It was like a lamp. And when, you know, when you pull it, the trunk, the light was supposed to go on. But my light didn't go on.

12 seconds sound clip from the The Breakfast Club movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:15:17 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- It's like me, you know, with my grades. Like when I step outside myself, and like when I look in at myself, you know.

- And I see me. I don't like what I see. I really don't.

- What's wrong with you? Why don't you like yourself?

- Sounds stupid, but... because I'm failing shop.

- We had this assignment, you know, to make this, like, ceramic elephant, and we had eight weeks to do it. And then, you know, we're supposed to...

- It was like a lamp. And when, you know, when you pull it, the trunk, the light was supposed to go on. But my light didn't go on.

- I got an F on it. I've never got an F in my life.

- When I signed up, you know, for the course, I mean, I thought I was playing it real smart, you know, 'cause I thought, you know, I'll take shop. It'll be such an easy way to maintain my grade point average.

- Why'd you think it'd be easy?

- Have you seen some of the dopes that take shop?

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