The Edison Twins (1982–1986): Season 6, Episode 2 - The Initiation - full transcript
Tom is undergoing a torturous initiation into the engineering fraternity and Annie is having problems in biology. When the professor brings in some rabbits as test subjects, Annies outraged lab partner decided to take matters into his own hands and Tom is called in to help Annie save the student from expulsion.
I mean look at all the
choices.
Business administration, French
literature, Medieval studies,
veterinary science.
How’s a guy supposed to know?
Nick, you major in the
courses you’re most interested
in and you minor in courses to
try out a few new things.
It’s really quite simple.
Simple for you, Tom.
Oh what do you mean simple?
This guy’s been thrashing about
for days trying to pick out his
minors.
Give me a break.
You guys have known you wanted
to be scientists since day one.
How?
We do what comes naturally.
Do you mind being a bit more
specific, Tom.
I’m looking for guidance here.
Nick, I’m majoring in
engineering because I like to
build things.
And I’m majoring in biology
because I like studying nature.
Well I like being the life of
the party.
So what do I major in?
♪
♪ They’re growin’ up and they’re
on their way ♪
♪ In college now they work and
play ♪
♪ The pace is faster as the
moment begins ♪
♪ Here come the Edison Twins
♪ Every day is a different
trial ♪
♪ But they pull through with
a lot of style ♪
♪ Always getting out of trouble
that they get in ♪
♪ Life with the Edison Twins
(Whistling)
♪ And if you use your head,
you’ll always win ♪
♪ You know the Edison Twins
♪ Oh, no two days are quite
the same ♪
♪ Life is just a learning game
♪ And if you use your head,
you’ll always win ♪
♪ Just like the Edison Twins
Look at the time.
We’ve got to motor.
We can’t be late for the
first class.
Initiation today.
(Knocking)
Coming.
Oh hi, Suzie, come on in.
School days for you too, huh?
How do you spell psychology?
Tell you what, boy genius,
you come over for dinner tonight
and we’ll help you sort out all
your courses, okay?
Hasn’t he made up his mind
yet?
Some would question whether
he has a mind to make up.
PROFESSOR ADAMS: As a
biologist, you are one of
nature’s custodians.
You’ll spend your life learning
to understand and protect her.
It is an enormous
responsibility.
A life calling.
Definitely not something to be
taken lightly.
Now we’ve paired you up with
another student who will be your
work partner for the next three
days of course orientation.
Now what we’ll be doing is a
model experiment to introduce to
the kind of thing we teach here.
While I pick up the specimens,
I’d like you to get to know your
partner.
Hello, Peter, I’m Annie.
Hi.
Hi.
Where are you from?
Different places.
I guess I’m from here now.
Oh.
Listen, I’m not very good at
small talk.
That makes two of us.
Don’t worry, no pressure from
me.
Deal.
Now, let’s talk about those
responsibilities out there in
the big bad world.
And those responsibilities start
here.
(Laughing)
Lesson one, these are not cute
little bunnies.
This is a scientific subject.
We’ll be using these to conduct
a few simple experiments on the
autonomic nervous system.
I’d advise you not to name them.
Why?
Why?
Because it’s not a good idea to
get attached to lab animals.
Right.
You and your partner will be
responsible for the care and
welfare of your specimen for the
next few days and you can pick
them up now.
I’m leaving.
He’s on a singer’s
scholarship, they always think
they’re a little bit special.
Peter.
We’re supposed to be responsible
for our rabbit.
Uh, could you handle it
yourself?
Sure, okay.
Is something wrong?
I’m just not in to animal
research, okay.
It’s not why I came here.
You came here on a singer’s
scholarship, didn’t you?
Who told you that?
Professor Adams, isn’t that a
big deal?
I guess so.
Let’s go have a coffee.
Why?
Because I said so.
Okay, a coffee.
MR. DICKORY: For the next
three days we intend to make
sure that all you freshmen
understand the study of
engineering is a serious
business.
And what are we trying to
give you?
ALL: College knowledge.
And that’s the truth, Ruth.
ALL: And that’s the truth,
Ruth.
Now it is normal procedure to
give a special responsibility to
the freshman entering the
program with the highest marks.
Could Tom Edison identify
himself please?
Well stand up.
Now it says here you graduated
from high school with a 97
percent average.
Something like that.
Pardon?
I mean yes sir, Mr. Dickory.
Come up here, Edison.
Put your hat on backwards.
Top marks, he is a bit slow.
(Laughing)
Backwards, that’s the opposite
of forwards.
Tom Edison got the highest
marks now we’re letting him wear
his hat backwards so that you’ll
all remember that.
And he’s going to set an example
for the rest of you, right,
Edison?
Right.
Pull up that chart, will you,
Edison?
(Ripping)
(Laughing)
Thanks for the help, Edison,
that will be all.
Hey everybody, let’s give Mr.
Top Marks a big hand, okay?
(Clapping)
The first two days we’re going
to be talking about cleaning up
and a new version of ping pong.
On day three, you are going to
submit an engineering project
that shows you know how to apply
what you’ve learned.
(Laughing)
And what’s that going to take?
ALL: College knowledge.
And?
That’s the truth, Ruth.
I think they’re ready for the
first exercise.
Rub out those black specks.
It’s under the polish.
What’s that you say?
Under the polish?
Oh, you’ve got your work cut out
for you.
How’s it going, Edison?
Absolutely fine, sir.
And what are we learning?
College knowledge.
I can’t hear you.
College knowledge.
Oh man.
Oops, oh sorry, Edison.
Thank goodness you’ve got the
right equipment to clean that up
though.
♪
(Thudding)
Whoa, home economics for the
second time.
Nick, I do not think this is
the best way for you to pick
your major.
What do you know.
I’m getting cosmic guidance.
Maybe I was born to bake.
ANNIE: You look beat.
I’m beyond beat.
I’m meat on a hook.
The engineers are famous for
their gross initiation rituals.
There is a difference between
initiation and humiliation.
Oh you could have fooled me.
Did we get a new pet?
Oh no that’s my biology
project.
The bunny without a name.
I’m calling you Mr. Snarf.
Isn’t he neat.
He gave us the higher
responsibility rap today.
You are now the custodian of
this bunny’s life.
Because you are such a cute
little bunny, aren’t ya.
They really lay it on with a
trowel, don’t they.
Well I spent today scrubbing
the hallway floors with a
toothbrush.
I’d like telling this doorknob
who’s running things to...
Ah, ah, ah, ah, bite your
tongue.
It’s only for three days.
I’m serious, what’s all this
guff got to do with science?
You’re as bad as my lab
partner.
I got stuck with this guy who’s
here on a singer’s scholarship,
no less.
Oh, heavy.
What’s heavy about the whole
thing is he already wants to
quit the program.
What?
Yeah, he’s not in to testing
lab animals.
Well did he quit?
No, no, I talked him out of
it.
How could anyone do lab
experiments on poor Mr. Snarf.
Easy, you just take the
electrodes and...
Stop.
Sorry, just that my lack of
direction is driving me crazy.
All I know is that I’m headed
for home economics.
What happened to psychology?
I checked around but I
couldn’t get anyone’s notes.
I’m serious, you should major
in psychology.
You’re a natural psycho.
You really think so?
Yeah.
Hey, well what do you know,
psychology.
Hey maybe you’re on to something
here.
Good morning, class.
Yesterday we discussed your
responsibilities as scientists.
I want you to think about that.
This is a model of a rabbit’s
brain.
This is a standard sensory array
used to measure heart beat,
respiration, and galvanic skin
response in animal subjects.
I’m not in to this.
We’re cracking ping pong
people.
Why are you having so many
problems.
Oh it looks like Tom Edison is
using his shirt cardboard...
You’ve got it, Tom.
(Cheering)
It’s time for the last
obstacle.
Mr. Top Marks is holding up
well against the wind array.
Looks like he’s going to win.
Unless of course it starts to
rain.
So close yet so far.
Good luck with your project.
Remember it’s due tomorrow
morning.
I’ll be taking a special
interest in it.
Some colleagues of mine have
been using these rabbits to do
some behavioural research.
They have been taught to
associate a particular tone with
food.
Now, I want you to watch your
rabbits very closely.
(Tone beeping)
They’re attracted to the tone
because they associate it with
food.
It’s animal torture.
Oh don’t be ridiculous.
Food is something they like.
Now what we’re going to be
looking at today is how we can
use other sounds and visual
stimuli to create stressful
reactions in our test organisms.
And to demonstrate this, I’ve
set up a little experiment.
So if you’ll take your rabbits
out in to the hall we can get on
with the show.
Do you hear him?
Test organism.
Could you calm down?
Why should I calm down?
It’s the way these guys think.
Peter, Peter.
Scientists have been doing
experiments on lab animals for
centuries.
You think of all the
breakthroughs that wouldn’t have
happened if...
But it’s wrong.
They talk about reverence for
life and then they start calling
live animals test organisms.
Go in there, please, and
we’ll talk about this later.
This is a stroboscopic light.
Familiar to most of you hanging
around discotheques.
Aside from disorientation, there
is no appreciable contribution
to stress in test subjects.
What’s going on?
So in order to test stress
in subjects we will add an
audio component.
Now listen to this familiar
sound.
(Evil laughing)
And now we’ll loop it to seem
unfamiliar.
And add another sound to really
make it unfamiliar.
Please, please do not put
your hands over your ears.
The idea is for you to
experience the unpleasant
situation and monitor your own
stress levels.
Good luck with your
experiments.
You can’t walk away from
something like this.
Why not?
If you don’t like what’s
going on in there, you should
stand up and say something.
It’s a course.
They’re in to doing things their
own way.
The end justifies the means.
They don’t want to listen to
some wet behind the ears
freshman.
How do you know that?
Sometimes you just know
things, Annie.
You better get back in there.
It sounds like you’re missing
all the fun.
I want to talk about this
right now.
Oh really?
Yes.
Okay.
♪
You must think that I like to
hang around here.
Yeah, what’s wrong with your
own apartment?
Well it gets lonely down at
the other end of the hall.
Anyways, Tom’s depressed so I
decided to make him some of my
special...
Some of my special scrambled
eggs.
The engineers hosed him down.
He says he wants to quit.
You’re kidding, aren’t you?
That guy is too much of a
jerk.
Which guy?
Hickory.
Dickory.
Dock.
Nick, I’m not in the mood,
okay?
Sorry.
You knew engineering
orientation would be bad.
What did you do today?
Tried to guide a ping pong
ball through an obstacle course.
Figures.
The guy expects me to hand in
a project tomorrow.
Forget it.
What’d you say?
I said it figures.
Yesterday’s exercise it sounded
like a lecture on tools.
You know how frustration builds
up when you don’t have the right
tools for the job.
You’re right.
Like trying to clean the floor
with a toothbrush.
Then there was today’s lesson on
appropriate technology.
Why don’t they just say
something about it?
ANNIE: Maybe they did.
NICK: Eat.
Good news is I love psychology.
Ah, good.
You know what it’s all about,
communication.
Tom, communicate.
These are truly horrible.
That’s it.
He’s sharing his feelings.
You know that guy I was
telling you about?
Who the singer’s scholarship?
He still wants out of the
program?
I didn’t tell you the whole
story.
The guy, he’s really smart...
Then what’s his problem?
Sounds like "nerdiness."
His problem is he knows too
much and I’ve started to listen
to him.
Uh oh.
According to Peter’s
research, every year almost a
quarter of a billion animals are
killed in laboratory tests.
Out of that, half of them are
killed by inexperienced
students, or technicians.
(Phone ringing)
NICK: Edison residence, this
is the dog speaking.
When he told me this he was
almost in tears.
I’ve never seen a guy get so
emotional.
Well why doesn’t he just do
something about it?
He just did.
Mr. Snarf and all of his buddies
are on the loose.
It’s Peter, you better talk to
him.
I don’t believe this.
Just stay there.
Let me handle this.
I want to talk to you.
What’s there to talk about?
You told me to do something, I
did something.
You’re going to get kicked
out of the program.
Who cares.
Ah, Peter, I’m Tom, Annie’s
brother.
Hi, Tom
You can’t just let these things
run wild.
Why not?
Why can’t they run wild?
You haven’t got an answer have
you?
Have you?
This is your answer?
These are domestic rabbits bred
in laboratories for generations.
What chance do they have on the
streets or in the fields.
I know you disagree with what’s
going on in your course but why
don’t you just stand up and say
something about it?
You’re not in high school
anymore.
This is insane.
The ends don’t justify the means
you know.
We gotta do something.
Geronimo.
ANNIE: This is hopeless.
We’re never gonna catch them
all.
We’ve got to think of someway
to round them up.
Terrific idea, Tom, anybody
got a horse and a lasso?
No we have a dinner bell.
Annie, you told me these rabbits
are conditioned to respond to a
certain kind of sound for food.
Right, that’s right.
Give me a hand with these
cages, Nick, come on.
Peter, give me a hand with
the sound system.
(Clapping)
Move it.
Please.
Okay, let’s try it out.
Oh I hope this works.
(Tone beeping)
It’s working.
I don’t believe this.
It’s din din time in bunny land.
Mr. Bridges, I understand you
took it upon yourself to set all
the rabbits free last night.
Yes, sir.
Seems like a rather rash
thing to do.
Sir, I just...
I just think it’s wrong.
There must be better ways to
teach science than by killing
and torturing animals.
Indeed, Peter, I want to
congratulate you for having the
strength to stand by your
convictions.
I’ve been waiting for someone to
ask this question.
Before we begin any experiments
with life, you have to
understand the ethics of
science.
And that is going to be our
first topic of conversation this
year.
Pure and simple.
We want to instil in you a
reverence for life.
So that you’ll be up to the
responsibilities of caring for
all living things.
Dickory’s never going to go
for this.
Sure he will.
It’s the perfect application of
modern technology used to solve
a practical problem.
Okay, okay, but can we slow
it down a bit, I mean we’ve got
another two minutes to get
there.
The building’s on the other
side of the campus.
That’s right, Edison, and
you’re going to be late.
And what’s that contraption
supposed to be?
Well it’s...
Oh no, you don’t have to
explain.
The story’s all over campus.
A current example of engineering
at work.
Nevertheless, congratulations
Mr. Edison, you are the
spokesman for the first year
engineers.
May you enjoy the job as much as
I did.
Are you kidding?
You mean I’m in?
I passed the initiation?
With flying colours.
Hey, terrific.
Dickory, have some salad.
(Laughing)
ANNIE: Almost all animals can
be trained to do simple actions
or tricks.
TOM: To teach an animal you
must set up a system of rewards.
ANNIE: By rewarding the
animal every time he performs
the action he will eventually
learn the new trick.
TOM: This process is called
conditioning.
ANNIE: Conditioning was first
discovered by the Russian
scientist, Ivan Pavlov.
When he found that dogs could be
trained to anticipate food at
the sound of a bell.
Today scientists have
expanded on Pavlov’s experiments
to understand more on the
process of learning.
Humans as well as animals.
♪
♪ They’re growin’ up and they’re
on their way ♪
♪ In college now they work and
play ♪
♪ The pace is faster as the
moment begins ♪
♪ Here come the Edison Twins
♪ Every day is a different
trial ♪
♪ But they pull through with
a lot of style ♪
♪ Always getting out of trouble
that they get in ♪
♪ Life with the Edison Twins
(Whistling)
♪ And if you use your head,
you’ll always win ♪
♪ You know the Edison Twins
♪ Oh, no two days are quite
the same ♪
♪ Life is just a learning game
♪ And if you use your head,
you’ll always win ♪
♪ Just like the Edison Twins
♪
choices.
Business administration, French
literature, Medieval studies,
veterinary science.
How’s a guy supposed to know?
Nick, you major in the
courses you’re most interested
in and you minor in courses to
try out a few new things.
It’s really quite simple.
Simple for you, Tom.
Oh what do you mean simple?
This guy’s been thrashing about
for days trying to pick out his
minors.
Give me a break.
You guys have known you wanted
to be scientists since day one.
How?
We do what comes naturally.
Do you mind being a bit more
specific, Tom.
I’m looking for guidance here.
Nick, I’m majoring in
engineering because I like to
build things.
And I’m majoring in biology
because I like studying nature.
Well I like being the life of
the party.
So what do I major in?
♪
♪ They’re growin’ up and they’re
on their way ♪
♪ In college now they work and
play ♪
♪ The pace is faster as the
moment begins ♪
♪ Here come the Edison Twins
♪ Every day is a different
trial ♪
♪ But they pull through with
a lot of style ♪
♪ Always getting out of trouble
that they get in ♪
♪ Life with the Edison Twins
(Whistling)
♪ And if you use your head,
you’ll always win ♪
♪ You know the Edison Twins
♪ Oh, no two days are quite
the same ♪
♪ Life is just a learning game
♪ And if you use your head,
you’ll always win ♪
♪ Just like the Edison Twins
Look at the time.
We’ve got to motor.
We can’t be late for the
first class.
Initiation today.
(Knocking)
Coming.
Oh hi, Suzie, come on in.
School days for you too, huh?
How do you spell psychology?
Tell you what, boy genius,
you come over for dinner tonight
and we’ll help you sort out all
your courses, okay?
Hasn’t he made up his mind
yet?
Some would question whether
he has a mind to make up.
PROFESSOR ADAMS: As a
biologist, you are one of
nature’s custodians.
You’ll spend your life learning
to understand and protect her.
It is an enormous
responsibility.
A life calling.
Definitely not something to be
taken lightly.
Now we’ve paired you up with
another student who will be your
work partner for the next three
days of course orientation.
Now what we’ll be doing is a
model experiment to introduce to
the kind of thing we teach here.
While I pick up the specimens,
I’d like you to get to know your
partner.
Hello, Peter, I’m Annie.
Hi.
Hi.
Where are you from?
Different places.
I guess I’m from here now.
Oh.
Listen, I’m not very good at
small talk.
That makes two of us.
Don’t worry, no pressure from
me.
Deal.
Now, let’s talk about those
responsibilities out there in
the big bad world.
And those responsibilities start
here.
(Laughing)
Lesson one, these are not cute
little bunnies.
This is a scientific subject.
We’ll be using these to conduct
a few simple experiments on the
autonomic nervous system.
I’d advise you not to name them.
Why?
Why?
Because it’s not a good idea to
get attached to lab animals.
Right.
You and your partner will be
responsible for the care and
welfare of your specimen for the
next few days and you can pick
them up now.
I’m leaving.
He’s on a singer’s
scholarship, they always think
they’re a little bit special.
Peter.
We’re supposed to be responsible
for our rabbit.
Uh, could you handle it
yourself?
Sure, okay.
Is something wrong?
I’m just not in to animal
research, okay.
It’s not why I came here.
You came here on a singer’s
scholarship, didn’t you?
Who told you that?
Professor Adams, isn’t that a
big deal?
I guess so.
Let’s go have a coffee.
Why?
Because I said so.
Okay, a coffee.
MR. DICKORY: For the next
three days we intend to make
sure that all you freshmen
understand the study of
engineering is a serious
business.
And what are we trying to
give you?
ALL: College knowledge.
And that’s the truth, Ruth.
ALL: And that’s the truth,
Ruth.
Now it is normal procedure to
give a special responsibility to
the freshman entering the
program with the highest marks.
Could Tom Edison identify
himself please?
Well stand up.
Now it says here you graduated
from high school with a 97
percent average.
Something like that.
Pardon?
I mean yes sir, Mr. Dickory.
Come up here, Edison.
Put your hat on backwards.
Top marks, he is a bit slow.
(Laughing)
Backwards, that’s the opposite
of forwards.
Tom Edison got the highest
marks now we’re letting him wear
his hat backwards so that you’ll
all remember that.
And he’s going to set an example
for the rest of you, right,
Edison?
Right.
Pull up that chart, will you,
Edison?
(Ripping)
(Laughing)
Thanks for the help, Edison,
that will be all.
Hey everybody, let’s give Mr.
Top Marks a big hand, okay?
(Clapping)
The first two days we’re going
to be talking about cleaning up
and a new version of ping pong.
On day three, you are going to
submit an engineering project
that shows you know how to apply
what you’ve learned.
(Laughing)
And what’s that going to take?
ALL: College knowledge.
And?
That’s the truth, Ruth.
I think they’re ready for the
first exercise.
Rub out those black specks.
It’s under the polish.
What’s that you say?
Under the polish?
Oh, you’ve got your work cut out
for you.
How’s it going, Edison?
Absolutely fine, sir.
And what are we learning?
College knowledge.
I can’t hear you.
College knowledge.
Oh man.
Oops, oh sorry, Edison.
Thank goodness you’ve got the
right equipment to clean that up
though.
♪
(Thudding)
Whoa, home economics for the
second time.
Nick, I do not think this is
the best way for you to pick
your major.
What do you know.
I’m getting cosmic guidance.
Maybe I was born to bake.
ANNIE: You look beat.
I’m beyond beat.
I’m meat on a hook.
The engineers are famous for
their gross initiation rituals.
There is a difference between
initiation and humiliation.
Oh you could have fooled me.
Did we get a new pet?
Oh no that’s my biology
project.
The bunny without a name.
I’m calling you Mr. Snarf.
Isn’t he neat.
He gave us the higher
responsibility rap today.
You are now the custodian of
this bunny’s life.
Because you are such a cute
little bunny, aren’t ya.
They really lay it on with a
trowel, don’t they.
Well I spent today scrubbing
the hallway floors with a
toothbrush.
I’d like telling this doorknob
who’s running things to...
Ah, ah, ah, ah, bite your
tongue.
It’s only for three days.
I’m serious, what’s all this
guff got to do with science?
You’re as bad as my lab
partner.
I got stuck with this guy who’s
here on a singer’s scholarship,
no less.
Oh, heavy.
What’s heavy about the whole
thing is he already wants to
quit the program.
What?
Yeah, he’s not in to testing
lab animals.
Well did he quit?
No, no, I talked him out of
it.
How could anyone do lab
experiments on poor Mr. Snarf.
Easy, you just take the
electrodes and...
Stop.
Sorry, just that my lack of
direction is driving me crazy.
All I know is that I’m headed
for home economics.
What happened to psychology?
I checked around but I
couldn’t get anyone’s notes.
I’m serious, you should major
in psychology.
You’re a natural psycho.
You really think so?
Yeah.
Hey, well what do you know,
psychology.
Hey maybe you’re on to something
here.
Good morning, class.
Yesterday we discussed your
responsibilities as scientists.
I want you to think about that.
This is a model of a rabbit’s
brain.
This is a standard sensory array
used to measure heart beat,
respiration, and galvanic skin
response in animal subjects.
I’m not in to this.
We’re cracking ping pong
people.
Why are you having so many
problems.
Oh it looks like Tom Edison is
using his shirt cardboard...
You’ve got it, Tom.
(Cheering)
It’s time for the last
obstacle.
Mr. Top Marks is holding up
well against the wind array.
Looks like he’s going to win.
Unless of course it starts to
rain.
So close yet so far.
Good luck with your project.
Remember it’s due tomorrow
morning.
I’ll be taking a special
interest in it.
Some colleagues of mine have
been using these rabbits to do
some behavioural research.
They have been taught to
associate a particular tone with
food.
Now, I want you to watch your
rabbits very closely.
(Tone beeping)
They’re attracted to the tone
because they associate it with
food.
It’s animal torture.
Oh don’t be ridiculous.
Food is something they like.
Now what we’re going to be
looking at today is how we can
use other sounds and visual
stimuli to create stressful
reactions in our test organisms.
And to demonstrate this, I’ve
set up a little experiment.
So if you’ll take your rabbits
out in to the hall we can get on
with the show.
Do you hear him?
Test organism.
Could you calm down?
Why should I calm down?
It’s the way these guys think.
Peter, Peter.
Scientists have been doing
experiments on lab animals for
centuries.
You think of all the
breakthroughs that wouldn’t have
happened if...
But it’s wrong.
They talk about reverence for
life and then they start calling
live animals test organisms.
Go in there, please, and
we’ll talk about this later.
This is a stroboscopic light.
Familiar to most of you hanging
around discotheques.
Aside from disorientation, there
is no appreciable contribution
to stress in test subjects.
What’s going on?
So in order to test stress
in subjects we will add an
audio component.
Now listen to this familiar
sound.
(Evil laughing)
And now we’ll loop it to seem
unfamiliar.
And add another sound to really
make it unfamiliar.
Please, please do not put
your hands over your ears.
The idea is for you to
experience the unpleasant
situation and monitor your own
stress levels.
Good luck with your
experiments.
You can’t walk away from
something like this.
Why not?
If you don’t like what’s
going on in there, you should
stand up and say something.
It’s a course.
They’re in to doing things their
own way.
The end justifies the means.
They don’t want to listen to
some wet behind the ears
freshman.
How do you know that?
Sometimes you just know
things, Annie.
You better get back in there.
It sounds like you’re missing
all the fun.
I want to talk about this
right now.
Oh really?
Yes.
Okay.
♪
You must think that I like to
hang around here.
Yeah, what’s wrong with your
own apartment?
Well it gets lonely down at
the other end of the hall.
Anyways, Tom’s depressed so I
decided to make him some of my
special...
Some of my special scrambled
eggs.
The engineers hosed him down.
He says he wants to quit.
You’re kidding, aren’t you?
That guy is too much of a
jerk.
Which guy?
Hickory.
Dickory.
Dock.
Nick, I’m not in the mood,
okay?
Sorry.
You knew engineering
orientation would be bad.
What did you do today?
Tried to guide a ping pong
ball through an obstacle course.
Figures.
The guy expects me to hand in
a project tomorrow.
Forget it.
What’d you say?
I said it figures.
Yesterday’s exercise it sounded
like a lecture on tools.
You know how frustration builds
up when you don’t have the right
tools for the job.
You’re right.
Like trying to clean the floor
with a toothbrush.
Then there was today’s lesson on
appropriate technology.
Why don’t they just say
something about it?
ANNIE: Maybe they did.
NICK: Eat.
Good news is I love psychology.
Ah, good.
You know what it’s all about,
communication.
Tom, communicate.
These are truly horrible.
That’s it.
He’s sharing his feelings.
You know that guy I was
telling you about?
Who the singer’s scholarship?
He still wants out of the
program?
I didn’t tell you the whole
story.
The guy, he’s really smart...
Then what’s his problem?
Sounds like "nerdiness."
His problem is he knows too
much and I’ve started to listen
to him.
Uh oh.
According to Peter’s
research, every year almost a
quarter of a billion animals are
killed in laboratory tests.
Out of that, half of them are
killed by inexperienced
students, or technicians.
(Phone ringing)
NICK: Edison residence, this
is the dog speaking.
When he told me this he was
almost in tears.
I’ve never seen a guy get so
emotional.
Well why doesn’t he just do
something about it?
He just did.
Mr. Snarf and all of his buddies
are on the loose.
It’s Peter, you better talk to
him.
I don’t believe this.
Just stay there.
Let me handle this.
I want to talk to you.
What’s there to talk about?
You told me to do something, I
did something.
You’re going to get kicked
out of the program.
Who cares.
Ah, Peter, I’m Tom, Annie’s
brother.
Hi, Tom
You can’t just let these things
run wild.
Why not?
Why can’t they run wild?
You haven’t got an answer have
you?
Have you?
This is your answer?
These are domestic rabbits bred
in laboratories for generations.
What chance do they have on the
streets or in the fields.
I know you disagree with what’s
going on in your course but why
don’t you just stand up and say
something about it?
You’re not in high school
anymore.
This is insane.
The ends don’t justify the means
you know.
We gotta do something.
Geronimo.
ANNIE: This is hopeless.
We’re never gonna catch them
all.
We’ve got to think of someway
to round them up.
Terrific idea, Tom, anybody
got a horse and a lasso?
No we have a dinner bell.
Annie, you told me these rabbits
are conditioned to respond to a
certain kind of sound for food.
Right, that’s right.
Give me a hand with these
cages, Nick, come on.
Peter, give me a hand with
the sound system.
(Clapping)
Move it.
Please.
Okay, let’s try it out.
Oh I hope this works.
(Tone beeping)
It’s working.
I don’t believe this.
It’s din din time in bunny land.
Mr. Bridges, I understand you
took it upon yourself to set all
the rabbits free last night.
Yes, sir.
Seems like a rather rash
thing to do.
Sir, I just...
I just think it’s wrong.
There must be better ways to
teach science than by killing
and torturing animals.
Indeed, Peter, I want to
congratulate you for having the
strength to stand by your
convictions.
I’ve been waiting for someone to
ask this question.
Before we begin any experiments
with life, you have to
understand the ethics of
science.
And that is going to be our
first topic of conversation this
year.
Pure and simple.
We want to instil in you a
reverence for life.
So that you’ll be up to the
responsibilities of caring for
all living things.
Dickory’s never going to go
for this.
Sure he will.
It’s the perfect application of
modern technology used to solve
a practical problem.
Okay, okay, but can we slow
it down a bit, I mean we’ve got
another two minutes to get
there.
The building’s on the other
side of the campus.
That’s right, Edison, and
you’re going to be late.
And what’s that contraption
supposed to be?
Well it’s...
Oh no, you don’t have to
explain.
The story’s all over campus.
A current example of engineering
at work.
Nevertheless, congratulations
Mr. Edison, you are the
spokesman for the first year
engineers.
May you enjoy the job as much as
I did.
Are you kidding?
You mean I’m in?
I passed the initiation?
With flying colours.
Hey, terrific.
Dickory, have some salad.
(Laughing)
ANNIE: Almost all animals can
be trained to do simple actions
or tricks.
TOM: To teach an animal you
must set up a system of rewards.
ANNIE: By rewarding the
animal every time he performs
the action he will eventually
learn the new trick.
TOM: This process is called
conditioning.
ANNIE: Conditioning was first
discovered by the Russian
scientist, Ivan Pavlov.
When he found that dogs could be
trained to anticipate food at
the sound of a bell.
Today scientists have
expanded on Pavlov’s experiments
to understand more on the
process of learning.
Humans as well as animals.
♪
♪ They’re growin’ up and they’re
on their way ♪
♪ In college now they work and
play ♪
♪ The pace is faster as the
moment begins ♪
♪ Here come the Edison Twins
♪ Every day is a different
trial ♪
♪ But they pull through with
a lot of style ♪
♪ Always getting out of trouble
that they get in ♪
♪ Life with the Edison Twins
(Whistling)
♪ And if you use your head,
you’ll always win ♪
♪ You know the Edison Twins
♪ Oh, no two days are quite
the same ♪
♪ Life is just a learning game
♪ And if you use your head,
you’ll always win ♪
♪ Just like the Edison Twins
♪