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Do you wish things turned out better for Uncle Rico?


If only his coach put him in the game, he had the confidence to lead his team to victory. For perhaps political reasons, Coach decided to bench him, and rob him of the opportunity for glory.
It would be a sad irony if the team lost due to a botched hail mary. They could have had a quarterback who could throw a quarter mile pass.
If not for that poor coaching decision, not only would Rico's life be different, but so would the fate of the town. The town would have had a famous quarterback. Rico would have brought awareness and money to the town when he decides to give back to the community. He is obviously a man who takes care of people. He could have said no to babysitting his nephews, but he did it to help those less fortunate. Just imagine if he was rich and famous!

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I just rewatched this film. It's great fun and still absolutely love it!

But yeah, there's something incredibly sad in that scene when he's staring off into space wishing the coach had brought him off the bench. Poor Uncle Rico...

Maybe they could include a scene of Uncle Rico running into his old coach and forgiving him in Napoleon Dynamite 2.

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He’s fine he met up with a gorgeous babe at the end. She saw his underwear drying but it didn’t seem to phase her.

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Exactly what type of reaction were you expecting?

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Uncle Rico was actually a dick to Napoleon!

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He was not until Napoleon acted disrespectful towards him. He was just trying to help out his nephews, but they were ungrateful. When Kip started treating Rico more respectfully Rico respected him in return.

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No, Uncle Rico was always rude to Napoleon from the start.

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