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Everybody Hates Elections

‘Everybody Hates Elections’

Season 2, Episode 3 -  Aired October 16, 2006

Chris and Greg try to write a speech for the election campaign as Caruso takes an early lead. Meanwhile, Rochelle rents out the room upstairs to the funeral director, Mr. Omar.

Quote from Rochelle

Adult Chris: [v.o.] Making a good impression was important to my mother.
[flashback:]
Julius: What are you doing?
Rochelle: I'm spraying for ants.
Julius: Didn't we call the exterminator?
Rochelle: I don't want him to think we've got ants.

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Quote from Adult Chris

Greg: Take a look at this. I think it'll help with the swing vote.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] "Swing vote" meant "White vote."

Quote from Joey Caruso

Mrs. Milone: All right, everybody, take your seats. We will now begin our town hall meeting so you can get to know the candidates. Let's have the first question for Mr. Caruso.
Joey Caruso: Yes?
Boy: If you were elected, what flavor would you pick for the cafeteria Jell-O?
Joey Caruso: Grape. Grape today, grape tomorrow, grape forever. [applause]
Boy: Yeah!
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Hey, this is going to be easy.

Quote from Chris

Mrs. Milone: Who's got a question for Chris?
Boy: In a perfect utilitarian society, where would a learning institution like Corleone position itself vis-a-vis the prevailing monetary laws regarding the national position on the Krugerrand?
Chris: What?
Boy: In a perfect utilitarian society...
Chris: I heard you, but, uh, I don't know. Grape? [disgruntled chatter]

Quote from Adult Chris

Tonya: Mama, what's wrong?
Rochelle: Did one of y'all find $10?
Tonya: I didn't.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] He couldn't look guiltier if his lawyer was Johnnie Cochran.

Quote from Mr. Omar

Rochelle: I'll show you the apartment.
Mr. Omar: Boy, I love this wood. Don't you love this wood?
Mrs. Johnson: Oh, yes, I love this.
Mr. Omar: We going to get through this, too. We going to get through this together.

Quote from Greg

Adult Chris: [v.o.] I thought running for class president would make me more popular, change my life at Corleone, but the more I campaigned, the more I just wanted to beat Caruso by any means necessary.
Greg: Dude, I've got bad news. The entire fourth period English class is going to vote for Caruso.
Chris: All of 'em?
Greg: Yeah. He said if they don't vote for him, he was going to kick the lit out of them.
Chris: I thought having DiPaolo run with me would help me.
Greg: It would probably help more if he threatened to knock somebody's teeth out.

Quote from Mr. Omar

Adult Chris: [v.o.] Mr. Omar had just moved into the house and had already made himself at home.
Rochelle: Who are you?
Mrs. Morales: Mrs. Morales. Can I help you?
Rochelle: Oh. Is Mr. Omar here?
Mrs. Morales: Hold on. Omar, alguien est a la puerta.
Mr. Omar: Oh, hello, Miss Rochelle.
Rochelle: Am I interrupting something?
Mr. Omar: Oh, no, I was just about to come to you. Do you have a face towel I could borrow
Mrs. Morales: [o.s.] Pregunta si tiene champú.
Mr. Omar: Oh, yeah. And some shampoo, too.
Rochelle: Uh, I'll check. I just wanted to say we don't have many rules for our tenants, but my husband works at night and he sleeps during the day. So if you can keep the music down a little bit we'll really appreciate that.
Mr. Omar: Oh, no problem.
Rochelle: Thank you.
Mr. Omar: Uh-huh. Oh, don't forget the face towel and the shampoo.

Quote from Joey Caruso

Adult Chris: [v.o.] I thought I would be nervous when I got in front of that audience, but for the first time, I had more confidence than ever.
Joey Caruso: Hey, look, it's Frank and Sammy.
Chris: That's all right, 'cause after this you're the one that's going to be singing... [sings] These are the breaks Break it up, break it up, breakdown!

Quote from Joey Caruso

Chris: What were you thinking?
Greg: What were you thinking? "Detention now, detention forever"?
Joey Caruso: Nice going, thunder thumbs.

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