Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Teacher's Strike

It's Acadmic Bowl time, and for some reason Lisa is on the team. I don't get it; I doubt there are any fashion questions. Meanwhile, Slater and Zack plan on a skiing trip for winter break. There's also a potential teacher's strike looming, and Zack's obviously going to use this to his advantage.

Slater and Zack fake an interview to get some harsh quotes from Belding, and they play the doctored tape for Mr. Tuttle (who is leading the teacher's union). Tuttle gets super-pissed and confronts Belding, and the teachers strike. The plan is working out perfectly.

There's only one problem. Jessie is pissed because there will be no Academic Bowl during a teacher's strike. This is obviously a reason to stop the strike, right? Stupid. Zack and Slater make some concessions for Mr. Belding (including offering his office because there's no teachers' lounge and using his bonus to fund the Christmas party. Ridiculous). The strike is over, and the academic bowl is back on.

But things aren't fixed just yet. I guess Screech got sick on the skiing trip, and Bayside doesn't stand a chance without him!

Cut to the Max. Jessie serves the guys some milkshakes (Wait, what? Since when does Jessie work at the Max?), and they're looking for a replacement for Screech. The obvious answer? Well Zack Morris, of course! Screech tries to teach him everything he knows, including "MVEMJSUNP," the order of the planets. Also, Slater tutors the Valley team on sports (the wrong answers, of course!).

It's time for the big Academic Bowl. Valley dominates until the final round, where the points are tripled! The nerds know nothing about sports, and Zack dominates, sending it to overtime. The tiebreaking question, of course. is to name the planets in order. Thank god Screech taught Zack MVEMJSUNP! Bayside wins the Academic Bowl, and I assume Zack won some money. He bets on everything else.


QUOTES!
Mr. Tuttle: Winning isn't everything, but losing stinks!

Zack: You are talking to Zack Morris. Getting out of school is my middle name.

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