How to Rock (2012) s01e07 Episode Script

Now the new show you're putting on.
For your journalism project.
Will be shown on every television in the school.
In every classroom.
We'll be world famous.
We'll be school famous.
Yes, but, in the world of school, We'll be world famous.
So what's with the big green wall? That's called a green screen.
You stand in front of it to do the weather, And then on television, a computer replaces the green.
With a weather map.
Cool.
Can I be the weatherman? I want to be a weatherman! Can I be the one who spins the letters? That's on a game show.
Can it be a game show.
And can I be the one who spins the letters? Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Listen, address all your questions.
To your producer, Stevie.
She's in charge.
Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity, Mr.
March.
I feel like we can put on a news show.
That can actually make a difference.
Yeah, good luck with that.
All right, listen, I'm going to leave you guys with a few words of inspiration.
Don't break the cameras.
Okay.
After carefully considering all factors, I have everybody's assignments for the news show.
Zander and Grace, you'll be our anchors.
Yay! What is that? Oh, anchors are like the hosts.
We sit here in the studio, And people trust us to tell them what's going on in their world.
Basically, an anchor is an attractive person.
Who knows how to read English.
Uh, Kevin and Nelson, you'll be our weathermen.
Yes! My forecast calls for an 80% chance of awesome.
Kacey, you get to be our entertainment reporter.
Over here.
This just in: I'll be fantastic.
And Molly Here it comes.
Little miss attitude is going to stick me.
With hauling camera equipment.
Actually, Molly, since you're aggressive and irritating, You get to be our investigative reporter.
I'll be out in the field where the action is.
With my camera crew.
While Kacey is stuck behind a desk.
With her little entertainment stories.
Whoa, whoa, Stevie.
What's going on? Why didn't you give me that job to be investigative reporter? Oh, I'm just trying to assign everyone a role.
Based on their strengths.
Molly's more serious, And you're perfect for the entertainment report: Fun and Fluffy.
Fluffy? I'm serious.
I'm every bit as serious as Molly is, And I shouldn't be stuck there behind a desk.
Where half of my wardrobe won't even be shown.
I should be out there on the field.
Where the camera shows everything, Even my shoes.
And reporting the important issues.
That affect the school.
Come on, Kacey.
I really need you to be a team player here.
Besides, doing the entertainment reports will be fun.
All right.
I'll try it.
'cause you know I'm so Fluffy.
Oh, Kacey, you are so entertaining.
And I'm so serious.
All right, guys, we have a lot of work to do.
We need lighting.
We need graphics.
We need theme music.
watch out, we're coming at you with the school news sit down and put your feet up in your cool shoes there's nothing more amazing than the school news it's here, today's school news zippity bee-ba-ba .
Now that is a tv news show theme.
I just don't think that a serious news show theme.
Should have the word "zippity" in it.
Guys, our theme has to be simple and professional.
And, like, five seconds long.
That's it.
Oh, so, like, just the "zippity" part.
No.
Only You Can Be You only I can be me you always want to be what you're not can't you be happy with what you've got? you're perfect the way you are with your insecurities, flaws, and scars your life's too short to worry don't you know it's true Only You Can Be You only I can be me Only You Can Be You only I can be me Only You Can Be You only I can be me Only You Can Be You only I can be me I can be me .
Let's do this.
Okay, guys, here's the deal.
We make cue cards for you so all you have to do is read them.
Got it? Got it.
Who's this? I have no idea.
Doesn't she work on the show? She doesn't.
I love you.
Weird.
She almost got into a fight with the girl who did my makeup.
We don't have a makeup girl.
Weird.
Okay, guys, this is a news show.
It is a big responsibility, so let's do it right, 'kay? Oh, and we're live.
In five, four, three Good morning.
I'm Zander Robbins.
And I'm Grace King.
And this is your Brewster morning news, The one place to tune in for news, weather, and sports, With hard-hitting reports.
That take you into the eye of the storm.
Of what's happening at Brewster high.
Over to you, Grace.
Grace begins reading here.
Arrow.
Last night, the lady vikings basketball team.
Was eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 64 dash 58.
Stop reading here.
Arrow.
Look to Zander.
Thanks, Grace.
Now let's check in on our weather.
With our meteorologists Kevin Reed and Nelson Baxter.
Guys? Thank you, Zander.
Well, kids, this week is going to be a wet one.
Oh, you can say that again, Kevin.
We got a cold front moving in from the sierras, And that system will be packing a lot of moisture.
But that's not our biggest concern.
Oh, my gosh, the school's about to be trampled.
By giant weathermen! Oh, no, this can't be happening! Run! Run for your lives! Ahhh! Ahh! They're destroying the gymnasium! This is beyond imagination! The high temperature will be in the mid-7os.
With evening lows dipping into the upper 5os.
Zander? Ha, thanks guys.
You bring sunshine into my morning.
Now let's go to Kacey Simon.
With a review of last night's drama club performance.
Kacey? Thank you, Zander.
The tenth grade's production of garfield: The musical Was no cat-tastrophe.
In fact, it was the purr-fect night at the theater.
It had this reporter coughing up fur balls of delight.
All night long.
I give it four paws up.
It knocked "me-ow-t.
" Great report, Kacey.
Now back to you, Grace.
That was my card, Grace.
Oh, sorry, go ahead.
And now back to you, Grace.
Thanks, Zander! Next up, Molly Garfunkel filed this report.
On the school swimming pool.
Most people think of the swimming pool.
As a place to chill out, perhaps practice our backstroke, But is it possible that what we don't know.
About our swimming pool could kill us? No.
But the fact remains, Our school pool is hiding a secret.
That should have us all very, very scared.
This is Hannah Sullivan.
Her hair used to be blond, but now Her hair is green.
Why? Because the chlorine levels in our school pool.
Are over three times the recommended level.
What toll is this taking on our students? Rip! What toll indeed? This is Molly Garfunkel reporting.
Terrific report, Molly.
Well, that's all the time we have for today.
I'm Grace King, and I'm Zander Robbins.
Have a great day.
And We're clear.
Good first show, everybody.
We still have some work to do.
A lot of work to do, but it's getting there.
Thanks.
Molly.
Good reporting.
You see, those are the kind of stories.
That will make people take our news show seriously.
Well, I do what I can.
Oh, Kacey, your entertainment report was awesome.
I loved the Cat puns.
Oh, well, I've also got another one about nine lives and And I'm talking to myself.
you want news, babe, you got it you want news, babe, you got it you want it, you need it you love it, you eat it it's news! .
Well? You love it, you eat it? Who eats the news? Everyone.
We consume the news.
No.
I told you.
Nobody eats news.
So, Stevie, I've been thinking, and You don't want the school news to get stale, right? So why don't you switch things up, Make Molly the entertainment reporter.
And me the investigative reporter.
Done.
Kacey, I love you, But I just don't think you're right for that job.
Oh, um, the boys' chorus is doing a tribute to Lady Gaga.
Will you get me the scoop on that? Stevie, I can't believe you think I'm shallow.
Whoa, I didn't say you were shallow.
Well, then, come on.
Just give me the chance to prove to you.
That there's a lot more to me than just fluff.
I promise I won't let you down.
Please? Okay.
If you go out there and find a great story, I'll put it on the air.
Yes! Thank you.
Hey, Kacey.
So you need a story.
I got one.
I heard underneath this school, there's this secret chamber, And in the secret chamber, there's this huge snake, and I'm going to stop you right there.
That is from Harry Potter.
It seemed so real.
This is Kacey Simon, Reporting to you from the East hallway.
Where this vending machine.
Has been out of cheesy-ohs for more than a week.
How long does the administration expect us to Ah, forget it.
Reporting to you from the biology lab, Where a new skeleton is on display.
Innocent teaching device.
Or sinister evidence for the perfect murder? Miss Simon, this skeleton's made of plastic.
Plastic? Or human bones made to look like plastic? Just plastic.
Plastic made to look like plastic.
Let's go.
Okay, cut.
Ugh, there are no good stories in this whole stupid school.
I'm never going to be able to prove myself to Stevie.
Stick with it, Kacey.
Ew, ew.
Something really stinks.
Yep, it's you two.
Most likely.
Gross.
What is on your shirt? I don't know.
I came straight from gym class.
This is how it looked when it came out of my locker.
It's on my shirt too.
This came from your lockers? This is fungus! This fungus could make you sick, Really sick.
This is terrible.
This is great! I've got my story.
Here's nothing more amazing than the school news it's here, today's school news zippity bee-ba-ba .
Well, it seemed a lot of people.
Preferred my version of the theme song, But I guess we went with "zippity.
" Whatever.
Welcome to the Brewster morning news.
I'm Zander Robbins.
And I'm Grace King, And I'll read anything written on these cards no matter what.
Thanks, Grace.
Now let's check out our local weather.
Guys? Well, thanks, Zander.
We've got a low pressure system moving in from the north.
It's pretty high up there on the map.
Let me see if I can get a better look at it.
Oh, yep, Looks like that system will be packing a lot of moisture.
Now let's see if I can get my head back on.
Whoa.
Ugh.
Oh, nope, that's backwards.
Man, my butt looks great.
Ah, anyway, the high temperature today will be Wait a minute.
My shoulder feels weird.
Ahh! It's going to be another wet one, Zander.
Thanks, guys.
And now let's go live to Kacey Simon, Who's in the gymnasium.
Kacey? Fungus.
It's everywhere.
Most is harmless, But what was found in this locker room On these very t-shirts Could be deadly.
All we know for sure is that, at this very moment, The fungus may be floating around the school, Coating every student in its blanket of potential death.
Back to you, Zander.
Thanks, Kacey.
That was, uh, very interesting.
Killer fungus! Ahh! Fungus! The thing about my chlorine report: It didn't just blow the lid off a huge scandal; It saved a lot of hair.
Fungus! Did you hear that? Killer fungus! Wow, people are really wigging out.
I had no idea so many people watched the news.
Okay, we need to just stay calm.
And let the people in charge handle this.
Mr.
March, nobody can hear what you're saying! Trying to share survival tips.
You got to remain calm.
You have to stay hydrated.
You have to never take off your gas mask.
Look what you made me do! See, this is the power of the media at work.
You made this happen, Kacey.
You should be so proud.
Thanks.
We are really helping people.
Ahhhh! Slam! Well, not that guy.
Kacey is so lucky.
I could've found that fungus.
If I had gross friends like she does.
Grace, you can breathe.
The fungus isn't going to get you.
Oh, the air is so sparkly.
I've got to find a bigger story, Something where I can be the hero.
I don't want to die without being kissed! Anyone? I'm not picky.
What if I rescue Andy bartlett? In a dramatic fashion, Like if he somehow got stuck on top of the flagpole.
And I happen to be the only reporter on The Scene.
That would be lucky, But you can't count on that happening.
Hold your breath again, Grace.
So how did you figure out we had a fungus problem? I owe it all to these guys.
- Aw, shucks.
- Just trying to help.
When I saw their gym shirts, my reporter instincts told me.
That something was horribly wrong.
Wait, these gym shirts? Yes.
- Ahh! - Fungus! This? This isn't killer fungus.
It's just gross, moldy jelly.
From our jelly doughnut fight? What? No! No way.
If that was true, Kevin and Nelson would've realized.
Yeah, you'd think so, wouldn't you? Kacey, you're a reporter.
You have to tell the truth.
Do you know how bad I'll look? I can't do that.
How do you expect anyone to believe you after this? Think of the boy who cries wolf.
The boy keeps crying that he wants a wolf, And all the villagers keep giving him more and more wolves.
Then when he wants something that is not a wolf, They get him another wolf.
That's not what the story's about.
It's been a while since I heard it.
Okay, what he just said was insane, But he makes a good point.
Guys, you don't understand.
I can't tell Stevie.
Did you see how proud she was of me? So you're just going to do nothing? While the whole school goes to crazytown? I'm sure it'll be fine.
This will all blow over in no time.
Hey, look! This will do.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
What's going on here? They closed down the gym because of the fungus.
Coach told us that we were gonna work out here.
You can't work out here.
Excuse me? Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- Let me take that ball for you.
- Gonna get out of your way.
It'll blow over? Come on, guys.
New friends.
I hate my new friends.
What are you crying about? This dude curled me 50 times.
Come on, Kacey, you have to tell Stevie the truth.
Okay, okay, you're right.
I'll tell her.
There's my star reporter.
Stevie, I have something to tell you.
It's about the story, it's just that You mean the story of the century? Yeah, that one.
You really came through, Kacey.
You are so much more than just fluff.
I'm really sorry I doubted you.
- No, n-n-no no, don't be sorry for doubting me.
Sometimes I doubt me.
Nope.
Never again.
Oh, and tomorrow morning, I want you to do a follow-up report, 'kay? I'm so proud of you.
I'm sorry.
I couldn't.
She's proud of me.
Hold them up! Higher! Hut! It's jacked up out there.
The whole school's going to be watching.
Kacey's follow-up story.
Well, if anyone can top Kacey Simon, It's Kacey Simon.
Yeah, all right, listen, I'm going to put this gas mask back on immediately.
Because I'm afraid I'm going to die.
It's day two of the fungus scare.
Tensions remain high.
Students are demanding answers.
And I can't do this.
The deadly fungus in my deadly fungus story.
Is not deadly or a fungus.
It'sJelly.
What? When I first wrote this story, I believed it was true.
But then I realized.
That I'd gotten everything completely wrong, And I didn't admit my mistake.
I'm sorry if I caused any harm.
You did.
A reporter's job.
Is to tell the truth no matter the consequences.
I've let people down.
I can't let it get any worse, Which is why I'm telling the truth now.
Thanks, Kacey.
I really admire your honesty.
Now let's go to Molly Garfunkel who's live at the flagpole.
Molly, what's going on? Um Nothing Actually.
I just wanted to say I also admire what Kacey said.
About the truth.
So you took a camera crew all the way out to the flagpole.
To say that you agree with what Kacey just said? That's what I'm saying.
And that's the truth.
That's not the truth! Back to you in the studio! Could somebody please help? Okay, well, that's the news.
I'm Zander Robbins.
And I'm Grace King, and I hate unicorns.
I do not hate unicorns.
These cards lie! Cue card boy, you're dead meat.
I'm sorry I let you down, Stevie.
It just felt so good when you were proud of me.
I just didn't want to lose that.
Look, I'm not going to tell you.
That wasn't a complete debacle, But it showed a lot of character to tell the truth.
I'm proud of you.
I want to murder you, but I am proud of you.
Thank you.
I'm just glad this is all over with.
And now everybody at this school can relax.
Molly! You said you were going to kiss me! Well folks, it looks like this cloudy weather would be hanging around today and into the night.
Accompanied by occasional lightning.
Get indoors, put away your golf clubs.
Lightning's here.
Easy there lightning.
But don't worry because tomorrow the sun will be shining again.
Sun is back.
It's the sunny day The sun is gonna Chase all the clouds away .
Highs will be in the upper 7os to lower 8os.
Oh yeah.