Oct 2, 2026 · 1 hr 57 min · 14 segments
The real life story of Joe Clark! Kinda...not really, but the story gets a lot right. This is a golden black classic. We talk about the politics, the crack era, Morgan Freeman and what really…
This is probably the one thing, two things that actually are legitimately not true about the movie.
So the movie play- pretty much plots the idea that Joe Clark has to clean up the school and get them up to 75% or higher in one year.
In real life-
Exactly
...
in real life, took six years to get to that point.
Six.
Now that's realistic.
Thank you.
Once you-
Do you really think-
... two semesters ain't enough to turn a school around, I'm sorry.
[laughs]
Especially...
Hold on, especially a school, especially a school that was, like, the Black equivalent of Crows Zero.
Dig.
Here's the thing, here's the thing too.
Wow, Eris.
Oh my God.
That is a weeb deep cut.
Holy shit.
Good Lord, Eris.
We get it, you went to Japan.
Guh.
This is probably the one thing, two things that actually are legitimately not true about the movie.
So the movie play- pretty much plots the idea that Joe Clark has to clean up the school and get them up to 75% or higher in one year.
In real life-
Exactly
...
in real life, took six years to get to that point.
Six.
Now that's realistic.
Thank you.
Once you-
Do you really think-
... two semesters ain't enough to turn a school around, I'm sorry.
[laughs]
Especially...
Hold on, especially a school, especially a school that was, like, the Black equivalent of Crows Zero.
Dig.
Here's the thing, here's the thing too.
Wow, Eris.
Oh my God.
That is a weeb deep cut.
Holy shit.
Good Lord, Eris.
We get it, you went to Japan.
Guh.
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