Points 4 o'Clock Club

# Where d'you go when you know nobody can understand you?

# When it's just too much to handle?

# What d'you do when you end up Somewhere you never planned to?

# Wash that stress out Like it was shampoo

# You should stay

# It can change

# There's good days

# And bad days

# But one day down the line

# It's time for show to stop

# So the only time is now Four o'clock. #

You recorded Mr Harris in the shower? I'm pretty sure that's illegal.

It's illegal to cry like a baby, Ryan, but you still do it.

Nanny McPhee left! It was sad!

Check this out.

Dexter totally deserves this.

I mean, he's squatting in my room, and he's got this cool bunch

of music stuff he won't let me use.

Wow, it's like hypnotic and horrible at the same time.

I want to stop listening to it, but I can't!

So what you going to do with it?

Dunno. Just waiting for the right moment. I mean, it is payback.

What's going on?

Mr Bell's got an announcement.

Let's hope it's about the school closing down.

Now, I'm sure you all want to know what this is all about.

Three little words - good, buddy, points.

Being a "Good Buddy",

to your class, to your teachers...

Laters, ladies.

..and to yourselves...

Where you going?

-It's time for payback.

-..will enable us all tackle

the discipline issues at Elmsbury together.

Who's he calling a discipline issue? He's a discipline issue!

Ssssh!

I ain't even done nothing disruptive, that's well outrageous.

Be polite and courteous,

hand your homework in on time,

positively contribute during lessons and you can earn yourself stickers

for great prizes like this stylish Good Buddy hoodie.

WOLF WHISTLE

Let's make this work.

Let's achieve the level of discipline

that I know this school is capable of.

# 'I'm Mr shower-man. Oow, baby!'

# Scrubbin' my face Ain't no disgrace. Yeah!' #

Is that you, Harris?

Could be anybody.

# 'Dexter be lovin' the lather

# 'It's soap-tastic, washing my pits down to my bits

# 'Oh, yeah!

# 'Here comes the shampooooo!' #

Josh Carter! Outside! Now!

APPLAUSE

Sir, I feel partly responsible for the whole "washing my pits" thing,

and I assure you, Josh will be punished.

No, no.

We've tried training the dog with a stick.

From now on, we're training with carrots.

Do dogs eat carrots?

The Good Buddy Scheme reprogrammes troublemakers.

Reprogrammes?

It's for their own good.

And ours, of course.

We train up the miscreants using rewards,

and then end up with a school full of model pupils, like these.

Good behaviour becomes a habit.

Then we do away with the prizes.

You have all the tools you need now.

So if you can't make your "Four O'Clock Club" behave,

then you've only yourself to blame.

I expect results.

Molly seems to have got the gist of this,

so compare your results with hers.

Good work, Molly. Here's a Good Buddy sticker.

-I'd rather not be brainwashed, thanks.

-I'll have it.

It doesn't quite work like that.

You what? Are you messing about, Miss?

So flippin' Twilight gets to have a sticker and I don't?

That's well outrageous!

That's worse than the time Mr Wilson dropped a Bunsen burner

on Jason Taylor's head.

If you want a sticker, do your work.

You are having a giraffe!

This Good Buddy thing is well cool.

Shut up, Ryan, you creepy adjustable spanner.

Check out the prizes.

Look, I already got three stickers

for helping put away the chairs after assembly.

Hey!

You know this is technically bullying.

Oh, sorry! I'll try really hard not to do it next time.

How come he's not bothering you?

Why would anyone give me crawler points for anything?

Yeah, this points scheme's stupid anyway.

No way am I getting conned into...

Wow, look at that beauty!

It's even got its own external sound card!

I need this!

It's 5,000 points, Josh.

Even Ryan won't get that many and he's basically Dobby the House Elf.

You'd have to kiss up big time for that many points.

Serious good behaviour.

This is you we're talking about, mate.

# Well maybe I can be a new me

# Upset the odds, tip the balance

# And make it epic like a movie

# If there's one thing I love it's a challenge!

# And maybe I can be a new me

# Prove myself, do some damage

# And say that I've arrived truly

# If there's one thing I love it's a challenge!

# This might be the furthest I've reached yet

# Trying to be a certified Teacher's Pet

# It's a toughie, but toughies are what this guy was born for

# No war was ever won without being fought for

# I'ma be surrounded in stickers like drowning

# And I ain't gonna stop till I reach 5,000

# Might run a few errands for the staff room

# I'll be so full of favours charm too

# Maybe get a side parting smart shoes

# Do my tie up tight, I can't lose

# I can strike while there's heat in the iron

# King of the butt kissers Leapfrog Ryan!

# And he'll wonder where his crown has gone

# Me? I'll prove all my doubters wrong

# If victory's addictive I'll get in that habit

# And I'll guarantee you this I will win that tablet, yeah!

# And maybe I can be a new me

# Upset the odds, tip the balance

# And make it epic like a movie

# If there's one thing I love it's a challenge!

# Then maybe I can be a new me

# Prove myself, do some damage

# And say that I've arrived truly

# If there's one thing I love it's a challenge!

# Success is the only thing that matters

# If Bell wants carrots? He'll get carrots!

# And I can show everyone which man's best

# Bell, Thorne, Miss Poppy, Miss Andress

# And if points mean prizes aplenty

# Teacher of the year?

# I'll be teacher of the century!

# Film a documentary showing off the talents

# Man, if there's one thing I love it's a challenge! #

So plan is, I'm going to get the Four O'Clock Club kids

to behave themselves.

Right. Good luck with that.

Who knows? If I can pull this off, maybe I'll make Teacher of the Year.

"He's Mr shower-man. Oow, baby!"

"Scrubbin' his face, public disgrace. Yeah!"

Or maybe people'll forget about that whole shower thing.

Wow, this actually looks promising.

What is it?

I'm covering Music History this term.

Thought I'd try and get them to do a live performance of madrigals.

Oh, madrigals. Great, who doesn't love an old medieval song?

Yeah, I didn't think they'd be into it, but...

So how many have signed up so far?

Two.

Though I suspect "Jim Nastic" and "Hugh Jundys" aren't real pupils.

Hmmm. Looks like this performance idea may be a flop.

I could've warned you.

But happy to be proven wrong.

Great. Just trying to make lessons more interesting,

and now I look as incompetent as y...

You... were saying?

How hard can it be? All I got to do is be a good kid.

Suck up to the teachers. Just like Ryan.

I don't suck up. I actually quite enjoy school.

Weirdazoid.

Anyway, you can't just copy and paste my personality onto yours.

Ryan, stop pretending you've got a personality.

Why should I? You go round pretending you have a brain.

I've got to seem responsible.

Grow a moustache.

Lots of responsible people have moustaches.

Policemen, and, er, soldiers, and...

Your mum.

Cheers, Ash. Any other suggestions?

Josh is going to be the challenge.

You saw him in assembly this morning.

He doesn't care about getting into trouble. He likes it!

You could try electric shock treatment.

Or failing that, a bit of psychology.

Like hypnotizing him?

I'm pretty sure that's illegal.

Shame.

Josh gets attention from the other kids for acting out, right?

So why don't you try giving Josh lots of positive attention?

You need to show a positive attitude. Teachers love all that.

Ryan, you're the Master Yoda of nerdiness.

Be helpful. Show you're interested.

Keep eye-contact. Show you're interested.

Compliments are good, but don't push it.

Josh is smart. If you go overboard, he'll see right through it.

Compliments are good, right?

OK, so I'll go big.

Teachers are like dumb animals. They'll believe any old rubbish.

The important thing is smile and believe that, deep down,

he really wants to behave.

Just smile and go against all your natural instincts.

Got it.

Hey, Josh! Ready for class?

Well excited, sir!

I'm just really keen to get in there and really learn things

that's going to benefit me in my future.

Oh. That's terrific. Me too! After you, then.

-After you, sir.

-After you.

Hey! Guess what? I just got three Good Buddy points from Mr Jenkins

for helping him carry books!

Ten more and I'm eligible for a Gary Barlow pedometer.

Rock-and-roll!

Darius is stood right behind me, isn't he?

Mm-hmm.

Hand 'em over.

What's that..?

Aaah!

-Why're you running?!

-Why're you running?!

I dunno.

In here!

Are you three bunking off?

Er, no.

We're here for...

The thing?

Ah "the thing"? You don't mean my thing?

Yes. Yes. Your thing.

Wow. So instead of class,

the three of you want to volunteer to practice madrigals

so you can sing them tomorrow lunchtime

in front of the entire school?

That is such brilliant news!

Er...

And here's me thinking I'd have to punish you for skiving off.

All right, everybody, let's get that homework out,

and then we'll get to clapping out some rhythmic divisions.

Woo!

Oi, Skinny-Binny, you and Carterfeatures better stop acting

so weird or I'm going to call the creepy police on you!

The creepy police don't exist, sir.

Thanks, Agness. Zoe-Marie, Josh is perfectly fine.

He's just responding to some positive appreciation.

Sir, I've, like, not done my homework,

but I'd be more than happy to clap out

to someone else's rhythmic doo-daas if you don't mind me sharing.

Why not? And thank you for being honest about not doing it.

Thank you for understanding.

In fact, you know what, I think that honesty deserves a sticker.

A sticker! Well, isn't that a surprise, eh? A sticker.

Miss, you can't make us sing.

My mum says I sound like a duck trumping when I sing.

Just think of yourselves as an old English style boy band.

Yeah, this actually might be quite cool.

And one, two, three.

# Pat-a-pan, pat-a-pan

# Pat-a-pan, pat-a-pan

# Pat-a-pan, pat-a-pan

# Pat-a-pan, pat-a-pan

# Pat-a-pan, pat-a-pan

# Pat-a-pan, pat-a-pan

# Pat-a-pan, pat-a-pan

# Pat

# Willie, bring your little drum Robin, bring your flute and come

# And be merry while you play Tu-ra-lu-ra-lu-ra-lay

# Tu-ra-lu-ra-lu-ra-lay Tu-ra-lu-ra-lu-ra-lay... #

No-one can ever know about this.

Sir, code name "Get the Four O'Clock Club earning points" is a-go.

I didn't give it a code name.

No, I gave it the...

We can lose the code name.

Anyway, perhaps if you're free later you can come and check it out.

I think you'll be impressed.

OK. I'll check it out.

Yes, you will.

SCHOOL BELL RINGS

What?

You're not in detention today.

Oh!

Oh, right.

Wait, hang on a minute, just hold up a second.

Afternoon, everyone.

I think you'll be impressed with the progress I've made with Josh.

A real turnaround. If you don't mind me blowing my own trumpet.

Do we have to hear your trumpet now? I totally hate trumpets times ten.

I've got a note about them from my mum since somebody,

Ashley Newman,

got my head stuck in a tuba last year.

Show Mr Bell your card. Go on.

Nah, I'm all right, sir.

Go on, Josh. I'm proud of you. You should be proud of yourself.

STUDENTS IMITATE BEING SICK

Go on, show him, creepy creep-a-zoid!

WHISTLES

All right, then! Well done.

Mr Harris, if you can work your magic on the rest of this lot,

I really will be impressed.

Really!

See you tomorrow, Josh.

You OK?

Yeah. Just hope this whole points thing is worth it.

Hey, how many gazillion points is this worth?

In total? 12 points.

12?!

But this is the hardest day of work I've done in my life,

sucking up to all those teachers.

I made myself look a complete div.

Well, it's enough to buy a highlighter pen.

I need 5,000 for this.

You've got enough to highlight around it.

Miss, this is serious!

# Huh! So this is what happens when you play fair?

# One big blank space for points that ain't there!

# I worked my butt off I tried to pretend

# That I was a nerd for a highlighter pen!

# Maybe tomorrow if I work like a dog

# I could get a rubber shaped like a dog

# At this rate I won't even make 30

# Time to do what I do best play dirty

# Goody goody doesn't make any sense

# Plus don't they always say "play to your strengths"

# So listen up, rules I'ma have to remove ya

# If I'm gonna grab that tablet computer

# Operation Sticker Nicker that'll be the code name

# One plan, beat these teachers at their own game

# Ha, you can't stop this boy when I plot

# Gonna squeeze this school for every point that they got! #

What?

I have to admit, I had my doubts.

But you've really shown me a different side of you today.

Good for you.

Good for me!

Er, Josh, do you mind passing me some loo roll?

There's none in the basket.

I'm sure I could find some somewhere, Dex. For some stickers, of course.

All right, you can have two stickers.

Ladies! Today's all about pushing Dexter's buttons.

Last night I got him to cough up a bunch of stickers for stuff.

He's like a human slot machine for points.

Nice one!

Don't forget break-time rehearsal, boys! We need it!

No idea what she's talking about.

Oh, I've got the ruffs!

The ruffs?

Must be going around.

Put some cream on that, Miss!

Spill.

Miss Poppy's got us and Darius doing this historical singing thing

today in front of the whole school.

Mate, it's way embarrassing.

I had to make these rosettes for my shoes.

Rosettes! For my shoes!

And look, she's making us give out all these leaflets!

Wow!

Wow. You two and Darius, singing stupid songs in front of people?

Total humiliation!

We are doomed!

Tell you what, make it worth my while and I'll see to it no-one comes.

It's a deal.

Thank you, thank you.

Genius.

So, hypothetical question,

say you give a pupil stickers for finding your laptop,

but you suspect they've hidden it in the first place. Is that OK?

Is Josh milking you for points?

Like I'm a big fat sticker cow with a sticker-udder and teats!

Sorry about that.

Could we all... can we gather?

Have you seen this? It shows which teachers gave out how many points.

I'm third in the table!

Miss Andress has put all this together,

so we can all see how well all of you are doing.

So we're competing against each other?

-Yes!

-No.

That's not what it's about at all.

BELL RINGS

I'm probably going to get to class early,

just to make sure anybody needs their PE homework marking.

Sir, my cat died this morning.

Some stickers would like, well cheer me up.

Darius, you don't even have a cat.

I've a goldfish with a dodgy heart.

No way! If they're getting points I want some.

Just cos I don't have a cat.

I could well have a cat. I'm getting a cat, so give me points, yeah?

Sir! Are you giving Josh extra points cos you live with him?

Everyone! Calm down! All right, yes, I gave Josh some stickers.

But no more! From now on, no more sticker handouts.

Hey! What about my 5,000 points for the computer, man? We had a deal.

Since when did we have a deal?

Tell you what, how about you give me eleven stickers instead of one,

just to even things out.

Oh, yes, I'm going to give you triple points

for doing absolutely nothing. Great idea(!)

No way, Josh, I'm not your sticker cow.

Say what?

No more milky-milky Mr Harris.

OK, you're kinda weirding me out now, man.

If you want points so bad,

why don't you go and clean some boards or something?

# Oh! Hush thee, my baby The night is behind us

# And black are the waters that sparkled so green

# The moon, o'er the combers

# Looks downward to find us

# At rest in the hollows That rustle between

# Bum-tiddle-tiddle-tiddle-buuum tiddle-buuum

# Bum-tiddle-tiddle-tiddle-buuum tiddle-buuum. #

And... finish!

Yay!

Miss, I'm not sure where my bums are or what I should be tiddling.

Well, the lunchtime performance is only a few hours away, and with the

500 posters and flyers everywhere there should be a good turn out.

Yay!

So, how are we fixed?

All the leaflets are in the bin.

Nobody knows about this thing.

Maybe this isn't so bad.

The three of us don't usually hang out together. We're bonding.

Who's up for wearing bells?

Mr Thorne's doing a basketball lunchtime activity.

Ten buddy points for anyone who just joins in.

No teacher's going to give points away like this,

and no pupil's going to believe that.

This isn't teaching kids anything.

They're only here because you promised them points.

Rubbish. They're motivated, and they're enjoying themselves.

And look, teamwork.

They're engaged.

Oh, really?

So I suppose they won't react if I shout "20 points for anyone

"who wants to do something really interesting in the music room!"

I'm telling Bell.

OK, everyone, squeeze in and grab an instrument.

If you don't have an instrument, clap your hands.

You at the back, punching doesn't count, unless it's in 3/4 time.

What're you playing at?

-He's given us 20 points each!

-Really?

And now they're here I'm going to actually teach them something

and use this points scheme for some good.

So give me some, then, if you're throwing them about.

Well, the thing is I don't actually have enough points

to give them all twenty each.

Man, I thought this scheme was going to make kids to behave well?

Not getting teachers to behave like kids.

They'll understand. And then they'll learn for the sake of learning.

Oh, really? Hey, guys, guess what!

He's not actually got any stickers for you!

You flippin' what?

Hey! Maracas are not a weapon!

# I'll admit, I've messed up quite a lot of plans

# But I don't think I've ever had a riot on my hands

# My dad warned me there'd be days like these

# He even wrote rules he used to say I'd need

# Where are they? Aaaaaaaaaagh! Oh, geez

# "Rule number one - in a riot, don't scream"

# I feel all on my own, so stranded

# "Rule number two - in a riot, don't panic."

# So I've already broken the first two

# Is there any way I could go for a worse move?

# Well, I guess I could invite Bell up to see a

# Big rabble of youths beating up a teacher

# Not long ago it was all points and carrots

# Now the carrots are Bell's sticks I'll get battered

# Guess I've made a mess of this all along

# "Rule number three - admit when you're wrong"

# I created a monster

# Don't take a genius to make me responsi...

# ..ble, cos in order to get what I need I guess

# I've started a whole trend of greediness

# And it's made everybody misbehave

# Teachers and pupils could all get the blame

# Dexter especially but when the dust clears

# No one will be looking elsewhere just here

# Me and Dexter could both get the boot

# Me out of school, him destitute

# And I could stand here guessing how it might be

# But one thing's for sure Bell won't take it lightly

# Probably got the letter of death ready to send it

# I started all this I have to end it

# And if points excite the whole school

# Maybe points'll get these kids to behave after all

# No

# There's no point in this going on

# Whoa

# Better to just admit that I'm wrong

# No

# There's no point in this going on

# Whoa

# Better to just admit that I'm wrong. #

I know where there are stickers!

50 points each for following me. Come on! Follow me!

Nobody? Not even Miss James?

She said she'd definitely be coming.

Isn't Miss James the one with the dodgy leg?

Yeah, and she's not going anywhere.

For a moment there I thought we were in trouble.

KIDS SCREAM

You think we missed a flyer?

Mm-hmm.

Can someone explain this?

Er, Josh, can I explain this?

Sir, Mr Harris doesn't like bigging himself up,

but he's been like your Good Buddy soldier, you know,

fighting your cause to get as many kids here as possible

so that they can support school activities.

He's a true inspiration to us all.

Anyone seen Ding-Dong?

All right, 100 points each to run around the car park!

200.

500.

Nice try, sir. Bad luck.

Consider the Good Buddy Scheme terminated!

Mr Thorne, my office, please, now.

Aw, they've worked so hard.

You know what I say, miss? I say you give the crowd what they want!

This is going to be comedy genius!

# Oh! Hush thee, my baby the night is behind us

# And black are the waters that sparkled so green. #

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