# So who stole the boxes? \[The movie "Friday"\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 12, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958 "2016-04-12T01:02:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/1 "2016-04-12T01:02:05Z")
In Friday, did Craig actually steal the boxes that got him fired? He said they ain’t got him on tape, but his boss said they did. Now he didn’t strike me as someone stupid enough to steal boxes and/or get fired on his day off. So was it Debo? Ezel? Craig? Someone else entirely? ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/2 "2016-04-12T02:49:45Z")
Felecia. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/3 "2016-04-12T11:00:26Z")
What show/movie/comic/book etc is this about so I can update the title? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/4 "2016-04-12T11:36:12Z")
The OP says “In Friday…” _Friday_ is a 1995 film with a primary character called Craig, so presumably that’s what he’s talking about. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/5 "2016-04-12T12:02:41Z")
> [@Mr\_Shine](#): > > The OP says “In Friday…” _Friday_ is a 1995 film with a primary character called Craig, so presumably that’s what he’s talking about. Thanks- I wasn’t sure if it was a typo of “On Friday” (as in a show or comic that appeared Friday). I’ve never heard of the movie. I got enough reports to know I wasn’t the only one confused! ETA: Title edited for clarification ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/6 "2016-04-12T14:17:59Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > In Friday, did Craig actually steal the boxes that got him fired? He said they ain’t got him on tape, but his boss said they did. Now he didn’t strike me as someone stupid enough to steal boxes and/or get fired on his day off. > > So was it Debo? Ezel? Craig? Someone else entirely? I always was of the impression that it was someone else entirely, and that Craig just got blamed for it, and got fired on his day off, thereby setting the stage for the rest of the movie. It wasn’t a big conspiracy/mystery that begged being figured out, but just a bit of throwaway exposition that would put Craig in the right situation to smoke it up with Smokey. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/7 "2016-04-13T15:48:01Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I always was of the impression that it was someone else entirely, and that Craig just got blamed for it, and got fired on his day off, thereby setting the stage for the rest of the movie. > > It wasn’t a big conspiracy/mystery that begged being figured out, but just a bit of throwaway exposition that would put Craig in the right situation to smoke it up with Smokey. :mad: Way to ruin my Felecia/Keyser Soze theory. Do you want to come over and tell my nephew there’s no Santa? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/8 "2016-04-13T16:06:51Z")
Craig never actually denies _stealing_ the boxes, he just denies them having it on tape. Red mentions that he saw the tape and that it looked like the back of Craig’s head. ---
**Author:** ![MxyzptlkFishStix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed655f/32.png) [@MxyzptlkFishStix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MxyzptlkFishStix)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/9 "2017-08-04T11:49:35Z")
Craig didn’t steal the boxes. There’s an extended scene of his dad at the end of the movie, dropping nuggets from his throne, telling him that his supervisor called and wants him to come back into work in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-stole-the-boxes-the-movie-friday/751958/10 "2017-08-04T16:13:26Z")
Freido.