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Adult Dean: Being 12 in
the '60s was the equivalent
to being in your 20s today.

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We didn't have
helicopter parents

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coddling us at all times
like fragile teacups.

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That scar?[ Chuckles]

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Got it playing
"Follow the Leader"

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through an abandoned
construction site at recess.

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That mouthwash?
[ Gargling ]

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Uncut, would make you fail
a breathalyzer test.

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Dean, I need you to ride
your bike down to the store

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and pick me up
a pack of smokes.

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I feel like I don't have
to explain that one.

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Okay, so, my mom still laid out
my outfits for me,

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but those polyester clothes,
made from 100% petroleum?

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[ Scoffs] Kids used to burst
into flames all the time.

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[ "When the Saints Go
Marching In" playing ]

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Going to church was also
a part of growing up

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that's different now.

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The Black church is one of
the most important institutions

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in American history.

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It's been a home

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that kept Black people unified
during hard times,

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a social and political center

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that sparked
historic movements,

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and a training ground
for a generation

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of leaders and entertainers.

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So much of what makes
Black culture unique

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comes from its roots
in the Black church.

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And I grew up in a time when
it was just a given

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that you went to church
every Sunday.

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All three boring hours of it.

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♪♪

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♪ Oh, when the saints
go marching in, yeah ♪

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♪ Oh, when the saints
♪ Oh, when the saints

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♪ Go marching in
♪ Go marching in

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♪ Oh, when the saints
♪ Oh, when the saints

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♪ Go marching in
♪ Go marching in

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♪ Oh, Lord, I want to be
in that number... ♪

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Sister Pitts catches the Spirit
right on time every Sunday.

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This means we're
in the homestretch.

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[ Applause ]

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♪ Yeah!

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Amen.

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Amen.
Amen.
Amen.

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Before I close,
I want to call your attention

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to a few important
announcements.

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We need more volunteers to visit
the sick and shut-ins this week.

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Please see Sister Pitts
to sign up.

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Amen!
Amen!
Amen!

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Now, our annual Junior High
lock-in is around the corner.

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Amen.
Amen.
Amen.

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This year, my daughter Charlene
will be attending,

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and I'll be chaperoning.

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Amen?

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Amen.
Amen.

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I am very much
looking forward

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to this opportunity
to connect with the youth

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here at the church.

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Amen.
Amen.
Amen.

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And I hope y'all ready,

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'cause I do a mean
mashed potato, now.

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[ Laughter ]

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Ain't that right, Charlene?

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Isn't every Sunday
already a lock-in?

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Ow.

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♪♪

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Ooh, hoo-hoo!

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This is gonna be
so much fun.

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Dean, let's go find your
sleeping bag for the lock-in.

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You mean
church jail?
Watch your mouth.

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When I was your age,
singing in the youth choir

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was where I first discovered
my love of music.

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And peppermints.
Hm.

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And I was
a Sunday school leader

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for as long
as I can remember.

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This lock-in
is a good opportunity

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for you to figure out
where you belong.

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Right. Because "Most Likely
to Fit in at Church"

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is the award that
all the players get.

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Kim went to her lock-in and
she really enjoyed herself.

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Tell your brother if he doesn't
go, he's gonna be missing out.

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You know, I actually had
a greattime at my lock-in.

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I got my first kiss
that night.

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Excuse me?
Mm-hmm.
Craig Westfield.

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Mm, I had the biggest
crush on Craig, and --

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Kimberly Lanette
Williams.

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I think our parents
only gave us middle names

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so we'd know when
we're in trouble.

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What? It's boys and girls
overnight

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without parents
for the first time.

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And the Pastor always falls
asleep after lights out.

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What do you expect
to happen?

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Who is this Craig boy?

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Dad, it was like
five years ago.

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You said his last name
is Westfield?

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Where is
this phone book?

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Hey, don't pin this
all on me.

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Craig and I were not the only
ones kissing that night.

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Who else am I
gonna pin it on?

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Suddenly, I saw the lock-in
in a whole new light.

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If being trapped inside
a church all night

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meant kissing girls,

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I might end up having my
first kiss -- with Keisa.

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Then maybe thereis a God.

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[ Classical music plays,
door opens ]

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♪♪

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Lillian:
You two relax.

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If Kim wants to be kissing on
some little mannish boy

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in the house of God, then
that's between her and Jesus.

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Hey, Mama, you know,
on second thought,

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maybe I should go to
the lock-in.

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You know, uh, to get,
uh, closer to God.

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Are we sure we want Dean
to go to this lock-in,

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given what Kim
just said?

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Why not?

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I mean, come on.
It's just Dean.

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Yeah.

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"Just Dean" sucked
as my campaign motto

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for sixth-grade treasurer,
and it still sucked now.

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You know what?

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I think it'd be a great idea
for me to chaperone.

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Wait.
Why would you do that?

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Because in this house,
we lead by example,

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and it's been
a really long time

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since I taught
at Sunday school

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or even found myself
on a committee at church,

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and if I'm gonna ask you
to get involved,

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then I have to as well.

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Besides, it'll be something fun
we can do together.

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Yes, Mama was engaging in

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a very specific type
of blocking here.

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Yeah. Fun.

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[ Classical music plays ]

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[ Thud ]

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[ Music stops ]

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[ Laughs ] Mwah!

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Me and my little man!

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♪ Oh, oh, oh

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♪ And I know

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♪ Ohh

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♪ Through the highs
and the lows ♪

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♪ I'mma find my way home

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I couldn't wait to
tell my friends

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what my sister told me
about the lock-in.

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It was gonna blow their minds.
Ow!

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I liked having Hampton around
because he was so uncool,

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he made me look like
Sidney Poitier.

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And then there was Norman.

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It felt good to be telling
Norman something new

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because he was my friend
who knew everything

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about adult matters.

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It wasn't until later that
I learned he knew nothing.

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So, Kim told me that everybody
makes out at the church lock-in.

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Seriously?

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If I wanted to
convince them to go,

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this is where I had to
sell it.

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With the lights out.

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Hey, man,
count me in.

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Me too.
Me three.

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My mom told me there's
Bible Jeopardy.

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We could demolish.

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No, Hampton.

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We're going because
of the girls.

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The girls.

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Yeah.

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[ School bell rings ]

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♪♪

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Reliford: And that's
the schedule for tonight.

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As you can see, we have
lots of fun stuff planned,

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so take a minute,
get your bearings,

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and after the break,

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you're in for a real treat.

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[ Grunts ]

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You know Moses.

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Always trying to get
to the Promised Land.

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[ Laughs ]
He's so funny.

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A few years later, we sadly
discovered the Pastor

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also used those
Old Testament puppets

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in his teen sex-ed talks.

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Nice.

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Lots of solid options
here tonight, fellas.

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Yeah. Definitely.

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I call dibs on Linda.

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Wait.

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Or maybe Tracy.

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Yeah.

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Tracy looks like
marriage material.

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I can take Keisa
off the table.

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Linda's taller.

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But Tracy
has braces, too.

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Metal on metal?

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That could be
a bad scene.

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By the way, this is how
Facebook starts in 40 years.

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Keisa or Lori.

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Keisa or Lori.

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Keisa, Lori.

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Ah, I want Lori.

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[ Exhales deeply ]
Good choice.

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She did four curl-ups on
the physical-fitness test.

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Whoa, man, that's
three more than you.

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Good point.

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How about --

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I think Keisa for me.

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We already know
you want Keisa.

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Come on. What kind of
horrible friends would
we be if we picked her?

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In the game of
junior-high romance,

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girls always had
the upper hand.

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But this time,
we had a foolproof plan

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to turn the tables.

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It felt good to
finally be in control.

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So, Dean, we have
a list of boys we like.

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Wait, you guys made
your own list?

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Shh. No talking.

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Tammy: We matched the girls
with the boys they want,

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and we need your help.

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Can I say something?
Mm-hmm.

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Why do you need my help?
I'm one of the boys, too.

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[ Laughter ]

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Not really.
You're not like the other boys.

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You're just...

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Dean.

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I was also "just Dean"
sophomore year in college

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when my crush,
Stephanie Peters,

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had me try on shirts
she was thinking of buying

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for her boyfriend.

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That scarred me.

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So, Cory is with Tracy.

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Braces?

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Norman will be with Brenda,
and Hampton's with me.

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Um, so, you -- you --

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you didn't mention Keisa.

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Yeah, we asked her.

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She didn't say
if she liked anybody.

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Guess she'll
figure it out herself.

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So Keisa was available!

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Perfect.
I could finally make my move.

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Just make sure the boys go
with the right girls

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during the movie tonight.

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Got it?
Got it.

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I'll tell the guys
ourplan.

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Excuse me.

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Great.

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Dean!

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Oh, baby, I'm so glad
I found you.

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You know, I heard some of
these kids are trying to plan

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some kind of
makeout session.

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Your sister was right.

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The house of the Lord is
no place to be acting fast,

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so I'm trying to find out
who it is.

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Do you know
anything about it?

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Well, now that
you asked,

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I did hear some kids were
going to the offering room,

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uh, during the movie?

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Hm.

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Well, thank you
for telling me.

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I will definitely
be there watching.

256
00:09:25,137 --> 00:09:27,344
And if you hear anything else
about this, you let me know.

257
00:09:27,344 --> 00:09:29,206
Alright?
I will.

258
00:09:29,206 --> 00:09:31,206
Alright,
of course you will.

259
00:09:31,206 --> 00:09:33,344
I know I don't
have to worry about you.

260
00:09:33,344 --> 00:09:36,379
Except for me being
a big, fat liar.

261
00:09:36,379 --> 00:09:38,620
♪♪

262
00:09:38,620 --> 00:09:40,448
[ Indistinct conversations ]

263
00:09:40,448 --> 00:09:44,137
So, turns out the girls have
their own list of couples.

264
00:09:44,137 --> 00:09:45,586
You went to
the girls' side?

265
00:09:45,586 --> 00:09:47,655
Apparently, I'm alwayson
the girls' side.

266
00:09:47,655 --> 00:09:49,413
Did you at least let them
know who we liked?

267
00:09:49,413 --> 00:09:51,551
Wouldn't have mattered.
Cory, you're with Tracy.

268
00:09:51,551 --> 00:09:54,689
Hampton, Tammy.
Norman, Brenda.

269
00:09:54,689 --> 00:09:56,000
Act surprised.

270
00:09:56,896 --> 00:10:02,586
♪♪

271
00:10:02,586 --> 00:10:08,344
♪♪

272
00:10:08,344 --> 00:10:14,103
♪♪

273
00:10:14,103 --> 00:10:17,000
This was the moment I had been
waiting, plotting,

274
00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,344
and was recently bullied
by a group of girls for.

275
00:10:19,344 --> 00:10:20,689
[ Exhales deeply ]

276
00:10:23,172 --> 00:10:25,655
Here, Dean. I was saving
a seat just for you.

277
00:10:25,655 --> 00:10:27,448
Charlene?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

278
00:10:27,448 --> 00:10:29,689
Oh, no, actually I was
going to sit with --

279
00:10:29,689 --> 00:10:31,344
But these are
our seats.

280
00:10:31,344 --> 00:10:34,000
But, um --
I already got us
popcorn and candy.

281
00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,827
I like mixing my Raisinets
with my popcorn,

282
00:10:35,827 --> 00:10:37,517
so I did yours, too.

283
00:10:37,517 --> 00:10:40,000
Come on!
Say something!

284
00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,620
Alright, ladies and gentlemen,
quiet down and take your seats.

285
00:10:43,620 --> 00:10:45,206
Uh, Dean, sit down.

286
00:10:45,206 --> 00:10:47,655
[ Film projector running ]

287
00:10:47,655 --> 00:10:51,862
[ Musical introduction to
"The Ten Commandments" plays ]

288
00:10:51,862 --> 00:10:57,793
♪♪

289
00:10:57,793 --> 00:11:03,655
♪♪

290
00:11:03,655 --> 00:11:05,137
What's the matter,
Dean?

291
00:11:05,137 --> 00:11:06,896
Don't like the movie?

292
00:11:06,896 --> 00:11:08,965
No, it's just, uh,

293
00:11:08,965 --> 00:11:11,482
I think I'm supposed to
be sitting with Keisa.

294
00:11:11,482 --> 00:11:13,655
Oh, no, it's fine.

295
00:11:13,655 --> 00:11:14,862
I asked Keisa.

296
00:11:14,862 --> 00:11:16,310
She said you two
were just friends.

297
00:11:16,310 --> 00:11:19,310
That's how I knew you were
free to sit with me.

298
00:11:19,310 --> 00:11:24,586
♪♪

299
00:11:24,586 --> 00:11:27,000
[ Sighs ]

300
00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:30,172
Simon:
Thank you, my son...

301
00:11:30,172 --> 00:11:34,068
but death is better
than bondage,

302
00:11:34,068 --> 00:11:40,310
for my days are ended
and my prayer unanswered.

303
00:11:40,310 --> 00:11:42,896
Adult Dean:
Bruh, I can relate.

304
00:11:49,448 --> 00:11:51,137
Let's take a five-minute
intermission.

305
00:11:51,137 --> 00:11:52,137
[ Sighs ]

306
00:11:52,137 --> 00:11:54,206
Will Pharaoh
let God's people go?

307
00:11:54,206 --> 00:11:55,827
[ Scoffs ]
I don't know.

308
00:11:55,827 --> 00:11:57,896
[ Hampton laughs ]

309
00:11:57,896 --> 00:11:59,931
Okay, I'm going
to the bathroom.

310
00:11:59,931 --> 00:12:01,172
Be right back.

311
00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:05,724
[ Sighs ]

312
00:12:06,931 --> 00:12:08,517
Whew.

313
00:12:10,896 --> 00:12:12,103
Hey.

314
00:12:12,103 --> 00:12:14,206
What a snore, right?

315
00:12:15,551 --> 00:12:17,551
So, I heard you talked
to Charlene.

316
00:12:17,551 --> 00:12:20,000
Yeah, she asked me if
you liked anybody here.

317
00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:21,896
I told her
I didn't think so.

318
00:12:21,896 --> 00:12:23,413
Well, why would you
tell her that?

319
00:12:23,413 --> 00:12:25,344
Because you never told me
you liked anybody.

320
00:12:25,344 --> 00:12:27,034
You never asked me
if I liked anybody.

321
00:12:27,034 --> 00:12:29,758
I'm sorry. I thought you'd
be happy if somebody liked you.

322
00:12:29,758 --> 00:12:32,103
Why?
Because I'm "just Dean"?

323
00:12:32,103 --> 00:12:34,379
What?

324
00:12:34,379 --> 00:12:37,793
You know, maybe I am happy
that somebody likes me.

325
00:12:37,793 --> 00:12:40,310
Okay.
Okay!

326
00:12:40,310 --> 00:12:42,965
Okay. Have fun.
See you at breakfast.

327
00:12:42,965 --> 00:12:44,551
Maybe you will!

328
00:12:46,517 --> 00:12:48,241
Fresh baked.

329
00:12:48,241 --> 00:12:50,068
I was gonna save them
till after the movie,

330
00:12:50,068 --> 00:12:51,758
but you earned it.

331
00:12:51,758 --> 00:12:53,551
I did?
Yeah.

332
00:12:53,551 --> 00:12:55,206
Thanks to that little tip
you gave,

333
00:12:55,206 --> 00:12:58,206
I caught some kids getting fresh
by the offering room.

334
00:12:58,206 --> 00:12:59,827
[ Chokes ]
You did?

335
00:12:59,827 --> 00:13:02,068
Looks like my lie didn't
turn out to be a lie.

336
00:13:02,068 --> 00:13:03,517
Look at God.

337
00:13:03,517 --> 00:13:05,448
Yes.
Kids will be kids.

338
00:13:05,448 --> 00:13:08,206
But save that stuff
for the cornfields
and the haylofts,

339
00:13:08,206 --> 00:13:09,448
where it belongs.

340
00:13:09,448 --> 00:13:10,862
Mama grew up in the country.

341
00:13:10,862 --> 00:13:12,310
They got it in
where they could.

342
00:13:12,310 --> 00:13:13,655
Heard some kids
gonna be sneaking off

343
00:13:13,655 --> 00:13:15,310
to the choir room
after lights-out,

344
00:13:15,310 --> 00:13:19,206
so I'll be there with
Pastor Reliford keepin' watch.

345
00:13:19,206 --> 00:13:21,310
It's good that you're
hanging out with Charlene.

346
00:13:21,310 --> 00:13:24,241
Good kids always
find each other.

347
00:13:25,758 --> 00:13:27,586
Hey, got
five commandments left.

348
00:13:27,586 --> 00:13:29,103
[ Groans ]

349
00:13:29,103 --> 00:13:37,620
♪♪

350
00:13:37,620 --> 00:13:38,931
Cory: Wasn't that...

351
00:13:38,931 --> 00:13:40,586
the best?

352
00:13:40,586 --> 00:13:43,551
Yeah. God reconciled
with his people.

353
00:13:43,551 --> 00:13:46,068
The bush was on fire
and talking.

354
00:13:46,068 --> 00:13:48,655
Not the movie, Hampton.
The girls.

355
00:13:48,655 --> 00:13:51,620
Oh, yeah.
That was cool too.

356
00:13:51,620 --> 00:13:53,068
I got my first kiss.

357
00:13:53,068 --> 00:13:54,310
What?
What?

358
00:13:54,310 --> 00:13:55,655
Yeah.

359
00:13:55,655 --> 00:13:58,413
Tammy made an honest man
out of me.

360
00:13:58,413 --> 00:13:59,827
Did you kiss Charlene?

361
00:13:59,827 --> 00:14:02,000
Heck, no!
Hey,
watch your mouth!

362
00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:03,586
I didn't want Charlene
to jeopardize

363
00:14:03,586 --> 00:14:05,068
my chances with Keisa,

364
00:14:05,068 --> 00:14:06,448
so I did what
any respectable man

365
00:14:06,448 --> 00:14:07,724
in my situation would do.

366
00:14:07,724 --> 00:14:09,551
Uh, you know, Hampton,

367
00:14:09,551 --> 00:14:12,137
uh, after spending a lot
of time with Charlene,

368
00:14:12,137 --> 00:14:14,931
I think that you two would
make a pretty good couple.

369
00:14:14,931 --> 00:14:17,896
Um, plus, Pastor Reliford
would like you, uh,

370
00:14:17,896 --> 00:14:20,310
'cause you guys
have so much in common --

371
00:14:20,310 --> 00:14:23,620
uh, you know, uh, God...

372
00:14:23,620 --> 00:14:25,896
Bible stuff.

373
00:14:25,896 --> 00:14:27,896
I'd be willing
to let her go.

374
00:14:27,896 --> 00:14:29,000
For you.

375
00:14:30,896 --> 00:14:33,137
Thou shall not commit
adultery, Dean.

376
00:14:33,137 --> 00:14:35,103
Did you learn nothing
from the movie?

377
00:14:35,103 --> 00:14:36,689
Cory: What's wrong
with you, man?

378
00:14:36,689 --> 00:14:38,482
Being with Charlene
is a good thing.

379
00:14:38,482 --> 00:14:41,103
How is it good?
Because women
are complicated.

380
00:14:41,103 --> 00:14:42,793
See, having a girlfriend

381
00:14:42,793 --> 00:14:45,068
makes other girls want
to be your girlfriend.

382
00:14:45,068 --> 00:14:46,655
See?
Complicated.

383
00:14:46,655 --> 00:14:49,896
If I were you, I would
take advantage, you know?

384
00:14:49,896 --> 00:14:51,862
Make Keisa jealous.

385
00:14:56,206 --> 00:14:58,862
Hey, uh, my mom said that
she'll be in the choir room

386
00:14:58,862 --> 00:15:01,172
with the Pastor,
looking out for kids.

387
00:15:01,172 --> 00:15:03,551
That means we can sneak to
the sanctuary with the girls.

388
00:15:03,551 --> 00:15:05,068
The sanctuary?

389
00:15:05,068 --> 00:15:06,896
That's where they had
my grandma's funeral.

390
00:15:06,896 --> 00:15:08,517
Don't be chicken.

391
00:15:08,517 --> 00:15:10,379
Let's wait ten minutes
after everyone goes to bed,

392
00:15:10,379 --> 00:15:11,965
then go.

393
00:15:11,965 --> 00:15:14,724
I was ready to put
my new plan in motion.

394
00:15:14,724 --> 00:15:17,896
[ Forced laughter ]

395
00:15:17,896 --> 00:15:18,931
What's so funny?

396
00:15:18,931 --> 00:15:23,172
[ Laughter continues ]

397
00:15:23,172 --> 00:15:25,413
You're so silly,
Dean.

398
00:15:25,413 --> 00:15:27,965
My plan to make Keisa
jealous was working.

399
00:15:27,965 --> 00:15:30,137
Nothing could stop me.

400
00:15:31,620 --> 00:15:33,379
I love your elbows.

401
00:15:33,379 --> 00:15:34,965
Except my complete
lack of game.

402
00:15:34,965 --> 00:15:36,172
You noticed.

403
00:15:36,172 --> 00:15:38,034
I notice everything
about you.

404
00:15:40,896 --> 00:15:42,827
Ooh, you guys want to
see something cool?

405
00:15:42,827 --> 00:15:44,241
Yeah.
Sure.

406
00:15:44,241 --> 00:15:45,793
Okay.
Turn off the lights.

407
00:15:50,344 --> 00:15:52,206
Ooh!
Ooh!Ooh!

408
00:15:53,931 --> 00:15:56,206
We should go up there
to get a closer look.

409
00:15:56,206 --> 00:15:58,827
Uh, yeah, let's do it.

410
00:15:58,827 --> 00:16:05,137
♪♪

411
00:16:05,137 --> 00:16:06,482
Dean:
Watch your step.

412
00:16:06,482 --> 00:16:08,827
Uh, Dean, you're
such a gentleman.

413
00:16:08,827 --> 00:16:11,172
♪♪

414
00:16:11,172 --> 00:16:13,172
This is so romantic.

415
00:16:13,172 --> 00:16:14,482
Yeah.

416
00:16:14,482 --> 00:16:16,172
Can anyone else
see us?

417
00:16:16,172 --> 00:16:17,827
Did we leave
the door open?

418
00:16:17,827 --> 00:16:20,413
Uh, no,
it's just us.

419
00:16:22,379 --> 00:16:23,655
Ahh!

420
00:16:23,655 --> 00:16:25,448
Aah!
Aah!

421
00:16:27,827 --> 00:16:29,793
[ Both coughing ]

422
00:16:29,793 --> 00:16:31,344
Why would you
do that, Dean?

423
00:16:31,344 --> 00:16:32,724
I thought
you liked me!

424
00:16:32,724 --> 00:16:34,275
Reliford: Lord, have mer--
Why are the lights off?

425
00:16:34,275 --> 00:16:35,724
Lillian: What is all the fuss
in here?!

426
00:16:35,724 --> 00:16:37,068
What are you kids doing?!

427
00:16:37,068 --> 00:16:40,413
Dean Jeremiah Williams!

428
00:16:40,413 --> 00:16:42,586
Jeremiah? Aw, hell.

429
00:16:42,586 --> 00:16:44,137
What are y'all
doing in here?

430
00:16:44,137 --> 00:16:47,310
Everybody, get to bed,
where you're supposed to be!

431
00:16:47,310 --> 00:16:49,034
Right now!
Go on.

432
00:16:49,034 --> 00:16:52,103
To add insult to injury,
the commotion I caused

433
00:16:52,103 --> 00:16:54,000
was the perfect distraction

434
00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:57,137
for the kids making out like
weasels in the choir room.

435
00:17:05,586 --> 00:17:07,275
I know I was
risking life and limb

436
00:17:07,275 --> 00:17:09,310
going against
my mom's direct orders,

437
00:17:09,310 --> 00:17:12,275
but there was something
I had to do.

438
00:17:12,275 --> 00:17:15,172
[ Snoring ]

439
00:17:15,172 --> 00:17:19,551
♪♪

440
00:17:19,551 --> 00:17:28,413
♪♪

441
00:17:28,413 --> 00:17:31,827
I'm sorry about the whole...
baptismal-pool thing.

442
00:17:31,827 --> 00:17:35,310
I, uh -- I --
I didn't mean to...push you.

443
00:17:37,310 --> 00:17:39,413
I thought we were
having fun together.

444
00:17:39,413 --> 00:17:42,586
Well, we were.
It's just...

445
00:17:42,586 --> 00:17:44,862
I didn't know
you were gonna...

446
00:17:45,965 --> 00:17:47,310
You know.

447
00:17:48,241 --> 00:17:50,137
I think you're nice,
Charlene.

448
00:17:50,137 --> 00:17:52,793
Dean, I always knew
you liked Keisa.

449
00:17:52,793 --> 00:17:54,310
I could tell

450
00:17:54,310 --> 00:17:57,896
'cause you always looked
at her the way, well...

451
00:17:57,896 --> 00:18:00,241
kind of how I always
looked at you --

452
00:18:00,241 --> 00:18:02,068
all googly-eyed.

453
00:18:02,068 --> 00:18:03,724
I don't
have googly eyes.

454
00:18:03,724 --> 00:18:06,137
It's just the way
my glasses make me look.

455
00:18:06,137 --> 00:18:07,448
[ Laughs ]

456
00:18:07,448 --> 00:18:09,965
See, that's why
I like you.

457
00:18:09,965 --> 00:18:12,206
You're just Dean.

458
00:18:13,689 --> 00:18:17,862
And suddenly, being "just Dean"
didn't sound so bad.

459
00:18:17,862 --> 00:18:21,896
Turns out, Charlene was 100%
right about my googly eyes.

460
00:18:21,896 --> 00:18:25,758
♪♪

461
00:18:25,758 --> 00:18:28,517
[ Choir singing
"Since I Laid My Burdens Down" ]

462
00:18:28,517 --> 00:18:31,482
♪ ...burdens down

463
00:18:31,482 --> 00:18:33,034
♪ Friends don't treat me...

464
00:18:33,034 --> 00:18:36,586
At that age, I was so
focused on my first kiss,

465
00:18:36,586 --> 00:18:40,689
and yet to this day, the second
kiss is what I remember best.

466
00:18:40,689 --> 00:18:43,620
♪ ...I laid my burdens down

467
00:18:43,620 --> 00:18:45,551
♪ Burdens down

468
00:18:45,551 --> 00:18:48,896
♪ Friends don't treat me
♪ Friends don't treat me

469
00:18:48,896 --> 00:18:52,482
♪ Like they used to

470
00:18:52,482 --> 00:19:01,275
♪ Since I laid my burdens down

471
00:19:01,275 --> 00:19:08,137
♪♪

472
00:19:08,137 --> 00:19:12,000
[ Indistinct conversations ]

473
00:19:19,896 --> 00:19:21,827
I know young men
get tempted,

474
00:19:21,827 --> 00:19:24,517
but I wasn't expecting this type
of behavior from young Dean.

475
00:19:24,517 --> 00:19:27,344
I wasn't either,
but now I know better.

476
00:19:27,344 --> 00:19:28,862
Bill: Well, Pastor,
I apologize

477
00:19:28,862 --> 00:19:30,931
for any trouble
he may have caused.

478
00:19:30,931 --> 00:19:34,344
Who got to make out?
That's right. Just Dean.

479
00:19:36,344 --> 00:19:38,655
And I can assure you
it won't ever happen again.

480
00:19:38,655 --> 00:19:39,896
Mm-hmm.

481
00:19:39,896 --> 00:19:41,344
'Cause I got a belt
that can fix

482
00:19:41,344 --> 00:19:42,793
showing your behind
in church.

483
00:19:42,793 --> 00:19:45,724
Okay, okay, baby.
Let's not act in anger.

484
00:19:45,724 --> 00:19:47,586
We'll definitely seek
the Lord's guidance

485
00:19:47,586 --> 00:19:49,206
on how to punish Dean.

486
00:19:51,275 --> 00:19:56,206
The saying goes,
man makes plans and God laughs.

487
00:19:56,206 --> 00:19:58,517
Everyone had a plan
for the lock-in --

488
00:19:58,517 --> 00:20:01,275
my parents thought it would
help me discover my passion,

489
00:20:01,275 --> 00:20:04,758
and I thought it would land me
my first kiss with Keisa.

490
00:20:04,758 --> 00:20:08,586
In a way, we were all right
about what was gonna happen --

491
00:20:08,586 --> 00:20:11,413
just not in the way
we expected.

492
00:20:11,413 --> 00:20:15,275
♪ When I chased the girls
and beat 'em up ♪

493
00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:22,068
♪ But I was young
and didn't understand ♪

494
00:20:22,068 --> 00:20:24,655
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