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Everybody Hates the Class President

‘Everybody Hates the Class President’

Season 2, Episode 2 -  Aired October 8, 2006

As he starts another year at Corleone, Chris wants some respect so he decides to run for class president. Meanwhile, Julius is told to minimize his stress, and Tonya wants to learn how to dance like Billy Ocean.

Quote from Chris

Adult Chris: [v.o.] Getting my campaign going was hard. It's not like my daddy was the class president before me.
Chris: Man, only eight signatures? I thought at least the nerds would support us.
Greg: Even they go for the cool people. Look at this. Ms. Morello gave it to me.
Chris: What?
Greg: It's a popularity poll.
Chris: They took a popularity poll?
Greg: And focus groups. Basically, it says we can't get on the ballot running together.
Chris: What are you talking about?
Greg: We appeal to the same base. Carol, Warren, Terrence Ping.
Chris: But we can't let this stop us. We have to keep trying.
Greg: What are we supposed to do, just get popular? Look at him. He's popular.
Chris: DiPaolo? He's as dumb as a rock.
Frank DiPaolo: Hey, Chris! How do you spell "spell"?
Chris: S-P-E-L-L.
Greg: He might be dumb, but people like him.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] They said the same thing about Fabio.

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Quote from Adult Chris

Adult Chris: [v.o.] After what Ms. Morello had told me, I knew there was only one way I was gonna broaden my appeal.
Greg: I've been thinking about the popularity poll. Take a look at this. I've got it all worked out.
Chris: So do I. You're off the ticket.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Go to commercial before both of us start crying.

Quote from Chris

Adult Chris: [v.o.] I hated having to sacrifice my friendship with Greg to get on the ballot, but I knew it would only happen if I could get the most popular person I could find.
Frank DiPaolo: Vice president?
Chris: Yeah. With me. We can be like Bobby Jones and Henry Bibby on the Sixers.
Frank DiPaolo: Can we be like Kevin McHale and Dennis Johnson on the Celtics?
Chris: Okay.
Frank DiPaolo: What do I have to do?
Chris: Nothing.
Frank DiPaolo: Cool.

Quote from Rochelle

Adult Chris: [v.o.] Back at home, my father never had it harder than when my mother let him take it easy.
Julius: Hey, baby. What's going on?
Rochelle: Nothing. Nothing at all. There is nothing going on in this house.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] When my mother said nothing was going on, here's what it meant to my father: [footage of Gozilla]
Julius: You didn't make me something to eat?
Rochelle: No, I didn't want to stress you out. You good? Good. [turns lights off]
Julius: I still got to eat.

Quote from Drew

Tonya: Drew, wait. Can you help me, please?
Drew: [chuckles] I was just joking. Play the tape.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Drew was always good at pretty much everything. We're just glad he never liked Riverdance.

Quote from Chris

Adult Chris: [v.o.] The hardest thing about winning at any cost is that sometimes that price gets way too high. I was already paying that price, but I didn't know that Greg was, too.
Chris: Hey.
Greg: Hey.
Chris: What happened?
Greg: You don't want to know.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] If I was going to get my friend back, I knew I had to get out of my comfort zone and do something bold.
Chris: I'm sorry.
Greg: About what?
Chris: About everything. I just wanted things to be different. Sometimes, I think you don't know how it is for me.
Greg: You might think I'm different, but I'm not, not really.

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