Miss Grotke, Spinelli and others in “Unfinished Business”

Board the bus in an orderly and harmonic fashion, and please have your signed permission slips ready.

[holding her permission slip] Ah, the good ol' "get-out-of-class-free" card.

[takes out his permission slip] This is one note from school I'm happy to have my parents sign.

Gus

[checking his pockets, realizing he doesn't have his permission slip] Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no!

Don't tell me you forgot your permission slip, Gus.

Gus

I had it this morning. My dad signed it at breakfast, and then he must've put it in his pocket by mistake!

Mikey

Maybe your father could bring it from his office.

Gus

He's not at the office. He's out with the whole division having war games, and Mom's out looking at drapes.

Not to worry, Gus. Miss Grotke will understand.

Thank you, Phil. Watch your step, Judy.

Miss Grotke, we got a problem.

Gus forgot his permission slip.

Oh, my, that is a problem. Without a permission slip, Gus, you can't go. It's school policy.