Dean: Cory said that you guys think I'm petty. Is... Is that true?
Hampton: Cory told us how you've been acting since he won Student of the Week, and this isn't the first time you've been petty and jealous.
Dean: What?! Give me one other example.
Keisa: You knock over the checkers board as soon as one of us starts winning.
Brad: You lick your Oreo cookie sandwiches so we won't ask for any.
Keisa: You read everyone else's comics just so the pages in yours don't get folded.
Adult Dean: The petty thing to do would be to tell Cory that I've been acting weird because his dad told me a big secret to keep from him. But I couldn't, so I did the next best thing.
Keisa: ...when his grandmother died.
Dean: Well, you're all petty for calling me petty!
Adult Dean: That's right. The ol' rubber and glue defense. Been getting kids out of losing arguments since time began.

Dean: I-I-I guess it's okay if I tell you guys. [sighs] I saw Coach Long sneaking out of the house when I spent the night, and he... he said he was headed to his second job, and he made me promise not to tell Cory, and it's been eating me up inside because I don't want to spill the beans. But Cory thinks I'm acting jealous because he won Student of the Week and I didn't.
Adult Dean: Uh-oh. She knew something. I could tell.
Lillian: Well, I didn't wanna say anything, but Vivian was a little... [groans] about Cliff at practice.
Bill: Viv's always a little [groans].
Lillian: No, this time it was more [groans] than [groans]. I was uncomfortable.
Bill: It's probably nothing. Then again, Cliff was acting a little you-know-what when I dropped Dean off at the sleepover.
Lillian: Remember the last time he was acting like that? It was when that thing happened.
Bill: Oh.
Adult Dean: Oh, speak English, people!

Cory: Dean, you coming? Dean?
Adult Dean: Unh-unh. Not getting me. Lock box. I've managed to keep my mouth shut this long, I wasn't about to start blabbing now.
Cory: Are you seriously still not talking to me because of that dumb Student of the Week thing?
Dean: What? No. I-I don't care about that anymore.
Keisa: From how you're acting, it seems like you do. You know, you still have a chance to be the second Black Student of the Week.
Adult Dean: Nobody remembers the second Black anything.

Adult Dean: I never knew what he and Mrs. Long's fight was about. It didn't matter. After I'd been married several years myself and experienced the ups and downs, I truly came to understand what my dad and Coach Long were saying to me that day. And thankfully, my wife and I had a guest room above our garage.

Kim: So, why would Mr. Long need a second job? He makes more money than Mom, even though he doesn't do half the work she does. He shouldn't need a second job. [sighs] Unless...
Dean: Unless what?
Kim: Unless he's been spending all their money.
Dean: W-Well, they do buy that fancy mustard.

Adult Dean: In the 1960s, there were so many iconic duos... Ike and Tina Turner, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Batman and Robin, and me and my best friend Cory. That's why I was so excited to be going to his house for a sleepover this weekend with all of our friends. This sleepover would be epic.
Hampton: I'm gonna stay up all night.
Dean: I'm gonna stay up even later than that.
Cory: How?

Principal: [over P.A.] And it's now time for the morning announcements.
Dean: You mean the morning bummer? [Cory laughs]
Principal: We're excited to announce the recipient of "Student of the Week", because for the first time here at Jefferson Davis, the award will be going to a Black student.
Adult Dean: To a Black student? Oh, bring it on, baby. If they'd given me a heads up, I would've worn a suit. Well, at least today's a good hair day.
Principal: Congratulations go to Cory Long. [applause] Cory not only scored the winning basket in last night's game, but also received two A's and a B-plus on three tests this week. Keep up the good work, Cory.
Adult Dean: Needless to say, I wasn't expecting it to be Cory, but all that matters is that one of us got it, right? This must be how Jesse Jackson feels.

Dean: Congrats, Cory. Give me some. Say, uh, what did you get on that history quiz on Mesopotamia?
Cory: Oh, an 88. I barely studied for that one.
Adult Dean: Huh. I got a 93. Interesting.
Hampton: [sighs] Cory. Student of the Week. Man, that's outta sight. Do you think I can interview you for the school paper?
Cory: I don't know, Hampton. A whole interview? There's not really that much to say.
Hampton: You pretty much just did it. I only get three lines under the tornado warning instructions.
Dean: Ah, that English paper on, um, Edgar Allan Poe. That was a hard one. What... What did you get on that one?
Cory: I don't remember. An 88 or something like that.
Adult Dean: Really? I got a 95 on that one, plus the bonus question.
Keisa: I don't know, that one was kinda hard. It wasn't hard for you?
Cory: Not really.
Adult Dean: [sighs] But what matters is that Cory was recognized for his academics as well as his athleticism. Look at that smile. Gotta love it. The answer to the bonus question was "Annabel Lee," by the way. Worth four points. Even without it, still higher than an 88. Just saying.

Bill: Looks like we got the house to ourselves tonight.
Lillian: Mm-hmm.
Bill: You know what that means.
Lillian: Mr. Williams, don't start no fires you can't put out.
Bill: There's gonna be a bottle of Burgundy calling your name later.
Lillian: [Lillian giggles] Ooh, and I'm gonna be listening. [pecan shells cracking]
Bill: We gotta put some bells on his shoes.

Coach Long: Uh-uh! Not in my house! Look, keep your feet off my furniture. This stuff ain't even paid for yet.
Cory: Ah, come on, Dad. We were just playing around a little bit.
Coach Long: Put this stuff back where it belongs. Rest of y'all, call y'all parents and say good night and go to bed.
Cory: Come on, guys.
Coach Long: Dean, you're not bleeding on my carpet, are you?
Dean: [whimpers] N-No, sir.
Coach Long: Well, good. 'Cause it ain't paid for, either. Come in this house and y'all jumping on my stuff.