[CRAIG PLAYING GUITAR]
PORSCHE 911 CARRERA. FIRE ENGINE RED.
FULL LEATHER INTERIOR.
THAT'S WHAT I'D BUY.
WOW, THAT IS SO '80S.
WHAT?!
FLIP THOSE COLLARS UP, MR. MANNING.
OKAY, SO WHAT ARE YOU GONNA BUY AFTER WE'RE DISCOVERED
AT THE NORTHERN SOUND SHOWCASE?
I GUESS I'D INVEST THE MONEY,
BUY A CONDO OR... A SMART CAR.
OR BOTH.
[YAWNING]
DON'T.
STOP.
STOP DOING THAT!
[PLAYFUL GIGGLING]
CRAIG.
MANNY'S ON THE PHONE FOR YOU.
TELL HER I'M STUDYING.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE STUDYING.
THANKS, MOM.
ELLIE: SPEAKING OF STUDYING,
SOMEONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE PREPARING
FOR HIS HISTORY PRESENTATION.
CRAIG: WHO CARES?
NOW THE SHOWCASE IS IN TWO DAYS,
SO DROP THAT BOOK AND GRAB THOSE STICKS.
'CAUSE NO MATTER WHAT,
WE ARE GONNA WIN THIS THING.
♪ Whatever it takes
♪ I know I can make it through
♪ If I hold out
♪ I know I can make it through
♪ Be the best
♪ Be the best I can
♪ And I say to you
♪ Whatever it takes
♪ I know I can make it
♪ I know I can make it through
CRAIG: SO THERE WAS THIS PART OF FRANCE
AND GERMANY WANTED IT BAD.
SO THEY UH...
CROSSED THE BORDER-
AND THEY TOOK THIS DETOUR BECAUSE...?
CRAIG: BECAUSE...
WELL, SIMPLE...
LET SEE, IT'S RIGHT HERE.
AFTER THAT ONE GUY KILLED THAT ARCHDUKE, UH...
[WHISPERS] FRANZ FERDINAND.
[COUGHS] FRANZ FERDINAND.
ELLIE, GESUNDHEIT.
THANKS.
CRAIG: EUROPE'S TREATIES WERE ALL MESSED UP,
AND GERMANY TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT.
TOBY: SO, LIBERTY AND I ARE GOING TO REPRESENT DEGRASSI
AT THE METRO TORONTO STUDENTS ASSEMBLY.
BUT WE NEED YOUR INPUT,
SO EMAIL US YOUR THOUGHTS,
AND WE'LL COMPILE THEM.
MEETING ADJOURNED.
SO HOW ARE YOU GETTING TO THE ASSEMBLY?
'CAUSE I WAS THINKING...
THAT IF YOU NEEDED A LIFT,
JT COULD DRIVE YOU.
TOBY, YOU KNOW I DON'T TALK TO JT.
YEAH, BUT I WISH YOU WOULD. BECAUSE THIS SUCKS, OKAY?
I MEAN, I'M FRIENDS WITH BOTH YOU.
I'VE GOT ENOUGH ON MY PLATE WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT THAT.
HOW'S IT GOING, ANYWAY?
WITH THE BABY, I MEAN.
MY DOCTOR TOLD ME TO TAKE IT EASIER -
FOR THE BABY.
HE SAYS I'M OVER-STRESSED,
BUT I THINK I'M FINE.
WELL, I'M HERE TO HELP -
STUDENT COUNCIL, WHATEVER.
AND NOT JUST 'CAUSE I'M YOUR VICE, OKAY?
TOBY: SHE'S FINE.
SHE'S STRESSED BUT...
YOU KNOW, HER DOCTOR TOLD HER TO TAKE IT EASY,
FOR THE KID.
WHAT? THE BABY'S IN DANGER?
I DIDN'T- I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
WELL, IS LIBERTY IN DANGER?
LOOK, CALM DOWN.
LIBERTY'S FINE.
I'LL MAKE SURE SHE TAKES IT EASY.
GOOD. SO WILL I.
JT, IF LIBERTY FINDS OUT
WE'VE BEEN HAVING LITTLE MEETINGS,
I'M DEAD. MURDERED.
JT: SORRY.
BUT I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, OKAY?
WHAT OTHER CHOICE DO I HAVE?
JIMMY: "AND, THUS, CRAIG FAILS HISTORY."
MY POOR BABY.
CRAIG: IT'S ONE GRADE, SO WHAT?
UM... UNIVERSITY.
UM, GETTING INTO UNIVERSITY.
UM...YOUR LIFE.
YEAH, BREATHE, MARCO.
THEY'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED OUR GRADES.
ANYWAY, WHO ACTUALLY WANTS TO GO?
REALLY?
OKAY, BESIDES THE TWO OF YOU.
HI, I'M ELLIE NASH,
FUTURE JOURNALISM SCHOOL STUDENT
AND ROVING REPORTER.
AND YOU'RE SO ANNOYING.
JIMMY: SO EL, YOU'RE...
YOU'RE REALLY TAKING NEXT YEAR OFF
TO LIKE...
TO FOLLOW CRAIG AROUND OR WHATEVER?
NO. SHE - AND WE -
ARE GOING TO SPEND IT CUTTING OUR FIRST ALBUM
AFTER WE'RE DISCOVERED AT THE NORTHERN SOUND SHOWCASE.
THAT WAY, NO WASTING THE NEXT FOUR YEARS
ON SOME USELESS B.A.
WHICH IS WORTH AN F.
JIMMY: GAVIN.
WHAT'S THIS LITTLE NUMBER?
IS THIS UH...
IS THIS A COPY OF YOU AND DARCY SINGING "JESUS LOVES ME"?
NO, THAT'S MONEY MONEY.
OUR DISHWASHER'S THEIR LEAD GUITARIST
AND THEY ARE YOUR COMPETITION AT THE NORTHERN SOUND SHOWCASE.
AND THEY'RE GOOD.
[CLACKING DRUM STICKS]
CRAIG: ALL RIGHT!
♪ WAKE UP! GLAD TO MEET YOU ♪
♪ I NEVER MET YOU BEFORE
♪ YOU CAME WITH THE FEELING
♪ IT DROVE ME OUT MY FRONT DOOR ♪
♪ WAY OUT! SOON TOGETHER ♪
♪ WALKING AND TALKING OUT MY FRONT DOOR ♪
♪ TOO LATE
♪ GLAD TO MEET YOU
♪ I NEVER MET YOU BEFORE
♪ WAKE UP, EVERYBODY
♪ LIVIN' THE DREAM THAT DROVE ME WHERE EVERYBODY ♪
♪ WHERE I MET YOU AND YOU MET ME ♪
♪ AND WE THREE GROOVED TO THE BEAT
♪ TO THE BEAT - THREE! ♪
♪ APPLESEED CAME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE ♪
♪ WHAT ARE WE IN APPREHENDIN' OUR FRIENDS ♪
♪ YOU TOO, LITTLE BOY BLUE ♪
♪ CAME BACK AND GOT BACK AND GOT THE FLU ♪
ANNOUNCER: THANK YOU. THAT WAS DOWNTOWN SASQUATCH.
NOW GIVE IT UP FOR MONEY MONEY!
MONEY MONEY: ♪ WE ARE NOT WORTH THAT MUCH
♪ OH SHE
♪ ONLY WANTS ME FOR...
♪ MY MONEY! OH MY...
♪ MY MY MY MONEY!
[CHEERING]
OKAY.
OKAY, THEY'RE GOOD.
BUT THEIR TIES MAKE ME WANT TO STRANGLE THEM.
LEO: CUTE GIRL'S GOT A POINT.
LEO DAVIES.
HEY, I'M CRAIG. THIS IS-
GOTCHA.
SO GOOD SHOW TONIGHT.
LIKED THE SONG, LOVED THE VOCALS.
THANKS.
IT'S TOO BAD MONEY MONEY BLEW US OFF THE STAGE.
OH, THEY'RE GOOD,
BUT THEIR SOUND'S BEEN PLAYED,
SO IS THEIR LOOK.
NO DEPTH.
SO WE'VE GOT DEPTH?
DEFINITELY.
THE BAND'S A LITTLE ROUGH.
YEAH. NOT SO COORDINATED HERE.
YEAH, BUT IT WORKED.
I LIKED IT.
AND...
I'D LIKE TO MANAGE YOU.
JOEY: UH, CRAIG,
DANCING WITH THE STARS IS ON?
A MANAGER... OKAY?
A REAL, MUSIC INDUSTRY MANAGER
HAS SIGNED US TONIGHT.
THAT'S AMAZING, CRAIG!
WOW!
YEAH, UM...
LEO'S GONNA WORK WITH US TO SHARPEN OUR SOUND.
HE'S GOING TO INTRODUCE US TO A&R, RECORD COMPANIES.
TOMORROW WE HAVE A PHOTO SHOOT SET UP.
THAT IS AMAZING, BUDDY.
AND WELL...
SPEAKING OF POTENTIALLY AMAZING NEWS,
THIS LETTER ARRIVED FOR YOU TODAY.
FROM U OF T.
OH WOW.
UH... I GOT- I GOT EARLY ACCEPTANCE.
AND A FULL SCHOLARSHIP.
WHAT?!
OH, CRAIG, THAT IS AWESOME!
CONGRATULATIONS, BUDDY!
OH, WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU!
CRAIG, SUMMER WITH YOUR BAND;
FREE UNIVERSITY IN THE FALL.
YOU'RE TOTALLY SET.
YEAH...
OKAY. HOLD ON.
THIS IS SO GREAT AND EVERYTHING,
BUT UM, I DON'T KNOW IF FOR SURE I CAN DO THIS.
I MEAN, I HAVE TALK TO LEO FIRST.
OKAY CRAIG, I KNOW YOU'RE EXCITED, OKAY?
BUT THIS IS SCHOOL;
THIS IS YOUR FUTURE.
CRAIG: MY FUTURE'S MUSIC.
OKAY? I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE THIS UP.
LIKE...
SORRY, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME.
♪ WAKE UP! GLAD TO MEET YOU ♪
♪ I NEVER MET YOU BEFORE
HAWKE,
THIS AIN'T WORKING FOR ME.
[CONSIDERING] UH...
MARCO, STEP OVER HERE.
OKAY.
LEO: AND JIMMY, SCOOT OVER HERE, BESIDE MARCO.
UM WAIT,
ISN'T HE BLOCKING MY DRUMS?
YOU'RE OUR CHICK ON STICKS.
YOU CAN SELL IT FROM BACK THERE.
[WHISTLES]
THANKS.
CRAIG, I NEED YOU TO STEP FORWARD.
FORWARD. YEAH, GOOD.
OKAY, HAWKE? YEAH?
UH... LEO?
I'M KIND OF ABOUT "THE BAND".
DUDE, THIS IS DIFFERENT.
SEE NOW "THE BAND" IS ABOUT YOU.
LEO: OKAY, HAWKE...
[LOUD CAMERA CLICK]
HEY.
LEO SAID HE'S RUNNING LATE.
UM... EL?
CHICK ON STICKS
IS GONNA SELL IT FROM OVER HERE, YO.
LEO: OKAY.
SO...
NORTHERN SOUND SHOWCASE ALWAYS ASKS A FEW BANDS BACK
FOR THEIR FINAL NIGHT.
THIS YEAR THEY'VE ASKED BACK MONEY MONEY,
THE AUNT SELMAS AND DOWNTOWN SASQUATCH.
CRAIG: YOU'RE SERIOUS.
LEO: PLUS, ONE OF THE EXECS
IS INVITING HIS FAVOURITE BAND OUT TO VANCOUVER
TO CUT A DEMO WITH JAKALOPE.
WHICH IS HUGE.
WAIT,
SO IF THIS RECORD GUY LIKES US,
WE SPEND THE SUMMER IN VANCOUVER?
YEAH, GUYS, THIS WOULD HAPPEN NEXT WEEK.
YOU'D BE ON A FLIGHT ON SUNDAY NIGHT.
FOR HOW LONG?
AS LONG AS IT TAKES. WEEKS. MONTHS.
MARCO: WAIT, WHAT-WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL?
WE HAVE EXAMS, PAPERS.
WE'LL SCREW UP OUR ENTIRE YEAR.
SO? THIS IS A ONE SHOT DEAL. IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN SCHOOL.
GUYS, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS STUFF.
WORRY ABOUT POLISHING YOUR SOUND.
IT'S A LITTLE ROUGH.
OH, BUT...
ROUGH'S PART OF OUR CHARM.
LEO: ROUGH'S GONNA HOLD YOU BACK,
ESPECIALLY AROUND THE DRUMMING.
LEO, WE'LL BE FINE.
SHE'LL BE FINE.
YOU HAVE MY WORD ON IT.
[SIGHS]
OKAY.
I THOUGHT WE'D GO THROUGH THE SONG
FROM START TO FINISH, JUST DRUMS.
CRAIG, THIS IS A HOPELESS CAUSE.
I'M NOT A GOOD DRUMMER.
HEY, WE HAVE NO TIME FOR NEGATIVITY, OKAY?
LET'S JUST FOCUS HERE.
OKAY.
[DRUMMING]
IS THAT BETTER?
THAT'S PERFECT. JUST KEEP GOING.
WE GOT A GIG AT THE SHOWCASE.
ANOTHER ONE.
THE BAND GETS TO-
THE BAND, THE BAND...
THE BAND IS ALL THAT YOU CARE ABOUT.
THIS SHOWCASE MATTERS, MANNY.
MANNY: RIGHT NOW,
IT LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS ELLIE.
MANNY! MANNY...
HATZILAKOS: LIBERTY, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WERE STILL HERE.
OH, WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP.
HATZILAKOS: LISTEN, IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION...
WELL, LET ME REPHRASE THAT.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOU, LIBERTY.
YOUR BABY IS DUE SOON,
YOU'VE WORKING AWFULLY HARD,
AND YOU JUST SEEM STRESSED.
STRESSED?
AND WHAT WOULD GIVE YOU THAT IDEA?
HATZILAKOS: WELL, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
I THINK YOU SHOULD STEP ASIDE
AND YOU SHOULD LET TOBY GO ALONE TO THE ASSEMBLY.
MS. HATZILAKOS,
IS THIS BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT A PREGNANT STUDENT
REPRESENTING THE SCHOOL?
HATZILAKOS: NO LIBERTY.
IT'S BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU GET THE REST THAT YOU NEED.
UH... TOBY,
YOU DIDN'T TALK TO HER, RIGHT?
ME? NO!
NO, NO, NO, NO...
I WAS JUST... OH MY...
LOOK AT THE TIME!
I HAVE TO GET THE MATERIALS READY FOR...
FOR THE ASSEMBLY.
CHOP-CHOP.
♪ I NEVER MET YOU BEFORE
♪ WAKE UP, EVERYBODY
♪ LIVIN' THE DREAM THAT DROVE ME WHERE ♪
♪ THREW THE BODY WHERE
♪ I MET YOU AND YOU MET ME ♪
♪ AND WE THREE GROOVE TO THE BEAT
♪ TO THE BEAT - THREE ♪
♪ APPLESEED CAME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE ♪
♪ WHAT ARE WE IN APPREHENDING OUR FRIENDS ♪
♪ YOU TOO, LITTLE BOY BLUE ♪
♪ CAME BACK AND GOT BACK ♪
♪ AND GOT THE FLU
WELL, IT'S BETTER.
BETTER, BUT IT'S NOT GOOD.
SEE, A ROUGH SOUND IS ONE THING, BUT...
YOUR DRUMMER CAN'T KEEP TIME.
CRAIG: WE'VE WORKED ON THAT.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO.
THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT DRUMMERS IN THIS TOWN.
ELLIE: MR. DAVIES, PLEASE...
I'M NEW, BUT I'M DEDICATED.
I'LL PRACTICE ALL NIGHT.
HONEY, YOU'RE NOT CUT OUT FOR THIS.
JUST LIKE I'M NOT CUT OUT TO FLY AIRPLANES.
THEM'S THE BREAKS.
I HOPE TORONTO HAS A LOT OF GREAT SINGERS, TOO.
OKAY.
LIBERTY: ET TU, TO-BAY?
[PAINED GROAN]
SO...
YOU USED MY PREGNANCY TO STAGE A COUP D'ETAT?
NICE.
LIBERTY, THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED.
REALLY.
THEN WHO WENT TO MS. HATZILAKOS, HMM?
OKAY, IT WAS ME.
I'M THE BLABBER.
TOBY "THE BLABBER" ISAACS.
THAT'S ME.
BUT LIBERTY, IF I WAS PREGNANT?
AND, YOU KNOW,
MY DOCTOR TOLD ME TO SLOW DOWN?
THAT'S WHAT I'D BE DOING RIGHT NOW.
YEAH... WHATEVER, TOBES.
I'M GOING TO THE ASSEMBLY
AND YOU'RE DRIVING ME.
[ENGINE RATTLES AND BACKFIRES]
[ENGINE DIES]
UH... THIS ISN'T CARSON HILL.
YEAH. I KNOW.
BUT MY BUBBIE'S CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO GET THAT.
I'M CALLING A CAB.
DON'T EXPECT A RIDE BECAUSE TRAITORS HAVE TO WALK.
I'M NOT A TRAITOR.
YOU ATTEMPTED TO OUST ME FROM MY PRESIDENCY.
YOU, TRAITOROUS YOU.
LOOK, I DON'T WANT YOUR STUPID JOB.
SO WHY BLAB TO HATZILAKOS?
I DIDN'T. I BLABBED TO JT,
AND JT BLABBED TO HATZILAKOS.
BECAUSE THIS WHOLE TIME I'VE BEEN TRYING TO HELP HIM
KEEP UP WITH YOU. WHILE AT THE SAME TIME
HELP YOU GET READY FOR THIS STUPID CONFERENCE.
BUT THE ONLY PERSON I HELPED WAS MYSELF -
ACHIEVE INSANITY!
COME ON... [HITS STEERING WHEEL]
LIBERTY: THERE'S A REASON I DON'T TELL JT
ABOUT ANY OF THIS.
HE- [GASPS]
LIBERTY?
OH, THAT'S DISGUSTING.
WHAT?
WHY IS THERE WATER ON THE FLOOR?
TOBY... IT'S-IT'S TIME.
TOBY: TI-TIME? T-WHAT?
WHAT TIME?
TIME FOR-
NO! NO. NO. NOT HERE.
NOT IN MY BUBBIE'S CAR!
DIAL 9-1-1.
BUT DON'T MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT IT.
[INDISTINCT VOICES OVER RADIOS]
[MURMUR OF VOICES]
LIBERTY: TOBY, I'M SORRY.
IT'S OKAY. YOU'RE GONNA BE FINE. DON'T WORRY.
BUT THE ASSEMBLY-
IT DOESN'T MATTER, OKAY?
NEW SONG?
I LIKE IT. JUST LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T EVEN NEED LYRICS.
IT'S NOT REALLY A SONG THEN, IS IT?
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T NEED ALL THE EXTRA STUFF.
SOMETIMES SIMPLER IS BETTER.
I'M NOT A SOLO ACT.
BUT YOU COULD BE.
I DON'T CARE. THIS ISN'T ABOUT ME.
THIS IS ABOUT THE BAND.
ELLIE, WE WERE GONNA DO THIS TOGETHER.
CUT OUR ALBUM,
SOLD-OUT SHOWS. A JUNO, A GRAMMY.
CRAIG, I CAN'T DRUM.
YES, YOU CAN.
NO, I CAN'T.
AND MARCO'S NOT MUCH BETTER ON BASS,
AND JIMMY WANTS TO PAINT.
LEO... GOD, FACE IT,
HE ONLY WANTED YOU.
WE WERE JUST... EXCESS BAGGAGE.
CRAIG, I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD GO
TO THE SHOWCASE TONIGHT,
JUST LIKE THIS - YOU AND YOUR GUITAR.
I REALLY THINK YOU COULD WIN.
OKAY.
LET'S SAY I DO PLAY THE SHOWCASE,
AND I DO WIN.
THAT MEANS LEAVING.
WHAT ABOUT MANNY?
OR JOEY? OR ANGIE?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THEM.
THEY'LL MANAGE. THEY'LL BE FINE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I'LL WAVE GOOD-BYE
'CAUSE I HAVE TO.
CRAIG...
GO TO THAT CLUB
AND KNOCK THEM DEAD.
FOR ALL OF US.
ANNOUNCER: EVERYONE WELCOME TO THE STAGE FROM DOWNTOWN SASQUATCH,
CRAIG MANNING.
♪ THE DAY IS LONG
♪ THE FLIGHT AND SONG
♪ BUT I DON'T EVEN LISTEN
♪ THE BLUE BIRD HIDES
♪ A PIECE OF NIGHT
♪ I DON'T EVEN TRY...
THE ADOPTION COUNSELLOR IS IN THE HALL.
SHE'S TALKING TO YOUR PARENTS.
CRAIG: ♪ EVERY MAMA GONE MISSING
♪ EVERY PAPA GONE MAD
♪ I'LL TAKE A CHANCE
♪ IT'S NOT ROMANCE
♪ BUT SOMETHIN' MORE IMPORTANT
♪ SO GIVE ME WINGS
♪ LET ME SING IT'S ALL BEEN DONE BEFORE ♪
♪ FOR ANY GIRL THAT'S UNHAPPY ♪
♪ FOR ANY BOY THAT IS BAD
♪ EVERY MAMA GONE MISSING
♪ WHOA...
♪ EVERY PAPA GONE MAD