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- Look at me, Boyce.

- I'’m looking at you.

- Do you want to be mayor?

- Yes.
- Do you?

- Yes.
- Do you really want it?

- Okay, was my dad
not clear on the phone?

That'’s why I'’m interviewing
campaign managers.

- Oh, you can cancel
those other interviews.

Fred'’s your man.
- I don'’t know, Barton.

I don'’t think
he really wants

to be mayor.

- I want to be mayor.
- But how bad?

- Again, reallybad.

- Baby, is Fred hard of hearing?

- I heard that.
Now you hear this.

Your opponent--he ain'’t gonna
give it to you.

You got to take it,

and if he hits you,

you got to hit him back,

and if he throws mud
in your eye,

you got to
kick his teeth in,

and if he'’s still
coming at you,

you got to
knock him down.

You got to put your boot
on his neck,

and twist,
and you don'’t let up

until he stops twitching.

- Uh, okay,
just to reiterate,

I'’m running for mayor.

I don'’t want
to kill anybody.

- He don'’t want it.

- He wants it.

- I don'’t think
I want it.

- Hey, Fred,
would you excuse us

for a minute?

Daddy, come on.

- There, now.

Mm, that Fred'’s quite
a character, huh?

He used to run campaigns
in Chicago.

He old school.

- Okay, here'’s
the thing, Dad.

I didn'’t get into
this race to be

an old-school politician.

That'’s the great thing
about me.

I'’m not a politician.

- Yeah,
you'’re not like

one of those
City Hall insiders

with all the experience
and qualifications.

- Exactly.

You meant that
in a good way, right?

- Right, right.

- Yeah, bro,
it takes guts

to be
this unprepared.

- Son, running a campaign
is a complicated thing.

You need
a campaign manager

who knows his stuff.

- But he doesn'’t know me.
Right?

All he wants to do
is put me in a box.

Or maybe a trunk.

Look, I want people
I can trust.

My family.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Are--are you saying
you want us

to run your campaign?

- Yes, that'’s exactly
what I'’m saying.

I mean, we can do this
like a family business.

We'’ll be like the Jacksons,
you know?

I'’m Michael.

- All right, y'’all know
I'’m Janet.

- Yeah.

- Ooh, I got dibs
on Jermaine.

- I--I don'’t think
nobody was fighting you

on that one, Stamp.

Daddy, you'’ll be Joe.

- Why I got to be Joe?

- You old and mean.

- Well, they do say
Joe was the one

that made it all happen.

Fine, I'’ll be Joe.

- All right.
- All right.

See, this is great, man.

People are sick
of politics

as usual,
all right?

We gonna do this
grassroots style.

I'’ma be the grass,

and y'’all
gonna be my roots.

- Ooh, you sound
like the mayor already.

- [laughs]

- We are gonna give
these voters

a big shot of pure,
uncut Boyce.

- [laughs]
You think they can

handle it, baby?
- I don'’t know.

It'’s pretty
strong stuff, daddy.

- Unprofessional.

- Look,
don'’t worry, Dad.

With you guys
behind me,

I know what
I'’m doing, okay?

And there'’s no challenge
I can'’t face.

Now, I'’m just gonna
hide in here

until you get Fred
out my house.

[soul music]

♪

All right, team,
let'’s brainstorm.

Now, when I announce
my candidacy,

what are
a few key words

we want people
to associate with me?

- Real.

- Grounded.

- Empathetic.

- Grounded.

- I just said that.

- Oh, I thought
we were voting

on the one
we like best.

- Will you stop
playing around

on your phone,
Stamps,

and pay attention?
- I'’m not playing around.

I'’m setting up
a Twitter account

for the campaign.

- Ah, that'’s great,
Stamps.

I'’m gonna make you
Director of Communications.

- Director.
You hear that?

#InYourFace, Lolli.

- Hashtag "Don'’t talk slick
to me in my kitchen or you will

get dealt with," Stamps.
- Okay, Lolli, baby.

Baby, baby,
baby, baby.

Come on, baby.

Look, guys,
now all we have to do

is figure out
how to announce my candidacy.

We only have one shot
to define this campaign.

- You should do it
on the steps of City Hall.

- Nah, nah.
That'’s played.

How about the ballroom
at the Hotel Pierre?

That place is swank.

- No, no, no,
no, no, no.

I don'’t want swank.

I'’m not running
for the people

who stay
at the Pierre.

I'’m running
for the people

who work
at the Pierre.

I want to make
my announcement

directly to them.

- Then go
to the Pierre.

- You'’re missing
my point.

- Ooh, you know
where you should do it?

At the rib joint
on West 11th.

- The Bossy Hogg?
- The Bossy Hogg.

- You know what?
I love it.

That'’s smart thinking, baby.

- Their baked beans
are too sweet.

- I know, Daddy,
I know.

But it'’s where the little guy
eats, all right?

These are the people
I'’m fighting for.

- Yeah, Pop, you know what,
the cornbread is dry too.

- And their collard greens
are watery.

- And you know
they got the nerve

to charge
for the extra...

- Okay, guys,
guys, guys.

Look, what I'’m saying is,
making my announcement

at the Bossy Hogg
sends a message.

- That you don'’t like
good barbecue?

- No, Barton,
it says that Boyce

is a man
of the people.

- See?
I like it, Lolli.

That'’s why I'’m making you
Director of Campaign Events.

- Aww.

Can you make it
executive director?

I want to
outrank Stamps.

- [chuckling]
- Mwah!

Done.
[laughs]

- Sleeping your way
to the top, huh?

- Aw, man,
this is good, man.

This is gonna be great.

- If you don'’t hire Fred,
you'’re an idiot.

- See, that'’s why
you'’re Joe.

♪

[people conversing quietly]

Check it out, Dad.

I'’m really
drawing a crowd.

- Oh, this place
is always packed.

- It'’s packed
more than usual.

- Actually, this is light
for a Friday.

- Daddy, do you mind?

I'’m trying
to psych myself up here.

- I'’ve never seen it
this crowded.

- Babe, I'’ve got
reporters here

from the Post
and the Weekly.

I got Stamps video-ing
everything.

Oh, and check out
my sign.

Ah!

- Oh.

Wow, babe, that'’s...

That'’s nice--
there'’s a lot of hashtags.

- All right, Boyce,
hold it right there.

- Man, would you get
that thing out my face?

- Well, that'’s not usable.

- Boyce, are you ready?

- Yeah, come on.
Let'’s do this.

-Okay.

- All righty, can I have
everyone'’s attention, please?

- Oh, you'’ve got it,
sweet thing.

- Uh, okay.

Today is
an historic day,

and you'’re about
to find out why.

Please put
your hands together

for my husband,

Reverend Boyce Ballentine.

[light applause]

- Citizens of St. Louis,

I stand here today
for one reason.

The city is at a crossroads.

City Hall is not working for us.

The people who can least--

- Cornbread up!

- The people who can
least afford to--

- Who wanted
hot sauce?

- Look, the--the city'’s
at a crossroads, guys,

and so we need to--

- We got two
rib tip up,

two chicken up,no dark!

- Who wanted
hot sauce?

- Okay, guys, do you mind if I--
- Tay Tay, who waiting on beans?

- Tay Tay, I got
two chicken, no dark.

- I had a chicken,
two brisket.

- Okay, guys.

Could you just chill out
for just a minute

so I can
do my thing here?

- Hell no.

Why did you insist
on doing this

during Friday
dinner rush?

- Because we wanted a lot
of people!

- Wish granted.

- Tay Tay, I got
two rib platter up.

- Who had the chicken,
no dark?

- I'’m still waiting
on sausages.

- Boyce, we will make this work.

Give me the chicken,
two brisket.

Tay Tay'’s busy.

All right, Stamps.

Get these rib platters
to the table in the back.

All right, give me
the two chicken, no dark.

- Babe, I think
this lady here

waiting on beans.

- And gizzards.

- Barton, please get
this woman her beans...

and gizzards!

Enjoy.
All right, we good?

Everybody good?
Good.

- Look, guys,
I stand here today

for one simple reason.

The city of St. Louis

is not watching out
for you,

the little guy.

Who here has tried
to pay a late fee

on a traffic violation,

only to have
the city send it

to a collection agency?

- Me, I had to
do it last week.

- Okay, and
who here believes

the city is paying

for the new football stadium

and the convention center

by taking the poor people
to the cleaners?

[crowd murmurs]

Who here is tired
of being pushed around?

Huh?

All right, who here has
the baby back ribs

and mac and cheese
and a Sierra Mist?

- That'’s me.

- Hey, how come
he get his ribs?

I ordered
my brisket first.

- Well, brisket
take longer.

- Brisket'’s up!

- Hey, that better be mine.

- Will you pipe down?

My husband is talking.

- I don'’t care
what your husband--

[all shouting at once]

♪

- You were right, Daddy.

This barbecue tastes
like dirty laundry.

- What'’d I tell you, boy?

I was right
about the Bossy Hogg,

and I'’m right
about Fred.

- Dad, I'’m not
hiring Fred.

We'’re doing fine.

- Fine?
That was a disaster.

I got hit in the head
with a rib.

- What do you expect
at the Bossy Hogg?

- Shut your pie hole.

I said, "I'’m sorry."

- Look, guys, come on,
let'’s not fight

amongst ourselves.

We'’re cool,
all right?

This is a learning process
for us all.

- You know
who could teach you?

- Dad, do not say Fred.

- Fred.

- Look, I hate to say this,

but all of y'’all are
out of touch, okay?

Now, as Boyce'’s President
of Digital Outreach--

- Ah!
- I gave myself a title bump.

I have an eye
to the future.

- Oh, really?
- Really.

Yes, in fact, I'’ve cooked up
a little sizzle reel.

This is what we need

to capture
the tech-savvy youth vote.

- Hey, I like
the sound of that.

- Now, keep in mind,
it'’s a work in progress.

- ♪ I am Boyce

♪ I am the choice

♪ The choice,
Boyce, Boyce, Boyce ♪

♪ Boyce, Boyce, Boyce
R-r-r-r-respect ♪

♪ All day respect,
all day, every day ♪

♪ Day, day, day,
day, day, day, day ♪

♪ I can'’t make
my chair go up ♪

♪ The choice, the choice,
the choice, Boyce ♪

- [laughs]

That'’s how we do it.

- Did I say, "I can'’t make
my chair go up?"

- Well, yeah, I didn'’t have
enough audio samples

to work with, but I told you,
it'’s a work in progress.

- No, no, it'’s good stuff.
It'’s good stuff.

In the final thing,
I won'’t be saying anything

about my chair not going up,
though, right?

- Oh, yeah, please
take that out.

- Yeah, I wouldn'’t miss it.

- Oh, so now everybody'’s
giving me notes?

- Great start, Stamps.

You know, everybody'’s
doing good work.

But if I'’m gonna
lead this city,

I have to lead this team,

so here'’s what I was thinking.

You know, actually,
it'’s a good thing

I never made my announcement
at the Bossy Hogg,

because I get a do-over.

And what'’s the one domain
I already rule?

- All of this.

- I-I was thinking radio.

Yeah, that'’s where I'’m gonna
make my announcement.

- Yes, radio.

See, we were
thinking too small.

- Exactly.

I can reach the whole city
at once.

I'’ll go on KBTB.

They play all my hits.

- Yeah.

- What'’s wrong with KBTB?

- They play all your hits.

Look, bro, do you really want
to announce on a station

that plays "all your classic
grooves that make you

boogie-oogie-oogie"?

- Yeah, that'’s a good
radio station.

- Nobody "oogies" any more.

- I do.

- Point taken.

- Check it, bro.

If you want to announce
on the radio,

there'’s only one place to do it,

and that'’s the number one
morning show in St. Louis.

- Why is the guy
wearing a diaper?

Nobody sees him.
He'’s on the radio.

- I don'’t know.

Comfort?
Convenience?

- Stamps, are you sure

this is the right radio station
for Boyce?

- Trust me, all right.

Fat Dog and Shank
are number one for a reason.

They get all kinds
of big guests.

- Hey, is the guy in the helmet
the same guy

that rode the grocery cart
down the roller coaster?

- Classic Fat Dog.

- Well, they may be nitwits,

but it looks like

Boyce has them
eating out of his hand.

- Well, I'’m glad you
asked me that, Fat Dog.

In my mind,
I'’ve never changed jobs.

I'’ve always been
a truth-teller.

I did it
as a soul singer,

done it as a pastor,

and hope to be doing it

in the next phase
of my career.

- That'’s right,
we understand

you have a big announcement
to make this morning,

and we'’ll get to that
in a few minutes.

But first, you know
what day it is.

Oh.

- What--what day is it?

- Uh-oh.

[funk music]

- Stamps, who are they?

- [stammering]No idea.

- Stamps, are those girls
porn stars?

- Oh, come on, Lolli.

That'’s judgmental.

I mean mean, you see
two attractive women

dressed
unconventionally, and--

yes, they'’re porn stars.

♪

But very gifted.

- Stamps, are you out
of your damn mind?

Boyce is a preacher.

- How could you
do this to him?

- Well, how was I supposed
to know this would happen?

Usually, they only have
porn stars on Wild Wednesday.

- Then why
are they here today?

- Oh, damn,
it'’s Ta-ta Tuesday.

- Oh, come on!

- Get me out of here!

- Get off of him!

Ooh.

They really are nasty.

- Yeah, I know.

- Oh, thank you
for coming, Alicia.

No one saw you come in,
did they?

- No, why?

- Well, I am working closely

with my family
on the campaign,

and I haven'’t told '’em

I'’m meeting
with campaign managers yet.

I may not even need one.

- You do.

- I'’m not sure, though.
You know.

- I am.

I have a radio.

- [chuckles] Of course,
but the thing is, is--

- Reverend Ballentine,
the good news is

you'’re a very strong
candidate.

You have charisma,
you'’ve got name recognition,

you'’ve done a lot
of goody-goody crap.

- You mean like spreading
the word of the Lord?

- Exactly.

You can win this,

but you need
professional help.

I have won 14 campaigns
in the last five years,

and you know why?

I don'’t let my candidates
go on the radio

and spank porn stars.

- [chuckling]

I-I wasn'’t actually
spanking the porn stars.

Yeah, Fat Dog has a sound effect
that adds the whole--

[clapping]

It'’s crazy.

- Whew.
- Yeah.

- Boyce?

- [stammering]

Okay, would you excuse me
for a second?

- Mm-hmm.

- Boyce?

- Hey, hey, guys.

What--what are you doing here?

- Hi, honey.
We--we--we need to talk.

- Of course, baby.
Any time.

- Okay, here'’s the thing--

- Well, any time but now.

Yeah, I'’m actually
in the middle of something,

so we can talk
about this at home.

- Whoa, Boyce,
this is very important.

- Okay, look, Boyce,
I know you want to keep

the campaign
in the family

and stay true
to who you are,

but the stakes
are too high.

What you'’re fighting for
is too important.

- This is gonna be
hard to hear, bro,

but we'’ve decided

we'’re not the people
to run your campaign.

- Wow. Wow.

- No, no, no.
No, no, no.

Babe, don'’t try
to talk us out of it.

- Oh, darn it.

Okay, I'’ll see
you guys at home.

All right.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa.
That'’s it?

- Yeah, you said, "Don'’t try
to talk you out of it."

- Yeah, but don'’t you think
you should try

and talk us out of it
a little bit?

- I'’m sorry, Reverend,
but I have a 1:00,

so if you'’re
going to be long.

- Boyce, who is
this white woman?

- She'’s--
- I'’m Alicia Frizzell.

- Look, Lolli, Stamps,

I decided to interview
a few campaign managers.

- Wow. Wow.

I can'’t believe this.
- You firing us?

- Yeah, what was all that talk
about "I want to do this with--"

both: "My family."

- Really, do you guys really
think that you'’re up to the job?

- No, we'’re terrible.

- Then what are we
arguing about?

- I don'’t know.
I'’m mad.

- Good news, Boyce.

I called Fred.

He'’s willing to give you
a second chance.

You just got to prove to him
that you want it.

- It'’s too late, Barton.

Boyce is about to hire
A-lee-sha.

- Actually, it'’s A-lee-see-a.

- Actually, I don'’t care.

- How could you do Fred
like this?

- Daddy, I was never
gonna hire Fred.

- Anyway, Reverend,

I think that
I'’m going to scoot.

- No, what? Why?

- Well, I just don'’t think
this is a situation

that makes sense for me,
professionally.

There is already a lot
of conflict,

and your family is
clearly dysfunctional.

You'’re like the Jacksons.

- Excuse me.

I--I thought Jermaine
was pretty cool.

- Was he?

Anyway,
before I go,

let me give you
a little advice.

Running a campaign
with your family

is a very dicey proposition.

You need someone
who can give you

an outside perspective.

For instance,
you don'’t run

a political campaign
out of a church.

It'’s a violation
of about 40 laws.

- Is it?
- I didn'’t know that, no.

- Yes.

Also, you don'’t start riots
in rib joints.

You don'’t
do radio shows

with anyone
called "Shank,"

and you never pose for a photo
eating a corndog.

- Okay, I didn'’t do
that one, now.

- The way things are going,
you will.

Good luck
with your campaign.

- Alicia, don'’t leave.

You'’re hired.

- I haven'’t told you
my fee yet.

You'’re still hired.
What'’s your fee?

- Good Lord.

- Are we hiring you
or sending you to college?

- Fred'’s only $40 a day
plus gas.

- There he is, Joe.

- Here'’s your catfish.
Vote for Boyce.

- Vote for Boyce.
Gizzards up.

- Alicia, I got to
hand it to you.

This is a great event.

- Oh, please, announcements
are the easy part.

Anyone who can'’t do that

has no business
going near a campaign.

- Uh, you do know

that we were kind of
running the campaign before?

- Yes.

- Oh, all right.

- You see, Lolli, the key
to an event like this

is to stack the crowd
with friendlies

and promise them free food,

but--and this is
the key part--

you don'’t feed them
till after the announcement.

- Well, I'’m glad you
learned from my mistake.

- Well, you made
a lot of '’em.

- You'’re welcome.

- Hey, Lolli.
Tay Tay'’s busy.

Can you come help
get these ribs out?

- Who waiting on red pop?

- Wings up.
Brisket up!

- Come on,
Tay Tay'’s in the weeds.

- Oh, no, that'’s not
really my thing.

- Oh, girl, you in it now.

- I got wings.

- I got pulled pork
and collards.

- I'’ve got some kind of meat.

♪

[soul music]

♪

- ♪ The soul man

♪ Hey