Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework

Man: PICK UP THE BALL

COME ON, YOU GUYS

Boy: TAKE IT! TAKE IT!

DON'T LET HIM GET YOU!

Boy #2: HURRY, HURRY, HURRY!

I LOVE THE YOUNG!

SO FULL OF IDEAS

AND IMAGINATION.

HA HA HA HA!

AH...

NUMBER 13.

MY CLASSROOM.

COME...

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE LATE

Reaper: TAKE A SEAT.

IF YOU DARE.

THE SHADOW ZONE IS EVERYWHERE--

AT SCHOOL; EVEN IN YOUR OWN

BEDROOM, AND IT'S SO EASY

TO GET INTO.

IT IS THE PLACE BETWEEN

THE LIVING AND THE DEAD,

WHERE THE ORDINARY, EVERYDAY

WORLD MEETS THE THINGS THAT

LIVE IN YOUR WORST NIGHTMARES.

THERE IS ONLY ONE REQUIREMENT

TO ENTER.

A LITTLE TOUCH OF EVIL.

IT’S AS SIMPLE AS STEALING,

AS EASY AS CHEATING,

AS NEAR AS A LIE.

JESSE HACKETT IS A GOOD BOY

BUT HE'S SICK AND TIRED

OF HIS TEACHER.

HE HATES HER. (laughs)

THERE'S TOO MUCH HOMEWORK.

HE’S A LAZY BOY

AND THAT'S HIS TICKET

TO THE SHADOW ZONE!

HA HA HA HA HA!

OH...

MMM.

OH, THAT AND, UH...

A LIVING DOLL.

HA HA HA HA!

I WONDER IF HE'LL GRADUATE

OR IF HE’LL STAY HERE

LIKE LITTLE TOMMY

SHALL WE SEE?

HMM?

OHH--

WHAT? NO! WHAT--?!

OH! OH!

OH, WHOA!

OH....

AAAAH!

AHHH....

GOOD MORNING, MR. HACKETT.

YOU’RE LATE AGAIN.

AH-AH-AH.

YOU'RE ALWAYS LATE.

GOOD MORNING, MR. HACKETT.

LATE! LATE!

LATE! LATE....(echoing)...

OH.

DAD SAYS DON'T BE LATE AGAIN.

DON'T YOU EVER KNOCK?

DID YOU MAKE YOUR BED?

AFTER BREAKFAST.

GOTTA GO INTO WORK

THIS MORNING.

DAD.

OVERTIME'S GOOD, BUDDY.

SO I NEED YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.

PUT THE WASH ON FOR ME.

NO! ALL RIGHT?

I HAVE TO GET TO SCHOOL.

AFTER SCHOOL IS FINE. I MEAN,

NO ONE’S GONNA BE HOME TILL

FIVE, YOU CAN POP IT IN WHILE

YOU'RE DOING YOUR HOMEWORK,

OKAY?

I REMEMBER WHEN I HAD A LIFE.

COME ON, JESSE. WHEN WE

OPENED THE RESTAURANT. WE ALL

AGREED WE'D PITCH IN.

REMEMBER YOU WERE GONNA.

FIX MY DOLLHOUSE?

I JUST DID! HOW MANY TIMES

DO YOU BREAK THAT THING?!

MORNING, ANNABELLY.

HI, JESSE.

YOU GUYS MAKE YOUR BEDS?

I DID. JESSE DIDN'T.

HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

THE BLUEFISH ARE RUNNING TODAY.

YOU WANT TO DRIVE ME

DOWN TO THE PIER?

SURE! GET ME INTO

WORK EARLY.

YEAH. YOU MIGHT GET A BONUS.

A BONUS WOULD A GOOD IDEA,

DADDY.

YEAH. A BIG BONUS WOULD BE

A GREAT IDEA.

GET ANNABEL A GLASS OF MILK,

AND CLEAN OFF THE TABLE FOR ME.

AND JESSE, CAN YOU GET

ANNABEL TO BRUSH HER TEETH?

WHERE'S MY MILK?

MAN, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A GOOD DAY

TO MAKE ME LATE.

CODY, RELAX

GOT PLENTY OF TIME.

I JUST--I HAD TO--

DON'T TELL ME.

LET ME GUESS--

YOUR ALARM DIDN'T GO OFF.

NO--

NO, THAT'S TOO SIMPLE.

I THINK I HAVE IT.

YOU HAD TO RESCUE SOMEBODY

FROM A BURNING BUILDING?

NO!

NO. YOUR CLOTHES ARE

TOO CLEAN FOR THAT.

I-I GOT IT--

YOU JUST DON'T CARE.

CODY, IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

IT IS FOR ME. SEE,

I LIKE MY THINGS ORDERLY,

ON SCHEDULE, AND SIMPLE.

YOU LIKE CONFUSION.

WELL, EXCUSE ME, BUT I HAD

A COUPLE OF THINGS TO DO

BEFORE SCHOOL.

I HAVE TO GET ANNABEL DRESSED.

I'M THE ONE THAT DOES THE

LAUNDRY AND THE DISHES AND--

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

NO PROBLEM. LET'S JUST GO.

SO JESSE, YOU BUSY AFTER SCHOOL?

ME, BUSY? WHAT,

ARE YOU KIDDING?

GOOD. BECAUSE MY MOM TOLD ME

WHAT I’M GETTING FOR MY

BIRTHDAY

WHAT, YOUR OWN GOLD CARD?

NO A BRAND-NEW

MOUNTAIN BIKE.

IT’S FROM THAT BIKE SHOP

IN ST. JUDE'S, AND

I GET TO PICK IT.

HOW COME YOU ALWAYS GET

AWESOME STUFF FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY?

THAT SHOP HAS OUTRAGEOUS BIKES.

SO YOU WANT TO HELP ME

PICK IT OUT?

WELL, LET ME THINK.

UH, ANNABEL'S AT SWIMMING,

MOM'S AT THE RESTAURANT, AND

DAD'S AT WORK TILL FIVE

YEAH, I CAN MAKE THAT WORK.

GOOD. 'CAUSE GENEVA’S

GONNA DRIVE US THERE--

WAIT. DID YOU SAY GENEVA?

YEAH. DO YOU HAVE A LICENSE?

AND BESIDES, SHE PROMISED NOT TO

PUT ON ANY WHALE MUSIC.

CODY. I KNOW SHE’S YOUR

SISTER AND ALL, BUT GENEVA'S

KIND OF A FREAK.

NO, SHE'S NOT. SHE'S JUST

ON A DIFFERENT PLANE THAN US.

SO, YOU COMING OR WHAT?

ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT.

I'M THINKING BLUE.

OH. MAN.

I MEAN, PINK? COME ON.

IT'S A GIRL COLOR.

HEY, PUNK.

COME ON, BARTUNEK.

COME ON. WHERE? HA HA!

HOW CAN YOU EVEN THINK

THAT'S CLEVER? NOW JUST--

WHAT? NOTHIN'.

YEAH.THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE,

KID. HA HA! NOTHING.

HI, MRS. FINK.

PSYCHE!

I’M GONNA GET YOU, HACKETT!

Cody: YOU GOT YOUR HOMEWORK

DONE? YOU KNOW MRS. FINK WILL GO

BALLISTIC IF YOU DON'T.

NO SWEAT. I KNOW SHE'S GOT