- Thelma Evans: Look at the grade Michael got on his paper!
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: A F? Not bad!
- Thelma Evans: Not bad?
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: That's nothing, I once got a K!
- Michael Evans: A K?
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: Yeah, a K for cruddy.
- Michael Evans: JJ, cruddy is spelled with a C.
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: Well, it was a spelling test.
- Lavonne: [to Penny] Hey sweetie, what'd you do to get in here?
- Millicent 'Penny' Woods: Well, Mama had to take her teeth to the dentist and I had to take my skates to the rink. So Michael and I went downstairs and Michael's friend Howard pulled up and said "Hop in", so we hopped. Then a policeman said, "pull over" so we pulled. Then he said, "you have the right to remain silent", so we remained silent. Those are the highlights, film at 11:00.
- Millicent 'Penny' Woods: [to Lavonne] So, what are you in for?
- Lavonne: I'm in because of my, uh, "social work."
- Michael Evans: [about him and Penny going out for a joyride] We just went for a ride, for a joyride
- Sergeant: Yeah, you know about a week ago we had a couple of kids your ages who went out on a joyride too, but when the red lights and sirens went on, they panicked and hit the gas. Led us on a high speed chase until they hit the utility cord, so now there's a boy and a girl dead all because they went on a joyride.
- Millicent 'Penny' Woods: [to Willona] Mama, can social workers be put in jail?
- Willona Woods: Of course not, baby. Social workers do a lot of positive things in the community.
- Millicent 'Penny' Woods: Oh.
- [walks over to Lavonne]
- Millicent 'Penny' Woods: My mama says that you can't go to jail for what you're doing, so keep up the good work.
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: All right, Michael, this is it. I've had enough of your mess here. Now if you don't go, you're going to be in for the most cruel and inhumane punishment you've even been in for in your life!
- Michael Evans: Now what are going to do?
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: Michael, if you don't go, I'm going to make you stay here and eat Thelma's dinner.