‘Gifted Program’
Season 1, Episode 6 - Aired February 1, 2022
Janine argues for a gifted program at the school. Meanwhile, Barbara encourages Melissa to start dating again.
Quote from Janine
Janine: Okay, everybody, come on, come on. Gather round. Everyone gather round. It's happening! [laughs] Watch closely, everyone. The miracle of life is happening. See? Isn't this cool? We can do fun stuff right here in our class.
Sydnee: Ew! It's wet.
Janine: Yes. That would be the amniotic fluid. It creates a pillow around the fetus. It protects it.
Ronald: Ew! And it's scaly.
Janine: Yes, it's scal... It's scaly?
Ronald: [gasps] It's a snake! [all scream]
Janine: [jumps on a table] Back up!
Jacob: Right on. Seize the day, cap-i-tan.
Quote from Gregory
Jacob: Look, snakes are scary, but I think there's a great lesson in this. Even for me, a teacher of gifted students.
Gregory: Don't you have a table to go stand on?
Quote from Janine
Animal Control Person: You said there was eight eggs, right?
Janine: Yeah.
Animal Control Person: Well, we got six snakes.
Sydnee: That leaves two snakes.
Janine: Yes, Sydnee. That's correct. Great job.
Quote from Ava
Ava: You so smart. My little Science Oprah goin' crazy in the botanies.
Malcolm: Do you mean botany?
Ava: That's what I said. Anyway, my friend Crystal is always bragging about how her kids are so smart. Obviously, I have the smartest kids. Maybe you can make a video memorizing the periodic table or something. Send that to Crystal.
Malcolm: What do you do here?
Ava: I'm the principal.
Malcolm: But you don't do anything.
[Malcolm folds his arms and stares Ava down]
Quote from Ava
Ava: We shuttin' this down. He gettin' too smart.
Janine: Oh, no, wait. Actually, we were all just talking about the gifted program, and we have a solution.
Ava: Oh, good, 'cause Black Bobby Fischer is killing me right now.
Janine: Okay, um, well, we thought instead of a few kids getting to do something special every week, what if every kid got to do something special every few weeks?
Gregory: This way, no kid feels left out. We consider all the intelligences they could have. We get everyone excited about learning.
Janine: And, you know, Jacob will still teach. We'll help.
Jacob: Yes. "O Captain! My Captain!" for everyone.
Ava: So, if everyone's special, then no one's special. [Janine, Gregory and Jacob are silent] [Ava looks at Malcolm] Works for me. [Malcolm waves]
Quote from Jacob
[Janine and Gregory find Jacob trying to climb out the passenge-side window of his car]
Gregory: Are you okay?
Jacob: Yeah, yeah. I, um... I can't open the door or they'll escape.
Janine: Who will escape?
Gregory: I found the seventh and eighth snake, okay? They were... They were in my bag.
Janine: Oh, no.
Jacob: And, um... [Jacob escapes from his car] now they're in my car.
Janine: Oh, God. Um...
[Jacob runs back into the school]
Gregory: That man teaches the gifted program.
Quote from Janine
Janine: That sucks, how you had to come up, like, not thinking you're special. I mean, I really hope you don't carry that with you, because I think you're gifted. Just not as gifted as me. [both laugh]
Gregory: Oh, oh, is that so? Okay.
Janine: That is. That is so. Um, but, in all seriousness, Gregory, I was just thinking, um... do you need me to back your car out for you? Because I can do that. You know, I have the brain that it takes to...
Gregory: Alright, now, you have a good night. [both laugh]
Janine: Alright, see you later.
Gregory: I'll see you.
[aside to camera:]
Janine: I'm really happy Gregory's opening up. I mean, he's great, and it's really nice to have another friend at the school. ... What?