All language subtitles for Roc s02e10 Roc and the Actor.eng

Yeah, that album's comin'
out in a couple of weeks, huh?

Good luck to you,
my brother. Good luck.

Hey, say hi to Antonio
and Maya for me.

Hey, how you doin'?
I'm rocky carroll.

Welcome to tonight's live
episode of "roc." Here we go.

Okay, folks, you know
of all behind the scenes

people who work on the TV
shows like the lights, the camera

and the makeup, the one
that's the most important to me

is the caterer. No, no,
i-I'm serious, you see.

We work long hours on the
show and it's up to him to put out

the kinda stuff
that we all like.

For example, this is
Carl Gordon's favorite.

This is carrots and celery.

Yeah, I eat that stuff too,
when it's lying next to a steak.

Ella Joyce likes this. This is
a bottle of water from France.

Let me ask you
something, if this is so good

why do French people
drink so much wine?

As for roc dutton,
he likes barbels

in a light bearnaise sauce.

No, no, no, i-I'm just
kiddin'. He's into health food.

But for me, my
favorite backstage treat

these little titbits right here.

That's right, folks. Aspirin.

Why? Because television, live
TV is hard work. Enjoy the show.

Hey, dias, hey, Britney.
Hey, destiny. How y'all doin'?

Peace.

[Scatting]

♪ Them that 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

[Indistinct chatter]

- Hey!
- Hey.

Man, I can't believe those
trucks. How bad they are.

The engine stalls every
time I turn on the compactor

and the department
just refuses to fix it.

Yeah. Clinton's been here for
a week and nothing's changed!

Hey, guys, listen up.

I got somebody here
I want you to meet.

- Man, I don't believe it!
- 'Whoa!'

Ruben stiles. Ha-ha.
My man, Ruben stiles.

How you doin', man?

I-I'm Ernie Jessup.
I'm a big fan of yours.

Man, I've seen every
one of your movies.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, roc Emerson.

Nice to meet you.
You're a real good actor.

Would you mind just
autographing my t-shirt? It's clean.

- Right here.
- Knock it off! Come on here.

So, what brings you
here to our happy dump?

I'm gonna shoot this
movie about a garbage man

that lives in Baltimore.
I'm gonna study you guys.

Man, in fact, why don't
we just kick this thing off

by going down to that
bar down the street?

All the drinks be on me.

- Hey!
- Oh, great!

Hey, hey, hey, roc,
you comin' with us?

No, I wanna get home,
Eleanor worked the early shift

so we could spend
some time together.

Oh, so, your wife works
to make ends meet, huh?

Well, you know, we're
saving up for a house

and my father lives with us.

You know, we're
trying to get ahead.

So, basically, you're like the
quintessential working man?

Yeah, that's what
the gang calls me.

You know what, roc? I like to
model my character after you.

You know what I'm sayin'?

See what you see,
feel what you feel.

I'm gonna make you my template.

Me? You want me
to be your template?

Whoa! I'm flattered!

I mean, I've never been a
template before but I can learn.

Alright, man. Then
it's settled, man.

Every wakin' hour, I'm
gonna spend with you.

Except I got this
facial tomorrow.

Okay. Good. That's
great. Then let's do it.

Okay, first stop
charlene's bar 'n' grill.

Uh, you did say you
were buying, right?

[Laughs] You cheap, huh?
See, that's good character stuff.

No, don't-don't
change the subject.

[Scatting]

♪ Keep on walking

[instrumental music]

- Face..
- Ha-ha-ha!

[Indistinct chatter]

Hey, everyone,
you'll never guess

who followed me all from work!

[Andrew] 'Oh, my god!'

- oh, my god!
- Ruben stiles, man.

- That's Ruben stiles.
- Yeah.

Oh, lord, he's standin'
right here in my living room.

Please don't mind the house.

If I'd known you were
comin', I'd have refurnished.

[Laughs]

Hey, hey, Ruben, uh, uh,
this is my wife, Eleanor.

I'm sorry if she
didn't recognize you.

Hey, and this is
my brother Joey.

- Hey, what's happening, man?
- And this is my pop, Andrew.

Oh, this is a pleasure.

You know, I've seen
you in trigger finger

and trigger finger returns.

Oh, I love both those movies.

But tell me, how come you
had to shoot all the brothers?

[Chuckles] They was
working, weren't they?

[All laugh]

You're being funny.
Have a seat, Ruben.

- Get out.
- Wait a minute.

- Have a seat.
- Alright. Alright.

I'm gonna ask what everybody
else is wonderin', okay?

Um, why is a down brother
like you hanging with roc?

- Oh!
- Yeah, yeah.

Well, it just so happens,
Ruben's doin' a movie

about a Baltimore garbage man

and he wants to
model himself after me!

- Oh, roc.
- Must be a horror movie then.

Is that right?

Actually, it's a drama
titled "city of trash."

You know, Robin givens
is gonna play my wife.

Oh, that's me.

Woody Harrelson will
be my hot-headed partner.

Oh, that's cool, that's cool.

Who's gonna play the
garbage man's father?

[Chuckles] You don't see the
garbageman's father in the movie.

I can tell you right now, that
story's not very satisfying.

Ruben, can I get you
a beer or somethin'?

Yeah... no, I just
got out of Betty Ford.

I-I made some
good contacts here.

That's how I got this movie.

- Oh.
- Ooh!

Can I get you some
coffee, or some ice water?

- Some kool-aid?
- No, listen.

I'm just here to observe y'all.

Just do what you do
if I'm not here, alright?

On your Mark, get set, live.

Well, you know, we really

weren't gonna do anything
interesting, you know?

Just sit around and you
know, pay some bills.

Now that's the kinda stuff I
wanna see, man. Human suffering.

- Okay, then, let's go.
- Alright.

Now, roc, don't be gettin'
loud on me over these bills.

I'm sleepin' in my
flannel pajamas tonight.

[Chuckles] This is great stuff.

Okay, here we go.

Okay, roc, here's
the gas and electric.

Oh, this is the
gas and electric.

- Ninety-six dollars?
- Here we go.

That's $14 more than last month.

Roc, honey, don't be ridiculous.

This time of the year, the days
are shorter. We need more light.

If that's all this was
about, I'd have no problem.

How many times have I
asked you, no, begged you

to turn off the light
when you leave the room.

But no! You gotta
keep this place lit up

like a ballpark doing a
twilight doubleheader.

Here comes Cal ripken
slidin' into the kitchen

out. Lights out, Eleanor.

Well, from now
on, I'll light a candle.

That can be my
light and my heat.

Then again we probably
can't even afford the wax.

Oh, damn! I didn't wanna
get mad with her, you know

but, um, you know, these utility
companies will Rob you blind.

I know. That's why
I own stock in them.

Yeah, well, this is
the phone-phone b..

Hey, Joey, get in here!

Whatever you do, don't put a
younger brother in your movie.

Yeah, roc, what's up?

Joey, did you make a
$30 call to Oslo, Norway?

Uh, roc, let me
remind you that Norway

is the center of
progressive jazz.

Okay. You were calling
somebody about a job?

Uh, actually I was calling a
stewardess friend of mine.

She was on lay over, see..

Joey, that's the last time
you ever use the phone

in this house again!

Joey, that's the last time
you'll ever use the phone

in this house again!

See, I think I got
the eyes down.

I just gotta work
on gettin' the veins

to pop out at the
back of my head.

[Scatting]

Daddy, this is so exciting.

Carol moseley braun is
going to be the first sister

to serve in the us senate.

- Yeah, uh-huh.
- Just wait.

Before you know
it, there's gonna be

a black person in
the white house.

Oh, where've you been, Eleanor?
There'd been there for years.

Moppin', scrubbin', Dustin'.

Hell, they've been picking
up after white folks there

since before reconstruction.

It's like our, uh..

National plantation.

[Eleanor laughs]

Daddy, you know you're
just upset 'cause your man..

Didn't even carry one state.

No, it's not that.

I'm just down about
somethin' else.

What's wrong?

Oh, it's Dan quayle.
I miss the little fella.

[Laughs]

Well, daddy, you know
he's still gonna be around.

Yeah, he'll be makin'
speeches and writin' books.

He won't be able
to read 'em but..

He'll still be on the news

sayin' one stupid
thing or another.

You'll still be able
to make fun of him.

Yeah, but it won't be the same.

Well, suddenly I'm in
the mood for a potato.

Oh, stop that..

Cheer up, daddy, there's
a whole lotta joke potential

with someone
whose name is tipper.

[Laughter]

Oh, boy, what a day, huh?

I bet you've never worked
around that much trash

in your life, huh, Ruben?

Sure, I have,
except in Hollywood

they walk on two legs.

Guys, it sounds like
you had a real rough day.

Yeah, babe.

Well, dinner goin' be
ready in about an hour.

Great, baby, so, why
don't you come over here

and give me some
of that sweet sugar.

Uh, don't go there, Ruben.

[Chuckles]

[Doorbell rings]

If you think he's
overprotective of me

try going near
his remote control.

Hey, roc, I was in
the neighborhood

saw the light,
thought I'd drop by.

Yeah, well, Fred, there's
lights all over this neighborhood.

Why did you have
to pick my house?

Hey, Ruben, man, I didn't
know you were still here.

Yeah, right, you wear
your church clothes

whenever you wanna come
and hang out with me, huh?

Hey, man, I've been
meaning to ask you a question

about that fine Robin givens.

Now, is that her real hair?

Or is she wearin'
one of those weaves?

No, that's hers.
She paid for it.

Oh! You rogue, you're wrong!

[Eleanor] 'Who is that?'

hey, roc, you know
my wife Gladys.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we heard,
we heard, Randy. Come on in.

Yeah, Gladys, you know,
you're the last person

I expected to see.

Eleanor, I told you
to turn off the lights.

Now, this is gonna
cost electricity and food.

Roc, these are your friends.

Yeah, well, u-unplug the phone.

I am so happy to meet you.

You're my biggest fan.

[Laughs] No, no, no.
You're my biggest fan.

You understand me.

[Doorbell rings]

Yeah, yeah, we heard you saw
some lights in the neighborh...

No, no, no, we're
here to see Ruben.

Kids, come on in!

There he is. Ruben
stiles, movie star.

Tell me ain't I a great dad?

- Put that down. Don't touch.
- Put that down, sweetie.

- Don't..
- Bobby, put that down!

- Hey, Sylvia.
- Sylvia.

Would you please get those
kids to sit down and behave?

[Roc] Come on now..
Don't let him upstairs.

- Hey, what's going on in here?
- Come on now.. Oh!

[Telephone rings]

- Hello!
- Get these kids to settle down.

Hey! A house full
of happy people?

- Yeah, I'm in the right house.
- Joey, here.

- Hey, Joey, Joey.
- Yeah.

Uh, it's a Cindy

from stuttgart,
Germany calling collect.

- Yeah, yeah.
- Stuttgart, Germany!

No, no, no, no, no.

Nein, nein, nein.

Joey, you know
something, you have the..

- Don't you be ever callin'...
- Hey, roc, roc, roc. Allow me.

Joey, you've gotta stop
and pay your own way.

All you do is take advantage,
and I've had it, Joey!

No more free TV,
no more free food.

As a matter of fact, I'm
gonna start charge you

for out of conversation.

Hey, hey, man,
that was a great roc.

Except you got a
little too much neck.

You need to hunch your
shoulders when you, you..

Oh, hey, come on, come
on, come on, come on

that's not what I'm really like.

- Aye, pop!
- That's it.

No more TV after 11 o'clock.

Last month's phone
bill was sky high.

I'm talking about it, pop,
if you gotta go to sleep

watch TV, take
a pill or somethin'.

[Laughter]

Aye, come on, that's not me.

No, roc, he-he's got you down.

And, Eleanor..

As soon as the tipster,
gets the twenty geese

I'm payin' for heat.

We've got plenty of
good furniture to burn up.

Eleanor, I'm not
made out of money.

"Cause if I was,
I'd take off my leg'

and I'd cash it in, Eleanor.

See, that's what's wrong
with your big city sidity woman.

You get a roof over your
head and you get spoiled.

[Applause]

[Ruben] Thank you. Hey,
roc, how'd you like that?

Roc. Roc.

- I think he left.
- Hope I didn't insult him.

Well, since he's
gone, hey, big brother

why don't you let me borrow $50?

Joey!

You nailed it.

[Male narrator] There is more
"roc" live after these messages.

♪ Keep on walking

[Music playing on TV]

Hey, roc.

Eleanor said I
could wait for you.

Oh, yeah. Well, I have
to talk to her about that.

Listen, roc, I apologize
if I offended you, man.

I-I thought you'd be flattered
by my portrayal of you.

Oh, yeah, great performance.

You made me out to be
Fred flintstone with rabies.

Come on, man, you've got
to admit. I had you down.

Oh, sure, you do a
great performance.

You're a great mimic. See you.

Hey, I'm not a
mimic. I'm an actor.

No. James Earl
Jones is an actor.

Morgan Freeman is an actor.

Yeah. They're good, too.

You know, you told me you
wanted to follow me around

so you could see what
I see, feel what I feel.

And that's what I've been doin'.

Oh, no, you haven't.

You're dealing with
the superficial stuff.

How I walk, how I talk.

You know, I've never met
a big-named actor before

but I know people
with other skills.

Mechanics, carpenters,
you know what I mean?

And they're-and
they're serious about

doin' the best job they can

and you're not even
in their league, Ruben.

As a matter of
fact, you're nothing.

You know what? You're
right. I'm just a big fraud.

Oh, great. So you're
gonna mock me, huh?

No, I'm agreein' with
you, man. I'm not an actor.

I'm just some kid from
south central that got lucky.

I've been fakin'
it all these years.

Alright, wait, wait, but
don't go to pieces now.

I'm, you know, i'm-I'm just
blowing off a little steam.

No, man. No, you're right, man.

Did you read what Jean Cisco
wrote about me in my last movie?

He said I had the emotional
range of a prune Danish.

Come on, man, I've
been foolin' everybody.

Everybody but you, roc.

Man, maybe he should
have followed Fred around.

[Telephone rings]

Hello.

Hollywood?

No, ru-Ruben's not here.

No, he's not laying
here next to me.

No, I don't have a fax machine.

No, I don't have a modem.

I do have an attitude.
What can I do for you?

He did?

No. No, I don't
know what happened.

I'm sorry. Goodbye.

- Roc.
- Hmm?

What did you say to Ruben?

Uh, wh-what do you
mean? Who was that?

The producer of his movie.

He said Ruben called him
and said he's quitting the movie.

It seemed someone convinced him

that he couldn't
handle the role.

[Andrew] 'Oh.'

well, you know, all I
told him was, you know..

You know, that he
wasn't, you know, nothing.

[Gasps]

Of course he's nothing..

Next to a powerful, influential

garbage man like you, huh?

Well, apparently he's done
this kind of thing before.

You know, his-his producer
said that his team of therapists

is on a book tour.

Whenever anybody
criticizes his talent

he just goes in to
an emotional funk.

Oh, if I had a
nickel for every time

roc sent somebody there.

Oh, this black man
going to see a therapist?

Oh, only in Hollywood.

Oh, the poor guy. You know,
all that money, cars, women.

It's just a cover, you know,
for his insecurities and fears.

[Scoffs] Sounds
like a fair trade to me.

I'll get it.

I can get it.

You don't live here no more.

Oh, hi, Ruben.

- 'Hey, Ruben.'
- 'Hey, hello, Ruben.'

- how are you?
- Suicidal.

It'll pass.

Good luck, son.

Uh, roc?

One thing, uh

if he says somethin'
that you don't like

the proper response
is not "shut up, Ruben."

Shut up, Joey.

Yeah, that's good. Get
it out of your system.

Um, listen, roc, I just
wanted to say goodbye

'cause I'm gonna leave town.

Yeah, but where you goin'?

I don't know. Here, there.

Wherever bad actors go.

Well, you know, what are
you, what are you going to do?

I don't know, man. I just
gotta clear my head, man.

I got to do something mindless

something doesn't
take any thinking.

[Scoffs] I'd probably
do a sitcom.

Yeah.

Umm, well, you know they
tell me you're, you know

you're gonna, you
know, quit that movie.

Yeah. I wanna
thank you for that.

Thank you for saving
for makin' a fool of myself.

Oh, wait a minute.
Now, come on, Ruben.

Now you know you make people
happy, you make people smile

you know, you're like a,
you know, general electric.

You know, you, you
bring good things to life!

Roc, you're just
too smooth, man.

Why don't you become an agent?

Just get yourself an
Italian suit, grow a pony..

Wear a hat.

Oh, come on, man, I'm
not hustling you, man.

Man, come on, just yesterday
you told me I was a terrible actor.

I never said you
were a terrible actor.

I just said you didn't
get me, you know.

You were doin' a parody. But
you're better than that, man.

You-you could be the
actor you were born to be.

You gotta focus in
on your subject, okay?

I mean like, okay, okay,
now. Now, who am I?

Fine. Who are you?

Well, I don't know. I'm, uh..

I'm just a guy, you know.

Oh, I guess I
totally missed that.

Well, w-w-wait a
minute, wait a minute.

Now I'm a black man
working for a living.

Tryin' to achieve
the American dream.

No, but that's not easy.

That's frustrating.

I mean, it's, you
know, it's hard to pledge

allegiance to a country

that never pledge
allegiance to me.

So, you know, sometimes
I lose my temper.

But then I always
have to come back

to believe in-in that dream.

Because without that..

I'm just another
guy tryin' to survive.

Man, I understand
where you're coming from.

See, I got into acting
to make a difference.

There's a black actor
in Hollywood, man.

All I get to play is cops, and
dope dealers and hustlers.

But see, man, I keep tryin' to
get that one great role, man.

I keep hustlin' for it,
man, 'cause I have to.

Yeah, that's great. Good, good.

Now see, you take that
wanting, and that frustration

and use that to play me.

I mean, you already
got the mannerisms right.

Come on. Now just
give me the man.

Play the man, yeah.

- Okay, the wanting?
- Yeah!

The yearning, the frustration.

[Exhales deeply]

I'm just a black man tryin' to
achieve the American dream.

But it's hard to pledge
allegiance to a country

that never pledge
allegiance to me.

But I keep hangin'
on to that dream.

Because without it, I'm nothing.

Yeah, that's good. You
know, t-that's much better.

[Male narrator] Don't go away.
"Roc" live will be right back.

♪ Keep on walking

- yeah, not too much.
- Yeah.

- Hey.
- Hey.

What're y'all watching there?

It's Ruben's movie. He's
sent us an advance copy.

- Oh!
- Shh.

[Ruben as stonie on TV] 'Francine,
you come from another world.'

'i couldn't venture
into your ivory towers.'

'I'm just a garbage man.'

'it's not what I
do. It's what I am.'

what is this movie rated? Pu?

I can't believe he would leave
his gorgeous wife, the nurse

for that rich, skinny, no
behind tramp up town.

[Laughs] Oh, come on,
Eleanor, it's just a movie.

[Francine on TV] 'Stonie,
why do you hurt me like this?'

'why won't you pay your
bills without yelling at me?'

[Ruben as stonie] 'Francine,
you just don't understand'

'my financial discipline.'

'I'm savin' up to put my
senile pop in a home.'

what?

- Did you tell him that?
- Oh, pop, it's just fiction.

You know, nobody's
taking this stuff seriously.

[Francine] 'Stonie, I know the
real reason you're so afraid of life.'

'it's because you
can't reproduce.'

'you have a low sperm count.'

Who in the hell told him that?

I never told him that.

Hey, Joey, you want a sandwich?

Hey, stonie, it's just a movie..

[Eleanor] Run! Run!

[Scatting]

♪ Yeah keep on walking on

♪ oh lord

♪ oh yeah yeah yeah

♪ yeah yeah well well well ♪

♪ oh

♪ oh oh

♪ whoa whoa whoa

♪ keep on walking on

♪ oh

[scatting continues]

♪ Whoa whoa

♪ keep on walking on

♪ oh

[scatting continues]

♪ Whoa whoa

♪ keep on walking on

♪ Whoa

♪ keep on walking on

♪ whoa

[crackling]

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