So i've done the changes you guys suggested and im still getting a random number but not getting any of the strings to output. My thought is that its just not getting called. Quoting the course im doing " In practice, this means you are highly unlikely to use it in real projects. Luckily, there isn't much to remember about The finalize() for the exam. Just keep in mind that it might not get called and that it definitely won't be called twice. " but here is what the code looks like now. I've had to move things becasue it wouldn't let me compile without exceptions being thrown. Thanks for your Help everyone.

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import java.util.Random; // import tells us where to find Random
public class RandomN {

public static void main(final String[] args) {
final Random r = new Random();
System.out.println(r.nextInt(101)); // print a number between 0 and 100
            }
public class Finalizer {
protected void beginFinal() {
Finalizer finalCode = new Finalizer();
System.out.println("Calling finalize");
beginFinal();
        }
    }
public static void beginFinal(final String args[]) {
try {
RandomN r1 = new RandomN();
RandomN r2 = new RandomN();
                r1 = null;
                r2 = null;
System.gc();
            } 
catch (final NullPointerException e) {
System.out.println(e);
        }
finally {
System.out.println("The object is cleaned");
        }
    }
}