All language subtitles for Roc s02e20 Ebony and Ivory.eng

- Daddy.
- Huh?

I think it's a wonderful idea

that the church is having

this rummage sale.

Gives me an excuse to get rid of

this old jewelry box roc found.

Too bad he didn't find
the jewels to go in it, huh?

Uh, thanks for
reminding me, Eleanor.

Now, I can get rid of
that old bowling bag

roc always wanted me
to use as luggage bag.

[Laughs] I know.

Hey, Eleanor, look what
I found out in our trash.

My old bike.

Gee. Wonder how it got there.

Yeah, anyone can
see this is not garbage.

I still remember
the day I got it. Boy.

Yeah, it was
roc's 13th birthday.

His mother and I surprised him
with a brand-new catcher's mitt.

So who gave him the bike?

Would you believe some
knucklehead threw it out?

Roc, you found this rusty,
square-wheeled, no-seat bike

in the garbage 20 years
ago and you kept it?

Yeah.

What a birthday.

Well, we gotta get rid
of some of this stuff.

With Joey staying
up in the attic

now we don't have
room for all this junk.

Hmm, oh, I don't think Joey

would notice it
anyway, the difference.

Well, it's been a month since
Kim's been away in Europe

and that boy's been
in a fog ever since.

Hmm, well, I can't blame
him. He really loves her.

Oh, well, come
on. You know Joey.

I'm sure he'll bounce
back in no time.

They're gonna love you. Hey!

[Both] Hey, Jo..

Looks like he bounced
into a spike Lee movie.

Uh, everybody, this is Nancy.

Nancy, this is my pop.

- Hi. Nice to meet you.
- Hi.

- Yeah. That's my brother, roc.
- Hello.

- Hey.
- And that's his wife, Eleanor.

- Hi.
- Hi, Nancy.

So, um... Did you two just meet?

No. No. We met two days ago.

Joey was sitting in
a corner of the diner

looking like a
little lost puppy.

I went over to
cheer him up and..

Found out how sweet
and cuddly he is.

[Chuckles]

Oh, how sweet.

Isn't that sweet, roc?

Yeah. And cuddly.

Let's make some room
for Joey and his friend.

I'm not moving anywhere.

Oh, uh, no, no. Don't worry
about us. We were just leaving.

Oh, okay. Well, then
you two have a good time.

[Joey] 'Okay.'

When I was marching for
racial Harmony in the '60s

this is not what I had in mind.

[Theme music]

♪ There's a man

♪ with no future

♪ so it seems

♪ can't live out his dreams

♪ now he's trapped
into thinking ♪

♪ he won't succeed

♪ and he can believe

♪ live your life today ♪ oh yeah

♪ not for tomorrow
♪ not for tomorrow

♪ oh ♪ oh oh oh oh-h oh oh

♪ live your life today

[Humming]

[Eleanor] 'Well,
babe, you were up'

awfully early this morning.

Yeah, I was fixing this.

Look at that. Almost perfect.

Yeah. An almost wheel
for that almost bike of yours.

[Chuckling]

[Yawns] I need some coffee.

What's the matter, daddy?
Didn't you sleep well?

No. I had nightmares.

I dreamt I went to Joey
and Nancy's wedding.

And there I was
surrounded by white people

doing the "achy breaky" dance.

[Laughing] Daddy.

Well, you know, now that
we are talking about Nancy..

Roc, I don't feel
very comfortable

about Joey taking
women up to his room.

Oh, come on, Eleanor.
This is his house too.

He's entitled to have
friends over for a few hours.

Well, I guess you're right.

Something about it
still bothers me though.

[Doorbell rings]

Oh, no. I hope that's not
what's-her-face gidget.

Oh, pop, come on now.

Well, you know what they say.

Once you've tried
black, you never go back.

Oh.

- Pop.
- 'Daddy.'

hi, is Joey here? I'm Carla.

Uh, yeah, yeah.
Come on in, Carla.

I met Joey a couple of
nights ago at the diner.

Yeah, yeah, there's a
lot of that going around.

Hi, Carla. I'm Eleanor,
Joey's sister-in-law.

And this is his brother, roc.
This is his father, Mr. Emerson.

- Oh. Nice to meet you.
- Hi, how are you?

Hey, hey, Carla.

- Hi, Joey.
- Hi, baby. Mm.

I see you've met everybody, huh?

- Yeah.
- Well, I guess we'll be going.

- Have fun, son.
- Nice meeting you, everybody.

- Okay. See you later.
- 'Nice to meet you, Carla.'

and, you know, I
actually believed

Joey was starting
to turn his life around

with his job and Kim.

I guess I was
just kidding myself

'cause now he's right back

to the same old juggling act.

Well, I hear what
you're saying, roc.

But I kinda like this one.

Something was special about her.

She's..

Black.

Daddy, I'm serious.

There's a quality in her

that I found rather attractive.

Yeah, I know.
It's called pigment.

Well, come on, pop.

Either way, Joey shouldn't be

seeing both of these women.

Yeah, and he shouldn't
be 32 years old

living in your attic either.

Well, what can I say?

The boy's just...
Cool like that.

I'm sorry I can't spend the
entire afternoon with you

but it's a workday.

Yeah, yeah, I know.

You know, it must be
tough being a meter maid

especially for somebody
as sweet as you.

[Laughing] Joey,
no onecan be sweet

wearing a uniform
as ugly as this.

Oh. Oh, no, turn around.
Let me see it from the back.

- Ye-e-eah!
- Hey!

[Joey and Nancy laughing]

You can write me
a ticket anytime.

- You know what I'm saying?
- Oh, lord, have mercy.

Uh, did you say something, pop?

Uh, yes, I did.

Uh, tell me, Nancy.

Is this the first time
you've ever dated a...

Uh, uh... Pop.

Musician?

Yes, Joey is my first. Why?

Well, I'd like to offer
a word of caution.

Uh, excuse me... Pop, you
telling her not to date me?

Oh, of course not.

But I've seen what happens

when a non-musician
dates you guys.

Oh, well, thank you, pop.

- Uh, anyway, Nancy...
- Oh, it's wonderful at first.

Hanging out, those
all-night jam sessions...

Uh, that's-that's
really interesting, pop.

- Nancy, what were we talking...
- Yeah, but then reality hits.

The truth is, you're
from different worlds.

- Two different worlds.
- Uh... Pop.

Whatever happened to
the senior citizen center?

Remember you used to, used
to go there and vanish for hours?

Mr. Emerson, I appreciate
what you're trying to tell me

but I still wanna
go out with Joey.

Well, then, uh...
Just one more thing.

That myth about
trumpet players having...

Okay, alright,
um... Okay, alright.

Ooh, yeah.

Ooh, the ruthens donated

some great stuff for
the rummage sale.

Yeah. Pop, look at this.
Look at this old radio.

I had one like this when I
was a kid, remember, pop?

Oh, yeah. How could I forget?

You sittin' on.. Sitting
down on a broken down bike

with a busted radio.

Going nowhere and
listening to nothing.

Come on, Nancy. I think we'd
better slide into the kitchen.

- It's about to get ugly here.
- What're you talking about?

Well, if I know my
brother, he's about to

beg his wife if he
can keep that radio.

No. No. Uh-UN.

You know, I'm surprised
Joey's still seeing that girl.

Oh, I don't entirely blame Joey.

I mean, I'm sure she came
after him. That's how it works.

Daddy, what are
you talking about?

Oh, I know how persistent
white women can be.

Now.. Now, I remember
one time in the '60s...

Oh, lord.

I was in Washington
for an anti-war march

when this girl with long
blond hair and love beads

walks up to me and
starts talking to me

about civil rights
and brotherly love.

[Scoffs] Finally,
I had to tell her

"Ms. Fonda, would you please
take your hand outta my pocket?

Why don't you go talk to
my buddy Tom over there?"

[Doorbell rings]

Oh, that must be

one of daddy's friends.

Stokely Carmichael or
eldridge cleaver or somebody.

[Laughing]

- Hey.
- Hi.

- Roc, right?
- Uh, yeah.

Hey, Carla. How you doing? Uh..

I'm supposed to meet Joey.

- Well, uh...
- 'hey, Carla.'

I-I think there
was, uh, you know

s-some kinda mix-up
or something, um

'cause I believe
I heard Joey say

that he was gonna
meet you there.

Wherever there is.

Are you saying he's not here?

Uh..

Um, uh, y-yeah-yeah,
th-that's what I'm saying.

Uh-huh.

Oh! Hi.

Hi.

Do I seem familiar to you?

Because you..

Seem a little bit
familiar to me.

[Carla] 'Yeah, I've seen
you over at the diner before.'

now, why would I ever
go to the senior center

when I can have live
entertainment at home?

[Theme music]

[Male narrator]
"Roc" live continues

after these messages.

Uh, Nancy, um,
uh, this is Carla.

Um, he he, uh, she's a friend.

- Hi.
- And, uh, Carla, this is Nancy.

Um.. Uh, she's a friend, too.

Um..

Well, hell, we're
all friends here.

Well, I'm going
back to the kitchen.

Uh-huh. And, uh, Carla
was heading out the door.

- Well, when he does get back..
- Uh-huh.

Tell him to burn
my phone number.

Now, will you look at that? Hmm?

Now, Jo.. You know,
Joey has messed up before

but this time he's
really messed up.

And I'm sick and tired
of being a part of it!

Well, I just hope
Carla gonna be alright.

Yeah, but what about Nancy?

What about her?

She's got a police
force, a country

and a constitution on her side.

Oh.. Oh, come on, pop.

Joey's taking advantage
of both of these girls.

Well, I'm sorry, roc,
but I identify with Carla.

Well, I hate to say this,
Eleanor, but it's sounding like

you're showing a
little favoritism to Carla

because she's African-American.

Well, that's why I like her.

Roc, I.. There is nothing wrong

with having a little
pride in our race.

Hmm, and there's
nothing wrong with having

a little racial
preference either.

It's like Michael Jackson says
in that song "black or white."

No, pop, what Michael
Jackson says in the song is

"it don't matter if
you're black or white."

Well, if it don't matter,
then why is it that the boy

all of a sudden is two shades
lighter than ed begley Jr.?

Oh, daddy, now you saw "Oprah."

- It's a skin disease.
- 'Yeah.'

well, it must be leprosy.

'Cause it lopped
off half his nose.

Now, pop, you leave
little Mikey alone.

All I'm saying, roc, is
that I'd like to see Joey

keep giving the
sisters a chance.

A chance? He should
give 'em a break!

[Doorbell rings]

Oh, lord. Now if
this, if this, if this is..

- What up, roc? Eleanor, hey!
- Hey, sly!

I'm dropping off some
doodads for the church.

- I wanna help the cause.
- You're giving away you guitar?

Now, I know you ain't
getting rid of your guitars.

Now, you love your guitars.

You told me you'd
sell your sister

for a brand-new
Gibson solid-body guitar.

Hey, I'd sell my sister
for an electric can opener

but nobody's buying.

[Laughs] Oh, yeah..

[Laughing] You are too much.

Anyway, I needed the space, so..

[Doorbell ringing]

Oh, that must be darnelle.

I locked her in the car.

Guess she must've escaped.

[Roc] 'Hey, darnelle! Hey,
baby! How you doing?'

- I'm alright.
- 'How you doin'?'

you know, you could've
left the keys in the car

so I could at least
listen to the radio?

I'm sorry. I don't leave
nobody the keys to my hyundai.

[Indistinct chattering]

Hey! Hey, hey. I didn't
know y'all was here.

Look, I want you
to meet somebody.

Nancy, this is sly and darnelle.

Sly, darnelle, this is
Nancy. She was just leaving.

- Hi.
- Hi, yeah, sorry I can't stay.

I wanna get to know
all Joey's friends though.

Maybe we should all go
out together sometime?

Do a little putt-putt. Ha ha.

Oh, that sounds nice.

You know, there's
nothing more exciting

than firing a golf ball
up a dinosaur's butt.

Great fun.

Yeah, and on that note, uh..

Alright, I'll see
you later, sweetie.

- Okay.
- Alright, bye-bye.

- Bye.
- See you later. Bye.

- Woo!
- What's up, man?

So, Joey, I see you've been

shopping uptown lately.

Oh! Man, that, that,
Nancy's a friend, you know?

Oh. So what happened to Kim?

Nothing happened to Kim.

Uh, excuse me, brotherman,
but it sounds to me like

you have deserted a
proud nubian goddess

so you can go out
with a white girl.

Hey, uh... Kim left me.

Darnelle, will you just cool it?

Sly, I can't help how I feel.

I get tired of
seeing our brothers

putt-putting the white women.

Yeah. I'm with you, girl.

Black women have it hard enough

without our brothers
dating all over the rainbow.

Well, thank you
very much, ladies.

I feel enlightened and accosted.

Yeah, Joey's right, you know,
if we're gonna discuss this

we at least need to
discuss the man's position.

Excuse me. I think we all
know what the man's position is.

- On top.
- Up!

Got that right.

Huh!

If, if you guys thought
you could get away with it

you'd go out with geese.

Hey! Look what I found.

Excuse me, roc

but I think we're having an
important discussion here

about inter-racial
relationships.

Oh.

Well, let me know when
the subject moves to perks.

- Roc.
- Now, you see?

Roc is an excellent
example of our fine brothers.

- Oh, yeah.
- Mm-hmm.

Look how thoughtful he is

bringing all these
lovely things.

Well, thank you very
much, but you're not

planning on taking
that, are you?

Will you please
just take that thing

with you when you leave?

- So, Joey, tell me something.
- 'What?'

what's it like
dating a white girl?

I've been with this
one since eighth grade.

You see, Joey..

The black woman is the
black man's natural mate.

Now, of course, there are so
few eligible brothers out there

a sister can get desperate.

Now, why you looking
for eligible brothers

when you got a fine
specimen like me?

Well, you see, sly..

I mean brothers who, uh

you know, know how to open doors

who leave the keys in
the car for somebody

who offer to pay for
dinner and who understand

that paying for a meal
does not entitle them

to a trip to bountiful.

So does this mean
you're not kicking in

your share of the gas money?

Oh, you made me laugh. You
know I'm a sucker for a funny man.

Hey, and you know I'm a
sucker for a beautiful lady.

So come on, let
me cook you dinner.

Oh, well, now, if you're
gonna fix me dinner

I'll give you dessert.

- 'Oh.'
- 'uh-oh! Uh-oh!'

[roc] 'Yeah, well, then
bring back my fruit bowl.'

- oh.
- Hey, roc.

[Laughing]

Well, I'm glad we're closing
the door on that discussion.

All I'm trying to do is
get you to see, Joey

that when you go out with Nancy

you're sending a
message to society.

Well, I mean, we're all
in this society together.

It shouldn't matter
who you go out with.

No, Joey, it doesn't
matter who you go out with

if you're looking for love.

I guess I'm all up
in arms over this

'cause I thought you
had found love with Kim.

Well, thank you, Dr. Eleanor.

You know, Joey,
maybe it is a good thing

Kim left and went off to Europe

before you showed
her your true colors.

- What do mean by that?
- Hey, look what I found.

A little white man.

What I mean, Joey, is that maybe

it's a good thing Kim
left before you hurt her.

Wait a minute, we are not
talking about Kim, alright?

We've been talking
about black and white.

We're not talking about Kim.

[Roc] 'Okay, come on, you two.'

- 'now, come on.'
- No. No, why not?

Because she's a part of this.

I mean, a month ago,
you were writing Kim poetry

and losing
yourself in the stars.

You told me you.. You loved her.

Yeah, well, she told me that
she loved me too and then she left.

So you know the old saying,
"outta sight, outta mind."

- Joey...
- No, I don't wanna hear it.

I am through with it.

Oh, man, roc,
what did I just do?

Aw, baby, let it go. Joey's
gotta work through this himself.

No, no, baby, this isn't even
about interracial relationships.

This isn't about anything
we've been talking about.

I got so caught up
in my own opinions

I didn't see what was
happening with Joey.

He's in pain. He misses Kim.

And right now, he's
up there hurting.

I think he needs
to talk to somebody.

A man.

Who do you have in mind, huh?

Oh, Eleanor, I don't wanna talk.

[Sighs]

[Chuckles] Hey.

- Hey, Joey.
- Hmm.

Can I talk to you a minute?

Yeah, sure.

Oh, boy, you've really

fixed up this old attic.

Okay, roc, I know

what you're gonna
talk to me about.

You're gonna tell me
that you don't approve of

who I'm going out with so..

- Let's hear it.
- No, Joey.

I'm worried about you.

You can't keep bouncing
from woman to woman.

Hey... i protect myself.

Well, that's good to know.

That's not what I'm
talking about, Joey.

Hey, come on, now, these
women have feelings, too.

Are you planning on telling them

they're just
substitutes for Kim?

I don't know what to do.

Yeah, well, Joey,
you can't keep doing

what you've been doing.

[Sighs] I wonder if Kim knows
how much I really miss her, man.

Well, then call
her up and tell her.

- You mean that?
- Sure.

Wait a minute,
wait, you-you mean

you-you'll let me call her

all the way to Stockholm?

[Grunting]

Alright, you could, you know,
okay, three minutes on Sunday.

Anything after that, you
better put it in a letter.

Alright, alright, I will.
Alright, thanks, man.

- Thank you, I appreciate it.
- Alright, don't mention it.

Hey, u-uh, roc, uh, i-i
wanna ask you one question.

- Yeah, what's that?
- This is my room, right?

- Yeah, sure.
- Then get out.

- What?
- You heard what I said.

Get out.

I'm serious, roc. Get out.

Okay, you can come back in now.

Joey, what the hell's
the matter with you?

I always wanted to know what
that felt like. See, throwing..

[Laughing]

throw, throwing
you out, it, it was like

great therapy for me, man.

I mean, I'm feeling
better already.

- Mm-hmm.
- Get out! Get out! Go on.

- Go! Get outta here! Beat it!
- I'm, i'm...

Get outta here!
Get out! Beat it!

Yeah, yeah, alright, alright.

"Roc" live will be right back.

- Eleanor.
- Mm-hmm.

Baby, you're not gonna believe

what I bought at
the rummage sale.

- It's an antique!
- Really? What is it?

Oh, it's a classic, sweetheart.

I've been looking for
one of these for years.

- Yeah?
- Now, now, close your eyes.

'Close your eyes, baby.
Alright, keep 'em closed.'

- keep 'em closed.
- 'Okay.'

behold an American original.

Roc, there better
be something inside

'cause to my eyes,
that's just a trash can.

Mm-mm, sweetheart,
they don't make 'em

like this anymore, you know?

Mm-mm. Ah, look at the design.

The classic lines,
the craftsmanship.

Nowadays, cans are plastic.

But this is a
throwback from a time

when people cared
about their garbage.

Roc, baby, it's time for
you to take that vacation

we've been talking about.

- Uh-huh.
- Heya.

Oh! A garbage can by the
couch. That's a good idea.

[Clangs]

[Indistinct chattering]

[Theme music]

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