Operation Rep Theater

"Alright, down to the Rec center!"
== History ==
Operation Rep Theater refers to the 'hijacking' and conversion of Rep's physical fitness class into what would later be called Rep's Theater.
It all began on October 14, 2019. Meme Lord, Carl Wheezer, and WMD happened to have a 'gym' class together, with none other than Rep as their teacher. This gym class though, was interesting. 10% of the time, the class would, as Rep would say, "shoot some hoops", the rest of the time, we would descend into the 'rec room', which was more or less just a horrible weight room with about 20 exercise bikes. Meme Lord and Carl Wheezer in particular got quite bored, Rep himself not having much to do but sit on his desk and do paperwork as ~25 students would more or less just loiter and aimlessly do one machine the entire time.
=== Mulan (1998) ===
One day though, Meme Lord, just messing around, opened the dvd player under the tv as a joke. To his surprise, it opened with a disc on it. The disc wasn't anything too special, some training/instructional dvd. What was intriguing was that after testing this theory, Meme Lord noticed that a box was hidden behind the player, and pulling it out, it was none other than a 1999 Mulan VHS case, but it was empty. Sure enough, after opening the VHS player, Mulan was loaded into it. Possibly in there since the summer when someone wanted to entertain their child, or far longer. Somehow, during this whole inspection, Rep had noticed nothing, and thus, after Carl Wheezer's encouragement, Meme Lord pushed Mulan back in, and hit Play.
It could not have gone better. For the rest of the class, Mulan was viewed on the old TV during that class. To Meme Lord and Carl Wheezer's utter shock, Rep did not acknowledge the entire ordeal. He never asked for the volume to be turned down, the movie to be turned off, who had started it in the first place, not even acknowledging that the tv was turned on. The class, however, was actually enjoying it, it was something to do then just stare forward on a treadmill. However, class periods are only 45 minutes, and thus, the whole film could not viewed in one sitting. Due to the age of the player/tv, instead of turning it all off, the player would only be stopped, but not shut off, and the tv shut off. Meme Lord and Carl Wheezer would have to hope nobody messed with it so it could be resumed the next day. Meme Lord already saw this event as legendary, and included as an addition on a Poorly Drawn Garf for Apocalypse Week 4. If only we knew at the time...
=== Shrek (2001) ===
Sure enough, nobody had messed with it, and after 2 days, Mulan was completed during class. Noticing that Rep had, again, not seemed to care about the movie playing, Carl Wheezer decided to tempt fate. That following week, Carl Wheezer snuck in his mint VHS copy of Shrek to be viewed on the tv. Sure enough, it worked, and the class enjoyed yet another movie over the course of the week. And, you guessed it, Rep couldn't care less. Carl Wheezer even notices that Rep does occasionally watch the movie for a few minutes at a time from his desk. At this point, students taking the class started looking forward to these sessions, and more than half the class took to just using the treadmills and bikes for the entirety of their time in the rec center, as they were all positioned in front of the TV. Its possible the reason Rep had nothing to say about the movies is due to the fact that, if anything, it was encouraging people to stay on the equipment and not mess around.
By the end of the week, Carl Wheezer and Meme Lord would hang back to repeat the following process: After the end of each session, the VHS would be hidden behind the TV itself, and the player disabled in a way that someone would need to really screw around with it in order to get it to play something. This way, other classes could not sabotage our movies, nor could they be stolen. Meme Lord and Carl Wheezer figured they might as well keep the theme going, so...
=== Shrek 2 (2004) ===
Shrek 2 was next on the table. This time, due to neither having a VHS copy of Shrek 2, it was decided to instead use Meme Lord's DVD copy. Everything went to plan, and, for that week, Shrek 2 was enjoyed. 
=== Shrek the Third (2007) ===
By far the least favorite movie watched during Rep Theater, but heavily requested by the students in the class, Shrek the Third was next up, much to Carl Wheezer's distaste.
=== Shrek the Halls (2007) ===
It was nearing Christmas break, thus, the exhibitors decided it was appropriate to watch Shrek the Halls, the official Shrek Christmas special. Meme Lord happened to have it on DVD, and this was, for many, their first time viewing the special. This was the last movie watched before Christmas break, and it marked the official halfway point of the class. (Physical Fitness was a Semester course)
=== Monsters vs Aliens (2009) ===
Nobody particularly wanting to see Shrek 4, Meme Lord decided to bring one of his all-time favorites: Monsters vs Aliens. This was by far one of the more interesting experiences, many in the room not seeing the film since its release. It would also perhaps be the biggest test so far for Rep's patience, as Monsters vs Aliens crossed more lines than the previous films. However, it was a success. 
=== Megamind (2010) ===
And finally, too cap it all off, Megamind was viewed as the final movie for Rep theater. A fine way to end off the operation if you ask me. It is worth noting that, at the end of this class, Rep did lean back a few seconds to watch Meme Lord and Carl Wheezer empty the dvd from the player, but didn't say a word. 
Meme Lord, later, wrote a lengthy note, listing every movie watched on the tv during that semester, during class. Not wanting to throw Rep under the bus, the class name and teacher was not given, but the story had to be told to future generations. The note was folded up and hidden in the disc drive of that dvd player on February 12, 2020. 
== Legacy ==
By far the most outstanding thing of all of this operation, is, of course, Rep. Rep, for the entirety of this Operation, which spanned 4 months, and seven movies, did not, ever, acknowledge that the TV was even on. He never walked up to the TV to figure anything out, he never asked anybody who was sneaking in movies, turning it on, or operating it. He never asked for the volume to be turned down, (or up), and never asked for it to be turned off. To this day, it is a mystery as to why Rep allowed the 'Rep Theater' at all, but the most likely theory is that he just, simply didn't mind. Maybe he even thought the presence of a movie encouraged students to stay on the bikes, and that they were genuinely looking forward to class. Or, maybe he genuinely enjoyed the cinema he was viewing. (He did watch it a few times)
This entire operation increased Meme Lord and Carl Wheezer's respect for Rep tenfold. Freaking legend.
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