Mary Tyler Moore (1970–1977): Season 2, Episode 4 - Room 223 - full transcript

♪ WHO CAN TURN THE
WORLD ON WITH HER SMILE ♪

♪ WHO CAN TAKE A NOTHING DAY ♪

♪ AND SUDDENLY MAKE IT
ALL SEEM WORTHWHILE ♪

♪ WELL, IT'S YOU, GIRL
AND YOU SHOULD KNOW IT ♪

♪ WITH EACH GLANCE AND EVERY
LITTLE MOVEMENT YOU SHOW IT ♪

♪ LOVE IS ALL AROUND
NO NEED TO WASTE IT ♪

♪ YOU CAN HAVE THE TOWN
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE IT AFTER ALL ♪

♪ YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE IT AFTER ALL ♪♪

[ Ted On TV ] AND THAT'S THE LOCAL
PICTURE. NOW TO THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE.

AN AR-CHAEO-LOGICAL EXPEDITION
IN WEST GERMANY HAS DISCOVERED...



A SECRET CACHE OF WEAPONS, WHICH
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN BURIED SINCE WORLD WAR.

ONE MANY WEAPONS...
OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

THAT'S "WORLD WAR
I." MANY WEAPONS...

[ Groans ] [ Clicks Off ]

OH, WHAT A SHAME. JUST
A FEW MORE MINUTES,

HE WOULD'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THE
WHOLE SHOW WITHOUT A MISTAKE. [ Ringing ]

NEWSROOM. OH, HI, MARIE.

- WHAT? LOOK, CALM DOWN, HONEY.
- WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I DON'T KNOW. MARIE, MARIE,
NOW, JUST SAY IT SLOWLY.

- WHAT IS IT?
- SHE THINKS
THE HOT-WATER HEATER'S BUSTED.

WHAT? OH, NO, HONEY. I
CAN'T. YOU CAN'T WHAT?

SHE WANTS ME TO RUSH RIGHT
HOME. MURRAY, WHY CAN'T YOU?

THERE'S ONLY A FEW MORE MINUTES
TO GO ON THE SHOW. I'LL COVER FOR YOU.

I'M ON MY WAY, HONEY.
MARY'S GONNA COVER FOR ME.



THANKS, MARY. I'LL COVER FOR YOU ANYTIME
YOU WANT. YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO?

YES, I'M SURE. IF A BULLETIN
COMES IN OVER THE TELETYPE,

JUST TYPE IT UP AND GET
IT INTO THE STUDIO. I KNOW.

DON'T WORRY. IF ANYTHING COMES
OVER THE WIRE, I CAN HANDLE IT.

WILL YA GO ON?

ALL I HAVE TO DO IS TAKE IT OFF THE
MACHINE, TYPE IT UP AND GET IT IN TO TED.

THAT'S ALL.

ALL SET.

[ Ringing, Clacking ]

WHAT HAPPENED?

MURRAY'S HOT-WATER HEATER
BROKE, SO I'M COVERING FOR HIM.

SO, WHAT'S THE STORY?

THERE'S A FIRE THAT'S THREATENING A
MUNITIONS PLANT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN.

WOW, I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A MUNITIONS
PLANT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN, DID YOU?

MARY! YES, I KNOW. I'VE GOTTA
TYPE THIS UP REALLY FAST...

AND WHIP IT IN TO TED
BEFORE HE GOES OFF THE AIR.

DON'T WORRY, MR. GRANT.
I'LL HAVE IT IN JUST A SECOND.

NOW, LET'S SEE... UMM...

[ Clears Throat ] [
Keyboard Clacking ]

OHH!

YOU KNOW, MR. GRANT, I'M GETTING
REALLY NERVOUS WITH YOU STANDING THERE.

YEAH, SO AM I. LOOK, I'LL DO IT. CAN'T
LET YOU DO EVERYTHING AROUND HERE.

[ Keyboard Clacking Rapidly ]

HI, LOU.

I THINK WE HAD A WINNER
TONIGHT, DON'T YOU, MAR?

MR. GRANT, I'M SO
SORRY. IT'S ALL MY FAULT.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I WANTED YOU TO READ THIS.

ALL RIGHTY.

"A FIERCELY BURNING FIRE IS NOW
RACING ACROSS AN OPEN FIELD."

NO, TED. THAT'S NOT
QUITE WHAT I HAD IN MIND.

DON'T I GET TO FIND
OUT HOW IT ENDS? SURE.

TUNE IN THE COMPETITION'S 7:00
NEWS. THEY OUGHTA HAVE IT BY THEN.

I AM JUST TERRIFIC.
I'VE BEEN HERE OVER A

YEAR, AND I CAN'T WRITE
A SIMPLE NEWS BULLETIN.

THAT'S NOT YOUR JOB.

WHAT IS, MR. GRANT? I AM
THE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER.

I FEEL LIKE I'M TAKING THE
MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENSES.

WHY, THOSE NEWSCASTERS ON
THE WEST COAST GET ALL THE BREAKS.

- HOW'S THAT, TED?
- IT'S TWO HOURS EARLIER
OUT THERE,

AND THEY GET TO DO THIS STORY.

I MEAN, OUT THERE, THIS
FIRE HASN'T EVEN STARTED YET.

AND YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT TAKING
MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENSES?

WELL, YOU SHOULD'VE SEEN
THE LOOK ON MR. GRANT'S FACE.

IF IT HAD BEEN ANYBODY ELSE BUT ME, THEY
WOULD'VE BEEN FIRED RIGHT THEN AND THERE.

DON'T BE SILLY. YOU DO A GREAT JOB.
AND BESIDES, THEY LOVE YOU THERE.

OH, SURE. BUT WHY? 'CAUSE
I'M FUN OR SOMETHING.

SOMETIMES I GET THE
FEELING THAT I'M MAKING

IT ON MY PERSONALITY
INSTEAD OF MY ABILITY.

THAT'S A PROBLEM I'VE NEVER
HAD. BEAT YOU TO IT, DIDN'T I, PHYL?

I DON'T THINK
MARY'S MAKING IT...

ON HER PERSONALITY.

I MEAN, MARY... YOU
HAVE CERTAIN ABILITIES.

THE TRICK IS TO WORK
ON IMPROVING THEM.

YOU KNOW, BELIEVE IT OR NOT... I, TOO,
ONCE HAD A FEELING OF INADEQUACY.

WE'RE NOT GONNA HEAR ABOUT
YOUR HONEYMOON AGAIN, ARE WE?

I WAS ABOUT TO SUGGEST THAT YOU
TAKE A COURSE... A JOURNALISM COURSE.

WAIT, I'LL GET YOU MY
COLLEGE CATALOGUE.

WELL, NO, THAT'S... DON'T GO ALL THE WAY
DOWNSTAIRS, PHYL. SOME OTHER TIME. YOU...

YOU CARRY COLLEGE
CATALOGUES IN YOUR PURSE?

WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN
YOU MIGHT NEED TO TAKE A COURSE.

"ADULT EDUCATION
EXTENSION COURSES."

YOU KNOW, THIS MIGHT
NOT BE SUCH A BAD IDEA.

IT IS A WONDERFUL IDEA. YOU SEE
ANYTHING THAT APPEALS TO YOU?

WELL, YEAH.
"TELEVISION JOURNALISM.

EMPHASIS ON WRITING FOR THE
MEDIUM. INTRODUCTORY AND ADVANCED."

- AH, LET'S TAKE INTRODUCTORY.
- "LET'S TAKE"?

- YEAH, I'M GONNA
TAKE THE COURSE TOO.
- WHAT FOR?

- BECAUSE, MARY,
YOU ARE A GOLDEN PERSON.
- A WHAT?

NEXT TIME YOUR FAIRY GODMOTHER COMES
TO VISIT, WHEN SHE SWOOPS DOWN ON YA,

I WANNA BE SURE I'M
RIGHT THERE AT YOUR SIDE.

THAT WAY, WHEN SHE
WAVES HER MAGIC WAND,

SOME OF THE OL' GOLD
DUST'LL SPRINKLE DOWN ON ME.

WELL, LISTEN, I DON'T FEEL I HAVE
BEEN THAT SPRINKLED ON LATELY,

BUT IF YOU WANT TO COME
AND TAKE THE COURSE, FINE.

IT'S COINCIDENTAL THAT YOU
SHOULD MAKE THAT ANALOGY, RHODA.

I OFTEN THINK OF
MY LIFE WITH LARS...

AS A KIND OF FAIRY TALE.

REALLY, PHYL? WHICH ONE OF THE
SEVEN DWARFS DO YOU SEE HIM AS?

SO I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A COURSE
IN TELEVISION JOURNALISM.

I MEAN, TO LEARN WHAT
GOES ON BEHIND THE CAMERAS.

I MEAN, AFTER ALL, I,
UH, I AM IN THE BUSINESS.

WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE
BUSINESS, MR. DeFORREST?

I'M A TV REPAIRMAN.

OH. WELL, GOOD. I HOPE YOU
CAN LEARN SOMETHING HERE.

AH, YES. NEXT, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS MRS.
MARSHALL, MR. WHITFIELD,

AND I'M, UH... JUST A HOUSEWIFE.

I'M HERE BECAUSE I
WANT TO FULFILL MYSELF,

ENLARGE MY HORIZONS...

AND PARTICIPATE IN AN
ENRICHING LIFE EXPERIENCE.

AND THE CERAMICS
CLASS WAS FILLED.

WELL, I'M SORRY ABOUT
CERAMICS, MRS. MARSHALL,

BUT WELCOME TO
TELEVISION JOURNALISM.

THANK YOU. OH. MY NAME
IS MARY RICHARDS, AND, UH,

I, TOO, AM IN THE BUSINESS.

I GUESS I'M HERE TO GET
SOME FORMAL BACKGROUND...

TO GO WITH THE PRACTICAL,
ON-THE-JOB EXPERIENCE THAT I DO HAVE.

WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE BUSINESS?

WELL, I AM THE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
OF A TELEVISION NEWS SHOW,

THE 6:00 NEWS OVER AT WJM-TV.

OH!

WELL, I'M COMPLIMENTED
YOU CHOSE OUR LITTLE CLASS.

YOU FEEL FREE TO STRAIGHTEN
ME OUT IF I MAKE ANY MISTAKES.

OH, SURE. I'D BE GLAD TO.

I'M SURE THAT, UH, WON'T BE NECESSARY.
[ Giggles ] YOU'RE DOING JUST FINE.

THANKS FOR THE
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE.

YES, PLEASE. YES.

MY NAME IS MISS
RHODA MORGENSTERN,

AND I'M HERE BECAUSE SHE'S HERE.

I MEAN, I'M NOT IN
SHOWBIZ OR ANYTHING,

BUT I GUESS I'M WHAT YOU NEWS PEOPLE
WOULD CALL "AN INTERESTED BYSTANDER."

WELL, I HOPE I CAN KEEP YOU
INTERESTED, MISS MORGENSTERN.

YOU'RE DOIN' FINE SO FAR.

CUTIE.

NOW, THIS IS THE REQUIRED
TEXT FOR THE COURSE.

THE AUTHOR'S NAME IS DAN
WHITFIELD, WHICH IS THE SAME AS MINE,

WHICH IS WHY IT'S THE
REQUIRED TEXT FOR THE COURSE.

IT'S NOT ON THE
BEST-SELLER LIST YET,

BUT AT LAST COUNT IT HAD SOLD,
UH... THREE, SIX, NINE... 12 COPIES.

NOW, DURING THIS SEMESTER,

WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT
OBJECTIVE JOURNALISM...

VERSUS WHAT IS NOW CALLED
PERSONAL JOURNALISM...

YOU KNOW, THE SORT OF, UH,
"FUN AND GAMES" APPROACH...

NOW BEING ADOPTED
BY MANY NEWSCASTERS.

THEY SEEM TO THINK THAT,
UH... YES, MISS RICHARDS?

WELL, IT'S JUST THAT, UH,
JUST YESTERDAY OVER AT WJM,

WE WERE DISCUSSING WHETHER WE
SHOULD CHANGE THE NEWS FORMAT...

TO MAKE IT A MORE, UH, PERSONAL,
FEATURE-HEAVY TYPE OF PROGRAM.

YES?

AND, UM,

UH, WELL, MR. GRANT HASN'T,
UH, MADE THAT DECISION YET.

WELL, UH, YOU...
YOU KEEP US POSTED.

ANOTHER TOPIC WE'LL
BE COVERING WILL BE...

THE INFLUENCE ON THE
CULTURE BY THE MEDIA.

SHOULD THEY LEAD OR
SIMPLY REFLECT THE CULTURE?

THAT'S A QUESTION A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE... YES, MISS RICHARDS?

WELL, IT'S JUST THAT IT
IS SO VERY PERTINENT...

TO THE EVERYDAY DECISIONS
THAT WE MAKE AT THE STATION.

BUT DON'T YOU THINK THERE'S
REALLY TOO MUCH BAD NEWS ON TV?

NO, NOT REALLY.

WE HAVE TO REPORT THE NEWS AS
IT IS, NOT AS WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.

WE CAN'T JUST SELECT WHAT IS
GOOD AND THEN LEAVE OUT THE REST.

WE WOULDN'T BE DOING OUR
JOBS. WELL, SHE ASKED ME.

I ASKED HIM.

AND THOSE ARE THE
FUNDAMENTALS OF ANY NEWS STORY.

OH, I SEE OUR TIME
IS OVER FOR TONIGHT.

SO, UH... OH, UNLESS MISS
RICHARDS HAS SOMETHING TO ADD.

[ Sheepishly ] NO.

I'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK. MISS RICHARDS,
I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU AFTER CLASS, PLEASE.

YOU DON'T MIND IF I WAIT
OUT IN THE HALL, DO YOU?

I'D HATE TO LET FRIENDSHIP
STAND IN THE WAY OF MY GRADE.

- [ Clears Throat ]
- I'LL BE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.

NO, I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, UH...

NO, I JUST, UH, HAD
SOMETHING IN MY THROAT.

[ Clears Throat ]

MISS RICHARDS, WHILE I WAS LISTENING TO
YOU TONIGHT, A THOUGHT OCCURRED TO ME.

- MAY I ASK YOU
A PERFECTLY BLUNT QUESTION?
- YEAH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO OUT FOR
A CUP OF, UH, COFFEE WITH ME?

UH, SURE. YOU MEAN...
YOU MEAN NOW?

YEAH. I HAVE TO TURN THIS IN
AT THE OFFICE. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OKAY.

HM!

SO, WHY AREN'T YOU
CLAPPIN' ERASERS TOGETHER?

RHODA!

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE IT.
YOU'RE OUT OF THE CLASS, HUH?

HE WANTS ME TO GO
HAVE COFFEE WITH HIM.

I KNEW IT! THE FAIRY GODMOTHER
ZOOMS IN, SPRINKLES YOU ALL OVER.

WHERE AM I? OUT IN THE HALL.

SO WHEN HE GRADUATED I TOLD
HIM HOW TOUGH IT WAS GOING TO BE,

AND AT THE AGE OF 26, HE WINDS
UP THE HEAD OF UPI IN CHICAGO.

OH, WOW. [ Chuckles ]

YOU REALLY LIKE TEACHING,
DON'T YOU? OH, I LOVE IT.

I MEAN, IT'S HARD WORK, LONG
HOURS AND ABSOLUTELY NO MONEY.

NO, I DO LOVE IT. I MEAN, HOW
ELSE WOULD I HAVE MET YOU?

WELL, UH... IN NEWSROOM,
FOR ONE PLACE.

HAD YOU EVER THOUGHT
OF WORKING IN ONE?

YEAH, I THOUGHT ABOUT IT SO
MUCH, I EVEN DID IT FOR A WHILE.

I REALLY HATED IT. I GUESS
I'M JUST THE ACADEMIC TYPE.

WELL, I LIKE THE ACADEMIC
TYPE. I LIKE... YOUR PATCHES.

I'LL LET YOU IN ON A LITTLE SECRET.
THEY'RE NOT FOR STYLE. THEY COVER HOLES.

HEY, YOU KNOW, IT'S
AFTER 1:00? IS IT REALLY?

YEAH. I MAY TEACH NIGHT
SCHOOL, BUT YOU'VE GOT A DAY JOB.

YEAH, AT WJM.

I HEARD, YEAH. OH, RIGHT.

LISTEN, DAN, I PROMISE I WON'T
TALK SO MUCH IN CLASS ANYMORE.

NOW, PLEASE, DON'T NOT
TALK. YOUR ENTHUSIASM

WAS GREAT. IT'S GOOD
FOR THE CLASS, REALLY.

HEY, DOES IT BOTHER YOU
THAT I'M IN YOUR CLASS,

AND WE'RE GOING OUT?

NO.

[ Ted On TV ] AND THAT WAS THE PRESIDENT
MAKING THAT STATEMENT THIS MORNING.

I'VE JUST BEEN
HANDED A BULLETIN.

"YOU HAVE SOMETHING
ON YOUR FRONT TOOTH."

NOW FOR THE LIGHTER
SIDE OF THE NEWS...

[ Clicks Off ] HE IS THE
LIGHTER SIDE OF THE NEWS.

- FINISHED.
- WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING ON
THERE FOR SO LONG?

AN ASSIGNMENT FOR MY CLASS.
IT'S A NEWS STORY ON D DAY.

OH, HOW IS IT?

GOOD, I HOPE.

"REPEATING THIS BULLETIN...

"AMERICAN FORCES, IN THE MOST
HIGHLY KEPT SECRET IN MILITARY HISTORY,

- JUST LAUNCHED A PREDAWN INVASION...
"- LOU...

SHH! SHH! MATT!

WE'RE STAYING ON THE
AIR! I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG,

BUT WE'VE GOT THE GREATEST
NEWS STORY HERE SINCE... D DAY.

MATT? I WAS, UH, KIDDING.

YOU KNOW HOW I KID.

[ Yelling ] WELL, TAKE MY WORD
FOR IT! ONCE IN A WHILE, I KID!

OH, UH, MR. GRANT. UH, I
WANTED TO ASK YOU A FAVOR.

WHY DID YOU LEAVE THIS LYING
AROUND WHERE I COULD READ IT?

OH, MR. GRANT. [ Giggles ] YOU-YOU
DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT WAS...

BUT THEN, OF COURSE,
ALMOST ANYBODY WOULD. UH...

AND NOW YOU WANT A FAVOR.

Y... WELL, MR. GRANT, I
SORT OF VOLUNTEERED YOU...

TO SPEAK AT MY CLASS
NEXT WEEK... SORT OF.

MARY... I DON'T GIVE SPEECHES.

WELL, I KNOW, BUT I
THOUGHT JUST THIS ONCE.

THERE'S A REASON I DON'T GIVE
SPEECHES. NO, IT ISN'T A SPEECH!

IT'S JUST A 15-MINUTE
LITTLE TALK. MM-HMM.

THE REASON IS, I DON'T HAVE
WHAT YOU CALL "THE GIFT OF GAB."

BESIDES, I DON'T THINK I COULD TALK
ABOUT A SUBJECT FOR 15 MINUTES.

HOW ABOUT THREE SUBJECTS
FOR FIVE MINUTES EACH?

I GUESS I DON'T HAVE THE
OL' GIFT OF GAB EITHER.

MR. GRANT, IT'S JUST
THAT I SORT OF PROMISED,

AND AS I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
SPEAK FOR THE WHOLE 15 MINUTES...

IF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU
DIDN'T, UH... [ Door Shuts ]

I-I THINK HE'LL DO IT.

ANYBODY GOT ANY DENTAL FLOSS?

YOU WANT ME TO LOOK OVER YOUR
STORY AND TELL YOU WHAT I THINK?

- NO, NO, THAT'S OKAY.
- WHY DON'T YOU WANT ME
TO READ IT?

- BECAUSE YOU'LL SAY
IT'S TERRIFIC.
- THAT'S A REASON?

MURRAY, YOU THINK
EVERYTHING I DO IS TERRIFIC.

YOU'RE ALWAYS SAYING NICE
THINGS TO ME AND COMPLIMENTING ME.

- WELL, WHY SHOULDN'T I? YOU'RE TERRIFIC.
- YOU SEE?

YOU'RE JUST NONOBJECTIVE.

LISTEN, I LOVE IT THAT
YOU THINK I'M TERRIFIC,

BUT ON THIS PAPER WHAT I
NEED IS GOOD, TOUGH CRITICISM.

AND YOU DON'T THINK
I CAN BE CRITICAL?

MAY I HAVE THAT, PLEASE? PLEASE?

THANK YOU.

- IT'S TERRIFIC!
- OHH!

WHICH LEADS US TO THE SUBJECT OF
NEWS DOCUMENTARIES AND THE GOVERNMENT.

OH, THIS MUST BE
MR. GRANT. PLEASE, COME IN.

AS I TOLD YOU, THANKS
TO MARY RICHARDS,

WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE TONIGHT
IN HAVING WITH US MR. LOU GRANT,

THE NEWS DIRECTOR OF WJM-TV,

WHO WILL SPEAK ON
NEWS AND NEWSWRITING.

AFTER THE TALK, WE'LL HAVE A
QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PERIOD IF THERE'S TIME.

UH, MR. GRANT,
RIGHT HERE, PLEASE.

[ Sniffs, Grunts ]

GOOD NEWSWRITING...
IS GETTING THE FACTS,

GETTING THEM FAST...

AND PRESENTING THEM WELL.

I THINK WE HAVE A LITTLE TIME FOR
THE QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PERIOD.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I FIGURED. I
DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO WRITE A SPEECH.

I JUST JOTTED DOWN A FEW
NOTES. WANT ME TO READ 'EM AGAIN?

NO, NO, THAT'S OKAY. UHH...

I THINK WE GOT THE FACTS, WE GOT 'EM
FAST AND YOU'VE PRESENTED THEM WELL.

UH, QUESTIONS. MR. DeFORREST.

HOW GOOD ARE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
IN NEWSWRITING TODAY?

LOUSY. NOT ENOUGH
JOBS TO GO AROUND.

- UH-HUH.
- I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF
YOU'D BE INTERESTED...

IN BUYING ANY FREELANCE WRITING.

FREELANCE NEWSWRITING?

YES. I THOUGHT I COULD DO IT AT HOME.
I'VE GOT THE TYPEWRITER AND THE PAPER.

AT HOME. WHERE YOU
GONNA FIND THIS NEWS?

THE RADIO, NEWSPAPERS,
WHAT YOU HEAR AT THE MARKET.

UH-HUH.

UHH... NEXT QUESTION,
PLEASE. YEAH.

WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT GETTING THE
FACTS, LOU, WE READ IN OUR BOOKS...

BOOKS? FORGET BOOKS!
YOU DON'T LEARN FROM BOOKS!

YOU LEARN FROM...

BUT...

IF YOU'RE GONNA READ A BOOK,
THIS WOULD BE THE BOOK TO READ.

THERE AREN'T ANY MORE
QUESTIONS, ARE THERE? GOOD.

IT'S BEEN A REAL
PLEASURE. A LOT OF FUN.

WELL, THANK YOU, MR. GRANT, AND THANK
YOU, MISS RICHARDS, FOR INVITING HIM.

AND NOW, BEFORE WE LEAVE,

I WANT TO SAY I WAS VERY
PLEASED FOR THE MOST

PART WITH THE PAPERS
YOU TURNED IN LAST WEEK,

AND I'VE WRITTEN SOME COMMENTS
ALONG WITH THE LETTER GRADE.

IF THERE'RE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE
GLAD TO TALK TO YOU INDIVIDUALLY.

UM, HERE YOU GO. AND
I'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT WEEK.

SO, I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR PAPERS
OVER THERE. THAT'S FOR YOU.

I GOT A "B"! I GOT A
"B"! I GOT A "B" TOO!

MR. GRANT. HUH?

I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH
I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR TALK.

IT'S GOOD TO HEAR SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS
WHAT HE'S TALKIN' ABOUT. WELL, THANKS.

SO, MAR, WHAT'D YOU GET?

OH, I, UH, GOT A... [
Mutters ] "C." WHAT?

A "C." A "C"?

OH, YOU'RE KIDDING.
LET ME SEE YOUR PAPER.

AH! WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
YOU GOT A "C"? YOU GOT A "C+."

IT'S THE SAME THING.
HOW CAN HE GIVE YOU A "C"?

"C+." YOU'RE A PRO.

WHAT DOES THAT AMATEUR KNOW? I'M GONNA
TALK TO HIM. MR. GRANT, PLEASE, DON'T.

IT'S EMBARRASSING ENOUGH
WITHOUT, YOU KNOW...

LISTEN, I APPRECIATE
HOW YOU FEEL.

WELL, OKAY. SEE YA TOMORROW.

RIGHT.

GEE, MAR. I'M REALLY SORRY, KID.
YOU THINK THERE'S SOME MISTAKE? NO.

DID YOU READ COMMENTS THERE BY THE
GRADE? MAYBE THAT WOULD EXPLAIN IT.

"THIS SUBJECT IS WELL-TROD
GROUND, SO NEEDS A FRESH APPROACH.

"CHECK SOURCES MORE
CAREFULLY. FLOWERY WRITING.

WHERE ARE WE GOING TONIGHT?"

I'LL TRADE YOU MY "B" FOR YOUR
"WHERE ARE WE GOING TONIGHT?"

LISTEN, MAR, YOU GOTTA
SAY SOMETHING TO HIM.

OH, RHODA, I CAN'T. I MEAN, WHAT COULD
I SAY? YOU'RE NOT GONNA SAY ANYTHING?

NO. NOTHING?

NO, ONLY IF HE
BRINGS IT UP. HMM.

HOW YOU DOIN'? ABOUT A "C+."

OH, I SUPPOSE YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT YOUR GRADE.

WELL, AS LONG AS
YOU BROUGHT IT UP...

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT OVER DINNER.

I GET A "C," AND YOU
WANT TO HAVE DINNER?

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'VE GONE OUT
WITH "C" STUDENTS BEFORE.

"C+"! YOU'RE REALLY
UPSET, AREN'T YOU?

WOULD YOU TELL ME WHY YOU GAVE ME
A "C"? JUST GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON.

OKAY. I GAVE YOU A "C+," BECAUSE I
THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT YOUR PAPER DESERVED.

- BUT MRS. MARSHALL...
- GOT A "B," YES, I KNOW.

WELL, I THINK I KNOW A LITTLE MORE
ABOUT NEWS THAN MRS. MARSHALL.

YOU KNOW A LOT MORE ABOUT NEWS THAN MRS.
MARSHALL. YOU'RE AN ASSOCIATE PRODUCER.

YOU'RE A PROFESSIONAL.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO GRADE YOU ON A
DIFFERENT SCALE THAN I GRADE MRS. MARSHALL.

SHE CAME BECAUSE CERAMICS
WAS FILLED. WHY DID YOU COME?

TO BECOME... BETTER AT MY JOB.

BUT A "C+"!

WELL, A "C" IS AVERAGE, AND
THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE RIGHT NOW...

AN AVERAGE PROFESSIONAL.
WHAT ABOUT THE "+"?

WELL, I COULDN'T KEEP MY PERSONAL
FEELINGS ENTIRELY OUT OF IT.

GOOD MORNING. OH,
GOOD MORNING, MARY.

HEY, HOW DID LOU DO LAST NIGHT?

HE WAS... CONCISE.

AND YOUR TERM PAPER?
HOW'D YOU DO, AN "A"? NO.

- "A+"?
- MURRAY!

- WELL, THERE ISN'T
ANYTHING HIGHER.
- "C+."

"C+."

[ Keyboard Clacking ]

YOU KNOW, FOR A FIRST
PAPER, A "C+"... THAT'S TERRIFIC.

[ Mews ]