Matilda1996

Zinnia:
[as the TV explodes, due to Matilda's powers] AAHHH!!! AAAHH!!! AAAHH!!! AAAHH!!! AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

Matilda:
[as Harry switches on Matilda's lamp] I didn't do it.

Harry:
Of course you didn't do it, you little twit!

Zinnia:
I told you that was a cheap set.

Harry:
It's not a cheap set, it's a stolen set! [the destroyed set fizzled a little more] Whoa! [to Michael] Put your light on.

Michael:
[switches on his lamp] Bummer.

Narrator:
Was it magic? Or just a coincidence? She didn't know. It is said that we humans use only a tiny portion of our brains. Matilda might never have discovered her great own strength of mind, were it not for the events that began on the very next day.

[Fade to Wormwood Motors]

[The Trunchbull visits Wormwood's dealer]

The Trunchbull:
I need a car, inexpensive but reliable. Can you service me?

Harry:
In a manner of speaking, yes. Uh, welcome to Wormwood Motors. Harry Wormwood, owner, founder, whatever.

The Trunchbull:
[shakes Harry's hand] Agatha Trunchbull, principal, Crunchem Hall Elementary School.

Harry:
Huh?

The Trunchbull:
I warn you, sir: I want a tight car, because I run a tight ship.

Harry:
[slightly nervous] Oh, yeah, huh? Well, uh...

The Trunchbull:
My school is a model of discipline. "Use the rod, beat the child!" That's my motto.

Harry:
Terrific motto.

The Trunchbull:
You have brats yourself?

Harry:
Yeah, I got a boy, Mikey, and one mistake, Matilda.

The Trunchbull:
They're all mistakes, children. Filthy, nasty things. Glad I never was one.

Harry:
Uh-huh... Well, since you're an educator, I'm gonna make you a great deal.

The Trunchbull:
You had better.

Harry:
Let's do business. [hands her the keys]