Get on the Bus (1996)
Thomas Jefferson Byrd: Evan Thomas Sr.
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[first lines]
Evan Thomas Sr. : What?
Junior, aka 'Smooth' : Yo, dog, I ain't goin'.
Evan Thomas Sr. : I'm gettin' on that bus. Now that means, you are gettin' on that bus.
Junior, aka 'Smooth' : Look how stupid we look!
Evan Thomas Sr. : Now, you wanna be all embarrassed. Well, you shoulda thought about that before.
Junior, aka 'Smooth' : No, dog, I ain't goin'.
Evan Thomas Sr. : Call me dog again and see if I don't knock you flat on your ass. Now, I'm going to get on that bus and you are going right along with me. I am your father. You are my son. So, let's get on the bus, okay?
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Wendell : Brothers we are movin' into the next millennium. The year 2000 is here! Now, we got to move into the future. If I'm lyin', how do you explain a man like Colin Powell, huh? The white man never kept him down.
Evan Thomas Sr. : Colin Powell made it in spite of racism, not because it doesn't exist, Brother Tom.
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Evan Thomas Sr. : Hey, hey, my name is Evan
Flip , Xavier , Mike , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Jamal , Kyle : Yeah!
Evan Thomas Sr. : Evan, Senior
Flip , Xavier , Mike , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Jamal , Kyle : Yeah!
Evan Thomas Sr. : They got my son
Flip , Xavier , Mike , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Jamal , Kyle : Yeah!
Evan Thomas Sr. : With a misdemeanor
Evan Thomas Sr. , Flip , Xavier , Mike , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Jamal , Kyle : Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...
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Junior, aka 'Smooth' : Don't call me Evan
Flip , Xavier , Mike , Jeremiah , Randall , Evan Thomas Sr. , Jamal , Kyle : Yeah!
Junior, aka 'Smooth' : 'Cause I'm on the move
Flip , Xavier , Mike , Jeremiah , Randall , Evan Thomas Sr. , Jamal , Kyle : Yeah!
Junior, aka 'Smooth' : Don't call me Junior
Flip , Xavier , Mike , Jeremiah , Randall , Evan Thomas Sr. , Jamal , Kyle : Yeah!
Junior, aka 'Smooth' : But you can call me Smooth
Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Flip , Xavier , Mike , Jeremiah , Randall , Evan Thomas Sr. , Jamal , Kyle : Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...
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Mike : My name is Mike
Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Jamal , Kyle : Yeah!
Mike : I represent New York
Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Jamal , Kyle : Yeah!
Mike : I'm not a Muslim
Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Jamal , Kyle : Yeah!
Mike : Still don't eat pork
Mike , Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Jamal , Kyle : Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...
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Gary : My name is Gary
Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Kyle , Jamal : Yeah!
Gary : I'm down with Shelly
Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Kyle , Jamal : Yeah!
Gary : She's got the butter
Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Kyle , Jamal : Yeah!
Gary : I got the jelly
Gary , Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Kyle , Jamal : Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...
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Jamal : My name's Jamal
Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Gary , Kyle : Yeah!
Jamal : My mind is free
Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Gary , Kyle : Yeah!
Jamal : We need more love
Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Gary , Kyle : Yeah!
Jamal : And unity
Jamal , Flip , Xavier , Jeremiah , Randall , Junior, aka 'Smooth' , Evan Thomas Sr. , Gary , Kyle : Roll Call! Shabooya, Sha-sha Shabooya...
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Wendell : You brothers know what I'm sayin' about niggers like Jackson. They all say the same thing: hire us, feed us, affirmative action. Like we need America to keep a nipple in our mouth.
Xavier : You a Republican or something?
Wendell : Yeah and damn proud of it.
Mike : Who you Nigger Gingrich?
Xavier : You got a problem with that?
Evan Thomas Sr. : I don't see how any black man could be a Republican.
Wendell : I don't see how any black man can't.
