Lois: [on the phone] I cannot believe you, Francis. You think you are so clever turning them against me, don't you?
Francis: No, Mom.
Lois: We did not send you to Marlin Academy so that you can undermine my authority long-distance.
Francis: Why did you send me?
Lois: Well, it was not so that you could undermine my authority. And if I am not mistaken, you are undermining my authority.