All language subtitles for Living Single - S03 E23 - Glass Ceiling (480p - HULU Web-DL)

Aah! It's the
princess of darkness.

Regine, it's cute, you
look like a felt tip pen.

When I go out with Keith I
like to dress metaphorically.

See, black reminds us
that we are all mortal

and it's right up there
with pin stripes

when it comes to slimming.

Y'all go to a performance
or a thing where

somebody stands on a vat of
beef gravy and reads Moby Dick?

No, girl, we could not
get tickets to that.

So, tonight, I'm just gonna
go and watch him paint.

Isn't that boring?

Not when you stand
behind him, honey.

‐ He has got the tush of a God.
‐ Hello.

[doorbell rings]

‐ Hey. ‐ Hey, baby.

Keith, Keith, we were talking.

Who would you pick?
Rembrandt or Picasso?

I wouldn't even compare them.

Their painting styles
are so different.

No, I mean, in a fight.

♪ We are living single ♪
♪ Hey ♪

♪ Ooh and in a '90s
kind of world ♪

♪ I'm glad I got my girls ♪

♪ Oh keep your head up ♪
♪ What? ♪

♪ Keep your head up ♪
♪ That's right ♪

♪ Whenever this life get tough ♪
♪ You gotta fight with ♪

♪ My homegirls
standing to my left ♪

♪ And my right ♪
♪ True blue ♪

♪ It's tight like glue ♪

♪ We are living ♪
♪ Check check check it out ♪

♪ Check check check it out ♪
♪ Single ♪

♪ Do what you want no
free position girl ♪

♪ Ha ♪

Ladies and gentle ladies,
please put your hands together

for McFadden and Spencer's

new associate director
of funds management

Kyle, head brother
in charge, Barker.

Give it up, y'all.

Come here, big poppa!

Woo woo woo. Woo woo woo.

Kyle, you cheap bastard.

Man, you get a big promotion

you cannot even
spring for champagne.

Oh, we just polished off
a nice bottle upstairs.

Matter of fact, my
nose still tickling.

So, what does a director of
a management association

what, whatever, do?

It's associate director
of funds management

and I'm not entirely sure.

But generally speaking
I'll be helping to predict

the long range
financial climate.

But I also get a larger
office, a larger ficus

and an executive door closer.

No offence, Kyle, but those perks
don't sound very... perky.

At the executive picnic

I also get unlimited darts
at the balloon pop.

Brother, you have arrived.
You're the man!

Thanks, man.

[laughing]

How do you feel, Mr.
Associate Director

of funds management?

Like I bought Microsoft when
it was just ten cents a share.

I just dropped by to see

how you're settling
into your new digs.

Oh, have you checked
out your view?

Oh, Barker, this is Jordan, the
top assistant in our pool.

You'd better watch out
though, she wants your job.

[laughing]

He's right.

Mr. Higgins, Ms. Johnson called
to confirm the buy order

of 100,000 shares of Sirus.

Sirus! She was supposed
to buy Cypress.

Boy, communication around
here really bites my bunion.

Well, I hope you're ready
for a busy day, Mr. Barker?

No, please, you
can call me Kyle.

No.

'Shall we go through
your day's agenda?'

Great. Today is
devoted to tax law.

At 8:30, you will have a meeting

where you'll be briefed
on your 9:30 meeting.

At 9:15, you'll have a meeting
to discuss the 8:30 meeting.

At noon, you'll summarize
the meetings over lunch.

'A recap at 1:00.'

'A conference call on the
previous meetings at 1:30.'

And then, a series of meetings.

Am I gonna spend my
whole day on this?

Well, you know, Mr. Barker,
there are people who would kill

and I do mean kill,
for your job.

I see, no, it's just I was
hoping to spend some time

doing some trading today.

Mr. Barker, there are people
on lower floors who do that.

You're the associate director
of funds management now.

Oh. Could you say that again?

Was I not clear?

Yes, I just want to hear you
say my title out loud again.

Oh!

Keith, I took art history
in night school.

Mind if a semi pro takes
a peek at your pictures?

Sure. These are mostly nudes.

Ah, life renderings,
capturing the human spirit.

Whoa, look at the
tatas on this one!

Well, there's some
naked men in here too.

[laughs]

Oh, oh, no, ah, yes, I
think I know this brother.

I think I know him.

Max, you can only see this
guy from the waist down.

That's pretty much
how the date went.

Max, this is about form
and texture, alright?

Not about some peep show.

Whoa.

So, it doesn't bother you
when Keith stares hours

on end at some naked woman?

Even if she has a
body like, uh‐‐.

This one.

Oh, gee!

Max, try and climb out
of the gutter, huh?

Come on, honey, I'm
aesthetically mature.

Okay, sign me up as
your next nude model.

I want to be art.

Why don't you go to the top
of the World Trade Center

flash New Jersey... and straight
get it out of your system?

No, I'm serious. I want
to be taken seriously.

[laughs]

I would love to be
immortalized by an artist.

Well, I'm not the one. I'm
going out with Regine.

The Bohemian?

Or could it be her love of
art isn't nearly as deep

as her fear of the
power of my nakedness?

Go ahead and pose, you freak.

I don't know about this, baby.

No, Keith, honey, I'm
not bothered by it.

So, what do you say?

Well, I have been
looking for a new model

for my series called
"Women Warriors."

[ululating]

Alright, shall we?

First up, you may have
noticed a new face

reflected off the
old walnut here?

Please, give it up
for Kyle Barker.

Thank you, thank you.

Uh, when I first
joined the firm, I‐‐.

Don't make a speech, Kyle.

Sarah, um, last time, I
believe you were concluding

your forepart briefing on
the long term direction

of the price of corn.

‐ Wheat. ‐ Wheat.

We have determined that
the price of wheat

will be directly related
to the price of corn.

Who do we have on corn?

No one.

Barker, it's on your plate.

Next meeting, we'll be all ears.

[chuckles]

[laughing]

Oh, uh, speaking of Barker

I believe you prepared a
report on coffee makers?

[chuckles] Yes, I have, and
it's been a real grind.

[laughs]

Alrighty, then.

Um, I recommend that we purchase
Messerschmitt Dripmeisters

for our regional offices.

They're efficient, eye‐pleasing

and they come with a lifetime
guarantee against rust.

I say we fast track that.

It was nothing, really.

Oh, but I did find out that
Messerschmitt is selling off

its failing
toaster‐oven division

and I suggest we put our people

into Messerschmitt
stock in a big way.

Kyle, you're new, so
I'll explain this once.

Recommending specific stocks
is what you used to do.

Yes, Jeffrey, but
this is something I‐‐

[laughing] I'm explaining
this more than once.

Kyle, up here, on the 17th floor

we take the long view.

We make the big decisions.

Which reminds me where are we
ordering lunch from today?

I‐I was thinking of Cuban.

How about sushi?

How about... both?

Oh.

‐ Hey, Khadijah. ‐ Hey.

Aren't you supposed to
be at a dinner meeting?

Uh, the junior vice president

I was supposed to
meet just died.

I'm sorry.

Uh, he was 98, he
overtaxed his heartburn

buttoning his cardigan too fast.

I hate my job.

[sobbing]

Well, I thought you
were the big executive?

I am, but I am drowning
in a sea of tedium.

Oh, if I could squeeze
through that tiny porthole

they call a window,
I'd jump to my death.

[laughs] Well, Kyle,
if you're bored

why don't you just ask
for your old job back?

Khadijah, the Kyle career
elevator only goes

in one direction,
baby, that's up.

I'm beginning to think the
only way to preserve my sanity

is go in there
tomorrow and resign.

Well, whatever you
decide, I'm with you.

Hundred percent.

Unless you get to
borrowin' money from me.

Here he is, Reverend Taylor.

Associate director
of funds management.

[laughs]

Kyle, I just had to come by
and tell you how proud I am.

Oh, thank‐thank you
very much, Taylor.

Hey, what's up, Reverend Taylor?

Not your attendance at church.

Well, see‐‐

I wake her up every
Sunday morning

but Satan lulls her right
back to sleep, sir.

Eh, as soon as Overton told
me about your big promotion

I thought, "Mm‐hmm‐hmm‐hmm"

what a fine example
for our young folks."

That's right.

When my daddy, the
Reverend Taylor Senior..

You see, well, he was
marching with Martin..

Luther King Junior.

You see, he was marching
for you and me, Kyle.

And you haven't failed him.

Reverend Taylor,
it's just a job.

I mean, jobs come and they go.

Oh, no! It's not just a job.

You see, it's a shining star
to which our young people

can steer their course
into the future.

You see, that's why I want you

to speak to the young
achiever's program.

So you can show them with hard
work and perseverance like yours

that no door is
left closed, huh.

No door. No door.

He starts speaking in
tongues, I'm outtie.

Five thousand shares
of Glaser Techtronics.

[computer beeps]

Sell.

Ten thousand shares
of Kan Com Com.

Buy.

Go forth and multiply, you
beautiful little money, you.

Oh, downloading nudies
from the internet?

[chuckles]

Busted. What can I do for you?

Well, this is volume
two of the research‐‐

Jordan, please leave us
alone, and shut the door.

Oh, well, if you need
me I'll be at my desk

skipping my lunch for the
good of the company.

Kyle, we have a
real problem here.

Someone is using your access
number to make trades.

Uh, he's very aggressive
and actually‐‐

Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey,
I made those trades.

Why?

[sighs]

Look, I know I wasn't
supposed to, right

but I want to take a dip in
the shark‐infested waters

you know, keep my skills honed.

Listen, Kyle, I know that middle
management is not very exciting

but if you can just take
this kind of boredom

for five, ten years
without cracking

you're corner office material.

Even if you crack,
we won't fire you

we'll just medicate you and
put you on the 13th floor.

So, Jeffrey, are you this
bored with what you do too?

Oh, no, once you get to
where I am, it's fun again.

So, wait, wait, how did you
get through the tedium?

Two words, Donkey Kong.

Alright, why don't you
just take off your robe

and get comfortable?

Okay, why don't you
take off that robe

and get comfortable?

‐ Hey, baby. ‐ Hey.

Max, what are you doing here..
Oh, yes, that's right.

Today's the day that my baby
here is painting stick figures.

Baby, you look great,
I didn't expect you.

Please, Pavlov's dogs
were less predictable.

I brought you a little gift.

See, we've been
dating each other

for eight weeks and three days.

Happy anniversary.

Cinnamon rolls?

It's the dough anniversary

and, uh, I thought
that I'd bake them.

‐ Here. ‐ Mmm.

Good, put extra icing on mine.

I'm going to work up
quite an appetite

standing here buck naked.

Oh, uh‐uh‐uh, Max, um,
wouldn't you like something

to drink before you get started?

Nope, I just wanna get naked.

[laughing]

[laughs]

Synclaire, Khadijah, what
are y'all doing here?

Oh, I wanted to see
this free‐for‐all

but Synclaire insisted that
we, uh, have an excuse.

Maxine, this important
carpet cleaning offer

addressed to you came
to us by mistake.

‐ Feel better? ‐ Yeah,
watch the show.

Max, you pierced
your belly button.

No, no, that‐that's
just‐just a clip‐on.

Yes, yes, as Keith's eyes
work up and down my body

I wanted there to be little
treats along the way.

[laughs]

Alright, see, maybe we
should forget about this.

No, no, you‐you‐you
have to paint her

because I don't know if she
could handle yet another man

telling her to forget it

once he's seen her
with her clothes off.

See, I told you this
was gonna be better

than watching "Toy Story"
for the third time.

Keith, could you
turn up the heat?

I wouldn't want to blind
you with my high beams.

Alright, that's it.

I admit it, okay?

I‐I‐I'm not hip enough to handle
some freaky exhibitionist

put on a show for my man.

My goodness, Maxima!

S‐s‐s‐strippers at marine
bases have more shame.

[laughs] I knew it.

All this talk about you
being aesthetically mature.

Hah! Phooey! Oh, yeah, I'm just
so fine you just can't stand it!

Ooh!

And you.

Where did you get off letting
her pose just cause I insisted?

Well, frankly, I was kinda
tripping when you insisted

that Max pose in
the first place.

I mean, come on, baby,
this is bizarre.

I know I'm an artist,
but I'm also your man.

No, unh‐unh, that's it?

See that, Max, in
your own special way

you brought two people
closer together.

Say look, all I know is that
when my drawers hit the floor

the meter started.
You owe me 35 bucks.

I didn't even paint you.

Okay, then you owe me 50
bucks for being a tease.

Young achievers, now,
I know we all enjoyed

our tour of the brokerage firm,
from the executive lounge

on down to the document
shredding area.

But now, we're fortunate to
have a very special speaker

and here to introduce him
is last month's speaker.

Brother Overton Wakefield Jones.

Thank you.

Uh, during the time we
had together last month

I got a chance to learn a
little bit about yourselves

and your dreams, like,
Danielle, you dream of

a chain of pork chop
on a stick franchises.

And Paul here is
waiting to foreclose

on the home for the elderly.

I realize y'all have doubts,
well, doubt no more because

men like Kyle Barker have
blazed a trail for you.

I'm proud to call him friend

proud to call him roommate..

Shorty.

Ladies and gentlemen, Kyle.

[sighs]

[Kyle clears throat]

I hate my job.

I'll get back to you.

Yeah, that's it, kids,
start off with a joke.

See, that's the key to
every good speech‐‐.

No, no, no, I
really hate my job.

It's‐it's just not
what I want to do.

I love to trade stocks.

‐ But you're getting crazy pay.
‐ Exactly.

Danielle, it's not
about the money.

[indistinct chatter]

Whoa, ooh, young achievers

uh, uh, settle down, I‐I'm
sure, uh, Brother Barker

is going somewhere with this.

No, see, that's the problem,
I'm not going anywhere.

I'm trapped, I can't
go backwards.

I can't stay here where I am

and that means I
can't go forwards.

‐ Classic corporate conundrum.
‐ Yeah.

With a simple solution.

Don't forget how you created
the African mutual fund.

‐ You know about that?
‐ Know it?

I moved most of my dad's
pension into it, buddy.

When you found an area with no
opportunities, you created one.

Why not do the same
with your job?

Of course, and I know just how
to implement that thinking.

You know, you're pretty
sharp, what's your name?

It'll be on the invoice.

You remind me of myself
when I was half your age.

Uh, reverend, if
you'll excuse me

I have to go and
work out this idea.

Well, Brother Kyle
as the pharaoh said

to the children of Israel.

"Get to going."

"Get to going."

[knock on door]

I got your e‐mail. Well done.

I have an idea I
want to run by you.

Something off the
top of my head.

Oh, and now that's what I like.

An impulsive idea with
detailed graphic support.

Lately, Jeffrey, you know,
I have been distressed.

I have noticed the
lack of communication

between the trading bullpen
and senior management.

Uh, we're just not
hearing each other.

So, I propose, we
create a new position.

A position of executive liaison.

Someone who would split
their time between

the executive offices and
the trading bullpen.

That way we'll have
someone down there

who understands the
overall priorities

and someone up here
who understands

the moment to moment dealings of
the people on the front line.

I see, and did you have
anyone particular in mind

to fill this unique position?

[laughing]

Kyle, you are as thorough
as you are vain.

Even more so, sir.

Well, I have to admit it's
a fascinating proposal

but you're on the fast track.

If you take a side
shift like this

it may stall you, career wise.

Well, Jeffrey, risk
is our business

and if it should not work out,
I can always pack up my things

and try my hand at
starting my own firm.

Message received.

Do you realize I'll have
to fill your position

and that means you're gonna
lose a few perks like the tree.

Oh, fine.

And the door closer.

Ouch.

And the worst news of all

you'll have to settle
for less money.

How much less?

Let's just say, you won't
be smiling that much.

(Synclaire) We'll be right back.

(Overton) 'Now, man's
first tool was the hand'

which dates back to 250,000 BC.

That piece of flint was all
you had to do everything.

What those Neanderthals
wouldn't have given

for a Swiss army
knife, huh, kids?

Now, when you talk
about farm equipment

that's a whole different
kettle of fish.

In Mesopotamia, early
forms of ploughs

'were little more
than forked branch'

'dragged through the
soil by a pair of oxen.'

'Uh, uh, reverend?'

'Uh, if you go past
the water cooler'

'could you bring me back a cup?'

'I'm a bit parched.'

Now, where was I?

(Regine) Woo‐hoo!

[Regine chuckles]