I believe a person is responsible for her own destiny
and can be anything she wants,
if she wants it bad enough and she never, ever gives up.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for Topanga Lawrence,
the next president of the United States.
Thank you.
Uh, everybody, that makes me the first lady.
You see how secure I am in my sexuality.
Hello.
Now come on, Topanga.
You really believe all that Little Mary Sunshine stuff?
Yes, I do.
So do I.
To a point.
Shawn! Stuart!
Nice haircut.
Thanks. Eight bucks.
Looks like it.
Now, Topanga just spouted a philosophical belief. What is it?
Free will.
Hey, he's a big deal with the new hair.
She's in charge of her own actions
and therefore creates her own destiny.
Good hair and good answer.
You believe her?
In my experience, you don't bet against Topanga
or you'll get your butt kicked.
I don't doubt it.
Now how about it, Romeo?
You buy what Juliet is saying?
Yeah, I do. I think you have to have
at least some control over the things that happen to you.
Really?
Cory Matthews wakes up one morning.
He kisses his lovely wife.
He leaves his nice suburban home,
and then he gets hit by a bus.
I'll miss you, buddy.
No, I don't get hit by a bus.
Why not? Because I use the crosswalks,
I memorize the bus schedules,
and if I got a wife like Topanga,
I ain't leaving the house!
Bus hits you anyway.
Now, what's that called?
Fate.
Doesn't matter if you stay in or go out,
your life is predestined, and there's nothing you can do about it.
So you mean that bus
is going to drive right through my house to get to me?
Yes, it is.
I'll miss you, buddy.
All right, guys, we got to get out of here.
Now, uh, I read your papers,
and most of them were bad.
This isn't high school anymore.
Free up your minds.
You're smarter than these.
Shawnie! Shawnie, this guy is awesome.
I've been waiting a thousand years for a teacher like this.
Yeah, high school is amateur night.
It's not like Feeny at all.
He treats us like equals.
Feeny was like a parent. This guy's a friend.
I know.
You're a good teacher, but a bad pool player.
You owe me a coffee.
All right. Anybody else?
It's on me. Coffee.
Coffee. Coffee.
Hey, guys, I only have two hands here.
Topanga, you want to help me out?
Sure.
You know, actually, I wanted to thank you.
What did I do?
You took my class. You challenged things.
A teacher likes a student who participates and shakes things up.
Makes class more exciting.
Thanks. Thanks a lot.
Keep it up.
Five coffees.
"If we don't challenge our leaders,
"we have no right to complain over how they lead."
That's a quote from my paper.
It was a good paper.
You got a little lazy on the summary,
but we'll go over it, okay?
How's campus life?
Well, Angela and I are in McKay,
so small rooms, lousy food.
Welcome to college.
Good afternoon, Dean Bolander.
Stuart.
George.
What are you drinking, George?
Oh, I'll get it.
New teacher on campus.
I don't know how professional it would be
to accept a drink from your boss.
What are you drinking, George?
Double-blended nonfat no-whip frappuccino.
Not used to letting people do things for you, are you?
Well, I usually take care of myself.
Well, just relax.
You're right.
(SIGHS)
Do you think I could have a biscotti, too?
I'm not rich, Feeny.
(ENUNCIATING) I don't like him.
(INAUDIBLE)
You don't know him, Eric.
He's a very cool guy.
I'm telling you something, Cory.
I have a gift, okay? I know people.
Hello! Wow!
Look at that.
How would you like to come home to that every day?
We do come home to that.
It's Rachel!
You unbelievable, incredible buffoon.
Oh, hey, guys.
Oh, hey, Rachel.
No, anyway, I'm telling you,
I have a feel for these things, okay?
This guy is no Feeny.
This guy couldn't even clap Feeny's erasers.
Feeny!
Yo! Having coffee with the dean. Whoo, Feeny!
You know what, Eric, sooner or later
you're going to have to cut this cord from Feeny
and see what else is out there.