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I love this week.
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and Joey.
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10. I mean, they're gonna be
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them eight years.
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12. This is it,
my good friend Joey.
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juvenile delinquents.
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19. But we should
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21. Let's rob
our friends.
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24. Because we have shared
both times good and bad,
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25. we would be honored
if you would sign
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we have pilfered.
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34. Yeah, and what time you're
not gonna be home, you know.
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or nothing, do you?
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of the underworld.
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Can I be Cory?
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Come on, Joey.
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Shawn, huh?
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45. Do you see how important
this week is?
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46. Saying goodbye to people
we might never see again.
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56. I was. I was just in the
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over there.
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you may never come back.
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wait up.
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69. Boy, oh, boy,
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me at least a week.
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73. You're done?
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74. "Hey"?
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They just got here.
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last night.
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102. Okay, but promise me you'll read
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105. Pretending
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107. I'm not pretending, Shawn,
and I'm not smooth.
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108. Topanga got into Yale,
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111. But you don't
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114. I support you.
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116. You're pretending,
aren't you?
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117. Yeah, Cor,
just like you.
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118. Welcome to your final week
of Feeny, everyone.
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119. Here's your assignment.
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120. Oh, shut up.
I'm tired, too.
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121. Now, this assignment is completely
optional and is for no credit.
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122. Oh, well, I'll get
started on it right away.
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123. Oh, look! I'm done!
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last weeks of school.
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looking at me?
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to do it, right?
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129. Do it, Shawn. It's no pressure.
It'll be fun.
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and I'm getting an A.
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133. It's for no credit,
Miss Lawrence.
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134. I have 699 A's.
I need one more.
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135. Give me the A, Feeny!
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136. Okay, fine.
You've got an A.
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137. You don't even
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138. I'll just give you an A
because I'm scared of you.
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139. Now that makes
an even 700.
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140. Seven hundred. That's
more than anybody, right?
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141. Oh, more than anybody.
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142. Good luck in hell,
Mr. Matthews.
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143. Surprise, Mr. Graduator!
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144. Jack, I told you.
I'm not into this.
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145. Oh, yeah? Well, I got something
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146. Ta-da!
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147. Is that supposed
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148. Yeah. Isn't it great?
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from a snapshot.
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150. Yeah, yeah,
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151. Now graduation really
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153. Why don't you appreciate
my caricature of you
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high school ever again!
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you know what?
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164. I'm just trying to put you
in touch with your feelings.
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169. Yeah, you would.
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They're not doing anything.
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let them loose
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senior prank.
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182. Why, this is
hilarious!
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Look at 'em!
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if I were into this,
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on that assignment
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The assignment!
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You guys wanna hear it?
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211. And what makes you so sure you're the
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and I have 699 A's,
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records, is the same as you.
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psychopath counts A's?
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Feeny's grade book
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didn't she?
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249. Because I don't want her making
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pretending this time?
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library, and I saw your light on.
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still doing here?
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my valedictorian speech.
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277. Unless you have a very good
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be flying out of here
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304. Oh, well, I was just
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good at saying goodbye.
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all sappy, are we?
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if your decision to retire
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to do with us.
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made life that easy for you
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because of us.
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what you've done to me.
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you've done for me.
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anything for you.
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gratification in the past four years
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dreamed possible.
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320. But you always complained
about how difficult we are.
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you complain most about
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you care most about.
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to welcome you all
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of the class of '98.
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We did it!
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academic excellence,
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lousy A than I did!
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Miss Topanga Lawrence.
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we get to graduating,
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she gets to Yale.
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your valedictorian,
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on this speech,
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going to give it.
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my good friend, Shawn Hunter.
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what we were feeling this week,
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feeling like I always do,
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to get out of here.
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wanna do with my life.
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speaking in public.
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again in our lives.
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all the time we spent here.
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about you
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told us what to do
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telling us what to do.
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up while I was here,
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done better.
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Hey, Mom. Hey, Dad.
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I'm Eric Matthews.
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give me the microphone.
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what I'm doing.
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Let's get out of here.
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Shh!
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I should go to Yale
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good reason not to.
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