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I Teached a Whale
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After a classmate's summer story gets him sent to the principal, Billy announces that he spent his vacation teaching a whale a trick no one believes. His teacher, Mrs. Lambert, decides to disprove it herself and loads the class into her car, taking the seat belt away from Billy as punishment. A cheerful Sea Land greeter in Orlando cannot offer a whale, but does offer a gruesome account of the last one's fate after a hurricane. A sombrero-wearing guide at a Mexican park explains that its Whale World sign promises nothing of the kind. The trip ends in an overloaded rowboat far out at sea, where the stubborn teacher finally calls on Billy to demonstrate, and the reaction suggests he was telling the truth all along.
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Highly quotable.
How am I gonna prove that here in Ohio? It's not like there's a ton of whales in Akron.
Prove that you taught a whale to jump out of its tail.
You know, a whale's heart is eight times the size of a man's.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.

Zach Cregger
Director

Trevor Moore
Director


Sam Brown
Writer

Zach Cregger
Writer

Darren Trumeter
Writer

Timmy Williams
Writer
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:00
Mrs. Lambert
All right, good morning class. Welcome to the new year. Before we start today, does anyone have anything neat they did over summer vacation? Would anyone like to talk about their summer break?
- 00:10
Mrs. Lambert
Yeah, Steven.
- 00:11
Stephen
My brother let me try marijuana.
- 00:13
Mrs. Lambert
That's great, Steven.
- 00:14
Stephen
It was so awesome, you guys. I'm going to do it every day for the rest of my life.
- 00:18
Mrs. Lambert
Okay, Steven, go to the principal's office.
- 00:20
Stephen
What? Why?
- 00:20
Mrs. Lambert
Go to the office. Did anyone have anything legal that they did over summer vacation? Yes, Billy.
- 00:28
Billy
Billy. This summer, I teached a whale to jump out of its tail.
- 00:33
Mrs. Lambert
What?
- 00:34
Billy
This summer, over summer break, I teached a whale to jump out of his tail.
- 00:38
Mrs. Lambert
What are you talking about, Billy?
- 00:40
Billy
This summer, I teached a whale to jump out of his tail.
- 00:43
Mrs. Lambert
Stop being silly. You're not making any sense.
- 00:45
Billy
I'm not being silly. I'm answering your question. That's what I did this summer. I teached a whale to jump out of the water and then jump again so hard that his tail came off.
- 00:54
Mrs. Lambert
Billy, that's impossible. Stop lying or I will send you to the principal's office.
- 00:58
Billy
I'm not lying. Stop calling me a liar. This summer, I teached a whale to jump out of his tail on vacation.
- 01:04
Mrs. Lambert
Billy, stop lying. You're wasting class time.
- 01:07
Billy
I'm not lying, and your calling me a liar is damaging my self-esteem as a student.
- 01:11
Mrs. Lambert
Fine. Then prove it.
- 01:13
Billy
Prove what?
- 01:13
Mrs. Lambert
Prove that you taught a whale to jump out of its tail.
- 01:16
Billy
Uh, okay. How am I gonna prove that here in Ohio? It's not like there's a ton of whales in Akron. Guess you can't prove me a liar, huh? Huh?
- 01:25
Mrs. Lambert
Then where did you teach these whales to jump out of their tails?
- 01:28
Billy
Florida.
- 01:29
Mrs. Lambert
Son of a bitch, Billy. Totally did it. All right, class, get your shit. We're going to Florida.
- 01:36
Billy
What about permission slips?
- 01:37
Mrs. Lambert
Fuck permission slips! Here we go, Billy. I'm gonna prove you to be the lying liar that I know that you are. You will rue the day.
- 01:48
Billy
Whatever, Ms. Lambert.
- 01:52
Mrs. Lambert
That's it. That's it, no seatbelt for Billy!
- 01:54
Billy
Hey, no, I want my seatbelt.
- 01:55
Mrs. Lambert
No, no seatbelt for you. Maybe now, if we get in an accident, you'll think about showing your elders some respect. Sealand, 10 miles, here we go!
- 02:05
Sea Land Greeter
Hello there, and welcome to Sealand, Orlando, home to sea creatures of the world and beyond.
- 02:10
Mrs. Lambert
Hi, yes, how are you doing? My name is Mrs. Lambert, and I teach third grade at Akron Elementary.
- 02:14
Sea Land Greeter
Well, hello, Mrs. Lambert. My name is Timmy Williams, and I am the official sea greeter here at Sealand, Orlando, home to sea creatures of the world and beyond. on.
- 02:22
Mrs. Lambert
That's wonderful. Thank you. I have a student here named Billy who claims he can teach a whale to jump out of its own tail.
- 02:29
Sea Land Greeter
I know. That's impossible. Thank you. You would have to be like the greatest whale trainer ever born to do something like that.
- 02:36
Mrs. Lambert
It is as you say. Oh my God. No, it's not. He's lying. He is a liar. Billy, be silent.
- 02:43
Mrs. Lambert
Might we borrow one of your whales so that Billy could show us all this impressive feed of his?
- 02:47
Sea Land Greeter
I am sorry, but we are temporarily out of whales here at Sea Land Orlando, home to Sea and other sea creatures of the world and beyond. You see, the last hurricane that came through here, Jennifer picked up all the whales up out of their tank and dropped them down onto the old abandoned barbed wire factory on the outskirts of town.
- 03:02
Sea Land Greeter
We found old Sham Sham with his tail all twisted up and impaled on a piece of barbed wire. He's trying to get back to the sea with his little whale fins. He made it about halfway through the basketball court, but he just couldn't get his tail free, so he slowly baked to death there on the asphalt while the local school kids came out and used his body as a bike ramp.
- 03:20
Billy
I could have taught him how to get away from his tail
- 03:24
Mrs. Lambert
Billy, shut up Everybody back in the car, we're going to Mexico Let's go, kids
- 03:30
Sea Land Greeter
I'm coming with You know a whale's heart is eight times the size of a man's? I heard that Sham Sham finally died when some kid stabbed him in the eye with a ruler But I think his heart was just too big for this world
- 03:44
Mrs. Lambert
I want all of the children to make a promise to me That when Billy is discovered to be a liar they will not be friends with him anymore.
- 03:52
Speaker 1
Hey, Ms. Lambert, how do you get all those cool blue lines in your legs?
- 03:58
Whale World Greeter
Mexico, four miles! Bienvenidos de la Oceana del Mexico, la casa de los Oceanos Marinos.
- 04:09
Mrs. Lambert
Hola, mi llamo is Mrs. Lambert and I teach third grade at Akron Elementary in Akron, Ohio. I have a student here named Billy who claims he can teach a whale to jump out of its tail.
- 04:21
Whale World Greeter
Dios mio! Only the one foretold in prophecy who could one day unite the eight wandering tribes of Mexico can accomplish such a feat. Behold, I am among you.
- 04:30
Mrs. Lambert
No, he's lying! He is a liar! Billy, I will beat you lifeless! Might we borrow one of your whales so that Billy could show us all of his impressive feet?
- 04:40
Whale World Greeter
Silly lady, there are no whales in Mexico.
- 04:43
Mrs. Lambert
Then why does your sign say whale world?
- 04:45
Whale World Greeter
But that sign right there, that says wahale world. What the fuck is a wahale? That's kind of like a chalupa. There's whale in it.
- 04:51
Mrs. Lambert
Okay, that's it. I'm gonna find one myself. Kids, to the ocean! Let's go! I'm coming with! the ocean
- 04:59
Speaker 2
The ocean, she's crazy. Once saw a dolphin jump out of the water 20 feet. And on its way down, clubbed a girl in the head with a lead pipe.
- 05:09
Mrs. Lambert
Okay, just stop the boat here. This is a good spot.
- 05:13
Whale World Greeter
Billy, I am gonna find you a whale. And I'm gonna teach it to jump out of its tail. And unite the brethren of the wandering tribes. was. Maybe.
- 05:21
Sea Land Greeter
Ah, shucks, kid. I just wish you the best.
- 05:24
Mrs. Lambert
Whale hoe, right off the starport side. Okay, everybody, let's pay attention as Billy teaches this whale to jump out of its own tail. Billy, the floor is yours.
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