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- Of course, you do.
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the girls had this cheer, right
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the crowd hyped.
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They used to be like..
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to look better, didn't it?
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- Oh, yeah.
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Yul Brynner in "The King And I."
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- Vivian..
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and you always will.
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40-year-old woman
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you and your feet
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greatest birthday party.
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so much trouble.
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I'm such a grouch.
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about getting..
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you've accomplished.
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dark and loaded.
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can say that at your..
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43. Man, Carlton, that's kind of a
smooth tie you got there, man.
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- Sure.
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hand sewn in Italy.
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nerves all day, man.
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47. Check this out. I dotted the
"I" on the Armani.
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all weekend
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for cheerleader try-outs.
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an indecently short skirt
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in front of your whole school
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Hey, let me see your moves.
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That was incredible.
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- Alright.
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- Oh, thank you.
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the entire day shopping
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for us to give mother
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That's for me.
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with you, girl?
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75. Shh.
I hear her coming.
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- Happy birthday!
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these are for you.
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are
appropriate for me anymore.
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to talk to you
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in diamonds.
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the dean's daughter.
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some extensive plastic surgery.
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of her chins?
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down there.
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right as it was closing.
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because I asked them to turn
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90. Anyway, our present
is going to be perfect.
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long wool skirt.
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92. - Hi.
- 'Hi, Vivian.'
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93. - How are you?
- 'Good to see you.'
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from Halloween?
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as Tina Turner?
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"Proud Mary Again,"are you?
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98. Well, I might. The night is
young, baby and so am I.
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99. My life is great.
This party's gonna be great
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102. - I look stupid, don't I?
- Oh, baby.
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just perfect.
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The night's not over yet.
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105. - Surprise!
- Surprise!
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107. 'Remember 1951?'
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109. 'Remember Chuck Berry?'
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111. Me, neither.
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112. 'But that was the year
that Vivian Smith was born.'
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114. 'Eat your heart out La Toya.'
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115. 'In just a few short years'
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116. 'little Vivian starred
in her first dance recital'
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of a century ago.
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122. Yet Vivian braved the afro,
the dashiki
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124. 'She went off to college with
dreams of being a dancer.'
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and moved to California.
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129. 'The years rolled by.'
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130. 'Today Vivian Banks has matured'
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131. 'into a successful
college professor'
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132. 'outstanding wife and mother'
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133. and a tribute
to middle age.
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134. Hold it, y'all.
Hold it, hold it.
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135. Now, see, a lot of people
make
jokes about being 40
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like that here
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'cause 40 ain't old..
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I meant gum disease.
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How humiliating.
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150. The second time I had to
pretend I was my own twin.
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151. - Well, what did you get her?
- This is mom proof.
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moody and depressed.
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- Hi, mommy.
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day, thanks to you.
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things in perspective.
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my
career has gotten in the way
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the most important to me.
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I'm behind you
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to be a professor
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who devotes her day
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hardworking husband
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immaculate home.
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I've made a decision.
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in that?
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for dance class.
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maybe I should drive you.
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to Jazz's anyway.
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could you sign this
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cheerleader try-outs?
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I am so proud of you.
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don't give up.
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at your school
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your head up high
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get in your car
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is down the hall.
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- Then I'm in the right place.
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I was in "A Chorus Line"
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"West Side Story"
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I was in was the supermarket.
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you know, I'm into
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artistic endeavors.
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the theater, opera.
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cultured brother.
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in a minute. Up.
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Let's begin.
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- Mm-hmm.
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tickets to Hawaii.
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- Ooh!
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- Huh?
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20 years ago
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teaching degree.
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the comfortable road anymore.
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Hand over the keys to your Benz.
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from being a dancer.
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in three weeks
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every class I can.
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that Vivian Banks can dance!
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get going, huh?
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nervous,
but that's silly.
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20 year olds
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their whole lives.
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and eat a cheesecake.
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to that audition
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everything you've got.
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most husbands wouldn't
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running off half-naked
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masculine dancers
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forgot existed.
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in a marriage is all about.
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an audition here today.
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of our leading roles.
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five, six, seven, eight.
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five, six, seven, eight.
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Over up.
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Uh, one.
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It was great.
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Hold on, when's the cast party?
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that was doing the splits.
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I am not gonna do the show.
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- Alright!
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if that's okay with you.
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hardest three weeks of my life.
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that isn't aching for ben-gay.
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I miss the most?
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of mahogany..
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you are.
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by 6 o'clock every night?
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for one more dance?
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to miss pom-pom. Aah!
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- Yes!
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Show 'em your moves.
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but you'll have to fill in
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and you always will.
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40-year, uh..
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a dress or a G-string.
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would do something.
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my memory for a second.'
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I know what it is!'
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