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All right, I want to thank you all for attending the first annual seminar for

young entrepreneurs, and a big thank you to T for helping me put this all

together. Now, we are very fortunate to have with us the What's Up Guys.

Why don't you go ahead and tell us how you got started?

We always used to say that whoever made it big first... Had to bring the rest

along. Yeah, they're just lucky I didn't make it first.

Anyway, an advertising agency saw us in a short film called True and showed it

to Budweiser. And Budweiser saw it and thought it was hilarious.

And the rest is commercial history.

True, true, true.

Well, thanks, guys. I'm sure the audience has a lot of questions on

and business strategies.

Excuse me.

Are any of you guys single?

Kevin, no.

That's not a serious question. It is to me.

All right, anyone else?

Can I be in your next commercial?

What's that?

really inspired me.

Yeah, me too.

I think I'm gonna ask Papa's number again.

Oh, I'm serious.

You know how much money we can make if we had a tight slogan?

So all we need to do is think of a phrase to pay.

Hey!

Hey, that's it. Hey is our slogan.

Nobody cares about that. We say that all the time.

Hey, we need something more pizzazz. Something catchy, you know? Something

relatable.

Dang, Mom, I can't think of anything.

Dang.

You're just jealous because you didn't come up with it. I'm just bitter because

you're short.

Hey, hey, hey. Settle down, Anthony and Aubrey.

Fine.

I still don't like Dang Mama.

I like High.

Well, keep liking it. But this is Dang Mama Enterprises.

Now, are you in or out?

It's going to be that way. I'm out. See you.

More for us.

All right, y 'all. Now, back to business.

We need money.

opportunity. See, you and I can make a whole lot of money together.

Okay, so you had me up into the you and I part.

Mama, what happened with the professor?

I don't need him.

Well, that's a first.

Look, if each of us invites five people over tonight for an investment party,

that'll be 15 people investing $1 ,000 each.

a small business with the slogan, Dang, Mama!

Now, we feel confident that this could be a very profitable T -shirt business.

If we sell 600 T -shirts in a week, we expect a net profit of $20 ,000 in 30

days.

If we gonna make that much money, why do we need investors?

All we need is $5 ,000 to get started.

Count me in for 10.

Wow,

10 ,000? No, $10.

So I'll tell you what.

I'm going to give you the rest of the money. Oh, all right.

Thank you.

Uh,

Puddin', how many thang mama t -shirts have we sold?

Uh, count the guy that you threatened.

One.

You know, I've been watching you three stooges.

And I'm a little concerned about my investment.

Let me see your financial statements.

Woody, for a $10 investment, I have a statement for you.

Get lost.

Mama, what are we going to do?

I don't know, baby, but we can't give up.

Looks like T ran out of T -shirts.

This is our chance, y 'all. Business is about to boom.

Dang, Mama.

Goodwill won't even take them.

You know what?

I don't want to hear dang, Mama, ever again.

Be careful. That might be in doubt looking for money.

for 99 cents.

your auntie. I want my money.

See, if I had invested in T's Hey t -shirts, I'd have my money back by now.

Yeah, because T is making a killing off of our slogan.

You're right, Puddin', because Hey is our slogan.

And we're not going to let them get away with it.

braces on his shirts.

Everybody, let's make some noise for T.

Mama is dead.

You know, Kim and I are the real originators of hay.

No, I don't. We should get all the profits. No, you shouldn't.

Hay belongs to us. No, it doesn't.

T, we have a right to that slogan, and I don't care what you say.

So, uh, sue me.

Your Honor, the plaintiffs are Kim and Nikki Parker.

They claim they are the originators of the slogan, hey, they're suing for

ownership of the slogan.

The defendant, Thaddeus Radcliffe, claims that he ain't going out like a

And he built pay to be the booming business it is today.

Ain't nothing wrong with your neck.

Ain't nothing wrong with your leg.

If you two don't knock it off, I'm going to hurt the both of you for real.

You are Kim and Nikki Parker.

Hey!

And you are Thaddeus Radcliffe.

Your Honor, you can call me T.

Thank you, Thaddeus.

I understand you all are friends.

We were.

And you're suing Thaddeus because you claim he took your slogan, hey?

Ms. Parker, please state your case.

Your Honor, Thaddeus did not combine the properties into a common divestiture to

ensure divisibility among those meaning us. Thus, we are entitled to hey!

Thank you, Ms. Parker. I watched the practice, too.

Now, If you don't mind, in your own words, please.

We want to get paid.

Thaddeus, state your case, please.

Your Honor, the only thing I tried to do was to build Hay to his fullest

potential. Bottom line is, I did all the work, so I deserve all the money.

Thank you. I've heard both of your opening statements.

Ms. Parker, you may call your first witness.

Your Honor, I call Andell Wilkerson to the stand.

Oh, yeah.

Andell, hey, girl.

Can you describe me and Kim?

Oh, Your Honor, these two ladies are the most upstanding citizens I know, and

they are the... True owners.

True owners... of Hank.

Objection, Your Honor. The witness is being coached.

Really?

Objection sustained.

Any more questions, Ms. Parker?

No further questions, Your Honor.

Your witness, you can have her.

She could have at least memorized the three lines that we gave her.

And Dale, and Dale, and Dale.

Isn't it true that you served watered -down smoothies at your former place of

business, The Den?

Uh, that was never proven.

And, um, isn't it true that you received two booty calls in one night?

Objection overruled.

No further questions, Your Honor. You may step down.

Your Honor, I call Stevie Van Love.

Oh, hey, Stevie.

That's my friend.

Stevie, who are the originators of the slogan,

Excuse me? It's my witness. Oh, no, that's okay. I don't mind answering.

Actually, he did all the work, Steve. I must say, you did an excellent job. I

mean, you had the hey, girls, the posters, the beads.

Your Honor, can we please have this hostile witness removed from the stand

get... Stand where you may step in.

Lastly, Your Honor, I'd like to call my baby girl, Kimberly Ann Parker, to the

stand.

Can you tell us how long you've been saying, hey?

Ever since I was a little baby.

Your Honor, I would like to present evidence that will prove beyond a

doubt that Kim's first word was not da -da, ma -ma, or ba -

Daddy, if you may call your witness.

Your Honor, I call Professor Stanley Ogilvie to the stand.

Hey,

boo.

Professor, isn't it true that I attempted to involve Nikki and Kim

this venture?

Isn't it true that they opted to go with the slogan, Dang Mama, instead?

Yes.

No further questions, Your Honor.

I have a question.

For the record, Professor, and keep in mind you're under oath, could you please

tell the courtroom how much you really love me?

You strike that from the record. Take your seat, sir. You better go on now.

Your Honor, I will prove that the Parkers do not have dibs on the word

call to the stand Mr. Haywood Nelson, better known as Dwayne from the popular

70s sitcom What's Happening.

Mr. Nelson, as your character, Dwayne, how would you commonly greet Shirley

Rodge and rerun?

Hey, hey, hey.

Yeah.

Thank you. That's it? Well, you know that I carried both shows.

That'll be all, Mr. Nelson. I want to pitch a new series starring me called

Hey, Heywood.

Please, take your seat, sir.

In closing, I would just like to add that the great baseball legend Mr.

Mays was known as the Say Hey Kid.

And everybody remembers the cartoon character Fat Albert always said, Hey,

hey.

Anything else, Ms. Parker?

No, Your Honor. I've made my case.

Then I will proceed with my decision.

As Thaddeus demonstrated, a moniker can be associated with an individual who may

subsequently lay claim to it. Yeah!

Neither party copyrighted hay, but it is also clear that hay is associated with

the Parkers.

I rule in favor of the plaintiffs.

I see no reason to celebrate.

I'm saddened to see friends suing friends.

Friends just don't do that, especially when it's so obvious you could have

simply worked together.

Shame.

Shame on you all.

Case is closed.

I'll see you at home, boo.

Well, congratulations.

I don't feel much like a winner. Me neither.

I'm sorry. I guess I was blinded by the chance for early retirement.

Boy, you haven't even finished junior college yet.

You know, I guess the judge is right.

Friends shouldn't sue friends.

Besides, we're not just friends.

We're family.

Aw, a group hug.

Uh -uh. Not until I get my money.

Thaddeus Radcliffe?

Yes. Yes, can we help you? I'm James. I was a court reporter doing your

proceeding. Y 'all need to vacate this car.

And while y 'all at it, fork over the cash.

We ain't got to give you nothing. This piece of paper says you do.

Since you bright individuals never copyrighted hay, I took the liberty of

it myself.

I stand before y 'all the proud owner of hay.

You must be mistaken because my daughter mailed off our copyright papers.

Right after our day in court.

Right, buddy?

Anybody got a stamp?

Don't do that.

Kim, there's nothing wrong with your leg.

Yo, my leg messed up. You got a neck break. You are Kim and Nikki Parker?

Yes.

You're Thaddeus Radcliffe.

I understand you all are friends.