forgot to call. I'm very sorry.
Are you also aware -
- that Ferris does not have
an exemplary attendance record.
What?
He has missed an unacceptable
number of school days.
Ferris is not taking
his academic growth seriously.
I've spent my morning
examining his records
If Ferris thinks he can coast through
to graduation, he is sorely mistaken
I have no reservation whatsoever-
- about holding him back
another year
- This is all news to me
- It usually is
- He has been absent nine times
- Nine times?
- Nine times
- He hasn't been sick nine times
That's probably because he
wasn't sick, he was skipping school
Wake up and smell the coffee
It's a fool's paradise He's leading
you down the primrose path
- I can't believe it.
- It's right here in front of me
He has missed nine days
I asked for a car I got a computer
How's that for being born unlucky?
Grace!
Mr Rooney, Ferris is home
and he is very ill
- I debated even leaving him.
- Grace!
At this time of year, children
are prone to taking the day off
But I can assure you
that Ferris is a very sick boy
Never had one lesson
In 1930 the House of Representatives,
in an effort to alleviate the effects of
Anyone?
The Great Depression
Passed the anyone?
The Holly-Smoot Tariff Act
Which raised or lowered?
Raised tariffs in an effort to collect
more government revenue
Did it work?
Anyone know the effects?
It did not work and the United States
sank deeper into the Depression
Today, we have a similar debate
over this Anyone know what this is?
Anyone seen this before?
The Laffer curve
Anyone know what this says?
It says that at this point
on the revenue curve -
- you will get exactly the same
amount of revenue as at this point
Does anyone know
what Bush called this in 1980?
Anyone? Something-doo economics
Voodoo economics
Jeanie, I'm really sorry
about your brother
What are you sorry for?
I have to live with him
- I heard he's really sick
- Who said he's sick?
A bunch of people
say he's close to death
I heard that if Ferris dies, he's
giving his eyes to Stevie Wonder
He's such a sweetie Got to go
- Hi, Jeanie
- Shut up
How desperate is the situation?
Did you see "Alien"?
When the creature
was in that guy's stomach?
It feels like that
Freshman
- Are you kidding?
- Do I sound like I'm kidding?
- It's Ferris Bueller
- He got me out of summer school
We appreciate you letting us
know how you're doing.
I hope he doesn't die
I can't handle summer school
- Give me somebody else
- Sure, hold on
- Did you see "Alien"?
- Yeah, why?
Hello? Hi, Ferris, how's your bod?
You're dying?
- Is it serious?
- I hope not
- I may need a kidney transplant
- Shit! Are you upset?
- Excuse me
- Will you be alive this weekend?
- Yeah, I'd say so
- Great Maybe I'll see you
I don't trust this kid
any further than I can throw him
With your bad knee, Ed,
you shouldn't throw anybody It's true
What is so dangerous about him
is that he gives good kids bad ideas
The last thing I need is 1,500 Bueller
disciples running around these halls
He jeopardises my ability
to govern this student body
- He makes you look like an ass
- Thank you, but you're wrong
He's very popular
Sportoes, motorheads, geeks,
sluts, bloods, wasteoids, -
- dweebies, dickheads,
they all adore him
That is why I have got to catch him
To show these kids that his example
is a first-class ticket to nowhere
Ed! You sounded
like Dirty Harry just then
Really?
Thanks, Grace
- You can't make me wait like this
- Let me rot in peace.
It's my ninth sick day If I get caught,
I won't graduate I'm doing this for you
- Do you know what my diastolic is?
- Take some Pepto Bismal
- Get dressed and come on over
- Shut up
Hold your water for a second
I've got another call Hello?
- Ferris. You sound terrible.
- Darn, I thought I was improving.
- Were you sleeping?
- Dad, can you hang on for a second?
- Sure, pal
- Hang on
- Cameron, it's my