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Episode 5: Do You Love Me?
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Join Mary, Sandra, Lester, Brenda, and all your favorites as they navigate the ups and downs of life in their Washington, D.C. apartment complex. If you love comedy with heart and attitude, this is the show for you! β
β Episodes in This Video:
Episode 4: Black is Beautiful
Episode 5: Do You Love Me?
Episode 6: Pick Six
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00:00:00There's no place like home
00:00:04With your family around you, you're never alone
00:00:09When you know that you're loved, you don't need to roam
00:00:12Cause there's no place like home
00:00:15Times are changing every day
00:00:20We won't get by with those same old ways
00:00:23Pulling together, we'll make it right
00:00:27With help from our friends, I know we can't find
00:00:31Cause there's no place like home
00:00:34With your family around you, you're never alone
00:00:38When you know that you're loved, you don't need to roam
00:00:42Cause there ain't no place like
00:00:44Better believe it
00:00:46There ain't no place like
00:00:48Better believe it
00:00:50There ain't no place like
00:00:52There's no place like home
00:00:54I mean no place, child
00:00:57How much?
00:01:01I'm asking you to fix a refrigerator, not a 747
00:01:04What?
00:01:09No, you listen carefully
00:01:11Look at this
00:01:14All the food in this entire refrigerator is frozen solid
00:01:17What are we supposed to eat?
00:01:19Oh, I'll try another repairman
00:01:20Oh, no, forget about the repairman
00:01:22I want Calloway to take care of this himself
00:01:24I'm tired of fooling around with that man, Mary
00:01:27He's totally neglecting his responsibility
00:01:29Well, honey, he's the landlord
00:01:31That's his job
00:01:32That's not funny
00:01:35Our lease says we get a working refrigerator with this apartment
00:01:37That's his job
00:01:38Okay
00:01:39So we'll try talking to him again
00:01:42Boy, I'll talk to him
00:01:43I'll talk to him in court
00:01:44Lester, you're not using your head
00:01:47I'm not using my head because there's not much food getting to my brain
00:01:51Oh, you know what I mean
00:01:54I mean it's not practical
00:01:56Okay, if I can't take him to court
00:01:58I'll take it out on his hide
00:01:59Oh, that makes a lot of sense
00:02:01Just like a man
00:02:02If you can't reason with him, kill him
00:02:03And that's just like a woman
00:02:06Always putting a man down
00:02:07Instead of listening to his point
00:02:09You call that a point?
00:02:11What are you doing?
00:02:13Chopping myself a glass of milk
00:02:14Your daughter is chopping herself a glass of milk, ma'am
00:02:20Don't change the subject
00:02:21I say we talk to Calloway again
00:02:23Talking doesn't do any good if he doesn't listen
00:02:26Well, maybe you're not asking him right
00:02:28Well, maybe you can ask him better
00:02:30Well, maybe I can
00:02:31Don't worry about me
00:02:33I'll just pick up a donut all the way to school
00:02:35Oh, Brenda, that's okay
00:02:36Wait a minute
00:02:37I'll fix you both some eggs
00:02:38That's all right, Brenda
00:02:45I'll give you a ride and we'll stop off at the coffee shop
00:02:48Fine, I'll wait in the living room
00:02:49Until you guys finish fight
00:02:50You see, it's all because of that stupid refrigerator
00:02:55We can't let Calloway get away with this
00:02:57Well, honey, why don't you let me talk to him again?
00:02:59It won't do any good
00:03:01Yes, it will
00:03:01No, it won't
00:03:02All right, all right
00:03:03You get one more chance
00:03:05And that's it
00:03:05Okay, I'll go to his apartment
00:03:07And I won't leave until we get a new refrigerator
00:03:10All right
00:03:10And if that doesn't work
00:03:11You hit him over the head with these eggs
00:03:13Yes, sir
00:03:14And that ain't the half of it
00:03:18Girl, I couldn't believe it
00:03:19Calloway fell asleep while I was talking to him
00:03:21No, he didn't
00:03:24Yes, he did
00:03:25Snoring like a pig
00:03:27Mouth wide open
00:03:30I should have shoved an apple in it
00:03:34Oh, girl
00:03:36What are you going to do now?
00:03:37Oh, I don't know
00:03:38One thing is for certain
00:03:40I got to find another way to get a refrigerator
00:03:41You could go on one of them game shows
00:03:44And win one
00:03:45Well, I'm ready
00:03:48Lester and I played Family Feud all morning
00:03:50Maybe you ought to go on Divorce Court
00:03:54Hello, ladies
00:03:58Oh, hello, Sandra
00:03:59Off to work
00:04:00Yes, well, you know what they say
00:04:02Those who can do and those who can't sit
00:04:04And what do you do?
00:04:08I get out in the world
00:04:09I'm a part of the workforce of America
00:04:11I'm a communications liaison
00:04:13A communications liaison
00:04:16Well, what is a communications liaison?
00:04:20A receptionist
00:04:21Well, I better go to work
00:04:29Oh, darn, I left my lunch
00:04:31I never saw you take your lunch to work
00:04:34I never do
00:04:34But Mr. Calloway took me out to dinner last night
00:04:37And I have this wonderful leftover lobster
00:04:40She makes me sick
00:04:46Well, you can bet
00:04:49If she needed a new refrigerator
00:04:51She'd get one in a hurry
00:04:52Oh, that's it
00:04:55You could ask Sandra to talk to Mr. Calloway
00:04:58Girl, she could get you that new refrigerator
00:05:00Are you crazy?
00:05:02I'd rather eat a bug
00:05:03Oh, come on, Mary
00:05:05Talk nice to her
00:05:07Who knows?
00:05:08You two may even become friends
00:05:10Rose, any woman with an 800 number
00:05:16Has enough friends already
00:05:17All right
00:05:20Okay
00:05:21You want to keep arguing with Lester?
00:05:23Fine
00:05:23You want your whole family to be miserable?
00:05:26Fine
00:05:26You want that bug barbecue to fry?
00:05:29Mmm
00:05:30Glad I remember this
00:05:33It's lobster
00:05:34Thermador
00:05:35Calloway always goes first class
00:05:38Except when it comes to this building
00:05:40I have no complaints
00:05:42I guess you don't
00:05:44I really better go
00:05:45Bye, ladies
00:05:46Sandra
00:05:47Uh, Mary has something she wants to ask you
00:05:50Oh, what is it, Mary?
00:05:53It's nothing important
00:05:54Mary
00:05:54You want to ask me something or not?
00:05:57I'm late
00:05:57Well, Sandra, I know we haven't always seen eye to eye, but
00:06:06Ear to ear, nose to nose, belly to belly
00:06:09But
00:06:11I was wondering if you could
00:06:16Could
00:06:17Talk to Mr. Calloway
00:06:19About what?
00:06:22Well
00:06:23See, our refrigerator died
00:06:25And
00:06:27According to our lease
00:06:28Mr. Calloway is supposed to give us a new one
00:06:30So
00:06:31I was wondering if you
00:06:33Could
00:06:34Help me out
00:06:42Let me get this straight
00:06:46You want me to do a favor for you?
00:06:48That's the idea
00:06:49Let me really get this straight
00:06:53You, who doesn't seem to have much use for me
00:06:59Now wants me to help you get a new refrigerator?
00:07:03This really means a lot to you, huh?
00:07:06Yes, it does, Sandra
00:07:07Well
00:07:09No
00:07:11Come on!
00:07:23Well, Mary, I checked on our floor and, uh
00:07:29We don't have any leaks
00:07:30Oh, you mean I'm the only one with this special feature?
00:07:34Well, don't tell Calloway, he'll probably raise the rent
00:07:37You haven't talked to him yet?
00:07:39And bother him with my little problem
00:07:41When Sandra's apartment probably hasn't been painted in weeks?
00:07:46Maybe that's Calloway now
00:07:47Oh, I hope so
00:07:51Hi, Rose
00:07:52Mary, earlier today we discussed what favor I might do for you
00:07:55What we neglected to discuss is what favor you might do for me
00:07:58In exchange
00:08:00Are you saying you can get Mary's refrigerator?
00:08:02It's possible
00:08:03If she'll do something for me
00:08:04No
00:08:05Mary, come on, at least listen to what she has to say
00:08:09Thank you, Rose
00:08:10Well, as it happens, I left the water running in my bathtub this morning
00:08:14And now my apartment is a trifle moist
00:08:16So that's where this leak came from
00:08:20Perhaps
00:08:22A cracklejack team of the city's finest plumbers is correcting the problem as we speak
00:08:28Calloway's got plumbers for you already?
00:08:30Mm-hmm, I can get plumbers
00:08:32And I can get refrigerators
00:08:35Mary, your problems are solved
00:08:38We haven't heard what the woman wants, Rose
00:08:41Well, as there are several large men
00:08:44Squeezing my sofas out right now
00:08:46It may prove difficult for me to throw this little party I'd planned for this evening
00:08:50So I was wondering if I could use your place to entertain a few friends here tonight
00:08:53In my apartment?
00:08:55What time?
00:08:56About seven-ish
00:08:57Oh, wait a minute
00:08:58Let me really get this straight
00:09:03You, who doesn't seem to have much use for me
00:09:13Now wants me to let you have a party in my apartment?
00:09:20Well, no
00:09:24Well, fine
00:09:28Mrs. O'Brien needs some new wallpaper and Mr. Calloway's been slow to respond
00:09:32Maybe I can help her
00:09:33Wait a minute, Sandra, wait a minute
00:09:34Now, Mary, that doesn't seem too much to ask
00:09:35Just one night at a fruit bed?
00:09:37Come on now, you're gonna get a new refrigerator, wouldn't she, Sandra?
00:09:39I'd practically guarantee it
00:09:41But if Mary isn't interested, I won't twist her arm
00:09:43Wait a minute, Sandra
00:09:44Mary, isn't there anything you want to say?
00:09:46I don't know
00:09:49What'd she say?
00:09:49It's a deal
00:09:50Oh, fine
00:09:50See you about seven?
00:09:53Seven, seven, eight
00:09:53Yeah, this is marvelous
00:09:54This will be wonderful
00:09:54Thank you both
00:09:55Bye, Mary
00:09:55Bye
00:09:55There
00:10:03Wasn't that easy?
00:10:05Yes
00:10:05My lips didn't even move
00:10:07Come on, Mary
00:10:09It's not that terrible
00:10:10It's not as though you're doing it for yourself
00:10:12You're doing it for your family
00:10:14Think about Brendan
00:10:15And Lester
00:10:16Oh, Lord
00:10:17Lester
00:10:17Oh, come on
00:10:18When Lester finds out this means a new refrigerator
00:10:21Just think how happy he's gonna be
00:10:24I am thinking
00:10:26Calvin, is that you behind there?
00:10:40Yes, ma'am
00:10:40May I come in?
00:10:43That depends
00:10:44What's in the box?
00:10:45Just a few things that Sandra
00:10:47Miss Clark
00:10:48Asked me to bring down for a party tonight
00:10:50She didn't tell me about any things
00:10:52Could I please come in?
00:10:54These feathers are tickling my nose
00:10:55And I gotta scratch real bad
00:10:57Come on
00:10:59Now scratch
00:11:04And then take that box right back to Miss Clark
00:11:06Afternoon, Mary
00:11:07Sandra
00:11:08It is only four o'clock
00:11:09It is only four o'clock
00:11:10What is this?
00:11:11And what do you think you're doing?
00:11:13Oh, don't mind me, Mary
00:11:14I just need to make a few cosmetic alterations
00:11:17Through your decor for my little soiree
00:11:19Now, Mary
00:11:20All my get-togethers have a theme
00:11:22Yes, I know
00:11:22Bachelor party
00:11:23Honey, how about using those great big muscles of yours
00:11:30And putting those things over there
00:11:31Yes, Miss Clark
00:11:32Now if you'd go upstairs and get the rest
00:11:39Yes, Miss Clark
00:11:40Stop
00:11:41The rest
00:11:43Mary
00:11:43Your apartment is fine for a gathering of simple working people
00:11:47But this is a business party
00:11:48There'll be a lot of people here who could help me in my career
00:11:51Including my boss
00:11:52A very important woman in this town
00:11:53Go, Calvin
00:11:54Yes, Miss Clark
00:11:55Stop, Calvin
00:11:55I said you could have a party here and that's it
00:12:00Now you take the place as it is
00:12:01And not a second before seven-ish
00:12:04Mary
00:12:05Did I mention I saw Calloway just a while ago?
00:12:08So?
00:12:09He ordered your new refrigerator
00:12:10Here's the brochure
00:12:13Oh, my
00:12:16Go, Calvin
00:12:17Yes, Miss Clark
00:12:17It's beautiful
00:12:23And so many extras
00:12:25Yes, it does everything but go to the supermarket for you
00:12:28And notice the happy family enjoying it
00:12:31The happy wife
00:12:32The happy husband
00:12:34The happy child
00:12:35Ever see a family so happy?
00:12:38Wow, Mama's beautiful
00:12:52Wow, Mama's beautiful
00:13:04Go to your room
00:13:08But, Mom, that's not fair
00:13:09You heard me
00:13:10Mom, can we do our place like this?
00:13:12Uh, go with Brenda
00:13:13That's not fair
00:13:14I don't even know what I did
00:13:16Maybe it's better that way
00:13:17I tell you, Rose
00:13:20I don't think I'm gonna make it through the night
00:13:21Oh, yes, you will
00:13:22Just think refrigerator, refrigerator
00:13:25I am
00:13:27But I keep hearing Lester
00:13:29Lester
00:13:30Hey, babe
00:13:32Oh, hi, honey
00:13:33Sorry about this morning
00:13:35I don't want to fight anymore
00:13:36What the hell is all this?
00:13:43Honey
00:13:43Honey, we getting a new refrigerator
00:13:45That's right
00:13:45See?
00:13:46Here's the brochure
00:13:47Avocado green
00:13:48Butter dish
00:13:49Oh, honey
00:13:50Look at those cute little ice cubes
00:13:51With the holes in them
00:13:52How did we get this refrigerator
00:13:53And why does our apartment
00:13:54Look like a swat me?
00:13:57I was getting to that
00:13:58Uh, I'll be right back
00:14:01Here, Mrs. Jenkins
00:14:04Where was I?
00:14:13I don't know where you were
00:14:14But I'm standing in our apartment
00:14:15Which doesn't look like our apartment
00:14:17And my wife is in front of me
00:14:18Holding a bunch of balloons
00:14:19Well, I'll have to hold them, honey
00:14:22Or they'll float to the ceiling
00:14:23Will you tell me
00:14:24What's going on around here?
00:14:27I was getting to that, Rose
00:14:28She was getting to that
00:14:29Well, get to it
00:14:30Rose
00:14:32Um, see, honey
00:14:34Um, I sort of made a deal
00:14:37With Sandra
00:14:37A very good deal
00:14:38I'll be the judge of that, Rose
00:14:40If you don't mind
00:14:41What kind of deal?
00:14:43Well, um
00:14:44See, Sandra's talking to Calloway
00:14:46To get a new refrigerator for us
00:14:47So I said that she
00:14:49Could have a party here tonight
00:14:50What?
00:14:50She'll let her have a party here tonight
00:14:51What?
00:14:52There is no need to yell
00:14:55There is no need to let Sandra
00:14:57Have a party here tonight
00:14:58And we are not having it
00:14:59Oh, yes, we are
00:15:00This is going to bring peace and harmony
00:15:02To our family
00:15:03If anybody's gonna bring peace and harmony
00:15:05To our family
00:15:06I'm gonna do it
00:15:07I told you I'd get the refrigerator
00:15:08And I'll drag and Calloway in the court
00:15:10Lester
00:15:11Lester, can't you see
00:15:12This is so much easier
00:15:13Mary, a man's home is his castle
00:15:17Your castle needs a refrigerator
00:15:19Can I say something?
00:15:20No
00:15:21It's all your fault in the first place
00:15:25Well
00:15:25I was only trying to help
00:15:28Try to be a prick
00:15:29Here, you take the balloons
00:15:30I'm getting out of here
00:15:32I'll come back when there's a bridge
00:15:33Over these troubled waters
00:15:34You can't have a party here tonight anyway
00:15:39The Redskins are playing the Raiders
00:15:40It's a game of the century
00:15:42Oh
00:15:42Can't you wait till the next game of the century
00:15:44Which is probably next weekend
00:15:46Mary, I was looking forward to this
00:15:49I invited some of the guys over
00:15:50It's gonna be a big TV night
00:15:51Honey, trust me
00:15:54You can see the game in one of the bedrooms
00:15:56And I will personally take care of you and your friends
00:16:00I'll bring you pizza, Chinese food, anything you want
00:16:03Mary
00:16:04Honey, Sandra's party isn't going to interfere with us
00:16:07It's only a few people
00:16:09We won't even know they're here
00:16:11Steve Lorraine, darling
00:16:31I'm so glad you could make it
00:16:34Drink over there
00:16:35Munchies over there
00:16:36And I'm right here
00:16:37Oh, Miss Baker
00:16:40I'm so pleased you could make it to my little get-together
00:16:42Sandy, would I miss a party given by one of my most favorite employees?
00:16:51By the way, did you type up those letters I asked you for?
00:16:53They were on your desk
00:16:54I'm sorry, fellas
00:16:58Mary, this is ridiculous
00:17:00I'm being squeezed out of my own house
00:17:02Oh, everything's fine, honey, fine
00:17:04How about some more pizza?
00:17:08Mary, be a dear and bring out some more napkins
00:17:10I thought this was supposed to be her party
00:17:13It's all right, honey
00:17:14Enjoy the game
00:17:15On this set, it looks more like Ghostbusters than a football game
00:17:18Hey, Lester
00:17:19Somebody scored
00:17:20I think
00:17:21Lester, I'm putting all those people out of here
00:17:23No, no, no, honey
00:17:24It's all right
00:17:25Um, I'm just doing this for us
00:17:27Now, everybody's having a good time
00:17:29Does this face look like it's having a good time?
00:17:32Lester, you're so funny
00:17:33I'll be right back with dessert
00:17:35Mom, Calvin and I can't get anything done in the bedroom
00:17:39What?
00:17:41You said we could study
00:17:43I did
00:17:44I did
00:17:45Yeah, it's too noisy and infalgebra
00:17:47Yeah, can we go downstairs to Calvin?
00:17:49No!
00:17:51Oh, the Tiffany's, it's too crazy in here
00:17:54Yeah
00:17:54I never said you could have this many people
00:18:04Mary, did I mention your refrigerator's being delivered at 9 a.m. tomorrow morning?
00:18:09We wouldn't want anything to delay that delivery, would we?
00:18:12Mary, can I see you for a minute?
00:18:19Mary, we just lost the picture on the TV
00:18:21Now all we got is the sound
00:18:22Do you have a solution to this little problem?
00:18:24Oh, Lester, you know that TV
00:18:26It's...
00:18:27Excuse me
00:18:28There, we'll be back in just a moment
00:18:32Are you gentlemen ready for your pie?
00:18:34They didn't come here for pie
00:18:35They came here for foot
00:18:35There's a receiver off and downfield
00:18:37Touchdown!
00:18:39What a play!
00:18:40You had to see it to believe it!
00:18:45You hear that, man?
00:18:46You had to see it to believe it
00:18:48But did we see anything?
00:18:49No, we didn't see anything
00:18:51What a party!
00:18:52What a party!
00:18:53What a responsibility!
00:18:55Ooh!
00:18:56Mary, you have no idea what it's like to be well-loved and popular
00:19:00Some of us don't need frivolous parties
00:19:05Some of us are secure enough to find love in quiet evenings with our family
00:19:09What do you think you're doing?
00:19:15I need another serving platter
00:19:16Just a minute, girl
00:19:18You crossing the line
00:19:19Nine o'clock tomorrow morning, Mary
00:19:21Provided there are no snafus
00:19:23That's my good china
00:19:28Self-defrosting
00:19:30Which you're more than welcome to use
00:19:32Mary, could you?
00:19:42Thank you
00:19:43I just couldn't stoop that low
00:19:44Come on, guys
00:19:49Let's go down to the Blue Rooster
00:19:50This is crazy
00:19:51Oh, no, Lester, wait
00:19:53Don't go
00:19:53Maybe you can put up with all this, but I can't
00:19:56Come on, guys, let's go
00:19:57Hauderbs?
00:19:58Pie?
00:19:59Doot, doot, doot, doot
00:20:01Lester?
00:20:04Ooh, you have so much to choose from
00:20:06And you have a mother and father who care for you deeply
00:20:10And you're breaking their hearts
00:20:11Mary
00:20:15Sorry to bring you some of my world-famous hors d'oeuvres
00:20:18But I see this doesn't look like the deviled egg crowd
00:20:21I hope you're satisfied
00:20:23Do you see what you've done?
00:20:24Brenda's gone, Lester's gone, and I'm left here with these aliens from outer space
00:20:29I'm sorry, Mary
00:20:32I never dreamed Sandra would take such advantage
00:20:35Sandy, I'm planning on having a party myself in about a month
00:20:39And I would love to have the name and number of your maid over there
00:20:43Did you hear that?
00:20:47I'm being called a maid in my own house
00:20:49Well, you don't want her, she's a little too feisty
00:20:51But that other one?
00:20:53A sweetheart, perfect for parties
00:20:55Say what?
00:21:03Sandra Clark, I'm nobody's maid
00:21:05Oh, of course, my mistake
00:21:07She's the cook
00:21:08Oh, please, dear, no more of those dreadful devil things
00:21:12I've never met anybody so rude, so thoughtless, so...
00:21:15Well, okay, okay, okay, we'll have the devil things
00:21:18If you think for one moment then I'm gonna let...
00:21:20Gross, gross
00:21:20Allow me
00:21:23Everybody out
00:21:25What?
00:21:25That's right, out
00:21:26Lester's gone, my child is gone, and now you're gone
00:21:30Mary, what about your refrigerator?
00:21:32I think you know what you can do with it
00:21:34Out, out
00:21:36Back to your cages
00:21:37Oh, um, Miss Baker
00:21:39I can explain everything, Miss Baker
00:21:41And you will, Sandra
00:21:44First thing tomorrow morning
00:21:46In my office
00:21:48All right, everybody out
00:22:03Where is everybody?
00:22:12I already threw them out
00:22:13You blew the refrigerator?
00:22:15Yes
00:22:16The avocado green with the cute little ice cube?
00:22:20Yes
00:22:20Sort of like this
00:22:22Master
00:22:24I decided the game wasn't all that important, so I went shopping
00:22:28Now, don't go tell me I shouldn't have done it
00:22:30You're my wife, and I don't want you crawling for favors from anybody
00:22:33Oh, honey, it's beautiful
00:22:35It looks just like the brochure
00:22:37In there, please
00:22:38Oh
00:22:41Honey, I hate to ask you this, but how much did it cost?
00:22:48Nothing
00:22:48I'm going to deduct it from next month's rent
00:22:50Callaway can sue us
00:22:52Can you ever forgive me?
00:22:59Well, I don't know
00:23:00It's going to take some doing on your part
00:23:03An awful lot of doing
00:23:04I thought you said you didn't want to see me crawl
00:23:07Well, I don't want to take all the fun out of our marriage
00:23:10Anymilian
00:23:20That means
00:23:21I was just doing the fun out of my life
00:23:21Yeah
00:23:22That means
00:23:22You're dealing with people
00:23:22I think
00:23:23You're dealing with people
00:23:23So
00:23:24You're dealing with people
00:23:24Mmm
00:23:25Well, I think
00:23:25You're, you're doing something
00:23:26Thank you
00:23:26It's auld
00:23:27Thank you
00:23:28Hey, I'm
00:23:28You're going toε
00:23:29I'm doing some work
00:23:30I think
00:23:30You're failing
00:23:31You're missing
00:23:32Oh, una
00:23:33You're missing
00:23:34I'm failing
00:23:34You're missing
00:23:35Of course
00:23:36I'm an upgrade
00:23:37I'm failing
00:23:37Ho
00:23:37So
00:23:38That means
00:23:38You're missing
00:23:38I'm sorry
00:23:40There's no place like home
00:24:00With your family around you, you're never alone
00:24:04When you know that you love, you don't need to roam
00:24:08Cause there's no place like home
00:24:11Times are changing every day
00:24:15We won't get by with those same old ways
00:24:19Pulling together, we'll make it right
00:24:23With help from our friends, I know we can't lie
00:24:26Cause there's no place like home
00:24:29With your family around you, you're never alone
00:24:34When you know that you love, you don't need to roam
00:24:38Cause there ain't no place like that I believe it
00:24:42There ain't no place like that I believe it
00:24:45There ain't no place like, there's no place like home
00:24:50I mean no place, child
00:24:53Oh, what a beautiful night
00:24:59I bet Diana don't think so
00:25:01I know she don't
00:25:02What you mean?
00:25:04Charles ran out on her
00:25:05Charles and Diana?
00:25:06Mm-hmm
00:25:06Charles and Diana down the street?
00:25:08He did, yes he did
00:25:10Well, what happened?
00:25:11He ran off with one of those young girls in his office
00:25:14Always a young girl
00:25:16Oh, that's a shame
00:25:18Diana was so crazy about Charles
00:25:20I know she devastated me
00:25:22Well, it's her own fault
00:25:23What'd she do, driving to the airport?
00:25:28No
00:25:28But in my day, women knew how to hold on to their husbands
00:25:32Well, how did you hold on to yours, Pearl?
00:25:33Which one?
00:25:36Which one?
00:25:37How many did you have?
00:25:39Three
00:25:39Three's always been my lucky number
00:25:42You've been married three times, Pearl?
00:25:45Uh-huh
00:25:46Don't seem like you did too much holding on yourself
00:25:48Well, after the first one, I learned the danger sign
00:25:52What danger sign?
00:25:55Well, number one, they forget to say I love you
00:25:57Number two, the first thing they say when they come home is what's for dinner
00:26:02Number three, they forget what you look like
00:26:04And number four, they start moving and breathing all together
00:26:09Girl, that's the worst
00:26:11Girl, I don't know how you come up with all this stuff
00:26:15Well, it's a fact
00:26:16If a woman don't heed the signs, she's gonna lose the man
00:26:19Well, why is it always the woman's fault?
00:26:23I know what you mean, Rose
00:26:24Yeah, it ain't the woman's fault because the man runs off
00:26:26What do you mean, I know what you mean?
00:26:29You know you ain't got nothing to worry about
00:26:30That thing going nowhere, girl
00:26:31I know it
00:26:32That's what Diana thought about y'all
00:26:35Well, it's the truth
00:26:38If a woman don't hold on to a man
00:26:41Somebody else will
00:26:42Somebody get that?
00:26:57You ready?
00:26:58Yeah, I have to get my lunch
00:26:59Come on in
00:26:59Mrs. Jenkins?
00:27:04Yes, Tiffany
00:27:04In school, they make us do that
00:27:07Why would you want to do it if nobody's pushing me?
00:27:11It's good for you, honey
00:27:12Are you sure?
00:27:14Because you look like you're gonna die
00:27:16We're going, Mom
00:27:20Okay
00:27:21Now be careful crossing the street
00:27:23And you be careful touching your toes
00:27:26Are your lunch ready?
00:27:32It's on the table
00:27:33Okay
00:27:34Move it, move it, move it
00:27:43You're after my life insurance, aren't you?
00:27:53I couldn't resist, baby
00:27:54I'm just doing this for you
00:27:56I'm trying to look nice for you
00:27:58Well, don't overdo it
00:27:59You're no spring chicken
00:28:00Well, what is that supposed to mean?
00:28:04Ain't nothing
00:28:05Neither one of us is getting any younger
00:28:06I gotta go
00:28:07I'll see you tonight
00:28:08Bye
00:28:08Lester
00:28:11Yeah
00:28:12Do you love me?
00:28:15I just kissed you, didn't I?
00:28:17It wasn't much of a kiss
00:28:19Mary, it's early in the morning
00:28:21My lips aren't awake yet
00:28:22Just answer the question
00:28:25Oh, you know I do
00:28:27What brought this up all of a sudden?
00:28:28It's not all of a sudden
00:28:30I think about it a lot
00:28:31Look, I'm gonna be late
00:28:32And they don't take being in love with your wife
00:28:34As an excuse
00:28:34Bye
00:28:35Lester
00:28:37Lester
00:28:38Lester
00:28:39Lester
00:28:42Lester, you still haven't answered me
00:28:44Baby, we've been married for 23 years
00:28:47You think I've been faking it all this time?
00:28:50Well, I need to be reassured
00:28:51You need to eat, too
00:28:52So I gotta go to work
00:28:55Now, bye
00:28:56Morning, Mary
00:29:01Oh, good morning, Rose
00:29:03Oh, how you feeling this morning?
00:29:05Dumb
00:29:05I beg your pardon?
00:29:08I guess when a man is rushing off to work
00:29:09It's not a good time to ask if he loves you
00:29:11Oh
00:29:12But you did
00:29:14Yes
00:29:15And what did he say?
00:29:16I gotta go to work, Mary
00:29:17Morning, ladies
00:29:20Oh, Sandra
00:29:21Off to work?
00:29:22Off to work?
00:29:22Yes
00:29:23Another day of meeting the challenge of the business world
00:29:26While others meet the challenge of dirty laundry
00:29:29What's so challenging about being a receptionist?
00:29:35A lot more than being a housewife
00:29:36I put people on hold
00:29:38I press intercom buttons
00:29:40I validate people's parking tickets
00:29:42I can do it all
00:29:43I am today's woman
00:29:45Oh, please
00:29:49Now, if that's today's woman
00:29:55I hate to think about tomorrow's
00:29:56Oh, Sandy
00:29:57Oh, Sandy
00:29:59Oh, Harriet
00:30:00What are you doing here?
00:30:01Sis, you have got to help me out
00:30:02John's mother is sick
00:30:04We have to visit her for the weekend
00:30:05And it's no place for kids
00:30:07So, could Susie stay with you?
00:30:09Can she what?
00:30:10Our regular sitter isn't available
00:30:13And you know how crazy she is about you
00:30:16She just loves it when you visit
00:30:18Ooh, that'd be a sign woman
00:30:19Sounder playing mother
00:30:21Maybe she can put the kid on hold
00:30:24Oh, Harriet
00:30:26I'm busy this weekend
00:30:28I have social obligations
00:30:30Why can't John go see a sick mother by herself?
00:30:33Oh, Sandy
00:30:34You know John
00:30:35He gets weak in the knees
00:30:36Whenever he sees a sick person
00:30:38Yeah
00:30:39You didn't exactly marry Rambo, did you?
00:30:43I thought you could do it all
00:30:44I can handle it
00:30:46I'll do it
00:30:47Oh, thank you, sis
00:30:49I'll bring her over tonight
00:30:51Bye
00:30:52What you're laughing at?
00:30:57Oh, we're happy for you
00:30:58Now you're really today's woman
00:31:00And if I don't get my act together with Lester
00:31:04I'm gonna be yesterday's woman
00:31:06Oh, Mary
00:31:08There's no reason for you to feel insecure
00:31:10Your marriage is as solid as the rock of Gibraltar
00:31:13Hmm
00:31:14That's what Dinah thought
00:31:15Then some floozy ran off with her piece of the rock
00:31:17Oh
00:31:18Wow
00:31:21Mom, it's beautiful
00:31:23Oh, do you really think so?
00:31:25Yeah, I know Daddy's gonna love it
00:31:27Oh, I hope so
00:31:28You know, your father is not the most observant man in the world
00:31:31Hey, hey, hey, I'm home
00:31:33Oh, let's see
00:31:37Hi, babe
00:31:39How was good today, sugar?
00:31:43Fine
00:31:44What's for dinner?
00:31:45I'm starved
00:31:46Your back go out again?
00:31:57No
00:31:57Good, I'm gonna go wash up
00:31:59Lester
00:32:00Oh, I forgot, I forgot
00:32:01I love you
00:32:03I've been practicing that all day
00:32:05I've just been walking around saying
00:32:07I love you, I love you, I love you
00:32:09Couple of the guys looked at me real strange
00:32:11That's not what I meant
00:32:15Well, what then?
00:32:16My dress
00:32:16Oh, that's very nice
00:32:19You haven't worn it in a while, have you?
00:32:21I always liked that dress
00:32:23Why don't you wear it more often?
00:32:27I love you
00:32:28Hi, Mary, I hope I didn't catch you in the middle of dinner
00:32:37Oh, no, we haven't sat down yet
00:32:38Brenda, honey, put the food on the table
00:32:40Okay
00:32:40Mary, that's a new dress, isn't it?
00:32:45Oh, I love that
00:32:48You look so elegant
00:32:49Thank you
00:32:52What do you want?
00:32:56My sister dropped off little Susie
00:32:57But she left before I could ask her what to feed her
00:32:59Well, how old is she?
00:33:00Six
00:33:01Mary, what do you think she'll like better?
00:33:03Linguini with clam sauce or assorted sushi?
00:33:05Well, that depends
00:33:09Is she Italian or Japanese?
00:33:12Oh, girl
00:33:12Fix her a salad, broil a meat patty, and mash a potato
00:33:16Mash a potato?
00:33:18That sounds so physical, Mary
00:33:20Then it ought to be right up your alley
00:33:23Sandra, fix her some fresh vegetables and fruit
00:33:26You got any apples?
00:33:27Mm-mm, I used to eat an apple a day
00:33:29But I'm dating this doctor now
00:33:31And I definitely don't want to keep him away
00:33:33Hey, Sandra
00:33:36Hey, Lester
00:33:37Thanks, Mary
00:33:38Oh, and Mary
00:33:39I do love that new dress
00:33:42Don't you, Lester?
00:33:47Oh, is that a new dress?
00:33:49Which you didn't notice
00:33:51Look, I'm sorry, babe
00:33:53I'm not some guy here to pick up a gal for a date
00:33:55I'm a husband home from a hard day's work
00:33:57I'm too bleary-eyed to notice every little thing
00:34:00Bleary-eyed is right
00:34:01Mom, dinner's on the table
00:34:03Oh, thank you, dear
00:34:04You know, Ken always notices what Thelma wears
00:34:07Thelma is a large woman
00:34:09It's hard not to notice
00:34:10That's not the point
00:34:13What I mean is he adores her
00:34:15And he lets her know it
00:34:16Yeah, it's sickening
00:34:18The food's getting cold
00:34:20In a minute, Brenda
00:34:21You could be a little more attentive, you know
00:34:24All right
00:34:24What do you want me to do?
00:34:26Well, you could surprise me with flowers sometimes
00:34:29Besides Mother's Day
00:34:30Ken always surprises Thelma
00:34:33Remind me to smack Ken next time I see you
00:34:36Do you want me to put the food back in the oven?
00:34:39We'll be there, Brenda
00:34:40Would it hurt you to be a little more attentive?
00:34:43I bet if I died, you wouldn't even miss me
00:34:45Now, that's the most foolish thing I've ever heard
00:34:47It is?
00:34:48Yeah, because the way you keep hassling me
00:34:50I'm sure to die first
00:34:51Where you going, Mom?
00:34:57To my room
00:34:58I'm going to change clothes
00:35:00Why wear a new dress for a man who can't see?
00:35:06Your mom
00:35:07Your wife
00:35:08That's all you want me for, Lester
00:35:13Is to wash your shorts
00:35:14And your shirts
00:35:17Oh, Lester
00:35:19What am I going to do with you?
00:35:21If that's all you got left of him
00:35:22I'd forget him
00:35:23I don't know what happens to men
00:35:26I mean, when it comes to baseball, basketball, and football
00:35:29They stay interested
00:35:30But try asking them to go out and have a ball
00:35:33Then it's I'm too tired, baby
00:35:35Just look at TV, honey
00:35:36I think when a man gets married
00:35:39Something in him dies
00:35:40But, Mary, you've got a good marriage
00:35:42You can't expect a honeymoon to last forever
00:35:44Oh?
00:35:45What happened to all those danger signs you were talking about?
00:35:48I can't expect romance as well as sex, can I?
00:35:51Well, I'd settle for either one
00:35:53I found my dirty socks
00:35:58Oh!
00:36:00Where were they?
00:36:01Under my bed
00:36:02You better go get the sheets
00:36:03Yes, ma'am
00:36:04Calvin?
00:36:06Yes, Mrs. Jenkins?
00:36:07I sure hope you appreciate what your grandmother does for you
00:36:10Oh, yes, ma'am
00:36:11And when you get married
00:36:12I hope you appreciate your wife the same way
00:36:14Oh, you mean if I was to marry someone like Bran?
00:36:19Well, someone like Bran
00:36:21Not necessarily Bran
00:36:23Maybe not even somebody like Bran
00:36:26Oh, forget the whole discussion
00:36:28I think I'll go get those sheets, Grandma
00:36:31All right
00:36:31Oh, Mary, I'll be back
00:36:34I forgot to take my pie out of the oven
00:36:36Hi, bro
00:36:37Hi, Lester
00:36:38Lester, what are you doing home?
00:36:40Is everything all right?
00:36:42For you
00:36:43Oh
00:36:44You didn't have to
00:36:48Oh, yes, I did
00:36:50So you just did it because I told you to?
00:36:57I thought you told me to because you wanted me to
00:36:59No, that's not what I meant
00:37:01It's not just the flowers
00:37:02I was talking about romance
00:37:04Well, the flowers aren't all, you know
00:37:06Rose is here
00:37:08I'm gone
00:37:09No, Rose
00:37:09Oh, Rose, wait a minute
00:37:12Can Brenda spend the night with you and Tiffany?
00:37:14Oh, of course you can
00:37:15Good, now you can go
00:37:16No, I was just kidding
00:37:19I came home early so we could go out on the town tonight
00:37:21Maybe hit some of the spots we haven't been to in years
00:37:23Really?
00:37:24Yeah, that is if you're not too busy
00:37:26Well, I guess I could fit you in my busy schedule
00:37:29Good, I'm going to shower and get ready
00:37:32By the way
00:37:35Have I told you how beautiful you look?
00:37:41He says you look beautiful
00:37:43Yeah
00:37:44I better go put my makeup on before he changes his mind
00:37:47Oh, honey, I can't believe they tore down the Starlight Ballroom
00:37:56I'm beginning to believe there's a 7-Eleven for every family in Washington
00:38:01Yeah
00:38:03It was so pretty
00:38:05We sure did a lot of dance in there
00:38:07And did you see what they did to our restaurant?
00:38:10Yeah, how could a place called Big Al's become vegetarian?
00:38:14Well, there's a lot of vegetarians now
00:38:16It's very popular
00:38:18Oh, I'm sorry
00:38:20It just seems to me if you're going to serve something called a burger
00:38:23It ought to have meat in it
00:38:25Did bring back a lot of memories, though, didn't it?
00:38:28Yeah
00:38:28You proposed to me at Big Al's
00:38:31Mm-hmm
00:38:31We were so alive
00:38:33Sure, we ate meat
00:38:34Well, anyway, we still have each other
00:38:39The rest of the evening and an empty apartment
00:38:42We'd have killed for that when we were kids
00:38:45Yeah, now you're getting the idea
00:38:47Um, you want to go to the bedroom?
00:38:51No, that's not what I mean
00:38:53You don't want to go to the bedroom?
00:38:56Yeah
00:38:56Well, can't we take the romantic route?
00:39:00Okay
00:39:00We'll be romantic
00:39:02What do we do?
00:39:03Well, let's talk
00:39:04And I don't mean about jobs and kids
00:39:07I mean you and me
00:39:10Intimate talk
00:39:23I know
00:39:27Let's look at our honeymoon pictures
00:39:29Oh, Mary, do we have to?
00:39:32Oh, it'll be fun
00:39:33At least we know they're still the same
00:39:35Here they are
00:39:38Oh, you were so handsome
00:39:45Well, I guess some things never do change
00:39:48Oh, look
00:39:51There's the hotel
00:39:52Oh, I remember thinking
00:39:54It was the most beautiful place in the world
00:39:56That was our first king-sized bed
00:39:59It was a waste
00:40:00On our honeymoon
00:40:01All we needed was one twill
00:40:02Well, the complimentary bottle of champagne was nice
00:40:07They made up for it in the bill
00:40:09The place was a rip-off
00:40:10Well, I'm glad you had such a nice time
00:40:13And the room was freezing
00:40:14You know, did they really think
00:40:16We were going to bring our pajamas on our honeymoon?
00:40:19Forget the pictures
00:40:20What did I do?
00:40:23Nothing
00:40:24I know what
00:40:30There's no mood in here
00:40:31Sit right there
00:40:32I'm going to turn off some of these lights
00:40:35On second thought, not too many
00:40:45There
00:40:49Isn't that better?
00:40:51Mmm
00:40:51You smell good
00:40:53Oh, I know what's missing
00:40:55Yeah, you
00:40:57No
00:40:59We need some music
00:41:00Hi, sailor
00:41:14My hand feels like a yo-yo
00:41:22Oh, I'm sorry, honey
00:41:24I'll be right there
00:41:24I just want everything to be perfect
00:41:26You sure I haven't lost your touch?
00:41:30You ain't seen nothing yet
00:41:32I wonder what happened to the lights
00:41:35Who cares?
00:41:38It's probably just a fuse
00:41:39No, the whole street is out
00:41:42Oh, great
00:41:43What's next?
00:41:43A hurricane?
00:41:44Don't worry
00:41:45I light the candle
00:41:46Do you think God is trying to tell us
00:41:49There is no romance after marriage?
00:41:51I think you're making too much
00:41:53Out of the whole thing
00:41:53That's because you're a man
00:41:55There's a full moon tonight
00:41:58No, there isn't
00:41:59Mary, I'm trying
00:42:01Oh
00:42:01What's so funny?
00:42:06I was just thinking about
00:42:06When we were teenagers
00:42:07I brought you home late one night
00:42:09And I tried to sneak in
00:42:11Without waking up my folks
00:42:12Yeah
00:42:12Said you didn't want to turn on the light
00:42:14You're gonna feel your way up the stairs
00:42:16Well, I would have made it
00:42:19If you hadn't knocked over Mama's lamp
00:42:20I thought I was gonna die laughing
00:42:23When my daddy came downstairs
00:42:25I thought you were gonna die, period
00:42:26It was really a full moon that night
00:42:32How do you remember?
00:42:34Oh, I remember more than you give me credit for
00:42:36Maybe
00:42:37Someone's unhappy
00:42:43Sandra's niece
00:42:45You know, we've been pretty lucky with Brenda
00:42:48She never gave us a moment's trouble when she was little
00:42:50She gave us enough when she was born
00:42:53Yeah, I wasn't sure she was gonna make it
00:42:55That was a rough night
00:42:57There wasn't no picnic for me, either
00:42:59No, but you came through with flying colors
00:43:02That's because you didn't hear the screaming
00:43:04Like hell I didn't
00:43:06That's right
00:43:07You were there the whole time, weren't you?
00:43:09Oh, I couldn't leave you there like that
00:43:12I mean, they'd have had to drag me out of that hospital
00:43:14Oh, Lester
00:43:15You know, there's something I always wanted to ask you
00:43:19Better late than never
00:43:21Well, after they plucked me down off the ceiling
00:43:24I remember looking at you and thinking you'd been crying
00:43:27Me?
00:43:29No, I'd just been up all night
00:43:30It was really hot in that room
00:43:32Lester
00:43:33All right
00:43:35Maybe one tear
00:43:36A little one
00:43:37I just happened to see you smile again
00:43:40I was really pretty nervous
00:43:41Oh, honey
00:43:42Well, the blackout's over
00:43:50Well, at least it didn't last all night
00:43:53What are you doing?
00:44:00Oh, it's getting late
00:44:01We might as well turn in
00:44:01What about our romantic evening?
00:44:04Oh, honey, I was being silly
00:44:06I haven't got anything to complain about
00:44:08Well, I've got a good life
00:44:09And you're the most wonderful husband in the world
00:44:12Don't you think you're overdoing it a bit?
00:44:14How about the most wonderful husband in America?
00:44:17That too
00:44:18You stay right there
00:44:21Now, I know this isn't a starlight ballroom
00:44:30But did you suppose I could have this dance?
00:44:33Well, do you think there's a room?
00:44:35The dance floor looks pretty crowded
00:44:36We'll just have to dance close
00:44:38You're still the prettiest woman on the floor
00:44:42And you're still the best-looking man
00:44:46Well, as I say, some things never change
00:44:49Mary, I know I don't always say it when I should
00:44:58But I love you
00:45:00I've always loved you
00:45:02And I always will, baby
00:45:03Oh, Lester
00:45:05Hey, are those tears I see?
00:45:10Well, maybe one
00:45:12A little one
00:45:13Yeah
00:45:14Yeah
00:45:14Yeah
00:45:14Yeah
00:46:44There ain't no place like, there ain't no place like, there ain't no place like, there's no place like home.
00:46:57I mean no place, child.
00:46:59Oh, afternoon, Rose.
00:47:04Afternoon, Mary.
00:47:05Hi, Pearl.
00:47:07Afternoon, Mary.
00:47:08Girl, they haven't picked up the garbage yet.
00:47:10No, girl, they're late today.
00:47:12Well, looking at hefty bags is not my idea of a beautiful view.
00:47:16Oh, I don't know.
00:47:17Those bags mean we had food on the table last night.
00:47:20We should be grateful.
00:47:20I'll be grateful when they get the food off the street.
00:47:25Cats around here think it's restaurant roles.
00:47:29Mary, you got to have patience.
00:47:31I'd rather have hot water.
00:47:33Do you know the shower turned ice cold again today?
00:47:37Yeah, same as mine.
00:47:39Well, I'm sure Calloway just hasn't had time to fix the heater.
00:47:41Hmm, time means money.
00:47:43And our landlord is so stingy.
00:47:45Not only has he got the first penny he ever made, he got it taped to his neighbor.
00:47:49Good afternoon, ladies.
00:47:51Oh, afternoon, Ken.
00:47:52Off to school, huh?
00:47:53Yes, English literature today.
00:47:57America.
00:47:58I love it here.
00:48:00They even gift-wrapped the garbage.
00:48:03Tell he ain't been here long.
00:48:06But getting back to Calloway, he ain't gonna fix nothing in this build.
00:48:10The Hernandez refrigerator been leaking since Lord knows how long.
00:48:13Yeah, and I heard the O'Briens had another crack in their living room all.
00:48:16Girl.
00:48:20I heard the O'Briens got a crack in their marriage.
00:48:22No!
00:48:23Oh, I can't believe it.
00:48:26They just celebrated their silver anniversary.
00:48:29Well, I can tell you one thing.
00:48:30They ain't going for the gold.
00:48:33You know, Calloway ain't got no crack in his apartment, though.
00:48:36He keeps everything in tip-top shape.
00:48:38The rich show get richer, don't they?
00:48:40Sure do.
00:48:41Like them fine folks across the street.
00:48:44Our condo colleagues.
00:48:47Yeah, this neighborhood's getting mighty fancy.
00:48:50Girl, look at the size of that limo just pulling up.
00:48:53Mmm, ain't that nothing.
00:48:56I hear they come with a bar and a TV.
00:48:58Don't forget the telephone.
00:48:59Yeah, if the one in the back calls the chauffeur.
00:49:01It's long distance.
00:49:02Oh, look at Louie.
00:49:10Strattin' like a peacock.
00:49:12Mmm, if he don't think he's a dough man.
00:49:15In that uniform, probably thinks he's a South American general.
00:49:18Oh, look at you.
00:49:19Oh, look at you.
00:49:20Hi, Louie.
00:49:27Ladies.
00:49:32You home early, Sandra.
00:49:34My boss let me off.
00:49:35I have a severe headache.
00:49:37Sandra, that theatrical agency you work for, do you see many celebrities?
00:49:46I'm the receptionist.
00:49:47I see them all.
00:49:49And they see all of us.
00:49:53As a working woman, my time is too valuable to waste around here.
00:50:00How's Mr. Calloway?
00:50:01I wouldn't know.
00:50:04He has his apartment and I have mine.
00:50:06Our relationship is purely platonic.
00:50:09Oh, is that your platonic ring?
00:50:13Excuse me.
00:50:14My headache seems to be getting worse.
00:50:25Girl, you got the devil in you.
00:50:26Oh, she makes me sick.
00:50:31She sure loves to flaunt it.
00:50:33Don't you wish you had it?
00:50:37Girl, you know what they call women like that.
00:50:39Yeah, lucky.
00:50:43She's the reason nothing gets fixed around here.
00:50:45Instead of spending money on this building, Calloway throws it away on her.
00:50:48And we end up with nothing.
00:50:50You like to shape your apartments in?
00:50:52Of course not.
00:50:52That's why I sit right here looking the other way.
00:50:56Now, wait a minute.
00:50:57Mr. Calloway said he's going to get things done.
00:51:00Now, the other day when I took him that soup...
00:51:02What?
00:51:02You took that old bus and some soup.
00:51:05Always bringing my leftovers.
00:51:07Hot soup, apple pie.
00:51:09You know he loves my homemade fudge.
00:51:12Well, Mary, he's got no one to cook for him.
00:51:15Well, what does Sandra do?
00:51:16Shake and bake?
00:51:19Hi, sweetheart.
00:51:21How you doing?
00:51:21How was school today?
00:51:23Fine.
00:51:23Yeah?
00:51:24Are you smarter today than you were yesterday?
00:51:26Yeah.
00:51:27So I'm not going back tomorrow.
00:51:29Just kidding, Mom.
00:51:31Oh, hi, Mama.
00:51:33Hey, Jason is coming.
00:51:36Jason is coming.
00:51:38Just what in the world is going on?
00:51:41Oh, hi, Mrs. Jenkins.
00:51:43Calvin Dobbs, is that you in there?
00:51:47Have you gone crazy, boy?
00:51:48Uh, yes, ma'am.
00:51:49I think I have.
00:51:50I mean, it has been kind of hot lately.
00:51:56Calvin was just carrying my books for me.
00:51:58Let me put these away and we can go.
00:52:00And just where do you think you're going, young lady?
00:52:02Just over to the park, Mama.
00:52:04Calvin wants to show me where he goes when he wants to think about things.
00:52:07Huh.
00:52:08Must be a very small place.
00:52:09Oh, that's a good one, Mrs. Jenkins.
00:52:18Uh, Brynn, maybe you ought to do this some other time.
00:52:21Bye, Mrs. Jenkins.
00:52:24Well, he's hot.
00:52:25That boy is 16 and you're barely 14.
00:52:27So when I'm 20, you'll be 22.
00:52:30Fine.
00:52:30Call him then.
00:52:32Can't do nothing around here.
00:52:34Did you have something to say?
00:52:35Mama, can I go get an ice cream cone?
00:52:39Oh, sure, honey.
00:52:40Here's a quarter.
00:52:41Rose, are you crazy?
00:52:42You're going to give that child a quarter for some ice cream.
00:52:44You're right.
00:52:45Here's 50 cents.
00:52:47Thanks, Mama.
00:52:48Okay, bye-bye.
00:52:50I'm telling you, Rose, you spoiling that child.
00:52:54You should never let her have ice cream before she does her homework.
00:52:56Mary, I don't see why that does any harm.
00:52:58It creates bad habits.
00:53:00That's what it does.
00:53:01Do you know what your problem is?
00:53:03You expect everybody to be just like you.
00:53:06Perfect.
00:53:07Oh.
00:53:08Is that what my problem is?
00:53:11Okay.
00:53:13See there?
00:53:13That's what I get for trying to be good friends.
00:53:16From now on, I'll just sit right over here and tend to my own business.
00:53:19And I'll sit right over here and tend to mine.
00:53:21Fine.
00:53:21Good.
00:53:22Great.
00:53:22Wonderful.
00:53:26I don't even tell you about Fred Anderson.
00:53:28Coming home late last night.
00:53:36Now, you know, that was a sin and a shame.
00:53:39You know, last week...
00:53:40Well, the garbage truck finally got here.
00:53:44Well, it's about time.
00:53:46Hey!
00:53:47Why don't y'all spend more time working and less time on coffee breaks?
00:53:52Did you see that?
00:53:53Did you see that?
00:53:54And they weren't saying we're number one, either.
00:54:06That's a fifth quarter I put in.
00:54:08This thing is worse than the slot machines in Las Vegas.
00:54:10I keep telling you all, you're wasting your time.
00:54:15What we need down here is some new washing machines.
00:54:17Well, I guess so.
00:54:18These are so old, it takes Confederate money to run them.
00:54:22Now, I say we don't take this lying down.
00:54:24I say we do something.
00:54:25Mary, what are you talking about?
00:54:26I'm talking about action.
00:54:27That's what I'm talking about.
00:54:28We don't have to stand for this.
00:54:30Mary, if you're finished, could you come down off your soapbox long enough to fix your family some dinner?
00:54:34Honey, I hear you, but you know as well as we do that this building's got a lot of violations that Calloway has not taken care of.
00:54:40Now, I say we get a city inspector down here and show him that we mean business.
00:54:44Mary, you're only gonna make things worse.
00:54:45Listen to your husband, Mary.
00:54:47He's the voice of calm in a rough sea.
00:54:51When I want a poetry reading, Rose, I will ask you.
00:54:57I say we fight fire with fire.
00:54:59Go right ahead.
00:55:01If you like hitting a man when he's down.
00:55:05What do you mean when he's down?
00:55:07I just took Mr. Calloway to the hospital.
00:55:09Oh, the poor man.
00:55:11The poor man, my foot.
00:55:14Here we go again.
00:55:16Every time we put pressure on this man, he pulls the same old sick routine.
00:55:20Remember when we invited him to the tenants' meeting and he came down with the flute?
00:55:24Mary, the man happens to be in critical condition.
00:55:28His heart's not beating regular.
00:55:29They got him on oxygen.
00:55:30A fairy tale, folks.
00:55:33Come on, baby.
00:55:33Let's go.
00:55:34Come on.
00:55:34Wait a minute, honey.
00:55:35Don't listen to this woman.
00:55:36She is just trying to protect his money.
00:55:39As the Lord is my witness, it is a fake.
00:55:42No way is that man sick.
00:55:43That sure was a lovely funeral, wasn't it?
00:55:51Mr. Calloway looks so peaceful.
00:55:55Well, of course he looked peaceful, Rose.
00:55:57He was dead.
00:55:59But he looked good, though, didn't he?
00:56:01Well, see, that's what they do.
00:56:02They plump you up so you look real good.
00:56:05Remember how good Hattie Brown looked when she died?
00:56:07Oh, yeah.
00:56:07And you know, she was the ugliest woman on the planet.
00:56:15Oh, but she was beautiful on the inside.
00:56:17That's all that mattered.
00:56:19Oh, now that Mr. Calloway's gone, I'm glad I took him that hot soup, apple pie, and homemade fudge.
00:56:26The funeral is over, Rose.
00:56:27Could you please stop talking about it?
00:56:29I'd like to forget it.
00:56:32Oh, you're finally admitting he ain't faking it?
00:56:39All I know is that me and Calloway didn't get along, and he'd do anything to prove me wrong.
00:56:45Aren't you sorry now for all the things you said about him?
00:56:48Well, of course I'm sorry, Rose.
00:56:50Oh, here comes Louie.
00:56:52Probably wants to pay his respects.
00:56:54Well, what's he paying him to us for?
00:56:56We ain't related to the deceased.
00:56:58Well, it was such a shock, Mr. Calloway, dying so suddenly.
00:57:06Yes, it was.
00:57:07Did he die of anything serious?
00:57:15He stopped breathing.
00:57:18Well, it's a shame.
00:57:20Uh, how is his lady friend taking it?
00:57:24What lady?
00:57:25Oh, I'm sure she's taking it real hard.
00:57:28You know, Louie, she hasn't been out of that apartment since the funeral.
00:57:31Oh.
00:57:32Well, uh, when I, uh, finish work, I would like to offer her my condolences.
00:57:37Uh, do you know if, uh, she's, uh, accepting visitors?
00:57:42Well, if you're a man, I'd say you got a pretty good shot.
00:57:46Uh, I qualify.
00:57:55Mary, how can you talk about Sondra that way?
00:57:58I'm sure this whole thing is just, just tearing her to pieces.
00:58:07Hi, Sondra.
00:58:08How you feeling, honey?
00:58:10As well as could be expected.
00:58:12Well, just remember, time heals all wounds.
00:58:16I know, I know.
00:58:17I'm just trying to hold myself together.
00:58:20Well, you got on the right dress for it.
00:58:22Excuse me, Rose.
00:58:26I have to go.
00:58:28I understand.
00:58:29You want to be alone with your thoughts?
00:58:31No, I'm going shopping.
00:58:33Nothing like buying a few new things to shake the blues.
00:58:39Tearing her to pieces, huh?
00:58:41In mourning, huh?
00:58:43She was dressed in black.
00:58:45Yeah, first time I ever saw a black arm being used as a skirt.
00:58:48You know, the thing that worries me is what's going to happen to this building now.
00:58:55And where do we stand?
00:58:56Haven't you heard?
00:58:57What?
00:58:59The word is, Calloway left the building to one of the tenants.
00:59:03Three guesses as to who.
00:59:06Sondra.
00:59:07Oh, you know what that means.
00:59:10What?
00:59:11You heard that expression, upper creek without a paddle?
00:59:14Yeah.
00:59:14The way you and Sondra get along, you won't even have a canoe.
00:59:26One bedroom, $1,100.
00:59:29Two bedrooms, $1,500.
00:59:32$1,500?
00:59:34I told Brenda by staying on that telephone.
00:59:38Oh, Lester.
00:59:39Do you know how much rents are in this city, honey?
00:59:41I only help build them, baby.
00:59:42I don't get to rent them.
00:59:43Well, I can tell you it'd be cheaper to buy an undeveloped nation.
00:59:48Look at this.
00:59:50That is something.
00:59:51But tell me, why are you looking at ads for apartments?
00:59:57Well, honey, I figured if we're going to pay 25 cents for a paper, I'm going to read it all.
01:00:02Okay, Mary, what kind of trouble we're in now?
01:00:04Trouble?
01:00:05Did I say anything about trouble?
01:00:07May have to move out of 227.
01:00:08Move?
01:00:09What'd you do now?
01:00:10Me?
01:00:11I didn't do nothing.
01:00:13I mean, it's not my fault, Calloway Don.
01:00:15I'm glad to hear that.
01:00:19But word is he left this building to Sondra.
01:00:22The entire building?
01:00:24Everything?
01:00:24What do you think about that?
01:00:26Wow.
01:00:26She must be some kind of woman.
01:00:33You'll never find out.
01:00:34Now, come on.
01:00:35What I mean, come on.
01:00:36Cool down.
01:00:36Cool down.
01:00:38Cool down nothing.
01:00:39Can you imagine what'll happen if that woman gets a hold of this building?
01:00:42Maybe you're jumping the gun.
01:00:44Even if she does get the building, you don't know what she has planned.
01:00:46I mean, we pay the rent.
01:00:47We're good tenants.
01:00:48And she has nothing against me.
01:00:50Well, she hates me.
01:00:51Well, then, only you have to move.
01:00:57Look, I was just kidding, baby.
01:00:59I think we ought to find out what she has in mind.
01:01:01You know, play up to her.
01:01:02Fill her out.
01:01:03She's not my type.
01:01:06Look, just be nice to her.
01:01:08That floozy.
01:01:09Okay, I'll be glad to talk to her.
01:01:10Oh, no, you won't.
01:01:12I'll talk to her.
01:01:13All right, then, you do that.
01:01:14But remember, be nice.
01:01:16Mom, Dad, I have company.
01:01:25You girls finish your homework?
01:01:27Yep, and you know what?
01:01:28I thought I just might make dinner tonight.
01:01:30You deserve a break.
01:01:34You be an awfully nice young lady.
01:01:37Now, just what is it you're going to ask me that I'm not going to like
01:01:40that you're going to die if I don't do?
01:01:41Well, we just wanted to know if we could go to the movies tonight.
01:01:47On a school night?
01:01:49Did Rose say you could go?
01:01:50She said it was all right with her if it was all right with you.
01:01:53And please, Miss Jenkins, it's with Eddie Murphy.
01:01:57Oh, Eddie Murphy, Eddie Murphy.
01:01:58That's all I ever hear.
01:01:59Daddy.
01:02:00Mary.
01:02:01Lester.
01:02:02Sorry.
01:02:03And I guess you thought you were going to meet Calvin there.
01:02:10Well, why would you say that?
01:02:12Oh, just a wild thought.
01:02:14Now, no movies on school nights, and that's final.
01:02:17Shh.
01:02:19Told you it wouldn't work.
01:02:21Well, you set it up wrong.
01:02:25Hi, Mary.
01:02:26I think your clothes are ready.
01:02:27Oh, thank you, Cor.
01:02:28Thank you, Cor.
01:02:33Hi, Sandra.
01:02:35I was just thinking about you.
01:02:37Really?
01:02:40Yes, I was wondering how you've been holding up.
01:02:42Not bad.
01:02:43But I'm sure after the will reading on Saturday, I'll be feeling a whole lot better.
01:02:54You know something?
01:02:56We see each other all the time, and we never get to talk.
01:03:00Oh, yes.
01:03:01Talking.
01:03:02That is your specialty.
01:03:06I thought you had your clothes dry clean.
01:03:08Oh, I do.
01:03:10But I don't like just anyone to touch my underwear.
01:03:13Don't say it.
01:03:19You know, Mary, it looks like I'm going to be getting myself a brand new wardrobe,
01:03:23so maybe you can use some of my old clothes.
01:03:26No, thank you.
01:03:27Oh, yeah.
01:03:28With my clothes and the right makeup, a hair weave, some new pantyhose, you probably could
01:03:35look halfway decent.
01:03:38You know, Sandra, for all our fussing back and forth, I bet if we tried, we could be just
01:03:44like sisters.
01:03:44You think so?
01:03:45Oh, sure.
01:03:46I've always wanted an older sister.
01:03:49Mary, were you fixing to tell me something or ask me something or just beg?
01:03:58I was trying to be nice to you, but I can see that isn't any good.
01:04:03You're just out for what you can get and anybody you can get it from.
01:04:06Oh, go ahead, Mary.
01:04:07Talk all you want, but you better do all your talking now because when I become the owner
01:04:10of this building, there are going to be a lot of changes around here.
01:04:13Your lease is up in November, isn't it?
01:04:15If you got a point, make it.
01:04:17The point is, there are going to be rent raises, okay?
01:04:20So come November, you better get your checkbook ready for a big shock.
01:04:23Is that so?
01:04:25You want me to tell you where you can put your rent raises?
01:04:27You know your problem, Mary?
01:04:30You just don't have enough coof.
01:04:32That's why I'm thinking of maybe going condo.
01:04:36Get a better class of people in here.
01:04:38I'm glad to hear it.
01:04:40When are you moving?
01:04:44Mary, I've taken a lot of stuff from you, but a new day is coming and I'm sitting in
01:04:48the right chair.
01:04:49And if you don't like it, you can move your flapping mouth somewhere else.
01:04:52Let me tell you something.
01:04:54I was here when you came, baby, and I will be here when you're gone.
01:04:57Now, you can threaten me until your face turns the color of that cheap lipstick you wear.
01:05:01But nobody, and I do mean nobody, is forcing me out of my home.
01:05:11Oh, and as long as you're doing a wash, sugar, why don't you throw your wig in?
01:05:16It's getting kind of dusty.
01:05:25Mary, where have you been?
01:05:26They're about to read the will.
01:05:27I was talking to the building inspector.
01:05:32He's almost finished.
01:05:34You call the building inspector?
01:05:36Oh, I don't think that's such a good idea.
01:05:37That might be a lot of trouble.
01:05:39Trust me, Rose.
01:05:41Oh.
01:05:42Well, if everyone's here, perhaps we ought to get started.
01:05:45I don't see Sandra.
01:05:47Oh, she'll be here.
01:05:48Probably looking for one of our eyelashes.
01:05:49Oh, will you sit there?
01:05:54Sorry I'm late.
01:05:55I had to stop off at the bank and open a new account.
01:05:58Oh, there doesn't seem to be any seats left.
01:06:03Thank you, Lester.
01:06:09This document shall serve to rightfully bequeath all existing holdings, properties, and monies
01:06:14of Herbert Calloway, herewith known as the party of the first part, and subsequently as
01:06:18the owner in reference to said properties under Article 7, Paragraph 3.
01:06:21What did he say?
01:06:22I don't know.
01:06:23He's probably getting paid by the word.
01:06:27Excuse me.
01:06:29Can't we skip all these legal parties and get down to the nitty-gritty?
01:06:34Am I getting anything?
01:06:39Sit down, Pearl.
01:06:40Why would Calloway leave you anything?
01:06:42Because I'm old and I want something.
01:06:44This time of sorrow is painful for all of us.
01:06:51Can we move it along?
01:06:52The quicker we get this over with, the better.
01:06:54Probably what she used to tell Calloway.
01:06:55Well, it's a simple will, so let's continue.
01:07:05227 has been more like a home to me instead of just a piece of property.
01:07:09I will the deed in complete control to a woman whom I've come to admire over the years.
01:07:15For someone I could always count on for a smile or a good word, even perhaps when I didn't
01:07:20deserve it.
01:07:22Thoughtful, kind, sweet, yet playful, and lively.
01:07:26Although some of you may question my judgment in this decision, all I can say is,
01:07:31Hey, it's my building, not yours.
01:07:37I, therefore, with a clear conscience, leave 227, lock, stock, and barrel to the woman who
01:07:45makes the best apple pie I've ever tasted.
01:07:49Apple pie?
01:07:51We never used apple pie.
01:07:58Mrs. Rose Lee Holloway.
01:08:00Mrs. Rose, that's you!
01:08:03Rose, you're rich!
01:08:04What?
01:08:05What did you say?
01:08:06It says Mrs. Rose Lee Holloway.
01:08:09What about me?
01:08:10Didn't I get anything?
01:08:11Are you Sondra Clark?
01:08:13Yes!
01:08:13Well, now, there is something.
01:08:16He left you this portrait of himself, and I think it's just luck.
01:08:24Portrait?
01:08:24This is all I get?
01:08:27Congratulations, Rose.
01:08:28If you'll excuse me, I have to go to my apartment to decide just where I want to put this portrait.
01:08:33I don't know what to say, Mary.
01:08:50I don't know what to say.
01:08:51You're a property owner, child.
01:08:54You know what a gold mine you just inherited?
01:08:56The money's going to be just pouring in.
01:08:58Oh, I've never owned anything before.
01:09:00I don't know if I can handle it.
01:09:02Girl, relax.
01:09:03You got me for a friend.
01:09:04I'll help you.
01:09:05Oh, excuse me, Mrs. Jenkins.
01:09:08I finished inspecting the building, and you were right.
01:09:11It's a doozy.
01:09:12It'll take a bundle to fix up this place.
01:09:14Does the owner happen to be here?
01:09:15Ha ha ha!
01:09:32I will see you in the next video.
01:10:02You can see any other place in the world.
01:10:05Even if you look some other place in the world.
01:10:10What's going on?
01:10:11A new year has arrived.
01:10:13Of course?
01:10:14Yes.
01:10:15What's up to you?
01:10:16Yeah.
01:10:17How many of you guys are sitting here?
01:10:19How many?
01:10:20I was waiting around my village.
01:10:26How many are you?
01:10:28How many of you are doing?
01:10:32I don't know.
01:10:36I've seen all of the people.
01:10:38How did you say that?
01:10:40What did you say?
01:10:42What did you say to them?
01:10:44They saw the people in the past.
01:10:46How did you say that?
01:10:48Yes, I'm sure.
01:10:50Why did you think that?
01:10:52How did you say that?
01:10:54How did you say that?
01:10:56foreign
01:11:15foreign
01:11:26I'm the only one one.
01:11:27They look at me.
01:11:28I see it at the slight moment.
01:11:29I will try to find out that the video is probably a bit more.
01:11:32It's going to be a bit more.
01:11:33If you go to school, you'll get into a hotel and get into a hotel.
01:11:40You'll have to find your ticket counter.
01:11:42As soon as you are in a hotel room...
01:11:45I have to find that the tickets to school are in a hotel room.
01:11:50I see here if my parents are at home.
01:11:54I see my car.
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01:11:57poster
01:11:59was
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01:12:39children
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01:12:52Thank you very much.
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