karate Kid 1 dialogue question

[dick_grayson]

There was a line from the movie that I could never understand. I tried to find the script online, but couldn't find anything. Anyway, when Johnny is rolling the "j" in the bathroom, right before Daniel turns the hose on, one of the Cobra Kai come in and bang on the bathroom stall and say something a la "You got that number of the roll yet man?" and Johnny replies "In a minute." Anyway, what's that line? Thanks a lot.

[taa455]

"Hey Johnny. Got the number rolled yet, man?"

[dick_grayson]

"Hey Johnny. Got the number rolled yet, man?"

that's it? what's "the number"? as a stoner, I thought I would have heard that used before. Hmmmmmm....

[taa455]

Dunno. That's definitely what he says. I just popped in the DVD and read the subtitles.

[dick_grayson]

Dunno. That's definitely what he says. I just popped in the DVD and read the subtitles.

well, thanks a lot for checking. I appreciate it. :)

[Shannon Nutt]

I think Johnny was rolling joints for everyone in the gang..."got the number" merely means they were asking him if he had everyone's joint rolled already.

I think... :)

[SWR 1]

that's it? what's "the number"? as a stoner, I thought I would have heard that used before. Hmmmmmm....


All "Number" means is a joint, one joint. A joint is in the shape of the number one. It was a term that was popular in the late 60s, 70s and through the early 80s. It is a term that I use myself once in a while. If you ever heard the song by Steely Dan, "Ricki Don't Lose That Number" they are referring to not losing the joint. The lyrics go:

"Ricki Don't Lose that number, its the only one you got....You might use when you feel better, when you get home."


Or something along those lines.

[scarredgod]

another lyric with "number" is the Cheap Trick classic Surrender.

"When I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch.
Rolling numbers, rock and rolling, got my Kiss records out."

[tacomantt]

I love when Spiderman walks in after Johnny gets soaked.

[chileorgullo]

"it's coming around"

[Squirrel God]

As a tangential issue ...

If you listen to the commentary, they say that they introduced a lot of phrases in the film that just sounded right at the time in the hope that they would catch on. The most obvious example of this is when they turn up to the beach on the bikes for the first time and one of them says "take a right" to mean "look over there" :lol:

[Max Bottomtime]

Another lyric is from Charlie Daniels' Uneasy Rider... "tokin' on a number and diggin' on the radio".

[dick_grayson]

All "Number" means is a joint, one joint. A joint is in the shape of the number one. It was a term that was popular in the late 60s, 70s and through the early 80s. It is a term that I use myself once in a while. If you ever heard the song by Steely Dan, "Ricki Don't Lose That Number" they are referring to not losing the joint. The lyrics go:

"Ricki Don't Lose that number, its the only one you got....You might use when you feel better, when you get home."


Or something along those lines.


Holy shit, that's excellent! I had no idea about the Steely Dan song either. I thought the song was wimpy before but now it's pretty cool. Thanks a lot!

I think I might have to pick up the Karate Kid set today just for the commentary.

[Bandoman]

Yeah, thanks for the info SWR 1, that puts a whole new perspective on that song.

[Cameron]

no has said it so....

"PUT HIM IN THE BODY BAG!"

[Shannon Nutt]

So you're saying when Tommy Tutone sang "Jenny, I've got your number," he was saying her joint was ready? And 8,675,309 was actually the number of joints he had rolled?! :)