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♪ A Netflix series ♪

♪ I want y'all to meet my family ♪

♪ They're coming down south To stay with me ♪

-♪ Hey! ♪ -♪ Singing loud and having fun ♪

♪ It's Family Reunion ♪

[laughing]

[upbeat music plays]

♪ Hey ♪

I have been surrounded by sneezing middle schoolers all week.

It is nice to be around my germ-free cousins.

You wash your hands right, Ami?

Cousin Cheryl, I live with filthy boys.

I wash my hands all the time.

Here, people.

Finally, M'Dear's mac and cheese.

We have been waiting all day for this.

[girls gagging]

I guess I'm late. I wanted to warn you.

-Maybelle made the mac and cheese. -Ah.

-The aftertaste, it burns. -[Cocoa] Here.

Tony is giving Maybelle a big surprise.

He said he's going to bring it by later, after he drops off his mother, Joyce.

Aw. A gift before the wedding tomorrow. That is so sweet.

Yeah. I mean, I wish I had a rich, handsome fiancé who brought me gifts.

Well, speaking of gifts, I recently joined the Palladium team.

What's a Palladium?

Oh, it's a lifestyle.

We empower women by offering each of us the freedom of entrepreneurship.

Sounds like a cult.

Kind of.

-[door closes] -[Ami] Shh! Aunt Maybelle's coming.

Okay, now y'all, listen. She doesn't know anything about anything,

so keep your big mouths shut.

-Hey, y'all. -Maybelle.

Tony has a big surprise for you!

[squeals]

Y'all are just mad because I beat you to it.

Aw. My baby has a surprise for me.

So nobody say anything, unless you want to.

Sorry, but we don't know the deets.

All we know is he's bringing it

after he drops his mom here for our girls' night.

Wait, Joyce is coming here?

Oh, we're going to need some more spiked tea.

Why don't you like your mother-in-law?

It's more that she doesn't like me.

She takes issue with me being a little older than Tony.

[chuckles]

A little older than Tony. [chuckles]

Oh, that's funny.

It is not funny, Amelia.

I mean, I can handle it, but it really bothers Tony.

[knock on door]

[Ami] I'll get it.

No, I'll get it.

Let me get this torture over and done with.

[groans]

-Hi, baby. -Hey, baby.

Hey, everyone. Ladies, this is my lovely mother, Joyce.

-Hello, Joyce. -Hi.

-Joyce. -Maybelle.

Oh, goodness. Have you gotten older since the last time I saw you?

-Mom! -What? I love you too, dear.

Joyce, take off your jacket and make yourself welcome here in my home.

And I'm going to have Cheryl make you a big bowl of mac and cheese.

Oh, thank you.

Uh, I'm going to hit the gym. I'll see my number one girl later.

-Okay. -Okay.

Run, Tony, run.

Here you go, Joyce. Enjoy.

Ooh. [chuckles]

Ooh!

Maybe that nasty food will make her shut her mouth.

-[upbeat music plays] -♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Hey, hey ♪

You know, nothing builds character like hard work

and we have outdone ourselves.

We?

Yeah, so far, me, Tyson, and Dad are the only we's working.

Well, you're the only ones that need character.

Now, let's, uh, put these boxes up in the attic before we forget.

And by we, you mean us, right?

Now you're catching on.

Once we get these boxes back,

then the church will be ready for the wedding tomorrow.

And then my work is done.

[upbeat music plays]

♪ Yeah, yeah, oh ♪

Wow, I haven't been up here in years.

Huh. You know, uh, back in the day, I used to bring girls up here to...

pray.

That was 25 years ago!

It's never too late to correct your child.

Y'all just keep on building character. I'm going downstairs.

Well, let's get started. [sighs]

[chittering]

Oh! What...

Oh, a puppy.

[chittering]

That ain't no damn puppy!

Oh! No! No!

-Mazzi! -No, no, no! It's too late.

The raccoon has him now.

[upbeat music plays]

-So, Joyce. -Hmm.

May I offer you some tea? It's spiked.

Spiked tea. What is this, the prom?

Anything to hold on to your youth, I suppose. Hmm? [laughs]

Miss Joyce, we have a gift for you.

Oh!

[giggles]

-[gasps] -Don't you love it?

I designed and bedazzled it myself, so...

Oh, cute!

But, you know, since I'm an adult, I really don't do cute anymore.

I do more adult things, like date men my own age,

something your Aunt Maybelle hasn't quite mastered yet.

Ugh.

The shade of it all.

Now, you listen here, Miss Joyce.

This is Maybelle's party, and if you can't get with the show,

baby, you need to hit the door.

Wait. Wait. Wait.

Nobody's hitting the door.

Let's... Let's talk this out.

Don't waste your energy, Cocoa.

Joyce only hears what she wants to hear.

Let me handle this.

Look, Joyce, wouldn't it be great if we all could put our differences aside

and celebrate Maybelle tonight?

Oh.

So, what you're saying is you're going to drive me back to my hotel

so I can mourn the fact that my son is throwing away his life?

Thanks.

I'll wait for you on the porch.

Wow, she really does only hear what she wants to hear.

Ah! Ah! Ah!

[panting]

What's going on?

There's a raccoon up there.

Well, somebody's got to go up there and get that raccoon out

before the wedding tomorrow.

Someone other than me.

Well, you got this, Big Unc.

Big Unc who?

You know what? You're right. I'm not tripping.

-It's okay. -[yelps]

Okay, maybe I am tripping.

It's all right, son. We all have our demons.

Well, at least it's trapped until we can figure out a plan.

[chitters]

Whoa!

It's not trapped.

I have a feeling that the last person out didn't get a chance to close the door.

You were the last person out. Why didn't you close the door?

Um, a better question is, as your child, why was I the last one out?

The best question is, as my child, why are you so slow?

[upbeat music plays]

♪ Hey ♪

Are you sure we shouldn't ask Uncle Tony to wait until my mom gets back?

Look, I have been waiting on this surprise long enough.

Everything ain't about you, Jade. Go.

Tony, come on with it.

Oh my God. What is it?

Okay. It's something you've always wanted.

Let's take this blindfold off.

A dog?

Not just any dog. Shai's a rescue dog. Hey!

She poop on my floor, she's going to need another rescue.

Oh baby, this is so sweet, but I'm not really a dog person.

What? You said you love dogs.

-I did? -Yeah, when we first met.

Well, that's probably because I knew you loved dogs,

and I was trying to make a connection.

And, hello, it worked.

So you lied to me.

Come on, sweetie.

I mean, all couples tell little white lies when they're courting.

Well, to me there's nothing little about a lie.

Tony, come on. You're overreacting.

I never overreact.

I just feel like I don't know who you are anymore.

Well, if Uncle Tony thinks a lie is a lie...

And Maybelle doesn't...

Then there's only one way to settle this dispute.

Let me get my robe!

Robe? Why is she getting a robe?

[chuckles] Because

here comes the judge.

["The People's Court" theme plays]

[Ami] Tony Olsen believes in total honesty in a relationship.

Maybelle Williams believes

that there's nothing wrong with little white lies.

We'll settle it today, here, in court.

M'Dear's Court!

[upbeat music plays]

I thought you wanted to go back to your room and just forget about today?

And a drink will help me do just that.

Look, I know that you are not happy about Maybelle and Tony,

but they are happy, so you should be too.

Ooh.

I need a drink to continue this conversation.

Where is the bartender?

Do I have to make my own cocktail?

Joyce, you shouldn't be back there.

But as long as you are, I'll have a martini.

Uh, can I help you, ladies?

Hey, Cocoa!

Hey! Um, Joyce, this is Vic, my buddy from the gym.

And Vic, this is Joyce, my aunt's soon-to-be mother-in-law.

Mm-hmm. And my soon-to-be first wife.

Oh! Boy! Stop flirting.

Joyce is way too smart for any of your pickup lines.

I've heard them all before.

Yeah, well, I heard you're from Tennessee, because you're the only ten I see.

[giggles]

What? I haven't heard that one.

-And I admire your creativity. -Mm-hmm.

Hey, Vic, are there any other cool spots you can suggest?

Mm. Well, there is a lituation happening in the ballroom

and we can kick it there if you like.

Oh, we like. Right, Joyce?

Depends. What's a lituation?

It's a lit situation. So simple, but I get it.

You must be tired from driving all the men crazy.

Well, I guess a little lituation won't hurt.

♪ One, two, three, four ♪

[upbeat music plays]

Keep your eyes open.

[sighs]

That raccoon tore up all our hard work.

And by our, I mean mine.

Maybe I should go check on Dad.

He was pretty shaken up.

Yeah, I think he's raccoon-a-phobic.

Oh, he'll be all right,

as soon as he stops crying.

[upbeat action music plays]

Who's crying now?

Dad!

Woo! You came back!

I'm facing my demons. That raccoon's going down.

Cheryl, your witness.

Cousin Maybelle,

would you consider yourself an honest person?

Of course I do.

Honest enough to tell M'Dear the doily 'round her neck makes her look country.

I'm honest, not crazy.

Are you honest enough to tell Cheryl

that she's gonna kill somebody with those products she's selling?

Palladium products make life better.

That foot cream turned my toenail black.

It's not too late to make a run for it.

[upbeat music plays]

What is this?

Ain't no party like a college party 'cause a college party don't stop!

[chuckling]

They've got free Funyuns! Ha ha!

Uh, look, Joyce, if this party is too exciting and too young for you,

we don't have to go in.

Well, I mean, Vic did bring us all the way here.

I guess we could at least check it out.

But I can't make any promises that I will stay

or enjoy myself.

-Muah! [laughs] -Oh!

[cheering]

Oh, mercy!

[laughing]

Woo!

Oh.

So are you having a good time?

I mean, I'm having an okay time.

[laughing]

Hey! Hey! Hey!

-Hey! -[Cocoa laughs]

Hey!

Hey!

Are you having fun yet?

I'm having the time of my life!

That's what I do! That's what I do!

That's what I do! That's what I do!

[cheering]

[upbeat music plays]

♪ What's up? ♪

♪ What? What's up? ♪

[sighs]

Maybe he left the building.

-[chitters] -[gasps]

There it is.

No!

Over there.

Slowly. Slowly.

Where did it go?

[chitters]

Clever girl.

[snarls]

-[Mazzi gasps] -[yelps]

[screams]

Save yourselves!

-[clamoring] -[raccoon snarling]

Dad?

[grunts]

Victory!

-[chuckles] -Woo!

-Unc, you did it! -Way to go, Dad!

Oh, man!

Hey, I'm proud of you, son. You faced your fears and came out on top.

Well, I had to decide what kind of man I wanted to be.

What's the point in living your life scared?

Well, you know, living, for one.

Right, well, you got him. What do you do now?

I don't know. Dad, what do you think?

I think my work here is done.

I'm going to go eat. Come on, boys.

What?

No, seriously. What am I supposed to do with this thing?

Dad!

-Well, I guess I'll set you free. -[chitters]

Okay, you know what? Peace out! No.

[upbeat music plays]

Now, Mr. Olsen...

do you believe that honesty is the best policy?

It's the only policy.

When I became an Eagle Scout, I took an oath never to lie.

Huh.

To never lie.

I rest my case

and my feet because these heels are killing me.

I see you, Ketanji.

Your Honor, may I present Exhibit A?

In this lovely Palladium serving and storage dish.

I know that smell anywhere.

Mm-hmm.

That's right. It's Maybelle's mac and cheese.

And Tony loves my mac and cheese.

He's the only one.

Is that true, Tony?

Do you love Maybelle's mac and cheese?

I mean, not as much as I love her. [chuckles]

So cute.

Uh, take a bite.

Jade, don't you want to object?

Sorry, Renee just dyed her hair and thanks to you, I was honest.

I told her she looks like Elmo, now it's a thing.

Just give me one second.

We're waiting.

Come on, knock it out, scout.

Mm. Mm, mm, good.

Hmm-hmm.

I'm sorry, Maybelle, but I hate it.

Baby, who puts Vienna sausages and cranberries in mac and cheese?

You said the tang was your favorite part!

Your Honor, this man is a liar and his pants are on fire. I rest my case.

Tony Olsen, you are guilty as charged.

But... you love my sister enough to want to spare her feelings,

even though her mac and cheese is the worst in the state of Georgia,

maybe the whole world.

So, I sentence the both of you

to a lifetime...

of love and happiness.

-[chuckles] -Aw!

Thank you, Your Honor.

My sister.

I love you.

[M'Dear chuckles]

Ami, get rid of that mess.

[growls]

[upbeat music plays]

-Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! -[laughing]

Oh!

This was epic!

Woo!

Oh, thank you so much for showing me a great time tonight.

Yeah, and you know what?

It's kind of weird that we had so much fun with a younger man.

You have made your point, okay?

I can see now how Maybelle could fall in love

with someone so much younger than her.

[laughing]

Look, Joyce, if you are here to start trouble...

I'm not.

I'm just here to have a mature, private conversation with Maybelle.

Well, you heard the woman, Cocoa. This is a private conversation.

Okay.

Ah, this porch is spinning.

I need to pump and dump.

I don't want Skye spinning.

[laughing]

-Bye, girl. -Bye.

Go ahead.

Listen, Maybelle...

No, you listen, Joyce.

All I've done ever since you got here, is listen to you insult me and belittle me

and I'm not going to take it anymore.

So,

whether you like it or not, I am marrying your son tomorrow.

I know.

And while you are not who I would choose for Tony,

you make my son happy.

And that is what's most important.

Mm.

If I'd known it would be that easy, I'd have stood up for myself a long time ago.

Well, it wouldn't have worked back then, I wasn't ready yet.

Mm-hmm.

So, can we just consider ourselves a work in progress?

Okay. We can consider ourselves a... "work in progress."

[laughing]

[both] Uh... Uh...

Ooh!

There.

I guess my job here is done!

So, Joyce, you want to come inside and have some spiked tea?

No, no, no. We are not there yet.

I'd rather go back to my hotel and sleep all this off.

Oh, can someone give me a ride?

[chuckles] No, no, no. We're not there yet.

I'll call you a Uber.

[upbeat music plays]

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh ♪

What is it about our family and raccoons?

I don't know. But I'm over my fear of them.

Nothing can hurt me now.

Aw, my brave warrior.

Once your face heals, I'm going to kiss it.

You may now kiss your bride.

[Maybelle] Oh.

Don't break a hip.

[cheering]

♪ I'm with you now ♪

♪ We're together Because he has blessed us ♪

♪ Lord, this is love ♪

♪ I'm with you now ♪

♪ We're together Because he has blessed us ♪

♪ Lord, this is love ♪

♪ I'm with you now ♪

♪ We're together Because he blessed us ♪

♪ Lord, this... Lord, this is love ♪

[cheering and applause]

[upbeat music plays]

[upbeat music playing]

Diva out.