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Mo' Waffles - Season 1 Episode 1 -
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00:00Restaurants in Atlanta die young with stiff competition on every block here today gone
00:22tomorrow ain't just a cute ass saying for some it's just fancy talk for dead on arrival
00:28but for a few it's a chance to prove they ain't just another dumbass who thought opening another
00:34diner in Atlanta was a good idea. Fake it till you make it is a way of life for the dreamers
00:41but for the hustlers like old school hip-hop legend Mo D Fresh it's a business plan. Now
00:47legend might be stretching it he had one damn hit Mo Fresh baby. A track that still trickles in
00:54residuals maybe not respect from these new-age rappers but Mo ain't here for no damn respect.
01:00He's here to start over and open Mo Waffles a brand new waffle diner in Atlanta's West End
01:06because let's face it this city just didn't have enough carbs. Today Mo D Fresh is interviewing
01:13someone to steer this damn ship or someone to take the fall if it hits an iceberg. Like I said
01:20from the beginning restaurants in Atlanta die young. Now interviews were one thing but trouble
01:27trouble never schedules an appointment.
01:30finders keep those losers weepers. Mo D Fresh!
01:43Whoo! Man I used to love Mo Fresh baby. I mean it was one hit but it hit hard. What can I say? Quality of a quantity.
01:49Okay well well I'm Cherry. Cherry Curtis. Okay.
01:52pull up a chair pick up your fork but don't you dare forget your
01:59knife. Welcome to Mo Waffles. Welcome to Mo Waffles.
02:10Welcome to Mo Waffles.
02:13Pull up a chair, pick up your fork, but don't you dare forget your knife.
02:24Welcome to Mo' Waffles.
02:32New beginnings, redemption, please.
02:36Cherry Curtis wasn't here for no damn journey.
02:39She was here for a paycheck.
02:40The past was behind her, but her daughter's college tuition was a worsome son of a bitch.
02:48Cherry Curtis, transit bus operator.
02:51Now see, I may not have restaurant experience, but I'm a people person.
02:54Okay.
02:55I've been driving for the city bus for almost 20 years.
02:58Man, you can't believe how many bites I had to break up.
03:04How do you ensure food safety standards?
03:07Well, if it smells fine, it is fine.
03:10The three-second rule still holds up.
03:12And if God made dirt, dirt don't hurt.
03:17What's your approach to customer service?
03:19Okay.
03:20Well, it's up to the customer.
03:21You want good service?
03:22Yeah, I'll act like it.
03:24I mean, okay, there are times when the customer's not always right.
03:27But you get one wrong order, you get your head knocked off.
03:30Man, I ain't trying to go borrow again for getting my ass kicked.
03:33Still trying to get that bus situation scrubbed off the internet.
03:35Man, you ain't got no hackers on your payroll, do you?
03:39I'm saying, what'd you write?
03:43Jerry, Jerry, Jerry.
03:49We're laughing and shit.
03:52Life now, big boy?
03:53Um, where's my mask?
04:00It's in a pack.
04:02This is a pack of three, not four.
04:04My bad, I thought it was a pack of four.
04:06It says pack of three right here.
04:08Can you shut the hell up?
04:09I'm trying to read lips.
04:11How are you going to read lips when you can't read numbers?
04:14Aren't you wearing a mask, honey?
04:16Oh, no.
04:16You're just ugly.
04:17Oh, really?
04:18I'm going to get you here so far.
04:20I don't get you, bitch.
04:21Enough.
04:22This is never going to work if we're at each other's throats, okay?
04:28Apologize, both of you.
04:30No.
04:31Some folks stake out a joint with military precision.
04:35It takes preparation, planning, and most importantly, brains.
04:39But judging by the looks of these four morons, intelligence was in short supply.
04:47Cherry, cherry, cherry.
04:49You were right.
04:50A real good time.
04:51Okay.
04:52Back in the day, I could have used you to warm up the crowd.
04:54Okay.
04:55But this job needs less stand-up than more standing charge, respectfully.
05:00You need any service?
05:01Baby, I got bus legs.
05:03Cherry?
05:04Look, I can surf the curb on two feet without spilling a drink.
05:07Cherry, I'm sorry.
05:08Cherry, when I need an emcee for karaoke night, consider yourself higher.
05:14Now, look, I need this.
05:16My daughter is in college.
05:18She's the first one in our family to go, and tuition is high as hell.
05:23Listen, unlike me, my baby's a dreamer.
05:27Cherry.
05:27Look, and where I come from, you can't afford to dream.
05:31Keep your head in the clouds too long, you're going to wake up to a nightmare.
05:36I lost my job today.
05:38I'm selling chicken plates.
05:41Apparently, it goes against all company policy to have a side hustle.
05:44But let me tell you something.
05:48I'm going to do whatever it takes to keep my baby in college.
05:52You hear me?
05:54Whatever it takes.
05:55A cigarro del diablo.
06:01How did you know that this was my favorite cigar?
06:05Unless I go back to being a single mother.
06:07I'm straight to Atlanta.
06:08Can you be here at 9 a.m. tomorrow?
06:14Does I bear shit in the woods?
06:189 a.m. Department of Haze will be here.
06:20Grand opening is a week from today.
06:22A week from today?
06:24Baby, only God made something out of nothing in seven days.
06:26I mean, unless you believe in the Big Bang Theory.
06:29Here's your key.
06:30See you in the morning?
06:32Oh, we ain't never talking about salary.
06:34Oh, yeah.
06:36That was 80K.
06:37No benefits, though.
06:39Soul, baby!
06:40Come on!
06:42Waste of trees on paperwork?
06:44Bye, girls.
06:45Welcome to Mo' office.
06:46I need to take care of some business,
06:47but make sure you grab you a bottle of Mo' Thunder on your way out.
06:49All right, Mo.
06:51I'll see you tomorrow.
06:53We out here.
06:55Ooh!
06:58Did that!
07:04She's perfect.
07:06Doesn't have a clue.
07:06I got plenty bottles of cooking Oreo remote under 300.
07:12Yeah, it's a money suck, but it makes for the perfect cocktail bomb.
07:17My waffles will be extra crispy.
07:18You can joke to be funny, but I got tunnel vision in the sun.
07:22We got action!
07:24There's our meal ticket.
07:25Super-sized.
07:27Hold on.
07:29Don't you think we should do iVoto?
07:31I can't carry his big-ass across the budget.
07:32If we drive over there, he'll see us.
07:35And what if someone else sees us?
07:37I feel kind of bad.
07:41Starting to like the idea of wanting a new restaurant.
07:45Come school me!
07:47Chicken strips!
07:48Oh, shit.
07:49Oh, shit.
08:02What the fuck up?
08:04You silly motherfuckers thought I could fuck with me?
08:06In the blink of an eye, a life can change for the better, or end up on the wrong side of a shady deal and a cold-cocked knockout.
08:17Jodi, girl, keep your clothes on.
08:29Mama's got the money.
08:30Check out the church wine.
08:31We celebrating tonight.
08:33Ah!
08:35Yeah!
08:43KB, a man ready to seize the day and make it last forever.
08:47Head chef.
08:50Reporting for duty.
08:51Look at that dumb smile on his face.
08:54He's leaving the streets behind, the shady deals, and a whole lot of enemies.
08:59He's dropping off his past and heading for the straight and narrow.
09:04But today, he's so far up the sun's ass, he can't see the cloud forming next to him.
09:10One day, I'mma park my two-door coop right beside his.
09:15Should I get personalized tags, too?
09:17I want that for you.
09:20I do.
09:22But I also want to stop worrying that you'll end up back where you started.
09:26Jayla, the kind of woman who shows up even when she's tired of showing up.
09:31She's strong, solid, and quietly carrying more than just doubt.
09:38She works from home, but her real job is worrying about KB.
09:42She's seen him chase change before, but this time, she's praying it sticks.
09:49Now, personalized tags can be lame as hell, but if you got a whip like that, you got to flex that.
09:55You know what I'm saying, baby?
09:56Well, how about this?
09:58Head chef.
09:59Ha-ha!
10:00Or, yes, chef.
10:01What the fuck is she talking about?
10:03Or, I got it, I got it.
10:05Paid chef.
10:07Ooh!
10:07I'm in my bag!
10:09Stop playing with me!
10:11What about baby on board?
10:12Baby, you know that's too many letters.
10:14Stop.
10:17I'm late.
10:18And just like that, KB's hot ride turns into a minivan with child locks, ketchup stains, and regular tags.
10:48Girl, you got to unlock your door.
10:51Huh.
10:58Out with the old.
11:01In the good news.
11:03Hey!
11:04Damn, damn it.
11:06The recyclable goes in the road, why?
11:09Huh?
11:14Ooh!
11:16Woof!
11:17Here you go.
11:19Oh, behave.
11:20Behave down there.
11:23Bubba Grind.
11:25Scorpio.
11:26And I'm a collector.
11:27See that?
11:28For fine junk, that is.
11:31And even fine on women.
11:33Uh-uh!
11:34Don't flatter yourself.
11:35Look, I'm Cherry.
11:36I'm the manager.
11:37Motor awful.
11:38You the man, Tony?
11:39Yeah.
11:39Yeah, and this dumpster is for trash.
11:41Not tenants.
11:43Especially the ones who steal.
11:45Hey!
11:45What you going with this?
11:46I've been there 17 years.
11:47I ain't going with it.
11:48Why you taking my crown?
11:50Because.
11:51It ain't yours.
11:52I see you got some junk over here.
11:54Oh, yo.
11:54A little hookah.
11:55Yeah, I want to get what you want now.
11:57I don't need no hookah, but you got some eggs, baby.
11:58How much for these eggs?
11:59Mo!
12:01Mo!
12:03Mo, you in here?
12:06Damn, this shit dirty as fuck.
12:15Mo!
12:19Mo?
12:19You really think I can afford a nice place like this, Reeves?
12:34I mean, Mr. Fresh did say he knows a lot of famous people, so...
12:40Maybe I'll be one of those waitresses who get $1,000 tip.
12:44That's all you're getting.
12:45Let those sugar daddies know you already got a cabbie for someone else.
12:49You can't be jealous like that when we haven't even met yet.
12:52When are you going to get your phone fixed so we can FaceTime?
12:54Hey, what's that?
12:58Oh, my God.
12:59Why does she keep calling me?
13:01Have I told you about how my piss poor excuse for a mother blew our rent money on lottery tickets?
13:07Babe, I got to get back to work.
13:09Love you.
13:10Okay, call me later.
13:12Hello?
13:15Love you, too.
13:18White Nikki.
13:19Yeah, that's right.
13:20White Nikki.
13:21A blue-eyed soul, but not the Rachel Dolezal type.
13:26Before today, wiping old folks' asses and dodging wandering hands while giving a sponge bath
13:30was a far cry from employment.
13:33Felt more like punishment.
13:35Coming to Mo Waffles is her escape plan.
13:38A shot at independence from her overbearing mother.
13:41And a chance to see if her online boo is the real damn deal.
13:51Hey, this is Mo D.
13:53If you're calling about a comeback tour, press 1.
13:56If it's business, press 2.
13:58If it's my ex-wife, go to hell.
14:00Everybody else, you know what to do.
14:02Hey, Mo.
14:08It's KB.
14:09Looking at a restaurant, man.
14:10I see a car outside, but I don't see you.
14:13Hey, listen.
14:14About that offer we discussed earlier.
14:16Some things change, and...
14:19Might need to circle back to that.
14:20Just hit me back when you get this message.
14:23Peace.
14:23Mornin'.
14:33Oh, hey.
14:35Uh, KB.
14:35Head chef.
14:36Who are you?
14:37White Nikki.
14:38Server.
14:39White Nikki.
14:41If it makes you uncomfortable, you can just call me Nikki, but...
14:44Expect about five heads to turn around when it gets busy in here.
14:47Oh.
14:47Where's Mo?
14:49Oh, Mo, I've been looking for...
14:50Good morning!
14:51Sorry, I'm late.
14:53He came across a yard sale.
14:54Uh, look at y'all.
14:56I'm tired.
14:57Like some real workers.
14:59Well, a token of employee appreciation, I got y'all some kind of all-day bus passes.
15:04Mm-hmm.
15:05Now, they ballot all day, except for peak hours, lunch breaks, and when it's raining.
15:10You know, I had to steal these before I left.
15:12Here y'all go.
15:14No, thank you.
15:15Okay.
15:17Who are you?
15:19My apologies.
15:20I'm Cherry.
15:21I'm the manager of this here, Shindig.
15:24I'm KB, the head chef.
15:26White Nikki.
15:26Server.
15:28White Nikki.
15:29So, I grew up in a neighborhood with a whole lot of Nikki's.
15:32Latina Nikki, Petrois Nikki, Creole Nikki, Lithuanian Nikki.
15:37Oh, uh-uh.
15:38Lithuanian Nikki.
15:39Girl, it's a small world.
15:40I used to pick up Lithuanian Nikki on my bus ride every day.
15:43She just disappeared.
15:44Yeah, that's because she got arrested.
15:46What?
15:46Are you serious?
15:48Hey, Michelle, so you about that life for real, huh?
15:51Okay.
15:52Why you got Mo's crown?
15:54Oh, I forgot I even had this.
15:56Baby had to steal this from my trashy neighbor out back.
16:00It's Mo here now.
16:01Calm down, KB.
16:03You know celebrities can never be on time.
16:05Baby, don't you know Lauren Hill created her own time zone?
16:08So, why is Mo's called Clark Dasha?
16:11Yeah, um, he's probably in the manager's office.
16:14They maybe want to do a boardroom first.
16:16You know, a little meet up.
16:19Okay, so how about y'all get to work, and we'll meet up in the back.
16:24Chop, chop!
16:25Come on!
16:26Come on!
16:26Come on!
16:27Come on!
16:28Come on!
16:29Come on!
16:30Come on!
16:31Come on!
16:33Come on!
16:35Come on!
16:36Come on!
16:37Come on!
16:38Come on!
16:38Come on!
16:39Come on!
16:40Come on!
16:41Come on!
16:42Come on!
16:43Good morning, Moldy Fresh!
16:45I found your crown!
16:53Hey.
17:06What is this?
17:07What's going on?
17:08What's going on?
17:10What's going on?
17:11Hey?
17:16Hey.
17:28Hilton?
17:45What?
17:47Cherry?
17:49What are you doing in Atlanta?
17:51Well, I had some unfinished business to take care of.
17:54But I heard about this place, and I just thought I'd check it out.
17:59Yeah, we're not open yet. Grand opening is in six days. Lord willing, the grease trap don't rise.
18:04So you work here?
18:06Better. I'm the manager.
18:12How long does it take to approve a rental application? A day? Two days? A whole pay period?
18:21I don't know.
18:24I should apply. Do you think I should apply?
18:30I mean, what do I have to lose, right?
18:33Reeves thinks I can get it.
18:36Living with my mama is running its course.
18:40If I'm being honest, I don't think she ever had it in her to be a good parent.
18:45She thinks boundaries is a drink with no alcohol.
18:48I don't want to be tired, but I will try.
18:53I don't want to look around.
18:55I don't want to look around.
18:55But I also want to stop worrying that you'll end up back where you started.
19:15Divorced? Hold up. Somebody actually got you down the aisle?
19:20Tried to require a tranquilizer?
19:22Probably. I was really just a dead man walking.
19:25But what about you?
19:27Sheriff?
19:28I...
19:29Nobody's calling me that nickname since we were running around Camelot Park.
19:34Nah.
19:35Since Dre passed, never would have saw myself falling for anyone like that again.
19:40Sometimes the fall is the only way back up.
19:43Hilton, please.
19:44We're in our 40s.
19:46Falling is not poetic.
19:47Child is bad knees.
19:48Maybe it's giving someone a second chance.
19:56Let's turn on no fricking water.
19:59Charlie's right here.
20:00Could you leave my Coke sign or maybe...
20:01No, white Nikki.
20:03You scared the shit out of me.
20:05What's up? What you want?
20:07What was that?
20:08What was what? What you looking at?
20:10What... What are you doing?
20:12In the scary movies, the white girl lives the longest.
20:14So here, here. Protect me, wonder woman.
20:16Go check it out.
20:17Go ahead. Check it out.
20:18Oh, yeah. What you doing?
20:19What you... What you doing?
20:21Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.
20:22What am I?
20:23I'm not gonna die in a place this dirty.
20:24I can't do anything.
20:26Oh, my God.
20:27Oh, my God.
20:31It's moving. It's moving.
20:33Oh, my God.
20:33Oh, my God.
20:35Call me if you need me.
20:43All right.
20:45Bye.
20:47Is it dead?
21:13Is it dead?
21:13Oh, my God.
21:26Oh, my God.
21:27Uh-oh.
21:28Uh-oh.
21:31Wait.
21:32That's Smoles' ring?
21:34Is that blood?
21:36Oh, my God.
21:37Oh, my God.
21:39Oh, my God.
21:39Good evening, Atlanta.
21:56I'm Ginger Steele, reporting to you live from Atlanta's West End.
22:00Behind me is a new waffle diner that is not open for business just yet, but it's already getting attention.
22:06Here I have with me Detective Blaze Bronson.
22:09Now, Detective, what would you say has been the...
22:11Excuse me, Detective...
22:14Decorated Detective Blaze Bronson has acquired CCTV footage of a most heinous act.
22:23Yes, a van entered this property at 10 p.m. last night, and some punks jumped out, beat up, and abducted one Mody Fresh.
22:35If you've seen any suspects or a van looking like it's hauling rap royalty, please reach out to our Crime Snitchers line and tell the truth, even if it kills you.
22:48Because nobody claps the sweet cheeks of justice on my watch.
22:55Bronson, out.
23:06I'm Ginger Steele, reporting to you live from Mo' Waffles, where the syrup is sweet, but the drama's sticking.
23:13Well, I would advise you all not to do this grand opening thing, pending investigation and 47 business days for the lab.
23:31Bronson is a man of determination, grit, testicular fortitude, and an unquenchable thirst for justice.
23:47If you get any tips, or if you just want to hear the smooth, velvety sound of justice on the other line,
23:56call me.
23:57Velvety.
24:02Justice.
24:05Oh, yeah.
24:06And you might want to clean this up from the windows to the walls.
24:14And, yeah, just till it's clean.
24:17This is way too sticky for a crime scene.
24:22Bronson, out.
24:23Who is it?
24:28Tell me, do not trust that baby.
24:30Who would do something like this?
24:33Mr. Frisch was so sweet.
24:36And rich.
24:38Tell any of them streets.
24:39It's like a crazy ex.
24:41Once they get away from you, they find a way to reel you back in.
24:45Oh, please, if you let me get out of this, I promise I'm a free proverbs.
24:49It says you're just posting with the IG.
24:50I think it's fair to say that some dreams come with an unexpected twist.
24:55When it looks like all hope's gone, like you're begging to wake the hell up,
24:59an unexpected savior can show up and breathe life back into that dream like Lazarus just needed a damn nap.
25:07Hi, is there a manager I can talk to?
25:11Oh, that's me.
25:13I'm Poetic Sinclair.
25:14I'm from Charlotte.
25:15I just got in town yesterday.
25:17I need work.
25:19And, honestly, a new beginning.
25:21The only thing is, I don't have a lot of restaurant experience, but I did used to work in an ice cream shop back in the day.
25:27And so I can handle the heat, long waits, low blood sugar.
25:32Can you handle a missing boss?
25:34Shh.
25:35Uh, Poetic, is it?
25:36Yes.
25:37Yeah, we're not hiring at the moment.
25:39But the sign in the window says...
25:40The boss man ain't here by now.
25:41He's at a, uh...
25:42Uh, a silent retreat.
25:44Yes, yes.
25:45Um, no phone, no contact, just, uh, journal writing.
25:50And a sign language competition.
25:52Yes.
25:53I used to bartend back in college.
25:55I used to have those frat boys laid out like student loans.
25:58But, unfortunately, we're not able to hire without the owner's approval.
26:03Well, then, just take this token of appreciation from a single mom raising a child on, uh, one income.
26:15Girl, you hire, come.
26:24Hold on, honey, we'll be right back.
26:31Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.
26:32So, Moe D. Fresh isn't here.
26:34We don't got no money.
26:35And y'all want us to carry on like business as usual.
26:38And what if those crazy people come back for one of us?
26:40Mm-hmm.
26:40I hated my old job, but I'm not dying for this new one.
26:43I can't believe I'm about to say this, but, Cherry, I think we should listen to the police.
26:47Okay, listen, y'all.
26:49They advised us not to open, but they didn't say that we couldn't.
26:53Look, people know he's missing.
26:55And this is the place where it all went down.
26:57That we lined up simply off a cloud.
27:00By keeping the diner open, we keep ourselves open to the drama.
27:04Hell, we do our own investigation.
27:05Because sooner or later, somebody's gonna slip up and spill the tea.
27:07Okay, let's say we open.
27:10What are we gonna do with the new girl?
27:12I mean, she said she was a bartender.
27:14Yes.
27:15And we got plenty of liquor.
27:17Let me tell y'all something.
27:18Unless either one of y'all know where Pablo Escobar buried the money,
27:22we gotta make this work.
27:24And Moe D. needs us.
27:26Come on, y'all.
27:27Moe D. on three.
27:29Mm.
27:33One, two, three.
27:34Moe D.
27:35Y'all supposed to be excited.
27:38Let's get to it.
27:39Come on.
27:39Come on.
27:40Yep.
27:43Even in the face of adversity, the future can still have a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.
27:49Opening up a whole new pathway.
27:52New chapters.
27:53New expectations.
27:54And people you would have never thought you'd come across.
27:58Yes.
27:59Let's just hope their intentions match their introductions.
28:02Nichols.
28:26What?
28:26Huh?
28:27Oh, it's not.
28:27You're all hilarious.
28:27Oh, shit.
28:28I'll be eating.
28:29Oh, shit.
28:30I'll be eating.
28:30Uh-huh.
28:52Hey, Hilton.
28:56This is Cherry.
28:56Is that a call if I need anything?
29:01Well, consider this the best signal.
29:26So the crew's got a grand opening to plan, a diner to run, and a missing-ass boss they hope ain't dead.
29:33But pretty soon, they're gonna get a message, loud and clear.
29:39Cherry, they dropped a video.
29:41I don't know.
29:50We have Mody Fresh.
29:53One million dollars?
29:55Or we start mailing pieces.
29:57Time's ticking.
30:01Yes!
30:11That was a big one.
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