Spare Parts

...

Keep it moving.

All right. I put two bottles of HEET in and pulled your battery cable.

The engine light should stay off long enough...

for you to pass the smog check,

- but you gotta go, like, right now. - Yo. Hurry it up.

Un minuto, huh?

- (HORN HONKING) - Hey. I got places to go. Let's go.

Can I open now?

- (HORN HONKING CONTINUES) - Yo. Let's go. Hurry it up.

Hey, un minuto.

Chill out, man, I'm working here. You'll get out in a bit.

You never even talk to him.

Don't worry about it. Come here.

Don't wanna make you late for your costume party.

How much you got for me today?

Hey, Hector, you know, if I had a penny I'd give it to you.

...

Better have something tomorrow. ...

You Okay?

It's just, uh... The floor's slippery.

Uh, whatever, it's fine.

It's fine.

...

Careful.

(ON TV) The US Armed Forces and NASA...

are the proud sponsors...

of the Fifth Annual Underwater Robotics Competition.

This prestigious contest to be held this year in Santa Barbara, California...

highlights student innovation in technology.

Participants could get scouted...

Oscar Vazquez?

Here I have my application and all of my JROTC certificates.

I made my way up to Staff Sergeant.

Sir, I was told with my service I could enlist E3, Private First Class?

An advanced ranking shouldn't be a problem.

Just give me your birth certificate and I'll start a file on you.

Sir, I have a friend in Iraq.

And he tells me that it's so hard to recruit right now...

He says that sometimes it's okay if a paper or two are missing.

Your friend is mistaken.

Look, if you find your birth certificate, please come back.

You'd make a great recruit.

If not, if it's permanently unavailable,

don't go presenting yourself to any government office.

For your own well-being.

You've heard of Immigration Customs Enforcement, right, son?

ICE. Yes, sir.

...

- (WHISTLES) - Storm.

Dad finds out you've been stealing, he'll kill you.

- It was just, like, once. What was once?

I was just saying, I... I got a... Got a new job.

It's nothing regular though.

Hola, Papi.

...

- You skim? - No, that's all of it.

You're getting really good at this.

People are gonna think you're my daughter.

Mmm.

.

Hola, Mami.

.

Hola, Mami.

Papi, hola.

Hola, mijo.

Urn...

They're gonna have to double-check.

So, uh, it may take a little bit longer to process the papers.

Oscar.

Mmm-hmm.

...

Karen, please. Just one minute.

I am so sorry. I apologize.

Fire Marshal. Don't ask.

So...

No formal teaching experience.

Uh, no. But I did train people sometimes.

And new engineers aren't always the most adjusted people.

And the training that you did, this was at Aerotech,

or you were at NextCorp for four months,

or the three months at lnterCon?

You probably guess what my follow-up question is gonna be.

Where do I get my stamina?

In the engineering world, it's quite common to jump from project to project.

Really?

Because, uh, prior to all that you worked at the same firm for 15 years.

What, all of a sudden, makes Mr. Stability, with a Ph.D., by the way,

careen, you know, from job to job to job?

Do you always grill potential substitutes like this?

Look, Mrs. Lawson is on maternity leave for another four months.

If you last that long, it'll be longer than most of my permanent hires.

Then you can't be choosy, can you?

I don't have to make you pee in a cup, do I?

- (CHUCKLES) - No. Unless that's how you get your kicks.

So, why teaching? I mean, why now?

Um, you know, I've always wanted to, uh, give back.

You know, mold young minds, do good in an under-served community.

.

- MS. It's almost impossible to estimate how many of our students...

go on to higher education.

Probably a third claim they're going to college.

But most of them drop out after a semester or two.

I mean, it's not easy.

Half of them are undocumented.

And then, every once in a while, one of their classmates disappears...

and is deported to Mexico the next day.

.

Well, tell them Principal Lowry would like to see them try.

It's a crazy system.

Stop it. Now.

And you're gonna wanna start drinking tea 'cause your throat will get sore.

Even if you're not a yeller. It happened to me.

Karen. - Yeah.

The computers in the library are fried.

We are down to three machines now for 2,000 students.

Okay. So, 1,997 of them will have to play video games somewhere else.

Oh, this is Gwen Kolinsky. She... Hold up. .

Wait. It was in the meatloaf?

What do you think was in the meatloaf?

Who are you again?

Oh, I'm Fredi Cameron. I'm the new science sub.

Oh, thank God. Last one was a global warming denier.

Oh, that's crazy.

Now, the moon landing. Now that, I just don't see it.

...

Oh. That's a nice suit for a substitute teacher.

Is it too much?

I didn't know about the dress code and I never really taught before.

Private sector guy.

Mmm. Is that a bad thing?

...

Excuse me.

...

...

.

God.

What, your car overheat?

The temperature safety sensor.

Well, here goes a couple hundred bucks. That's nice.

Can I have the number for a local towing company?

You don't gotta scrap the whole thing, just override it.

What'd you say your name was?

Lorenzo Santillan. I'll do it for 20 bucks.

How about you let me borrow your tools for 10?

If you don't like my prices, go see what it costs you for the tow.

Fine. 20.

Hey, this ain't a social call. I get paid in advance.

All right.

You went to all the trouble of reversing my sensor wires...

and all you're taking for it is 20 bucks?

...

This is Theresa Cruz from Cruz and Associates.

I wanted to let you know that our positions are currently filled,

but go ahead and check back in three months.

We may have another opening. Thanks so much.

...

Hi, this is a message for Fredi Cameron.

This is Bob Board returning your call.

Unfortunately, we do not have any openings right now.

But if you'll check back with us in about three months...

Newton's first law of motion.

A body at rest will stay at rest.

A concept, in the last 45 minutes, you seem to understand very well.

Really, nobody's gonna crack open a book, nothin'?

They're in there.

...

Why do they lock this?

So we don't steal 'em. ...

Great.

- MS. (OVER PA) A reminder that academic clubs...

begin today after school.

To see which ones count...

toward mandated community service,

please consult the list outside the main office.

Versatility is crucial.

This ROV from last year utilized multiple hinges on its gripper...

for greater range of motion.

...

Hey, uh...

Oh, man, really?

Sorry I'm late, sir, had to wait...

- for a computer. - Are you for the club?

The Engineering Club?

Yeah, you're Dr. Cameron, right?

When Ms. Lowry told me that I had to oversee a club,

she also assured me that no one would show up.

With all due respect, sir, is this club on or not?

Because I just spent an hour researching this competition that I would like to enter.

Okay, um, you see, in order to enter this competition,

we would have to build a remotely-operated vehicle that swims underwater.

I mean, you know this is the desert, right?

- Permission to speak freely, sir? - Sure.

There's an ROV up on Mars.

I'm pretty sure it wasn't built up on Mars. Sir.

Okay.

Well, this is a highly advanced piece of machinery.

And as you can see, last year's winner was MIT.

So, you wanna go up against the best tech school in the country...

- in an engineering contest? - No, no. Sir, sir.