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I really don't understand all the fuss about the high rate of unemployment.

Because Kim and I pretty much landed our first job the minute we walked into the

interview. It's in marketing research.

And they are willing to pay us for what we'd be happy to do for free.

Walk up and down the mall, talking to our friends and the honey.

Especially the honey. Not bad, huh?

We get our first paycheck tomorrow.

Imagine that. My own money to buy whatever I want, whenever I want.

Oh, of course it might take a while to get my car, but I'm on my way.

We've been on the job two weeks, but now Kim hates it. She didn't realize what

they meant by some modeling.

At least they got her coordinated.

the customers away.

Oh, baby, I'm sorry. I'm just trying to make a little money to bring to the

table. See, I know how you 90s men like a dual income and everything.

No, no, no. See, my woman is staying at home.

Oh, so what you saying? You want me barefoot and pregnant?

No. I want you barefoot and somebody else.

Chicken.

Man, I'm about to quit. These people don't want to eat this stuff.

Kim, it's all in how you approach people.

chick over there, because I'm tired.

Ain't no thing but a chicken weighing back on a pink penny.

Excuse me.

Hi, I'm Moesha, and I'd like to treat you to a delicious serving of chicken

pops. No, thanks. I don't eat fried foods.

Oh, well, that explains your lovely complexion. But these are not fried,

are baked. And each succulent serving is 95 % fat -free. Go ahead, girl, your

hips will thank you.

Well, since you put it that way...

Very good.

Yeah, it's take this coupon and stop by your local grocer good.

No, you're good.

You're take this card, stop by the office to talk promotion good.

I'm Barbara Freeman, the regional director for Street Beat Marketing.

So you're my boss.

Actually, your boss is boss.

And you, Moesha, are an outstanding representative.

Make sure you stop by the office after you get off. Okay.

You know, I really meant that about your complexion.

You're going to go far, kid.

All righty then.

Like I said, it's all in the approach.

Moesha Trump in the house.

Moesha, where have you been?

Moesha, if you're going to be late, call.

Honey, how many times have I asked you that?

Enough times that she should know.

Look, I'm sorry, Dee, but this is for you.

Oh, what is it? Open it.

And this is for you, Flappy.

This is for you, Sir Lunch -A -Lot.

And you know I didn't forget about you, Big Papa.

Red pens.

Thank you, Mo.

Yeah, now you can flunk a brother in style.

super slam breakfast gift certificate.

Well, actually, Hakeem, that's a family gift. When you use it, we'll all enjoy

it.

No, you really shouldn't be spending your money on... Ooh, Chaka Khan and

Oh, snap, Chaka Khan. Yeah, yeah. She the one that does all the Mary J. Blige

songs. Yeah.

Hakeem... No, never mind, never mind.

Oh, Myrtle Dune.

Thanks, Mom. I love you.

Yeah, yeah, whatever.

Now, Mo, you know your father and I do not give Miles violent games.

I know.

That's why I gave it to him.

Good. Then you know where to take it back.

Oh, man.

Next time, slide it to me on the down low. You know what I'm saying?

So, uh, what's in this bag?

Oh, just a little something -something.

Mm -hmm.

Oh, well, what... Why don't we, uh, see it, see it?

Uh -oh. You know the drill, baby.

Daddy.

Please. Please.

Oh,

Mo, take it back.

All right, I can't tell him this dress is the bomb.

Look, I'm sorry, Mo. I can't bite the hand that feeds me.

Look, uh, the dress is too short.

Take it back. Don't want to hear another word about it.

You heard the boy.

Hey, it's my money.

Just wanted to buy myself something to celebrate my promotion.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Say that again, Beth. Yes. I have been doing so well, they

offered me the assistant manager position.

And get this, I'll be making $8 an hour.

$8? Shoot a 25 hours a week, my pockets will be figgety fat.

Boom!

Yeah, you got the crazy part right. Mo, you can't accept that promotion.

Why not?

Because, Mo, we all agreed that ten hours a week was more than enough.

nothing should be interfering with your education.

Daddy, please. No, no, no, baby, I'm not even discussing it. The subject is

closed.

I'll get on my nerves.

No, Brooke, I'm honest.

Put your pennies away, ladies. And tell my treat smoothies all around.

Well, hey, Angel, you know, since my girl is banking and everything, garnish

mine with a burger.

Make that burger for everybody.

Ooh, you hit the lottery?

Uh -uh, we career girls now. We work from three to five.

Ooh, three to five.

You better pace yourself.

Oh, Mo, did you remember the song?

think I'm going to be going because it's just going to be a bunch of sophomores

doing sophomore things.

Hence the name Sophomore Retreat.

Duh.

I'm into more adult things now.

Like what?

Sipping on prune juice and watching CBS?

Bit of honey at the door. Oh, Lord, that is Derrick Davis.

Yearbook page 27, third row, second column, career go. Ebony fashion, fair

model. Ooh, here he...

Hello, ladies.

Hi, Derek.

Mo, I was wondering if I could get you... No, I don't think so.

Well, maybe we could just... No, that wouldn't work either.

Are you psychic or are you just not interested?

Just busy, love.

living off an allowance.

Like you were last week.

Anyway, he is too young. You can still smell the milk on his brain. Well, if

it's similar, maybe still got it going on.

You guys will understand one day when you earn your way in this world.

I gotta go. I gotta go pick up my dry cleaning. Managers have to always be

and clean.

Well, as long as you manage to leave some crispy cash to pay for the burgers.

Okay, kid.

Enjoy.

Hey, what's up?

Why is my luggage down here?

All right, pumpkin, give me your door key.

Wait a minute, you're not angry about that little tiff we had earlier, are

Oh, no, no, no, baby, we're not angry. We just needed the extra room.

Moesha, what your father is trying to say is...

There are only two adults in this house, and you are not one of them.

Why do you guys always treat me like I'm a kid?

You know, I am very responsible. I have a 3 .8 GPA, I have a job making my own

money, and I go to church every Sunday. I do my chores, I'm not on drugs, I'm

not pregnant, and I watch my cholesterol.

So what else is it that I have to do to be an adult?

What are we going to do about my promotion?

What are we going to do? Baby, I'll tell you what we're going to do. No, no, no,

no. Frank? She talked to me like she lost her mind.

This is mine.

Dee, did you hear the way that girl talked to me? Yes, I did, Frank.

And I've got an idea.

Honey, she thinks she's ready to be an adult.

Let her be one.

Dee, that's why I packed her bags in the first place.

I'm down, Father Knows Less.

Shh.

Now, Frank, listen.

Let her take the promotion.

I promise you, I guarantee you, honey, she won't like being an adult any more

than we do.

Dee, that is not going to work.

Oh, yes, it will. No, no, no, baby, I know my daughter. She's pig -headed.

She came by it honestly.

A hundred dollars says I'm right.

A hundred dollars?

Hmm.

You better me a foot massage, then you'll be talking.

Is two weeks enough for a little experiment?

No, two weeks will be fine.

And when I win, I want me a real foot massage.

I'm not talking about one of them two -second back rubs you give me. Uh -uh.

I'm talking about the kind where you rub all between my toes.

Push my cuticles back.

Rub hot, deep, penetrating oil all over... Ooh, hey, just shake on it.

Pumpkin, we've come to a decision.

You can take that promotion.

Is this a trick?

No, it's not, Mo.

As of this moment, you have all the rights and privileges...

Of adulthood.

You can come and go as you please, do as you please, for as long as you please.

It is all on you.

Is it really, Daddy?

Yes, baby, really.

Well, I am so glad that we could settle this in a civilized and adult fashion.

Hey, if we hurry, we still can continue this celebration at happy hours.

You know I'm just playing.

Well, toodles, I gotta go call my friends and tell them I'm grown.

Thank you.

I can write you up.

But you can't write a cow up.

Oh, yes, I can.

So move along.

She's gonna break any day now.

And my feet sure do need a bit of love.

You know,

this adult stuff, it's a little more serious than I thought.

Yes, it is, Mo.

I mean, if I'm truly an adult, I...

I have to be prepared to carry my share of the adult loan.

Here.

This should cover my percentage of the overhead.

You opened a checking account?

Yeah. Aren't my checks cute? The little bears, they glow in the dark.

Well, I gotta go.

This bird has an early worm to catch.

Oh, she'll break.

Oh, she'll hate being an adult.

Shoot, she's a better adult than I am.

I'm sick.

See, I think I got that salmonella poisoning.

I need to go home.

Go ahead, feel better. Oh, I'm going to need my check, you know, to get my

medicine.

Working like you. I like that. But all work and no play makes you miss. Yeah,

but pay. That's right.

Hey, y 'all ready to go and get my... Kent,

what happened to your salmonella poison?

Oh, see, and Dale gave me one of her, you know, herb thingamajiggy.

Knock that manila right out. It's America.

Oh, Moesha. Kent, I had to work some extra hours because of you. I should

you up.

with that. I'm a teenager.

I ain't supposed to be reliable.

Y 'all should have thought about that before y 'all hired me.

Well, look, I'm a teenager and I'm reliable.

No, Moesha, you're super teen.

Strange sister from another planet.

did. Hakeem, why don't you remind me?

How was I supposed to tell you?

I mean, you never eat with the family anymore.

Oh, Mo, we gonna have so much fun.

We gonna jet ski, wave running.

Oh, you gonna wave run with me, Hakeem?

Yeah. You wave, and I run.

Let me demonstrate.

And guess what, Mo?

Mrs. Smith, is our chaperone. Y 'all got Mrs. Smith? She can't see or hear.

And then she broke her ankle last week.

And y 'all gonna have some mad fun.

Now won't you come, Mo? No, I can't. I have to work tomorrow.

Hey, you gotta work too tomorrow, Kim.

From the day that Dr. Spank is behind.

Have fun for me.

You better come on. The bus is about to leave.

I'm not going.

That's too bad.

I thought I was going to give you another chance to read my mind.

to rock to make you laugh. Sure.

Everybody in the whole park was laughing.

Where have you been?

Do you know what time it is? I have been worried half out of my mind.

We left you a note. A note?

You know, I thought we agreed that if you were going to be late, you would

We didn't know you were going to be home. What kind of excuse is that?

Am I the only responsible one around here?

You know what? I can't do this alone. I'm going to need some help, people.

Excuse me.

Operate with me, all right?

You guys are getting soft.

When I was coming up, that would have been a serious B -U -T -T whooping.

What was that all about?

That was about her breaking down, coming to her senses, and realizing just how

difficult it is to be an adult.

It was also about winning bets.

and paying debts.

So drop and give me an hour on each foot.

You know, baby, this was a win -win situation for me.

You heard of reflexology?

Uh -huh.

Well, I'm a reflexologist.

Oh.

Baby, did you know that every one of your major organs has a nerve ending

winds up right down in your foot?

No, I didn't know that. Oh, yeah, baby.

I can clear your sinuses.

I can make your ears twitch.

Stop that, Fred.

Baby, I can even make your...

Upstairs Frank.

I got my first check after working all those extra hours.

Apparently it shot me into a higher income bracket.

After federal and state taxes, SDI and Mr. FICA, my take -home pay was $15 more

than I made before.

The math made it very clear to me.

And I'm calling in sick tomorrow.