Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones)’s Timeline and Summary

Ed Rooney (Jeffrey Jones)’s Timeline and Summary

  • Rooney calls Ferris's mom to confirm that she knows her son isn't in school. Oh, and that he has nine absences and Rooney's totally willing to hold him back.
  • Rooney tells Grace that he's going to bring Ferris Bueller down.
  • Sloane's "father" calls because Sloane's grandmother has died; Rooney believes it's Ferris and is super-disrespectful to "Mr. Peterson."
  • When Ferris calls on line two, Rooney apologizes profusely and lets Sloane out of school.
  • Rooney still thinks Ferris is involved and leaves school to find him.
  • At a neighborhood pizza joint, Rooney mistakes a young woman for Ferris.
  • Rooney goes to Ferris's house and, after fighting with and then battering the family dog, enters the house through the doggie door.
  • Rooney almost literally runs into Jeanie, who's also left school. She kicks him in the face, knocking him out.
  • His car gets towed.
  • When Rooney leaves, he accidentally leaves his wallet behind in the kitchen.
  • Rooney catches Ferris trying to sneak in the back door of his house and threatens him with another year of high school.
  • Jeanie catches Rooney trying to bust Ferris. She thanks him for bringing her brother home—and tells him he left his wallet behind. Then she throws it in the yard.
  • Rooney rides away on a school bus.