,341 --> 00:11:58,759 Sweetheart, it is what it is. 262 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,261 Okay now, who's up next? 263 00:12:01,262 --> 00:12:04,014 - Let's go. There you go, baby. - Um, okay, 264 00:12:04,015 --> 00:12:06,516 Monique, since you were the one who needed to use the bathroom-- 265 00:12:06,517 --> 00:12:08,186 I don't need to go anymore. 266 00:12:09,604 --> 00:12:11,397 Are you sure? 'Cause you said you needed to go. 267 00:12:12,190 --> 00:12:14,274 All right. Uh, my class, who needs to go first? 268 00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:15,525 I do. 269 00:12:15,526 --> 00:12:17,319 No, no, Mr. Johnson, you need to wait. 270 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,404 - For how long? - I don't know. An hour? 271 00:12:19,405 --> 00:12:20,739 In an hour, I have to go again, 272 00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:22,866 - so I'ma go twice right now. - What? 273 00:12:25,536 --> 00:12:27,412 Class, please. Come on, y'all. 274 00:12:27,413 --> 00:12:29,164 I-I need everybody to sit down. 275 00:12:29,165 --> 00:12:30,666 Just-Just sit down. 276 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:32,542 - Stop it. Stop. Put that down. - Hey! 277 00:12:32,543 --> 00:12:35,212 Calm down. Mr. Clark is in charge. 278 00:12:35,213 --> 00:12:36,546 This is testing me. 279 00:12:36,547 --> 00:12:38,632 - What? - I said this is testing me! 280 00:12:38,633 --> 00:12:40,092 Saying this is destiny? 281 00:12:40,093 --> 00:12:42,594 - What about me? - No. Not you, Destiny. 282 00:12:42,595 --> 00:12:44,179 I feel like I'm being tested! 283 00:12:44,180 --> 00:12:45,847 Oh, yeah, for sure. 284 00:12:45,848 --> 00:12:46,932 But they'll settle down. 285 00:12:46,933 --> 00:12:50,019 Look, don't be afraid to be a little bit more stern with 'em. 286 00:12:50,687 --> 00:12:51,688 Hey! 287 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:53,648 Quiet! 288 00:12:55,817 --> 00:12:56,818 You'll be all right. 289 00:12:57,694 --> 00:13:00,404 Oh, that wasn't a lie. It was a... It was encouragement, right? 290 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:03,574 A future truth. We will all be good. 291 00:13:04,617 --> 00:13:05,618 Probably. 292 00:13:07,954 --> 00:13:09,789 Look, man, sometimes, you just gotta lie. 293 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:15,169 I swear if I don't get some caffeine soon, I'ma strangle someone. 294 00:13:15,795 --> 00:13:17,337 Oh, there's coffee. Good. 295 00:13:17,338 --> 00:13:20,090 How is it only lunchtime on the first day? 296 00:13:20,091 --> 00:13:21,633 Somebody answer me! 297 00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:25,929 I hear you loud and clear, sis. Classrooms are so far apart, 298 00:13:25,930 --> 00:13:28,307 the kids are just roaming around the mall. 299 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:30,852 I clocked 30,000 steps trying to track 'em down. 300 00:13:31,561 --> 00:13:33,021 I wish I still had my Heelys. 301 00:13:34,605 --> 00:13:36,732 A Juggalo with Heelys? 302 00:13:36,733 --> 00:13:37,858 Wait, you were a Juggalo? 303 00:13:37,859 --> 00:13:39,276 I've never actually seen one. 304 00:13:39,277 --> 00:13:40,861 What? How is that possible? 305 00:13:40,862 --> 00:13:42,571 I'm Black. So... 306 00:13:42,572 --> 00:13:45,615 I see the new space hasn't stopped y'all from constantly complaining. 307 00:13:45,616 --> 00:13:47,909 I got nothing but peace and quiet over at Santa's workshop. 308 00:13:47,910 --> 00:13:51,747 Look, I think we just need our lunchtime reset, 309 00:13:51,748 --> 00:13:54,958 and then we'll be good to go. Right, guys? 310 00:13:54,959 --> 00:13:58,086 Hey, we got a situation out here. We need all hands on deck. 311 00:13:58,087 --> 00:14:00,131 - What's going on? - Y'all heard him. 312 00:14:01,049 --> 00:14:03,008 Let's go, let's go, let's go. 313 00:14:03,009 --> 00:14:04,385 - Yeah. - Geez, okay. 314 00:14:06,554 --> 00:14:07,930 I don't do emergencies. 315 00:14:12,810 --> 00:14:16,730 - These lunches suck! - Yeah, I'm not eating this cold slop. 316 00:14:16,731 --> 00:14:20,025 Hey, I understand you're upset, but y'all cannot act like this. 317 00:14:20,026 --> 00:14:22,320 Look, we have got to keep it together. 318 00:14:23,237 --> 00:14:24,822 Hey, do not throw that... 319 00:14:25,531 --> 00:14:26,573 What is that? 320 00:14:26,574 --> 00:14:31,078 I know that the lunches have traveled a bit further than usual, 321 00:14:31,079 --> 00:14:34,623 but I'm sure the district sent you your normal lunches. 322 00:14:34,624 --> 00:14:37,167 Oh, yeah? What is this then? 323 00:14:37,168 --> 00:14:39,169 - Chicken? - Tripe. It looks like tripe. 324 00:14:39,170 --> 00:14:41,171 Dominic, found these two trying to leave. 325 00:14:41,172 --> 00:14:44,466 Luckily, they got distracted by the claw machine by the exit. 326 00:14:44,467 --> 00:14:46,094 - These yours? - They're mine. 327 00:14:46,761 --> 00:14:47,970 I didn't even realize. 328 00:14:48,554 --> 00:14:51,348 Come on, y'all, you know you cannot leave school. 329 00:14:51,349 --> 00:14:52,641 We don't have to listen to you. 330 00:14:52,642 --> 00:14:55,311 You're barely a teacher and this isn't a real school. 331 00:14:56,562 --> 00:14:58,814 Hey, that trash can was defenseless. 332 00:14:58,815 --> 00:15:00,941 - Okay, this is a real mall... - A real school. 333 00:15:00,942 --> 00:15:06,154 School. This is a real school in a real mall, and we have real rules! 334 00:15:06,155 --> 00:15:08,448 Oh, please. Fake mall, fake school. 335 00:15:08,449 --> 00:15:11,535 Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. 336 00:15:11,536 --> 00:15:13,745 - Fake school. - Fake school. 337 00:15:13,746 --> 00:15:16,748 Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. 338 00:15:16,749 --> 00:15:20,752 - Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. - Real school. Real school. Real school. 339 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:21,920 - Real school. - Fake school. 340 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:23,880 - Fake school. - I can't do this. 341 00:15:23,881 --> 00:15:26,091 Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. 342 00:15:26,092 --> 00:15:29,344 - Ms. Teagues, I think I had an accident. - Fake school. Fake school. 343 00:15:29,345 --> 00:15:34,182 Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. 344 00:15:34,183 --> 00:15:37,144 That's okay. That's okay. 'Cause accidents happen, right? 345 00:15:37,145 --> 00:15:39,563 So, we're just gonna go get you your extra clothes. 346 00:15:39,564 --> 00:15:41,231 Fake school. Fake school. 347 00:15:41,232 --> 00:15:44,651 That I definitely forgot to bring over from Abbott. 348 00:15:44,652 --> 00:15:46,821 Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. 349 00:15:47,405 --> 00:15:51,575 Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. Fake school. 350 00:15:51,576 --> 00:15:53,911 Enough! 351 00:15:54,704 --> 00:15:57,080 Now, these may not be the lunches that you want, 352 00:15:57,081 --> 00:16:01,459 but for today, it is food and this is what we've got. 353 00:16:01,460 --> 00:16:03,086 The choice is yours. 354 00:16:03,087 --> 00:16:07,091 Eat or don't eat, but we will be working to improve them. 355 00:16:07,884 --> 00:16:09,844 Teachers, over here. 356 00:16:10,845 --> 00:16:11,970 Now, listen up. 357 00:16:11,971 --> 00:16:16,057 We may have, as the young people say, been presented with an L 358 00:16:16,058 --> 00:16:20,353 and even an MNOP, but we cannot let it defeat us. 359 00:16:20,354 --> 00:16:23,690 - This mall is not Abbott. - But it can be. 360 00:16:23,691 --> 00:16:27,360 It cannot, and we cannot pretend that it ever will be. 361 00:16:27,361 --> 00:16:32,866 The district may have abandoned us here, but we cannot abandon our students. 362 00:16:32,867 --> 00:16:35,619 - She's so good at this. - I am speaking. 363 00:16:38,039 --> 00:16:39,956 This is our new reality, people. 364 00:16:39,957 --> 00:16:44,127 And until the students are settled in, no more lunching in the lounge. 365 00:16:44,128 --> 00:16:47,881 I need everybody out here focused and helping. 366 00:16:47,882 --> 00:16:50,926 - Yeah, you tell 'em, Barb. - Ava, you are the principal. 367 00:16:50,927 --> 00:16:53,720 Your office should be somewhere near the entrance 368 00:16:53,721 --> 00:16:56,473 and not tucked away in some Santa's playhouse. 369 00:16:56,474 --> 00:16:58,475 Somebody is off the nice list. 370 00:16:58,476 --> 00:17:01,811 Everyone needs to be thinking about the sacrifices that must be made 371 00:17:01,812 --> 00:17:04,022 if we are gonna make it through this. 372 00:17:04,023 --> 00:17:07,025 Janine, take off your rose-colored glasses. 373 00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:08,860 Dom, suck it up. 374 00:17:08,861 --> 00:17:12,530 - Melissa, hair looks good, girl. - Yes. 375 00:17:12,531 --> 00:17:15,660 Morton, put on some deodorant. 376 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:18,912 Oh, he's not here. No. 377 00:17:18,913 --> 00:17:21,706 That may actually be me. I switched to a natural deodorant. 378 00:17:21,707 --> 00:17:23,458 They don't work, man. 379 00:17:23,459 --> 00:17:25,460 You know, as much as I wanted this transition 380 00:17:25,461 --> 00:17:28,755 to feel seamless and normal, it's not. 381 00:17:28,756 --> 00:17:32,217 Constantly trying to go up an escalator that's not moving, 382 00:17:32,218 --> 00:17:35,095 and you realize it's just stairs. It does a number on a person. 383 00:17:35,096 --> 00:17:38,014 You're coloring it? Go ahead, take out your thing. 384 00:17:38,015 --> 00:17:41,726 But we need to learn to embrace this mall, you know. 385 00:17:41,727 --> 00:17:44,312 Make it work for us, not against us. 386 00:17:44,313 --> 00:17:47,524 All right, everyone, remember, from now on, when class is over, 387 00:17:47,525 --> 00:17:51,111 you will stay in the classroom, and the teachers will rotate to you. 388 00:17:51,112 --> 00:17:53,196 - Got it. - Get your ass back in class. 389 00:17:53,197 --> 00:17:54,282 Got it. 390 00:17:55,116 --> 00:17:56,324 We're a pretty good dynamic duo. 391 00:17:56,325 --> 00:17:57,826 - Yeah. - Oh, my God. 392 00:17:57,827 --> 00:17:59,286 The new Double D's. 393 00:17:59,287 --> 00:18:03,039 Yeah, you're never gonna replace Veronica. Not with those hips. 394 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:04,874 Okay, everybody. Chapter seven. 395 00:18:04,875 --> 00:18:08,169 So, I found these in the old shoe store, and I put them in front 396 00:18:08,170 --> 00:18:11,591 of the toilets and the sink so that you guys can finally reach without any help. 397 00:18:12,550 --> 00:18:14,426 See? The bathroom made easy again. 398 00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:16,846 Hey, I was making a fort with those. 399 00:18:17,471 --> 00:18:18,471 Okay. 400 00:18:18,472 --> 00:18:21,225 You know, all my fellow teachers really showed up for me. 401 00:18:22,184 --> 00:18:23,977 And now, I'm gonna show up for my kids. 402 00:18:23,978 --> 00:18:26,438 Hey, so, y'all like that claw machine, huh? 403 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:28,189 Yeah. 404 00:18:28,190 --> 00:18:31,109 Is it this claw machine? 405 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:34,321 - Yeah. - Yeah? Good. 406 00:18:34,322 --> 00:18:36,240 'Cause I'm gonna throw it off the roof. 407 00:18:37,325 --> 00:18:39,075 I'm big enough to do it too. 408 00:18:39,076 --> 00:18:42,996 And I'm not gonna get in any trouble 'cause we're in an abandoned mall. 409 00:18:42,997 --> 00:18:45,165 - No. - Yeah. 410 00:18:45,166 --> 00:18:49,878 If y'all ever wanna see it again, you will show up to class, 411 00:18:49,879 --> 00:18:53,715 take out your worksheets and you will do what I say. 412 00:18:53,716 --> 00:18:55,050 Is that clear? 413 00:18:55,051 --> 00:18:57,302 - Yeah. - I said, is that clear? 414 00:18:57,303 --> 00:18:58,470 Yes. 415 00:18:58,471 --> 00:19:01,097 Good. Let's get to work. 416 00:19:01,098 --> 00:19:02,182 I feel good. 417 00:19:02,183 --> 00:19:05,394 I got this now, yeah. Shout-out to Gregory for the advice. 418 00:19:05,895 --> 00:19:07,520 Just had to get stern. 419 00:19:07,521 --> 00:19:12,985 Listen, I said stern, and he chose that, but at the end of the day, you... 420 00:19:15,029 --> 00:19:17,530 Look, I don't know, man. We in a mall. He ain't quit though. 421 00:19:17,531 --> 00:19:18,658 He's figuring it out. 422 00:19:20,326 --> 00:19:21,368 That's better. 423 00:19:21,369 --> 00:19:23,079 Now it actually looks like my office. 424 00:19:23,621 --> 00:19:26,456 I think this actually used to be my office. 425 00:19:26,457 --> 00:19:30,126 I worked at Abercrombie back when they enforced their good-looks policy. 426 00:19:30,127 --> 00:19:31,294 So, you're gonna be good here? 427 00:19:31,295 --> 00:19:34,923 Well, now I'll be honest, it was better at Santa's workshop, but this works. 428 00:19:34,924 --> 00:19:37,217 It's more accessible for the students 429 00:19:37,218 --> 00:19:39,553 and the teachers and better for the school. 430 00:19:40,054 --> 00:19:43,515 Whatever. It's closer to the exit so I can dip out after the fourth period bell. 431 00:19:43,516 --> 00:19:44,849 You mean the final bell. 432 00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:46,060 Right. 433 00:19:46,811 --> 00:19:47,812 Look at all this junk. 434 00:19:48,646 --> 00:19:50,731 They really be leaving so much crap behind. 435 00:19:52,274 --> 00:19:53,567 This was no Abercrombie. 436 00:19:57,488 --> 00:19:59,489 This is expensive-ass designer clothes. 437 00:19:59,490 --> 00:20:02,075 Oh. That's what it was. 438 00:20:02,076 --> 00:20:03,993 I also used to be a model in this store. 439 00:20:03,994 --> 00:20:07,790 Well, get them abs out of retirement because we about to be rich. 440 00:20:10,376 --> 00:20:12,419 All right, everybody ready? 441 00:20:12,420 --> 00:20:14,921 - Yeah. - So, Barbara was right again. 442 00:20:14,922 --> 00:20:17,048 We can't just turn this place into Abbott Elementary. 443 00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:21,469 But like Janine said, we can do our best to bring a little bit of its magic here. 444 00:20:21,470 --> 00:20:22,721 All set down here. 445 00:20:22,722 --> 00:20:24,389 Yep. Drop it, Ms. Howard. 446 00:20:24,390 --> 00:20:27,892 Students, are you ready to see what you made? 447 00:20:27,893 --> 00:20:30,521 - Yeah. - All right. 448 00:20:31,313 --> 00:20:34,442 Yeah! 449 00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:38,820 I love our school. 450 00:20:38,821 --> 00:20:41,031 Okay, calm down. It's just handprints. 451 00:20:41,782 --> 00:20:42,867 Wow. 452 00:20:44,410 --> 00:20:45,410 Hey, Dia. 453 00:20:45,411 --> 00:20:46,870 How you enjoying the new office? 454 00:20:46,871 --> 00:20:48,497 What the hell is this? 455 00:20:48,998 --> 00:20:52,376 It's for you. You're my little helper. Don't want the people getting confused. 456 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:56,337 Put the hat on, Dia. 457 00:20:56,338 --> 00:20:59,132 You know what? I don't think so. 458 00:20:59,133 --> 00:21:02,218 - Don't be ridiculous. Put it on. - Absolutely not. 459 00:21:02,219 --> 00:21:04,137 {\an8}You gonna look silly with just those pointy shoes. 460 00:21:04,138 --> 00:21:05,598 {\an8}The hat completes the outfit. 461 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:08,016 {\an8}I quit. 462 00:21:08,017 --> 00:21:09,226 {\an8}What? 463 00:21:09,894 --> 00:21:14,063 {\an8}All right, I can't afford to quit, but I'm taking my vacation days. 464 00:21:14,064 --> 00:21:16,358 {\an8}You call me when you back at the real school. 465 00:21:17,234 --> 00:21:19,028 {\an8}Dia, get back here so I can fire you. 466 00:21:19,945 --> 00:21:22,364 {\an8}Dia! Dia!