School Newspaper

School Newspaper is the second segment of the eleventh episode of the series (and the 22nd segment overall). It aired on October 31, 2003 at 11:00 p.m. along with House Party.

Synopsis
On Madman's order, Robot Jones gets a job for the school newspaper and ends up writing stories that embarrass the principal.

Plot
The episode begins with Robot being at the principal's office. Principal Madman gets angry at Robot for causing trouble again. He then gives Robot a place in the school newspaper. Robot says that getting a place there would make it difficult for him to study humans. Principal Madman tells Robot to go, so Robot reluctantly agrees. Jeffrey, editor and chief of the Polyneux Gab, tells Robot to get some interesting news. Robot, being equipped with a CCD optical sensor, starts to get some photos, including hair in the cafeteria food, a boy who didn't wash his hands. Robot encounters Principal Madman eating out of the garbage, so he takes a picture for the newspaper, angering Principal Madman. Robot gets praised by Jeffrey, and continued to take pictures. At one point, Robot sees Principal Madman wetting his pants because of coffee, and takes a picture of him, even though he doesn't like it. It causes him to be ridiculed by all the other teachers. Principal Madman, angered because he can't get candy from the vending machine, starts shaking it. Robot takes a picture of it, with the headline being that Principal Madman "is having an affair with a vending machine". Principal Madman tries to get Robot out of the paper, but Jeffrey says that it's impossible, angering him.

With the success of the paper, Robot becomes the coolest guy in school. Shannon gets bolts in her soup, angering her, as she thinks that Robot did it for a picture. Principal Madman takes him to the office. The next time, Robot says sorry to Shannon, but Shannon said that he washed his feet at the fountain. Robot says that he didn't do it, but everyone ignores him. At night, Robot starts investigating, and finds some clues: batteries and shaving cream on the lockers, and somebody burning a Robot costume. He realizes that it's the one that was used for the photograph. The next day, everyone blames Robot for the mess, including Cubey. Robot proves that he's innocent, and takes Cubey along with him. Inside the principal's office, everyone's complaining about Robot, minus the cafeteria lady, who's fine with him. Robot enters the office, and gives out his first evidence: the Robot costume. Principal Madman starts to get nervous. Robot tricks Principal Madman into wearing the costume, and it fits. All the students then started to get suspicious at him. Robot gives out his next evidence: an empty box of bolts during the bolts incident. Principal Madman says that it still doesn't prove anything. Robot gives out his final evidence: the cut on Principal Madman's face. He logically thinks that Principal Madman ran out of shaving cream, and cut himself. All the students approach Madman, and he's forced to clean every locker. Robot gives out a conclusion: that the more boring a person's lives is, the more they are interested in other people's dirty laundry.

Characters

 * Robot Jones
 * Principal Madman
 * Jeffrey (debut, final appearance)
 * Socks
 * Cubey
 * Shannon Westerburg
 * Pam (final physical appearance)
 * Clancy Sleepyjeans
 * DJ (final appearance)
 * Cafeteria Lady (final appearance)
 * Mr. Mitchell (cameo) [final appearance]
 * Mrs. Raincoat (cameo) [final appearance]
 * Mrs. Cavendash (cameo) [final appearance]

Gallery
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Transcript
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General

 * Scantron was mentioned on the newspaper (though it's unknown what Scantron model was being mentioned).