A scene from Back to School 1986
Dean Martin

[Barbay has arrived at the groundbreaking of the new Melon School of Business]

Ah, Phillip... so glad you could make it. Mr. Melon, this is Dr. Phillip Barbay. He's the dean of our new Melon School of Business.

Dr. Phillip Barbay

[Thornton extends his hand, Barbay refuses it and takes Martin aside]

David, I just want to get it on record that I am totally against this. I don't think that selling admission to an obviously unqualified student is either ethical or honorable.

Dean Martin

Uh, right... Phil. In Mr. Melon's defense, it was a really big check.

Dr. Phillip Barbay

[glaring at Martin in dismay]

It's a simple matter of undermining the efforts of our best students, who are here as the result of hard work!

Thornton Melon

[chiming in]

Hard work? Listen, Sherlock! While you were tucked away up here working on your ethics, I was out there busting my hump in the REAL world. And the reason guys like you got a place to teach is 'cause guys like me donate buildings.

Dr. Phillip Barbay

I wasn't speaking to you, Mr. Melon. [turns on heel and heads to his car]

In this scene

Dr. Phillip Barbay Paxton Whitehead
Dean Martin Ned Beatty

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