Original subtitles

Curtis: HEY, BABY.

Ella: HEY, BABY.

Curtis: HAVE YOU NOTICED HOW

HEAVY THESE BILLS ARE SINCE C.J.

AND THE KIDS MOVED IN?

Ella: CURTIS, DON'T START.

Curtis: NO, I'M SERIOUS,

ELLA.

I'M TELLING YOU, THIS WATER BILL

IS ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE SHOWERS

HEAVIER THAN IT WAS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

FROM NOW ON, IT'S TWO TO A

SHOWER.

THAT'S WHAT WE GONNA DO.

Ella: [ LAUGHS ]

Curtis: AND, ACTUALLY, WE CAN

START SAVING MONEY RIGHT NOW.

Ella : BOY, GET SERIOUS.

Curtis: [ CHUCKLES ]

SEE? SEE?

THEM SATURDAY-MORNING CARTOONS

HAVE MADE MY ELECTRICITY BILL

HEAVIER.

I CAN FEEL IT, ELLA.

Ella: HMM.

I KNOW HOW WE CAN SAVE, BABY.

I KNOW ONE THING WE CAN SAVE ON.

THE HEATING BILL.

BECAUSE OF ALL THAT HOT AIR

THAT'S COMING OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.

Curtis: OH.

Ella: WELL, THIS IS STRANGE

RIGHT HERE, CURTIS.

THIS SAYS THAT OUR TITHE AND

OFFERING CHECK DID NOT CLEAR.

Curtis: OH, THAT'S 'CAUSE I

STOPPED PAYMENT ON IT.

Ella: [ CHUCKLING ]

YOU DID WHAT?

Curtis: I STOPPED PAYMENT ON

IT.

SINCE C.J. AND THE KIDS ARE

STAYING HERE, I HAVE EXCEEDED MY

TITHING.

TECHNICALLY, THE CHURCH OWES ME

MONEY.

Ella: HAVE YOU LOST YOUR

WHOLE MIND?

Curtis: NO, BUT I HAVE LOST

MY WHOLE SAVINGS AND PART OF MY

RETIREMENT FUND.

Ella: CURTIS, I DON'T CARE

NOTHING ABOUT THAT.

YOU WILL REWRITE THAT CHECK

IMMEDIATELY.

Curtis: I DON'T THINK SO.

Ella: YOU BETTER THINK SO.

Curtis: WHAT THE BIBLE SAY

ABOUT THE STOREHOUSE, ELLA?

HUH?

BIBLE-ICIOUS, HUH?

WHAT IT SAY?

AIN'T YOU READ THAT SCRIPTURE

WHERE IT SAY, "BRING THE

TITHINGS AND OFFERINGS TO THE

STOREHOUSE?"

IS THIS NOT WHERE C.J. AND THE

KIDS BEITH THOU STORETH?

ELLA: YOU WILL REWRITE

THAT CHECK IMMEDIATELY

OR YOUR BEDROOM ACCOUNT

WILL BE CLOSED

INDEFINITELY.

Curtis: OH, NO, YOU AIN'T.

Ella: HUH?

Curtis: NO, YOU AIN'T.

Ella: STOPPING PAYMENT TO

JESUS.

AH!

Curtis: HOW YOU GONNA JUST

MAKE A DECISION LIKE --

DID YOU PRAY ABOUT IT?

YOU DIDN'T PRAY ABOUT THAT, DID

YOU?

YOU AIN'T NO CHRISTIAN.

Calvin: HEY, POP.

Curtis: HEY, CALVIN.

OH, GOOD, GOOD.

GOOD TO SEE YOU HELPING WITH THE

FIREFIGHTERS' FOOD DRIVE.

Calvin: YEP. THAT'S WHY I

TOOK ALL THIS FOOD FROM THE

FIREHOUSE.

Curtis: OKAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?

TAKE THE FOOD BACK, AND PUT MY

FOOD BACK.

Jazmine: HI, COUSIN CALVIN.

C.J.: UNCLE CURTIS, WE HOME.

Curtis: NO, YOU'RE NOT.

LAST I CHECKED, THIS WAS STILL

MY HOUSE.

Jazmine: DADDY, COULD YOU GET

ME A DOLLHOUSE LIKE TIFFANY'S?

HERS WAS BEAUTIFUL.

Malik: YEAH, AND, DAD, DID

YOU SEE HER BROTHER'S NEW KICKS?

MAN, YOU GOT TO GET ME THOSE.

C.J.: WELL, YOU KEEP UP THE

GOOD GRADES, AND WE'LL TALK,

OKAY?

Curtis: KEEP UP WHAT?

YOU DON'T REWARD KIDS FOR DOING

SOMETHING THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO

DO.

THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GET GOOD

GRADES.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, KIDS.

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, IF YOU

GOT A "B" OR ANYTHING LESS THAN

A "B," YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEAN?

THAT MEAN IT'S BEAT-DOWN TIME,

BABY.

YOU GOT BEAT DOWN, JACK.

AND IF YOU GOT AN "F," FORGET

ABOUT IT.

C.J.: YOU GUYS WANT A SNACK?

Jazmine: YES. HAM AND CHEESE

ON WHEAT, HOLD THE MAYO, AND

EXTRA PICKLES.

Malik: YEAH, AND ON MINE, CUT

THE CRUSTS, PLEASE.

Curtis: THIS AIN'T NO DELI,

OKAY? THIS IS NOT A DELI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

C.J.: I'M MAKING SANDWICHES.

Curtis: NO, YOU TAKING

ORDERS.

YOU TAKING ORDERS FROM KIDS?

YOU BETTER SLAP SOME BOLOGNA ON

THAT SANDWICH AND QUIT PLAYING!

BETTER --

WHERE YOU EVEN LEARN "CUT THE

CRUSTS"?

WHERE YOU GET THAT FROM?

"HOLD THE MAYO."

WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT HOLDING

ANYTHING?

Y'ALL LOST YOUR MINDS AROUND

HERE.

I'M SICK OF IT.

Malik: WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH

THE SANDWICHES, JUST CALL ME.

Jazmine: YEAH.

Curtis: UNH-UNH, PUT THE

VIDEO GAME DOWN.

AND PUT THE REMOTE DOWN.

YOU KIDS DON'T SEE ME SITTING

HERE?

Jazmine: DUH. WE'RE NOT

BLIND.

Malik: YEAH, YOU'RE ALWAYS

SITTING THERE.

Jazmine: YEAH.

Curtis: LET ME TELL YOU

SOMETHING, SMARTY-PANTS -- BOTH

OF YOU.

YOU, YOUR BROTHER -- Y'ALL

COSTING ME MONEY -- EVERY TIME

YOU DRINK, EAT, TAKE A SHOWER,

AND PLAY THAT VIDEO GAME.

Jazmine: HOW?

WATER COMES FROM THE SHOWERHEAD,

AND ELECTRICITY COMES FROM THE

WALL.

Curtis: AND THESE BILLS COME

FROM THE MAILMAN, SAYING, "PAY

ME.

PAY ME NOW."

C.J.: HERE ARE YOUR SNACKS,

GUYS.

WE WERE OUT OF BREAD.

Malik: CHEESE AND CRACKERS?

Jazmine: YEAH, I DON'T WANT

NO STINKY CRACKERS AND CHEESE.

Curtis: THAT'S IT!

THAT'S IT.

I AM TIRED OF YOU TWO

UNAPPRECIATIVE, MINI MOOCHERS.

NOW, LOOK, YOU AIN'T EATING NO

CHEESE AND CRACKERS, THEN YOU

DON'T EAT NOTHING.

YOU STARVE.

THAT'S IT.

MATTER OF FACT, YOU TWO ARE

UNGRATEFUL, AND I'M TAKING YOU

WITH ME TOMORROW TO THE

FIREHOUSE, 'CAUSE GUESS WHAT.

YOUR KIDS GONNA HELP ME WITH THE

FOOD DRIVE.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

YOU GOING WITH ME.

YOU GONNA REALIZE HOW GOOD YOU

HAVE IT.

Calvin: WAIT A MINUTE, I

THOUGHT YOU GUYS AGREED TO HELP

WITH THE FOOD DRIVE.

WHAT'S UP WITH THIS ONE CAN OF

[BLOWS] DUSTY PEAS?

AND IT EXPIRED IN 1974.

I CAN'T USE THIS.

IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, YOU

WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT.

Calvin: WAIT. WAIT A MINUTE.

THIS IS ALL YOU GUYS COLLECTED?

YEAH. HOW MANY CANS DID YOU

COLLECT?

Calvin: FIVE.

FROM MY PARENTS' HOUSE.

LOOK, ALL MY CANNED GOODS GO

TO GOOD USE -- ME.

AND IF YOU DON'T WANT THEM DUSTY

CAN OF PEAS, I'LL TAKE THEM,

'CAUSE 1974 WAS A GOOD YEAR.

BOY, THESE THINGS PROBABLY

FERMENTED, TOO.

WELL, I'M SORRY, CALVIN.

I WOULD HELP YOU. I DON'T EVEN

HAVE ANY CANNED GOODS IN MY

HOUSE.

YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE ALL MY MEN BE

WINING AND DINING ME EVERY NIGHT

OF THE WEEK.

STOP BRAGGING.

STOP HATIN'.

I'M NOT HATIN'.

YOU TALKING TO A PLAYA WHO ONCE

DATED SEVEN DIFFERENT WOMEN IN

THE SAME WEEK.

HOOKERS DON'T COUNT.

OOH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE, GIRL.

Calvin: COME ON, GUYS.

MY POPS IS GONNA TRIP WHEN I

COME BACK WITH NOTHING.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA HOOK YOU UP, CALVIN.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

Calvin: OH, YOU GONNA GO TO

THE STORE AND BUY SOMETHING?

THAT'S NICE OF YOU.

NO. I'M GOING TO MY CAR AND

LOOK IN THE TRUNK AND UP UNDER

THE SEATS AND FIND YOU SOME

FOOD.

"D," I'M OUT OF OIL FOR THE

CLIPPERS.

CAN I BORROW SOME OF YOURS?

YEAH. GO AHEAD.

IT'S IN THE DRAWER.

THANKS.

OOH! WAIT, NO! WAIT!

EW! WHAT YOUR DRAWERS DOING

IN THE DRAWER?

I KEEP AN EXTRA PAIR THERE

JUST IN CASE I GO OUT AFTER

WORK.

UNH-UNH. IT LOOKS LIKE

THERE'S THREE EXTRA PAIRS OF

UNDERWEAR IN HERE.

I MEAN, I-I-I GO OUT A LOT.

OKAY, WHY ARE THERE SOCKS,

PAJAMAS...

AND A LOAF OF BREAD?

ALL RIGHT, MAN.

I'VE BEEN STAYING HERE.

All: WHAT?

YEAH, MAN. I WAS PAYING MY

HALF OF THE RENT TO MY ROOMMATE,

AND I THOUGHT HE WAS PAYING

RENT.

BUT INSTEAD, HE WAS PAYING

ROVER.

WHO IS ROVER?

RANGE ROVER, MAN.

BOUGHT ONE LAST WEEK.

Calvin: HOLD ON.

DELANTE, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN

STAYING HERE?

JUST A FEW DAYS.

BUT TODAY COULD BE MY LAST DAY

IF ONE OF Y'ALL LET ME CRASH

AT YOUR PLACE.

Calvin: [ CHUCKLES ]

UNH-UNH.

WAIT. COME ON, PEOPLE.

"D," YOU KNOW MY BROTHERS

AIN'T GOING FOR THAT.

Calvin: AND YOU KNOW I LIVE

AT HOME WITH MY PARENTS. SORRY.

MM.

[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

ALL RIGHT, WELL, JUST LET ME

STAY HERE A FEW MORE DAYS.

ALL RIGHT?

I PROMISE I'LL FIND A PLACE BY

THE END OF THE WEEK.

BUT I'D APPRECIATE IT IF Y'ALL

DON'T TELL MR. FLOYD ABOUT IT.

Calvin: WELL...SINCE I AM

PART-OWNER OF THE SHOP, I GUESS

I COULD GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO

STAY.

JUST DON'T TELL HIS PART.

CALVIN, YOU IN LUCK, MAN.

HAD TO DIG DEEP FOR THIS.

I GOT ME SOME PICKLES..

BEEF JERKY TIME.

AND A CHICKEN FINGER.

ON SECOND THOUGHT, I THINK

I'M GONNA KEEP THIS RIGHT HERE.

Malik: WOW.

THEY SEEM REALLY HAPPY TO GET

THIS STUFF.

Jazmine: I DON'T EVEN KNOW

WHY.

IT'S NOT EVEN NAME BRAND.

THE BREAD JUST SAYS "BREAD."

Curtis: WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK?

Malik: I THINK I'D RATHER BE

AT HOME PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.

Curtis: NO, YOU STAYING RIGHT

HERE.

THESE PEOPLE ARE DEPENDING ON

YOU.

Jazmine: WHY?

CAN'T THEY JUST GO TO THE STORE

AND GET FOOD LIKE EVERYBODY

ELSE?

Curtis: NO, THEY CAN'T.

'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY

MONEY.

AND QUIET AS IT'S KEPT, NEITHER

DO YOU.

Malik: THEY'RE HOMELESS?

Curtis: YEAH.

AND QUIET AS IT'S KEPT, SO ARE

YOU.

Jazmine: BUT WHY ARE THEY

HOMELESS?

Curtis: WELL, BABY, THINGS

HAPPEN.

PEOPLE LOSE JOBS, THEY GET SICK,

HOUSES BURN DOWN.

MAMA'S ON CRACK.

EVERYBODY'S NOT FORTUNATE ENOUGH

TO HAVE AN UNCLE CURTIS.

Malik: I GUESS WE ARE PRETTY

FORTUNATE.

Jazmine: YEAH.

I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT THAT WAY.

Malik: OH, SNAP! IT'S 8:00.

"AFRICAN IDOL'S" ON!

Jazmine: OH, YEAH, LET'S GO!

Curtis: Y'ALL STAY HERE.

YOU STAYIN' RIGHT HERE.

CALVIN!

Calvin: HEY, POPS.

Curtis: WE GIVING TO THE

NEEDY, NOT THE GREEDY.

PUT THAT BOX DOWN!

I'M SICK OF YOU.

[ CLATTERING ]

THAT WAS A STRIKE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

SORRY, LADY!

GO OUT AND HELP THE LADY.

Bart: I'LL GET IT.

Curtis: AND LEAVE HIM DOWN

THERE.

HE'LL GET UP WHEN HE WAKE UP.

ELLA, I'M TELLING YOU, THEM KIDS

JUST DON'T GET IT!

THEY DON'T GET IT!

I HAD THEM!

I HAD THEM RIGHT THERE!

AND SOON AS 8:00 HIT, OH, THEY

JUST HAD TO GET BACK TO THE

HOUSE AND WATCH THAT

"AFRICAN IDOL."

Ella: OOH, OOH, OOH!

Curtis: DID YOU TAPE IT FOR

ME?

Ella: YES, I DID.

Curtis: THE KID FROM KENYA

WIN?

Ella: NO, JOANNA FROM

JOHANNESBURG.

Curtis: CHEATED.

THAT THING IS RIGGED.

HOO, KIDS ARE SPOILED ROTTEN.

Ella: HEY.

Curtis: AND IT'S ALL YOUR

FAULT!

C.J.: WHAT?

Curtis: THEM KIDS -- SPOILED

ROTTEN.

YOU GIVE THEM WHATEVER THEY

WANT, WHENEVER THEY WANT IT.

C.J.: THEY BEEN THROUGH A

LOT.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THEM HAPPY.

Curtis: C.J., JUST 'CAUSE

THEY HUNGRY DON'T MEAN YOU GOT

TO GIVE THEM FOOD.

I DIDN'T EAT TILL I WAS 15 YEARS

OLD.

Ella: [ LAUGHS ]

STOP LYING, CURTIS.

Curtis: I'M NOT LYING.

IT'S THE TRUTH.

I DIDN'T HAVE DESSERT TILL I

MARRIED YOU.

Ella: THAT'S SWEET, BABY.

Curtis: NO, I'M NOT TALKING

ABOUT YOU.

I'M TALKING ABOUT YOUR PECAN

PIE.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, C.J.

I'M GONNA GET THEM KIDS, YOU

HEAR ME?

I'M GONNA GET THEM.

THEY MINE!

THEY GONNA KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO NOT HAVE NOTHING.

Malik: DAD! UNCLE CURTIS!

AUNTIE ELLA!

Both: WE BEEN ROBBED!

Ella: CURTIS!

OH, GOD, CURTIS!

CURTIS, CALL THE POLICE!

OH, LORD!

Curtis: WHAT'S WRONG?

OH, MY GOODNESS!

JANINE TOOK ALL OUR STUFF!

Ella: SHE TOOK ALL OUR STUFF!

Curtis: ALL OUR STUFF!

Ella: WAIT A MINUTE!

Curtis: CALM DOWN, BABY.

CALM DOWN.

I'M JUST PLAYING, BABY.

I HAD THE STUFF PICKED UP.

Ella: WHY?!

Curtis: YOU'D BE SURPRISED

WHAT A FEW FIREFIGHTERS WILL DO

FOR A LITTLE TIME OFF.

AND SOME LEFTOVER MEAT LOAF.

Ella: CURTIS, YOU -- UGH!

YOU GAVE AWAY MY MEAT LOAF!

CURTIS, YOU HAVE GONE TOO FAR.

Curtis: BABY, IT'S JUST

MEAT LOAF.

Ella: I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT

NO MEAT LOAF.

I'M TALKING ABOUT MY FURNITURE.

Malik: PLEASE TELL ME THIS IS

SOME KIND OF NEW REALITY SHOW.

Jazmine: YEAH, AND IF IT IS,

VOTE ME OFF THE ISLAND FIRST.

Curtis: NO.

'CAUSE I WANT Y'ALL TO

UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE

WITHOUT.

Jazmine: OKAY. WE GET IT.

NOW GIVE EVERYTHING BACK.

Curtis: NO.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG...

I HAD TO EARN...

EVERYTHING THAT I GOT.

IF I WANTED TO GO SOMEWHERE...

I HAD TO WALK.

IF I WANTED SHELTER, I HAD TO

BUILD IT WITH THESE HANDS...

FROM THE GROUND UP!

IF I WAS HUNGRY, I HAD TO GO

OUTSIDE AND -- AND -- AND CHASE

IT, TAKE ITS NECK, AND PLUCK THE

FEATHERS!

DEE-DEE-DEE-DEE-DEE-GUH!

I HAD A DREAM THAT ONE DAY DARK

MEAT AND WHITE MEAT WOULD ALL BE

SERVED ON THE SAME PLATE.

OKRA-FRIED --

Ella: CUT OUT ALL THIS

NONSENSE!

C.J.: UNC, THIS IS CRAZY.

Curtis: NO, WHAT'S CRAZY IS

WHEN YOUR KIDS GROW UP AND START

CUSSING YOU OUT.

C.J.: I SAID THIS IS CRAZY.

THEY AIN'T CRAZY.

Ella: MAYBE --

MAYBE YOU ARE HUNGRY, HMM?

AND MAYBE I SHOULD JUST GO

OUTSIDE AND, UH...

CHASE THAT CHICKEN AND PLUCK HIS

LITTLE FEATHERS OUT, AND --

HELP ME, MALIK.

Malik: AND GET SOME EGGS!

Ella: GOOD!

[ LAUGHTER ]

Curtis: [ MOCK LAUGHS ]

WHATEVER.

I WANT TO HEAR Y'ALL LAUGH LIKE

THAT WHEN YOU EATING YOUR

BREAKFAST OFF THIS RUG.

C.J.: OKAY, ALL RIGHT, UNC.

YOU PROVED YOUR POINT.

Curtis: NO, I HAVE NOT PROVED

MY POINT YET.

C.J., YOUR KIDS ARE SPOILED, IN

EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD, AND SO

ARE YOU.

AND YOU ARE GONNA KNOW WHAT IT

IS LIKE TO BE WITHOUT.

Jazmine: UH, WELL...

WHAT ABOUT THE TV?

Curtis: IT'S GONE.

C.J.: AND THE STEREO?

Curtis: * GONE *

Malik: AND MY VIDEO GAMES?

Curtis: [ High-pitched ]

* GONE *

[ Normal voice ] OH, NO,

ACTUALLY, YOUR VIDEO GAME'S IN

MY ROOM.

YOU KNOW I'M ON LEVEL THREE NOW?

Malik: REALLY?

I HAVEN'T EVEN MADE IT TO LEVEL

THREE YET.

Curtis: THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU

AIN'T AS SMART AS I AM.

I KNEW IT.

I KNEW IT.

Ella: CURTIS, GET MY

FURNITURE BACK IN HERE.

Curtis: I WANT TO SEE --

HEY, I WANT TO SEE YOU CHASE

THAT CHICKEN!

ELLA!

GO GET MY FUR-- GO CHASE

THAT CHICKEN!

GO CHASE THAT CHICKEN!

GO CHASE THAT CHICKEN -- HA!

YOU LOOK GOOD.

OH, YOU LOOK REAL GOOD.

MM-HMM. MM.

DELANTE.

HEY, MR. FLOYD.

W-W-WHAT YOU DOING HERE?

NO, NO, NO, NO.

WHAT YOU DOING HERE?

OH, I GOT A COUPLE OF

EARLY-BIRD CUSTOMERS.

YEAH, THEY'RE WORKING THE

GRAVEYARD SHIFT, AND I TOLD THEM

I'D HOOK THEM UP.

THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

IN YOUR PAJAMAS?

YEAH. YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO

KEEP IT CASUAL.

BROTHER, ARE YOU STAYING UP

IN MY SHOP?

YEAH. YOU STANDING IN MY

LIVING ROOM.

NO. YOU'RE STANDING IN MY

BARBER SHOP.

WHO TOLD YOU YOU COULD EVEN STAY

UP IN HERE?

CALVIN.

CALVIN? CALVIN AIN'T GOT NO

JUICE TO BE TELLING YOU HOW --

Calvin: GOOD MORNING, GOOD

MORNING, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING TO YOU, TOO.

UH, WHO TOLD DELANTE THAT HE

COULD STAY IN HERE?

Calvin: WHAT?

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

DELANTE.

Calvin: [ CHUCKLES

NERVOUSLY ]

DELANTE, WHY WOULD YOU SAY

SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

NO, BECAUSE YESTERDAY YOU HAD

SAID YOU WAS PART OWNER OF THIS

SHOP AND THIS WAS A PART-OWNER

DECISION THAT AIN'T HAD NOTHING

TO DO WITH HIS PART OWNER.

YOU SAID THAT.

Calvin: DELANTE, DELANTE, I-I

JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY

ABOUT THAT.

WELL, I KNOW WHAT TO SAY

ABOUT THAT.

YOU NEED TO GET YOUR STUFF

TOGETHER AND GET UP OUT OF HERE.

ALL RIGHT, MAN, I'LL PACK MY

STUFF AND FIND ANOTHER PLACE.

AND WHILE YOU FIND ANOTHER

PLACE, YOU NEED TO FIND

ANOTHER JOB.

YOU'RE FIRED.

CALVIN, YOU'RE NOT GONNA SAY

SOMETHING?

Calvin: UH, GOOD LUCK.

CALVIN.

Calvin: OKAY. OKAY, LOOK

FLOYD, I TOLD HIM HE COULD STAY

HERE.

I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU,

CALVIN.

NOT ONLY AM I DISAPPOINTED IN

YOU BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T CONSULT

ME ABOUT HIM STAYING IN HERE,

BUT YOU LIED TO ME.

Calvin: LOOK, FLOYD, I'M

SORRY.

SOR--?

SON, LOOK, I DID NOT MAKE YOU A

PARTNER JUST FOR THE MONEY.

ALTHOUGH, THAT'S THE REASON

I REALLY DID IT.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

I DID IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO

MAKE YOU A RESPONSIBLE

BUSINESSMAN.

BOY, BACK IN 1974, THE ECONOMY

WAS JUST TERRIBLE.

I WENT DOWN TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT

OFFICE AND RIGHT NEXT DOOR WAS

THE HUD OFFICE WAY DOWN IN

CAMDEN, ALABAMA.

I'D JUST FINISHED PICKING SOME

COTTON, SO I HAD TO USE THAT

ON MY SHOES TO PAD MY FEET

'CAUSE I WAS WALKING TO TOWN

BAREFOOT.

Calvin: OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

FLOYD, FLOYD, FLOYD, WHAT DOES

THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS?

I WAS TRYING TO HELP OUT A

FRIEND.

YOU GOT TO KNOW WHEN THE

FRIENDSHIP ENDS AND THE BUSINESS

BEGINS.

Calvin: FLOYD, I PROMISE YOU.

IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

IT BETTER NOT.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THIS WHOLE AFTER-SCHOOL-SPECIAL

MOMENT IS ALL COOL AND

EVERYTHING, BUT, UH, I'M STILL

HOMELESS.

WELL, LOOK, I'LL TELL YOU

WHAT.

YOU GET YOUR STUFF TOGETHER.

AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN WE

WRAP UP, YOU CAN COME AND STAY

AT MY HOUSE FOR A COUPLE DAYS.

OH, MAN. THANK YOU.

BUT, HEY, HEY, LOOK.

YOU CANNOT TELL ANYBODY WHAT

GOES ON IN MY HOUSE.

WHAT GOES ON AT YOUR HOUSE?

UH, YOU ALLERGIC TO GOATS?

NO.

ALBINO FERRETS?

NO.

3-LEGGED LLAMAS?

WHAT?

CALVIN, LET ME STAY AT YOUR

HOUSE, MAN.

Calvin: YOU SNITCHED.

C.J.: WHERE YOU GUYS BEEN?

Malik: IN OUR ROOMS, SITTING

ON THE FLOOR, LOOKING AT THE

WALLS.

Jazmine: YEAH.

AND WE'VE BEEN THINKING.

HAVING NOTHING STINKS.

Malik: UNCLE CURTIS, I THINK

WE LEARNED OUR LESSON.

Curtis: OH, MY GOODNESS.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO THAT

CONCLUSION?

Malik: WELL, WHEN YOU HAVE

NOTHING TO DO BUT SIT IN YOUR

ROOM AND MAKE LITTLE SHADOW

PUPPETS, IT KIND OF PUTS THINGS

INTO PERSPECTIVE.

Jazmine: YEAH, SO WE'VE

DECIDED TO GIVE SOME OF OUR TOYS

TO THE FAMILIES WHO REALLY NEED

THEM.

Curtis: OH, NOW, SEE, THAT'S

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, JAZI.

C.J.: EVEN YOUR VIDEO GAMES?

Malik: I'M BEING GENEROUS,

DAD, NOT CRAZY.

Curtis: GOOD.

I FINALLY GOT MY POINT ACROSS.

Jazmine: YEAH, WELL, I HAVE

AN IDEA.

IF PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS, WHY

CAN'T THEY JUST GO TO THE

WHITE HOUSE?

THEY HAVE LOTS OF ROOMS.

Curtis: DON'T BE FOOLED,

BABY.

THE LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT NOBODY'S

HOME.

Calvin: HA!

HERE YOU GO, POPS.

Curtis: WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M

TALKING ABOUT.

THIS IS A MAN KNOWS THE VALUE OF

A BUCK.

STARTING TO GIVE BACK FOR ALL

THE THINGS I HAVE GIVEN HIM.

Calvin: I'M NOT GIVING BACK.

THAT'S THE MONEY I MADE OFF THE

YARD SALE.

Curtis: OFF WHAT YARD SALE?

Calvin: HELLO.

ISN'T THAT WHY YOU BROUGHT THE

FURNITURE OVER TO THE FIREHOUSE?

Curtis: DON'T TELL ME YOU

SOLD MY FURNITURE.

Calvin: YEP. AND I MADE OUT

GOOD, TOO.

I GOT $20 FOR THE TV. HA HA!

Curtis: $20 FOR THE TV.

GOT $20 FOR MY TV.

DID YOU SELL MY BAT?

Calvin: NO. WHY?

Curtis: HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

I WANT YOU TO HOLD IT RIGHT

THERE.

Calvin: WHAT Y'ALL UP TO?

Jazmine: [ LAUGHING ]

Jazmine: GREAT!

THE TV's BACK!

LET'S WATCH CARTOONS!

Malik: NO, LET'S PLAY MY

VIDEO GAMES.

Curtis: BUT YOU CAN'T PLAY

THE VIDEO GAMES 'CAUSE THE GAME

IS STILL IN MY ROOM.

YOU KNOW I'M ON LEVEL FIVE NOW?

Malik: REALLY?

YOU'RE ON LEVEL FIVE?

Curtis: NO. ACTUALLY, I'M ON

LEVEL SEVEN.

I DIDN'T WANT TO BRAG.

Malik: YOU KNOW, I-I-I REALLY

NEVER LIKED YOU.

Curtis: THAT'S MY BOY.