Sister, Sister (1994–1999): Season 5, Episode 22 - Graduation - full transcript
Tia, Tamera and their friends prepare for graduation. Lisa searches to find the girls a guest commencement speaker for the ceremony while Tamera and Jordan decide on a farewell song. Tyreke feels left out in the celebration since he never got the chance to receive his diploma. He tells Ray that he wants to get his GED after receiving a promotion as full-mechanic and that he will need time off to study. After failing his exam, Tyreke gives up and decides to take Ray up on his promotion. When Tyreke visits Tia, they get into an argument and face a breakup. Once the girls learn of Tyreke's dilemma, he takes the GED exam again and succeeds.
It's official.
Girl, we got our caps and gowns.
They can't stop us
from graduating now.
You'd think after
12 years of hard work
they'd give a brother
a hat he can style with.
This looks like a beanie
glued to an album cover.
Hey. Hey, I think this gear's
kind of fly, you know?
Steven, I think you're wearing
my cap and gown.
How can you tell?
Just a hunch.
I'll get it.
Oh, my god.
Hey, Ty. What's up?
Check it out, guys.
Ray gave me my very own toolbox.
What? That's great.
Fully loaded.
Socket wrenches,
a power drill...
I got chrome-plated
magnetic screwdrivers.
Oh, man, that's top of the line.
Hey, hey, did you get
one of those metal hats
with the little light on top?
Steven, I work in a garage
not a coal mine.
Why are you wearing a smock?
Don't even go there.
Hey, what's everybody
wearing under their gowns?
We're supposed to wear
something underneath?
You are not sitting by me.
How was the pta meeting?
Did you guys find
a graduation speaker?
As a matter of fact, we did.
Lisa came up
with a real crowd-pleaser.
Who, ma?
Miss Patti LaBelle.
What? Patti?
Oh, for real?!
Funny. That's just
how the pta responded.
She called to check on
this dress I'm making.
I told her, "if you don't
speak at graduation
"next time you see that dress
aretha will be
squeezed in it."
Thank you, mommy!
So get to writing
that introduction
and feel free
to mention my name.
Hey.
You're kind of quiet.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm chill.
Do you want to do something
after school tomorrow?
Maybe.
I got to check on something.
Now, instead of bouncing around
doing the dog
you kids need to learn
to march with some dignity.
Follow me.
Follow me.
Okay.
( Slowly humming
( "pomp and circumstance" )
Hey, ray, uh...
Thanks again for the tools.
Oh, you deserve them.
My way of saying,
"good job."
All right.
Hey, listen.
I appreciate that,
but I was just thinking...
Son...
Let me tell you
what I was thinking.
Starting tomorrow,
you're promoted
from apprentice
to full mechanic.
A full mechanic?
Yeah. You're as good
as any man in the shop.
What do you say?
Thanks, ray, but, uh...
I've been giving it
some thought.
I'm thinking of going
for my g.E.D.
The g.E.D.
Tyreke, that's great.
Look, if you need
any help at all
you just let me know.
Back in the day,
they used to call me
calculator Campbell.
Mm. Kids can be
so cruel, man.
No, no, no. It
was a good thing.
I think.
Actually, uh, ray,
what I could use
is some time off so I can study.
You got it.
That full mechanic
position will be waiting
when you pass your tests.
Okay. Well, look,
thank you so much
and can we kind
of keep this on the d.L.?
I don't want people
making a big deal.
Oh, you got it.
All right.
On the, uh, the d.L.
Yeah.
That's the down low, right?
I knew that.
Yeah.
Jordan:
Well, okay,
show me what you got
for class song.
Oh.
Well, um, I tried
to choose songs
our class can really relate to.
"A whole new world."
You're playing, right?
What's wrong with
"a whole new world"?
Nothing. I just don't
want it in my world.
Well, what do you have?
"Gettin' jiggy
with it."
Jordan...
Nobody wants to get
jiggy at graduation.
What else you got?
"Ain't no
stopping us now."
I'm going to stop
you right there.
Your songs are corny.
At least my songs say something.
They say, "you can find us
in the back of jet magazine."
Oh, and that's a total insult.
Excuse me! Excuse me!
Excuse me.
Hello, ike and Tina?
I hear you guys are
picking the class song.
Yeah, but someone won't
embrace the new millennium.
That's not all
I won't be embracing.
You always got to take it there.
You got 'tude.
Y'all really need
to check yourselves in public.
Anyway, I wrote
a little something
you might want to use.
Oh, thanks, Roger,
but we're looking
for something more standard.
Cool. I just thought
you might be interested
in something original
instead of played out.
Thanks, but it's the senior
song and you're just a junior.
Okay. Well, if you decide
to change your minds
just give me a little shout out.
"Best of the carpenters"?
Now I know you're trippin'.
Wait a minute.
These lyrics look pretty good.
Check it out, Jordan.
Now, tamera, I know
he's your friend
and you don't want
to hurt his feelings
or anything, but...
These words are slammin'.
Why are we still here?
Roger!
Hold up, dog!
Roger! Wait!
Roger!
What took you so long?
Ha, this is tight.
Hi. Can I come in?
Yeah. It's your door, ray.
I just rent it.
Something wrong?
So, uh, did you do okay
on your g.E.D.
Practice test?
Look for yourself.
I don't suppose
you wadded this
up in triumph.
Whoo! 38.
Uh... well, I mean
you know, that's, that's
what pretests are for.
Now you know
what you need to study.
Yeah. Yeah.
- I need to study
- chilton's town car manual.
Ray, you just got yourself
a full-time mechanic.
Son, hold up a minute.
Just... hold up!
Hold up there, son.
Tia:
Hey, hey, mom, do you want
to hear my introduction
speech for Patti LaBelle?
Did you put me in it?
Of course.
Then I'm all ears.
Okay.
"Fellow graduates,
faculty, parents and..."
Ooh, wait a minute, honey.
Ooh.
Hello.
Ooh, Patti! Hi!
Oh, yeah, great! Great.
We were just talking about you.
Oh. Really? Oh.
Well, that's exciting.
Yeah, well, well,
thanks for calling. Bye-bye.
Show biz flake.
What is it, mom?
Her tour dates were moved up.
Then what are we going
to do about our speaker?
Oh. How do you feel
about Colin Powell?
Colin Powell?
For real?
I did some work for his wife.
She can talk him into anything.
He was my first choice anyway.
I was just throwing
Patti a bone.
I better get started
on another introduction.
Just scratch out Patti's name
and replace it with Colin's.
"Colin Powell is best known
for his five-octave range
and five-inch heels."
I don't think so.
Honey, you're the valedictorian.
Make it work.
Hey...
Stranger.
Hey, Tia. Uh, well, I guess
I haven't been around much, huh?
No problem.
I've been so busy,
I hardly even noticed.
Yeah?
So, uh,
what have you been doing?
A whole lot of nothing.
Nothing?
So...
"Nothing" made you break dates?
"Nothing" kept you away from me?
Boy, you're going to have
to do better than that.
- I did not
- come over here to argue.
- I don't want to argue either,
- tyreke.
I just want to know
where you've been all week.
Tia, that's not even important.
Oh.
I see.
Well, um...
You know what?
I do have a lot of things to do
that are important.
Just like this
graduation speech.
Right.
I know you do have
important graduation things
and I know they're
a lot more important
than hanging out with me.
But, tyreke, wait.
No, no, no. Listen...
You obviously have your stuff
and I got a lot of stuff
to do, too, Tia
and this is not working out.
So maybe I just need
to step away
from this for a while.
What are you trying to say?
I'm trying to say "bye," Tia.
Tamera:
Tia, this just doesn't
make any sense.
No way do I believe
tyreke broke up with you.
He came by and said,
"this isn't working out"
and just left.
Okay, he broke up with you.
Did he say why?
Tamera, he said, "it's nothing."
And when a guy says
"it's nothing"
it's something.
And something's name
is usually Kim,
Tiffany or shantay.
I don't think so, Tia.
Tamera, it makes perfect sense.
Now, look, he's 19.
Mm-hmm.
He's out on his own.
Mm-hmm.
How long could he be interested
in a 17-year-old
who still lives
with her mom?
Tia...
You have no proof
he's playing you.
Maybe you're right.
Mm-hmm.
Maybe I'll just go
take a hot bath.
That's a good idea.
Oh, and use some bubbles.
They make you feel better.
Trust me, Tia...
There's no other girl.
Okay.
Because if I find
that hoochie over there
she better not
be wearing earrings.
Don't get up.
Just sit there
and eat your cocoa puffs.
Tamera, what are you doing here?
Oh, just visiting.
I hope I'm not disturbing you.
Aha!
What are you looking for?
Kim, Tiffany, or shantay.
What are you talking about?
The reason you dumped my sister.
Where is she?
That is between me and Tia.
So why don't you
just go back home.
Tyreke, Tia
really cares
about you
and she thought you
cared about her, too.
You know what?
You have made
the biggest mistake
of your life.
Because my sister
is smart and funny
and... smart.
Now, she's not some
goofy high school girl.
Oh, no, no, no.
She's going places.
Tamera, don't you think
I know that?
And I thought
that I was going
places, too, until this.
Well, what is it?
Oh, you're going
for your g.E.D.?
Ooh, 38?
I studied all the wrong things.
Oh...
I'm so sorry, tyreke.
Tamera, what are you doing here?
Leaving tyreke alone.
What is going on?
Tia, this is not what you think.
Um...
Oh, well, that's original.
Hold up now.
I just came down here
to find out why tyreke
broke up with you.
Tamera, mind your own business.
I told her the same thing.
Don't talk
to my sister
like that.
And you know what?
You can't end our relationship
without an explanation...
Without talking.
What is going on?
Tia, he didn't want you
to find out
he was taking
his g.E.D. Pre-test.
What? You're taking
the g.E.D.?
Not anymore.
Why not?
He failed the pretest.
Well, I'm so glad
we had this talk, Tia.
Well, uh...
Are you going to try again?
What's the point?
The point is, I know
how smart you are.
Tyreke, you can ace that test.
Yeah, right.
Oh. Oh, so you're
just giving up?
You know, I never thought of you
as a quitter.
Now, look, Tia,
I'm not a quitter, all right?
I just cannot do this.
You just can't do it alone.
But you don't have to...
Because this time...
You have us.
That's right.
Because Tia's really smart.
And... I'm an expert
at studying at the last minute.
Tia:
Let's get your
study guides
and start conjugating
some verbs.
Let's do this.
All right.
Let's do this.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, hi, Mrs. Powell.
We were just talking
about you.
Oh, really?
Oh, that's so exciting.
Oh, well, you and Colin
have fun in Jamaica.
Thanks for calling.
Bye-bye.
I hope they get ahold
of some bad chicken.
Hey, mom, check it out.
I finally finished
my introduction.
"Throughout the Gulf war
"no leader served america
"with more honor, distinction
and courage than..."
Diana Ross.
Mom, are you saying
we still don't have
a guest speaker?
Honey, don't get so excited now.
I've still got
my ace in the hole...
That boyz ii men hookup.
I did some work
for the tall one's mama.
Oh, so you've got boyz ii men?
I guess you wouldn't
be interested
in Terrell Davis.
The Terrell Davis?
Super bowl mvp Terrell Davis?
That's the one.
I met him yesterday
when he spoke
at a u.N.C.F.
Fund-raiser.
No offense, mom
but I think I'm going
with ray and Terrell.
I'll get the number,
we'll make that call.
Can I say hi?
I didn't know
you wanted an athlete.
I could have called magic.
I did some work for cookie.
She used to be in
my girlfriend's church group.
Tamera:
Guys, today is the most
important day of our lives.
I got the silly string!
Yes! I got
the beach ball.
I tried to call tyreke again.
The test should be
finished by now.
Tia, I'm sure he did fine.
Well, then where is he?
Tyreke...
- I don't know why
- I thought I could do this.
I'm sorry.
I guess it's because I could!
I did it, y'all!
Look, they're playing your song
so you guys better go.
It's your song, too.
What?
My dad talked to the principal,
he arranged it
so you can march with us.
Oh, no. I don't know.
I would feel weird.
I don't even have
a cap and gown.
Already taken care of.
Ah, man.
Where did you get this?
I'm class president.
I stole it.
And later, Mr. Davis
was drafted
by the Denver broncos
where he led them to their first
super bowl victory.
Now please join me in welcoming
super bowl mvp
Terrell Davis.
Thank you, Tia.
Ladies and gentlemen
members of the graduating class:
This is an honor.
If you had known me
in high school
you would have never imagined
that I would standing
in front of you today.
I was a nerd.
I was urkel before urkel.
And I wasn't even a smart nerd.
I had bad grades.
I even flunked p.E.
But one day I woke up
and I realized
that I was the only one
who could determine my future.
You know, ray, Terrell Davis
was a great choice.
He sure was.
Mm-hmm. I'm so glad
I thought of him.
As you leave here
with your diplomas
I can assure you
that things will not
always go as planned.
For me, an obstacle might be
a 250-pound linebacker.
For you, it might be
getting into college
or getting a job.
So, when things get tough
just do what I do...
Fake left, go right
and keep going for your goal.
Thank you, Mr. Davis.
And see you at
super bowl xxxiii.
I'm sure I speak for all of us
when I say the class of '98
wanted our song
to be very special
and unique.
Well, that song
really didn't exist...
Until now.
And here to perform
his original composition
"never say good-bye"
Mr. Roger Evans.
♪ I knew it was
the start of something ♪
♪ But now it is the time
for parting ♪
♪ as bright as the stars
in the skies ♪
♪ This will not be the end,
my friend ♪
All:
Class of '98!
Girl, we got our caps and gowns.
They can't stop us
from graduating now.
You'd think after
12 years of hard work
they'd give a brother
a hat he can style with.
This looks like a beanie
glued to an album cover.
Hey. Hey, I think this gear's
kind of fly, you know?
Steven, I think you're wearing
my cap and gown.
How can you tell?
Just a hunch.
I'll get it.
Oh, my god.
Hey, Ty. What's up?
Check it out, guys.
Ray gave me my very own toolbox.
What? That's great.
Fully loaded.
Socket wrenches,
a power drill...
I got chrome-plated
magnetic screwdrivers.
Oh, man, that's top of the line.
Hey, hey, did you get
one of those metal hats
with the little light on top?
Steven, I work in a garage
not a coal mine.
Why are you wearing a smock?
Don't even go there.
Hey, what's everybody
wearing under their gowns?
We're supposed to wear
something underneath?
You are not sitting by me.
How was the pta meeting?
Did you guys find
a graduation speaker?
As a matter of fact, we did.
Lisa came up
with a real crowd-pleaser.
Who, ma?
Miss Patti LaBelle.
What? Patti?
Oh, for real?!
Funny. That's just
how the pta responded.
She called to check on
this dress I'm making.
I told her, "if you don't
speak at graduation
"next time you see that dress
aretha will be
squeezed in it."
Thank you, mommy!
So get to writing
that introduction
and feel free
to mention my name.
Hey.
You're kind of quiet.
Are you okay?
Yeah, I'm chill.
Do you want to do something
after school tomorrow?
Maybe.
I got to check on something.
Now, instead of bouncing around
doing the dog
you kids need to learn
to march with some dignity.
Follow me.
Follow me.
Okay.
( Slowly humming
( "pomp and circumstance" )
Hey, ray, uh...
Thanks again for the tools.
Oh, you deserve them.
My way of saying,
"good job."
All right.
Hey, listen.
I appreciate that,
but I was just thinking...
Son...
Let me tell you
what I was thinking.
Starting tomorrow,
you're promoted
from apprentice
to full mechanic.
A full mechanic?
Yeah. You're as good
as any man in the shop.
What do you say?
Thanks, ray, but, uh...
I've been giving it
some thought.
I'm thinking of going
for my g.E.D.
The g.E.D.
Tyreke, that's great.
Look, if you need
any help at all
you just let me know.
Back in the day,
they used to call me
calculator Campbell.
Mm. Kids can be
so cruel, man.
No, no, no. It
was a good thing.
I think.
Actually, uh, ray,
what I could use
is some time off so I can study.
You got it.
That full mechanic
position will be waiting
when you pass your tests.
Okay. Well, look,
thank you so much
and can we kind
of keep this on the d.L.?
I don't want people
making a big deal.
Oh, you got it.
All right.
On the, uh, the d.L.
Yeah.
That's the down low, right?
I knew that.
Yeah.
Jordan:
Well, okay,
show me what you got
for class song.
Oh.
Well, um, I tried
to choose songs
our class can really relate to.
"A whole new world."
You're playing, right?
What's wrong with
"a whole new world"?
Nothing. I just don't
want it in my world.
Well, what do you have?
"Gettin' jiggy
with it."
Jordan...
Nobody wants to get
jiggy at graduation.
What else you got?
"Ain't no
stopping us now."
I'm going to stop
you right there.
Your songs are corny.
At least my songs say something.
They say, "you can find us
in the back of jet magazine."
Oh, and that's a total insult.
Excuse me! Excuse me!
Excuse me.
Hello, ike and Tina?
I hear you guys are
picking the class song.
Yeah, but someone won't
embrace the new millennium.
That's not all
I won't be embracing.
You always got to take it there.
You got 'tude.
Y'all really need
to check yourselves in public.
Anyway, I wrote
a little something
you might want to use.
Oh, thanks, Roger,
but we're looking
for something more standard.
Cool. I just thought
you might be interested
in something original
instead of played out.
Thanks, but it's the senior
song and you're just a junior.
Okay. Well, if you decide
to change your minds
just give me a little shout out.
"Best of the carpenters"?
Now I know you're trippin'.
Wait a minute.
These lyrics look pretty good.
Check it out, Jordan.
Now, tamera, I know
he's your friend
and you don't want
to hurt his feelings
or anything, but...
These words are slammin'.
Why are we still here?
Roger!
Hold up, dog!
Roger! Wait!
Roger!
What took you so long?
Ha, this is tight.
Hi. Can I come in?
Yeah. It's your door, ray.
I just rent it.
Something wrong?
So, uh, did you do okay
on your g.E.D.
Practice test?
Look for yourself.
I don't suppose
you wadded this
up in triumph.
Whoo! 38.
Uh... well, I mean
you know, that's, that's
what pretests are for.
Now you know
what you need to study.
Yeah. Yeah.
- I need to study
- chilton's town car manual.
Ray, you just got yourself
a full-time mechanic.
Son, hold up a minute.
Just... hold up!
Hold up there, son.
Tia:
Hey, hey, mom, do you want
to hear my introduction
speech for Patti LaBelle?
Did you put me in it?
Of course.
Then I'm all ears.
Okay.
"Fellow graduates,
faculty, parents and..."
Ooh, wait a minute, honey.
Ooh.
Hello.
Ooh, Patti! Hi!
Oh, yeah, great! Great.
We were just talking about you.
Oh. Really? Oh.
Well, that's exciting.
Yeah, well, well,
thanks for calling. Bye-bye.
Show biz flake.
What is it, mom?
Her tour dates were moved up.
Then what are we going
to do about our speaker?
Oh. How do you feel
about Colin Powell?
Colin Powell?
For real?
I did some work for his wife.
She can talk him into anything.
He was my first choice anyway.
I was just throwing
Patti a bone.
I better get started
on another introduction.
Just scratch out Patti's name
and replace it with Colin's.
"Colin Powell is best known
for his five-octave range
and five-inch heels."
I don't think so.
Honey, you're the valedictorian.
Make it work.
Hey...
Stranger.
Hey, Tia. Uh, well, I guess
I haven't been around much, huh?
No problem.
I've been so busy,
I hardly even noticed.
Yeah?
So, uh,
what have you been doing?
A whole lot of nothing.
Nothing?
So...
"Nothing" made you break dates?
"Nothing" kept you away from me?
Boy, you're going to have
to do better than that.
- I did not
- come over here to argue.
- I don't want to argue either,
- tyreke.
I just want to know
where you've been all week.
Tia, that's not even important.
Oh.
I see.
Well, um...
You know what?
I do have a lot of things to do
that are important.
Just like this
graduation speech.
Right.
I know you do have
important graduation things
and I know they're
a lot more important
than hanging out with me.
But, tyreke, wait.
No, no, no. Listen...
You obviously have your stuff
and I got a lot of stuff
to do, too, Tia
and this is not working out.
So maybe I just need
to step away
from this for a while.
What are you trying to say?
I'm trying to say "bye," Tia.
Tamera:
Tia, this just doesn't
make any sense.
No way do I believe
tyreke broke up with you.
He came by and said,
"this isn't working out"
and just left.
Okay, he broke up with you.
Did he say why?
Tamera, he said, "it's nothing."
And when a guy says
"it's nothing"
it's something.
And something's name
is usually Kim,
Tiffany or shantay.
I don't think so, Tia.
Tamera, it makes perfect sense.
Now, look, he's 19.
Mm-hmm.
He's out on his own.
Mm-hmm.
How long could he be interested
in a 17-year-old
who still lives
with her mom?
Tia...
You have no proof
he's playing you.
Maybe you're right.
Mm-hmm.
Maybe I'll just go
take a hot bath.
That's a good idea.
Oh, and use some bubbles.
They make you feel better.
Trust me, Tia...
There's no other girl.
Okay.
Because if I find
that hoochie over there
she better not
be wearing earrings.
Don't get up.
Just sit there
and eat your cocoa puffs.
Tamera, what are you doing here?
Oh, just visiting.
I hope I'm not disturbing you.
Aha!
What are you looking for?
Kim, Tiffany, or shantay.
What are you talking about?
The reason you dumped my sister.
Where is she?
That is between me and Tia.
So why don't you
just go back home.
Tyreke, Tia
really cares
about you
and she thought you
cared about her, too.
You know what?
You have made
the biggest mistake
of your life.
Because my sister
is smart and funny
and... smart.
Now, she's not some
goofy high school girl.
Oh, no, no, no.
She's going places.
Tamera, don't you think
I know that?
And I thought
that I was going
places, too, until this.
Well, what is it?
Oh, you're going
for your g.E.D.?
Ooh, 38?
I studied all the wrong things.
Oh...
I'm so sorry, tyreke.
Tamera, what are you doing here?
Leaving tyreke alone.
What is going on?
Tia, this is not what you think.
Um...
Oh, well, that's original.
Hold up now.
I just came down here
to find out why tyreke
broke up with you.
Tamera, mind your own business.
I told her the same thing.
Don't talk
to my sister
like that.
And you know what?
You can't end our relationship
without an explanation...
Without talking.
What is going on?
Tia, he didn't want you
to find out
he was taking
his g.E.D. Pre-test.
What? You're taking
the g.E.D.?
Not anymore.
Why not?
He failed the pretest.
Well, I'm so glad
we had this talk, Tia.
Well, uh...
Are you going to try again?
What's the point?
The point is, I know
how smart you are.
Tyreke, you can ace that test.
Yeah, right.
Oh. Oh, so you're
just giving up?
You know, I never thought of you
as a quitter.
Now, look, Tia,
I'm not a quitter, all right?
I just cannot do this.
You just can't do it alone.
But you don't have to...
Because this time...
You have us.
That's right.
Because Tia's really smart.
And... I'm an expert
at studying at the last minute.
Tia:
Let's get your
study guides
and start conjugating
some verbs.
Let's do this.
All right.
Let's do this.
Oh, yeah.
Oh, hi, Mrs. Powell.
We were just talking
about you.
Oh, really?
Oh, that's so exciting.
Oh, well, you and Colin
have fun in Jamaica.
Thanks for calling.
Bye-bye.
I hope they get ahold
of some bad chicken.
Hey, mom, check it out.
I finally finished
my introduction.
"Throughout the Gulf war
"no leader served america
"with more honor, distinction
and courage than..."
Diana Ross.
Mom, are you saying
we still don't have
a guest speaker?
Honey, don't get so excited now.
I've still got
my ace in the hole...
That boyz ii men hookup.
I did some work
for the tall one's mama.
Oh, so you've got boyz ii men?
I guess you wouldn't
be interested
in Terrell Davis.
The Terrell Davis?
Super bowl mvp Terrell Davis?
That's the one.
I met him yesterday
when he spoke
at a u.N.C.F.
Fund-raiser.
No offense, mom
but I think I'm going
with ray and Terrell.
I'll get the number,
we'll make that call.
Can I say hi?
I didn't know
you wanted an athlete.
I could have called magic.
I did some work for cookie.
She used to be in
my girlfriend's church group.
Tamera:
Guys, today is the most
important day of our lives.
I got the silly string!
Yes! I got
the beach ball.
I tried to call tyreke again.
The test should be
finished by now.
Tia, I'm sure he did fine.
Well, then where is he?
Tyreke...
- I don't know why
- I thought I could do this.
I'm sorry.
I guess it's because I could!
I did it, y'all!
Look, they're playing your song
so you guys better go.
It's your song, too.
What?
My dad talked to the principal,
he arranged it
so you can march with us.
Oh, no. I don't know.
I would feel weird.
I don't even have
a cap and gown.
Already taken care of.
Ah, man.
Where did you get this?
I'm class president.
I stole it.
And later, Mr. Davis
was drafted
by the Denver broncos
where he led them to their first
super bowl victory.
Now please join me in welcoming
super bowl mvp
Terrell Davis.
Thank you, Tia.
Ladies and gentlemen
members of the graduating class:
This is an honor.
If you had known me
in high school
you would have never imagined
that I would standing
in front of you today.
I was a nerd.
I was urkel before urkel.
And I wasn't even a smart nerd.
I had bad grades.
I even flunked p.E.
But one day I woke up
and I realized
that I was the only one
who could determine my future.
You know, ray, Terrell Davis
was a great choice.
He sure was.
Mm-hmm. I'm so glad
I thought of him.
As you leave here
with your diplomas
I can assure you
that things will not
always go as planned.
For me, an obstacle might be
a 250-pound linebacker.
For you, it might be
getting into college
or getting a job.
So, when things get tough
just do what I do...
Fake left, go right
and keep going for your goal.
Thank you, Mr. Davis.
And see you at
super bowl xxxiii.
I'm sure I speak for all of us
when I say the class of '98
wanted our song
to be very special
and unique.
Well, that song
really didn't exist...
Until now.
And here to perform
his original composition
"never say good-bye"
Mr. Roger Evans.
♪ I knew it was
the start of something ♪
♪ But now it is the time
for parting ♪
♪ as bright as the stars
in the skies ♪
♪ This will not be the end,
my friend ♪
All:
Class of '98!