The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie
"You ain't got to lie, Craig"; "I was just bullshitting"; "I got mind control over Deebo"; "And you know this, man"; "Bye Felicia"
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- Rather than read fifteen minutes of quotes, each host gives a favorite; the first is 'you ain't got to lie, Craig', said by Joy when she accuses Craig of infidelity, funnier on an adult rewatch because she has a man in bed with her while saying it, making her a hypocrite.
- Smokey's last line, when he is supposedly going to rehab for weed, is to face the audience and say he was just bullshitting, which bursts the after-school-special feel and brings everything together.
- Another favorite bit is Smokey, after Deebo has punched Red and Red has sulked off, telling Craig he has mind control over Deebo: when Deebo talks he goes quiet, and when Deebo leaves he talks again; Smokey has so many that one host goes with 'and you know this, man', and lines like 'you ain't gotta lie, Craig' and 'Bye Felicia' live on in memes, with Tucker carrying bits into the Rush Hour movies.
- Bernie Mac's pastor scene and the 20, 20, 20 call and response are flagged as amazing; with all of them best quotes, the award goes to all of them.