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Hi, I'm Charles S. Dutton. Welcome to Roc.

You know, of all the people it takes to put up...

...put together a live TV show, the real unsung heroes are

the people behind the camera. Our camera operators.

I mean, they spend all their time

showing you our faces.

I think it's high time, you saw theirs.

So, come on out, guys.

Let's get to know them. Up close... and personal.

This is camera number one.

This is camera number two.

'Camera three.'

'Camera four.'

Take a bow, guys.

'Now, how do you like workin' here?'

This is the best job we've ever had.

It is completely satisfying, in every way.

Next time, with a little more feeling, alright?

Alright, okay, there you have it.

Okay, get back to work, guys.

Oh yeah, this counts as your break.

Good lookin' bunch, huh?

Well, next week I'll let you hear the sound guys.

Enjoy the show.

♪ Them that's got shall have ♪

♪ Them that's not shall lose ♪

♪ So the Bible says ♪

♪ And it still is new ♪

♪ Mama may have ♪

♪ Papa may have but ♪

♪ God bless the child ♪

♪ That's got his own ♪

♪ That's got his own ♪ Them that's got shall get ♪

♪ God bless the child ♪ Them that's not shall lose ♪

♪ Them that's got shall get ♪

♪ That got his own ♪ Them that's not shall lose ♪

Yeah, Jenise baby, it'll be great.

Yeah, I figure I'll pick you up.

You know, we, uh, cruise the park way.

Put the top down and just uh...

...check out the autumn leaves.

What should you wear?

Oh, hey, you know, wear somethin' autumn like.

You know? Somethin' that'll fall.

Hey, Joey! How you doin'? I'm back.

Hey! Kenny!

Hey, man, you back early.

What's up, man?

- Nice to see you-- - Alright.

You look good, man.

Yeah.

Hey, man! Uh, uh...

...I was expectin' to be house sittin' for you, uh...

...till the middle of November.

Well, it's November the 15th.

Well, see, that's the problem.

I, you said around the middle of November.

Not exactly the middle of November.

Yeah, uh, I was expecting you tomorrow or yesterday.

Well, hey, man! The place looks great, man.

- Uh-huh. - Hey, look, I'm a little tired.

Man, I'll, uh, go and unpack, huh?

So look, uh, just leave the keys there

on the piano when you leave, will you?

Hey, uh, Kenny, uh, look, man, um...

...I kinda hit on some hard times and, uh...

...I really don't have anywhere else to go, man.

Well, uh, why don't you just go back and stay with your brother?

Lemme try this from a different angle, see...

- Actually the thing is-- - Joey, Joey.

I don't want a room mate.

Hey, hey, Kenny.

Thanks for letting me stay here this long, okay?

Sure.

Just damn! Damn!

'Hello? Hello, Joey, are you there?'

'Joey, what's going on? Talk to me, Joey!'

Jenise, uh, uh, hey, hey Jenise, I don't know

it must be your phone, you oughta check the line.

Yeah, uh, listen, listen... baby, I've been doin' some thinkin'

about our relationship and, uh, I'm ready to make a commitment

how about I move in with you?

A ring? Liste...

Jenise, if, babe, if I could afford a ring

we wouldn't be having this conversation.

♪ Whoa whoa whoa oh ooh ah ♪

So, Roc, Eleanor... We on for Wednesday night?

Malcolm X is opening.

Well, Wednesday's fine for me pop.

Actually, daddy, Thursday is a better for me.

Uh, no, Thursday is no good.

I'm takin' Matty to see it on Thursday night

Friday night, Saturday, Sunday and all day Monday.

Are you sure she wants to see it that many times?

Oh, Eleanor, my lady friend is a Black Republican.

Seein' the Malcolm X movie is crucial...

...to her de-programming.

Uh... hey, everybody.

- Uh, hello, son. - Hey.

Hey, Joey.

How was our Kenny's trip?

What makes you think Kenny's back?

Well, it's November 15th

you're here with all your stuff.

I just put two and two together

and it comes out four, get about it!

Come on, Roc. Let me stay here a couple of nights

till I get back on my feet.

Joey, I put you out the first time

so you can learn to take some responsibility for yourself.

Now Kenny gave you a free ride, now you have to pay your fare.

I will, man, starting tomorrow.

What about tonight? Where am I gonna stay tonight?

Joey, I don't get you.

You knew this time was coming three months ago.

And you must know how Roc feels about it.

Why didn't you plan for this?

Why can't you go stay with, uh, Jenise?

No, no, she said, it wouldn't, it wouldn't be right.

See her-her parents like to drop in a lot.

Uh, speakin' of parents, pop

you can jump in here anytime, man.

Joey, you know if it was up to me, you could stay permanently.

But I'm sorry, son.

The only decisions I get to make around here

is choosin' between, cream and wheat or Quaker oats.

Joey, someday you'll thank us for this.

Well, I'll thank you right now.

Thank you for nothin'...family.

Oh, Joey, come on, now.

Pop, you know.

I hate hurtin' him like this, pop.

Well, if it means anything

you're gettin' better with practice.

I don't wanna get better, I just want Joey to clean up his act.

Well, we all want that, Roc.

- Good lord. - What was that?

That sound like a car crash or somethin'.

- Someone's been hit by a car. - What?

Oh, my God! It's Joey! It's Joey!

I sure hope that boy's got on clean underwear.

I'm so sorry, Joey.

I wasn't there for you when you needed me but...

...I just can't live in sin.

I mean, I can sin, I just can't live in it.

I mean, come on, Joey, now let's face it.

You're unemployed. You have no place to go.

You'd be my parent's worst nightmare.

Which is one of the things I love about you.

- Hey-hey, Jenise. - Hey.

- Is he awake yet? - No, he's still sleepin'.

- What did the doctor say? - Nothin' is broken.

He's just badly bruised.

They'll probably check him again when he wakes up

and they'll probably release him.

I feel awful, you know I can't help but think

this is my fault if I'd taken him--

Oh, nonsense, son.

You weren't drivin' the car!

All you did was... kinda push Joey in front of it.

'Daddy, come on.'

Hey, hey, hey.

Can y'all keep it down, please?

I finally find a place, they'll take me in

and y'all won't let me get any rest.

Oh, you're awake. How you doin', son?

Well, let's see, I was abandoned by my girlfriend.

I was shunned by my family and I got run over by a car.

Doesn't get any better.

Can I speak with Joey alone, please?

Sure, Roc, sure, we'll be right outside.

- Alright. - I gotta go anyway.

- Bye, baby. - Bye.

Oh, by the way if you still need a way to support yourself...

...the hospital's buyin' blood at $18 a pint.

Uh, look, Joey, um...

You know, I-I feel real bad about what happened and, uh...

Look, I-I know you don't have any medical insurance.

So, I'm, heh heh, I'm gonna pay for all your expenses.

Wow! I didn't know the hospital could have a sale.

Look, you know, I've been thinkin', Joey, you know?

Well, maybe you should come back and-and live with us.

Why do you think that, Roc?

Well, you know, this experience has taught me somethin'.

Yeah, it's taught me somethin' too.

I learned that crossin' the streets with tears in my eyes

can be dangerous, what'd you learn, Roc?

Oh, come on, Joey, come on, Joey, please.

You know? Come on. Say, say you'll move back with me, huh?

Listen, Roc, you wouldn't give me your help

I sure don't want your pity.

- This is not pity, Joey-- - Alright, alright, Roc.

Now, it's my turn, get the hell outta here.

Okay, I guess, I can't force ya.

Alright, take care of yourself.

Oh, man, what the hell did I just do?

I had one place to stay and I turned the man down.

Maybe they did some surgery on me I didn't ask for.

- Mr. Emerson? - Yeah?

Dale Hammers. I'm sorry I hit ya.

Well, I'd be damned I didn't recognize you

without that airbag in your face.

Uh, let's cut to the chase here.

Uh, if my insurance company finds out about this

my rates are gonna go sky high

and my wife's gonna ask questions.

I thought that was your wife in the car with you.

Oh, no, that was my... friend.

Oh, okay, I get it.

A little kitty in the caddy, huh?

I'm gonna write you a check.

Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute.

I see what you're doin', man.

You didn't come here to see how I was.

You came here to pay me off, tryin' to buy my silence, huh?

Oh, I didn't mean to offend you.

Well, you haven't offended me yet, how much you're talkin'?

- Okay, now I'm offended. - Well, okay.

Well, why don't we make it an even $5,000?

Listen, man, I got hospital bills.

Not to mention my pain and my sufferin'--

- 7500 - Well, that'll cover my pain.

What about my sufferin'?

Why don't we make it an even $10,000?

Would that help you forget?

I'm sorry everything just got real fuzzy, who are you?

That's exactly ...what I wanted to hear.

Nice.. Nice doin' business with you, mystery man.

$10,000.

$10,000 for a couple of bruises.

And they say we're in a recession.

"Roc Live" continues after these messages.

♪ Whoa whoa whoa oh ooh ah ♪

Huh, I still can't believe that fight.

The best 12 rounds I've ever seen.

Well, I don't know, Roc, I still feel kinda bad for Holyfield.

That fight with Riddick Bowe was his first defeat.

Yeah, well, $18 million will soak up a whole lot of tears.

You know, I should've stuck with boxin'.

Just think what our lives would be like with all that money.

Yeah, our lives would be real different.

I'd be able to buy 100 watt light bulbs.

You wouldn't make me re-sow my slippers.

Ooh, and I could finally stop buyin' those dented cans

at the 99 cents store.

Yeah, it was just as well.

I can see how money would change you.

- Hey, kids. - 'Hey, pop!'

Where'd you disappear to after the hospital?

Well, Joey's accident got me to thinkin'.

Anybody could go at anytime.

So I decided to put a down payment

on a final restin' place.

Daddy, I always thought

you were gonna be buried with Loretta.

Well, my dear departed wife is buried next to her mother.

I didn't like spendin' holidays with my mother-in-law

let alone all eternity.

Well, that was smart of you to plan ahead, pop.

Yeah, I know.

And I think Joey'd be real happy there.

And if he's not, what's he gonna do?

Complain?

Wait, let me get this straight

you mean, you bought two plots one for you and one for Joey

next to each other, side by side?

Well, I could've got 'em one on top of the other

but then, I wouldn't know who the flowers were for.

Do you believe that?

He bought a plot for him and Joey and didn't include me!

Oh, Roc, now, I always thought

you and I were gonna be buried together anyway.

Of course, we will, sweetheart, but that's not the point.

It's like, you know, when your friend throws a party

even if you don't wanna go, you'd still wanna be invited.

- 'Uh, I'll get it.' - Oh, okay.

Look, Roc, now if you feel this strongly about it

maybe you should go and talk to him about it.

No, why? So, he can tell me he likes Joey better?

Well, I can just picture the tomb stone

"Andrew Emerson, beloved father. Joey Emerson, beloved son."

"Roc Emerson, way down on the other side of the cemetery."

Oh, Roc. Talk to him, talk to him.

Well, alright, son. Yeah, I'll? see ya soon.

- That was Joey. - Yeah?

Somehow he came into some money

and he got himself a suite

at the Harbor Terrace Hotel.

Well, how he come up with all that money?

Well, he didn't say.

But he did say, he wanted us to come down see his new place.

- Well, I can't wait-- - Uh, Roc.

He told me to tell you, when you tipped the valet

be sure to give him a big tip.

He's got a reputation to uphold.

Oh, well.

Oh, excuse me, madame.

Hey, all!

- Hey, Joey. - Hey, son.

Hey, hey.

Oh, brother-in-law, this is a nice place.

- Thank you. - Not as nice as the condo.

But at least you get free shampoo.

That was the plan. Here you go, have some champagne, sis.

- Thank you. - Thank you, son.

- Roc, have a little champagne. - Oh, no, thank you.

I'm not staying here long, I just wanted to see

how Mr. Lucky did it again!

Oh, Roc, come on now, come on, guys, let's not fight--

Hey-hey, I'm not fightin', I'm not even mad.

In fact, Roc, I'm grateful to ya.

Every time you turn me away, somethin' great happens to me.

You're like a big rabbit's foot with attitude.

Yeah, accept it, you're always in my pocket

I'm never in yours.

- So, Joey. - Yeah.

Tell us, how did you come up

with the money for this place?

Oh, well, that's funny you should ask.

- Have a seat, pop. - Mm-hmm.

- You know the guy that hit me? - Uh-huh.

Well, he was cheatin' on his wife

and his mistress was in the car.

So, he gave me ten grand to forget about it.

My, my, my. Datin' in the '90s, sure is expensive.

- Joey. - 'Hmm?'

Don't you realize that you're helping this man

to cheat on his poor unsuspecting wife?

Doesn't that even bother you?

Hey-hey, I gave the man my word.

If a man doesn't stand by his word then it's worth nothin'.

And I'm worth ten grand.

Joey, this is just like you.

You come across a chump of change

that'd set you up in an apartment for a year.

Instead, you gotta live large.

For what? A month?

No, well, three you know, if I'm careful and I plan...

Yeah, a month sounds about right.

Mm-hmm. You know Joey, I don't even know why I bother--

Now...

- Now, Joey. - Yeah?

I've got somethin' for you.

Well, I guess it's kind of a house warming present.

Oh, that's great, pop, what'd you got?

Well, this afternoon, I went down and bought us...

...burial grounds, adjoining.

- Burial grounds, huh? - 'Hmm.'

Uh, did you save the receipt?

Well, I thought you'd appreciate it.

No, no, pop, I do. I do.

It's, uh...

I should've told you this sooner, pop.

But about a month ago I decided I'm never gonna die.

Oh, I see?

Well, I spent the money already.

Them man won't take it back.

Maybe I'll plant some tomatoes.

Nah. You can have it, Roc.

I don't want it, what kinda hand me down is that?

- Joey. - Yeah?

Why don't you show me the view from the bedroom?

Well, actually there is no view from the bedroom.

Well, then let's go read the Gideon Bible.

Can you believe that?

I go out of my way to buy Joey a burial ground

and he don't even appreciate it.

Yeah, well, I'd have appreciated it, pop.

Oh, it's not the same, you appreciate anything.

You know, pop, enough is enough.

Why do you come down on me like this all the time?

Oh, look, Roc. Now, I know, what's botherin' you.

You think just because Joey and I'll be buried together

that I love him more than you.

Well, you always have, pop. Ever since we were kids.

Don't deny it.

I'm just tryin' to take care of my baby boy.

Pop, it looks to me like, he's taken great care of himself.

What this?

This is all temporary.

Just like everything else in Joey's life.

Roc, you've got Eleanor.

Someday you'll have... children.

After I'm gone what will Joey have?

His bookies? His girlfriends?

When the good times run out, so will they.

Yeah, well, he'll always have me, huh?

Well, that's not the same as havin' a wife and children.

Son, Joey's not the lucky one in this family, you are.

Joey's gonna end up an old man with

no one to love him no one to take care of him--

And no one to be...

No one to be buried with?

And I couldn't live with that.

You're a wise man, pop.

No.

I'm just a father, tryin' to do right by his son.

Both his sons.

Uh, I love you, pop.

And I love you too, son.

Uh, just as much as that other guy.

Uh, don't mind me.

If I'm gonna keep readin' the Bible, I'm gonna have red wine.

Hey, Joey.

- Come here. - For what?

Joey, come here.

Joey.

I love you.

And no matter what happens...

...I'll always be there for you.

You guys must've hit the mini bar, huh?

Aw, now, see?

That's a nice view.

"Roc Live" will be right back.

♪ Whoa whoa whoa oh ooh ah ♪

- Hey, Roc. - Hey, Joey.

Joey, what're you doin' in my food?

A few days ago, it was room service this

and room service that.

What, you think a fancy hotel like that will let me

drink out of a carton?

- Here, I got somethin' for ya. - What's that?

Your hospital bill.

Well, I thought you said, you're payin' for this?

Joey, what make you think I'm gonna pay for this

when you're sittin' on ten grand?

Because of the fact that you care about

your TRW credit rating and TRW could care less about me.

That's a good point, okay, I'll pay for this one.

- You can pay for the next one. - There's not gonna be next one.

Oh, yes, there is, 'cause you're goin' back today.

Okay, wait, hold on a second. Wait a second, alright.

Wait, wait a second.

- Wait a second, Roc. - Mm-hmm.

Think about this now, think about this...

You know how my luck is, Roc, if you hit me

I'll end up in-in Buckingham Palace.

England right?

♪ Girl ♪

♪ Keep on walkin' ♪