Las Excusas

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### Credits

La Muchacha: Liz J.Los Amigos: Marc B, Rob F, Nikki F, Lucy G, Natalie H, Jamie K, Alicia M, Stephanie M

## Video

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## Introduction

Las Excusas, or The
Excuses in English, is a story about a girl in Spanish class, Emma, who forgot
to do her homework, but instead gives several excuses to the teacher, all of
which the teacher does not believe.

"Emma doesn't
have her Spanish homework. She does, however, have eight very sincere
excuses."

This song is meant to
teach ordinal numbers (first, second, third), direct object pronouns, as well
as possessive pronouns such as "mi" and "su". The song is
written in the past, preterite tense.

## Production

*Las Excusas*' first release would be October 5th, 2010 in Wooly's second album "Billy la Bufanda Presenta Mas Amigos." The video would be shot in December, 2011 on sets such as the streets of Skokie IL, Nichols Middle School, and Northminster Presbyterian Church. Originally Emma's role was going to be a boy, but during casting she was so great she convinced Wooly otherwise. Notable events during the filming include that in the scene when vomit is dumped on the students said students weren't informed it was going to happen except Emma. The video would be released December 5th, 2011.

## Lyrics

**SPANISH:**

Maestra, no hice mi tarea de
español.

Lo siento

Pero tengo ocho
excusas sinceras

Primero, mi perro la
comió

Segundo, mi perro la
vomitó

Tercero, mi hermano la
perdió

Cuarto, mi mochila
desapareció

Quinto, mi vecino se
murió

Sexto; estaba en
contra de mi religión

Séptimo, mi carro
explotó Octavo; tenía gripe y fui al médico

Maestra,

le digo la verdad.

Debe creerme

Hablo con sinceridad

¡Otra vez!

Primero, mi perro la
comió

Segundo, mi perro la
vomitó

Tercero, mi hermano la
perdió

Cuarto, mi mochila
desapareció

Quinto, mi vecino se
murió

Sexto; estaba en
contra de mi religión

Séptimo, mi carro
explotó Octavo; tenía gripe y fui al médico

Maestra,

a Ud. no le miento

¿Por qué no me cree?

Yo soy so favorita (modern version) / favorito (classic version)

Clase, ¡conmigo!

Primero, su perro la
comió

Segundo, su perro la
vomitó

Tercero, su hermano la
perdió

Cuarto, su mochila
desapareció

Quinto, su vecino se
murió

Sexto; estaba en
contra de su religión

Séptimo, su carro
explotó Octavo; tenía gripe y fue al médico

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**ENGLISH:**

Teacher,

I did not do my
Spanish homework.

I'm sorry

But I have eight
sincere excuses

First, my dog ​​ate it

Second, my dog ​​threw
it up

Third, my brother lost
it

Fourth, my backpack
disappeared

Fifth, my neighbor
died

Sixth; it was against
my religion

Seventh, my car
exploded Eighth; I had the flu and I went to the doctor

Teacher,

I'm telling you the
truth.

You must believe me

I speak sincerely

Again!

First, my dog ​​ate it

Second, my dog ​​threw
it up

Third, my brother lost
it

Fourth, my backpack
disappeared

Fifth, my neighbor
died

Sixth; it was against
my religion

Seventh, my car
exploded Eighth; I had the flu and I went to the doctor

Teacher,

I'm not lying to you

Why don't you believe
me?

I am your favorite

Class, with me!

First, her dog ate it

Second, her dog
vomited it

Third, her brother
lost it

Fourth, her backpack
disappeared

Fifth, her neighbor
died

Sixth, it was against
her religion

Seventh, her car
exploded

Eighth; she had the
flu and went to the doctor

## Characters

* Emma (voiced by Liz J, played by Max W.) - debut.
* La Maestra (played by Brian V.) - debut.
* Su Madre (played by Jackson M.) - debut.
* Su Hermano (played by Avery H.) - debut.
* Su Perro (played by Sammy) - debut.
* El Vecino (played by Marcelo F.) - debut.
* El Mago (played by Brett Schneider) - debut.
* El Pastor (played by James Wooldridge) - debut.
* Paramédicas (played by Kimberly Kranzas and Meghan Michaelsen.) - debut.

Various students played by David A, Ilana B, Callie B, Ella B, Katherine B, Maya B, Sheridan C, Sophia C, Paulina E, Helen F, Izzie G, Liz J, Morgan K, Tessa K, Zane K, Crystal K, Liora L, Caroline L, Caitlin L, Ellie M, Peyton M, Ruth O, Tessa O, Logan P, Lauryn P, Judith R, Alexandra R, Josie T, China T, and Ella-Marie W. Little boy played by Colin Wooldridge.

## Trivia

* La Sra. H, the teacher is one of the girls from Guapo

* Latina students usually instruct their teachers as "Maestra", just like in this video

* No fancy editing in the "backpack disappearing" scene. It was performed by magician Brett Schneider

* Sr. Wooly acts as the speaker in the Church

* They blew up 14 cars before getting the "car exploding" shot right

* Vomit made out of oatmeal, chocolate powder, water. It actually smelled pretty good

* Emma's real brother, real dad, and real mom play their parts in the video

* A fever of 119 degrees, as shown in the video where Emma gets sick, would kill a human in minutes

* The ambulance in this video was rented and used for free

* Sr. Wooly's dog, Sammy, who pulled out the homework, also appears in Pan and La Confesion

* One of the pop-ups is a lie

   During the Find the Ganga Girls event, the Ganga Girls can be seen at 1:22 in place of the backpack.

* According to the Emma's homework this takes not too long after November 30th, 2011.
* The homework in question was on ordinal numbers in Spanish.
	+ This was clearly chosen due to the song's focus on said numbers.
* In the background of one of the classroom scenes, we see a chalkboard with "No Chicle" (No Gum) written all over it. This is likely a reference to a very old Wooly video titled "Class Rules" where a similar board is seen.