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Hey, Joey, you see my TV guide?

Oh, the coffee table. Okay.

Hey, Joey. It's not on the coffee table.

Oh, it's on your coffee table.

Okay, Joey. You wanna come over here later

'and watch the game with me and the guys?'

Well, you can't because I'm changin' the locks!

Roc, why are you yellin'?

Well, I'll tell you why I'm yellin.'

I let that guy stay at one of my apartments

take his time paying the rent, eat my food

and what do I get in return? He takes my TV guide.

Yeah, that's how it starts.

Next thing you know, he'll be skippin' town

with your "Jet" magazine.

Roc, you shouldn't be yellin' like that in front of the baby.

I could hear you all the way from the laundry room.

Oh, come on, Eleanor. It doesn't bother Marcus.

- Look, he's sleeping. - Oh, that's just the problem.

He's gonna think this is the way people talk.

Eleanor, he's just a little baby.

It doesn't matter, Roc.

You heard what the pediatrician said.

The number one influence at this stage

of a baby's development is his parents.

If he hears you screamin', he's gonna grow up thinkin'

that this is the way people talk.

We don't want that.

Well, if Marcus grows up to be a guy that screams at people

it's Joey's fault, 'cause he made me scream.

In fact, I'm gonna tell Joey that right now.

Oh, Joey. You know, I wanna thank you

for making me scream before

'cause Eleanor thinks it's bad for the baby.

Mm-hmm. Yeah, well, well, you should be sorry.

Uh-huh. Yeah, well, well, yes, thank you.

I would appreciate it if you bought me a new TV guide.

No, you can't borrow 89 cents!

♪ Baby ♪

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ With no future so it seems ♪

♪ Can't live out his dreams ♪

♪ Now he's trapped into thinking ♪

♪ He won't succeed ♪

♪ And he can't believe ♪

♪ Live your life today ♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ Not for tomorrow ♪ Not for tomorrow ♪

♪ Ah ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Live your life today ♪

Don't everybody get up.

Oh, hey, Joey. Come over here.

- You need to hear this. - What's up?

Uh, Leo was just telling us how his neighborhood watch group

uh, got all the gangs off Passion Street.

Yeah, and best of all, the PTA assigned more members

and got more active in the past few weeks.

People are starting to look out for each other a little more.

Well, that's the kind of good news that I'd like to hear.

And all this has happened since Roc Emerson's election campaign?

Mm-hmm. We got people around here

excited about saving their community.

Well, then that campaign did a world of good.

My son Joey was the brains behind the operation.

Yeah, he was Roc's campaign manager.

Joey, it's nice to know that there are people

who care about their community.

Yes, I care about the community

and all of its members too.

All of its beautiful, brown-eyed

high cheek-boned, ruby-lipped members.

Listen, uh, would you, uh, like to hear more

about the campaign, say, over dinner sometime?

I think I would.

Hi. I'm Carla Maxwell.

Joey Emerson. Nice to meet you.

Likewise.

- Uh, pop? - 'Mmm.'

You have to take care of that thing?

What thing?

That, uh, that thing you said you had to take care of?

That-that thing that Leo was gonna help you with?

- You know, that thing. - I don't remember.

Well, pop, amscray!

Oh, that thing.

Oh, Leo, let's leave Joey alone

so he can take care of his things.

Joey, I get the sense that when you want somethin'

you really go after it.

Were you this ruthless during your campaign?

You know, my philosophy is

you work hard, you play hard.

And what kind of work do you do when you're not campaigning?

Oh, little bit of this, little bit of that.

Uh, mainly I'm a musician. I play the trumpet.

How exciting.

Where do you play?

Oh, um, here and there, you know

but, uh, actually, I'm not doing that much performin' right now.

Oh, so you're doing studio work.

In a manner of speaking.

I, uh, I live in a studio apartment, see?

So basically, you're between jobs right--

Yeah, you might say that. So, uh, so what do you like?

You like Italian? You want Chinese?

Joey, look, I mean, maybe it's none of my business

but, um, if you don't work regularly, how do you--

Keep busy? Oh, well, you know, I, uh

I do a lot of, lot of community work, actually.

Yeah. I work, uh, U center

daycare centers, seeing you center.

Anywhere there's a center, I'm there.

Well, you might say I'm, I'm pretty center.

See you at the track tomorrow, Joey.

The track?

Oh, uh, he's talking about the, the train track.

Yeah, we-we're gonna take a, a group of orphan children

there tomorrow to...

...yeah, to ride the big choo choo, yeah.

Listen, Joey, I may need to take a rain check on that dinner.

Um, I'm gonna be really busy the next few weeks--

Oh, wait, hold up, Carla. Hold up, hold up, alright.

Uh, let's be honest with each other here.

Reason why you don't wanna go out with me is

I'm out of a job.

Oh, no, that's not it. Not at all.

You know, I've always wanted a gambler I'd have to support

and bail out of a severe financial crisis

once a month.

Yeah?

Well, get in line.

Ah! Hey, did you see that? Hey, anybody want another beer?

- Yeah, I'll have one. - Good.

While you're in there, get me one too.

Oh, man, come on. That ain't no foul!

Oh, well, that does it. Sorry, Marcus.

Roc, would you, please, stop all this yellin'?

The baby's cryin'.

I know, sweetheart. That's why I'm yellin'.

Otherwise these guys wouldn't hear me.

Well, guys, all this yellin' you're carryin' on

is too much for the baby.

- Sorry, Eleanor. - We'll try to keep it down.

Hey, Carlos, hand me another, a cheese steak sandwich.

- Sly, where's my beer? - Right.

Cheese steak, beer. What, no chili fry?

Oh, Roc finished that off half an hour ago.

Roc, this is the reason why heart disease

is so high among blacks.

You should start eatin' better so you'll be around

to even play basketball with your son.

Oh, come on, Eleanor. Sly and Carlos

have kids and they eat the same stuff.

No, no, no, Roc. I only eat this junk when I'm over here.

Don't look at me. I only eat this junk in my car

at night in DC on the beltway.

And so start eatin' healthy, anyway

to set a good example for him.

We talked about this now.

The way we behave is going to affect

the way Marcus behaves.

There's something to what she's saying, Roc.

I quit smoking because I did not want my kids

to pick up the same bad habit.

It was hard, you know. Then I thought

it was my responsibility as a parent.

Roc, Roc, Roc, there is something wrong

with the picture on your TV. Either that

or the Bullets are playing the Simpsons.

Ah!

- Come on. - No, no, no, Roc, Roc, Roc.

Now the-the Bullets' head's are longer than their legs.

Oh, Roc, don't bang on the TV in front of the baby.

Sweetheart, he's only three months old.

He doesn't understand what's going on here.

It's not just what he sees and what he hears.

It's what he feels.

Babies grow up imitating their parents.

- She's right, Roc. - Yeah, Roc, it's like my son.

You know what a troublemaker he is.

Takes it all after his mother.

Roc. Look, all I'm asking you to do

is please try and control your temper--

I-I hear what you're saying, baby

but I don't have that bad of a temper.

I mean, do I?

Well, tell her, damn it!

- Your house? - My house. Let's go.

Oh, now see that? That-that-that.

See, you-you chased my friends right out of the house.

Thank you. Now I have to watch the game all by myself

if I can get this stupid TV to work.

Um...

I guess you won't miss that TV guide now.

- I can't believe this. - It was an accident, pop.

No, I can't believe you actually wanna fix this old thing.

Can I use your phone, Mr. Emerson?

I need to call the office and I'll have

an estimate for you in a few minutes.

Uh, you can use the phone in the kitchen.

Oh.

Dad, Roc was just mad

because I told him he has got to watch

his behavior in front of the baby.

Oh, pop, Eleanor thinks the baby's gonna pick up

on every little thing I do.

What do you think about that, pop?

Well, she has a point. Uh, look at it this way.

You're thrifty, disciplined and determined like your mother.

Joey, on the other hand, is like me.

Easy-going, cool-headed and he enjoys life.

Well, I'm all those things, too, pop.

Yeah, well, which one of them were you

when you broke that TV with your bare hand, hmm?

Alright, Eleanor, alright.

Maybe there's something to what you were saying.

I mean, I don't want Marcus to grow up

yelling and breaking things.

Well, sweetheart, if that's what you want

you are gonna have to change your behavior a little.

Okay, okay, from now on, no more yelling

no more bad temper and no more pounding on things.

What about changing your eating habits?

Baby, you gotta crawl before you can walk, Eleanor.

Alright, Roc, if you're gonna

work on your flaws...

...then there are a few other things you might work on too.

- Such as? - Well, let's see.

We don't want the baby to grow up being a...

...penny-pincher.

Or controlling or judgmental.

Okay, okay, let me, let me, let me put this down.

Alright? Let me put this down.

Don't be controlling

don't be judgmental

and don't be a penny-pincher.

Alright, fine.

Now how about you, Eleanor?

Are you gonna work on your flaws too?

What, my flaws? Sure. What are my flaws?

Okay, I'll tell you your flaws. Flaws.

Flaw number one. Eleanor, you're too...

Okay. Flaw number one.

Uh, uh, uh, here it comes. Uh, uh, it's.. Get ready.

Uh, you're too quick to criticize me. There.

- That's weak, Roc. - Okay, flaw number two.

- You are too nice. - Too nice?

Yeah, I mean, it's a hard, cold world out there.

How's Marcus going to survive if he's nice like you?

Well, alright, Roc, you do have a point.

- Mm-hmm. - I'll stop being nice.

You have to change your eating habits!

Now, is that not nice enough for you?

Well, Mr. Emerson, here's my estimate.

Either I can shoot it and bury it for $5

or I can try to repair it for 150.

One hundred and fifty dollars! Are you out of your mind...

One hundred and fifty dollars.

That sounds reasonable to me, sir.

Uh, if, uh, if you don't mind, my wife and I

would like to sleep on that. Uh, h-have a good evening, sir.

Have a good evening, sir. Have a good evening, sir.

Have a good evening, sir.

That's me.

Oh, Joey, the racing section.

Would it kill you to skip the track just one day?

Yeah, you're right.

Wow, that was easy.

Would it kill you to clean the house?

Look, what's wrong, son? You seem down.

Pop, you remember that girl Carla

you introduced me to last week?

- Yeah. - She wouldn't go out with me.

And it's for the same reason a lot of women

have been turning me down lately too.

See, used to be when a woman met me

she was attracted to me because of my clothes

my cologne, right?

Now they just wanna know if I have a job.

Okay, you know, I, I can't believe that women are actually

buying into this whole financial security fad.

Uh-oh, I knew this day was comin'.

What are you talking about?

You see, Joey, when a guy is in his 20s

and he cute and he witty, woman looks at him and say

"Ooh-wee, there's a fun way to spend my time."

But when that same guy is in his 30s

and he don't have his act together

woman look at him and say

"Mmm, there's a lame way to waste my time."

So, uh, so what-what's your point?

The point is, Joey, romance without finance has no chance.

'Mm-hmm!'

Now, well, hold, no, no, no, pop

this is not just about women and romance, alright?

Now I've been doing a lot of thinking lately

and I've been looking at some things.

I'm not very happy with the way my life is going right now.

Well, son, it's not like you need to find yourself.

You know what you should be focusing on.

Yeah, I know, pop. I know.

- My music. - Mmm.

Joey, for the past year

you've let your musical career slide.

You've hardly even touched your trumpet.

In fact, I think there are some spiders livin' in it.

Well, you all know how it is. Every time I try to get a gig

some other guy aces me out of it.

I mean, maybe I'm just, I'm not good enough.

Oh, Joey, you're a great trumpet player.

Pop, if I'm so great, why can't I make a living at it?

'Cause you never put the time and energy into it

like you should.

Joey, when you set your mind

to somethin', there's no stoppin' you.

Look at what you did with Roc's election campaign.

And look at what you did with that

fundraising concert at the music school.

Yeah, son, you need to dedicate yourself to your music.

Right now, the only thing you're dedicated to

is making the window at the post time.

Alright, so what if I put all this work

into my music and I still fail?

Well, that's the beauty of it.

The worst that could happen, you'd be exactly

where you are now.

Well, that's great, pop.

You must have given the halftime pep talk

to the Buffalo Bills.

You got a point.

He got a point and you still leavin' with the racin' section?

Well, you know, if my music career takes off

I'll still need a hobby.

Sorry it took so long, Mr. Emerson

but I had to ask someone at the Smithsonian

how to fix this thing.

The Smithsonian.

That's a good one.

Uh, so that's 150, right?

No, 200. Antique parts are hard to find.

Two hundred! Are you crazy?

For 200, I can get a new...

Yes, sir. You're right.

That's $1, $2

$3, $4

that's 5, and--

Roc.

Well, that's one, two, three... You're right, okay.

Here's a, that's 120, 140.

Oh, okay, 200, there you are. Now thanks a lot.

Now I want you to get the heck, get, um, uh...

Have a nice day, sir.

See, Eleanor, I-I wasn't screaming.

I wasn't penny-pinching. No, no, no.

Hey, Roc, the game start yet?

Hey, Roc, you got that old TV fixed, huh?

Damn, I thought for sure this time you'd buy a new one.

Oh, a fine one with knobs on it.

Sly, come on, what are you talking about?

If Roc gets through to that TV, how is he gonna heat the house?

Oh, you guys sure are funny.

Oh, Eleanor, don't I have some funny friends?

Eleanor, did you remarry?

Oh, you're breaking me up, Sly.

Hey, come on, guys. The game's getting ready to start, huh?

- Roc honey. - Hmm?

Could you watch the baby for just a minute?

Oh, I sure will, sweetheart.

Carrots, celery sticks. Where's the food, huh?

Roc, I'm not eating that unless it's dipped in chili.

Well, now, listen, I'm trying to eat healthier

to set an example for the baby.

Roc, you're trying to set an example for a three-month-old

that's still dribbling all over himself?

Just eat the celery sticks and shut up.

I thought you were working on your temper too.

I am.

Quiet, quiet, quiet down. We're gonna watch the Lakers

get their asses kicked today.

Uh, Carlos, language.

The baby is very impressionable.

Oh, sorry.

We are going to witness one lopsided contest today.

Oh, okay, look, the Laker girls, baby.

Oh, man, I tell you.

- If I was not married-- - You still wouldn't know them.

Wait, I mean, I mean, I mean, look at the one on the left.

Oh, my God, if she does not shake in those things

either they're gonna fall off and they're gonna hurt somebody.

Hey, hey, hey, let's just watch the game.

'He drops them both to the head fake, drives the lane'

'and there's a 360 slam dunk!'

Yay! That's it! That's what...

Okay, okay, okay, that-that was good.

Now just sit down, guys.

Let's stay calm.

Roc, we-we're not angry. We're excited.

- See, there's a difference. - Yeah.

Well, the baby doesn't know that.

Besides, I don't want him growing up thinking

that this is a normal tone of voice.

Modulate, Sly.

Modulate your voice.

You know, if I wanted this much fun

I could have watched this at my grandma's house.

Roc, are we gonna watch the game

or you gonna tell us how to talk?

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm, I'm being controlling.

No, no, you're being a jackass.

Well, I, I wouldn't be one if I had friends

who were more considerate

of the way I want to raise my child.

Roc, don't tell me I'm inconsiderate.

That's messed up, man.

Oh, I'm sorry. You-you're right.

I'm, I was, I was being judgmental there.

No, you're being strange, Roc. Very, very strange.

'He, he's got nothing there. Passes off to Trey'

'from three-point range once again, Trey all net.'

'There is pandemonium on the Forum here in Los Angeles.'

And that was well done.

- Well done. - Well done.

Roc, can I see you in the kitchen for a minute, honey?

Yes, my dear.

What's wrong, baby?

Roc, I think I owe you an apology.

I was tryin' to make you into somethin' that you're not

and I can tell you're miserable.

Oh, no, not, no, not really.

Uh, well, yeah, yeah, yeah, I am, you know.

Oh, you know, Eleanor, it's just that, you know

I'm getting older, you know, and it's hard to change.

I mean, I wanna set a good example for the baby

but I'm never gonna be the kind of guy I want him to be.

I want him to be better than me.

Oh, Roc, it's gonna be hard for him

to be a better man than you.

You're so kind and caring

and sensitive--

Yeah, and angry and loud and judgmental and--

Well, you certainly can't change all that overnight.

Besides, none of us is perfect.

Like you said, I'm too nice.

Yeah, and you're too quick to criticize me.

I think that's pretty clear right now.

You're right, Roc.

And you're also...

- You're too pretty. - Aww.

You're too sexy.

And you are too--

'Roc, you're missing a great game!'

I've got my own game going on in here!

Oh, Roc.

You go on and you join your friends

and after the game, I'm gonna meet you in the showers.

Hey, let's get some real food, guys!

- Sly, order us a pizza. - Yoo-hoo.

Alright. Pepperoni sausage, Canadian bacon

salami, hamburger and butter.

I just ordered a heart attack special.

Hey, I'm surprised you appreciated that

considering that was written before your time.

Uh, actually, just about everything

was written before your time.

Yeah, ooh, and the service.

- That restaurant was horrible. - Yeah, I'm tellin' you.

Well, I am so proud of you for not makin' a scene.

Yeah, well, you know, I've learned how to handle

my anger in a different way.

I tipped him with a gum wrapper and a piece of pocket lint.

- I'll play the trumpet-- - Hey, Joey.

- Hey, hey, hey. - How's Marcus?

Oh, he's great. I fed him

and I just played him a little lullaby.

Oh, thank you, Joey.

And thank you for such a romantic evening

which, by the way, isn't over yet.

- Hey, Joey. - Yeah, what?

Look, I think it's great you're getting back

into your music and all that, right?

But, uh, do me a favor.

Play me something romantic.

What, for free?

Alright. No problem.

A dollar won't get you romantic.

- That will get you reveille. - Here's five.

Alright, $5 will get you a polka.

'Oh, Roc, I'm waiting.'

Okay, take it all.