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Now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for

you may not be right for some.

A man is born.

He's a man of means.

Then along come two.

They got nothing but the genes, but they got different strokes to take,

different strokes to take, different strokes to move the world.

Everybody's got a special kind of story.

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Different strokes to move the world.

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Daddy, I have to talk to you. I've just made a very important decision.

One of the most important decisions of my life. Can I wait a minute?

Sure. I just wanted to tell you that I'm quitting school.

Quitting school? What do you mean?

Hey!

I mean, I'm quitting my school. I know you've already paid this semester's

tuition and all, but I'd really like to change schools, Daddy. I'd like to go to

public school.

But why a public school?

Hey, Daddy!

You were going to one of the finest private schools on the East Coast.

I know, but I feel like I'm missing something.

I want to get out into the real world, and it'd be fun to go to the same school

as Willis.

Uh, hey, remember me?

Sorry. Are you all right, son?

I think I stretched my armpits out of shape.

You are doing just fine at the school you're at.

Now, let's just leave it there, all right?

I know, Daddy, but I just feel I've gotten all I can get from that school.

Well, I don't want to be sheltered all my life.

Daddy, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I'm tired of being a rich

daughter. Don't worry, Dad. I'm not tired of being a rich man's son.

Thanks, Arnold. I knew you wouldn't let me down.

Please, you've got to listen to me. This is really important.

At this point in my life, a girls' school is so limiting.

It has no variety. It has no scope.

It has no boys.

That, too.

But why public school?

You sure know how to surprise a father.

You know what public school can be like.

Crime, drugs, kids getting ripped off.

Well, listen, I don't go to public school.

Well, it's different. They're boys.

You see that? You are discriminating against me.

Yeah. Why can't she have the same disadvantages we have?

Hi, everybody.

Hi, Charlene. Hi, Willis. Charlene, I'm really glad to see you. I was just

telling Daddy I want to go to the same school as you guys. Hey, that's great.

Yeah, wow. I mean, I heard you mention it a couple of times, but I never

you'd go through with it.

Well, I've just made up my mind, but Daddy doesn't think it's safe for a girl

go to public school. Tell him, Charlene.

Well, Mr. Drummond, I haven't had any problems.

Yeah, Dana, come on. Do you think I'd let my girl go to a public school if it

wasn't safe?

Come on.

Nobody's going to bother Kimberly.

And besides, there's nothing to fear when Willis is near.

Yeah, they'll run for their lives when he flashes those three hairs on his

chest.

Please, Daddy.

Now look, Kimberly.

I'm just being a cautious parent. Isn't that what I'm supposed to be?

Sure, Dad.

I mean, but that'd be terrific. Me and Kimberly going to the same school

together. I'll introduce her to all my friends.

We'd really love to have her, Mr. Drummond. Oh, please, Daddy. It really

lot to me.

Honey, I hate to make a decision about something this important in such a

But I've got to know or else it'll be too late to register.

Well, if it's that important to you, maybe we can try it and see how it goes.

Thanks, Daddy. You're terrific.

Yeah, I'm always terrific when I cave in.

That'd be great.

I mean, we'll be in the same classes. We'll study together.

What a team we'll make.

Yeah. Beauty and the Beast.

Don't make me. I can't go out to dinner with this motherfucker. You can tell

he's frustrated.

His jaw is clenched.

I just want to choke the shit out of him.

Get out of the car.

Take him out there. College Hill, Atlanta.

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Come on, Kimberly. You don't want to be late for school on your first day.

I'll be right with you. I'm just fixing my hair.

She's been doing that for the last hour. She's going to blow dry her brains out.

A bang on the door for me, Arnold.

That's why I'm later banging.

Go bang on the door yourself.

You see, I'm busy.

Well, it's...

I bet when you get married, you're going to carry your mirror across the

threshold.

Very funny, Earl. I thought so.

Hey, guys.

Can't you see I'm getting dressed?

Sorry. What do you think about these jeans? Do they look all right?

They're fine.

Are you sure, you know, first day of school and all, you want to make a good

impression? Kimberly, they look great.

Well, maybe I should wear a dress instead of jeans.

Or maybe the skirt.

Why don't you take a suitcase and change between classes?

Good morning, kids.

Is that what you're going to wear to school, blue jeans?

That's it, I'm changing. Oh, no, you're fine. Dad, everyone wears blue jeans,

even the principal.

Really?

Okay. Nelson, I want you to be very careful today.

And if Willis isn't there and you see any rough -looking characters, you stay

inside. Don't go out in the yard.

Daddy, I'm going to high school, not San Quentin.

Dad, you're getting carried away.

Kim will be fine.

I hope so.

Be careful.

We really got to go, Dad. Bye.

Bye, Daddy. Bye, Dad. Bye, Arnold. Bye.

I guess maybe I am overdoing it.

But you see the news, you read the papers, and your imagination goes wild.

Stop worrying, Dad.

Nothing ever happened to me in school.

Except for the time when those punks ripped off my lunch, made me pay them

protection money, threatened my life, and beat up worse.

Thanks a lot, Arnold. That's very reassuring.

Hi.

You're black.

What I mean is I didn't know this was a black family.

Oh, well, it is and it isn't.

We go both ways.

My name is Arnold. May I help you?

I'm here from the agency to see Mr.

Drummond. Oh, terrific.

Come on in.

Hey, Dad!

Your housekeeper is here.

You're right down.

Are you a good cook? I look little, but I eat big.

And I've gone to the best schools in Europe.

Oh, great.

Can you make belch burgers?

Belch burgers?

What is a belch burger?

That's a hamburger with chili, Tabasco sauce, peppers, onions.

Please, you're giving me gas.

Would you make them for me? Please?

Please? Over my dead body.

There'll be no trashy food in any house I work in. What are you talking about,

lady?

of her. She's a troublemaker.

Good morning.

I'm Philip Drummond.

You're white.

You're very perceptive.

What I mean is, you're cute. No, it's okay.

I understand.

Anyway, I'm Pearl Gallagher. How do you do? Oh, excuse my not being dressed. I

slept in. I had a kind of a big night last night.

Please spare me the details.

No problem. I can't remember any of them.

Shall we get on with it? I've brought references.

Oh, very good. Would you like to have a seat?

Thank you.

Now, about us.

I'm a widower. I have two adopted sons, Arnold, whom you just met, and his

brother, Willis. They're black.

And I have a daughter, Kimberly, who's white.

Well, the color isn't important.

The fact that they're children is.

Oh, you have a problem with children?

Only if they're spoiled, which is often the case in better zip code.

Besides, the families that I worked with didn't have little children. They were

all grown.

Well, I don't want to sound like a bragging father, which I am, but my

kids are wonderful. You'll hardly know they're wrong.

That's my kind of kids.

Well, we're very anxious to find a housekeeper. May I see the references?

Yes, I only brought a few.

Thank you.

You worked for Henry Kissinger?

Cyrus Vance?

Dear Cyrus.

Edmund Muskie?

Alexander Haig?

When he went, I went.

You worked for four secretaries of state.

Well, you get in a rut.

That's impressive.

Very impressive.

Yes, it is.

Miss Gallagher, I don't know that we're up to your standards.

Neither do I.

But you make a good first impression.

Thank you, Mrs. Gallagher.

Please, call me Pearl.

Menachem did.

You know Menachem Begin?

Who do you think made the hors d 'oeuvres at Camp David?

Menachem Begin made the hors d 'oeuvres at Camp David?

Just joking.

Pearl, let me suggest something. Why don't you try us for a week? See how you

like us.

It is a good address, but, well...

Is there a problem?

Well, let's see. How can I put this?

Well, just say it.

Well, you're a single man and I'm a single woman. Do you get my drift?

I'm not sure that I do. Could you drift a little more?

Let me put it another way. I don't fool around.

Ah, I just got your drift.

I like to get that straightened out up front.

Oh, I'm very glad you did.

Well, you'll be perfectly safe here.

There won't be anything cooking around here except in the kitchen.

Good. But one false move and I'm out the door.

I promise I'll learn to live with temptation.

So what's it like at private school, I mean, compared to here?

Well, in the first place, we had to wear dumb uniforms. You couldn't even tell

we were girls.

There's a couple of them you could tell they were girls.

Well, I hate to hate to break this stuff, Charlene, but I want Kimberly to

someone who's really important.

Oh, we understand. But thanks for spending a few minutes with the

That's okay. I like to spread it around.

Hey,

Christopher, this is my sister I was telling you about.

Kimberly, this is Christopher Miles, president of the student body.

Hello.

Hi. You've got a great -looking sister, Willis.

Yeah.

We've got a great -looking president of the student body.

Thanks.

Christopher and I are on a swim team together. He's captain.

Oh, swim team, huh?

Captain.

I was on the swim team at my old school.

Great. Maybe we could swim together sometime.

Oh, I'd love it.

So, uh, how do you like our little school so far?

Well, I like what I see.

Oh, well, we better get going. Uh, Kimberly, you don't want to be late, do

Oh, yeah, I suppose so.

Right.

By the way, what are tryouts for the swim team?

Tomorrow, why?

I'm going to go out for it.

I'm afraid we don't have a girls' team.

You don't? Well, why not?

Not enough interest, I guess.

I'm interested.

Well, Kim, there's a lot of other girls' sports. I mean, there's badminton,

volleyball.

But I like swimming.

Well, you can always come to the swimming to watch the men in action.

Oh, wow, that's a real treat.

Aren't I a lucky girl?

Hey, I don't like the rules.

Well, Kimberly, I think we really better go now. I mean, you don't want to be

late in your first date. You're the president of the student body.

You could do something about this.

If you've got a team for the boys, why can't you have one for the girls, too?

Because the boys' team is all we need.

What kind of a stupid, chauvinistic remark was that?

Who are you calling stupid?

Kimberly, that's no way to talk to the president of the student body.

He's a jerk.

Come, Sister Willis.

You better have a talk with her. Oh, yeah, well, she's nervous. You know, her

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I'll straighten her out.

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I think it breaks a little to the left.

To the right.

Nope. Straight.

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Kimberly's out of control.

She's making me look like a total fool in front of my friends.

She's just a total flake.

I heard that. I may be a flake, but you are an insensitive turkey. Right,

Arnold? What can I say? I agree with both of you.

Hi, kids. How'd school go today? It was a disaster.

What happened to Kimberly?

What happened to Kimberly? What happened to Willard?

Dad, her first day at school when she calls Christopher Miles a jerk.

No.

It's terrible.

Who's Christopher Miles?

Well, Dad, he's only president of the student body.

And he's also an airhead.

Girls aren't important enough to have a swim team of their own, so I told him I

thought he was... Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Now, hold it.

Now, I understand your feelings, Kimberly, but you're a smart girl. I'm

could think of something better to do than to call the guy names.

No, Daddy, you're right.

I'll think of another way to get that blonde a weasel.

There you see what I mean. The girl's impossible.

It's nice to have one big happy family.

How was your day, Arnold?

Terrible. Good, I think we're on a roll.

What's your problem?

Food. Dad, I study hard at school, work up a big appetite, and what do I come

home to?

The Scarsdale Diet.

Listen, I'm really sorry about what happened yesterday with my sister.

If you don't mind, I'd just like to forget about her.

So would I.

Hiya. What are you doing here?

I'm trying out for the team.

Are you going crazy?

You can't go out for the boys' team.

Just watch me.

Kimberly, get out of here.

Not a chance, Willis.

Oh, man.

She's got a great body.

Too bad it's attached to that mouth.

Gather around in the local.

Good to see you guys back.

All right.

Now listen up, all you guys.

Wait a minute.

One of you guys isn't a guy.

Excuse me.

Yes, coach.

I guess you didn't realize that this isn't open swimming.

What we're doing is trying out the swim team.

I know. That's why I'm here, to try out.

Yes, but this is the boys' team.

Can't you tell?

Of course, I know the difference.

But this school doesn't have a girls' team, so I'm trying out for the only

we've got.

Listen, I don't want to embarrass you. You're not embarrassing me. Well, I'm

afraid you can't say, because we want to get back to work.

Well, so do I.

Now, honey, be reasonable.

I'm not your honey, and I'm trying out for the swim team.

There are going to be no girls on any team that I coach.

This is the boys' team, and there's no more comments.

Now, if you want to get thrown out, I can oblige you.

All I want is a chance. Okay, that's it. Come on.

I apologize to him. You do it for me.

See, Coach, she's not my real sister.

I'm adopted.

Into the pool, huh?

That's right.

This is a serious matter.

I don't believe you guys.

My life is ruining your laughing. Boy, this family's going whack, old boy.

Oh, that's enough.

Now, Kimberly, this really is a serious matter.

I mean, you have to be careful doing something like that. You could be

suspended.

Big mouth.

How come you know about that and I don't?

Because the bathroom is next to her room.

So?

When she was talking on the phone, I was listening on the throne.

Daddy, it's no big deal. I only got suspended for a couple of days.

A couple of years would have made me very happy.

Kimberly, to me, being suspended is a big deal. That goes on your record.

I know, but I didn't mean to actually shove the coach into the pool.

I just shoved him.

He went into the pool.

That worked out better than she thought.

Nothing but a spoiled brat who wants everything her own way.

I wish she'd go back to her private school.

You're as bad as that fool Christopher. I am not.

It sounded like a session of Congress.

Besides, arguing messes up the digestive juices.

Pearl's right.

Kimberly, I really think you've been pushing too hard.

You can't change things at school overnight.

First you have to fit in, make friends.

Then you can get your ideas across gradually. Don't you agree, Pearl?

Not at all. Who asked you?

Women never got any rights by waiting.

Indira and I always agreed on that.

Men, we gotta unite.

She's trouble.

Come on, my dad's right.

I mean, give me a break.

Take it easy at school, huh?

What do you say, honey? Try it my way. You really don't need to push so hard.

Oh, well, okay.

Thanks, Kimberly.

Company.

During dinner.

A definite no -no.

May I help you?

Oh, I'm Charlene, Willis' girlfriend.

Oh, I'm Pearl, the new housekeeper.

Oh, I hope we weren't interrupting dinner, Pearl.

You can hope, but you are.

Well, as long as you're here.

Come in.

Hi. Hey, Charlene, what are you guys doing here?

Well, we came to see Kimberly.

Kimberly, we just want you to know that we believe in what you did today. It's

about time somebody shook up the system.

Really? We've got this petition here with 40 names on it. We're going to see

it that either girls get on that swim team or get a team of their own. And

been waiting for someone like you to come along.

You'll be our leader.

You're kidding.

I'd be proud to.

Oh, no.

Charlene, how could you do this to me?

Willis, I may be your girl, but I'm my own woman, you know. All right. I heard

that. Dad.

Dad.

Don't you sit there. Dad, do something.

What can I do? Lock her in the tower?

Daddy, I know I promised I would try it your way, but I just can't. This is too

important to me.

Like father, like daughter.

It looks like I've got a girl with a mind of her own. You know it.

That is a whole darn school.

Well, Willis, I can only suggest one thing.

Go to a private school, because public school is getting too rough for you.

No way.

No girl's going to make it rough for me.

That's telling them, son.

That's what Sampson said just before the haircut.

Okay, team.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

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Yeah, that's right.

Well, uh, you need some company?

What? Well, you know, I thought this would be a great opportunity for us to,

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Bond.

What do you have in mind?

Three words.

Radio controlled boats.

One word.

No.

Hi. Hi.

Um, what can I get you?

A drink?

Right.

As soon as you tell me what kind.

All right, vodka gimlet, please.

Vodka gimlet. Got it.

So I haven't seen you around here before.

Well, I just got back in town. I grew up in Kansas City.

But I've been away at school.

Ah, well, welcome home.

I'm Malcolm.

And I'm Ashley.

A friend of yours recommended this place. He says you've got the best food

Jabron Town.

Ah, well, my friend is a genius.

What else did he say?

Well, he didn't tell me you have such a beautiful smile.

Who is this friend? I want to... Call him and thank him for sending you my

Your landlord, T .R. Hawkins.

You know old T .R. Hawkins, don't you?

Very well.

He's my father.

Isn't it like a funny bone?

It just won't leave you alone while you sit inside your home.

So you are T .R. Hawkins' daughter.

I'm the baby hawk.

That's right.

You're the legendary Aunt Lee Hawkins. Your father talks about you all the

And I'm sure he exaggerates shamelessly.

Oh, so you didn't really graduate from Yale magna cum laude? Well, yeah, I did.

And you didn't make that law review thing at Cornell?

Oh, okay.

I did that. And you didn't have an internship at the Justice Department?

Well, they give those to a lot of people. Oh, yeah, sure they do. My

got one.

Look, since you're back home, maybe we should get together.

I'd like that. Yeah, me too.

Hello, all.

Hi, sweetheart.

Oh, hi, Daddy.

Hi, Daddy.

Jokes. Just jokes.

How you doing, Mr. Hawkins?

Wonderful. Now that my baby girl's back in town.

Sorry I'm late, honey. Oh.

Ship us rocks, Mr. Hawkins? Thank you, darling.

Daddy, you're right. This club is great.

I thought you'd like it.

Thank you.

McGee, are you still here?

Don't you have some olives to pit?

Daddy, Malcolm was keeping me comfortable. We're having a great time.

How come you never told me about him?

Must have slipped my mind.

Oh, that's funny. You never seem to forget me when the ring...