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CHRIS ROCK:
As graduation got closer,

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I thought about
my days at Corleone.

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It had been tough,

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but the one good thing
was that Greg was always there.

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We got beaten up together.

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Hey, Zephyr.

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And, of course, we hung out
after school together.

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Do you think it's safe
to go out yet?

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No, we'd better give it
another hour.

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And now we'd be going
to high school together.

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Dude, I've got some bad news.

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I'm not going
to high school with you.

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What?!

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My mother submitted me
for a scholarship

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to the Bronx Academy of Science
without telling me.

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Better than the time
she submitted him

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for adoption
without telling him.

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You're kidding.

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Did you get accepted?

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Dude, I am so in there.

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Sorry.

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Well, congratulations.

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Thanks, man.

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That was sarcasm, dummy.

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So your mother submitted
you for a scholarship

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without telling you?

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Yeah, her and Ms. Morello.

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She was afraid that
if I didn't get accepted,

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I'd be disappointed.

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When I was seven,
I lost a spelling bee

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and went into
a black depression.

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That happened to me
when I saw Soul Plane.

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To this day, I can't say
"pulchritudinous"

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without crying.

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So where are you going
to high school?

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Well, I want to go
to Foxy Brown High.

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The principal looks
like Pam Grier.

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But my mom wants me
to go to Tattaglia.

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I just don't think I can go
through four more years

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of being
the only Black kid.

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I wasn't sure what
Tattaglia would be like,

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but judging from the name,
I had an idea.

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Don't worry, man.

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If you can make it through this,
you can make it through that.

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He must have me confused
with Nelson Mandela.

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* Ah, make it funky now.

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CHRIS ROCK:
Even though I knew

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I'd probably meet more people
after I graduated,

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the fact was,
Greg was my closest friend,

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and replacing him
wasn't going to be easy.

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Dude, you are so in there.

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Next.

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Dude, we are so in there.

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Next.

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Oy.

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Dude, you are so in there,

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though I would prefer
not ending a sentence

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with a prepositional phrase.

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I would prefer never seeing
your face again.

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Next.

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Next...

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Next!

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Dude... you are...

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Next!

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That's cold, man.

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I'm supposed to be your boy.

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What happened to you?

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I'm practicing
eating by myself again.

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Good practice
for my "dating years."

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You act like we're never going
to see each other again.

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This isn't easy for me, either.

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Well, at least your whole
school's not gonna hate you.

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People have to notice you
to hate you.

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I'm gonna be invisible.

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I'd pay money to be invisible.

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I mean, look at me.

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I got one friend,
and he's white.

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Look at me.

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I got one friend,
and he's Black.

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You got a point.

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You know, we can't
let this happen.

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Starsky and Hutch
didn't break up.

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They were both white.

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Butch and Sundance
didn't break up.

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White again.

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Crocket and Tubbs
didn't break up.

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Tubbs thought he was white.

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What am I supposed to do,
come to school with you?

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Yeah.
How am I supposed
to do that?

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I don't know, I guess we're
just gonna have to find out.

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If that's what
you want to do.

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Let's do it.

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Are you crazy?

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Do you see the tuition
at this school?

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That was all he saw.

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This is a good school.

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JULIUS:
This is an
expensive school.

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He's going to end up
a homeless genius.

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I think Chris can benefit
from being around

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kids like this that
go to a school like this.

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She means white kids.

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Greg is going, too.

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Baby, you know he had
a hard time at Corleone.

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It was your idea
to send me there.

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And at least he doesn't have
to make all new friends.

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No, I'll have a massive
"one friend" head start.

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Chris, you can make new friends
at a public school.

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You've got the whole
public to choose from.

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ROCHELLE:
Look at all these great

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She means white teachers.

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If we send Chris
to that school,

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what'll happen when Drew
and Tonya graduate?

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Oh, baby...

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Can't we just worry
about that then?

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Can we just
think about it?

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I thought about it.

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And I'm smart enough to know

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we are too poor for
Chris to be that smart.

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Now I'm rich enough
to be stupid.

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Sorry, man.

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But, Julius...

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While my plans
went into the garbage,

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Uncle Ryan threw out
a proposal.

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Hey, just the man
I'm looking for.

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Translation:
"I need some money."

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Hey, man,
what you got going this time?

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Uncle Ryan
is selling mixtapes.

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Mixtapes?

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What, like masking tape
and duct tape on the same roll.

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That's a good idea.

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Nah, man, mixed tapes.

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Mixtapes.

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A mixtape is a compilation
of tracks

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that have been recorded
on a cassette tape.

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These tapes, once compiled, can
be sold on any major city street

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out of the trunk
of a Black man's cars,

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typically a Buick or a Lincoln.

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Since the cost of the tapes
is so low,

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and the music is free, selling
mixtapes was and is still,

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a profitable,
although illegal, business.

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Hey, Dad,

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Uncle Ryan said
I could work for him, too.

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And you know you
said you can't wait

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for Drew to get his first job.

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That's not a real job.

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A real job takes place
in a building.

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They shouldn't be able
to tow your office.

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Unless you sell ice cream.

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I'm only selling out the
back of my car for now.

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I'm going to move to
something more permanent.

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Like a van.

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What happened to your
auto parts store?

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The owner broke it up for parts.

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Man, I love this song.

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Everybody's going
to be buying this one.

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I made you a profit before.

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Trust me,
I'm going to do it again.

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How much you need?

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A hundred.

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Hi, Daddy.
Hi, Uncle Ryan.

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Hey, what's going on?

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I'm selling tickets
to my ballet recital.

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I'm doing something
from Swan Lake.

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Uh-oh. A ballerina.

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How much are they?

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Five dollars.

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Hey, man, loan me ten bucks.

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I just gave you a hundred.

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That's my seed money.

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It's for your daughter.

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Before ATM machines, my father
was the human version.

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You just had to know the code.

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This is so exciting
that you're all graduating.
Thanks, Ms. Morello.

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I'm very proud of everyone.

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Gregory, you've got such
a bright future ahead of you.

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And, Chris,
in your family,

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this must be like
getting a PhD.

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Have you thought about
what high school

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you're going to yet?

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Oh, well, I want to go
to the Bronx Academy
of Science with Greg.

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Now, Chris, you've graduated
from junior high,

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but let's not get uppity.

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I felt too low to get uppity.

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The Bronx Academy
is for the exemplary students.

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Maybe you should think about
something more realistic.

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She means a school
with metal detectors.

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You helped me get in.

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Can't you help him?

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Chris, let's not forget
you flunked math last year.

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Yeah, but I passed
everything this year.

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Oh, that's right.

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Maybe I can have you apply
under the minority curve.

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What's that?
J.Lo's butt.

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It's an affirmative action plan.

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The plan being
"If we let one in,

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maybe they'll leave us alone."

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Well, what do
I have to do?

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Well, first you
have to be Black.

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Check.

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And then you have to take
the admittance exam.

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And if you pass, they'll
pay for you to go.

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It's a full scholarship.

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I'll do whatever it takes.

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All right then,
I'll help you out.

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This is great.
Thanks.

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Now give me some skin.

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I've always wanted to do that.

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Run before she makes you
tap dance.

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While I was getting
a vote of confidence,

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my mother was demanding
a recount.

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What do you mean you gave
Ryan a hundred dollars?

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What are you getting
all upset about?

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He'll pay it back,
and then some.

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That is not
what I'm talking about.

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Your son asked you to send him

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to one of the best schools
in the city,

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and all you could do was say,
"Oh, I can't afford it."

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But then your brother
comes waltzing in here

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talking about
he's selling mixtape

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out of the trunk of his car,

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and all of a sudden
you become Daddy Warbucks?

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Daddy Warbucks?

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Daddy Warbucks?

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He's the rich guy
from Little Orphan Annie.

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Oh.
Oh.

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So?

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What?

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Explain yourself.

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Rochelle, look,

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I want Chris
to go to the school,

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but that's me spending money
I don't have.

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Mixtapes are an investment.

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Unlike education.

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Besides, I want to help
my brother out.

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You never help my brother out.

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Are you kidding me?

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Since we've been married,

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he's eaten $12,038.12 worth
of groceries.

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I'm helping him stay alive.

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Amazingly, my mother didn't
have a comeback for that one.

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I stand corrected.

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Meanwhile, I trained
for the Bronx Academy

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like the Karate Kid trained
for that evil blond kid.

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"How are you?"

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Fine. And you?

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"Very good."

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Glad to hear it.

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"See you tomorrow."

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You betcha.

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What?

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Oh, sorry,
I was working with Ping earlier.

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The belief that the United
States was destined to expand

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from the Atlantic Seaboard
to the Pacific Ocean

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was called
"Manifest Destiny"?

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Should've been called,
"Hey, Indians,

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ready or not, here we come."

259
00:09:21,294 --> 00:09:22,663
Chris.

260
00:09:22,696 --> 00:09:23,997
Yes?

261
00:09:24,031 --> 00:09:24,965
You passed.

262
00:09:24,998 --> 00:09:26,700
Oh, man, this is great.

263
00:09:26,734 --> 00:09:28,301
You made it
to the Bronx Academy.

264
00:09:28,335 --> 00:09:30,003
Well, hold on a minute.

265
00:09:30,037 --> 00:09:30,804
Hold on a minute?

266
00:09:30,838 --> 00:09:32,105
What do you mean
hold on a minute?

267
00:09:32,139 --> 00:09:33,240
I passed, didn't I?

268
00:09:33,273 --> 00:09:36,276
Yes, but that only qualifies you
for the home interview.

269
00:09:36,309 --> 00:09:38,011
And assuming your mother
is sober for that,

270
00:09:38,045 --> 00:09:39,847
and it goes off okay,

271
00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,282
then you'll be eligible
for the financial review.

272
00:09:42,315 --> 00:09:44,017
What next, a drug test?

273
00:09:44,051 --> 00:09:46,086
Then, of course,
there's the drug test.

274
00:09:46,119 --> 00:09:49,657
I hope Marion Jones doesn't
want to go to this school.

275
00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:55,062
While I was trying
to get into school,

276
00:09:55,095 --> 00:09:57,030
Tonya was trying
to stay on point.

277
00:09:57,064 --> 00:09:59,633
Hey, baby, how are your
ticket sales going?

278
00:09:59,667 --> 00:10:02,069
Eh... I sold them all.

279
00:10:02,102 --> 00:10:03,837
What's wrong?

280
00:10:03,871 --> 00:10:05,072
Well, I just found out

281
00:10:05,105 --> 00:10:06,807
that I'm not going to be
in the recital anymore.

282
00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,677
Oh, no, what happened?

283
00:10:09,710 --> 00:10:12,045
The teacher said
you're one of her best dancers.

284
00:10:12,079 --> 00:10:14,915
You know my partner,
Derrick, right?
Yeah.

285
00:10:14,948 --> 00:10:17,417
Well, he had a ballet accident,
and he broke his ankle.

286
00:10:17,450 --> 00:10:18,819
Well, what happened?

287
00:10:18,852 --> 00:10:20,253
Well, he told some guys
that he did ballet,

288
00:10:20,287 --> 00:10:21,421
and they broke his ankle.

289
00:10:23,290 --> 00:10:26,326
Oh, baby, I know you had
your heart set on this.

290
00:10:26,359 --> 00:10:28,729
You mean you had
your heart set on it.

291
00:10:28,762 --> 00:10:30,197
It's okay.

292
00:10:30,230 --> 00:10:31,264
No, no, it's not.

293
00:10:31,298 --> 00:10:33,066
You know what, baby,
don't worry.

294
00:10:33,100 --> 00:10:34,835
We're going to find you
another boy to dance with.

295
00:10:34,868 --> 00:10:35,969
Ma, in Bed

296
00:10:36,003 --> 00:10:37,270
That's what I was going to say.

297
00:10:37,304 --> 00:10:40,173
Come on, let's make
some phone calls.

298
00:10:40,207 --> 00:10:42,209
Come on.

299
00:10:42,242 --> 00:10:44,945
While my mother searched
Brooklyn for a Baryshnikov,

300
00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:47,380
my Uncle Ryan found
his inner Russell Simmons.

301
00:10:47,414 --> 00:10:49,717
Two, two fifty,

302
00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:52,152
three, three fifty,

303
00:10:52,185 --> 00:10:53,420
400 dollars.

304
00:10:53,453 --> 00:10:55,689
Ooh... I cannot
believe this.

305
00:10:55,723 --> 00:10:57,190
$400 selling tapes.

306
00:10:57,224 --> 00:10:59,026
Man, I gotta tell you,

307
00:10:59,059 --> 00:11:00,127
I didn't think
it was going to work.

308
00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:01,094
Have I ever lied to you?

309
00:11:01,128 --> 00:11:03,063
No, I guess you haven't.

310
00:11:03,096 --> 00:11:05,265
But lying and not knowing what
the hell you're talking about

311
00:11:05,298 --> 00:11:07,100
are two different things.

312
00:11:07,134 --> 00:11:09,269
Drew, take this money
and put it away.

313
00:11:09,302 --> 00:11:11,739
Don't worry, I will.

314
00:11:11,772 --> 00:11:12,906
Here, take this tapes
as a bonus, too.

315
00:11:12,940 --> 00:11:13,974
It's the Hilly Hill mix.

316
00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:15,408
Those guys are new,
they're not really selling.

317
00:11:15,442 --> 00:11:17,110
"MC Hammer"?

318
00:11:17,144 --> 00:11:18,211
"Public Enemy"?

319
00:11:18,245 --> 00:11:20,480
"DJ Jazzy Jeff and
the Fresh Prince"?

320
00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:22,015
I've never heard of these guys.

321
00:11:22,049 --> 00:11:23,250
You will.

322
00:11:23,283 --> 00:11:24,852
You'd be better off erasing
the tape and selling it blank.

323
00:11:24,885 --> 00:11:27,387
Well, can I have
the new Fat Boys album?

324
00:11:27,420 --> 00:11:29,389
Go into Wal-Mart
and ask that question now.

325
00:11:29,422 --> 00:11:31,024
Fine.

326
00:11:31,058 --> 00:11:32,325
Cool.

327
00:11:32,359 --> 00:11:33,493
"Beastie Boys"?

328
00:11:33,526 --> 00:11:34,862
They're white.

329
00:11:34,895 --> 00:11:36,029
White rappers?

330
00:11:36,063 --> 00:11:37,197
:
I don't think so.

331
00:11:37,230 --> 00:11:38,832
Look, I gotta go.

332
00:11:38,866 --> 00:11:40,167
I got to get some rest
before I go to work.

333
00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,135
Hey, I'm sorry, man,
I didn't mean to cause

334
00:11:42,169 --> 00:11:43,203
any problems
with Rochelle.

335
00:11:43,236 --> 00:11:45,238
That's okay-- problem solved.

336
00:11:45,272 --> 00:11:46,807
There aren't many
marriage problems

337
00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:48,809
Benjamin Franklin can't fix.

338
00:11:48,842 --> 00:11:50,377
This is pretty much a formality.

339
00:11:50,410 --> 00:11:52,079
I have a few questions.

340
00:11:52,112 --> 00:11:53,080
Oh, no problem.

341
00:11:53,113 --> 00:11:54,782
We have nothing to hide.

342
00:11:54,815 --> 00:11:58,085
How long have you been addicted
to heroin?

343
00:11:58,118 --> 00:11:59,152
I'm sorry?

344
00:11:59,186 --> 00:12:00,353
Well, I understand

345
00:12:00,387 --> 00:12:01,755
you've struggled with drugs

346
00:12:01,789 --> 00:12:03,390
and alcohol
most of your adult life.

347
00:12:03,423 --> 00:12:05,993
He must have her confused
with Lindsay Lohan.

348
00:12:06,026 --> 00:12:07,828
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

349
00:12:07,861 --> 00:12:09,930
You must have me mistaken
for somebody else.

350
00:12:09,963 --> 00:12:11,198
That's ridiculous.

351
00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:13,767
I can see it's a sore subject.
Let me move on.

352
00:12:13,801 --> 00:12:15,969
You have three
children, right?

353
00:12:16,003 --> 00:12:17,270
Yes.

354
00:12:17,304 --> 00:12:18,772
Can I have
their fathers' names?

355
00:12:18,806 --> 00:12:20,240
Ju...

356
00:12:20,273 --> 00:12:22,409
No, no, no.
They have one father.

357
00:12:22,442 --> 00:12:23,977
Mm.

358
00:12:24,011 --> 00:12:25,112
Do you know his name?

359
00:12:25,145 --> 00:12:27,280
Where are you getting
this information?

360
00:12:27,314 --> 00:12:29,316
I'll tell you
where he's getting it.

361
00:12:29,349 --> 00:12:32,185
Unfortunately,
I think Chris is a crack baby.

362
00:12:32,219 --> 00:12:34,855
The mother's
a little delusional.

363
00:12:34,888 --> 00:12:36,223
Her brain is addled by years

364
00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:39,126
of drug abuse and cheap wine
spo-dee-o-dee.

365
00:12:39,159 --> 00:12:41,294
She's actually convinced herself

366
00:12:41,328 --> 00:12:44,197
that she has a husband
who works two jobs

367
00:12:44,231 --> 00:12:47,200
and that they own a house
in the ghetto.

368
00:12:47,234 --> 00:12:49,402
You can't believe a word
she says.

369
00:12:51,571 --> 00:12:54,441
Julius--
he's my husband

370
00:12:54,474 --> 00:12:57,010
and is the father
of my three children.

371
00:12:57,044 --> 00:12:59,980
He has two jobs,
and we own this house.

372
00:13:00,013 --> 00:13:01,148
Are you writing this down?

373
00:13:01,181 --> 00:13:05,252
Young man, let me ask you
a question.

374
00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:08,856
Why do you want
to go to the Bronx
Academy of Science?

375
00:13:08,889 --> 00:13:10,557
Because that's
where my friend's going.

376
00:13:10,590 --> 00:13:12,325
'Cause I love science?

377
00:13:12,359 --> 00:13:14,561
Why do you love science?

378
00:13:14,594 --> 00:13:16,864
Because it's in the name
of your school.

379
00:13:16,897 --> 00:13:18,531
'Cause I like
to cut frogs open?

380
00:13:20,033 --> 00:13:21,935
Klingons?

381
00:13:23,470 --> 00:13:25,205
Mr. Perkins...

382
00:13:25,238 --> 00:13:26,573
If you don't let me in,

383
00:13:26,606 --> 00:13:29,009
she'll smack the scholastic
out of you.

384
00:13:29,042 --> 00:13:31,011
Chris has the desire
to learn.

385
00:13:31,044 --> 00:13:35,315
He has a strong family
who loves and supports him

386
00:13:35,348 --> 00:13:38,285
in a warm
and stable environment.

387
00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:40,220
MAN:
Freeze!

388
00:13:40,253 --> 00:13:42,155
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
It was just tapes!

389
00:13:42,189 --> 00:13:43,323
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
It was just tapes.

390
00:13:43,356 --> 00:13:45,859
ROCHELLE:
What is the...?

391
00:13:45,893 --> 00:13:47,194
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa, whoa.
They have a hostage!

392
00:13:47,227 --> 00:13:49,196
Let me see your hands!
Drop the pamphlet...

393
00:13:49,229 --> 00:13:49,997
Hostage? I'm not dropping no...

394
00:13:50,030 --> 00:13:51,164
...and step away
from the white guy.

395
00:13:51,198 --> 00:13:53,466
ROCHELLE:
Get your hands off of me!
I didn't do nothing.

396
00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:56,136
All right, everybody, down
on the floor, down on the floor.

397
00:13:56,169 --> 00:13:59,139
You need to settle down
and drop the pamphlet.
Get your hands off of me...!

398
00:13:59,172 --> 00:14:01,541
ROCHELLE:
I said, get your hands
off of me now!

399
00:14:01,574 --> 00:14:03,276
I apologize,
but it's protocol.

400
00:14:03,310 --> 00:14:06,246
How often does this kind
of thing happen here?

401
00:14:06,279 --> 00:14:08,281
Surprisingly,
not that often.

402
00:14:12,019 --> 00:14:14,187
When you're Black,
first the cops charge,

403
00:14:14,221 --> 00:14:15,522
then they explain the charge.

404
00:14:15,555 --> 00:14:17,057
What's the charges?
Copyright
infringement.

405
00:14:17,090 --> 00:14:18,358
Infringement? What
are you taking about?

406
00:14:18,391 --> 00:14:20,093
I was just making tapes
of people's songs.

407
00:14:20,127 --> 00:14:21,428
Just get in the car.

408
00:14:21,461 --> 00:14:24,431
Once again, I
apologize on behalf of

409
00:14:24,464 --> 00:14:26,967
the New York Police
Department for any
inconvenience.

410
00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:28,368
Oh, that's okay.

411
00:14:28,401 --> 00:14:30,103
I wasn't talking to you.

412
00:14:32,372 --> 00:14:35,308
Mr. Perkins, I'm sorry
about all this.

413
00:14:35,342 --> 00:14:37,144
Son, you had
terrific test scores

414
00:14:37,177 --> 00:14:38,211
and glowing
recommendations,

415
00:14:38,245 --> 00:14:40,981
but with this unbelievably
horrible environment,

416
00:14:41,014 --> 00:14:43,150
you need us more than
I thought you did.

417
00:14:43,183 --> 00:14:44,384
Congratulations.

418
00:14:44,417 --> 00:14:46,386
That's right.
Just get your butt out of here.

419
00:14:46,419 --> 00:14:47,454
Mom! Mom! Mom!
Mom! Mom! Mom!

420
00:14:47,487 --> 00:14:49,556
We don't need you
or your stupid racist school.

421
00:14:49,589 --> 00:14:51,258
Mom, no. No.
Mom, I'm in.
You know what? This...

422
00:14:51,291 --> 00:14:54,427
What are you talking
about you're in?

423
00:14:54,461 --> 00:14:56,129
Just fill out
these application forms

424
00:14:56,163 --> 00:14:58,165
and attach a copy
of your financial records.

425
00:14:58,198 --> 00:15:00,233
Once that clears,
Chris will be the newest student

426
00:15:00,267 --> 00:15:01,434
at the Bronx Academy

427
00:15:01,468 --> 00:15:02,936
of Science.

428
00:15:02,970 --> 00:15:05,372
My baby made
it into school!

429
00:15:05,405 --> 00:15:07,240
(applause, cheering
and whistling)

430
00:15:07,274 --> 00:15:09,009
Now if you'll
excuse me,

431
00:15:09,042 --> 00:15:10,277
I'm going to go get drunk.

432
00:15:10,310 --> 00:15:12,479
You know what would
be a good idea?

433
00:15:12,512 --> 00:15:15,148
A show about cops
arresting people.

434
00:15:15,182 --> 00:15:17,450
But what would you call it?

435
00:15:17,484 --> 00:15:19,252
My future was set,

436
00:15:19,286 --> 00:15:21,588
but Tonya's ballet career
was over before it started.

437
00:15:21,621 --> 00:15:24,424
Hey, Tonya, can I talk
to you for a minute?

438
00:15:24,457 --> 00:15:25,625
No.

439
00:15:26,726 --> 00:15:28,361
Look, I know you're all sad

440
00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:31,331
about Derrick and his ankle,
but I think I can help you.

441
00:15:31,364 --> 00:15:33,166
Can you fix his ankle?

442
00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:34,334
Actually, he could.

443
00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:35,602
Actually, I could.

444
00:15:35,635 --> 00:15:38,972
But a compound fracture
has to set

445
00:15:39,006 --> 00:15:40,507
somewhere between five
and seven weeks,

446
00:15:40,540 --> 00:15:42,475
and he still wouldn't be ready
in time for the dance.

447
00:15:42,509 --> 00:15:44,677
So how can you help me?

448
00:15:44,711 --> 00:15:47,214
I could fill in
for him.
For real?

449
00:15:47,247 --> 00:15:48,348
Yeah. I mean,
I'm a pretty good dancer.

450
00:15:48,381 --> 00:15:49,682
If you show me what to do.

451
00:15:49,716 --> 00:15:51,684
You're not afraid someone
will call you a sissy?

452
00:15:51,718 --> 00:15:53,120
No. I don't care.

453
00:15:53,153 --> 00:15:55,522
Besides, I bet
they won't say it to my face.

454
00:15:55,555 --> 00:15:58,025
Like making fun
of Mike Tyson's voice.

455
00:15:58,058 --> 00:15:59,292
Thanks, Drew.

456
00:15:59,326 --> 00:16:01,328
Okay. Come on.
Come over here.

457
00:16:01,361 --> 00:16:04,564
Okay, so, you do your
feet like this, do
your arm like this.

458
00:16:04,597 --> 00:16:05,598
Graduating from Corleone

459
00:16:05,632 --> 00:16:08,301
was one of the best days
of my life,

460
00:16:08,335 --> 00:16:09,636
because I was surrounded
by my family,

461
00:16:09,669 --> 00:16:13,006
and this was the one day
I wasn't going to get punched,

462
00:16:13,040 --> 00:16:14,307
kicked, beat down
or talked about.

463
00:16:14,341 --> 00:16:16,209
Straighten out your
cap and gown, boy.

464
00:16:16,243 --> 00:16:18,478
And do not get on that
stage and embarrass me

465
00:16:18,511 --> 00:16:20,180
in front of these
white people,

466
00:16:20,213 --> 00:16:22,415
or else I'll slap the pomp
out of your circumstances.

467
00:16:22,449 --> 00:16:23,750
Scratch that.
Hi, Daddy.

468
00:16:23,783 --> 00:16:25,552
Hey, baby.
CHRIS:
Where were you?

469
00:16:25,585 --> 00:16:27,354
Bailing Uncle Ryan
out of jail.

470
00:16:27,387 --> 00:16:29,089
Well, where did you get
the bail money?

471
00:16:29,122 --> 00:16:31,091
My mixtape money.

472
00:16:31,124 --> 00:16:32,525
Would have gotten it back

473
00:16:32,559 --> 00:16:34,494
if Uncle Ryan
hadn't skipped bail.

474
00:16:34,527 --> 00:16:36,329
Hey, sorry, man,
but check it out.

475
00:16:36,363 --> 00:16:39,399
I was talking to this
guy down at the station.

476
00:16:39,432 --> 00:16:41,068
Did you know George
Foreman cooks?

477
00:16:41,101 --> 00:16:42,235
The boxer?
Yeah.

478
00:16:42,269 --> 00:16:43,503
He's coming out
with this grill.

479
00:16:43,536 --> 00:16:46,239
I hear it's going to
make a lot of money.

480
00:16:46,273 --> 00:16:47,407
A George Foreman grill?

481
00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:48,408
No, that's all right, man.

482
00:16:48,441 --> 00:16:50,710
I'm gonna wait on
the Muhammad Ali toaster oven.

483
00:16:50,743 --> 00:16:52,479
Come on, honey.
Let's go in.

484
00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:53,446
You look
nice, sweetie.

485
00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:54,614
Congratulations, man.

486
00:16:54,647 --> 00:16:56,449
* Looks like we made it...

487
00:16:56,483 --> 00:16:57,617
Hey, man.
Hey.

488
00:16:57,650 --> 00:16:59,286
We made it.

489
00:16:59,319 --> 00:17:01,554
I guess so. Let's get in there
so we can get out of here.

490
00:17:01,588 --> 00:17:03,490
Next stop,
the Bronx Academy.

491
00:17:03,523 --> 00:17:05,092
Dude, I am so in there.

492
00:17:05,125 --> 00:17:07,527
Hey, Spridel,
Chim Chim, let's go.

493
00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,397
* Looks like we made it...

494
00:17:10,430 --> 00:17:12,465
My days at Corleone had sailed,

495
00:17:12,499 --> 00:17:16,236
and Drew and Tonya
were floating on air.

496
00:17:44,464 --> 00:17:47,134
Those are
my babies.

497
00:17:47,167 --> 00:17:48,735
Aren't they
fabulous?!

498
00:17:48,768 --> 00:17:52,739
Drew got more women in a tutu
then I got at 22.

499
00:17:56,709 --> 00:17:58,111
So long, Greg.

500
00:17:58,145 --> 00:17:59,512
So long, Chris.

501
00:17:59,546 --> 00:18:01,214
What

502
00:18:01,248 --> 00:18:04,417
You got to go through the rest
of your life being Black.

503
00:18:04,451 --> 00:18:05,852
I can't top that.

504
00:18:05,885 --> 00:18:08,855
We won't ever have to
deal with him again.

505
00:18:08,888 --> 00:18:11,424
At the Bronx Academy of
Science, everyone's a nerd.

506
00:18:11,458 --> 00:18:13,826
Thank god we're not going
to Tattaglia.

507
00:18:22,869 --> 00:18:24,871
Chris, wait.

508
00:18:27,874 --> 00:18:29,409
What's wrong?

509
00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,211
Chris, I've got bad news.

510
00:18:31,244 --> 00:18:32,078
What?

511
00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:34,747
Well, I just heard
from Mr. Perkins.

512
00:18:34,781 --> 00:18:38,518
Unfortunately, your application
to the Bronx Academy was denied.

513
00:18:38,551 --> 00:18:40,853
What?!
I thought this was settled.
What happened?

514
00:18:40,887 --> 00:18:42,622
Well, as crazy as it may seem,

515
00:18:42,655 --> 00:18:45,325
it turns out your father
really does have two jobs.

516
00:18:45,358 --> 00:18:46,659
You're mother's not
a heroin addict.

517
00:18:46,693 --> 00:18:47,894
She's even got a job.

518
00:18:47,927 --> 00:18:49,696
And apparently,
you do own that house.

519
00:18:49,729 --> 00:18:51,564
Your family's doing
far too well

520
00:18:51,598 --> 00:18:54,167
for you to qualify
for financial aid.

521
00:18:54,201 --> 00:18:56,469
Chris, why did you lie?

522
00:18:56,503 --> 00:18:59,639
So what does
this mean?

523
00:18:59,672 --> 00:19:01,474
I'm sorry, but it looks like

524
00:19:01,508 --> 00:19:03,243
you're going to Tattaglia
after all.

525
00:19:03,276 --> 00:19:04,511
But this isn't fair.

526
00:19:04,544 --> 00:19:07,580
I know, but always
remember this.

527
00:19:07,614 --> 00:19:10,217
When you get to the other side
of the river,

528
00:19:10,250 --> 00:19:12,619
the streets of heaven
will be lined with gold

529
00:19:12,652 --> 00:19:15,355
for you, me
and all God's chillins.

530
00:19:15,388 --> 00:19:16,889
I was still in shock,

531
00:19:16,923 --> 00:19:19,192
so I didn't have the presence
of mind

532
00:19:19,226 --> 00:19:22,229
to smack her upside the head
and run.

533
00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:26,833
Oh, man.

534
00:19:26,866 --> 00:19:29,269
I know.

535
00:19:29,302 --> 00:19:32,272
* Hey, if we can't solve
any problems *

536
00:19:32,305 --> 00:19:33,740
So, what now?

537
00:19:33,773 --> 00:19:34,974
This is it.

538
00:19:35,007 --> 00:19:37,410
* Why do lose so many tears?

539
00:19:37,444 --> 00:19:38,511
Oh, man.

540
00:19:38,545 --> 00:19:42,482
I know.

541
00:19:42,515 --> 00:19:43,883
* Oh, so you go again

542
00:19:43,916 --> 00:19:45,785
But, you know,

543
00:19:45,818 --> 00:19:47,620
we're gonna hang out
during the summer.

544
00:19:47,654 --> 00:19:49,656
* When the leading man appears

545
00:19:49,689 --> 00:19:50,723
Yeah.

546
00:19:50,757 --> 00:19:52,592
Yeah.
Yeah.

547
00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:53,826
Yeah, totally.

548
00:19:53,860 --> 00:19:58,565
* Always the same theme

549
00:19:58,598 --> 00:20:00,667
* But can't you see

550
00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:05,305
* We've got everything
going on and on and on *

551
00:20:05,338 --> 00:20:07,240
Hey, Greg?
* Every time you go away

552
00:20:07,274 --> 00:20:08,408
Yeah?

553
00:20:08,441 --> 00:20:10,310
Catch you later.

554
00:20:10,343 --> 00:20:14,714
* You take a piece of me...

555
00:20:15,915 --> 00:20:17,284
Sorry.

556
00:20:17,317 --> 00:20:18,885
I couldn't let it go.

557
00:20:18,918 --> 00:20:22,355
* Everybody hates Chris.

558
00:20:22,389 --> 00:20:26,393
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