A scene from The Waterboy 1998
Professor

Now, is there anyone here who can tell me why most alligators are abnormally aggressive?

Bobby

[Quietly, to Derek]

I know the answer to this question.

Derek

Raise your hand.

Professor

Anybody? Anyone? [points to Bobby] Yessee you, sir.

Bobby

[standing up]

Mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth but no toothbrush.

Professor

[The entire class laughs as Bobby sits down next to an embarrassed Derek. Even the professor is laughing.]

Mama says alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush? Wow!

Professor

[The class briefly laughs again]

Is there anybody else? Yessee you, sir.

Student

Alligators are agressive because of an enlargement - medulla oblongata. It's the sector of the brain that controls the aggressive behavor.

Professor

That is correct! The medulla oblongata!

Bobby

[starting to rise again]

But mama say that-

Professor

The medulla oblongata... [Bobby sits back down] ...is where anger, jealosy, and aggression come from. Now, is there anybody here who can tell me where happiness comes from?

Professor

[Bobby raises his hand again as Derek tries to push his hand down telling him no, but...too late. Professor has already seen it.]

Alright. Let's here what mama has to say on the subject.

Bobby

[rising again]

Mama say that happiness is from magic rays of sunshine that come down when you're feeling blue.

Professor

[Once again, everybody laughs]

Well folks...mama's wrong again!

Bobby

[Class laughs again]

No, Colonol Sanders, you're wrong. [Class goes "ooohhh..." on this, until...] Mama's right!

Bobby

[The class breaks back into laughing. Bobby runs for the door.]

You're all wrong! Mama's right! Mama's right!

Professor

Something's wrong with his medulla oblongata!
[Everyone continues laughing until an enraged Bobby knocks the professor to the ground, shocking everyone.]

In this scene

Derek Lawrence Gilliard Jr.
P Professor Robert Kokol
S Student Matt Baylis

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