All language subtitles for Roc s02e09 1992 Presidential Election.eng

To do this stuff live,
honey, this is somethin'..

Hi, how you doin'?

I'm Ella Joyce.

This is "roc" and we live!

Tonight's episode is somethin'
you won't wanna miss.

So if you're scrubbin'
the roastin' pan

from tonight's dinner,
honey, put it to the side

leave it alone, let it soak.

Tonight's episode is about
the presidential election.

Mm-hm, we gonna do what
bush, Clinton and perot couldn't do

talk about the issues.

Only when we make you
laugh, we doin' it on purpose.

And the best
part about it is that

we gonna take you, bam

right into the future,
alright, everybody?

You ready? Okay, now.

It is now November
3rd. Election day.

And you're about to find
out who the emersons

are gonna vote for.

You might even find out
who's gonna be misusing

your taxes over
the next four years.

Get well soon, Leo.

Y'all have fun.
Happy birthday, duran.

Love you, Dan. Bye.

♪ Them that's got shall have

♪ them that's not shall lose

♪ so the Bible says

♪ and it still is news

♪ mama may have

♪ papa may have

♪ but god bless the child

♪ that's got his own ♪
them that's got shall get

♪ god bless the child ♪
them that's not shall lose

♪ them that's got shall get

♪ them that's not shall lose

- Hey, Eleanor.
- Hey, roc baby.

Sit on down,
breakfast's almost ready.

You know, baby, since we're
finally on the same schedule

what do you say we go upstairs
and do some real cookin'?

Roc, I went through
a lot of trouble

to fix you this breakfast.

If you want trouble I'll
give you some troubles.

You ain't seen no trouble till
you seen my trouble, come here.

Stop. Eleanor, now, I
know it's conventional.

But if you tried
kissin' him on the lips

he might just kiss back.

- Good mornin', daddy.
- Hey, pop.

- Hey, son. Uh, Eleanor.
- Ah-ha.

Do you still have
time to drive me

over to the school
so I can vote?

Oh, that's right.

I gotta get to the
polls before work.

- It's election day. Sorry, roc.
- Oh, you're sorry.

- Think how bush feels.
- Ah, hey! Tell me about it.

Twenty four hours
later we'll be able to say

"president-elect Clinton."

Well, and hopefully you'll
be saying it to yourself.

Daddy, don't tell
me you still thinkin'

about throwin' away
your vote on perot.

Well, I'm not throwin' it away

I'm votin' for the
best man available.

You see, the key to
everything is the economy.

And if no one fixes it

then black people
will suffer the most.

Now, perot is the most qualified

because he's got the
best business sense.

Yeah, he's got great
business sense.

He spent his sixty
million dollars for a job

that pays two hundred thousand.

You got it, roc.

Yeah, well, Clinton's
no financial genius either.

I mean the man spent
money on marijuana

he didn't even inhale.

Roc, that is no argument.

You know, you against
anybody who spends any money.

Well, Clinton said
he'll only tax the rich

but he's from Arkansas

where rich is everyone
whose tail is paid for.

And perot got a lot
of great ideas, right?

How about that business

about the electronic
town meetings?

Who needs congress
when you got Nintendo?

Well, say what you will, Eleanor

but my redneck will
beat your redneck.

Now, that's a nice
bumper sticker.

[Scatting]

♪ Yeah keep on rocking

[vehicles honking]

Hey, roc baby, I'm so
lookin' forward to this.

We can just sit back, kick,
relax and watch the election.

Yeah, that sounds good to me.

So, who you wanna watch,
brokaw, rather or Jennings?

Well, doesn't one
of the networks have

a black anchorman
who's real good?

You know, what's his
name, um, Bernard Shaw.

Roc, Bernard Shaw is on CNN.

That's a cable channel.

You remember cable.

The service that you cancelled

after the introductory
free month.

[Laughing]

- Hello.
- Hey, kids.

Oh, Matty.

What a pleasant surprise?

Yeah, I invited her over

to watch the election
results with us.

- I hope you don't mind.
- Oh, well, no, Matty.

You know you're always
welcome into our house.

- Oh, thanks.
- Come on, Matty.

- Let's go get some coffee.
- Okay.

Help yourself.

Damn. How am I supposed to
relax with my boss in the house?

Well, she maybe your boss,
but she's pop's girlfriend.

Yeah, roc, but she's also
company and look at me.

I gotta go change.

Well, Eleanor, we're
just watching TV.

What're you gonna change into?

I was thinkin' about
the dress I wore

to your cousin's wedding.

Come on, baby,
it's just watchin' TV.

You don't have to
worry whether or not

Matty's gives you
that promotion.

Well, I don't know, roc.

That promotion come
with $10,000 raise.

Eleanor dear,
you're out of cream?

- I'll go out and get you some.
- No, no.

It's not, it's not for
me. I-It's for Andrew.

Oh, I'll pick it up tomorrow.

So, roc, who did
you finally vote for

Clinton or perot?

Well, how do you
know it wasn't bush?

Because no self respects
be respecting black person

who'd vote for that man.

- 'Yeah, right.'
- Andrew.

Are you saying that I
don't respect myself?

Or are you saying
that black people

have to automatically vote

for the quote,
"approved candidate?"

Oh, my god, she's a republican.

I'm proud of it, you
got a problem with that?

No, no, you have a
right to your opinion.

Matty, I don't think we should
see each other anymore.

Andrew, George Bush is
an expert on foreign policy.

He's one of the key
people responsible

for bringing about the
collapse of communism.

All Bill Clinton did was bring
about the collapse of Arkansas.

Well, for your information,
Matty, I'm not for Clinton.

I voted for vos.. Ross perot.

- Perot?
- Mm-hmm.

What an intelligent
use of your vote.

Why didn't you just
write in homer Simpson?

Oh, very funny.

And what's that nonsense about

bush's, uh, foreign
policy expertise?

Oh, that was a
brilliant strategic move.

Throwin' up on the
Japanese prime minister.

Now, if he can just vomit
all over the Germans

he'll have that
train problem licked.

- You being awfully quiet.
- Well, so are you.

Matty is my boss, what
am I supposed to say to her

"bush is wrecking the
country, you ignorant fascist

now, give me that promotion?"
What's your excuse?

Well, I can't talk and think
of $10,000 at the same time.

Okay, now, just, just think
about what you are saying.

Oh, god.

Could you imagine Ross perot

handling our, our security

our national security,
even worse, Bill Clinton?

He can't even be discreet
about the women he sleeps with.

At least, someone
want to sleep with him.

Bush and perot are little hard
on the eyes, don't you think?

Ten thousand dollars,
Eleanor, ten thousand dollars.

- Hey... everybody.
- Hey, Joey.

- Uh, Joey.
- Hmm.

I'd like you to meet
my lady friend, uh

who's body is possessed
by the soul of Richard Nixon.

Andrew, let me
be perfectly clear

you don't know what the
hell you're talkin' about.

Uh, hi, I'm Joey, um..

Sorry we couldn't meet on a
less venomous circumstances.

- Hi, Joey, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you too.

Uh, pop, roc, can I, uh,
talk to you for a minute?

Sure, but I'm not
givin' you any money.

So, Eleanor, dear,
who did you vote for?

And please don't say that
two-faced liberal, Bill Clinton.

Y'all hurry back
now, fellas, hear?

Yeah, so, uh, what's up, Joey?

Well, how can I put
this to you mere mortals?

I went to the race track today..

And..

The rest is history.

Whoa!

So, I'm here to
pay off my debts.

- Startin' with you pop.
- Mm.

Twenty, forty, sixty, eighty.

Come on, there you go, pop.

Roc, this is for you. Twenty,
forty, sixty, eighty, one.

Twenty, forty,
sixty, eighty, two.

Twenty, forty.. Shoot, man.
Here, take the whole thing.

Well, thank you, son. But why
did you have to drag us in here?

'Cause I didn't have enough
money to pay Eleanor back.

You know, she did a
lot of things for me, uh

she cooks my meals, she
does my laundry, she, uh..

Y-You can see where I'm
going with this, can't you?

Well, yeah, Joey, I mean
you should give her somethin'.

Yeah, you're right, roc, uh..

Hey, let me, let me
borrow $50, huh?

Nah, pay her back when you can.

Excuse me, fellas, I mean,
I don't mean to interrupt

but I was sitting there politely

listening to our
republican company

and then it hit me
I didn't invite her.

Yeah, uh, we better get back.

- Uh, roc, baby.
- Mm.

- What was that all about?
- Ah, the usual, money.

I don't believe Joey,
you know he is even

starting to borrow
money from me?

What? Well, then, you
better stay on top of him.

- Make sure he pays you back.
- Okay.

Joey, just what do
you think you're doing?

Oh, you guys weren't really
watching that, were you?

I mean, it's just a
election return stuff.

I mean, come on, come
on, "Star Trek's" on.

I like this one, this is the one
where frank gorshin is black

o-o-on the left side a-and
white on the right side.

Joey!

This is going to be
a very close race.

Don't you wanna
know if your guy won?

My guy was pepe alvarado.

He weighs 97 pounds,
and he already won his race.

Hey, Joey, she's talkin'
about the candidates.

Oh, I didn't think
about the candidates.

Besides, I didn't even vote.

- What?
- What?

You registered last month.

I did, ha, I did a lot
of things last month.

How could you not vote, this
is a very important election?

Oh, come on, sis, my one
vote's not gonna make that much...

Look, Joey, I can
understand if you didn't vote

because you were not
sure if the candidates

would really stick through
w-with their promises

you know, and i-i-if the
problems of country are so big

no one man can solve them.

Then me and you would
be on the same page

thinkin' alike, but simply
not to vote becau...

Wait, wait, hold it, roc.

Now, are you sayin'
that you didn't vote?

Well, you know, l-let's stay
focused here, you know?

We were mad with Joey.

You know, he didn't.

[Scatting]

[Male narrator] "Roc"
live will be right back.

[Man on TV] 'How
much damage perot is..'

hm, hey, this is a
good meatloaf, sis.

Where'd you get that meatloaf?

I found it.

Where?

Between two pieces of bread.

In a bag with your name on it.

That's my lunch for tomorrow.

Oh, I'm sorry, I'm
sorry, roc, here.

- I don't want it now.
- Roc, forget that meatloaf.

Now, it's a quarter to eight
the polls close in 15 minutes.

- You better get going.
- Oh, look, Eleanor!

It only takes five minutes
to get there, which means

I've got a solid ten minutes to
decide who I'm gonna vote for.

Let me think about it.

[Indistinct talk on TV]

Why y'all starin' at me?

Son, you got to hurry
up and make a choice.

Oh, come on, pop, I
know that, you know.

But, it's not a
decision I take lightly.

I've been goin'
over this for months.

And from my point of view
the choices are a president

who didn't wanna
sign the civil rights bill

a governor whose state
doesn't have a civil rights bill

and a Texas billionaire,
who refers to blacks

as "you people."

So, then I think
maybe I won't vote at all

but that's not right, I mean..

People have died so we
can have the right to vote.

[Sighs]

You know, but then I considered
the candidates all again.

And when you know it, it
just starts all over again, so..

I don't know, I don't
know, pop, all I know is..

I just can't seem to
squeeze a paycheck

the same way I used to.

There are more homeless
people on the street.

And there are times
I'm afraid to let my wife

walk out my front door, and
I don't know if any of these

candidates have their solutions.

Roc, you just mad 'cause
you don't have anything

to eat for lunch tomorrow.

Joey, be serious, now.

You know, I understand
your dilemma, roc.

But let me explain
why millions of voters

are coming back
to the president.

Yeah, the polluted air
has their brains corroded.

Now, son, Ross perot
is the only candidate

who won't have his presidency

behove into any
special interest...

Oh, n-now, pop, look, listen,
if you and Matty are gonna

hustle me for my vote, then
let me ask the questions.

Fine. I can talk about
the president all night long.

- You up for it, Andrew?
- "Up for it?"

Huh, when I'm done you'll
wish you had, uh, voted for perot.

I'll take that as a challenge.

It'll be like our
own little debate.

Now, you're on, all we need
is somebody to be Clinton

I think I left somethin'
on in the kitchen.

Eleanor, you're a
big Bill Clinton fan.

No, daddy, you misunderstood me.

I said I was a big
George Clinton fan.

You know, I understand
your reluctance, Eleanor.

Must be very embarrassing
having to defend Clinton.

His policies don't make sense.

Neither does four more
years with you, Mr. Bush.

Come on, girlfriend,
let's debate.

Alright, great,
great, great, great.

Joey, you can represent
the position of, um, apathy.

Oh, come on, roc, I don't
really feel like it right now.

Alright, perfect,
perfect, perfect.

Alright, let's go, the first
question to you, Eleanor.

- I mean governor Clinton.
- Alright.

There have always been
poor people in this country.

Do you really believe that you
can wipe out poverty altogether?

Wow, I'm glad he
didn't ask me that.

Yes, I do.

Now, there will always be
those who have less than others.

The question is,
"how much less?".

Yeah, right. Nice
dodge, Eleanor.

Uh, president bush, you
have one minute to respond.

I don't know why, the
moderator's surprised

by the governor's awful dodging?

He has a history of dodging,
don't you, soldier boy?

You wanna talk history, do you?

Well, history's goin' to
show that this country

has gone to hell
in a hand basket

since you've been runnin' it.

Although, you've
done a very good job

runnin' the nurse's staff.

Uh, Mr. Perot, you have
one minute to respond.

Well, I'd like to
respond by recounting

an incident from my past.

When I was a little white
boy, growin' up in Texas..

I said to my pappy...

Do we have to listen to this?

Mr. Perot, will
you please refrain

from any further
references to your pappy?

Well, I don't know what you
hope to prove by muzzlin' me.

Mr. Apathy, you have
one minute to respond.

I-I'm sorry, I didn't even hear
the question I wasn't listenin'.

Would you like me to repeat it?

No, it doesn't matter.

See, who-whoever you vote for

there's still gonna be wars

there's still gonna
be corruption.

I mean, on the other hand,
there's still gonna be people

having babies and..

People still be
writin' love songs.

I mean, there
gonna be good times

and there gonna be bad times.

There'll be highs
and there'll be lows.

See, that's why I'm proud to say

I really don't give
a damn who wins.

It's frightening how
much sense he makes.

Okay, okay, okay, last question.

Uh, president bush.

Now, our
neighborhoods are dying.

Don't you feel any
responsibility for that?

Well, of course I do, but
things are turning around

the economy grew
in the last quarter.

And we would've done even
better if the Democratic congress

hadn't tied my hands.

Oh, sure. Blame us.

That is so typical
of you Republicans.

You don't take
any responsibility

for any of your own actions.

Give Helen the best
shift at the hospital

and then say the chief
surgeon made you do it.

Wait a sec.. Whoa,
whoa, wait, are you sayin'

that I'm playing favorites?

If the rubber glove fits, honey.

May I remind governor
Clinton that the president

is also her boss and
we need two incomes

to survive his administration.

Apathy.

Apathy, you may respond.

See, this is what
happens when y'all get

involved in this process.

You butt heads with each other.

You get angry, you get hateful.

I'm the only one here
that everybody still likes.

- Shut up!
- No, we don't.

- I don't even know you.
- Well, that's alright.

- I'm still like you all.
- Alright, okay.

Alright, l-l-let's just
stay with the issues.

Well, just a minute,
just a minute.

Now, Eleanor,
where do you get off

criticizing my
professional ethics?

You're the one that set me
up with your father-in-law

to get in good with me.

Daddy, did you tell her that?

Uh, at this time

I would like to withdraw
from the campaign.

- Andrew.
- Alright, look.

This isn't helpin'
anyway, I mean

you guys are giving the
same pre-packaged answers

we've been hearin' all
year, well, maybe it's me,

maybe I'm just not
asking the right questions.

No, baby, ain't nothing
wrong with your questions.

It's just that you got to
wear 'em tall hip boots

to Wade through
president bush's answers.

Alright, wait a minute, wait a
minute, wait a minute, h-hold.

I got an idea, I
got an idea, okay?

I'm gonna ask each of
you one last question.

And this could really tell me
what you guys are really about.

Okay? Alright.
Okay, I get laid off.

I run out of money. I lose
my job, I lose everything.

I come up to you on the
street and ask you for money.

And you give me the
money on the condition

that I use it a certain way.

Now, how do you tell
me to use it? Apathy.

Um, I'd say you
use it on food, man.

I'd say, "hey, man, go get
yourself a nice steak dinner."

Yeah, real good, Joey,
real good, you know

don't put no thought
into it, just go for

the immediate gratification.

Yeah, well, that's
my party line.

President bush.

I would tell you to go
out and buy yourself

a new suit of clothes, so
you could go to job interviews

get a job and support yourself.

Hm! Governor Clinton.

A new suit's only
gonna get you so far

I'd tell you to go get
some job re-training.

Education is the key
to getting a high skill job.

Okay. Mr. Perot.

Well, I would tell you
to invest your money

in apples or roses
or somethin' else

that you could
sell on the street.

Now, if you worked real hard

eventually, you could build this

into your own small business.

Mm.

[Indistinct chatter on TV]

Okay.

Okay, I got it. I know
who I'm gonna vote for.

Really, that one question
answered it for you?

Well, who convinced
you? Uh, who you votin' for?

Well, I'm not sayin'.
Although, I'll give you one hint.

He's white.

Okay, well, it's five
minutes to eight, I gotta go.

Hey, roc, wait a second,
i-I'm gonna go with you.

Oh, you, you gonna vote? Great.

Joey, I'm so proud of you.

Oh, what made you,
uh, change your mind?

Well, I was listenin' very
carefully to the debate

and I realized that i'd, I'd be

a real knuckle-head
if I didn't vote.

Well, the important
thing is you're voting.

And you're still a knuckle-head.

Hey, roc, since you've
already made you decision

uh, can I copy off your ballot?

[Scatting]

[Male narrator] We'll be
back with more live "roc"

right after these messages.

[Indisinct chatter on TV]

Alright, Eleanor, I'm sorry too.

I guess we just got
a little carried away.

Yeah, well, the
important thing is that

we can disagree without
letting it affect our lives.

Like... just off the top
of my head for instance

the promotion.

- Nice try, Eleanor.
- Mm-hmm.

Well, one good thing
about havin' a fight

you always have fun makin' up.

Oh, Andrew.

And I know how you
Republicans love makin' things up.

Shh! Wait a minute, wait
a minute, wait a minute.

T-T-They're about to
announce the winner.

[Man on TV] 'And now with
97 percent of the precincts'

'around the country reporting,
it now appears certain'

'that the next president
of the United States, is..'

[male #1] 'Cut. Okay,
everybody, that's a wrap.'

- thank you very very much.
- What?

- How do we all know who it is?
- I'm sorry.

[Scatting]

♪ Keep on rocking on

♪ oh lord

♪ ohh yeah yeah yeah

♪ yeah yeah well well well

♪ oh good god now

♪ ohh whoa whoa

♪ keep on rocking on

♪ oh good god now

♪ oh whoa

♪ ooh ooh

♪ keep on rocking on

♪ whoa good god now

♪ whoa whoa whoa

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