Hairspray (2007)
Elijah Kelley: Seaweed
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Quotes
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Tracy Turnblad : Negro Day's the best! I wish every day were Negro Day!
Seaweed : At our house... it is.
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Seaweed : Livin' in the ghetto, black is everywhere you go. Who'd have thought I'd love a girl whose skin was white as winter snow?
Penny Pingleton : In my ivory tower, life was just a Hostess snack, but now I've tasted chocolate, and I'm never goin' back!
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Penny Pingleton : Seaweed? Shhh, don't let her hear you!
Seaweed : What happened to you?
Penny Pingleton : [sighs] She's punishing me for harboring a fugitive without her permission. What are you doing?
Seaweed : I'm here to rescue the fair maiden, baby.
[kisses Penny]
Penny Pingleton : Oh, Seaweed, you do care! I was afraid the colors of our skin would keep us apart.
Seaweed : No... but these knots might.
[still trying to untie her]
Seaweed : Was your mom in the Navy?
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Motormouth Maybelle : Well, looks like y'all took a step outta bounds.
[to Seaweed]
Motormouth Maybelle : Who've we got here?
Seaweed : Mom, I want you to meet my new friends. This here is Link, Tracy Turnblad...
Tracy Turnblad : [interrupts] This is just so afro-tastic!
Seaweed : And this young lady right here, is Penny Pingleton.
Penny Pingleton : I'm very pleased and scared to be here.
Motormouth Maybelle : Now, honey, we got more reason to be scared on your street.
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Seaweed : My mom's havin' a platter party tonight. Y'all wanna come check it out?
Tracy Turnblad : Now?
Penny Pingleton : Would you mind if I, too, checked it out? I've never been to North Avenue before.
Link Larkin : Uh... well, would it be safe, you know... for us?
Seaweed : Calm down, cracker boy, it's cool.
Penny Pingleton : Wow! Being invited places by colored people!
Tracy Turnblad : It feels so hip!
Seaweed : I'm glad y'all feel that way, 'cause, uh, not many people do.
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Link Larkin , Tracy Turnblad , Penny Pingleton , Seaweed : [ending the song "Without Love"] Darlin' you had best believe me, never leave me without love!
Edna Turnblad : [called from off camera] Link, your pork is ready!
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Motormouth Maybelle : [to Seaweed; about Tracy] You tryin' to hide her here?
Seaweed : Uh.
Motormouth Maybelle : Why you ain't think-a that before? Everything she done for us. Where your manners at, boy?
[smacks Seaweed in the face]
Seaweed : Ow! Well, I don't know.
Motormouth Maybelle : [points to Penny] And what about this one?
Little Inez : [singsong] Seaweed's got a girlfriend.
Seaweed : Inez, shut up.
Little Inez : You.
Motormouth Maybelle : Oh, so this is love?
[pauses]
Motormouth Maybelle : Well, love is a gift, a lot of people don't remember that. So, you two better brace yourselves for a whole lotta ugly comin' at you from a neverending parade of stupid.
Penny Pingleton : So you've met my mom?