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-->'''Billy:''' I choose ''business ethics''.

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-->'''Billy:''' I choose ''business ethics''.''[[EvilCannotComprehendGood business ethics]]''.
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* Veronica drags Billy out by the ear and gives him [[WhatTheHellHero a good ass-chewing for mocking a fellow third-grader's stutter]]. It's even better in retrospect to see her call him out on his bullying so sternly, considering how many of Sandler's later movies have been criticized for picking on what they deem AcceptableTargets.

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* Veronica drags Billy out by the ear and gives him [[WhatTheHellHero a good ass-chewing for mocking a fellow third-grader's stutter]]. It's even better in retrospect to see her call him out on his bullying so sternly, considering how many of Sandler's later movies have been criticized for picking on what they deem AcceptableTargets.acceptable targets.
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* Billy risking humiliation to save one of his classmates from embarrassment.
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* Billy's classmates demanding the principal to recant his false confession by innocently asking why he'd lie about it.

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* Billy's classmates demanding the principal to recant his false confession by innocently asking why he'd lie about it.



--->'''Billy Madison''': "Cut the horseshit Eric! I know you're the one who blackmailed Max!"

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--->'''Billy -->'''Billy Madison''': "Cut the horseshit Eric! I know you're the one who blackmailed Max!"
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* When the principal recants his confession, Eric tries to claim that he believed Billy was innocent, but the latter isn't fooled for a minute.
--->'''Billy Madison''': "Cut the horseshit Eric! I know you're the one who blackmailed Max!"
** Billy's father also gets a moment of awesome when he denies Eric control of the company, even risking a lawsuit, because he knows Billy deserves a second chance.

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* While Billy isn't well-schooled or anywhere near a genius, [[TheSocialExpert he seems pretty capable of reading people]]. For example, knowing that getting [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Eric]] to answer a Business Ethics question during the Decathalon would force his rival to [[VillainousBreakdown flame out]].

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* While Billy isn't well-schooled or anywhere near a genius, [[TheSocialExpert he seems pretty capable of reading people]]. For example, knowing that getting When he completely flubs his last question in the decathlon and will lose if [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Eric]] to answer a Business Ethics question during gets even two points on him, Billy takes one look at the Decathalon would force his rival to [[VillainousBreakdown flame out]].list of questions he can choose for Eric, and he says, smirking because he knows full well he's already won:
-->'''Billy:''' I choose ''business ethics''.
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* While Billy isn't well-schooled or anywhere near a genius, he seems pretty capable with understanding people. For example, knowing that getting [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Eric]] to answer a Business Ethics question during the Decathalon would force his rival to [[VillainousBreakdown flame out]].

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* While Billy isn't well-schooled or anywhere near a genius, [[TheSocialExpert he seems pretty capable with understanding people.of reading people]]. For example, knowing that getting [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Eric]] to answer a Business Ethics question during the Decathalon would force his rival to [[VillainousBreakdown flame out]].
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* Billy's classmates demanding the principal to recant his false confession.

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* Billy's classmates demanding the principal to recant his false confession.confession by innocently asking why he'd lie about it.
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* While Billy isn't well-schooled or anywhere near a genius, he seems pretty capable with understanding people. For example, knowing that getting [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Eric]] to answer a Business Ethics question during the Decathalon would force his rival to [[VillainousBreakdown flame out]].

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* While Billy isn't well-schooled or anywhere near a genius, he seems pretty capable with understanding people. For example, knowing that getting [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Eric]] to answer a Business Ethics question during the Decathalon would force his rival to [[VillainousBreakdown flame out]].



-->'''Billy:''' ''Man,'' I'm glad I called that guy.

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-->'''Billy:''' ''Man,'' Man, I'm glad I called that ''that'' guy.
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--> ''"...That little boy's gotta think 'You got a pet! You got a responsibility!' If your dog gets lost, you don't look for an hour then call it quits. You get your ass out there and you '''find that fucking dog!'''"''

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--> ''"...That little boy's gotta think 'You got a pet! [[SeriousBusiness You got a responsibility!' responsibility]]!' If your dog gets lost, you don't look for an hour then call it quits. You get your ass out there and you '''find '''[[PrecisionFStrike find that fucking dog!'''"''dog]]!'''"''
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0 Billy Madison's response to the wrong answer in the Academic Decathalon]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0 Billy Madison's principal's response to the his wrong answer in at the Academic Decathalon]].
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0 Billy Madison response to the wrong answer in the Academic Decathalon]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0 Billy Madison Madison's response to the wrong answer in the Academic Decathalon]].
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0 The wrong answer in the Academic Decathalon]].

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0 The Billy Madison response to the wrong answer in the Academic Decathalon]].
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* Veronica drags Billy out by the ear and gives him [[WhatTheHellHero a good ass-chewing for mocking a fellow third-grader's stutter]]. It's even better in retrospect to see her call him out on his bullying so sternly, considering how many of Sandler's later movies have been criticized for picking on what they deem AcceptableTargets.
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* Billy's thoughts on "The Puppy Who Lost His Way":
--> ''"...That little boy's gotta think 'You got a pet! You got a responsibility!' If your dog gets lost, you don't look for an hour then call it quits. You get your ass out there and you '''find that fucking dog!'''"''
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* Billy's classmates demanding the principal to recant his false confession.
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* Billy's former childhood victim, who he made amends with and befriended, appearing at the end to save Billy by shooting Eric.

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* Billy's former childhood victim, who he made amends with and befriended, appearing at the end to save Billy by shooting Eric. In the ''ass''.
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-->'''Billy:''' ''Man,'' I'm glad I called that guy.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0 The wrong answer in the Academic Decathalon]]

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfYJsQAhl0 The wrong answer in the Academic Decathalon]]Decathalon]].


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* While Billy isn't well-schooled or anywhere near a genius, he seems pretty capable with understanding people. For example, knowing that getting [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Eric]] to answer a Business Ethics question during the Decathalon would force his rival to [[VillainousBreakdown flame out]].

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