Degrassi // Season 1

Under Pressure: Part 1

Scene I

Tracker: Cathode ray tube.

Sean: Cathode ray tube, uh, was developed... when?

Tracker: 1897. And when was the first televised broadcast?

Sean: Um... 1956.

Tracker: Close. '36.

Sean: Yeah, only two decades off.

Tracker: Hey, cut yourself some slack. This is hard stuff to remember. You're doing that wrong. C'mon. Let me. Take a seat. So Mom called. She's off the booze.

Sean: Good for her.

Tracker: Yeah, well, I'm just warning you because she, uh, wanted to talk to you. Which means that she's going to be calling back and-

Sean: And she's gonna wanna talk to me about moving back with them Wasaga Beach. Well, it's not going to happen, alright? Forget it.

Tracker: Sean...

Sean: I'm not moving back!

Tracker: Hey! Take it easy. Use some of those tricks they taught you.

Sean: Okay, you know what? You are not my social worker, okay?

Tracker: Look. Don't worry about Mom, okay? You just keep your nose clean, get good grades, and everything'll be okay. Alright?

Sean: Alright.

Scene II

J.T.: This media immersion test is gonna kill me. So dead, they'll have to check my dental records, my DNA-

Toby: Will you stop being so melodramatic for once? Please?

J.T.: I am not melodramatic.

Liberty: J.T., try studying. It helps.

Sean: Emma. You said you'd help me study for the test, right?

Emma: Sure, I'd love to. Are you worried about media immersion?

Sean: Big time.

Liberty: Oh, Mr. Simpson. Twentieth century media history is a major component of this test. Do we need to know anything before that? Like the Guttenburg Press?

Mr. Simpson: No, Liberty. Just what we studied.

Liberty: Because I know the Guttenburg Press.

Mr. Simpson: I'm sure you do. I should, uh-

Liberty: No! Now, math's not my strong suit. But if I want an A plus in media immersion, I'll have to score about 92.48 percent on this test. Does that calculation sound right to you?

Mr. Simpson: Did you guys hear Mr. Raditch call me? Yeah, I think I heard him call me.

Scene III

Jimmy: Hey, Sean, gonna miss that locker, eh?

Sean: What's that supposed to mean?

Jimmy: Nothing. It's just you'll be moving the grade right next year, finally.

Sean: Yeah, finally.

Jimmy: Yeah.

Spinner: Paige, check this out!

Paige: Spinner, we're going to be late and Raditch is going to expel you.

Spinner: So? Anything to get me out of that English test.

Paige: I thought you read all the books.

Spinner: Yeah. Once. Now I'm supposed to review them for the test? Forget it. I've done enough work.

Paige: Ugh! Hurry up. You know what a fascist Raditch is.

Mrs. Kwan: Paige, Gavin, you're late. I see some things haven't changed.

Scene IV

Mr. Raditch: And I know that I speak for all of Degrassi when I say welcome back, Mrs. Kwan. We missed you.

Mrs. Kwan: Thank you, Mr. Raditch. Okay, then, where to start? Yes, Terri?

Terri: Um... I know it's none of my business, but... is everything alright?

Mrs. Kwan: Yes. My husband's finished all his chemo, and getting better each day. Now, how have your tests been? Look on the bright side. I mean, there's only one test left. Mine. What's wrong, Oskar?

Oskar: I'm not feeling very well, Mrs. Kwan. Can I be excused?

Mrs. Kwan: I hope Oskar's not coming down with this flu. These bugs seem to flourish in times of stress. Okay. Let's start our review.

Scene V

Sean: So, I'll just grab my book.

Emma: Why don't we just study here instead?

Sean: Uh, Tracker fixes motorcycles. It'll be noisy.

Emma: Okay. Whatever.

Sean: Um. Would you mind... if you waited outside? My place isn't like yours. It's a dump.

Emma: Okay, sure. I'll wait right here.

Tracker: Hey. So what are you doing here? New report for your school newspaper? Life on the other side of the tracks?

Emma: No, I'm waiting for Sean. We're studying together tonight.

Tracker: Oh, yeah? What do you think? You're going to be a good influence on him or something? 'Cause you are. He hasn't gotten into trouble this year. That's good. So, thanks.

Emma: Trouble? What do you mean?

Tracker: Oh, don't worry about it. It's in the past. He's a different kind of kid now.

Sean: What were you guys just talking about?

Tracker: Nothing. So, you guys are going to go study together?

Sean: Yeah. C'mon, Em.