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Shampoo is better! I go on first and clean the hair! / Conditioner is better! I leave the hair silky and smooth!
— Billy Madison • 1995
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The bottles are a picture of Billy's mind: a grown man arguing with toiletries at full volume and having the time of his life. The two speeches work as a mock commercial, which is why fans quote them in the exact singsong. Early in the film, it tells you everything about the man who must pass twelve grades, and it is one of the scenes that defined Sandler's 1990s comedy.
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In context
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Early in Billy Madison (1995), the spoiled 27-year-old hotel heir is in his bathtub at the family mansion, bored and playing alone, and turns the shampoo and conditioner bottles into two arguing salespeople. He speaks for each bottle in turn, makes them fight, and drops both into the water before he starts yelling at a swan-shaped golden faucet for staring at him. The scene sets up how childish Billy is, before his father sends him back to school.
Sources (2)
- Billy Madison, WikiquoteBilly Madison character listReference checked
- Billy Madison, Wikipedia (Plot)Plot, first paragraphReference checked
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