Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Griffin Gluck: Rafe

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Quotes 

• Georgia : Thanks, dork.

  Rafe : Yeah, whatever, loser.

• Leo : [gifting a new black sketchbook]  I figured your other one, may it rest in peace, was almost full, so you probably need another one.

  Rafe : It's awesome, man, thank you, but... I mean, all my best stuff was in my last sketchbook. Comics, inventions...

  Leo : Expertly drawn boobs.

  Rafe : Those were realistic... I think.

  Leo : I hope.

• Principal Dwight : Excuse me, young man. What is your name?

  Rafe : Rafe Khatchadorian.

  Principal Dwight : What did you just say to me?

  Rafe : It's my last name. I'm new.

  Principal Dwight : Well, being new does not entitle you to swagger in here with no clothes on.

  Rafe : I'm... I'm wearing clothes.

  Principal Dwight : No, those aren't clothes. Those are rule violations. Every single thing you have on flies in the face of rule number twenty-two.

  Rafe : What's... what's rule number twenty-two?

  Principal Dwight : Are you telling me that you haven't read our code of conduct?

  Rafe : All right, if I don't tell you, I won't get in trouble, right?

  Principal Dwight : [sighs heavily]  Unbelievable. The code of conduct, young man. Read it, learn it, live it. Rule number twenty-two is "Always obey the dress code." That means no printed shirts, no wild colors. And look what's happening to the collar of your shirt here. Your headphones are dragging it open. Nobody needs to see where your chest hairs are going to be.

  Rafe : Yeah, okay, yeah, got it.

  Principal Dwight : "Got it?" How about "Got it, sir?" Rule number one here at Hills Village is to respect your principal, and since I'm the principal, that means you need to respect me by calling me "sir" or, if you prefer, "Principal Dwight." Or maybe even "Sir Dwight," if you like.

  [both chuckle] 

  Principal Dwight : Good. You have recognized my keen sense of humor. Not everybody does. Good man. Okay, good. All right. On your way into school, which is that way.

• Mr. Teller : So, we have a new student today. I'm assuming you are...

  Rafe : I'm a transfer student, sir.

  Mr. Teller : Oh, you don't have to call me "sir." Makes me feel old, and I already feel old. I drive a... Saturn.

  Rafe : It's just Principal Dwight told me to call everyone "sir." It's like a... one of his rules.

  Mr. Teller : Okay. Well, I don't see any Principal Dwight in here, do you? Seriously, do you? Because he is a master of disguise.

  [laughter] 

  Mr. Teller : So, we have a new transfer student today who's name I'm realizing I did not ask just now. What's your name?

  Rafe : Rafe Khatchadorian.

  Miller : Whoa! It'd suck to have to spell that dumb name.

  Shon : Well, Rafe, welcome to hell.

• Principal Dwight : Art should be locked up in a museum where old people can enjoy it or children on field trips.

  Rafe : We get to go on field trips to art museums?

  Principal Dwight : God, no. No. That's a complete waste of time. We're not doing that.

• Ida Stricker : Excuse me, is your name David?

  Rafe : No.

  Ida Stricker : Were you carved by Michelangelo?

  Rafe : No.

  Ida Stricker : Stop standing around like a statue. You're blocking the flow of traffic.

• Georgia : Can't sleep. Wanna know why? Because I'm worried about you. Are you happy? You've turned me into a grandma.

  Rafe : Georgia, you're gonna need at least, like, five cats before you're officially a grandma.

• [Georgia impatiently honks the car horn] 

  Rafe : You see, this is why kids shouldn't have expresso.

  Jules : No, no, no, I told you no more coffee.

  Georgia : Narc.

  Rafe : Addict.

  Georgia : Snitches get stitches.