Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)

David Hemmings: John Ebony

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• [John Ebony's first day teaching. The students are taking turns reading from a history book] 

  Wittering : [faintly]  hypotenuse... hypotenuse... hypotenuse

  John Ebony : Who's that muttering?

  Wittering : Me, sir.

  Lipstrob : He can't help it, sir.

  Cuthbun : He says 'hypotenuse' all the time, sir.

  Ankerton : He likes the word.

  Aggeridge : Mr. Pelham said he was 'hypotenus-ed' by it, sir!

  [general laughter] 

  John Ebony : Stop it! Very well, you've had ample warning. This form will kept in on Saturday afternoon from 2:30.

  Cloistermouth : It's not a good idea, sir.

  John Ebony : Why is that, Cloistermouth?

  Cloistermouth : Mr. Pelham tried it once, sir.

  Terhew : The week before last.

  Cloistermouth : And that's why we killed him, sir.

  [long silence]