A Different World — S03E22 — Soldier Boy
1990 · 30 MIN · IMDB 6.5
Overview
Col. Taylor is the guest of honor at a campus roast. Frank Benning, a man from his first platoon in Vietnam, comes in to serve as the surprise guest speaker. Col. Taylor feels very uncomfortable; he believes that he committed an error on the battlefield that cost Frank his leg. Frank tells a different version of events in his speech. He insists that Col. Taylor is a great leader whose bravery saved everyone's lives. Ron tries to organize the dinner while fretting about the impending selection of the ROTC's Cadet of the Year award. Dwayne bets Whitley that she cannot go a full day without flirting.
Dialogue Timeline — 481 lines
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00:00:07 £ I know my parents loved me £
00:01:13 Banquet doors open precisely at 1800 hours.
00:02:04 No one steals your money.
00:03:04 and pour the gravy with a garden hose.
00:03:56 okay, we are coming along.
00:04:45 "You gave them life."
00:05:35 Don't jinx me, homes.
00:06:18 The secret is an empty stomach.
00:07:07 And when the bill comes
00:07:55 Frank benning.
00:08:46 Classes?
00:09:44 We thought the Vietcong
00:10:36 Says who?
00:11:29 "It's all right, Johnson."
00:12:37 "I ran from Vietnam to Cleveland"
00:13:39 Colonel Taylor, he's our man
00:14:26 There, there.
00:15:28 to Mr. Frank benning.
00:16:37 My first instinct was to run.
00:18:16 with people like frank benning
00:19:40 You sure look pretty in pink.
00:20:29 goes to...
00:21:07 When you first came to r.O.T.C.
00:22:17 Captioned by the caption center wgbh educational foundation
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A Different World, season 3, episode 22: Soldier Boy.
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