Recess: School's Out Page #2

My dad says I need to

learn to be a leader.

I shall be attending

the Mt. Van Buren Space Camp.

- Dont wanna let those

science geeks get ahead ofme.

- Youre all going to camp ?

- Not me.

- Thank goodness.

The Young Voices Training Program

doesnt like the word camp.

They provide opportunities for aspiring

singers to train theirvoices...

in a rigorous

yet supportive setting.

But summers gonna be ruined.

What am I gonna do ? Play baseball

by myself? Watch reruns ? Read ?

Sorry, man, but we gotta

think about our futures.

Yeah, we cant waste the whole summer

Just fooling around like kids.

- But we are kids !

- Actually, as ofthe completion

offourth grade,

we are technically considered

pre-young adults.

And nextyear

we wont even be pre.

But--

[ Sighs ]

All right, lets make the most

ofthe time weve got left.

When doyou all leave ?

- First thing in the morning.

- Oh, man.

[Chattering]

Well, theres my bus.

- Better get going.

- Yeah, same here.

Bye, Teej.

Try to have some fun, okay ?

Dont worry, buddy.

Youll have a great time without us.

I dont know, Vince.

All my plans were made for six.

Dont tell meyou Ashleys

are going to baseball camp.

Eeew !

As if!

Cheerleading camp

is right across the lake. Duh !

I hope its a big lake.

[Horn HonKs]

Ah, space camp.

Wonder iftheyll

let us make craters.

Hey, Hustler Kid,

I didnt knowyou wrestled.

I dont.

Im pre-management.

Besides, my research tells me

that kids who wrestle trade

the most for contraband snacks.

Which reminds me--

Wanna buy a Winger-Dinger ?

All right, all the kindergarten

performers on the bus first.

-[AllShouting]

- Me ViKing !

Me Viking !

Me Viking ! Me Viking !

Bon voyage...

[ Adult Baritone ]

T.J.

[Applause]

Big kid sing good.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Well, Teej,

theres my transport.

Why dontyou come with ?

Military camps gonna be a blast !

Griswald, you maggot,

getyour fanny over here now !

Thanks, Gus, but I think Ill

stick it out at home this summer.

Okay, butyou dont know

whatyoure missing.

- Hiya, Captain Brad !

- I dont likeyou, Griswald.

I am notyour friend !

- Do I make myselfclear ?

- Yes, sir ! Not looking

for friendship, sir !

Good luck, Gus.

Youre gonna need it.

Man, this summers

gonna whomp.

Oneis

theloneliestnumber

Thatyoulleverdo

Two canbe

asbadas one

Its theloneliestnumber

since thenumberone

[ Bird Squawking ]

Nois

thesaddestexperience

YoulleverKnow

Yes, its

thesaddestexperience

YoulleverKnow

Cause one

is theloneliestnumber

Thatyoulleverdo

Oneis

theloneliestnumber

Whoa-ohh

worse than two

And so, the summer season

officially begins...

with kids all over the country

rushing offto camp.

In other news, the national

No Recess movement...

has hit a serious

stumbling block...

with the disappearance

ofits leader,

former Secretary of Education

Phillium Benedict.

Benedict, fired by the president

twoyears ago for his extremist views,

has recently been--

No recess ?

What a bunch ofhogwash.

[ Yawns ]

Morning, Mom. Morning, Dad.

Areyoujust getting up now ?

Geez, youre sleeping away

yourwhole vacation.

Why dontyou go play

with your friends ?

What friends ? The ones

who abandoned me and went to camp ?

Now, T.J., I know there are

other boys around this summer.

Mrs. Ween says Randall is available.

Doyou want me to make a play date ?

- A play date ?

- Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.

Bye, T-Jerk.

Now, Becky, be nice

toyour little brother.

Hes feeling S-A-D right now.

- I can spell, Mom.

- Well, unlike some kids,

I gotta get to work.

Mr. Walsh says ifI can

master the Vatman 2000,

Ill be assistant manager

by the end ofthe summer,

and you know what that means--

Ill get to drive

the Floppy Burger truck.

Boy, shes sure

aiming for the stars.

At least shes not sitting

around the house, moping all summer.

Going to a play date

with Randall.

Man, I cant believe

I sunk this low.

This is the worst summer ever.

[ Loud Zap ]

- What the heck ?

- [ Loud Zap ]

- Thats weird.

- Hey, you!

Get away from that fence !

Hey, Dad, what do they

use the school for during the summer ?

They lock it up.

Its empty. Why ?

Today, when I was riding by,

I saw this scary guy and--

Im sure he wasjust

cleaning up.

I think something weirds going on

in there-- something really weird.

[ Sighs ]

Mrs. La Salle was right.

We shouldve sent him

to some kind ofcamp.

9:
32 a.m. Ugly bald guy

still guarding school.

[Horn HonKs]

Staging area one.

- Give me a hand with this.

- Got it.

9:
32-and-a-halfa.m.

Grownups wrong. Schools not empty.

[LoudZap]

9:
32 and three quarters.

Green glow in window again.

Im going in

for a closer look.

[ Loud Zap ]

Allright,

goaheadandelevateit.

[ Gasps ]

Mom ! Mom !

- [ Groans ]

- T.J. ! Areyou all right ?

Those guys at the school, theyre doing

some kind ofevil experiment !

That bonk on the head

mustve rattled your little brain.

- But, Mom--

- Youre feverish.

You wait right here.

Ill go get the baby thermometer

and the petroleum jelly.

Uh, Dad, Dad !

- Dad !

- What is it, boy ?

Those bad guys have a laser beam

and theyre lifting this safe--

T.J., did you run into

the sliding glass door again ?

No, but-- Yeah, but--

Gaaah !

Come back ! Your moms gonna

want to takeyour temperature !

Okay, kid,

we got it all in the report.

Well take care of

those mad scientists.

[ Chuckles ] Yeah, no ones gonna

levitate any safe on mywatch.

Ooh, look, Artie,

somebodys levitating my doughnut...

with a laser beam !

-[Laughing Continues]

- Gohome, Kid!Gohome!

Laugh at me, will ya ?

- Im gonna be a taxpayer someday !

-[Man] Haveagoodround.

Principal Prickly !

Wait !

Yeah, you guys

did it right.

Psychology, law, waste management--

good, solid careers.

Me, Im stuckwith a bunch

ofpain-in-the-neck kids all year.

- Pete, areyou gonna putt

or grouse all day ?

- Okay, okay, here goes.

-[TJ.]PrincipalPricKly!

- Ohh !

You gotta come quick !

Its an emergency !

Well, well, well, ifit isnt

Mr. Ice Cream For Everyone.

- This is that kid

I was telling you about.

- The saggy butt kid ?

- Hey, hey, whatever happened to

doctor-patient confidentiality ?

- Sorry.

Something weirds

going on in the school.

I saw these mad scientists and--

Yeah, yeah, very funny.

Im not falling for another one

ofyour so-calledjokes.

- How dumb doyou think I am ?

- Its not ajoke, sir.

They have this laser beam, and--

Aw, please, Principal Prickly, you gotta

believe me ! The schools in danger !

Give me a break,

Detweiler.

Come on.

Go with the kid, Pete.

- This isnt the kind ofissue

you should be avoiding.

- [ All Laughing ]

All right, Detweiler,

lets get this overwith.

Looks fine to me.

Now can I go back to my golfgame ?

Just wait till you get inside.

Youll see.

Oh, the things I do

foryou kids.

Sometimes I thinkyou were

put on this Earthjust to--

- Aaah !

- Aaah !

Aaah !

[ Panting ]

1 1 :
57 a.m.

Principal Prickly

dematerialized...

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