Hatching Pete Page #3

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I Don't Know Whether

It's Because The Athletes

Are All Horrible

Or Because You Need

More Practice Being A Coach,

But Let Me Put It This Way--

Right Now, That Chicken

Has Greater Job Security

Than You Do.

( School Bell Rings )

What Up, Fellas?

Good Game Friday Night!

Wow, Poole.

You Got Some Guts.

- Right, Boys?

- Mm-Hmm.

Thanks, Dell.

Guts Kinda Runs

In The Family.

They Actually Called

My Grandpa "Grandpa Guts."

You Might

Want To Consider

A New Career Path,

- Because This One Goes

Straight To The Frying Pan.

- ( Gulps )

That's Funny, Dill--

Frying Pan.

Fried Chicken,

Get It?

- Do You Get It?

- Yes, Floyd, I Get It.

And I'll Be Going Now.

Freeze!

Let Him Go.

Let Him Go.

Let Him Go.

Coach, He Made

People Laugh At Us.

He Belittled Us

And You!

That's His Job.

He's A Mascot.

One Feather On His Scrawny

Little Head Gets Touched,

You Go Three Rounds

With Me, Comprende?

( Whispers )

Comprende?

Understand.

( Grunts )

Okay. Knew That

Was Gonna Happen.

Thanks, Coach.

I Feel Like They Were

Channeling Their Anger

At Me Instead Of Each Other.

That's Just My Theory.

- I Don't Like You, Poole.

- Huh?

And I Don't Like

The Chicken, Get It?

- Okay.

- I Wish I Could Cut

Those Boys Loose,

Play Patty-Cake

With Your Face,

But I'd Lose My Job.

And That Is The Only Reason

You Are Still Upright.

W-What Did I Do

That Was So Bad?

Oh, Don't Play Dumb

With Me, Mop-Top.

You Know What You Did

Out On That Court

And Let's Just Say

Some Feelings Were Hurt.

And Hurt Feelings...

Stink.

( Whimpering )

( Crying )

( School Bell Rings )

( Applauding, Cheering )

( Giggling )

You Were So Funny

Friday Night.

I Will Never

Have A Wrestler

Beat You Up Again.

Ah-Ah-Ah!

Ahem, Well,

It Is Only Fitting

That We Have Our

Chicken Present

- When We Talk About

The Rooster Day Celebration.

- Hi.

I Need Two Volunteers

From This Class

To Be On

The Float Committee.

Oh, Come On, Citizens.

( Groans )

Pete Ivey.

Hey, Pete.

What About You?

This Could Be A Great

Way To Make A Name

For Yourself, Huh?

Think About It.

I'll Volunteer,

Ms. Banfield.

Oh, That Would Be

Wonderful, Angela.

So Then It Is

Angela Morrissey

And Pete Ivey

On The Float Committee,

The Two New Kids In School.

That Is Perfect.

I Didn't Realize

You Were A New Kid

In School.

- I'm Not. She--

- Save It For

The Float Committee!

Okay.

Poole:

Okay, All Right, Guys.

One More Time.

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!

Power To The Poultry.

- ( Cheering )

- All Right.

Yo, Pete!

I'm Sorry, Guys,

I Gotta Run.

But There Will Be

Another Show Later.

- When, Later?

- Huh?

How About Later

After School?

You And Me?

- So What Do You Say?

- Yes, Please.

( Giggles )

Okay, Did Everybody

See That?

- Okay, Everyone.

Let's Get Started.

- Sorry I'm Late.

I-- I Just

Got Lost Again.

There's Just So Much You

Gotta Learn With A New School.

Put A Dollar

In The Late Jar.

Good, So We Have

Bob's Uncle's Tractor

To Pull The Float.

Let's See, What Else?

- The Next Order Of Business...

- Here, I Gotcha.

Thanks, I'll Pay You Back.

Maybe We Can Build

A Big Rocket Ship

And Paint Something On It,

Like, I Dunno, "Go Roosters."

Really?

A Rocket Ship?

That's The Best You Got?

Rocket Ship?

I'm Outta Here.

Good Luck Without Me.

It Was Just

My First Idea.

- What Else You Got?

- Uh... Space Shuttle.

- Hey, Listen Up.

Angela's Got An Idea.

- ( Door Closes )

Well, I Don't--

I Don't Want To Be

Pushy Or Anything--

No, Hey,

It's Wide Open.

What's Up? Come On.

Uh... Well...

Um...

Okay, Well-- Well,

It Seems To Me

Everyone

Likes The Chicken,

So...

Why Don't We Try

To Use Him Somehow?

- I Like It.

- Girl:
Any Specific Idea?

Put The Chicken

On A Rocket Ship!

( Sighs )

Anyone Besides Bob

Got An Idea?

Angela! Angela, Hey!

- Hey!

- Hey, Your Idea Was

Awesome In There.

- Oh, Thanks.

- Yeah.

You're, Uh, Peter, Right?

Yeah, Pete.

That's The Name.

Oh, Don't Worry.

I'll Definitely Give You

Your Dollar Back Tomorrow.

Oh, Keep It.

I've Got Like 20 More

Where That Came From.

( Giggles )

Good.

Hey, You Want A Ride Home?

My Car's Just Right There.

Oh, No, No, Thanks.

I'm Gonna Walk.

It's Kinda My Exercise

For The Day, But Thanks.

Really.

I Like To Walk, Yeah.

- Good For The Lungs, Right?

- Yes, That It Is.

I'll Walk With You.

Don't You Have A Car?

Well, Yeah.

Yeah, But It's So Bad

For The Environment.

- Right.

- I Was Thinking

About Donating It To A--

- Like A Foundation.

- Oh. Oh, Yeah?

- Yeah.

- Well, My Boyfriend

Back In Houston,

He Volunteers

For A Nursing Home.

They're Always

Looking For Donations.

Well, I Will--

I Will Strongly Consider

Donating My Car To--

To Your Boyfriend.

Cool.

Yep.

Um, Well, Uh--

I-- I--- I Better Go.

So Bye, Pete.

Bye.

- Poultry In Motion, Right?

- Cleatus!

( Giggling )

Poole:

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!

( Crickets Chirping )

( Tv Chattering )

Here You Go.

- ( Door Opens,

Bell Jingles )

- I'm Not Hungry, Mom.

- Yeah,

- Poole?

- What's Up?

- What Are You Doing Here?

Listen, Partner,

We Gotta Talk.

I Need To Know What You Did

At The Game Friday.

- I Don't Know,

I Just Improvised.

- Improvised?

Like How, Pete?

I Mean, Did Ya--

Did You Use Props,

Catchphrases?

Can You Please Just

Give Me Some Details?

I Don't Know.

I Followed The Coach

Around A Little Bit.

- I Made Fun Of Him.

- That Explains A Lot.

I Got In The Other

Team's Huddle.

- That Got A Big Laugh.

- Pete, You Do Realize

That You Broke

All Of The Mascot

Rules, Right?

I'm-- I'm Sorry.

I Just Went With It.

I've Never Acted

Like That Before.

It's Cool, Man.

I Really Don't Care.

The Important Thing Is

I Might Be Kissing Jamie Wynn

- By Week's End.

- Yeah...

All 'Cause Of Me.

Don't Think This

Is Going Unrewarded, Okay?

I Mean, Um, Camie Was

Just Asking Me About You.

Whatever.

Camie's Not Into Me.

( Gagging )

Really?

Why Did She Ask If You

Get Sweaty Palms When You

Hold Hands With A Girl,Eh?

- Why'd She Ask That, Pete?

- ( Grunts )

- Really?

- Mm-Hmm.

What'd You Say?

I Mean, I Do Sometimes,

But It Depends.

- No, Man, I'm Just Kidding.

- ( Groans )

She Actually

Hasn't Asked That Yet.

But, Pete...

I'm Prepared To Defend

All Of Your Flaws.

Okay, Here's The Deal:

I Need You To Teach Me

The Routine.

All I Remember

Is Everybody Was

Staring At Me.

And Then, I Don't Know,

Something Clicked.

Clicked?

Pete, I Need Specifics.

You Realize That

I Will Probably Never

Be This Popular

Ever Again In My Life.

I Know, Even Angela

Morrissey's A Fan.

- Morrissey's A Fan?

- Yeah.

Sweet.

Okay, Pete.

What Is It?

I Mean, You Want

To Be A Friend,

A Best Friend?

'Cause That's What I'm

Telling People That We Are.

All Right, I'll Show

You Some Moves.

Perfect.

Oh My Goodness, Pete.

I'm A Genius.

You're Gonna Be

The Chicken Tomorrow.

And I'll Be In The Stands

Watching You Do What You Do.

And You Can Count It.

That'll Work.

People See You In The Stands,

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