Young Rock (TV Series)

On the Road Again (2021)

Bradley Constant: Dwayne Johnson (Age 15)

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• Principal Bogg : Hello, Dwayne. How's student life?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Hey, Principal Bogg. It's, uh... it's good.

  Principal Bogg : [lowering his voice]  That was for the benefit of the kids, Officer Johnson. I don't want to blow your cover. Any leads on the rash of locker break-ins?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Again, I'm not a narc.

  Principal Bogg : Of course. You can't talk on school premises. I'll make us a reservation at Morton's Steakhouse. You can brief me later.

• Karen : Hi, Tomas. Fun talking to you on the phone last night.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Think how fun it will be when we talk face-to-face on our date.

  Big-Hair Karen : Karen, you didn't tell us he asked you out.

  Karen : He didn't, Karen. It's happening right now.

  Colorblind Karen : No frickin' way.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : My dad is wrestling at North Hampton College on Saturday. It's sold out, but I can get us in. Snag us some VIP passes, hang backstage.

  Karen : That would be pretty exciting. I've never seen a live show.

  [turning to a student behind them] 

  Karen : See, Kevin? That's how you do it.

• Ata Johnson : Dewey, did you put an empty egg carton and an empty milk carton back in the fridge?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : How are you supposed to know we're out of stuff if I don't put the empty cartons in the fridge?

  Ata Johnson : How about you write it down on the grocery list?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Because when I do, you ignore it. Like, here I wrote "Coke", and you bought Sim's Market Brand Sugar Cola.

  Ata Johnson : Do you think I want Sim's Mark Brand Milk Alternative for my coffee? No. I want the purple half-and-half, but nobody here is making half-and-half money, Dewey. We're making Sim's Market Brand money.

• Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : You said you were wrestling at a college.

  Rocky Johnson : Yeah, this is at a college.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : This is a flea market next to a college.

  Vendor #1 : Commemorative bicentennial spoons?

  Karen : Ew, I am not buying used spoons.

  Vendor #2 : Vintage T-shirts, young lady? You a fan of GWAR?

  Karen : Dwayne!

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : One sec. Look at her, Dad. She's not the flea market type. You know I've been trying to impress this girl.

  Rocky Johnson : All right, all right, I might have hyped it up a bit, but the crowd is pumped.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : There's, like, ten people here.

  Rocky Johnson : Now, see, there was 11, but this woman fainted when she heard I was on the card.

• Karen : [at a flea market]  Dwyane, can we go? There is a woman trying to sell me what I think is a racist syrup jar.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Um, we gotta...

  Rocky Johnson : Oh, wait, wait, no. You can't leave before the main event.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : [torn between a decision]  For sure, we're staying. No way we're missing a Rocky Johnson show.

  Rocky Johnson : That's my boy.

  Hal : Rocky, showtime.

  Rocky Johnson : Great, thanks, Hal.

  [to Dwayne] 

  Rocky Johnson : I'll see you after the match?

  Karen : No way we're staying. There is a man selling a pile of old baby shoes, and it is freaking me out.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : If you want to leave, go ahead, but I'm staying.

  Karen : Why?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : He's my dad.

  Randall Park : Like Karen, I'm also confused. Why did you stay?

  Dwayne Johnson : He's my dad. That's it.

• Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Hello, ladies.

  Karen : Hi, Tomas.

  Dwayne Johnson : [narrating]  Oh, yeah, I also told her that my name was Tomas.

  Karen : Missed you in homeroom.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Oh, I was shaving. I lost track of time.

  Big-Hair Karen : So, why are you even working here? I thought Karen said you were rich.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Oh, this isn't a money job. This is a build-character job.

  Colorblind Karen : I totally get it. My cousin's a construction worker.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : My dad's a professional wrestler. That's where our family money comes from.

  Karen : Oh, yeah? My dad ordered WrestleMania III on pay-per-view. Was your dad in that?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : No, but he's friends with all the guys who were. I once spent a beautiful day with Andre the Giant when I was a kid.

  Bonnie : Fezzik! That's his character's name in "The Princess Bride".

  Karen : Well, that's interesting. Not what Bonnie said, but what you said.

• Karen : [seeing a wrestling match live for the first time]  It's so violent in real life.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : If he doesn't sell and get his opponent over, there's no point in blowing his comeback.

  Karen : What does that mean?

• Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : You know, I was actually talking about you with my dad this morning.

  Karen : What? No, you weren't.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : I was! I told him I wanted to ask you out. You know what he told me?

  Karen : What?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : He told me to offer you what the other guys can't.

  Karen : Oh, yeah, and what's that?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : [with a German accent, he flexes his biceps]  I'm Hans. I'm Franz. And we want to pump you up.

  Karen : [after an awkward silence]  I love Hans and Franz. Call me later.

• School Bus Driver : Uh, sir, you need to be a student to ride this bus.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : I am a student.

  School Bus Driver : [closing the door in his face]  You got some stones, pervert.

• Gabe : [at their after-school pizzeria job]  My God. It's the Karens!

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : What?

  Gabe : It's the Karens!

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : No, here?

  [seeing them get out of their car] 

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Fine-ass Karen. Big-hair Karen. Colorblind Karen. And Bonnie.

  Gabe : They made her an honorary Karen 'cause it's her car.

• Karen : Wow, this place really is sold out.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : I'll talk to the guy, tell him who we are.

  Parking Attendant : Here for the flea market?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : We're here for the wrestling match.

  Parking Attendant : Yep, you're in the right place. That's right between the vintage coats and French armoires.

  Dwayne Johnson : [narrating]  Now, I knew my dad wasn't wrestling in packed arenas anymore, but he definitely stretched the truth about this venue.

• Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Karen. Karen. Karen. Bonnie.

  Bonnie : You can call me Karen.

  Colorblind Karen : Is it me, or is he wearing all red?

  Big-Hair Karen : It's you.

• Rocky Johnson : How's it going with that girl you like?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Fine-ass Karen. And not good. I want to ask her out, but so does every other guy in school.

  Rocky Johnson : Well, son, you are not every other guy. You just need to figure out what you can offer her that no one else can.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : My Hans and Franz impression from "Saturday Night Live".

  Rocky Johnson : I don't know what that means, son, but you gotta step your game up. Be confident. Girls like swagger. And don't wait to make your move. For every second you hesitate, there's another guy out there telling your girl she'd look better with less makeup.

  Dwayne Johnson : [narrating]  So I wasn't gonna hesitate.

  Ata Johnson : [leaving for work]  Dewey, I'm leaving. See you tonight!

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Okay, Ma, see you later!

  Dwayne Johnson : This girl Karen thought I was rich, and I sure as hell wasn't, so I had to impress her with the best stolen clothes I had.

• Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : I can't believe he wouldn't let me on the bus. I was so late that I missed homeroom with fine-ass Karen. She didn't get to see the new jeans I stole or my Hans and Franz. What if I miss my window with her?

  Gabe : Dude, honestly, I don't know if your jeans or your impression would have mattered. Karen has crazy high standards.

  Karen : [cut to her with a date at the movies]  Take me home.

  [cut to another date on a carnival Ferris wheel] 

  Karen : Take me home.

  [cut to another date] 

  Kevin : [playing the guitar and singing]  Karen...

  Karen : Take me home.

  Kevin : Um, we're at your house.

  Karen : Oh. Well, take yourself home, then.

• Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : I did what you said. I stepped to Karen with confidence, and she gave me her number.

  Rocky Johnson : Oh, that's great, son. I told you that would work.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Gonna call her tonight after I work out so I can say, "I just worked out."

  Rocky Johnson : Smooth as hell, son. Keep your foot on the gas. Don't let up.