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Follows the lives of a group of middle-class people living in an apartment building.
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00:00:00There's no place like home
00:00:04With your family around you, you're never alone
00:00:08When 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
00:01:20No, 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, I'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 always putting a man down instead 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 until you guys finish fighting
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 and 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, what 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 and 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, off to work
00:04:00Yes, well, you know what they say
00:04:01Those 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 if she needs 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
00:05:05Mary took 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
00:05:26Do you want that bug barbecue to fry?
00:05:30Mmm
00:05:30Glad I remember this
00:05:33It's lobster
00:05:34Summer dog
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
00:06:04I know we haven't always seen eye to eye
00:06:06But
00:06:06Ear to ear
00:06:07Nose to nose
00:06:08Belly to belly
00:06:09But
00:06:11I was wondering if you
00:06:15Could
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
00:06:49That's the idea
00:06:50Let me really get this straight
00:06:53You
00:06:56Who doesn't seem to have much use for me
00:06:59Now wants me
00:07:00To help you get a new refrigerator
00:07:02This really means a lot to you, huh?
00:07:06Yes, it does, Sandra
00:07:07Well
00:07:09No
00:07:11Come on
00:07:13Well, Mary
00:07:27I checked on our floor
00:07:29And, uh
00:07:29We don't have any leaks
00:07:31Oh, you mean
00:07:31I'm the only one
00:07:32With this special feature
00:07:33Well, don't tell Calloway
00:07:35He'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
00:07:42Probably hasn't been painted in weeks
00:07:44Maybe that's Calloway now
00:07:47Oh, I hope so
00:07:48Hi, Rose
00:07:52Mary, earlier today
00:07:53We discussed what favor
00:07:54I might do for you
00:07:55What we neglected to discuss
00:07:57Is what favor you might do for me
00:07:58In exchange
00:08:00Are you saying
00:08:01You 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
00:08:07At least listen to what she has to say
00:08:09Thank you, Rose
00:08:10Well, as it happens
00:08:12I left the water running
00:08:13In my bathtub this morning
00:08:14And now my apartment
00:08:15Is to trifle moist
00:08:16So that's where this leak came from
00:08:20Perhaps
00:08:22Perhaps
00:08:24Wait
00:08:24The correct-ojack team
00:08:26Of the city's finest plumbers
00:08:27Is correcting the problem
00:08:28As we speak
00:08:28Calloway's got plumbers for you already?
00:08:30Mm-hmm
00:08:31I can get plumbers
00:08:32And
00:08:33I can get refrigerators
00:08:35Mary, your problems are solved
00:08:38We haven't heard
00:08:39What the woman wants, Rose
00:08:41Well
00:08:42There are several large men
00:08:44Squeezing my sofas out right now
00:08:46It may prove difficult
00:08:48For me to throw this little party
00:08:49I'd planned for this evening
00:08:50So
00:08:50I was wondering
00:08:51If I could use your place
00:08:52To 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
00:08:58Uh
00:08:59Let me
00:09:00Really get this
00:09:02Straight
00:09:03You
00:09:08Who doesn't seem to have much use for
00:09:11Me
00:09:13Now wants me to let you
00:09:17Have a party in my apartment
00:09:20Well
00:09:22No
00:09:24Well, fine
00:09:28Mrs. O'Brien needs some new wallpaper
00:09:30And Mr. Calloway's been slow to respond
00:09:32Maybe I can help her
00:09:33Wait a minute, Sandra
00:09:33Wait a minute
00:09:34Now, Mary, that doesn't seem too much to ask
00:09:35Just one night
00:09:36And a fruit bed
00:09:37Come on now
00:09:37You're gonna get a new refrigerator
00:09:38Wouldn't she, Sandra?
00:09:39I'd practically guarantee it
00:09:41But if Mary isn't interested
00:09:42I won't twist her arm
00:09:43Wait a minute, Sandra
00:09:44Mary, isn't there anything you wanna 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 on 70
00:09:5370, 70
00:09:53Yeah, this is marvelous
00:09:54It'd be wonderful
00:09:54Thank you both
00:09:55Bye, Mary
00:09:55Bye
00:09:56There
00:09:59Wasn'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 Brenda and 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?
00:10:39Yes, ma'am
00:10:40May I come in?
00:10:43That depends
00:10:44What's in the box?
00:10:46Just 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
00:11:05Right back to Miss Clark
00:11:06After little Mary
00:11:07Sandra
00:11:08It 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
00:11:15Make a few cosmetic alterations
00:11:17Through your decor
00:11:18For 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 go upstairs and get the rest
00:11:39Yes, Miss Clark
00:11:40Stop
00:11:41The rest
00:11:43Mary, your 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, a 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 Callaway 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, it'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'd be
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, Lester
00:13:30Hey, baby
00:13:32Oh, hi, hey
00:13:34I'm sorry about this morning
00:13:35I don't wanna fight anymore
00:13:36What the hell is all this?
00:13:43Honey, honey, we're getting a new refrigerator
00:13:45That's right
00:13:45See, here's a brochure
00:13:47Avocado green
00:13:48Butter dish
00:13:49Oh, honey, look 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 look like a SWAT mean?
00:13:57I was getting to that
00:13:58Uh, I'll be right back
00:14:01Here, Mrs. Jenkins
00:14:04How is it?
00:14:10Where 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 have to hold them, honey
00:14:22Or they'll float to the ceiling
00:14:23Will you tell me what'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 with 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, uh, Sandra's talking to Callaway
00:14:46To get a new refrigerator for us
00:14:47So I said that she could have a party here tonight
00:14:50What?
00:14:50She'll let have a party here tonight
00:14:51What?
00:14:53There is no need to yell
00:14:55There's 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 to our family
00:15:03If anybody's going to bring peace and harmony to our family
00:15:06I'm going to do it
00:15:07I told you I'd get the refrigerator
00:15:08And I'd drag and Callaway in the court
00:15:10Pastor, can't you see this is so much easier?
00:15:14Mary, 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
00:15:28Trying 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 over 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?
00:15:47Mary, I was looking forward to this
00:15:49I invited some of the guys over
00:15:50It's going to 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
00:16:19Steve, Lorraine, darling
00:16:31I'm so glad you could make it
00:16:34It's over there
00:16:35Munchies over there
00:16:36And I'm Friday
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
00:16:47Given by one of my most favorite employees
00:16:49By 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
00:17:25I'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
00:17:34I'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?
00:17:50No!
00:17:51I don't know the timpani'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 a 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
00:18:26Excuse 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 open downfield
00:18:37Touchdown!
00:18:39What a play!
00:18:40You had to see it to believe it
00:18:42You hear that, Mary?
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!
00:18:55What a responsibility!
00:18:57Mary, 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
00:19:08In quiet evenings with our family
00:19:10Shh!
00:19:12What 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
00:19:20Nine o'clock tomorrow morning, Mary
00:19:21Provided there are no snafus
00:19:24That's my good china!
00:19:29Self-defrosting
00:19:30Which you're more than welcome to use
00:19:32Mary, could you?
00:19:42Thank you, I just couldn't stoop that low
00:19:44Come on, guys, let's go down to the blue rooster
00:19:50This is crazy
00:19:51Oh, no, Lester, wait!
00:19:53Don't go!
00:19:54Maybe you can put up with all this, but I can't
00:19:56Come on, guys, let's go
00:19:57Haud'oeuvres?
00:19:58Pie?
00:19:59Excuse me, excuse me
00:20:00Lester!
00:20:03Oh, 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, sorry 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
00:20:23You see what you've done?
00:20:25Brenda's gone, Lester's gone
00:20:26And 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?
00:20:46I'm being called a maid in my own house
00:20:49Well, you don't want her
00:20:50She'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
00:21:10No more of those dreadful devil days
00:21:12I never met anybody so rude
00:21:15So thoughtless
00:21:15Well, okay, okay, okay
00:21:17We'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
00:21:27Lester's gone
00:21:28My child is gone
00:21:29And 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 pages
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
00:21:47In my office
00:21:48All right, everybody out
00:22:03Where is everybody?
00:22:11I already threw them out
00:22:13I 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?
00:22:23Master
00:22:24I decided the game wasn't all that important
00:22:28So I went shopping
00:22:28Now don't go tell me I shouldn't have done it
00:22:30You're my wife
00:22:31And 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
00:22:46How much did it cost?
00:22:48Nothing
00:22:48I'm going to deduct it from next month's rent
00:22:50Calloway 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
00:23:04Doctor 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
00:23:34There's no place like home
00:23:46With your family around you, you're never alone
00:23:52When you know that you're loved, you don't need to roam
00:24:07You don't need to roam
00:24:08Cause there's no place like home
00:24:11Time
00:24:13Times are changing
00:24:14Every day, every day
00:24:16Every day, we won't get by with those same old ways
00:24:19No, no
00:24:20Well, then together, we'll make it right
00:24:23With help from our friends, I know we can't hide
00:24:26But there's no place like home
00:24:28There's no place like home
00:24:29There's no place like home
00:24:30With your family around you, you're never alone
00:24:33When you know that you're loved, you don't need to roam
00:24:37Cause there ain't no place like home
00:24:47There ain't no place like home
00:24:51I mean, no place, child.
00:24:57Oh, what a beautiful night.
00:24:59I bet Diana don't think so.
00:25:01I know she don't.
00:25:03What 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.
00:25:09Yes, he did.
00:25:10Well, what happened?
00:25:11He ran off with one of those young girls in his office.
00:25:14It's always a young girl.
00:25:17Oh, that's a shame.
00:25:19Diana was so crazy about Charles.
00:25:21I know she devastated me.
00:25:22Well, it's her own fault.
00:25:24What'd she do, driving to the airport?
00:25:28No, but 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.
00:25:40Three has always been my lucky number.
00:25:43You'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.
00:25:53What danger sign?
00:25:55Well, number one, they forget to say, I love you.
00:25:58Number 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.
00:26:05And number four, they start moving and breathing all together.
00:26:10Girl, that's the worst thing.
00:26:12Girl, I don't know how you come up with all this stuff.
00:26:15Well, it's a fact.
00:26:17If a woman don't heed the sign, she's gonna lose the man.
00:26:20Well, 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 ain't going nowhere, girl.
00:26:31I know it.
00:26:33That's what Dinah thought about y'all.
00:26:37Well, it's the truth.
00:26:39If a woman don't hold on to a man, somebody 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.
00:27:02Mrs. Jenkins?
00:27:04Yes, Tiffany.
00:27:06In school, they make us do that.
00:27:08Why would you want to do it if nobody's forcing you?
00:27:10It's good for you, honey.
00:27:13Are you sure?
00:27:14Because you look like you're going to die.
00:27:19We're going, Mom.
00:27:20Okay.
00:27:22I'll be careful crossing the street.
00:27:24And you'll be careful touching your toes.
00:27:31Are lunch ready?
00:27:32It's on the table.
00:27:33Okay.
00:27:34Move it, move it, move it, move it, move it, move it.
00:27:50You're after my life insurance, aren't you?
00:27:53I couldn't resist, baby.
00:27:55I'm just doing this for you.
00:27:57I'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.
00:28:11Lester.
00:28:12Yeah?
00:28:13Do you love me?
00:28:15I just kissed you, didn't I?
00:28:18It wasn't much of a kiss.
00:28:19Mary, it's early in the morning.
00:28:21My lips aren't awake yet.
00:28:23Just answer the question.
00:28:26Oh, 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 as an excuse.
00:28:35Bye.
00:28:37Lester.
00:28:38L-
00:28:39Lester.
00:28:43Lester, you still haven't answered me.
00:28:45Baby, 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.
00:28:54So I gotta go to work.
00:28:55Now, bye.
00:28:58Morning, Mary.
00:29:02Oh, good morning, Rose.
00:29:03How you feeling this morning?
00:29:05Dumb.
00:29:06I 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.
00:29:12Oh.
00:29:13But you did.
00:29:14Yes.
00:29:15And what did he say?
00:29:16I gotta go to work, Mary.
00:29:20Morning, lady.
00:29:21Oh, Sandra.
00:29:22Off to work?
00:29:23Yes, another day of meeting the challenge of the business world.
00:29:27While others meet the challenge of dirty laundry.
00:29:32What's so challenging about being a receptionist?
00:29:35A lot more than being a housewife.
00:29:37I put people on hold.
00:29:39I press intercom buttons.
00:29:40I validate people's parking ticket.
00:29:42I can do it all.
00:29:43I am today's woman.
00:29:48Oh, please.
00:29:53Now, if that's today's woman, I hate to think about tomorrow.
00:29:56Oh, Sandy.
00:29:58Oh, Sandy.
00:29:59Oh, Harriet.
00:30:00What are you doing here?
00:30:01Sis, you have got to help me out.
00:30:03John's mother is sick.
00:30:04We have to visit her for the weekend, and it's no place for kids.
00:30:07So, could Susie stay with you?
00:30:09Can she what?
00:30:11Our regular sitter isn't available.
00:30:14And 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.
00:30:20Sound-a-plan, mother.
00:30:22Maybe she can put the kid on hold.
00:30:24Oh!
00:30:26Harriet, I'm busy this weekend.
00:30:28I have social obligations.
00:30:31Why can't John go see a sick mother by herself?
00:30:33Oh, Sandy, you know John.
00:30:35He gets weak in the knees whenever 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.
00:30:45I can handle it.
00:30:47I'll do it.
00:30:47Oh, thank you, sis.
00:30:50I'll bring her over tonight.
00:30:52Bye.
00:30:56What you all 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, I'm going to be yesterday's woman.
00:31:07Oh, Mary, there's no reason for you to feel insecure.
00:31:11Your marriage is as solid as the rock of Gibraltar.
00:31:14Hmm, that's what Dinah thought.
00:31:16Then some floozy ran off with her piece of the rock.
00:31:18Oh.
00:31:21Wow.
00:31:22Mom, it's beautiful.
00:31:24Oh, do you really think so?
00:31:25Yeah, I know Daddy's going to love it.
00:31:27Oh, I hope so.
00:31:29You know, your father is not the most observant man in the world.
00:31:32Hey, hey, hey.
00:31:33I'm home.
00:31:35Oh.
00:31:37Let's see.
00:31:38Hi, baby.
00:31:42How was school today, sugar?
00:31:43Fine.
00:31:44What's for dinner?
00:31:45I'm starving.
00:31:53Your back go out again?
00:31:55No.
00:31:58Good.
00:31:58I'm going to go wash up.
00:32:00Master.
00:32:00Oh, I forgot.
00:32:01I forgot.
00:32:02I love you.
00:32:04I've been practicing that all day.
00:32:05I've just been walking around saying, I love you.
00:32:07I love you.
00:32:08I love you.
00:32:09A couple of the guys looked at me real strange.
00:32:13That's not what I meant.
00:32:15Well, what then?
00:32:16My dress.
00:32:17Oh, that's very nice.
00:32:19You haven't worn it in a while, have you?
00:32:21I always like that dress.
00:32:23Why don't you wear it more often?
00:32:25I love you.
00:32:28I love you.
00:32:35Hi, Mary.
00:32:35I hope I didn't catch you in the middle of dinner.
00:32:37Oh, no.
00:32:37We 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.
00:32:52What do you want?
00:32:56My sister dropped off little Susie, but she left before I could ask her what to feed her.
00:33:00Well, how old is she?
00:33:00Six.
00:33:01Mary, what do you think she'll like better?
00:33:04Linguini with clam sauce or assorted sushi?
00:33:07Well, that depends.
00:33:09Is she Italian or Japanese?
00:33:12Oh, girl.
00:33:13Fix her a salad, broil a meat patty, and mash her potato.
00:33:16Mash her potato?
00:33:17That sounds so physical, Mary.
00:33:21Then it ought to be right up your alley.
00:33:24Sandra, fix her some fresh vegetables and fruit.
00:33:26You got any apples?
00:33:27Mm-mm.
00:33:28I used to eat an apple a day, but I'm dating this doctor now, and I definitely don't want
00:33:32to keep him away.
00:33:35Hey, Sandra.
00:33:36Hey, Lester.
00:33:37Thanks, Mary.
00:33:39Oh, and Mary, I do love that new dress.
00:33:42Don't you, Lester?
00:33:43Oh, is that a new dress?
00:33:49Which you didn't notice.
00:33:52Look, 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.
00:34:02Mom, 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, and he lets her know it.
00:34:16Yeah, it's sickening.
00:34:19The food's getting cold.
00:34:21In a minute, Brenda.
00:34:22You could be a little more attentive, you know.
00:34:24All right, what do you want me to do?
00:34:26Well, you could surprise me with flowers sometimes, besides Mother's Day.
00:34:32Ken always surprises Thelma.
00:34:34Remind me to smack Ken next time I see you.
00:34:37Do you want me to put the food back in the oven?
00:34:39We'll be there, Brenda.
00:34:41Would 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, I'm sure to die first.
00:34:51Where are 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.
00:35:12That's all you want me for, Lester, is to wash your shorts.
00:35:16And your shirts.
00:35:17Oh, Lester, what am I going to do with you?
00:35:21If that's all you got left of him, I'd forget him.
00:35:25I don't know what happens to men.
00:35:27I mean, when it comes to baseball, basketball, and football, they stay interested.
00:35:31But 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.
00:35:37I think when a man gets married, something in him dies.
00:35:40But, Mary, you've got a good marriage.
00:35:42You can't expect the honeymoon to last forever.
00:35:44Oh?
00:35:45Well, what happened to all those danger signs you were talking about?
00:35:48I can't expect romance as well as sex, can't I?
00:35:51Well, I'd settle for either one.
00:35:57I found my dirty socks.
00:35:58Oh.
00:36:00Where were they?
00:36:01Under my beam.
00:36:02You better go get the sheets.
00:36:03Yes, ma'am.
00:36:05Calvin?
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, I hope you appreciate your wife the same way.
00:36:14Oh, you mean if I was to marry someone like Brynn?
00:36:19Well, someone like Brynn.
00:36:21Not necessarily Brynn.
00:36:24Maybe not even somebody like Brynn.
00:36:27Oh, forget the whole discussion.
00:36:29I think I'll go get those sheets, Grandma.
00:36:31All right.
00:36:32Oh, Mary, I'll be back.
00:36:34I forgot to take my pie out of the oven.
00:36:37Hi, bro.
00:36:38Hi, Lester.
00:36:39Lester, what are you doing home?
00:36:40Is everything all right?
00:36:41For you.
00:36:44Oh.
00:36:47You didn't have to.
00:36:49Oh, yes, I did.
00:36:54So you just did it because I told you to?
00:36:57I thought you told me to because you wanted me to.
00:37:00Well, 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.
00:37:07Rose is here.
00:37:08I'm gone.
00:37:09No, Rose.
00:37:11Oh, Rose, wait a minute.
00:37:12Can Brynn spend the night with you and Tiffany?
00:37:14Oh, of course you can.
00:37:15Good.
00:37:16Now you can go.
00:37:18No, 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.
00:37:24Really?
00:37:24Yeah, that is if you're not too busy.
00:37:27Well, I guess I could fit you in my busy schedule.
00:37:30Good.
00:37:31I'm going to shower and get ready.
00:37:34By the way, have I told you how beautiful you look?
00:37:37Oh.
00:37:41He says you look beautiful.
00:37:44Yeah.
00:37:45I 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.
00:37:58I'm beginning to believe there's a 7-Eleven for every family in Washington.
00:38:03Yeah.
00:38:03It was so pretty.
00:38:05We sure did a lot of dancing 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.
00:38:17It's very popular.
00:38:19Oh, I'm sorry.
00:38:20It just seems to me if you're going to serve something called a burger, it ought to have meat in it.
00:38:26Did bring back a lot of memories, though, didn't it?
00:38:28Yeah.
00:38:29You proposed to me at Big Al's.
00:38:31Mm-hmm.
00:38:32We were so alive.
00:38:33Sure.
00:38:34We ate meat.
00:38:37Well, anyway, we still have each other.
00:38:40The rest of the evening and an empty apartment.
00:38:43We'd have killed for that when we were kids.
00:38:45Yeah.
00:38:46Now you're getting the idea.
00:38:47Um, you want to go to the bedroom?
00:38:51No, that's not what I mean.
00:38:54You don't want to go to the bedroom?
00:38:56Yeah.
00:38:57But can't we take the romantic route?
00:39:00Okay.
00:39:01We'll be romantic.
00:39:02What do we do?
00:39:03Well, let's talk.
00:39:05And I don't mean about jobs and kids.
00:39:07I mean, you and me.
00:39:11Intimate talk.
00:39:12I know.
00:39:28Let's look at our honeymoon pictures.
00:39:30Oh, Mary, do we have to.
00:39:32Oh, it'll be fun.
00:39:34At least we know they're still the same.
00:39:37Here they are.
00:39:38Oh, you were so handsome.
00:39:46Well, I guess some things never do change.
00:39:48Oh, look.
00:39:51There's the hotel.
00:39:53Oh, I remember thinking it was the most beautiful place in the world.
00:39:57That was our first king-sized bed.
00:39:59It was a waste.
00:40:00On our honeymoon, all we needed was one twin.
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.
00:40:11Well, I'm glad you had such a nice time.
00:40:13And the room was freezing.
00:40:15You know, did they really think we were going to bring our pajamas on our honeymoon?
00:40:19Forget the pictures.
00:40:22What did I do?
00:40:23Nothing.
00:40:29I know what.
00:40:30There's no mood in here.
00:40:31Sit right there.
00:40:33I'm going to turn off some of these lights.
00:40:44On second thought, not too many.
00:40:48There.
00:40:49Isn't that better?
00:40:51Mm.
00:40:52You smell good.
00:40:53Oh, I know what's missing.
00:40:56Yeah, you.
00:40:59No, we need some music.
00:41:01Hi, sailor.
00:41:19Mary.
00:41:20My head feels like a yo-yo.
00:41:23Oh, I'm sorry, honey.
00:41:24I'll be right there.
00:41:25I just want everything to be perfect.
00:41:26You sure haven't lost your touch.
00:41:31You ain't seen nothing yet.
00:41:33I wonder what happened to the lights.
00:41:36Who cares?
00:41:38It's probably just a fuse.
00:41:40No, the whole street is out.
00:41:42Oh, great.
00:41:43What's next, a hurricane?
00:41:45Don't worry, I like the candle.
00:41:46Do you think God is trying to tell us there is no romance after marriage?
00:41:51I think you're making too much out of the whole thing.
00:41:54That's because you're a man.
00:41:57There'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 when we were teenagers.
00:42:08I brought you home late one night.
00:42:10And I tried to sneak in without waking up my folks.
00:42:12Yeah.
00:42:13Said you didn't want to turn on the light.
00:42:14You're going to feel your way up the stairs.
00:42:18Well, I would have made it if you had knocked over Mama's lamp.
00:42:20I thought I was going to die laughing.
00:42:24When my daddy came downstairs, I thought you were going to die, period.
00:42:30It was really a full moon that night.
00:42:33How do you remember?
00:42:34Oh, I remember more than you give me credit for.
00:42:37Maybe.
00:42:43Someone's unhappy.
00:42:44Sandra's niece.
00:42:46You know, we've been pretty lucky with Brenda.
00:42:48She never gave us a moment's trouble when she was little.
00:42:51She gave us enough when she was born.
00:42:54Yeah, I wasn't sure she was going to make it.
00:42:56That was a rough night.
00:42:58It wasn't no picnic for me, either.
00:43:00No, but you came through with flying colors.
00:43:03That's because you didn't hear the screaming.
00:43:05Like hell, I didn't.
00:43:07That'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, that 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.
00:43:20Better late than never.
00:43:22Well, after they plucked me down off the ceiling.
00:43:25I remember looking at you and thinking you'd been crying.
00:43:28Me?
00:43:29No, I'd just been up all night.
00:43:31It was really hot in that room.
00:43:33Lester.
00:43:34All right.
00:43:35Maybe one tear.
00:43:37A little one.
00:43:38I just happened to see you smile again.
00:43:40I was really pretty nervous.
00:43:42Oh, honey.
00:43:42Well, the blackout's over.
00:43:50Well, at least it didn't last all night.
00:43:55Oh.
00:43:58What are you doing?
00:44:00Oh, it's getting late.
00:44:01We might as well turn in.
00:44:02What 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, and 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.
00:44:20You stay right there.
00:44:21Now, I know this isn't the Starlight Ballroom, but did you suppose I could have this dance?
00:44:33Well, you think there's a room?
00:44:35The dance floor looks pretty crowded.
00:44:37We'll just have to dance close.
00:44:40You're still the prettiest woman on the floor.
00:44:42Well, as I say, some things never change.
00:44:54Mary, I know I don't always say it when I should, but I love you.
00:45:01I've always loved you, and I always will, baby.
00:45:04Oh, Lester.
00:45:05Hey, are those tears I see?
00:45:10Well, maybe one.
00:45:12A little one.
00:45:13No, she's not.
00:45:18No, no.
00:45:30I don't know.
00:45:37Well, let's sit down.
00:45:41There's no place like home
00:46:06With your family around you
00:46:09You're never alone
00:46:11When you know that you love
00:46:13You don't need to roam
00:46:14Cause there's no place like home
00:46:17Times are changing
00:46:20Every day
00:46:22We won't get by
00:46:24With those same old ways
00:46:26Pulling together
00:46:27We'll make it right
00:46:29With help from our friends
00:46:31I know we can't buy
00:46:33There's no place like home
00:46:36With your family around you
00:46:39You're never alone
00:46:40When you know that you love
00:46:42You don't need to roam
00:46:44Cause there ain't no place like
00:46:47Better believe it
00:46:48There ain't no place like
00:46:50Better believe it
00:46:52There ain't no place like
00:46:54There'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
00:47:06Afternoon, Mary
00:47:08Girl, they haven't picked up the garbage yet
00:47:10No, girl, they late today
00:47:12Well, looking at hefty bags
00:47:13Is not my idea of a beautiful view
00:47:15Oh, I don't know
00:47:17Those bags mean we had food on the table last night
00:47:20We should be grateful
00:47:21I'll be grateful
00:47:22When they get the food off the street
00:47:23Cats around here
00:47:26Think it's restaurant roles
00:47:27Mary, you got to have patience
00:47:31I'd rather have hot water
00:47:33Do you know the shower
00:47:35Turned ice cold again today?
00:47:37Yeah, same as mine
00:47:38Well, I'm sure Calloway
00:47:40Just hasn't had time
00:47:40To fix the heater
00:47:41Hmm, time means money
00:47:43And our landlord is so stingy
00:47:44Not only has he got
00:47:46The first penny ever made
00:47:47He got it taped to his neighbor
00:47:48Good afternoon, ladies
00:47:51Oh, afternoon, Ken
00:47:52Off to school, huh?
00:47:53Yes
00:47:54English literature today
00:47:55America
00:47:58I love it here
00:47:59They even gift wrapped the garbage
00:48:01I can tell he ain't been here long
00:48:05But getting back to Calloway
00:48:08He ain't gonna fix nothing in this build
00:48:09The 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
00:48:16Girl
00:48:17I heard the O'Briens got a crack in their marriage
00:48:22No!
00:48:23Yeah
00:48:23Oh, I can't believe it
00:48:26They just celebrated their silver anniversary
00:48:28Well, I can tell you one thing
00:48:30They ain't going for the gold
00:48:31You 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
00:48:45Yeah, this neighborhood's getting mighty fancy
00:48:49Girl, 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
00:49:02Ooh, look at Louie
00:49:10Strutting like a peacock
00:49:12Mmm, if he don't think he's a dough man
00:49:14In that uniform, probably thinks he's a South American general
00:49:18Hi, Louie
00:49:21Lady
00:49:28Are you 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
00:49:44Do you see many celebrities?
00:49:46I'm the receptionist
00:49:47I see them all
00:49:48And they see all of us
00:49:50As a working woman
00:49:55My time is too valuable to waste around here
00:49:58How's Mr. Calloway?
00:50:01I wouldn't know
00:50:04He has his apartment
00:50:05And 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
00:50:16Girl, you got the devil in you
00:50:26Well, she makes me sick
00:50:29She sure loves to flaunt
00:50:33Don't you wish you had it?
00:50:37Girl, you know what they call women like that
00:50:39Yeah, lucky
00:50:41She's the reason nothing gets fixed around here
00:50:45Instead of spending money on this building
00:50:47Calloway 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
00:50:53That's why I sit right here looking the other way
00:50:55Now, wait a minute
00:50:57Mr. Calloway said he's gonna 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 with some soup
00:51:04I'm always bringing my leftovers
00:51:06Hot soup, apple pie
00:51:08You know he loves my homemade fudge
00:51:11Well, Mary, he's got no one to cook for him
00:51:14Well, what does Sandra do?
00:51:16Shake and bake?
00:51:19Hi, sweetheart
00:51:21How you doing?
00:51:22How 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
00:51:28Just kidding, Mom
00:51:31Oh, hi, Mama
00:51:32Jason is coming
00:51:36Jason is coming
00:51:37Just what in the world is going on?
00:51:41Oh, hi, Mrs. Jenkins
00:51:42Calvin Dobbs, is that you in there?
00:51:47Have you gone crazy, boy?
00:51:48Yes, ma'am
00:51:49I think I have
00:51:50I mean, it has been kind of hot lately
00:51:55Calvin 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
00:52:03Calvin wants to show me where he goes
00:52:05When he wants to think about things
00:52:07Huh
00:52:07Must be a very small place
00:52:10Oh, that's a good one, Mrs. Jenkins
00:52:17Uh, Brian, maybe you ought to do this some other time
00:52:20Bye, Mrs. Jenkins
00:52:23Well, he's hot
00:52:25That boy is 16 and you're barely 14
00:52:27So when I'm 20, he'll be 22
00:52:29Fine, call him then
00:52:31Can't do nothing around here
00:52:34Did you have something to say?
00:52:37Mama, 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?
00:52:43You're going to give that child a quarter for some ice cream
00:52:44You're right
00:52:45Here's 50 cents
00:52:46Thanks, Mama
00:52:48Okay, bye-bye
00:52:49I'm telling you, Rose
00:52:51You're spoiling that child
00:52:53You should never let her have ice cream
00:52:55Before 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
00:53:11See there?
00:53:14That's what I get for trying to be good friends
00:53:15From 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
00:53:23I don't even tell you about Fred Anderson
00:53:28Coming home late last night
00:53:30Now, you know, that was a sin and a shame
00:53:38You know, last week
00:53:40Well, the garbage truck finally got here
00:53:44Well, it's about time
00:53:46Hey, why don't y'all spend more time working
00:53:49And less time on coffee breaks
00:53:51Did you see that?
00:53:53Did you see that?
00:53:57And they weren't saying we're number one either
00:54:00That's a fifth quarter I put in
00:54:08This thing is worse than the slot machines in Las Vegas
00:54:11I 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
00:54:21Now, 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
00:54:31Could you come down off your soapbox long enough to fix your family some dinner?
00:54:34Honey, I hear you
00:54:35But you know as well as we do
00:54:36That this building's got a lot of violations that Callaway 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
00:54:49When I want a poetry reading, Rose, I will ask you
00:54:54I say we fight fire with fire
00:54:59Go right ahead
00:55:02If 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. Callaway to the hospital
00:55:08Oh, the poor man
00:55:11The poor man, my foot
00:55:12Here 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 flu?
00:55:24Mary, the man happens to be in critical condition
00:55:27His heart's not beating regular
00:55:29They got him on oxygen
00:55:30A fairy tale, folks
00:55:32Come on, baby, let's go
00:55:34Wait a minute, honey
00:55:35Don't listen to this woman
00:55:36She is just trying to protect his money
00:55:38As the Lord is my witness, it is a fake
00:55:41No way is that man sick
00:55:43That sure was a lovely funeral, wasn't it?
00:55:51Mr. Callaway looks so peaceful
00:55:53Well, of course he looked peaceful, Rose
00:55:57He was dead
00:55:57But 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
00:56:04Remember how good Hattie Brown looked when she died?
00:56:07Yeah, we had
00:56:08And you know, she was the ugliest woman on the hospital
00:56:10Oh, but she was beautiful on the inside
00:56:17That's all that mattered
00:56:18Oh, now that Mr. Callaway's gone
00:56:21I'm glad I took him that hot soup
00:56:23Apple pie
00:56:24And homemade fudge
00:56:25The funeral is over, Rose
00:56:27Could you please stop talking about it?
00:56:30I'd like to forget it
00:56:31Oh, you finally admitting he ain't faking it?
00:56:39All I know is that me and Callaway didn't get along
00:56:41And he'd do anything to prove me wrong
00:56:43Aren'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
00:56:57Well, it was such a shock, Mr. Callaway, dying so suddenly
00:57:06Yes, it was
00:57:07Uh, did he die of anything, uh, serious?
00:57:15He stopped breathing
00:57:17Well, it's, it's a shame
00:57:21Uh, 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, well, uh, when I, uh, finish work
00:57:34I would like to offer her my condolences
00:57:36Uh, 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
00:57:44Thank you, uh, I qualify
00:57:48Mary, how can you talk about Sandra that way?
00:57:59I'm sure this whole thing is just, just tearing her to pieces
00:58:03Oh, hi, Sandra
00:58:08How you feeling, honey?
00:58:10As well as could be expected
00:58:11Well, just remember, time heals all wounds
00:58:15I know, I know
00:58:17I'm just trying to hold myself together
00:58:19Well, you got on the right dress for it
00:58:23Excuse me, Rose
00:58:26I have to go
00:58:27I understand
00:58:28You want to be alone with your thoughts
00:58:30No, I'm going shopping
00:58:32Nothing like buying a few new things to shake the blues
00:58:36Tearing her to pieces, huh?
00:58:41In mourning, huh?
00:58:43She was dressed in black
00:58:44Yeah, first time I ever saw a black armband used as a skirt
00:58:48You know, the thing that worries me is
00:58:53What's going to happen to this building now?
00:58:55And where do we stand?
00:58:56Haven't you heard?
00:58:57What?
00:58:58The word is
00:59:00Calloway left the building to one of the tenants
00:59:03Three guesses as to who?
00:59:06Some
00:59:06Oh, 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 Sandra get along, you won't even have a canoe
00:59:18One bedroom, $1,100
00:59:28Two bedrooms, $1,500
00:59:31$1,500?
00:59:34I told Brenda by staying on that telephone
00:59:36Oh, 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
00:59:46Look at this
00:59:49That is something
00:59:51But tell me
00:59:52Why 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
01:00:01Okay, Mary, what kind of trouble we 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
01:00:12I mean, it's not my fault Calloway died
01:00:15I'm glad to hear that
01:00:16But word is he left this building to Sandra
01:00:22The entire building?
01:00:24Everything?
01:00:24What do you think about that?
01:00:26Wow, she must be some kind of woman
01:00:28Look at you, you'll never find out
01:00:34Now, come on, what I mean
01:00:35Come on, cool down, cool down
01:00:37Cool 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, we'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
01:00:54Look, I was just kidding, baby
01:00:58I think we ought to find out what she has in mind, you know
01:01:01Play up to her, fill her out
01:01:03She's not my type
01:01:04Look, just be nice to her
01:01:07That floozy
01:01:08Okay, I'll be glad to talk to her
01:01:10Oh, no, you won't
01:01:11I'll talk to her
01:01:13All right, then, you do that
01:01:14But remember, be nice
01:01:16Mom, Dad
01:01:20I have company
01:01:22You 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
01:01:31You be an awfully nice, young lady
01:01:36Now, just what is it you're gonna ask me
01:01:39That I'm not gonna like
01:01:40That you're gonna die if I don't do?
01:01:44Well, we just wanted to know
01:01:45If 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
01:01:52If it was all right with you
01:01:53And please, Miss Jenkins
01:01:55It's with Eddie Murphy
01:01:56Oh, 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
01:02:09You were gonna meet Calvin there
01:02:10Well, why would you say that?
01:02:12Oh, just a wild thought
01:02:13Now, no movies on school nights
01:02:16And that's final
01:02:16Told you it wouldn't work
01:02:21Well, you set it up wrong
01:02:23Hi, Mary
01:02:26I think your clothes are ready
01:02:27Oh, thank you, Cor
01:02:28Hi, Sandra
01:02:34I was just thinking about you
01:02:36Really?
01:02:40Yes, I was wondering
01:02:41How you've been holding up
01:02:42Not bad
01:02:43But I'm sure
01:02:44After the will reading on Saturday
01:02:45I'll be feeling a whole lot better
01:02:47You know something?
01:02:56We see each other all the time
01:02:58And we never get to talk
01:03:00Oh, yes
01:03:01Talking
01:03:02That is your specialty
01:03:03I thought you had your clothes dry cleaned
01:03:08Oh, I do
01:03:09But I don't like just anyone
01:03:11To touch my underwear
01:03:12Don't say it
01:03:14You know, Mary
01:03:20It looks like I'm gonna be
01:03:21Getting myself a brand new wardrobe
01:03:23So maybe you can use
01:03:24Some of my old clothes
01:03:25No, thank you
01:03:27Oh, yeah
01:03:28With my clothes
01:03:30And the right makeup
01:03:31The hair weave
01:03:32Some new pantyhose
01:03:34You probably could look
01:03:35Halfway decent
01:03:36You know, Sandra
01:03:39For all our fussing
01:03:41Back and forth
01:03:42I bet if we tried
01:03:43We could be just like sisters
01:03:44You think so?
01:03:45Oh, sure
01:03:46I've always wanted
01:03:47An older sister
01:03:49Mary, were you fixing to
01:03:53Tell me something
01:03:54Or ask me something
01:03:55Or just beg?
01:03:58I was trying to be nice to you
01:04:00But I can see
01:04:01That isn't any good
01:04:02You're just out for what you can get
01:04:04And anybody you can get it from
01:04:06Oh, go ahead, Mary
01:04:07Talk all you want
01:04:08But you better do all your talking now
01:04:09Because when I become the owner
01:04:10Of this building
01:04:11There's gonna be a lot of changes
01:04:12Around here
01:04:13Your lease is up in November
01:04:14Isn't it?
01:04:15If you got a point
01:04:16Make it
01:04:17The point is
01:04:18There's gonna be rent raises
01:04:19Okay?
01:04:20So come November
01:04:20You better get your checkbook
01:04:21Ready for a big shock
01:04:23Is that so?
01:04:25You want me to tell you
01:04:26Where you can put your rent raises?
01:04:28You know your problem, Mary
01:04:29You just don't have enough couth
01:04:31That's why I'm thinking
01:04:33Of maybe going condo
01:04:34Get 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
01:04:46But a new day is coming
01:04:47And I'm sitting in the right chair
01:04:49And if you don't like it
01:04:50You can move your flapping mouth
01:04:50Somewhere else
01:04:51Let me tell you something
01:04:53I was here when you came, baby
01:04:55And I will be here when you're gone
01:04:57Now you can threaten me
01:04:58Until your face turns the color
01:04:59Of that cheap lipstick you wear
01:05:01But nobody
01:05:05And I do mean nobody
01:05:07Is forcing me out of my home
01:05:09Oh
01:05:12And as long as you're doing a wash, sugar
01:05:14Why don't you throw your wig in?
01:05:16It's getting kind of dusty
01:05:17Mary, where have you been?
01:05:26They're about to read the will
01:05:28I 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
01:05:40Oh
01:05:41Well, if everyone's here
01:05:44Perhaps we ought to get started
01:05:45I don't see Sandra
01:05:46Oh, she'll be here
01:05:47Probably looking for one of our eyelashes
01:05:49Oh, will you stick
01:05:50Sorry, I'm late
01:05:55I had to stop off at the bank
01:05:57And open a new account
01:05:58There doesn't seem to be any seats left
01:06:00Thank you, Lester
01:06:04This document shall serve to
01:06:12Rightfully bequeath all existing holdings, properties, and monies
01:06:14Of Herbert Calloway
01:06:15Herewith known as the party of the first part
01:06:17And subsequently as the owner
01:06:18In reference to said properties
01:06:19Under Article 7, Paragraph 3
01:06:21What'd he say?
01:06:22I don't know
01:06:23He's probably getting paid by the word
01:06:25Excuse me
01:06:28But can't we skip all these legal parties
01:06:32And get down to the nitty-gritty?
01:06:33Am 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
01:06:56Well, it's a simple will
01:07:03So let's continue
01:07:04227 has been more like a home to me
01:07:07Instead of just a piece of property
01:07:09I will the deed in complete control
01:07:12To a woman whom I've come to admire over the years
01:07:15Someone I could always count on for a smile or a good word
01:07:18Even perhaps when I didn't deserve it
01:07:21Thoughtful
01:07:22Kind, sweet, yet playful
01:07:25And lively
01:07:26Although some of you may question my judgment in this decision
01:07:29All I can say is
01:07:31Hey, it's my building, not yours
01:07:35I therefore with a clear conscience
01:07:39Leave 227
01:07:41Lock, stock and barrel to
01:07:44The woman who makes the best apple pie I've ever tasted
01:07:48Apple pie?
01:07:52We never used apple pie
01:07:53Mrs. Rose Lee Holloway
01:08:00Oh, that's you
01:08:02Oh, Rose, 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
01:08:15He left you this portrait of himself
01:08:18And I think it's just luck
01:08:20Portrait?
01:08:24This is all I get?
01:08:27Congratulations, Rose
01:08:28If you'll excuse me
01:08:30I have to go to my apartment to decide
01:08:32Just where I want to put this portrait
01:08:45I don't know what to say, Mary
01:08:50I don't know what to say
01:08:51You have property owner, child
01:08:54You know what a gold mine you just inherited?
01:08:56The money's gonna 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
01:09:10And 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?
01:09:44Yokohan
01:09:45Think you could see that
01:09:45the room didn't look like
01:09:47I would like to see it
01:09:49I first love you
01:09:51The room
01:09:52Koo
01:09:53Koo
01:09:54I'm sorry
01:09:5435
01:09:55I'm sorry
01:09:57ppo
01:09:57I got you
01:09:59I think come in
01:10:02avis
01:10:03Is
01:10:06Then we will see you soon again and continue to see you soon.
01:10:10This is the first day.
01:10:21How many of you have been?
01:10:26The first day would have been seen.
01:10:29The first day would have been seen on record but as soon as the last night,
01:10:35I am Sagi Pranasi.
01:10:38How are you?
01:10:40What about the city?
01:10:42The city in Paharata's area was the city of Paharata.
01:10:46But the city of Paharata was the city of Paharata.
01:10:48Yes, how are you?
01:10:50Why are you?
01:10:52How are you?
01:10:53How are you?
01:10:55So, you are already in the city of Paharata.
01:10:57Why are you doing all the things that you are doing?
01:11:01Next, we still have the rest and it's very hard to expect.
01:11:07So, we will have the next steps.
01:11:09He's gonna have somebody.
01:11:14See you tomorrow?
01:11:17You can see.
01:11:19When you are the next steps.
01:11:21You can see.
01:11:22You are the only three steps.
01:11:24I'm gonna get some stuff.
01:11:27I'm gonna get some stuff.
01:11:59Thank you so much for watching.
01:12:29.
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01:12:44.
01:12:47.
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01:12:53.
01:12:56.
01:12:58Thank you very much.
01:13:28You
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