The White Shadow (TV Series)
Spare the Rod (1979)
Brian Stokes Mitchell: Lucius Robinson
Quotes
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Ken Reeves : [Coach Reeves walks in to substitute teach gym class and blows his whistle] Alright, let's line up!
Ken Reeves : [looks over at the bleachers and sees Lucius lounging instead of lining up] You a part of this class?
Lucius Robinson : Sometimes.
Ken Reeves : Then how come you're not on the floor like the rest of us?
Lucius Robinson : I don't feel good.
Ken Reeves : You been to see the nurse?
Lucius Robinson : I got a doctor's note.
Ken Reeves : Let me see it.
Lucius Robinson : I don't have it.
Ken Reeves : What's wrong with you?
Lucius Robinson : I got this rare tropical disease called 'I can't stand gym'!
Ken Reeves : Alright, I'll be with you in a minute. In the meantime, take your feet off the bleachers. Alright, roll call!
[calls several names]
Ken Reeves : Robinson!
Lucius Robinson : Present!
Ken Reeves : I thought I told you to take your feet off the bleachers. You don't put your feet on the furniture at home, do you? Don't do it here!
Lucius Robinson : I always put my feet on the furniture at home.
Ken Reeves : What does your mother say about that?
Lucius Robinson : She says, 'where do you think you are, school?'!
[class members start laughing]