The Cheater Machine (transcript)

"The Cheater Machine" is the thirty-first episode of the series "My Continued School Life".
== Episode Information ==
Episode # 	Series 14, Season 2, Episode 11
Previous Episode	"I'm Seventeen and You Know What I Mean"
Next Episode 	"Stranger Danger in the Community"
== Description ==
Maraya has been the dumbest student in her class at school lately and needs help to be smarter until she and Novalee find a SmartGenius Machine, a machine that makes students smarter and cheat on their work. Maraya buys it to help herself get smarter, but during the week, her teacher spots it after she knocked it off the table and drops it on the floor, which causes her to get an ISS to learn the true lesson of it being wrong to do.
== Transcript ==
(The episode starts by taking place outside of the classroom where everyone is doing their work until Maraya is finished with hers)
Maraya: Ms. Sherrit, I'm finished.
Ms. Sherrit: Thank you, Maraya.
(While Ms. Sherrit is grading her paper, the camera zooms into Maraya thinking for a few seconds until she calls her name)
Ms. Sherrit (not seen): Maraya.
(Maraya looks at her)
Ms. Sherrit: All these questions here are wrong, so please go correct them for me.
Maraya (sighs): Okay.
(While she is walking back to her seat, everyone else is laughing at Maraya)
Others: (laughing)
Maraya: What's so funny?
Erin: Maraya's a dummy.
Novalee: Yeah, because she always gets every question wrong. (laughing)
Maraya: No, I'm not! (starts crying)
(The scene changes to where Maraya is walking to her a few hours later)
(Footsteps)
Ms. Carolyn: Hey, Maraya, how was your day?
Maraya: (crying and sniffs)
Ms. Carolyn: Aw, what's wrong, Maraya? Bad day again?
Maraya: Yeah.
Ms. Carolyn: What happened this time, Maraya?
Maraya: My whole class laughed at me and Erin and Novalee called me a dummy.
Ms. Carolyn: Oh, that's what happened. I'm sorry to hear that.
Maraya: Yeah, me, too. I wonder when they're going to apologize to me.
Novalee (not seen): Maraya?
Ms. Carolyn: Looks like you have a guest, Maraya.
Novalee: Hey, Maraya, Ms. Sherrit told me to apologize to you because of what I've done earlier, so I'm sorry for laughing at you and calling you a dummy.
Maraya: It's okay, Novalee. You didn't mean it.
Novalee: Oh, so does that mean that you're forgiving me?
Maraya: Yeah.
Novalee: Yay, thank you, Maraya! By the way, wanna go to the mall after school?
Maraya: Sure, I would like to, as long as it's okay with my mom.
Novalee: Great, see you then.
Maraya: Bye!
(Novalee is heard getting off the bus)
Maraya: (sighs)
(The scene changes again to where she is home later)
Maraya: Mom, I'm home!
Lisa (not seen): I'm in the kitchen!
(She walks to where Lisa is)
Maraya: Mom, can I go to the mall with Novalee today?
Lisa: Sure. Just be home before your bedtime.
Maraya: I will, mom, thanks. I'll call Novalee and let her know that I'm coming.
(She runs to her bedroom to call Novalee)
Novalee (over phone): Hello?
Maraya: Hey, Novalee. it's Maraya. I just wanted to let you know that my mom said that I can go to the mall with you.
Novalee (over phone): Great, I'll see you in a few minutes.
Maraya: Okay, Novalee. Bye!
(She hangs up. The scene changes once again to where it is a few minutes later)
(Doorbell rings)
Maraya: Hi, Novalee.
Novalee: Hi, Maraya. Ready to go to the mall with me?
Maraya: Sure am, Novalee. (to Lisa) Okay, mom, I'm going. Bye!
Lisa (not seen): Bye, sweetie. Have fun!
Maraya: I will.
(Door shuts)
(It changes to where Maraya and Novalee are in the mall a few minutes later)
Novalee (sighs): I'm so glad that we're in the mall, Maraya.
Maraya: Me, too, Novalee. It's just fun to look around in the mall. 
(Background music plays)
Maraya: Ooh!
(She walks in another direction to look at something else)
Maraya: Wow.
(The setting changes to another area in the mall)
Novalee: Huh? Where'd Maraya go?
(She looks around until she sees her)
Novalee: There she is!
(She walks to where Maraya is)
Novalee: Maraya, why did you walk away from me?
Maraya: Look at this, Novalee!
(A commercial on the screen starts playing)
Male announcer (as narrator): Ever think you're dumb and want to find a way to get smarter? Well, try out the new SmartGenius machine. Just turn it on and ask it any question and it will answer it for you. And it will also make you smarter, too, at only the cost of $19.99! SmartGenius, the clever answering machine! Must be 18 or older to order.
Novalee: Wow. Maraya, that's perfect for you.
Maraya: Sure is, and I want to buy it, so I'm gonna get it.
(She grabs the machine and walks to the cashier. Scene changes again to where they are paying it)
Woman: That will be $20.50, please.
(Maraya gives her $25.00)
Woman: Thank you. Your change is $4.50.
(She gives Maraya her change)
Woman: Have a great day!
Maraya: Thank you!
(They walk out of the mall. It changes once again to where they are back in Maraya's house)
Maraya: Okay, now that we're back in my room, we can get this SmartGenius machine working. First, we need to put four batteries in the back.
(She starts to put the batteries in)
Maraya: And now, we turn it on to see if it works.
(Machine beeps)
Both: It worked!
Maraya: And now, we can ask it any question we want. Novalee, ask the machine a question.
Novalee: Machine, what is 1+1?
Machine: 1+1=2.
Novalee: This machine is a genius! Okay, Maraya, it's your turn to ask it a question.
Maraya: Okay. (to machine) Machine, what's a reference in a job application?
Machine: A reference in a job application is a person or business that you've referred to in the past. It shouldn't be a member of your family and it must have an address, city, state, zip code, and phone number.
Maraya: Oh, thank you, machine.
Machine: You are welcome.
Maraya: (giggling)
(The scene changes to where the class are doing some three by two multiplication problems on the whiteboard together a few days later)
Ms. Sherrit: Okay, here's the next problem: 157×25. (not seen) Who would like to solve this problem? How about you, Maraya?
Maraya: Okay.
(She gets up to solve the problem)
Ms. Sherrit: Maraya, do you think you can solve this problem?
Maraya: Sure can, Ms. Sherrit.
Ms. Sherrit: Great. Then let's see what you got.
(When the camera zooms into Maraya, she gets out her machine and asks it the problem she's solving)
Maraya: Okay, machine, what's 157×25?
Ms. Sherrit (not seen): Maraya, who are you talking to?
Maraya: Uh, I was just talking to myself, sorry. Now, what's 157×25? It's...3,925.
Ms. Sherrit: Very good, Maraya. Gee, you've been getting smarter recently all of a sudden.
Maraya: I sure am.
Ms. Sherrit: Since you've been getting smarter, Maraya, I say that you're now the smartest student in our class.
Maraya: Yes! Thank you, Ms. Sherrit!
Ms. Sherrit: You're welcome, and be sure to tell your parents about it.
Maraya: Oh, I will, Ms. Sherrit. (smiles)
(It changes again to where Maraya is getting on the bus a few hours later)
Ms. Carolyn: Hey, Maraya, how was your day today?
Maraya: It was great, and guess what? I am now the smartest student in the class, all thanks to my new machine.
Ms. Carolyn: Your new what?
Maraya: My new machine. It helps me find the answers to all my schoolwork and everything!
Ms. Carolyn: Maraya, you can't do that. That's cheating!
Maraya: What do you mean by "cheating"?
Ms. Carolyn: When you cheat, it means that you are finding the answers to questions by copying someone else's answers.
Maraya: Oh, I didn't know that. Now that I understand, I won't do it again.
Ms. Carolyn: Good, I'm glad.
(They hug each other. The scene changes once again to where Maraya is back in class the next day)
Ms. Sherrit (claps hands): Class, guess what? I have decided who the Viking of the Week would be.
Class: Ooh!
Erin: Who is it, Ms. Sherrit?
Novalee: Yeah, who is it?
Ms. Sherrit: Well, I'll tell you. 
(Drumroll plays)
Ms. Sherrit: The Viking of the Week is...(not seen) Maraya!
(Applause)
Ms. Sherrit: The reason why Maraya got Viking of the Week this week is because she became smarter every day. Maraya, how did you end up getting smarter and smarter?
Maraya: Well, some of the stuff we've practiced together in class, I also practiced it at home, so that's how.
Ms. Sherrit: There you have it, class. Please congratulate our Viking of the Week, Maraya.
(Applause)
Novalee: Yeah, Maraya!
Erin: Whoo-hoo!
Ms. Sherrit: Congratulations, Maraya. Here is your reward.
(Maraya puts her machine on the front desk so she can get her reward)
Ms. Sherrit: And since you're now Viking of the Week, we can have your favorite treat: brownies without nuts.
Maraya: Brownies, yay! (giggling)
(While she is running, she also knocks over her machine that was on the front desk to on the floor)
Ms. Sherrit: Here's your brownie, Maraya.
Maraya: Thank you!
Ms. Sherrit: You're welcome, Maraya. You deserve it.
(She starts to eat her brownie. Scene changes to where they are about done with their afternoon jobs)
James: Ms. Sherrit, we've finished.
Ms. Sherrit: Good, James and Tori. You may put your brooms away and get your stuff from out your cubbies.
(Bell rings)
Ms. Sherrit: Class is dismissed. Have a great weekend, students.
Novalee (not seen): Thank you, Ms. Sherrit. You have a great weekend, too.
Ms. Sherrit: Thank you, Novalee.
(Moment of silence)
Ms. Sherrit: Now it's time to do some planning for next week.
(She gets out a binder to write her plans down, but when she opens it, it is full)
Ms. Sherrit: Oh, no, all the planning sheets are filled out in the binder. I guess I would have to go to the printing room and make some more copies.
(She gets up from her desk to go out, but on the way out, she spots the machine on the floor)
Ms. Sherrit: Huh? What's this? Is this one of my calculators?
(She picks up the machine)
Machine: Hello, I am the SmartGenius machine. Ask me any question and I'll answer it for you.
Ms. Sherrit: Hmm, are you a calculator?
Machine: No, I am not. I am the machine that will help you find answers to all your work, even the hardest ones.
Ms. Sherrit (gasps): Has one of my students used this thing to cheat on their work?
Machine: Yes. A girl named Maraya used me to answer her reading comprehension questions, fill out her applications, and even the multiplication problem 157×25.
Ms. Sherrit (mad): Oh, she's going to be in really big trouble after the weekend, or should I say after school?
(The scene zooms into her closer)
Ms. Sherrit: I need to go to the front office and tell the principal about what she's done. Come on, machine, you're going with me.
(She puts away the machine and walks out of the classroom. Meanwhile, the scene changes again to where Maraya is in her business class, typing on her computer until she hears a beep)
Announcer (over intercom): Ms. Frazier?
Ms. Frazier (not seen): Yes?
Announcer (over intercom): May I have Maraya Adams come to the front office, please?
Ms. Frazier (not seen): Yes.
Announcer (over intercom): Thank you.
Maraya: (gasps)
(She comes over to Ms. Frazier)
Ms. Frazier: Maraya, you better come there right away. It sounds really important.
Maraya: Okay, Ms. Frazier.
(She walks away and shuts the door. Setting changes to where she is walking in the hallway)
Maraya (in her own head): I bet I'm going over there because Ms. Sherrit caught me from cheating with the machine. Oh, I'm so nervous.
(The scene changes once again to where Maraya is outside of the principal's office)
(Knocks on door)
Mr. Kesselring (not seen): Come in.
(Door opens and shuts)
Mr. Kesselring (not seen): Welcome. What's your name?
Maraya: Maraya.
Mr. Kesselring (not seen): Why, hello, Maraya. Take a seat in that chair in front of you.
(Maraya sits down on the chair in front of her)
Mr. Kesselring: The reason why we called you here, Maraya, is because - well, maybe I'll let your teacher explain this to you.
Ms. Sherrit: We called you here today because we need to talk about you cheating.
Maraya: What? Cheating? Oh, no, I wouldn't do a thing like that.
Ms. Sherrit (not seen): Oh, yes, you would. (seen getting out the machine) Does this look familiar to you?
Maraya: Why, yes. That is my new SmartGenius machine. I bought it at the mall the other day when I was with Novalee.
Ms. Sherrit (not seen): And why would you use it?
Maraya: I used it so I could get smarter because Erin and Novalee called me a dummy the other day while everyone else was laughing at me. So, yeah, that's why.
Ms. Sherrit: So you've been using it all this time to find the answers to all your work and solve the given multiplication problem 157×25?
Maraya (not seen): Yep.
Ms. Sherrit (mad): Maraya, that's cheating and cheating is very wrong to do in school.
Maraya (not seen): I know. I'm sorry.
Ms. Sherrit: Thanks for apologizing to me, Maraya, but still, you cheated, and that means that you have to go to ISS for the whole hour after school.
Maraya (not seen): Oh, but what about Ms. Carolyn? Won't she be worried about me?
Ms. Sherrit (mad): Don't worry, I'll tell her. By the way, thank you for coming and now you may go back to your fourth block.
Maraya (not seen): Okay, thanks.
Ms. Sherrit: You're welcome. Have a great weekend.
Maraya (not seen): Thank you.
(It changes to where she is back)
(Knocks on door, door opens and shuts)
Ms. Frazier: Hey, Maraya, how did the talk in the front office go?
Maraya: Bad. I have to go to ISS.
Ms. Frazier (not seen): Why?
Maraya: Because I cheated.
Ms. Frazier (not seen): Well, that's bad. You can just go back to working on your computer and just leave the same time you normally leave.
Maraya: Okay.
(She walks back to her computer to sit down and work. Scene changes again to where Maraya is talking to her mom on the phone in the 9th grade building)
Maraya: Hey, mom, can you pick me up at 4:00 at school today, please? I have to go to ISS because I did something wrong.
Lisa (over phone): Okay, sweetie. I'll pick you up at 4:00 today.
Maraya: Great, thanks, mom. See you later.
Lisa (over phone): Bye.
(She hangs up from her phone. The scene changes once again to where Ms. Carolyn is still waiting for Maraya in the meantime)
Ms. Carolyn: Where could Maraya be? We've been waiting here for like 20 minutes!
(Ms. Sherrit is seen running to her bus)
Ms. Sherrit: Ms. Carolyn, Maraya won't be riding your bus this afternoon. She's in ISS today.
Ms. Carolyn: Oh, is it for what I told Maraya about yesterday?
Ms. Sherrit: Yes.
Ms. Carolyn: Whew, thank you for telling me, Ms. Sherrit. Now we can finally leave.
Ms. Sherrit: You're welcome, Ms. Carolyn.
(Ms. Carolyn closes the doors and then cranks up the bus so she can drive out of the bus loading zone. Meanwhile, it changes back to where Maraya is in ISS)
(Clock ticking)
Maraya (in her own head): Come on, time, hurry up. I just want to go home already.
(The camera points back at the clock still at 3:31)
Maraya (in her own head): Ugh!
(While she is waiting, the scene changes again and again until it is finally 29 minutes later)
(Phone beeping)
(The scene changes once again to where the ISS students are waiting outside of the school)
(Window rolls down)
Lisa (not seen): Maraya.
(Maraya walks to where Lisa's car is and gets in)
(Car door shuts and drives away)
Lisa: So, Maraya, why'd you have to go to ISS today?
Maraya: Because I cheated, but don't worry, I'll learn not to do it from now on because using my "cheater machine" to cheat on my work is wrong.
Lisa (not seen): Good.
(While Maraya is thinking, the camera zooms into her as a calendar pops up in the middle of the screen and disappears when it is three days later back at school)
Maraya: Ms. Sherrit, I'm finished.
Ms. Sherrit: Thank you, Maraya.
Maraya (in her own head): I may not have cheated, but I would still have to correct everything on there if I get them wrong.
Ms. Sherrit (not seen): Maraya.
(Maraya looks at Ms. Sherrit)
Ms. Sherrit: Go correct these questions here for me, please, because you got them wrong.
Maraya (sighs): Okay.
(When she returns to her seat, she grabs her pencil)
Maraya (in her own head): Even though I didn't cheat on this, I still have to correct these hard questions. Well, it's worth it for not cheating. I better start correcting these questions before it's lunchtime.
(She starts to correct her work until it changes to where Maraya is finished again)
Maraya (in her own head): I finally finished it again. Now to turn it in to Ms. Sherrit.
(She gets up from her seat to turn it in to her teacher)
Maraya: Ms. Sherrit, I'm finished.
Ms. Sherrit: Thank you, Maraya.
(While she is checking it again, Maraya thinks to herself again)
Maraya (in her own head): I hope I don't have to correct it again because I have a headache right now. (out loud) Whew!
Ms. Sherrit (not seen): Great job, Maraya. (she is seen) You got them all correct.
Maraya: You're joking, right?
Ms. Sherrit: Nope. You got them all right, a 100%.
Maraya: Wow! I did it! (looks at camera) I guess trying your best really pays off.
(She walks to put it in her "finished assignments" basket. After she does that, she sits back down. The scene changes again to where it is the next day)
Maraya (as narrator): And so, I learned that cheating was wrong and that trying your best was the right thing to do. And afterward, at the end of the week, I got Viking of the Week again.
Ms. Sherrit: And the Viking of the Week for this week is...
(Drumroll plays)
Ms. Sherrit: Maraya!
(Applauding and whistling)
Ms. Sherrit: Maraya got the Viking of the Week award this week because she learned that not only cheating is wrong but also learned the true lesson of trying your best is right to do, so please, give a cheer for Maraya.
(Cheering)
Novalee: Yay, Maraya!
Erin: You did it!
Maraya: Thank you, everyone, but I could've not done it without you.
(She winks at the camera and then after it zooms out a little, the scene fades out to a complete end)
== Characters ==
* Maraya 
* Novalee
* Ms. Carolyn
* Erin
* Ashley
* Jalen
* Jamarcus
* James
* Emily
* Anna
* Tori
* Nick
* Akeerie
* Bianca
* Ms. Sherrit
* Woman
* Ms. Frazier
* Mr. Kesselring
* Announcer (not seen)
* Lisa
== Trivia ==
* This is the first and final appearance of Mr. Kesselring, the school's principal, and Ms. Frazier's second appearance in the series.
* There are no non-speaking characters in this episode.
* Almost all of Ms. Sherrit's students (except Maraya and Novalee), an unnamed woman, Ms. Frazier, Mr. Kesselring, the announcer, and Lisa didn't speak very much in this episode.
**The announcer was never seen in this episode.
* This is the third episode where Maraya cries in this series.
* This is the first episode where Maraya gets into trouble for doing something wrong at school in this series.
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