Young Rock (TV Series)

Working the Gimmick (2021)

Taj Cross: Gabe

Quotes 

• Gabe : Why'd you say your name was Tomas?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : 'Cause it sounds way cooler than Dwayne. Look, new school, new name. And now that I look rich, I'm finally getting attention from girls, like Karen from algebra.

  Gabe : Big hair Karen?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Fine-ass Karen. The one who front-knots her PE shirt.

  Gabe : Oh!

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : [taking his jacket off, Gabe sees a big blue stain on his shirt]  I couldn't get the security tag thing off, so I banged it with a rock, and all this ink exploded out.

  Gabe : Just tell people you spilled your blueberry wine.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Hmm. Anyway, the best part is, Karen invited me to a party tonight.

  Gabe : So life is good, huh?

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : It is.

  Gabe : Well, it's not gonna last. Fine-ass Karen aside, the reason why these girls haven't been giving you the time of day isn't 'cause you look poor. It's 'cause you look like an undercover cop. Like Johnny Depp from "21 Jump Street."

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : No one thinks that.

  Gabe : Dwayne, everyone thinks that.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : [seeing all the students in the cafeteria staring at him]  I'm 15!

  Gabe : You have a full mustache, and you're bigger than a dad. You look like you work at an auto-parts store.

  Dwayne Johnson (Age 15) : Whatever, man. None of that matters now that I got a girl into me.

  Gabe : Yeah, but that girl thinks you're rich, and you're not. And you ain't fooling anybody riding the bus.