1 00:00:05,255 --> 00:00:07,966 Extra, extra! Read all about it! 2 00:00:07,966 --> 00:00:10,719 School newspaper goes bust! 3 00:00:10,719 --> 00:00:12,596 A real live newspaper? 4 00:00:12,596 --> 00:00:14,639 Like beepers, phonographs and me, 5 00:00:14,639 --> 00:00:15,932 I thought these things were dead. 6 00:00:15,932 --> 00:00:17,643 Yeah. This is the last edition 7 00:00:17,643 --> 00:00:19,227 of The Brighton Middle School Bugle. 8 00:00:19,227 --> 00:00:20,896 We lost our funding in budget cuts. 9 00:00:20,896 --> 00:00:22,314 This is an outrage! 10 00:00:22,314 --> 00:00:23,649 Journalism is about truth, 11 00:00:23,649 --> 00:00:25,275 no matter where it takes us! 12 00:00:25,275 --> 00:00:27,235 School spirit suffocates in silence. 13 00:00:27,235 --> 00:00:29,488 This cannot, will not-- 14 00:00:29,488 --> 00:00:31,406 You didn't even know there was a school paper, did you? 15 00:00:31,406 --> 00:00:33,492 No, I did not! But now that I do, 16 00:00:33,492 --> 00:00:36,203 we will save The Bugle! 17 00:00:36,203 --> 00:00:38,580 Listen up, everybody. The Bugle needs a makeover. 18 00:00:38,580 --> 00:00:40,207 A total overhaul. 19 00:00:40,207 --> 00:00:41,875 You picking up what I'm putting down? 20 00:00:41,875 --> 00:00:44,753 - You smelling what I'm cooking? - [sniffs] I smell it! 21 00:00:44,753 --> 00:00:47,422 As your advisor, I advise you 22 00:00:47,422 --> 00:00:50,759 to keep your enthusiasm to a dull roar. 23 00:00:50,759 --> 00:00:52,344 [groans] 24 00:00:52,344 --> 00:00:53,929 Right. Sorry, Mr. Pham. 25 00:00:53,929 --> 00:00:55,555 Andrea, you're on culture and fashion. 26 00:00:55,555 --> 00:00:57,224 I'll give you the who wore what, 27 00:00:57,224 --> 00:00:59,393 when, where and why it was a mistake. 28 00:00:59,393 --> 00:01:01,561 [Molly] Sheila, you're my go-to sports gal. 29 00:01:01,561 --> 00:01:03,105 I'll knock it out of the park. 30 00:01:03,105 --> 00:01:05,107 [Molly] Nashua, cafeteria food critic. 31 00:01:05,107 --> 00:01:07,109 Lunch lady Olga doesn't pull punches. 32 00:01:07,109 --> 00:01:08,944 Neither will I. 33 00:01:08,944 --> 00:01:11,530 Uh, boss, what about me? 34 00:01:11,530 --> 00:01:14,574 I need a hard-hitting piece worthy of our front page. 35 00:01:14,574 --> 00:01:17,744 Something so juicy even The Perfektborg Post will be jealous. 36 00:01:17,744 --> 00:01:20,622 Sounds like a job for... 37 00:01:20,622 --> 00:01:23,625 [sniffs] The Bloodhound of Truth. 38 00:01:23,625 --> 00:01:25,961 And The Scoop-Snoop! [sniffing] 39 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:29,464 Come on, who calls you that? 40 00:01:29,464 --> 00:01:32,008 Look, you want the help of a supernatural entity 41 00:01:32,008 --> 00:01:34,386 that can make himself invisible, glide through solid walls, 42 00:01:34,386 --> 00:01:35,971 and knows all the best lunch spots, or not? 43 00:01:37,431 --> 00:01:40,725 Okay, Scoop-Snoop, let's rock. 44 00:01:40,725 --> 00:01:42,352 [howls] 45 00:01:42,352 --> 00:01:45,397 Now for the dirty work, selling ads. 46 00:01:45,397 --> 00:01:47,357 I've been out here all day, 47 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:49,443 and the only ad I've sold is to Weird Larry. 48 00:01:49,443 --> 00:01:51,236 I really don't think that Baby Skunk Daycare 49 00:01:51,236 --> 00:01:52,320 is going to take off like he hopes, 50 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:53,447 but I do love his enthusiasm. 51 00:01:53,447 --> 00:01:55,866 Well, only one business left. 52 00:01:55,866 --> 00:01:58,743 Save The Bugle! Save democracy! 53 00:01:58,743 --> 00:02:00,787 [man, warbled] Welcome to Flavor Burger. 54 00:02:00,787 --> 00:02:03,331 Would you like to try our new 100% turnip burger? 55 00:02:03,331 --> 00:02:05,459 Was that a yes? 56 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:07,002 Pull up to the next window. 57 00:02:07,002 --> 00:02:08,879 What do you say, Miss Fiamma? 58 00:02:08,879 --> 00:02:10,589 Are you in to protect our freedom of press 59 00:02:10,589 --> 00:02:13,133 by sponsoring an ad in The Brighton Bugle? 60 00:02:13,133 --> 00:02:15,093 Well, we do need to advertise 61 00:02:15,093 --> 00:02:18,013 our new 100% Brighton Turnip Burger. Heh. 62 00:02:20,640 --> 00:02:22,225 Ah, what the heck? 63 00:02:22,225 --> 00:02:23,977 I'm supporting local turnip farmers. 64 00:02:23,977 --> 00:02:26,229 I might as well support local journalism, too. 65 00:02:26,229 --> 00:02:27,856 Let's go for it. We'll take a full page 66 00:02:27,856 --> 00:02:29,191 in every future edition of The Bugle. 67 00:02:29,191 --> 00:02:30,817 - [car horn honks] - Back off! 68 00:02:30,817 --> 00:02:32,736 I'm saving journalism here! 69 00:02:32,736 --> 00:02:35,071 [investigative music playing] 70 00:02:37,866 --> 00:02:41,203 ♪ Go get that gossip, go get that dish ♪ 71 00:02:41,203 --> 00:02:42,537 [teacher] That's criminal! 72 00:02:42,537 --> 00:02:43,997 ♪ Ooh, that sounds juicy ♪ 73 00:02:43,997 --> 00:02:46,041 ♪ Very suspish ♪ 74 00:02:46,041 --> 00:02:49,211 ♪ It's just a teacher microwaving some fish ♪ 75 00:02:49,211 --> 00:02:50,420 Oh... 76 00:02:50,420 --> 00:02:51,796 ♪ You gotta snoop ♪ 77 00:02:51,796 --> 00:02:53,381 ♪ For a scoop... ♪ 78 00:02:53,381 --> 00:02:56,176 Hot dish like gossip, not a literal hot dish. 79 00:02:56,176 --> 00:02:59,429 ♪ Maybe that substitute is smuggling cash ♪ 80 00:02:59,429 --> 00:03:01,264 [substitute] Hey, that's my lunch! 81 00:03:01,264 --> 00:03:03,308 ♪ Maybe that janitor's got a fake mustache ♪ 82 00:03:03,308 --> 00:03:05,227 Ow! 83 00:03:05,227 --> 00:03:06,520 ♪ You need that front page story ♪ 84 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:08,688 ♪ To make a splash ♪ 85 00:03:08,688 --> 00:03:12,275 ♪ You gotta snoop for a scoop ♪ 86 00:03:13,860 --> 00:03:16,238 ♪ They're writing 'bout lacrosse, they got hot goss ♪ 87 00:03:16,238 --> 00:03:19,199 ♪ They're tasting cafeteria pizza sauce ♪ 88 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:22,577 [slurps] Hmm. Middling at best. 89 00:03:22,577 --> 00:03:25,372 ♪ Look at the bus driver, Gus, looking so sus ♪ 90 00:03:25,372 --> 00:03:27,415 ♪ Putting that bag in the back of his bus... ♪ 91 00:03:27,415 --> 00:03:30,043 Let's air your dirty laundry, Gus. 92 00:03:30,043 --> 00:03:32,170 Oh, it's his actual laundry, gross! 93 00:03:32,170 --> 00:03:34,256 ♪ Following your nose, sniffing every scent ♪ 94 00:03:34,256 --> 00:03:36,466 ♪ Maybe you can sneak inside that vent... ♪ 95 00:03:36,466 --> 00:03:38,176 And... I'm stuck. 96 00:03:39,761 --> 00:03:42,889 We always protect our sources at The Bugle, 97 00:03:42,889 --> 00:03:44,849 especially when it's my brother. 98 00:03:44,849 --> 00:03:47,143 Darryl, I don't know how, but I think they're on to you. 99 00:03:47,143 --> 00:03:48,562 [Andrea] "I couldn't help but wonder, 100 00:03:48,562 --> 00:03:50,438 was I wearing the clothes, 101 00:03:50,438 --> 00:03:52,899 or were the clothes wearing me?" 102 00:03:52,899 --> 00:03:56,778 Mr. Mayor, the story prints with or without a comment from Goldie! 103 00:03:56,778 --> 00:04:00,240 - Finished, boss! - Nashua, this is not six column inches. 104 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:01,491 Get it down to a page. 105 00:04:01,491 --> 00:04:03,368 I can't possibly do justice 106 00:04:03,368 --> 00:04:05,453 to square-shaped pizza in one page. 107 00:04:05,453 --> 00:04:09,082 The spice blend, the slice of technique. The mouthfeel. 108 00:04:09,082 --> 00:04:11,209 Turnips! Ugh... 109 00:04:11,209 --> 00:04:13,128 One page. 110 00:04:13,128 --> 00:04:14,879 And stop saying "mouthfeel." It's freaking people out. 111 00:04:14,879 --> 00:04:17,674 [gasps] The angles, the facial expressions. 112 00:04:17,674 --> 00:04:19,968 These photos really tell a story. 113 00:04:19,968 --> 00:04:23,680 And that story is I have this for four to six weeks. 114 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,557 Way to take one for the team, Sheila. 115 00:04:25,557 --> 00:04:27,392 Libby, you got my front page story? 116 00:04:27,392 --> 00:04:28,977 Is it juicy, in-depth, hard-hitting? 117 00:04:28,977 --> 00:04:31,062 Uh, it will be. 118 00:04:31,062 --> 00:04:32,856 It will be? 119 00:04:32,856 --> 00:04:35,275 This is the headline story, Libby. 120 00:04:35,275 --> 00:04:38,111 We need it to make readers salivate, and we need it now! 121 00:04:38,111 --> 00:04:39,404 Or do you want us to put out a paper 122 00:04:39,404 --> 00:04:41,156 with a blank first page? 123 00:04:41,156 --> 00:04:43,199 [wind howling] 124 00:04:43,199 --> 00:04:45,744 That is not what Flavor Burger is paying us for! 125 00:04:45,744 --> 00:04:49,623 Don't worry, boss, it'll be ready by the time we go to print. 126 00:04:49,623 --> 00:04:51,625 That was a blatant lie. 127 00:04:51,625 --> 00:04:55,211 I know! There's got to be a story around here somewhere. 128 00:04:55,211 --> 00:04:57,213 Buglers! Dee-da-dee! 129 00:04:57,213 --> 00:04:59,716 The librarian is waiting to go to press on this edition. 130 00:04:59,716 --> 00:05:02,510 The future of journalism depends on us! 131 00:05:02,510 --> 00:05:04,387 Delivery from Flavor Burger, 132 00:05:04,387 --> 00:05:08,516 where the odds of flavor are always in your favor. 133 00:05:09,768 --> 00:05:12,854 "Hope these 100% Brighton Turnip Burgers fuel 134 00:05:12,854 --> 00:05:15,273 your quest for truth and justice." 135 00:05:15,273 --> 00:05:17,359 Ha! I'd say integrity is its own reward, 136 00:05:17,359 --> 00:05:19,152 but this is pretty good, too. 137 00:05:19,152 --> 00:05:22,030 100% Brighton turnips? Ugh. 138 00:05:22,030 --> 00:05:23,239 Do I even want to try this? 139 00:05:28,328 --> 00:05:30,038 [Molly] Oh, is it that bad? 140 00:05:30,038 --> 00:05:32,415 No, that good! 141 00:05:32,415 --> 00:05:34,292 This is delicious! 142 00:05:34,292 --> 00:05:37,087 Celery, carrot, oregano, 143 00:05:37,087 --> 00:05:40,840 and something else, but I can't place it. 144 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:42,759 It's delightful, but strange. 145 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:44,260 [all happily moan] 146 00:05:44,260 --> 00:05:46,304 These are the best burgers I've ever had. 147 00:05:46,304 --> 00:05:48,807 How did Flavor Burger make turnips taste this delicious? 148 00:05:48,807 --> 00:05:50,558 [Nashua] It's impossible. 149 00:05:50,558 --> 00:05:52,268 You thinking what I'm thinking? 150 00:05:52,268 --> 00:05:55,105 Uh-huh. Something stinks at Flavor Burger. 151 00:05:59,943 --> 00:06:03,363 Here's the real scandal. Why would anyone throw away 152 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:04,572 perfectly good chicken nuggets? 153 00:06:04,572 --> 00:06:05,532 [Scratch gasps] 154 00:06:06,866 --> 00:06:08,451 - [raccoon chitters] - [Libby groans] 155 00:06:08,451 --> 00:06:09,911 This stake-out is a bust. 156 00:06:09,911 --> 00:06:11,913 Maybe there's no story here. 157 00:06:11,913 --> 00:06:13,873 Maybe they've made turnips tasty. 158 00:06:13,873 --> 00:06:16,126 You and I both know that is impossible. 159 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:24,467 [Libby] Wait a minute! 160 00:06:24,467 --> 00:06:25,885 That sign is faker 161 00:06:25,885 --> 00:06:27,512 than Ezekiel Tugbottom's legacy. 162 00:06:32,350 --> 00:06:34,352 Something is fishy here. 163 00:06:34,352 --> 00:06:35,854 Ooh, tell me about it. 164 00:06:38,857 --> 00:06:40,692 Oh, you meant Flavor Burger. 165 00:06:40,692 --> 00:06:42,652 Yeah, yeah, something's messed up for sure. 166 00:06:51,369 --> 00:06:54,164 She just threw away the turnips. 167 00:06:54,164 --> 00:06:56,833 But they're the main ingredient in the Flavor Burgers. 168 00:06:56,833 --> 00:06:59,085 Unless they're not. 169 00:07:13,141 --> 00:07:14,934 [both] Flavor Burgers are made of... 170 00:07:14,934 --> 00:07:16,519 [Molly] Perfektborg Parsnips? 171 00:07:16,519 --> 00:07:19,272 [all gasp] 172 00:07:19,272 --> 00:07:22,567 They're serving burger with a side of lies. 173 00:07:22,567 --> 00:07:24,402 You wanted hard-hitting? 174 00:07:24,402 --> 00:07:27,155 Well, this story hits like a ton of bricks. 175 00:07:27,155 --> 00:07:30,116 Perfektborg Parsnips. Of course! 176 00:07:30,116 --> 00:07:32,952 I knew there was a delicious ingredient I couldn't identify. 177 00:07:34,245 --> 00:07:37,040 I mean, a disgusting ingredient 178 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,833 that shall never grace this tongue again. 179 00:07:40,543 --> 00:07:42,170 Great work, Libby! 180 00:07:42,170 --> 00:07:43,838 Just the kind of story that proves why 181 00:07:43,838 --> 00:07:45,590 we need a school paper to begin with. 182 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:48,134 But if we run it, we'll lose our biggest sponsor. 183 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:49,677 And The Bugle will shut down. 184 00:07:49,677 --> 00:07:50,970 And we won't be able to report 185 00:07:50,970 --> 00:07:52,680 on any other stories ever again. 186 00:07:59,229 --> 00:08:01,481 [groans] What am I going to do? 187 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:03,733 I set out to save The Bugle. 188 00:08:03,733 --> 00:08:06,236 - If I run the story, we're sunk. - Well, I mean, uh... 189 00:08:06,236 --> 00:08:07,987 Can I really bury a story like this? 190 00:08:07,987 --> 00:08:09,781 Could I even call myself a journalist? 191 00:08:09,781 --> 00:08:11,282 - Um... - [scoffs] But then again... 192 00:08:11,282 --> 00:08:13,159 what good is journalism if there is no paper? 193 00:08:13,159 --> 00:08:15,954 Do I silence the story or The Bugle? 194 00:08:15,954 --> 00:08:19,499 Well, it seems like you don't actually want my input here, 195 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:22,377 so I'm just going to let you figure this out on your own. 196 00:08:22,377 --> 00:08:26,256 A wise person once told me, journalism is about truth, 197 00:08:26,256 --> 00:08:28,633 no matter where it takes us. 198 00:08:28,633 --> 00:08:31,344 Using my own words against me, that hurts. 199 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:33,763 [suspenseful music playing] 200 00:08:37,100 --> 00:08:38,351 [sighs] 201 00:08:38,351 --> 00:08:39,602 They'll thank me one day. 202 00:08:39,602 --> 00:08:40,562 [button clicks] 203 00:08:43,898 --> 00:08:48,236 Parsnips? From Perfektborg? How could they? 204 00:08:48,236 --> 00:08:50,071 [screams] 205 00:08:51,573 --> 00:08:52,574 [exclaims] 206 00:08:54,951 --> 00:08:57,745 [grunting] 207 00:08:57,745 --> 00:08:59,789 [all chanting] Flavor Burger Betrays Brighton! 208 00:08:59,789 --> 00:09:01,291 Turn down the flavor! 209 00:09:04,586 --> 00:09:06,337 [all chanting] Flavor Burger Betrays Brighton! 210 00:09:06,337 --> 00:09:08,339 Turn down the flavor! 211 00:09:08,339 --> 00:09:11,551 You don't understand! You can't make turnips tasty! 212 00:09:11,551 --> 00:09:13,887 I tried. I really tried. 213 00:09:13,887 --> 00:09:15,013 [chanting continues] 214 00:09:15,013 --> 00:09:16,598 Wow, takes guts, McGee, 215 00:09:16,598 --> 00:09:18,224 I'm proud of you. 216 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:20,727 Yeah. The people deserve to know. 217 00:09:20,727 --> 00:09:23,771 I mean, sure, Flavor Burger pulled their funding, 218 00:09:23,771 --> 00:09:26,983 but maybe, somehow, the paper will be fine. 219 00:09:26,983 --> 00:09:29,360 I'm just going to have a positive mental attitude. 220 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:30,945 Everything will be all... 221 00:09:30,945 --> 00:09:32,864 Right, team, we're all out of a job. 222 00:09:32,864 --> 00:09:34,949 It's been an honor to be 223 00:09:34,949 --> 00:09:38,286 your editor-in-chief for the 16 whole hours. 224 00:09:38,286 --> 00:09:40,580 I'm sorry that it's had to end like this. 225 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:45,209 I guess that's the price you pay for integrity, so... 226 00:09:45,209 --> 00:09:47,295 [scattered slow clap] 227 00:09:51,382 --> 00:09:53,968 [gasps] Guys! You know I've always wanted 228 00:09:53,968 --> 00:09:55,470 a slow clap just for me! 229 00:09:55,470 --> 00:09:57,013 [knock on door] 230 00:09:57,013 --> 00:09:58,640 Is this The Brighton Bugle newsroom? 231 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:00,892 I want to buy an ad for my bakery. 232 00:10:00,892 --> 00:10:02,435 - Us, too. - Me three! 233 00:10:02,435 --> 00:10:04,062 But you all turned me down yesterday. 234 00:10:04,062 --> 00:10:05,521 That was before you became 235 00:10:05,521 --> 00:10:07,440 the number one news source in town. 236 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:10,276 Joanie Pataky just announced it this morning. 237 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:12,820 Joanie Pataky with KWP, 238 00:10:12,820 --> 00:10:15,323 now your number two source for local news 239 00:10:15,323 --> 00:10:17,533 behind The Brighton Middle School Bugle. 240 00:10:17,533 --> 00:10:20,620 [grunts] I didn't go to grad school for this! 241 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:22,997 [emotional music playing] 242 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:27,877 Team, The Bugle is saved! 243 00:10:27,877 --> 00:10:29,045 Democracy wins! 244 00:10:29,045 --> 00:10:31,130 [cheering] 245 00:10:31,130 --> 00:10:35,176 What did I say about keeping the enthusiasm to a minimum? 246 00:10:36,636 --> 00:10:38,888 [muted cheering] 247 00:10:38,888 --> 00:10:41,140 ♪ The Ghost and Molly McGee ♪ 248 00:10:42,433 --> 00:10:44,269 [theme music plays]