Malcolm Quote #201
Man: Here's your blood test, man.
Malcolm: Thanks. Here's my urine. Good luck on the drug test, but I really think you should get some help. I knew it! [Helmut grabs Malcolm's shoulder] Oh, good... Helmut. I've been looking all over for you. [Helmut picks up Malcolm] I have great news. You see, I just had another blood test, and it shows that I really don't need surgery, because... [time lapse] If the blood count goes down to normal, that means it isn't appendicitis. It was probably just a transient infection or maybe even a cold sore.
Helmut: Yes, little boy.
[cut to a drowsy Malcolm on the operating table:]
Malcolm: I need... to talk to Dr. Harrison.
Anesthesiologist: Count backwards from a hundred.
Dr. Harrison: Hi there, sport. We'll have that appendix out in no time.
[fade to black]
Dr. Harrison: Okay, scalpel. Huh? Hold on a second. [reads from Malcolm's abdomen] "Do not operate. 'H' and 'H': 16 and 47, platelets: 310..." These are blood test results. "White count: 8.4"? Is that right?
Anesthesiologist: "I will sue your ass for malpract..."
Dr. Harrison: Uh, maybe we should run another blood test.
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Quote from Spangler
Francis: Sir, what are you doing? Why are you taking away our TV?
Spangler: It's for your own good, cadet.
Francis: But that is the only thing that makes this place bearable.
Spangler: Television rots the mind, cadet. How can you focus on your studies and improve your character if your brain is full of your Morks and your Mindys? Now you'll have time for more worthwhile endeavors. Write a letter. I'm sure your parole officers will appreciate the personal touch.
Quote from Spangler
Spangler: I found myself eating the last several meals alone. Are we dieting? Don't tell me it's prom season already.
Francis: We're on a hunger strike, sir. We're not eating until you return the television.
Spangler: Ah... passive resistance. The last resort of slackers and sissies.
Francis: What about Gandhi?
Spangler: Sissy.
Francis: We're making a stand here, sir. We will not back down until we get justice.
Spangler: Now let me see if I've got this straight. I get to continue to eat, but you don't. Ooh, I feel the pressure already. [walks away] Ow, make it stop.
Quote from Francis
Francis: Okay, that is ridiculous. I mean, we should do something.
Eric: He's right. Spangler doesn't get to make arbitrary decisions about our lives. He can't tell us where to go and what to do. Oh, wait... he can. Face it, Francis, we're like prisoners but without the rights.
Francis: Okay, so we're helpless. But even helpless people have options. History is full of supposedly powerless people who found a way to stand up to their oppressors.
Finley: What are you talking about?
Francis: Civil disobedience. You know, like a hunger strike. We could do that. I mean, he doesn't want a bunch of starving kids on his hands. That would totally work.
Drew: I don't know. Isn't that a bit drastic? Can't we wait till after lunch?
Francis: What are we having?
Drew: Shepherd's pie.
Francis: The strike starts now!