The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Page #6

Will you all shut up

for just one minute?!

[All talking indistinctly]

92... 93... 94... 95...

- Quiet!!

- [Silence]

96... $97.50.

Well, the bail

for Dexter Reilly's $ 100.

You've only got $97.50 here.

You owe $2.50 more.

[All talking indistinctly]

Wait a minute.

- Wait a minute!

- [Silence]

Now, if you'll all promise

to get out of here,

I'll pay the $2.50 myself.

[Indistinct talking]

Dean Higgins,

I'll come by tomorrow

and fill out

that application.

Oh, that'll be wonderful.

Hey!

- What's happening?!

- [All talking indistinctly]

The jailbird.

Thanks for bailing me

out, guys.

- Sure, man.

- Yeah, sure.

A lot of things have been

happening to me lately.

Yeah, I...

I guess I've been

acting kind of weird.

But I guess

the worst thing I did

was to forget who my friends

really were.

- Aw, come on.

- What are friends for?

I'd just like to say

that I'm sorry.

- Come on.

- What are friends for, man?

Come on, man.

Annie...

Annie, I, uh...

What?

Heck, I don't know what

I was doing.

That's okay.

Come on, let's go.

[Coins clinking]

[Beeping]

[Beeping continues]

[Book slams shut]

- [Sighs]

- That's fantastic.

You did the S's in...

8 minutes and 18 seconds.

That beat the R's

by 91/2 seconds.

And there were 1,200 pages

in the S's

and only 1,000 in the R's.

I picked up 22.68%.

[Siren wailing]

I'll get it.

[Wailing stops]

[Door opens]

Bradley:
Oh, hi,

Professor Quigley.

Quigley:
Hello, Bradley.

Is Dexter here?

Yeah, he's just boning up

- for the "College

Knowledge" program.

- Time. Mark.

Page 4, paragraph 16,

line 398, word 4,001.

Hi, professor.

Hello, Dexter. Boys.

[Clears throat]

Well, I'm... I'm sorry.

I didn't mean

to interrupt anything.

Oh, don't worry.

Heck, these are a cinch.

Ah, you can't believe

this guy.

Yes. Yes. I-I know.

Hmm.

Well, it's just, uh,

a little thing, Dexter.

It, uh, seems that we need,

uh, three more members

for the panel.

I see.

And, uh, Dean Higgins sent

over a list of suggestions.

Oh. [Chuckles]

For you.

[Clears throat]

These guys are smart,

all right.

Well, you know me, Quigley,

I'm not a proud man.

Lf, uh, Dexter doesn't

like my suggestions,

then he can have anybody

he wants.

Good.

Who does he want?

Schuyler, Henry,

and Myles.

Hmm. Schuyler, Henry,

and Myles.

That seems like

a perfectly logical s...

Schuyler, Henry, and Myles?

Oh, no.

Eh, well, they're very

good friends of his, sir.

Well, I don't care.

And I'm afraid

that if we tried to force

anyone else on him,

he might...

He might.

Y-You're right. He might.

He would, too.

I mean, we want to keep

that boy happy.

[Chuckling]

But Schuyler, Henry,

and Myles.

Well, I'm not sure about

the answer to the third part.

Well, I'm not sure about

the answer to the third part.

But the answer to part one

is "The Battle of Thermopylae,"

and the answer to part two

is "The Naval Battle

of Salamis."

Well, Lockhurst

has answered two parts

out of three correctly.

And that's good

for 20 points.

Now we have a question

concerning Greek art directed

to our Medfield panel.

For 10 points each,

please name

the three greatest sculptors

of The Golden Age of Greece.

- Okay, Schuyler,

you answer this one.

- What?!

It doesn't look good

if I answer all the questions.

Now, there were

three sculptors.

Phidias, who did

a statue of Athena,

and Praxiteles, who specialized

in human figures,

then there was Myron,

who sculpted the figure

of a discus-thrower,

kind of like the best thing

he ever done.

- Okay. You got it?

- Got what?

Gentlemen,

you have 20 seconds.

Well, tell him.

I think I misunderstood

the question, sir.

You tell him, Henry.

W-Who's that guy,

Merlin?

Not Merlin, Myron.

Is he the guy who threw

the shot put?

It wasn't a shot put.

It was a discus.

And he didn't throw it.

He was a sculptor.

Gentlemen, your time

is almost up.

I think I misunderstood

the answer, sir.

You did?

[Sighs]

That's the last time

I'll do that.

We have time

for one more question

directed to our

Medfield panel.

Gentlemen, these are the works

of the famous Marcel Duchamp

as found in the collection of

the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Thank you, Miss Ackerman.

For 10 points each,

please identify.

Number one is called

"Portrait of Chess Players."

It was painted in 1911.

Number two is called

"The Bride,"

and it was painted in 1912.

And number three is called

"A Nude Descending

a Staircase."

It was also painted in 1912.

That's right

on the button.

Very good.

That answer

is absolutely correct.

[Applause,

dramatic music plays]

Next week, Medfield will meet

Franklin in the semifinals.

So until then, good night to you

from Universal Encyclopedia,

your passport to knowledge.

[Music continues]

[Indistinct conversations]

You guys were great.

We're gonna win.

Thanks. Hey.

"A Nude Descending

a Staircase."

- Boy, that'd never

make Playboy.

- Ha.

Oh, Dean Collingsgood,

nice to see you.

You're scouting,

I imagine.

Can hardly blame you.

It should be Medfield

and State in the finals.

Oh, what an exciting match

that'll be.

And I would like to say

right at the beginning,

I hope that the better

team may win.

Withdraw him, Eugene.

I beg your pardon.

If you had

an ounce on integrity,

you'd withdraw him.

Withdraw whom?

That boy.

It's unfair.

He's an intellectual

freak!

Now, Dean Collingsgood,

control yourself.

I know how you feel,

but you can't win them all.

Unfortunately, this year,

Medfield has the horses.

Hmm.

Are those the horses?

Well, actually,

Collingsgood,

they're just, uh,

part of the team.

For 10 points each,

could you give us

the highest and lowest points

in South America?

The highest point

is Mount Aconcagua,

which is 22,934 feet.

The lowest point

is Salinas Grandes,

which is 131 feet

below sea level.

Both locations are in Argentina.

That is absolutely correct.

20 points for Medfield.

How do you like that?

I could have had that kid

in my organization.

Hey, I didn't try to get him

arrested, you know.

He won't even answer

the phone when I call.

But, boss, how did I know

there was gonna be a raid?

I mean,

I didn't think that...

Will you shut up?

I want to hear this.

However, we have time

for one more question,

and I will direct it

to our Medfield panel.

The Department of Agriculture

stated last year

the people of the United States

consume more apples

than any other country.

Some of that consumption

was in the liquid form.

Can you give the phrase

in slang

for the central unfrozen portion

in a container of frozen cider?

Applejack.

That's absolutely right.

Applejack.

[Beeping]

[As computerized voice]

Applejack, Chissum City

Social Club

137, Feb. 29,

animals 740,

tables 600,

- amusements 500.

- Hey, boss, I had nothin' to

do with this. I swear. Nothin'.

[Beeping]

Applejack, Pompey Palace,

138, Feb. 29.

Animals 740.

[Beeping]

Applejack, Charlie Place.

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