Carl the Janitor

Welcome to Carl the Janitor, a blog that will feature a new character from a movie (maybe even a TV show from time to time).  This character will certainly not be one of the stars of the movie, but instead will be a minor character that left a major impression.

Of course, Carl the Janitor from The Breakfast Club, is the perfect man to start this fun list.

Carl the Janitor first makes an appearance in The Breakfast Club after Andrew and Bender get in a little wrestling fight.  In this scene Carl gives us one of the best speeches in the history of cinema.

“You guys think I am just some untouchable peasant?  Peon?  Huh?  Maybe so, but following a broom around after shitheads like you for the past eight years I’ve learned a couple of things. . . I look through your letters.  I look through your lockers.  I listen to your conversations, you don’t know that, but I do. . . I am the eyes and ears of this institution my friends.  By the way, that clock is twenty minutes fast!”

Anyone who has seen The Breakfast Club and does not remember that Shakespearean-like  scene is simply beyond hope.

Later in the movie, Car manages to blackmail  $50 from Vernon (for not revealing that he looked at confidential files)  and reveals that “When I was a kid, I wanted to be John Lennon.”  In addition,  Carl the Janitor is thoe one who is there to see Bender, Claire, Andrew, Brian, and Allison off to the parking lot.

No wonder why Carl the Janitor was Man of the Year for Shermer High School!!!!!!!!!!!!

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