With kids across the U.S. back at school this week, school supplies are having their yearly celebrity moment. Colorful notebooks dominate the display aisles at every drugstore; pencils hold the promise of a new year in their virgin, unsharpened tips.

But some noble school supplies go the extra mile to make themselves famous outside the bounds of the back-to-school frenzy, and today, we honor them. Below, a list of the best movie and TV scenes featuring school supplies of all kinds.

12. Eric Cartman's Trapper Keeper from "South Park."

Its fate is a solemn reminder of the dangers of buying the latest, hottest school supply in order to make all your friends mega-jealous.

11. "Bandits" and its great highlighter heist.

Highlighter Heist

The best (and possibly only) highlighter to ever play a supporting role alongside Bruce Willis.

10. "Liar, Liar" and its red blue pen.

A man who cannot lie wages an existential war over the color of a ballpoint pen.

9. Jason Bourne, and his pen of death.

A man who cannot remember his past wages a literal war with only a pen as his weapon.

8. "Bruce Almighty": Post-it notes.

Jim Carrey has the dubious honor of appearing on this list twice, making him the Hollywood actor most likely to be attacked by school supplies.

7. Yet another pen stabbing, from "Red Eye."

Novelty pens featuring Frankenstein's head are fun to write and kill with.

6. And one more, for good measure, from "Grosse Pointe Blank."

It's official: the pen really is mightier than the sword.

5. Milton's stapler from "Office Space."

When a man loves a stapler very, very much...

4. The notebook from "The Notebook."

Never has a notebook achieved such greatness.

3. Peter Parker's inherited graphing calculator in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2."

Inside: a cache of subway tokens leading to his father's underground laboratory. That's why the calculator is so big! IT'S FULL OF SECRETS.

2. The desks of the illustrious "Dead Poets Society."

We're not crying. The desk is crying.

1. The Joker's pencil from "The Dark Knight."

Excuse me, sir, is that a number two pencil? Because you need a number two, if it's not a number two pencil the machine won't be able to OH MY GOD.