[bell ringing, music playing]
It's the first day of school,
and it can be totally frightening.
But the key to surviving it is whether you're ready...
or not.
[buzz sounding]
So avoid overstuffing the backpack.
It's dangerous, and it might give you
that helpless turtle look.
And if you want a new do, get it two weeks early.
This will give it a chance to grow in.
The last minute Mom job might give you
an unwanted nickname for life.
Hey, it's coconut head. [laughing]
[screaming]
Get 'em.
And remember, September is still summer,
so hold off wearing the new fall fashions
and heavy coat.
Ned, check out the coat.
[buzzer sounding]
[music playing]
Take that coat off. You're going to get heat stroke.
No way. Chicks dig the fluffy coat.
[giggling]
See? Schedule, schedule.
See, study hall together, yes.
Lunch, we have together, yes.
Gym, together- [buzzer sounding]
No.
And remember the middle school system
will separate you from your best friends
but you can use your electives to stay together at least once.
Plan ahead, pick the same class. It's simple.
Elective, art class together. Me, you and--
Mose.
Schedule, schedule.
I forgot to tell you guys. I took cooking instead of art.
[gasping]
What? It was your idea that we take art to stay together.
We made a tip so we could have one class together.
The three of us, together. Best friends, together.
Take off that coat, you're gonna get heat stroke.
You like?
Yeah, it's fluffy.
Forget the coat.
We've had classes together since the first grade,
and now we won't even have one elective together?
What were you thinking?
I was thinking that I'm a girl whose two best friends are guys,
and maybe it's time to add a best girlfriend to the list.
You have girlfriends.
You like Mose, right?
Yeah, hey, Jennifer.
See?
Yeah, but I'm thinking a best girlfriend,
you know, someone to talk about clothes, secrets, boys.
[crickets chirping]
Braiding hair.
Oh, I can braid hair.
[both] Don't admit that.
And cooking will give me a chance to hang out
and make a really good friend, that's a girl.
Oh, I get it.
We're more mature now, and you need time away
from our extreme manliness.
[grunting]
You guys rock.
I knew you'd understand, and we still have lunch together.
So, I'll see ya there.
This won't be so bad. I mean,
what's the worst that could happen?
Mosley's not sitting here? Then it's my seat.
And you two are my new best friends.
Talk about cars, grease and knocking skulls.
Switch us into cooking.
Way ahead.
[music playing]
[beeping]
Done.
Now make sure Mose doesn't find out
before 2:15 because then it's too late
for her to switch out of cooking class.
Having a friend who's half man, half machine
does have its advantages.
[bell ringing]
So, you're not upset about me ditching you guys in art class?
- Nah. - No problem.
[both] Take off that coat.
Forget it. I'll eat later in cooking class.
You switched into my cooking class?
I told you I needed time alone and you followed me
and you weren't even gonna tell me?
Yeah, pretty much.
We all agreed to be together.
We made it a rule. It's in the guide.
Well, maybe the guide's wrong.
[gasping]
Don't follow me.
Not yet.
Okay, now.
I-I like your coat.
[music playing]
A little help?
So, Mose's trying to pull the ol' wood shop switcheroo.
You know what to do.
I don't.
Switch us into wood shop.
Oh. Oh, yeah.
[beeping]
The class is full. We can't get in.
No class is ever full. It just reaches capacity.
And to get in, all you need is teacher approval
and a decent speech.