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Mo' Waffles Season 1 Episode 1 - Mo' Missing
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00:00Doobie, doobie.
00:25Restaurants in Atlanta die young.
00:28With stiff competition on every block, here today gone tomorrow ain't just a cute ass saying.
00:35For some, it's just fancy talk for dead on arrival.
00:39But for a few, it's a chance to prove they ain't just another dumbass who thought opening another diner in Atlanta was a good idea.
00:48Fake it till you make it is a way of life for the dreamers.
00:52But for the hustlers like old school hip hop legend Moe D. Fresh, it's a business plan.
00:57Now, legend might be stretching it.
00:59He had one damn hit, Moe Fresh, baby.
01:02A track that still trickles in residuals, maybe not respect from these new age rappers, but Moe ain't here for no damn respect.
01:11He's here to start over and open Moe Waffles, a brand new waffle diner in Atlanta's West End.
01:17Because let's face it, this city just didn't have enough cars.
01:22Today, Moe D. Fresh is interviewing someone to steer this damn ship or someone to take the fall if it hits an iceberg.
01:29Like I said from the beginning, restaurants in Atlanta die young.
01:34Now, interviews were one thing, but trouble, trouble never schedules an appointment.
01:41I just keep those moves as weepers.
01:54Moe D. Fresh!
01:56Whoo!
01:57Man, I used to love Moe Fresh, baby.
01:58I mean, it was one hit, but it hit hard.
01:59What can I say?
02:00Quality over quantity.
02:01Okay.
02:02Well, I'm Cherry.
02:03Cherry Curtis.
02:04Okay.
02:05I'm Cherry Curtis.
02:06OK.
02:08Pull up a chair, pick up your fork, but don't you dare forget your knife.
02:11Welcome, Moe.
02:12Let's go.
02:13Let's go.
02:14Let's go.
02:15Let's go.
02:16All right, are she?
02:17I see her, okay.
02:18Let's go.
02:19All right.
02:20All right.
02:21All right.
02:22All right, all right.
02:24All right.
02:26How's that?
02:27All right.
02:29And let's go, let's get the back of my blinds.
02:30Let's go.
02:31All right.
02:32All right, all right.
02:33So, knife, welcome to Mo'Waffles.
02:42New beginnings? Redemption? Please.
02:47Cherry Curtis wasn't here for no damn journey.
02:49She was here for a paycheck.
02:52The past was behind her,
02:53but her daughter's college tuition was a worrisome son of a bitch.
02:59Cherry Curtis, transit bus operator.
03:01Now, see, I may not have restaurant experience,
03:03but I'm a people person.
03:04Okay.
03:05I've been driving for the city bus for almost 20 years.
03:08Man, you can't believe how many bites I had to break up.
03:15How do you ensure food safety standards?
03:17Well, if it smells fine, it is fine.
03:20The three-second rule still holds up.
03:22And if God made dirt, dirt don't hurt.
03:27What's your approach to customer service?
03:29Okay. Well, it's up to the customer.
03:31You want good service?
03:32Well, act like it.
03:34I mean, okay, there are times when the customer's not always right.
03:37But you get one wrong order, you get your head knocked off.
03:40Man, I ain't trying to go borrow again for getting my ass kicked.
03:43Still trying to get that bus situation scrubbed off the Internet.
03:47I mean, you ain't got no hackers on your payroll, do you?
03:50I'm saying, what'd you write?
03:53Cherry, cherry, cherry.
03:54We're laughing and shit.
04:02Life now, big boy?
04:07Um, where's my mouse?
04:10It's in a pack.
04:12This is a pack of three, not four.
04:15My bad, I thought it was a pack of four.
04:16It says pack of three right here.
04:18Can you shut the hell up?
04:19I'm trying to read lips.
04:21How are you going to read lips when you can't read numbers?
04:25Aren't you wearing a mask, honey?
04:26Oh, no.
04:27You're just ugly.
04:28Oh, really?
04:29I'm going to give you a little...
04:30This is never going to work if we're at each other's throats, okay?
04:38Apologize, both of you.
04:40No.
04:41Some folks stake out a joint with military precision.
04:45It takes preparation, planning, and most importantly, brains.
04:50But judging by the looks of these four morons,
04:53intelligence was in short supply.
04:57Cherry, cherry, cherry.
04:58Cherry, you were a riot.
05:00A real good time.
05:01Okay.
05:02Back in the day, I could have used you to warm up the crowd.
05:04Okay.
05:05But this job needs less stand-up than more standing charge.
05:08Respectfully.
05:10You needing any service?
05:11Baby, I got bus legs.
05:13Cherry?
05:14Look, I can surf the curb on two feet without spilling a drink.
05:17Cherry, I'm sorry.
05:18When I need an emcee for karaoke night, consider yourself higher.
05:24Now, look, I need this.
05:26My daughter was in college.
05:28She's the first one in our family to go, and tuition is high as hell.
05:33Listen, unlike me, my baby's a dreamer.
05:37Cherry.
05:38Look, and where I come from, you can't afford to dream.
05:41Keep your head in the clouds too long, you're gonna wake up to a nightmare.
05:46I lost my job today.
05:49Selling chicken plates.
05:50Apparently, it goes against all company policy to have a side hustle.
05:56But let me tell you something.
05:58I'm gonna do whatever it takes to keep my baby in college.
06:00You hear me?
06:03Whatever it takes.
06:09El Cigarro del Diablo.
06:12How'd you know that this was my favorite cigar?
06:15Miss, I go back to being a single lover.
06:17I'm straight to Atlanta.
06:18Can you be here at 9 a.m. tomorrow?
06:24Does I bear shit in the woods?
06:289 a.m.
06:29Department of Hades will be here.
06:30Grand opening is a week from today.
06:32A week from today?
06:34Baby, only God made something out of nothing in seven days.
06:36I mean, unless you believe in the Big Bang Theory.
06:39There's your key.
06:40See you in the morning?
06:42Oh.
06:43We ain't never talk about salary.
06:45Oh, yeah.
06:45Uh, L's 80K.
06:47No benefits, though.
06:49Sold, baby!
06:50Come on!
06:52Play some trees on paperwork?
06:54Bye, girls.
06:55Welcome to Mo' office.
06:56I need to take care of some business,
06:57but make sure you grab you a bottle of Mo' Thunder on your way out.
06:59Okay.
07:00All right, Mo.
07:01I'll see you tomorrow.
07:02Mm-hmm.
07:03We out here.
07:05Ooh!
07:08Did that!
07:12Oh, she's perfect.
07:16Doesn't have a clue.
07:17I got plenty bottles of cooking oil with Mo' Thunder 300.
07:22Yeah, it's a money suck, but
07:24makes for the perfect cocktail bomb.
07:27My waffles will be extra crispy.
07:32We got action!
07:34There's our meal ticket.
07:35Super-sized.
07:38Hold on.
07:39Don't you think we should do iVoto?
07:40I can't carry his big-ass crust with Mo' Thunder.
07:43If we drive over there, he'll see us.
07:45And what did someone else see us?
07:49I feel kind of bad.
07:51Starting to like the idea of wanting a new restaurant.
07:55Come school me!
07:57Chicken strips!
07:59Oh, shit.
07:59I feel like I'm not going to be here.
08:08Huh?
08:10Get me here!
08:13Shut the fuck up!
08:15You silly motherfuckers,
08:16I can fuck with me!
08:17In the blink of an eye,
08:19a life can change for the better
08:21or end up on the wrong side of a shady deal
08:25and a cold-cocked knockout.
08:36Joanie, girl, keep your clothes on.
08:39Mama's got the money.
08:40Check out the church wine!
08:41We celebrate tonight!
08:43K.B., a man ready to seize the day
08:56and make it last forever.
08:58Head chef!
09:00Reporting for duty.
09:02Look at that dumb smile on his face.
09:04He's leaving the streets behind,
09:06the shady deals,
09:07and a whole lot of enemies.
09:09He's dropping off his past
09:11and heading for the straight and narrow.
09:14But today,
09:15he's so far up the sun's ass,
09:18he can't see the cloud forming next to him.
09:20One day, I'm going to park my two-door coupe
09:22right beside his.
09:25Should I get personalized tags, too?
09:28I want that for you.
09:30I do.
09:32But I also want to stop worrying
09:33that you'll end up back where you started.
09:35Jaila,
09:37the kind of woman who shows up
09:39even when she's tired of showing up.
09:42She's strong,
09:44solid,
09:44and quietly carrying more than just doubt.
09:48She works from home,
09:50but her real job is worrying about K.B.
09:53She's seen him chase change before,
09:56but this time,
09:58she's praying it sticks.
09:59Now, personalized tags can be lame as hell,
10:04but if you got a whip like that,
10:04you got to flex that.
10:05You know what I'm saying, baby?
10:07Well, how about this?
10:08Head chef.
10:10Or,
10:11yes, chef.
10:12What the fuck is she talking about?
10:13Or,
10:13I got it, I got it.
10:15Paid chef.
10:17Ooh,
10:18I'm in my bag.
10:19Stop playing with me.
10:21What about baby on board?
10:23Baby, you know that's too many letters.
10:24Stop.
10:28I'm late.
10:29And just like that,
10:32K.D.'s hot ride turns into a minivan
10:34with child locks,
10:36ketchup stains,
10:37and regular tags.
10:59Girl, you got to unlock your door.
11:02Huh.
11:08Out with the old.
11:11In the galoon.
11:13Hey!
11:15Damn, damn it.
11:16The recyclable goes in the road,
11:18rice.
11:20Huh?
11:20Oh,
11:21there you go.
11:29Oh,
11:29behave.
11:30Behave down there.
11:33Bubble grind.
11:35Scorpio.
11:35And I'm a collector.
11:37See that?
11:38The fine junk,
11:40that is.
11:41And even fine are women.
11:43Uh-uh.
11:44Don't flatter yourself.
11:45Look,
11:46I'm Cherry.
11:47I'm the manager.
11:48Moe awful.
11:48You're the manager?
11:49Yeah.
11:49And this dumpster is for trash,
11:52not tenants.
11:53Especially the ones who steal.
11:55Hey.
11:55What you doing with this?
11:56I've been there 17 years.
11:57I ain't going anywhere.
11:58Why you taking my crown?
12:00Because.
12:01That ain't yours.
12:02I see you got some junk over here.
12:04Oh, yeah.
12:04Oh, a little hookah.
12:05Yeah, I want to do what you want, man.
12:07I don't need no hookah,
12:08but you got some eggs, baby.
12:09How much for these eggs?
12:11Moe.
12:14Moe, you in here?
12:16Damn, this shit dirty as fuck.
12:19Oh.
12:22Moe.
12:29Moe?
12:42You really think I can afford a nice place like this, Reeves?
12:46I mean, Mr. Fresh did say he knows a lot of famous people,
12:49so maybe I'll be one of those waitresses
12:52and that's a good $1,000 tip.
12:54That's all you're getting.
12:55Let those sugar daddies know you already got a cabbie
12:57for someone else.
12:59You can't be jealous like that when we haven't even met yet.
13:02When are you going to get your phone fixed
13:03so we can FaceTime?
13:07What's that?
13:08Oh, my God.
13:09Why does she keep calling me?
13:11Have I told you about how my passport excuse for a mother
13:14blew our rent money on lottery tickets?
13:16Man, I got to get back to work.
13:19Love you.
13:20Okay, call me later.
13:22Hello?
13:25Love you, too.
13:28White Nikki.
13:29Yeah, that's right.
13:30White Nikki.
13:32A blue-eyed soul, but not the Rachel Dolezal type.
13:35Before today, wiping old folks' asses
13:38and dodging wandering hands while giving a sponge bath
13:41was a far cry from employment.
13:43Felt more like punishment.
13:45Coming to Moe Waffles is her escape plan,
13:48a shot at independence from her overbearing mother,
13:51and a chance to see if her online boo
13:53is the real damn deal.
14:02Hey, this is Moe D.
14:03If you're calling about a comeback tour,
14:05press 1.
14:06If it's business, press 2.
14:08If it's my ex-wife, go to hell.
14:11Everybody else, you know what to do.
14:17Hey, Moe.
14:18It's KB.
14:19Look, I'm at a restaurant, man.
14:20I see a car outside, but I don't see you.
14:23Hey, listen.
14:24About that offer we discussed earlier.
14:27Some things change, and...
14:29Might need to circle back to that.
14:31Just hit me back when you get this message.
14:33Peace.
14:42Morning.
14:43Oh, hey.
14:45Uh, KB, HF.
14:46Who are you?
14:47White Nikki.
14:48Server.
14:49White Nikki.
14:51If it makes you uncomfortable,
14:52you can just call me Nikki,
14:53but expect about five heads to turn around
14:56when it gets busy in here.
14:57Oh.
14:58Where's Moe?
14:59I don't know.
14:59I've been looking for one.
15:00Good morning.
15:02Sorry I'm late.
15:03Came across a yard sale.
15:05Uh, look at y'all.
15:06I'm tired.
15:08Like some real workers.
15:09Well, a token of employee appreciation,
15:12I got y'all some kind of all-day bus passes.
15:14Mm-hmm.
15:15Now, they bail it all day,
15:17except for peak hours, lunch breaks,
15:19and when it's raining.
15:20You know, I had to see these before I left.
15:22Here y'all go.
15:24No, thank you.
15:25Okay.
15:27Who are you?
15:29My apologies.
15:31I'm Cherry.
15:32I'm the manager of this here, Shindig.
15:34I'm KB, the head chef.
15:36White Nikki.
15:36Server.
15:38White Nikki.
15:39So I grew up in a neighborhood
15:41with a whole lot of Nikki's.
15:43Latina Nikki.
15:44Petroir Nikki.
15:45Creole Nikki.
15:46Lithuanian Nikki.
15:47Oh, uh-uh.
15:48Lithuanian Nikki.
15:49Girl, it's a small world.
15:50I used to pick up Lithuanian Nikki
15:51on my bus ride every day.
15:53She just disappeared.
15:54Yeah, that's because she got arrested.
15:56What?
15:57Are you serious?
15:58Hey, Michelle,
15:58she'll see you about that life for real, huh?
16:01Okay.
16:02Why you got most crown?
16:04Oh, I forgot I even had this.
16:06Maybe I had to steal this
16:07from my trashy neighbor out back.
16:08It's Moe here now.
16:12Calm down, KB.
16:13You know celebrities
16:14can never be on time.
16:15Baby, don't you know
16:16Lauren Hill created her own time zone?
16:18So why is Moe's called
16:19Park Dushar?
16:21Yeah, um,
16:23he's probably in the manager's office.
16:24They maybe want to do a boardroom first.
16:26You know, a little meet-up.
16:29Okay, so how about y'all get to work
16:31and, uh, we'll meet up in the back.
16:34Chop, chop!
16:35Come on!
16:38Good morning, Moe D-Fresh.
16:55I found your crown.
17:03Hey.
17:03What is this?
17:17What's going on?
17:25Hey?
17:25Hey.
17:26Hey.
17:26Hilton!
17:53What? Cherry?
17:59What are you doing in Atlanta?
18:01Well, I've hauled some unfinished business to take care of.
18:05But I heard about this place, and I just thought I'd check it out.
18:09Yeah, we're not open yet. Grand opening is in six days.
18:12Lord willing, the grease trap don't rise.
18:14So you work here.
18:16Better. I'm the manager.
18:18How long does it take to approve a rental application?
18:25A day? Two days?
18:30A whole pay period?
18:31I don't know.
18:35I should apply. Do you think I should apply?
18:40I mean, what do I have to lose, right?
18:44Reeves thinks I can get it.
18:45Leaving with my mama is around its course.
18:51If I'm being honest, I don't think she ever had it in her to be a good parent.
18:55She thinks boundaries is a drink with no alcohol.
19:05We'll go look around.
19:05But I also want to stop worrying that you'll end up back where you started.
19:25You divorced? Hold up.
19:27Somebody actually got you down the aisle?
19:30Tried to require a tranquilizer?
19:31Probably. I was really just a dead man walking.
19:35But what about you?
19:37Cherry pie.
19:40Nobody's called me that nickname since we were running around Camelot Park.
19:44Nah.
19:45Since Dre passed,
19:47never would have saw myself falling for anyone like that again.
19:50Sometimes the fall is the only way back up.
19:53Hilton, please.
19:54We're in our 40s.
19:56Falling is not poetic.
19:57Child is bad news.
19:58Well, maybe it's giving someone a second chance.
20:07Strong.
20:07No flicking water.
20:09Child is right here.
20:10Could you leave my coat sign or maybe...
20:11No, white Nikki.
20:13You scared the shit out of me.
20:15What's up?
20:15What you want?
20:17What was that?
20:18What was what?
20:18What you looking at?
20:20What?
20:21What are you doing?
20:22In the scary movies, the white girl lives the longest.
20:24So here, here.
20:25Protect me, wonder woman.
20:26Go check it out.
20:27Go ahead.
20:28Check it out.
20:28Oh, yeah.
20:29What you doing?
20:30What you doing?
20:31Oh, my God.
20:31Oh, my God.
20:32Oh, my God.
20:32What's that?
20:33I'm not going to die in a place this dirty.
20:34I can't do anything.
20:36Oh, my God.
20:37What is it?
20:37What is it?
20:40Oh, my God.
20:41It's moving.
20:42It's moving.
20:43Oh, my God.
20:44Oh, my God.
20:45Oh, my God.
20:45Call me if you need me.
20:53All right.
20:55Bye.
20:55Bye.
21:22Is it dead?
21:23Wait, that's Smoll's ring?
21:44Is that blood?
21:45Oh, my God.
21:53Good evening, Atlanta.
22:06I'm Ginger Steele, reporting to you live from Atlanta's West End.
22:10Behind me is a new waffle diner that is not open for business just yet, but it's already getting attention.
22:16Here I have with me Detective Blaze Bronson.
22:19Now, Detective, what would you say has been the...
22:21Excuse me, Detective...
22:24Decorated Detective Blaze Bronson has acquired CCTV footage of a most heinous act.
22:35Yes, a van entered this property at 10 p.m. last night, and some punks jumped out, beat up, and abducted one Modi Fresh.
22:45If you've seen these 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.
22:58Because nobody claps the sweet cheeks of justice on my watch.
23:06Bronson out.
23:07I'm Ginger Steele, reporting to you live from Moe Waffles, where the syrup is sweet, but the drama's sticking.
23:23Well, I would advise you all not to do this grand opening thing, pending investigation and 47 business days for the lab.
23:41Bronson is a man of determination, grit, testicular fortitude, and an unquenchable thirst for justice.
23:56If you get any tips, or if you just want to hear the smooth, velvety sound of justice on the other line, call me.
24:07Velvety, justice, oh yeah, and you might want to clean this up from the windows to the walls, and yeah, just till it's clean.
24:27This is way too sticky for a crime scene.
24:32Bronson out.
24:33I think it's fair to say that some dreams,
25:03come with an unexpected twist.
25:05When it looks like all hope's gone, like you're begging to wake the hell up,
25:10an unexpected savior can show up and breathe life back into their dream,
25:15like Lazarus just needed a damn nap.
25:18Hi, is there a manager I can talk to?
25:21Oh, that's me.
25:23I'm Poetic Sinclair.
25:24I'm from Charlotte.
25:25I just got in town yesterday.
25:27I need work.
25:29And honestly, a new beginning.
25:30And the 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.
25:37And so I can handle the heat, long waits, low blood sugar.
25:43Can you handle a missing boss?
25:45Poetic, is it?
25:46Yes.
25:47Yeah, we're not hiring at the moment.
25:49But the sign in the window says that it was...
25:51The boss man ain't here by now.
25:51He's at a, um...
25:53A silent retreat.
25:54Yes, yes.
25:55Um, no phone, no contact, just, uh, journal writing.
26:00And a sign language competition.
26:02Yes.
26:03I used to bartend back in college.
26:05I used to have those frat boys laid out like student loans.
26:08But unfortunately, we're not able to hire without the owner's approval.
26:12Well, then, just take this token of appreciation from a single mom raising a child on one income.
26:27Girl, you hire.
26:28Come on.
26:34Hold on, honey.
26:35Be right back.
26:35Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.
26:43So, Moe D. Fresh isn't here.
26:44We don't got no money.
26:46And y'all want us to carry on like business as usual.
26:48And what if those crazy people come back for one of us?
26:50Mm-hmm.
26:51I hated my old job, but I'm not dying for this new one.
26:53I can't believe I'm about to say this, but, Cherry, I think we should listen to the police.
26:58Okay, listen, y'all.
26:59They advised us not to open, but they didn't say that we couldn't.
27:03Look, people know he's missing.
27:04And this is the place where it all went down, that we lined up simply off a cloud.
27:10By keeping the diner open, we keep ourselves open to the drama.
27:14Hell, we do our own investigation, because sooner or later, somebody's going to slip up and spill the tea.
27:18Okay.
27:19Let's say we open.
27:20What are we going to do with the new girl?
27:22I mean, she said you was a bartender.
27:24Yes.
27:25And we got plenty of liquor.
27:27Let me tell y'all something.
27:29Unless either one of y'all know where Pablo Escobar buried the money, we got to make this work.
27:33And Modi needs us.
27:36Come on, y'all.
27:38Modi on three.
27:38One, two, three.
27:44Modi!
27:46Y'all supposed to be excited.
27:48Let's get to it.
27:49Come on.
27:50Come on.
27:50Yep.
27:50Even in the face of adversity, the future can still have a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, opening up a whole new pathway, new chapters, new expectations, and people you would have never thought you'd come across.
28:08Yes.
28:09Let's just hope their intentions match their introductions.
28:12Let's just hope their intentions match their intentions.
28:42Let's just hope their intentions match our intentions.
28:51Let's just hope their intentions match their intentions.
28:56Let's go.
28:57Let's go.
28:59Let's go.
29:00Let's go.
29:01Let's go.
29:02Ey, Hilton.
29:03This is Cherry.
29:08He said call if I need anything.
29:11Well, consider this a fast signal.
29:33So the crew's got a grand opening to play, a diner to run, and a missing-ass boss they hope ain't dead.
29:43But pretty soon, they're gonna get a message loud and clear.
29:48Cherry! They dropped a video!
29:59We have Mody fresh!
30:03One million dollars? Or we start mailing pieces!
30:07Time's ticking!
30:33One to five!
30:38One to six!
30:42One to six!
30:43Company's what did you buy?
30:47Peopleying and the family have different situations!
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