Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is the film's loyalty joke: Napoleon rarely says anything kind, so wearing his friend's name on his chest is the grand gesture. The slogan escaped the movie onto real T-shirts and works as an all-purpose way to back anyone with total confidence and no explanation.
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In context
Spoilers for Napoleon DynamiteShow the scene
In Napoleon Dynamite (2004), Pedro is a new student from Juarez, Mexico, who runs for class president at a high school in Preston, Idaho, against the snobbish Summer Wheatly. The slogan is chanted by students in the campaign scenes, and at the assembly Napoleon performs his dance routine in a shirt carrying it. Pedro wins the election. The film's success produced T-shirts and other merchandise with the slogan.
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- Napoleon Dynamite transcriptcampaign chantsReference checked
- Wikipedia: Napoleon DynamitePlot and Reception sectionsReference checked
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