Fast Times At Ridgemont High - Mr Hand - I Don't Know

Mr Hand and Jeff Spicoli

[@jasonsmith1274]

Mr Hand is the teacher you hated at the time and years later you realize he's the best teacher you ever had.

[@deltahomicide9300]

Yea like my intro to design teacher. She was a royal b and graded us harshly then at the end of the semester was really proud of our progress. Then she said she was tough on us to give us a taste of the real world working as artists. Mrs. Wakefield was the best 🥺

[@allen_p]

Mr Hand was my role model when I became a teacher. I had quite a few teachers in High School and College that were from the mold of Mr. Hand. 😄

[@yeltsin6817]

I had a teacher in Grade 4. Ex military guy. He scared the crap out of all of us. We had to call him sir, hand go up to answer a question. You could hear a pin drop.

[@vatonorteno]

I like how Mr. Hand drops the "F" papers like they're pieces of shit on the kids' desks.

[@dnasty312]

You caught that too? 😄

[@sabrinaphillips916]

No exaggeration...but Ray Walston gave an OUTSTANDING performance here. He really does help drive a particular aspect of the narrative. I miss teachers like this...the good ol’ days

[@friedricengravy6646]

My daughter has a teacher like Mr. Hand in high school 2023. Things havent changed that much. They carry chromebooks in place of paper text books & r expected to successfully utilize technology such as e-mail & search engines online. As well, they r required to earn more credits in order to obtain the same diploma we earned with less back in the 80’s. All while still taking tests with multiple choice & essay questions, homework, & social pitfalls that go beyond our in person bullying & into online culture that can b extremely difficult to navigate. We had it good. Even with a chromebook replacing regular books for somethings, their back packs r still heavier, full of notebooks & papers, supplies, just as we had plus more……

[@RFKFANTS67]

Hey wait a minute there's no birthday parties in here lol

[@timeshaft5088]

My favorite line from the movie. Was hoping someone would comment this

[@spy1965]

I'm not falling for that one again!

[@Jonger81]

That gets me every time. 😂

[@paulandranian5525]

Lmao

[@Mr.Taylor56]

Fast Times is 40 years old! Damn I'm OLD!

[@ericmaffeo903]

Let's be honest. If a teacher told you to go and fetch a student who you knew was skipping, you wouldn't go get him and come right back to class. You'd walk around the whole school, come back with 5 minutes left and say you couldn't find him.

[@sha11235]

I think Desmond is an honor student in Hand's class.

[@linkbiff1054]

But Spicoli wasn't skipping, the long lineup during lunch made him late.

[@linkbiff1054]

Josey Bojangles He's a stoner which slowed him down. Didn't cut class on purpose. Besides, class just started. (Doesn't make sense class starting then ending 2 minutes later...unless Mr. Hand gave back the tests at the end of class and didn't notice Spicoli absent until the very end.)

[@linkbiff1054]

Josey Bojangles No sense of time...and convinced he was waiting in line the entire time.

[@aaronrodriguez3251]

Well I bet if he did lie, Mr. Hand probably would've known he was lying

[@ingsterjohansen2]

Bagel in the Jeans = Classy

[@1Daddoz1]

How in the hell is that bagel not falling out of his parts? (LOL!)

[@jeffmcdermott3193]

On the commentary track of the DVD, it's said that the bagel thing was a Sean Penn improv.

[@thespaceram2879]

But where's the Philadephia cream cheese?

[@SnoqualmieShredder]

I love how at the end he’s like “Alright😏” as if Mr. Hand was actually complimenting him hahaha

[@hehhehhuhhuh7014]

This was a work of genius by Sean Penn. And Ray Walston also played his part perfectly!! They were so hilarious together!!! I pee my pants laughing at this no matter how many times I watch it!!!!

[@cflo1386]

Doesn't matter what generation, but we all knew a dude like this, and guess what? They were right about life, just go with the flow.

[@Genesis_strength]

Lol. So true!!!! Knew a few guys like this in high school. And they were the most chill guys too.

[@ArsenicJulep]

These are the guys whose parents had them by accident and never gave them a day’s notice. They’re now living under bridges if they haven’t OD’d on drugs. “Go with the flow” is an pathetic ethos. It’s responsible for Nazi germany among other atrocities.

[@ArsenicJulep]

I get plenty from the smoke that drifts up to my window every day

[@cflo1386]

@@ArsenicJulep You're comparing Nazi Germany to a high school stoner? 😁 WTH

[@ArsenicJulep]

@@cflo1386 ~ I’m saying that if your sole ethos is “go with the flow,” you’re likely to rubber stamp all manner of cruelty.

[@markanderson7284]

Fast times is in a class of it's own. Represented the 80's in every category imaginable. All time classic.

[@165Dash]

Two great actors...both performing their respective characters with just the right amount zing and not going too over the top. Superb character development in a compact 2 minute package.

[@cjs_bomb]

The way he gives the F papers is hilarious.

[@dnasty312]

🤏🏻😒 🖐🏻

[@cassidyhigbee8422]

Allegedly, to this day, Mr. Hand is still convinced EVERYONE is on dope.

[@davidtheiss7108]

I heard he was very well respected on set and many looked up to him. Don't know if that's truth or just a rumor.

[@rokyericksonroks]

There used to be teachers like this as recently as the 80’s. They controlled their classrooms and would not inflate grades. Spicoli is only funny to the extent that he stood out, he was different.

[@LB__1]

After this movie was released people would approach Ray Walston and say, "Aloha, Mr. Hand." While he did a good job playing Mr. Hand, I remember him as Uncle Martin on My Favorite Martian.

[@TonyPerez816]

@@davidtheiss7108 he was a venerable veteran of many years of Broadway, film, and television by the time Fast Times came out. Nominated for many awards, starred in numerous top films and tv shows, and worked all of the way up until his death in 2001 when he was diagnosed with lupus and early stage Alzheimer's. Total bad ass!

[@sha11235]

I can imagine Desmond going to Spicoli and telling him, "Yo, Spicoli, dude, come to class, we're having a birthday party for you."

[@coggieskaz7115]

Lol...that's funny

[@edwardbliss8931]

I can sort of relate to Spicoli. In highschool during the 80s I was a quiet troublemaker. Didn't give a shit. always at detention, skipping classes, even suspended once....yet one of the paintings I did hung in the principals office. That's me, polarizing people to this very day. Maybe it's because I'm a Scorpio.

[@smill1985]

I'm a Scorpio, too. Although I didn't get in too much trouble in school in my later years, lol.

[@jayanxiety]

I remember you! You certainly gave us some much-needed entertainment, especially in those long, boring classes! Thanks for your part in making the days less tedious!

[@sha11235]

So Desmond told Jeff, "Hey, there's a birthday party in Mr. Hand's class for you?"

[@joel8583]

You'd only end up disappointed.

[@paulandranian5525]

Yes exactly that’s wat makes it funny

[@coggieskaz7115]

Lol. And he runs into class thinking that Mr Hand of all people, is throwing Spicoli a birthday party. The movie has been playing on tv for months now and it's funny to see something years later and still find it funny

[@myshadowstalksme]

The older I get the more I become Mr. Hand 😂

[@jayanxiety]

Well in recent years, Sean Penn had become less and less likeable for some of the comments he’s made over the years and taking himself too seriously, so in some ways, Spicoli has become Mr Hand!

[@tonecot8932]

Me too, I am convinced that everyone is on dope.

[@kaudogg]

I think I'm a mr hand to know 😅

[@TheKinoEye]

What are you people? On anti-depressants!?

[@eltravo2112]

“You see it was like a full crowd scene at the food machines” 😂 Best excuse ever!

[@mattg1611]

The best part is when spicoli is proud of the “I don’t know” written on the board

[@johnturd]

Jeff's eyes are 3 joints high he is soo lit !

[@javiermori1710]

This guy seems like a great and memorable teacher actually..the one teacher you didnt want but will never forget lol

[@bradleypieprzyk9855]

I think the best part of this is Spicolis “alright” at the end, like he’s happy with it

[@jeffw1267]

Mr. Hand would never get away with reading out grades in today's schools. They'd fire him for bullying.

[@rokyericksonroks]

Alas, there are no Mr. Hand types anymore, because of today’s need for grade inflation.

[@bakuguardian]

Regardless of the era, I'd say that having your grades read out loud to the class (especially if they're bad) would be pretty humiliating

[@CJ-im2uu]

He’d be talking to his union rep for his entire attitude, tone, demeanor. A lot has changed in 30ys.

[@Ranger-ib7xw]

today jeff spicoli is the teacher.

[@bigtoby7640]

bakuguardian a little motivation to just get better fucking grades

[@trwent]

So, let me see if I have this straight. Spicoli was seen at the food machines right before class. Mr. Hand sends a kid to get him and the kid finds Spicoli (presumably at the food machines) and brings him back to class. The bell for the end of class rings about a minute or so later. So ... Spicoli has been hanging around the food machines for the better part of an HOUR ??

[@AMPFEAST]

trwent he was on dope ;-)

[@johnny07652]

***** lmao the best response - you win this page!

[@Exclusivepatg]

***** hahahahahhaha

[@Exclusivepatg]

***** I'm done

[@sha11235]

trwent I suppose. But actually a class is not an hour, it is 40 minutes. So let's say 30+ minutes he was standing there. Remember, he didn't give a damn about attending class.

[@djflipthat]

This part and when specoli orders pizza for himself in class was funny. Over all one of the top 80s movies.

[@joel8583]

LOL, That bagel sticking out of Spicoli's pants!!

[@nickoconn8756]

"it was like a full crowd scene at the food line"

[@LB__1]

"Food will be eaten on your time!"

[@DrOctagon99]

Mr. Hand is way underrated in this movie. I would have loved to have him as my history teacher.

[@calisongbird]

DrOctagon99 me too!!

[@liamcdm3689]

****###**** My History teacher is literally Mr Hand.

[@Boxingbear]

Yeah ! I like Mr. Hand too.

[@joel8583]

Me too, he's square dealing honest!

[@thespaceram2879]

I had one as a science teacher. his is Mr. Starkey. he is most likely retired by now.

[@fordsrule35]

Ohhh the 80's where are you when we need you. Classic movie!

[@redsfavorite]

He's a great teacher

[@LibertyFascism]

Teachers were allowed to be great back then. They were supported by their administrations.

[@cfx5000]

" I don't know." --- Jeff Spicolli

[@joel8583]

We know that.

[@vin5073]

I found my senior quote

[@robinrouter2059]

idk....lok

[@LB__1]

He gets full credit for that.

[@spoocyguy]

Oh god every time at the end when he innocently says 'alright' I die. I literally can't.

[@Rayquesto]

"What are you? On dope?" LOL

[@slide4180]

Mr. Hand is an awesome character! Why do I think that? ............ I don't know.

[@nicparker3809]

because he cares?

[@lesmorris10]

he has his bagel stuffed in his pants.....high school years.....

[@joelaughman3606]

slide4180 i

[@gcjbhar]

"Just couldn't make it on time!" story of my life!!!

[@LB__1]

You mean you couldn't or you wouldn't?

[@newalm]

Mr Hand was more like the teachers I remember in Junior High, not high school.

[@CJ-im2uu]

I learned never get Coach King mad at you. The Principal: You are a file. The VP: he knows of you; the PE Teacher: KNOWS YOU1

[@newalm]

I loved the roll Ray Waltson (Mr. Hand) played in "Paint your wagon" as "Mad Jack Duncan".

[@mr.buentello68]

HEY WAIT A MINUTE THERE'S NO BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR ME HERE!

[@willyjoerockhead]

I'm grateful that i never had a teacher who would tell the grades out loud.

[@leo7leo]

Best 80’s definition in a single film. Perfected it in a great way.

[@cloudsurfingchaddy4964]

Mr. Hand. I would have loved him as a teacher honestly.

[@brandon3504]

my own manager and regional boss told my im the spitting image of Spicolli, i never watched this movie until a few weekends ago. its honestly hilarious they know i smoke and dont care because of my work ethic lol

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

Gee Mr. Hand, Will I pass this class? Gee Mr. Spicoli, I don't know. lol

[@BlackHammer0891]

If only teachers still gave a damn like Mr. Hand. Also, Spicolli still has kids dressing/ and acting like him in 2022, and there will likely be more in 2042

[@societydwellingifd8080]

*_OZZY "I DON'T KNOW" POPPED IN MY HEAD WHEN HE SAID IT_*

[@brookkarst5462]

CUZ I DONT KNOW *echo* know know know

[@Artimes.]

I was over the mall the other day just hanging outside with a friend talking about stuff after doing some shopping. I just liked the cool night air and i just felt like just sitting there for a min outside the mall kind of chilling. Not only did i not see any groups get together outside the mall hanging out, everyone was just inside. A homeless man also came up to me and asked me for money and then towards the end of the 45 or 50 min that I was there, the mall security cops drove up and said hey you can't be standing here, if your shopping is done, you need to go" at a fucking mall, are you kidding me? This should tell you how times have drastically changed. I was not even in a back alley or anything, i was in the front of the mall lol.

[@bluestarlighting29]

Two thumbs up that why this movie classic so funny watch more watch once enjoy old style movie better. Now days junk movies on tv and cable waste of time DVD are greatest 100% video and two thumbs up. Lets keep make movies like this so enjoy them many years from now!!!!!!!

[@HuggiMa]

I'm still blown away by how different Sean Penn's voice is here versus in Milk. Usually a persons' voice becomes deeper, not higher as they get older. I guess that's part of his acting skills is voice impersonation as well.

[@rokyericksonroks]

Should have seen him in Carlito’s Way.

[@jasona9]

It is hard to believe that Fred Gwynne was the first choice to play 'Mr. Hand'. Ray Walston was perfect!

[@indianahoosiersfan1970]

Ray was tops.

[@dan1216]

I think Fred Gwynne would have made a good Mr. Vargas instead of Mr. Hand, but Vincent Schiavelli was perfect.

[@sha11235]

Love the sound the chalk makes as he's writing on the board.

[@xaviersmith2715]

What are you people? ON DOPE!!? Lol classic

[@TheKurtsPlaceChannel]

Very cool video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.

[@salaamakbar3630]

ok.....bring him in

[@woodyhayes7402]

Handing out the graded papers....Back before common core and not everybody got a trophy. My teachers were just like this.

[@johnfrancis0063]

It drives me mad when folks say "I don't know." I worked in corporate for 6 years and I got broken out of that habit stating instead, "Thats a good question, let me do some research on it and I will get back to you with an answer."

[@gop4usa12]

Mr Hand is the type of teacher to be mocked and ridiculed by teens, yet preferred by parents. The American society is going down the crapper because the school system doesn't have enough Mr Hands to whip upcoming generations into shape.

[@dfprice61]

One of the best experiences in my life playing Desmond :-) Fun shoot. And yes ... I'd turn him in again ! LOL

[@smashtilDawn]

If you get the chance , then... OKAY.... ...BRING HIM BACK IN!! LOL

[@BradiKal61]

Funny thing about Sean Penn on the set of 21 Grams- a memo went out in the call sheet that Mr Penn was a very intense actor and not to bother him. After that whenever he showed up at the craft service table everyone else would just silently disappear and he would suddenly look up and find the area deserted. A future call sheet said please do not abandon any area that Mr Penn occupies .

[@DrinkLords12XU]

The bagel in the pant waist!!! 😅

[@friedricengravy6646]

The teachers pet lies & tells Spicoli the class is throwing a birthday party for him….. 🤭🥳

[@lbdeyo]

FACTS: In the book and the Playboy article, Mr. Hand was obsessed with Jack Lord's character Steve McGarrett from Hawaii 5-0. They totally dropped this aspect of the character in the movie, except in having him say, "Aloha."

[@afterburner2869]

I have owned several pair of checkerboard Vans over the years and have always called them Spicolis!🏁

[@nickmattio3397]

10 people don't like bagels..."Everyone here now move far away from Internet. yes there you go folks that's it, Mr Spicoli's snacks are right over there!(Mr. Hand Voice) lol

[@attila7092]

I can't image what all those extra's must feel today knowing they were part of the most memorable high school classroom in Hollywood history

[@SportsFan2001]

History Teacher: Dies The Internet: 0:07

[@drewturner9395]

Love how he just drops the F papers.

[@blockmasterscott]

Spicoli met his match!

[@joemoe974]

I've been watching this classic movie repeatedly since 1983, and I never noticed until just now that Spicoli has a bagel stuffed into the front of his pants. I always thought it was his belt buckle, lol.

[@Mazak23]

This scene introduced Vans shoes to us East Coasters when this movie was released back in 1982.

[@sjs928]

I WANT TO KNOW ....whose idea it was to put a bagel in his pants...! Haaà , classic.

[@RICKJAMESB4LL3R]

As stupid and cliche as this sounds, this was my life in high school.

[@Jiltedin2007]

Mr. Hand(To the Class): WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE, ON DOPE? Message to Mr. Hand: WHERE ARE YOU FROM, MARS?

[@allthingsnostalgia1990]

0:30 Spicolli Was Awesome

[@kathyodom5372]

This and Bill and Teds' Excellent Adventure are my guilty pleasures!!!

[@Baseds_Backup_Account]

1:10- Words to live by every freaking day.

[@beachalldayguy3997]

So true 😂!! Best part of whole scene🍻🫡👍🏽🤣👏🏽

[@rainier2672]

Way to make a first impression to your fellow classmates Spicoli. Always late, Shirt unbuttoned with a bagel jammed in his Jeans. It would be more funnier if it were a banana. 😂😂🤣🤣

[@mandala314]

We weren't on dope, we were high from the ditto machine ink on the papers teachers gave us!

[@timeshaft5088]

Jigøku Shøjø Is that why there's a scene where they all smell the paper?

[@gmc9753]

You mean the mimeograph machine?

[@JohnHoulgate]

My Favorite Martian meets Timothy Leary's son. That's rad!

[@jayanxiety]

It's amazing that Spicoli seriously believed that Mr. Hand was paying him a compliment when he told him that he would leave "I don't know" up on the board for all to see and Spicoli would get "full credit" for it! Hilarious!

[@timo.6634]

My 13 year old said "I don't know" a few weeks ago. I wrote it on a little white board, told it was for all to see, and that I found be giving her full credit. She looked at me very oddly. But, then again, she does that a lot...

[@trort2714]

Awe! Mr. Hand really cares.

[@omerbrooklyn8716]

Love mr hand, "I don't know"

[@AngelJohnson-oq8mq]

The bagel was a nice touch.

[@skydog1266]

Just couldn't make it on time.

[@margaretadami6358]

Penn was the bomb in this flick,,,,, I watch these clips all the time, he was hillarious

[@jeremy28135]

This is actually a Master class on Acting

[@SlickNik94]

Mr. Hand dropping F bombs!

[@aheroictaxidriver3180]

Mr. Hand is My Favorite Teacher.

[@beastfromtheeast9318]

Dude got a bagel in his pants

[@peternolan4855]

Mr. Hand is frustrated by Spicoli. However, it is evident that he likes the kid. As for Spicoli, he doesn't have a mean bone in his body. Just a kid who wants to be good to everyone. That's what's great about Spicoli.

[@theshield44]

I would love a teacher like this

[@confirmhandle]

Unfortunately none of this would be allowed today

[@alexblack8565]

"What are you people? On Dope!!"

[@EdgarHoover-oj7nz]

A Fink like Desmond would Never bend the Rules.

[@spy1965]

Wait a minute, there's no birthday party in here

[@themaestro3034]

The Platt Amendment wasnt a constitutional amendment… it was a treaty between the US and Cuba.

[@akamiguelsanchez9985]

Mr Hand might not be the teacher you like but he’s the teacher you damn we’ll need

[@shelley9000]

WHAT? A MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP fan in the class? HELLZ YEAH!!!

[@michaelhenderson5946]

Shelley Anderson I noticed that too! Awesome!

[@jackiesmith2801]

"Alright." LOLOLOL!!

[@calisongbird]

I actually wish I'd had Mr. Hand for US History in high school. I always liked history, and he really cared about his subject, and wanted his students to care too. While I think Spicoli is hilarious, he would've annoyed me in that class, wasting everyone's time...

[@jc1979af]

I am a new teacher this year and I find myself acting like Mr. Hand a lot