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* When Frank tells Bonnie that his mother is British, she thinks he means it metaphorically until he says his mother is literally a British.

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* When Frank tells Bonnie that his mother is British, she thinks he means it metaphorically until he says his mother is literally a British.from England.



* Mary catches Bonnie [[spoiler: wearing nothing but a bedsheet, going from the bathroom to the bedroom in Frank's house]]. She looks surprised for a moment, before an impish grin spreads over her face and she sings out in an IronicEcho, "Good mor-ning Mrs Steven-son." Talk about choosing the wrong moment to show your teacher that you have learnt what she taught you.

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* Mary catches Bonnie [[spoiler: wearing nothing but a bedsheet, going from the bathroom to the bedroom in Frank's house]]. She looks surprised for a moment, before an impish grin spreads over her face and she sings out in an IronicEcho, "Good mor-ning Mrs Ms Steven-son." Talk about choosing the wrong moment to show your teacher that you have learnt what she taught you.



** In a later scene, Bonnie tells Frank that after the incident, she had a series of nightmare where she's [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor fired]].

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** In a later scene, Bonnie tells Frank that after the incident, incident she had a series of nightmare nightmares where she's [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor fired]].
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* When Evelyn reveals her ex-husband has become a rancher in Montana, which Frank can't believe. She admits it would be easier to explain if he had left her for a younger woman.

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* Frank's repeated attempt to tell [[ParentsAsPeople his mother]] to go home, which she always ignores.

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** Later in the taxi, Bonnie sarcastically tells the driver to take her to jail.
** In a later scene, Bonnie tells Frank that after the incident, she had a series of nightmare where she's [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor fired]].
* Frank's repeated attempt to tell [[ParentsAsPeople his mother]] to [[GetOut go home, home]], which she always ignores.
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* Frank's repeated attempt to tell [[ParentsAsPeople his mother]] to go home, which she always ignores.
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* When Frank tells Bonnie that his mother is British, she thinks he means it metaphorically until he says his mother is literally a British.



** A scene later, when Frank is alone with Mary for the first time after the incident with Bonnie, Mary's reaction is simply to say, "Awkward."

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** A scene later, when Frank is alone with Mary for the first time after the incident with Bonnie, Mary's reaction is simply to say, "Awkward.""
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** Frank coaxes Mary out of her room on the first day of school by saying that he's made her "a special breakfast." In the next scene, she asks "Where's the 'special'?" To which Frank wordlessly shoves the box of Kellogg's cereals closer to her bowl. Mary's eye-roll takes the cake.

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** Frank coaxes Mary out of her room on the first day of school by saying that he's made her "a special breakfast." In the next scene, she asks "Where's the 'special'?" To which Frank wordlessly shoves turns the box of cereal around to reveal it's Kellogg's cereals closer to her bowl."Special K". Mary's eye-roll takes the cake.
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** A scene later, when Frank is alone with Mary for the first time after the incident with Bonnie, Mary's reaction is a deadpan "Awkward."

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** A scene later, when Frank is alone with Mary for the first time after the incident with Bonnie, Mary's reaction is a deadpan simply to say, "Awkward."
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* When Frank rhetorically asks, "Do I look gifted to you?" with reference to his intellectual ability, Bonnie looks down at him with probably a different idea of [[BiggerIsBetterInBed "gifted"]] in mind.

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* When Frank rhetorically asks, "Do I look gifted to you?" with reference to his intellectual ability, Bonnie looks down at him with probably a different idea of [[BiggerIsBetterInBed "gifted"]] in mind.mind.
* Mary catches Bonnie [[spoiler: wearing nothing but a bedsheet, going from the bathroom to the bedroom in Frank's house]]. She looks surprised for a moment, before an impish grin spreads over her face and she sings out in an IronicEcho, "Good mor-ning Mrs Steven-son." Talk about choosing the wrong moment to show your teacher that you have learnt what she taught you.
** A scene later, when Frank is alone with Mary for the first time after the incident with Bonnie, Mary's reaction is a deadpan "Awkward."
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--> '''Bonnie''': The point is that he's evil to the core.

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--> '''Bonnie''': The point is that he's evil to the core.core.
* When Frank rhetorically asks, "Do I look gifted to you?" with reference to his intellectual ability, Bonnie looks down at him with probably a different idea of [[BiggerIsBetterInBed "gifted"]] in mind.
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** When Frank sees off Mary at the bus stop, he sells the idea of going to school by saying, "You're gonna meet kids today you can borrow money from for the rest of your life."

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** When Frank sees off Mary at the bus stop, he sells Frank's way of selling the idea of going to school by saying, to a seven-year-old kid? "You're gonna meet kids today you can borrow money from for the rest of your life."
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** Frank coaxes Mary out of her room on the first day of school by saying that he's made her "a special breakfast." In the next scene, she asks "Where's the "special"? To which Frank wordlessly shoves the box of Kellogg's cereals closer to her bowl. Mary's eye-roll takes the cake.

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** Frank coaxes Mary out of her room on the first day of school by saying that he's made her "a special breakfast." In the next scene, she asks "Where's the "special"? 'special'?" To which Frank wordlessly shoves the box of Kellogg's cereals closer to her bowl. Mary's eye-roll takes the cake.



---> '''Frank''': None.

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---> --> '''Frank''': None.
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** Frank coaxes Mary out of her room on the first day of school by saying that he's made her "a special breakfast." When he first says it, Mary dismisses it by pointing out that he can't cook. But it's clearly on her mind because in the next scene, she asks "Where's the "special"? To which Frank wordlessly shoves the box of Kellogg's cereals closer to her bowl. Mary's eye-roll takes the cake.

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** Frank coaxes Mary out of her room on the first day of school by saying that he's made her "a special breakfast." When he first says it, Mary dismisses it by pointing out that he can't cook. But it's clearly on her mind because in In the next scene, she asks "Where's the "special"? To which Frank wordlessly shoves the box of Kellogg's cereals closer to her bowl. Mary's eye-roll takes the cake.

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There are plenty of these throughout the movie.



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There are plenty of these throughout the movie.
* The banter between Frank and Mary is always refreshing, if not downright funny.
** Frank coaxes Mary out of her room on the first day of school by saying that he's made her "a special breakfast." When he first says it, Mary dismisses it by pointing out that he can't cook. But it's clearly on her mind because in the next scene, she asks "Where's the "special"? To which Frank wordlessly shoves the box of Kellogg's cereals closer to her bowl. Mary's eye-roll takes the cake.
** When Frank sees off Mary at the bus stop, he sells the idea of going to school by saying, "You're gonna meet kids today you can borrow money from for the rest of your life."
** This conversation between Frank and Mary:
--> '''Frank''': You yelled at the principal. You know what? You're gonna find this interesting. So, I googled "first graders who yell at the principal..." and statistically, you're never gonna believe how many kids do it.
--> '''Mary''': How many?
---> '''Frank''': None.
* Bonnie and Frank's drinking game, including this snippet:
--> '''Frank''': Least favourite student. And why.
--> '''Bonnie''': Oh, no. I love all my students.
--> '''Frank''': I don't believe you.
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--> '''Bonnie''': I'm gonna go ahead and drink.
--> '''Frank''': Let's keep this honest. He? She?
--> '''Bonnie''': His name is Ronnie Middleton.
--> '''Frank''': Sounds like a dick.
--> '''Bonnie''': He's a little child, okay?
--> '''Frank''': I'm sorry.
--> '''Bonnie''': The point is that he's evil to the core.

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