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Previously on This Is Us...
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Randall, I don't look
at you and see color.
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Then you don't see me, Dad.
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Mr. Lawrence. Would you and your wife
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like to come to the house
this weekend for dinner?
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Mr. Pearson, I have a daughter.
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Six months old. Got full custody,
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and my-my parents help
out with her sometimes.
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She is 14. She is not seeing a
boy who puts babies in people.
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We are in lockstep.
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Deja, you are telling me
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that you took a baseball
bat to his Mercedes?
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Oh, my God.
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I'm...
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I'm s-I'm sorry. I-I
would've given you back.
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I'm serious.
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I mean, I thought they would have, too.
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What you doing after school?
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Um, I got drill practice until 7:00.
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Why?
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Want to come with me to Max's?
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Who's Max?
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Are you for real right now?
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You don't know about Max's Steaks?
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Oh, my God. Y'all and
these cheesesteaks.
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I swear, it's only bread and meat.
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Deja, how have you been
living in Philly for this long
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and you've never been to Max's Steaks?
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Well, Randall only takes
us to touristy places.
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So, I've been to the Liberty Bell,
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I've been to the Rocky Statue
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and the Franklin Institute
about three times already.
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Come on. That's not Philly.
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I mean, it's-it's Philly,
but not Philly Philly.
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I told you I came here before, right?
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With my mom and my grandma,
when I was, like, four or five?
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Nah. Nah. Where'd you go?
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I think we were visiting my uncle.
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And all I remember was
being in the car and-and...
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there were these Christmas lights,
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but it was warm out. That was weird.
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Oh, and-and the water.
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The-the lights were
reflecting off the water.
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That's-that's about it.
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Dang, I hate that.
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Hate what?
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Not remembering things from
when my grandma was alive.
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Hey, do you have any tests today?
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What if we, uh, what if we skip school?
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I'm-I'm serious. I
could show you my Philly.
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Uh, I-I don't know. I mean, I want to...
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Then go with that.
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You're really not getting off?
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Ladies, cancel your dinner plans.
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Councilman Gomez
brought tamales to work,
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and I may or may not
have taken a few too many.
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What's wrong?
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Principal Herbert called.
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Deja and Malik skipped school today.
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What?
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You're not even supposed
to be seeing that boy.
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He goes to my school. You want
to ban me from school, too?
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- Excuse me?
- Did she just...
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She did. Well, go to your room.
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Now.
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And you're grounded for...
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- A decade.
- A decade.
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I hope your day was worth it.
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Philly!
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You sure are getting
dressed up for this dinner.
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I don't think I've ever seen you
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wear a sports coat on the weekend.
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What are you talking about?
I always wear a sports coat.
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Okay.
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What?
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Rebecca Pearson, I've
known you for 19 years.
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Your "okay" is never just "okay".
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I just think it's interesting
that Kevin's asked us to invite
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Ms. Applebaum over for dinner for ages
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and we've always said no.
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But then, out of the blue, you decide
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to invite Randall's
teacher over for dinner?
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First of all, Ms. Applebaum...
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she's not a teacher, all
right? She is the school nurse.
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And the only reason
Kevin wants her over here
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is because he has a crush.
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- Mm.
- I mean, Randall talks
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about Mr. Lawrence constantly.
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- You're not the least bit curious about him?
- Sure.
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But I can also wait for parent/
teacher conferences in a month.
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- Bec.
- Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Hey, babe, help me out.
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In the Mecca by Gwendolyn Brooks
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or The Weary Blues by the
one and only Mr. Langston Hughes?
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You've read both of those.
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- Help me with this, please?
- Yeah.
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Mmm.
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You smell good.
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Book's not for me, though.
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- No?
- It's for Randall.
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I did a poetry series in class.
He really seemed to dig it.
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You a troublemaker, Korey.
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Or should I say, Korey X?
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Wait, what? Me?
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Oh, don't go acting all innocent.
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Y-You're talking about
black consciousness poets
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an hour before we go to have dinner
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with your only black student
and his white parents.
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You don't have to be Sherlock
Holmes to crack this case.
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Look, Mr. Pearson asked me to
dinner. I didn't invite myself.
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You could've just said, "Sorry, can't".
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"I'm taking my incredibly sexy wife
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to see Sister Act for the third time".
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Trish, it's just dinner, okay?
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Okay.
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So, when you talked to
Malik's mom yesterday...
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Uh, V-neck or crew?
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Uh, feels like a V-neck kind of night.
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Well, what was her vibe?
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You get a sense of what
kind of people they are?
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Rastafarian vegans who
love outdoor sports.
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- Really?
- Nope.
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'Cause I just invited them to dinner.
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So we don't even know if
they're on board with our plan?
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What plan?
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Come on, Beth. There's a boat.
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You and I are in the boat.
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The plan is to get Malik's
parents to join us in said boat.
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Destination: Splitsville Dejik.
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It's Deja and Malik... Dejik.
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Oh, please don't give them a ship name.
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- Maleja.
- Listen,
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this is not a recruitment dinner, okay?
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This is for us to get to
know Malik's parents better.
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Feel them out, see if
they're good people.
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Maybe we won't even have
to keep the kids apart.
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He's too mature for her and
he got her to skip school.
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- Deja lied to us.
- I know.
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But keeping the kids apart
didn't work out too well
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for Romeo and Juliet's parents, so...
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Hey. Look at my feet.
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What do you see?
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- A couple hundred dollars on the Amex.
- Mm-mmm.
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Open toe shoes for an open mind.
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See, the only way we're
gonna get through this
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is to have an open mind.
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And red wine.
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Lots of red wine.
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I'm gonna go check on the food.
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If she just opened a dance studio
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and he's working all kinds of hours,
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- who's watching those kids?
- They probably have hired help.
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- Do they?
- I don't know.
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- They do pretty well for themselves, though.
- Hmm.
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You know Randall's
brother was the Manny?
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His brother is Morris Chestnut?
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No, the-the white Manny.
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His brother is white?
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Why aren't you more upset
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that your son is out
here skipping school
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and gallivanting with his
little fast girlfriend?
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Mom.
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Deja's not like that.
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Okay? It was-it was my idea.
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After everything, you
still have the nerve
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to have these dumb ideas?
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Kel, the boy's only missed one
day of school in three years.
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It ain't the end of the world.
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Hmm.
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I can't believe we're doing this.
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- Well, thanks to you, we are.
- Food's almost ready.
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Why don't you go upstairs
and get your sisters?
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Look, I know you're mad at me,
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but can you please not
take it out on Malik?
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I'm not mad at you, I'm disappointed.
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All right. Can we not do this now?
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Uhp. They're here.
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Hey. Open minds.
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- Hello.
- Hi.
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- Welcome to our home. Come on.
- Thank you.
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Thanks.
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Hey, kids, everyone.
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Hey, Mr. Lawrence.
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Hey. Randall, my man.
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This is Mrs. Lawrence.
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- Hi, nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
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- Hey. Glad you guys could...
- Shh.
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Baby's sleeping.
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First stop on our Philly tour:
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Max's Steaks.
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All right. Let's go.
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Yo, yo. What's up?
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- Hey.
- What up? What's up, man?
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- Hey, what's up, Leek?
- What's up?
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- What up, Jamar?
- Ain't nothing.
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- Uh, this is my friend Deja.
- What's up?
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- Let me get two Virgils.
- Two Virgils.
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Deja, everything on this menu
is fire, but that Virgil...
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that's hands down the best
cheesesteak in all of Philly.
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Aw, he just putting sauce
on it 'cause Chuck the owner
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named it after his grandpa.
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Yo, let me go put those
orders in for y'all.
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Your granddad has a
cheesesteak named after him?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, uh, him and Mr.
Chuck were real cool.
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God. You're lucky.
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Why?
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You got all these connections.
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We literally walked up in
here and everybody said hi.
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That's so dope.
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I've moved around so much.
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I was never anywhere long
enough to be a regular.
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Come with me.
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- Just come on.
- Hey. Hey, where y'all going?
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- I'm about to be done with your food.
- Hold on a second.
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Yo, yo, yo, everybody. Everybody.
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Um, this is my friend Deja.
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She's never been to Max's
before, but it's not her fault.
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Y'all please say hi to her?
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- Hey, Deja.
- How you doing?
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Now you're a regular.
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- Hey, Mr. Pearson.
- Malik.
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Kelly, Darnell. It's
nice to meet you guys.
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These are our girls, Tess and Annie.
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And you know Deja.
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Actually, I don't.
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You're a beautiful young lady.
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Thank you.
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It's crazy that you have a baby.
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So, dinner isn't quite ready yet,
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but we do have wine, lots of wine.
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Anybody care for some wine?
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- No, thank you.
- I don't drink.
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All right. Um, Kelly,
why don't you and I
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- put the pie in the kitchen, all right?
- Yep.
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Ladies, why don't you help
Malik get Janell situated.
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Right this way.
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Dinner on a weeknight must be a pain.
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Sorry about that. Just
thought it was important
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that we get together and talk through
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what to do about the
kids sneaking around.
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Nah, it's cool.
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Plus, it gave me an
excuse to come down here.
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I used to trick or treat
in this neighborhood
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- when Malik was a baby.
- Really?
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Yeah.
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I always wondered what the inside
of these houses looked like.
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- You must have broke the bank on this one.
- No.
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Or not.
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00:12:20,190 --> 00:12:21,491
Good for you, Councilman.
255
00:12:21,492 --> 00:12:23,560
Oh, no, it's just Randall.
256
00:12:23,561 --> 00:12:26,161
You know, Randall is fine.
257
00:12:27,197 --> 00:12:28,665
Hi.
258
00:12:28,666 --> 00:12:31,801
I think Darnell just
implied that we're bougie.
259
00:12:31,802 --> 00:12:33,302
- We are kind of bougie.
- Yeah, okay.
260
00:12:33,303 --> 00:12:34,905
But I don't want him to think that.
261
00:12:34,906 --> 00:12:36,472
Open-toed shoes, open minds.
262
00:12:36,473 --> 00:12:39,009
I'm not sure how I
feel about your mantra.
263
00:12:39,010 --> 00:12:40,743
How about a tour?
264
00:12:42,680 --> 00:12:45,648
Well, this is my room.
265
00:12:47,261 --> 00:12:48,752
Ignore that side of the room.
266
00:12:48,753 --> 00:12:50,944
That's my brother. He's a bit of a slob.
267
00:12:50,945 --> 00:12:53,146
Some of the brightest people are.
268
00:12:53,147 --> 00:12:55,281
I don't think that theory applies here.
269
00:12:55,282 --> 00:12:56,950
- Uh, Randall.
- Sorry.
270
00:12:56,951 --> 00:12:59,686
So this must be where the
books in the house live.
271
00:12:59,687 --> 00:13:01,245
Yeah. The library sponsored
272
00:13:01,246 --> 00:13:03,395
a summer read-a-thon, and
I got so many new books,
273
00:13:03,396 --> 00:13:05,126
my dad had to buy this for me.
274
00:13:05,127 --> 00:13:06,618
Build.
275
00:13:06,619 --> 00:13:09,730
I didn't buy that, I-I built that.
276
00:13:09,731 --> 00:13:11,809
- It's real oak.
- Wow.
277
00:13:11,810 --> 00:13:13,793
I was-I was thinking about maple,
278
00:13:13,794 --> 00:13:15,707
but it's less porous.
279
00:13:15,708 --> 00:13:17,576
Makes a huge, huge difference.
280
00:13:17,577 --> 00:13:20,579
Really, you-you could have
used birch, uh, pine...
281
00:13:20,580 --> 00:13:23,481
Hey, Jack, you can stop
naming types of wood.
282
00:13:23,482 --> 00:13:25,649
Yeah.
283
00:13:25,650 --> 00:13:27,451
It looks sturdy.
284
00:13:27,452 --> 00:13:29,353
- Thanks.
- Hey, can we eat already?
285
00:13:29,354 --> 00:13:31,616
- I'm hungry.
- Yeah, we're gonna.
286
00:13:31,617 --> 00:13:33,408
And stop fussing with your clothes.
287
00:13:33,409 --> 00:13:36,025
I see what you did there, Randall.
288
00:13:36,026 --> 00:13:37,993
I knew you'd notice.
289
00:13:37,994 --> 00:13:42,497
Mm, but you made one little mistake.
290
00:13:44,034 --> 00:13:45,501
'76.
291
00:13:45,502 --> 00:13:48,404
- Bridge to Terabithia... '77.
- Oh.
292
00:13:48,405 --> 00:13:49,905
I'm sorry, am I missing something?
293
00:13:49,906 --> 00:13:51,207
Mm-hmm.
294
00:13:51,208 --> 00:13:54,076
I organize the books in my
class by year of publication.
295
00:13:54,077 --> 00:13:55,945
But I should have
trademarked my process.
296
00:13:55,946 --> 00:13:58,981
Seems we have a copycat over here.
297
00:13:58,982 --> 00:14:01,692
Holy crap, he's like a grown-up Randall.
298
00:14:01,693 --> 00:14:02,785
- Kevin.
- Kev.
299
00:14:02,786 --> 00:14:05,121
What? You don't see it?
300
00:14:05,122 --> 00:14:08,791
- Excuse us a second.
- Um... should we eat?
301
00:14:08,792 --> 00:14:10,126
- Definitely.
- Yeah?
302
00:14:10,127 --> 00:14:11,826
- Yeah.
- Dinner's ready, so we can, um,
303
00:14:11,827 --> 00:14:13,561
- trudge back downstairs.
- Great.
304
00:14:25,121 --> 00:14:27,111
Her face is a whole mood.
305
00:14:30,494 --> 00:14:33,328
We got murals like
this all over the city.
306
00:14:33,329 --> 00:14:34,897
Kind of hard to believe people
307
00:14:34,898 --> 00:14:36,965
used to call Philly Killadelphia.
308
00:14:36,966 --> 00:14:39,401
It's beautiful.
309
00:14:47,410 --> 00:14:49,277
What?
310
00:14:49,278 --> 00:14:51,504
Um...
311
00:14:51,505 --> 00:14:53,681
well, I was-I was about to
say something real cheesy,
312
00:14:53,682 --> 00:14:55,550
like... "No, you're beautiful".
313
00:14:58,487 --> 00:15:00,721
Does that actually work on other girls?
314
00:15:03,692 --> 00:15:05,025
I don't know.
315
00:15:06,228 --> 00:15:08,228
Never really tried it before.
316
00:15:17,879 --> 00:15:19,946
This is it,
317
00:15:19,947 --> 00:15:22,549
the magic garden.
318
00:15:22,550 --> 00:15:24,818
Crazy, right?
319
00:15:58,652 --> 00:16:00,954
Are you okay?
320
00:16:00,955 --> 00:16:03,757
Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.
321
00:16:03,758 --> 00:16:05,759
Okay.
322
00:16:09,029 --> 00:16:11,430
It's good, right?
323
00:16:11,431 --> 00:16:13,199
- It's, like, real good.
- It's good.
324
00:16:14,468 --> 00:16:16,516
Let the tour commence.
325
00:16:16,517 --> 00:16:18,036
Commence the tour!
326
00:16:19,539 --> 00:16:22,375
What is this place?
327
00:16:22,376 --> 00:16:24,200
I used to stay near
here with my grandparents
328
00:16:24,201 --> 00:16:25,695
when I was a kid.
329
00:16:25,696 --> 00:16:28,347
This is, um...
330
00:16:28,348 --> 00:16:30,882
just kind of like my backyard.
331
00:16:32,362 --> 00:16:35,120
You know, I take Janell here sometimes.
332
00:16:35,121 --> 00:16:38,122
This might be my favorite
spot in the city, actually.
333
00:16:39,660 --> 00:16:42,328
Nah, actually...
334
00:16:42,329 --> 00:16:45,530
this... is my favorite spot.
335
00:16:47,434 --> 00:16:49,701
We could share it if you want.
336
00:16:51,370 --> 00:16:52,736
Thanks.
337
00:17:38,717 --> 00:17:41,886
I... I ca-I can't... I don't
want to be here anymore.
338
00:17:41,887 --> 00:17:44,755
Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have...
339
00:17:44,756 --> 00:17:46,423
I'm going now.
340
00:17:46,424 --> 00:17:48,459
That was my...
341
00:18:04,052 --> 00:18:06,311
I think the food is done.
342
00:18:06,312 --> 00:18:09,079
Oh, shoot. Shoot.
343
00:18:10,547 --> 00:18:12,082
Ah...
344
00:18:12,083 --> 00:18:13,283
Let me give you a hand.
345
00:18:23,627 --> 00:18:25,795
Thanks.
346
00:18:25,796 --> 00:18:29,199
We want it baked, not burnt.
347
00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:32,235
That's all right, I kind
of like my chicken cremated.
348
00:18:36,540 --> 00:18:39,674
I, uh, I spoke with the kids' principal.
349
00:18:39,675 --> 00:18:42,211
They're only getting
one day's detention.
350
00:18:42,212 --> 00:18:44,189
The punishment could
have been much worse.
351
00:18:44,190 --> 00:18:45,881
It was my boy's doing.
352
00:18:45,882 --> 00:18:48,317
Guess he thought playing
hooky was smooth or something.
353
00:18:48,318 --> 00:18:50,152
The kid's a damn romantic.
354
00:18:50,153 --> 00:18:51,485
He gets it from me, God help him.
355
00:18:53,089 --> 00:18:56,258
But he said he's sorry,
and it won't happen again.
356
00:18:56,259 --> 00:18:58,793
And when he says something
won't happen again, it won't.
357
00:19:04,901 --> 00:19:08,203
When he says someone's special, she is.
358
00:19:12,042 --> 00:19:15,110
One day you're their biggest idol,
359
00:19:15,111 --> 00:19:17,011
next day, someone else comes along
360
00:19:17,012 --> 00:19:18,946
and becomes their whole world.
361
00:19:23,118 --> 00:19:25,586
It's terrifying.
362
00:19:27,523 --> 00:19:28,824
Yeah.
363
00:19:28,825 --> 00:19:32,093
It's nice, because the
girls get their own rooms.
364
00:19:32,094 --> 00:19:34,094
When we have guests, they double up.
365
00:19:35,998 --> 00:19:38,467
Can I ask you something?
366
00:19:38,468 --> 00:19:39,967
How long have you had Deja?
367
00:19:41,871 --> 00:19:44,072
She's lived with us for about two years.
368
00:19:44,073 --> 00:19:47,440
But we officially adopted
her about a year ago.
369
00:19:49,078 --> 00:19:51,511
Must be hard raising
someone else's child.
370
00:19:52,782 --> 00:19:55,484
No, because she's our daughter.
371
00:19:55,485 --> 00:19:58,385
Of course. Of course.
372
00:19:58,386 --> 00:20:00,487
I just meant...
373
00:20:01,823 --> 00:20:04,758
She had a whole life before
she came into your family.
374
00:20:04,759 --> 00:20:06,729
Malik said her mother was a drug addict,
375
00:20:06,730 --> 00:20:08,362
she lived in a car.
376
00:20:08,363 --> 00:20:10,329
That's a lot of baggage.
377
00:20:12,367 --> 00:20:15,836
Yeah, she's been through a lot.
378
00:20:15,837 --> 00:20:18,438
But, uh, so have you, right?
379
00:20:18,439 --> 00:20:20,772
I mean, having to raise
your child's child and all.
380
00:20:22,710 --> 00:20:23,742
Dinner's ready.
381
00:20:34,288 --> 00:20:35,655
- Randall?
- Yes.
382
00:20:35,656 --> 00:20:39,092
Can I get your help with the
chips and the dip in the pantry?
383
00:20:39,093 --> 00:20:42,061
We're not having chips and dip...
384
00:20:47,201 --> 00:20:49,236
You hide wine in the pantry?
385
00:20:49,237 --> 00:20:50,937
I got three kids, okay? Give me a break.
386
00:20:50,938 --> 00:20:52,338
Randall?
387
00:20:52,339 --> 00:20:53,573
Hmm?
388
00:20:53,574 --> 00:20:55,335
This woman's about to
make me come out my spirit.
389
00:20:55,336 --> 00:20:57,873
For real? 'Cause Darnell
seems like a nice guy.
390
00:20:57,874 --> 00:21:00,613
Oh. I thought we were all
about getting people in boats
391
00:21:00,614 --> 00:21:01,981
and going to Dejik Splitsville.
392
00:21:01,982 --> 00:21:03,883
I still am, I was just trying to be
393
00:21:03,884 --> 00:21:06,052
all open-toed shoes and open mind.
394
00:21:06,053 --> 00:21:07,319
I was wrong, okay?
395
00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:08,821
I don't want them in our boat.
396
00:21:08,822 --> 00:21:11,057
Kelly is trying to pin this
whole thing on our girl?
397
00:21:12,116 --> 00:21:13,987
This dinner is about
to get awkward as hell.
398
00:21:13,988 --> 00:21:15,954
It doesn't have to be... okay.
399
00:21:18,532 --> 00:21:19,865
Ah.
400
00:21:23,336 --> 00:21:25,394
It's going really good. You
know, Mrs. Weber actually
401
00:21:25,395 --> 00:21:27,319
let us pick out the ones we want
to study for science class.
402
00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:30,087
Hm. Theropods or sauropods?
403
00:21:30,088 --> 00:21:31,342
Theropods, duh.
404
00:21:32,779 --> 00:21:35,480
- This is the most boring dinner in history.
- Kevin.
405
00:21:35,481 --> 00:21:36,983
Don't be rude.
406
00:21:36,984 --> 00:21:38,951
What? Ms. Applebaum wouldn't be talking
407
00:21:38,952 --> 00:21:42,420
about dinosaurs at dinner.
She's way too cool for that.
408
00:21:42,421 --> 00:21:44,289
You're so obsessed with her.
409
00:21:44,290 --> 00:21:45,691
She's got big boobs.
410
00:21:45,692 --> 00:21:46,792
- Hey, Kevin.
- Excuse me.
411
00:21:46,793 --> 00:21:48,894
- Sorry.
- No.
412
00:21:48,895 --> 00:21:52,010
It's my fault. 'Cause when
Randall and I start talking
413
00:21:52,011 --> 00:21:53,398
prehistoric reptiles...
414
00:21:53,399 --> 00:21:55,533
It gets really crazy.
415
00:21:55,534 --> 00:21:57,368
... it's hard for us stop.
416
00:21:57,369 --> 00:22:00,072
Didn't know you taught dinosaurs.
417
00:22:05,507 --> 00:22:07,364
- Trish.
- Mm?
418
00:22:07,365 --> 00:22:08,390
I have to tell you,
419
00:22:08,391 --> 00:22:10,137
I've been admiring
your earrings all night.
420
00:22:10,138 --> 00:22:11,949
- Where did you get those?
- Thanks, Rebecca.
421
00:22:11,950 --> 00:22:14,986
I-I actually got them
from Taste of Afro-soul.
422
00:22:14,987 --> 00:22:16,521
What's that?
423
00:22:16,522 --> 00:22:19,657
It's-it's a cultural festival.
424
00:22:19,658 --> 00:22:22,460
Yeah, a bunch of black
artists, they get together,
425
00:22:22,461 --> 00:22:25,046
- and there's-there's food, there's music,
- Yeah.
426
00:22:25,047 --> 00:22:27,373
there's art, jewelry,
there's some poetry.
427
00:22:27,374 --> 00:22:29,375
Like the ones you're
teaching us in class?
428
00:22:29,376 --> 00:22:32,110
Uh-huh, some, yeah.
429
00:22:32,111 --> 00:22:35,780
Is it new... the, um, the festival?
430
00:22:35,781 --> 00:22:38,320
- Uh...
- Yeah.
431
00:22:38,321 --> 00:22:41,853
Yeah, I think it's been
around for a few years now.
432
00:22:41,854 --> 00:22:45,121
- They hold it once a month.
- Mm.
433
00:22:48,159 --> 00:22:50,561
Hey, if you don't mind,
Mr. Lawrence, can I come
434
00:22:50,562 --> 00:22:52,597
with you and Mrs. Lawrence
next time you guys go?
435
00:22:52,598 --> 00:22:54,699
Randall, I don't think that
you should impose on them.
436
00:22:54,700 --> 00:22:56,198
- That's not fair to just ask.
- Oh, no, no, that would not be
437
00:22:56,199 --> 00:22:58,404
- an imposition at all. What?
- Korey.
438
00:23:02,474 --> 00:23:05,175
Hey, you know, bud, we'll,
uh, go together as a family.
439
00:23:05,176 --> 00:23:08,245
That way, when Mr. Lawrence,
when he has a family,
440
00:23:08,246 --> 00:23:10,316
he can take them to that.
441
00:23:16,120 --> 00:23:18,655
Absolutely.
442
00:23:18,656 --> 00:23:21,324
You know, I-I actually
think it'll be good
443
00:23:21,325 --> 00:23:23,326
for you to all go together.
444
00:23:23,327 --> 00:23:25,395
Oh, we will.
445
00:23:25,396 --> 00:23:27,596
- Good.
- Good.
446
00:23:28,633 --> 00:23:30,766
This is way better than dinosaurs.
447
00:23:35,463 --> 00:23:38,167
Deja. Hey, hey, hey, hey. Deja, Deja.
448
00:23:38,168 --> 00:23:40,169
Deja, wait, wait, wait, wait.
449
00:23:40,170 --> 00:23:43,104
Look, I-I-I'm sorry, okay? I
wasn't trying to do anything.
450
00:23:43,105 --> 00:23:45,506
- I know, I know.
- Then what's wrong?
451
00:23:45,507 --> 00:23:47,208
Look...
452
00:23:47,810 --> 00:23:50,944
Malik, I've never liked anybody before.
453
00:23:52,381 --> 00:23:55,116
You give me butterflies.
454
00:23:55,117 --> 00:23:57,551
And...
455
00:23:58,227 --> 00:23:59,661
the way you look at me,
456
00:23:59,662 --> 00:24:01,129
I mean,
457
00:24:01,130 --> 00:24:04,965
I never thought anybody
could look at me like that.
458
00:24:04,966 --> 00:24:07,367
And the crazy things
you say to me, I mean,
459
00:24:07,368 --> 00:24:08,836
are they for real?
460
00:24:08,837 --> 00:24:11,038
I mean,
461
00:24:11,039 --> 00:24:13,707
the men that my mom dated lied to her.
462
00:24:15,243 --> 00:24:18,278
I only know one man who doesn't lie,
463
00:24:18,279 --> 00:24:21,348
and now...
464
00:24:21,349 --> 00:24:23,083
maybe I know two.
465
00:24:25,204 --> 00:24:27,305
But you've done this before.
466
00:24:27,306 --> 00:24:28,674
You've had girlfriends.
467
00:24:28,675 --> 00:24:31,308
You have a baby.
468
00:24:34,013 --> 00:24:35,780
I don't know if I can trust you.
469
00:24:37,584 --> 00:24:41,185
I-I don't know if every time
you tell me I'm beautiful,
470
00:24:41,186 --> 00:24:43,553
you just running game. I don't know.
471
00:24:45,323 --> 00:24:47,791
All I know is I got plans for my life.
472
00:24:49,227 --> 00:24:52,697
Real plans, and this is all too scary.
473
00:24:52,698 --> 00:24:54,331
I never should've skipped school.
474
00:24:54,332 --> 00:24:57,000
Just please take me back.
475
00:25:01,573 --> 00:25:05,209
We'll, uh, we'll be
right back with dessert.
476
00:25:05,210 --> 00:25:07,077
Hey, Bec, do you want to get the pie
477
00:25:07,078 --> 00:25:09,445
and I'll get the ice
cream and the bowls?
478
00:25:12,117 --> 00:25:13,750
What is going on with you?
479
00:25:13,751 --> 00:25:15,418
What?
480
00:25:16,954 --> 00:25:18,921
- Jack.
- What?
481
00:25:20,158 --> 00:25:23,860
If you're competing
with Korey for your son,
482
00:25:23,861 --> 00:25:25,495
you're gonna win.
483
00:25:26,925 --> 00:25:30,334
I mean, that man in there, he
could be, uh, Albert Einstein
484
00:25:30,335 --> 00:25:32,869
and you would still win.
485
00:25:32,870 --> 00:25:35,172
'Cause our son is
always gonna choose you.
486
00:25:35,173 --> 00:25:37,807
Always.
487
00:25:37,808 --> 00:25:39,076
But if you do that...
488
00:25:39,077 --> 00:25:41,845
if you make him choose...
489
00:25:41,846 --> 00:25:45,049
then Randall's gonna miss out
on something really special.
490
00:25:45,050 --> 00:25:47,017
Something...
491
00:25:47,018 --> 00:25:49,753
something he really needs.
492
00:25:49,754 --> 00:25:51,787
And then where would that leave him?
493
00:25:58,763 --> 00:26:02,031
Who's up for some pie?
494
00:26:09,206 --> 00:26:11,140
I'm sorry, would you mind
495
00:26:11,141 --> 00:26:13,176
if we said a quick grace?
496
00:26:13,177 --> 00:26:15,378
- Mom, is that really necessary?
- No, it's fine.
497
00:26:15,379 --> 00:26:16,680
We usually say grace ourselves.
498
00:26:16,681 --> 00:26:18,748
We never say grace.
499
00:26:18,749 --> 00:26:21,150
We haven't even been to
church since your campaign.
500
00:26:21,151 --> 00:26:23,553
No, that's only 'cause, you know,
501
00:26:23,554 --> 00:26:25,721
Sundays can be, uh...
502
00:26:25,722 --> 00:26:27,957
Different families have
different traditions.
503
00:26:27,958 --> 00:26:29,892
Some people say grace and go to church,
504
00:26:29,893 --> 00:26:32,213
and some people know that God
knows what's in their hearts.
505
00:26:33,530 --> 00:26:35,603
All right. Uh, Kelly,
506
00:26:35,604 --> 00:26:36,936
you want to do the honors?
507
00:26:38,668 --> 00:26:42,210
Heavenly Father, we
thank you for this food.
508
00:26:42,211 --> 00:26:43,969
May it nourish our bodies.
509
00:26:43,970 --> 00:26:46,572
And, Lord, though we may not all
510
00:26:46,573 --> 00:26:48,039
worship you consistently,
511
00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:50,476
we thank you for blessing us anyway.
512
00:26:50,477 --> 00:26:51,673
Amen.
513
00:26:51,674 --> 00:26:54,012
Amen. Amen.
514
00:26:54,013 --> 00:26:57,314
Thank you for that,
um... Let's-let's dig in.
515
00:26:59,352 --> 00:27:01,719
Can you pass the chicken, please?
516
00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,721
So, Darnell, how's business?
517
00:27:03,722 --> 00:27:05,414
Got a body shop, right?
518
00:27:05,415 --> 00:27:07,893
Yeah, yeah, we do
repairs and custom work.
519
00:27:07,894 --> 00:27:10,628
Business is, uh, pretty
good. Appreciate you asking.
520
00:27:10,629 --> 00:27:12,830
Well, if there's ever
anything I can do for you
521
00:27:12,831 --> 00:27:15,232
as your Friendly Neighborhood
Councilman, you let me know.
522
00:27:19,224 --> 00:27:21,549
What?
523
00:27:21,550 --> 00:27:23,575
You didn't vote for me, did you?
524
00:27:23,576 --> 00:27:25,143
What, you're a Sol Brown man?
525
00:27:25,144 --> 00:27:27,644
Oh, no, no, no. I just, uh,
526
00:27:27,645 --> 00:27:29,592
I just don't mess with politics.
527
00:27:29,593 --> 00:27:30,747
I'll take care of mines
528
00:27:30,748 --> 00:27:32,682
and whatever I could do
to bless the block, I do.
529
00:27:32,683 --> 00:27:34,718
That's about it.
530
00:27:36,254 --> 00:27:39,756
She's probably hungry. Get the bottle.
531
00:27:39,757 --> 00:27:42,758
Come on, come on.
532
00:27:44,595 --> 00:27:47,164
Good girl. It's okay.
533
00:27:47,165 --> 00:27:48,399
Can I help with her?
534
00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,134
Uh, I don't think
that's a good idea, baby.
535
00:27:50,135 --> 00:27:51,402
No, it's fine, it's fine.
536
00:27:51,403 --> 00:27:53,804
She, uh, she likes making new friends.
537
00:27:53,805 --> 00:27:55,372
It's okay, it's okay. Come on.
538
00:27:55,373 --> 00:27:59,810
- It's okay, it's okay.
- Hi. Oh, I want one.
539
00:27:59,811 --> 00:28:01,644
No, you don't, not till you're 50.
540
00:28:02,423 --> 00:28:05,214
Since Janelle is your daughter
and Deja's your girlfriend,
541
00:28:05,215 --> 00:28:06,907
that kind of makes Deja her stepmom.
542
00:28:06,908 --> 00:28:08,167
- Oh, my God, Annie.
- No,
543
00:28:08,168 --> 00:28:10,836
- certainly does not.
- Not anybody's stepmom.
544
00:28:10,837 --> 00:28:14,006
Okay, um, I-I think that a-a walk
545
00:28:14,007 --> 00:28:16,466
will calm her down.
I'll just, I'll be back.
546
00:28:16,467 --> 00:28:19,541
- I'll go with him.
- No. You know what, girls, upstairs.
547
00:28:19,542 --> 00:28:21,747
- But why? Dinner isn't over yet.
- Yes, it is.
548
00:28:21,748 --> 00:28:24,717
- What about Malik?
- Upstairs, now, please.
549
00:28:24,718 --> 00:28:25,883
Come on.
550
00:28:35,428 --> 00:28:37,730
All right.
551
00:28:37,731 --> 00:28:39,831
I think it's time for some real talk.
552
00:28:46,604 --> 00:28:49,757
I'll go first. I don't
think that Malik and Deja
553
00:28:49,758 --> 00:28:51,907
- should be dating.
- We can agree on that.
554
00:28:51,908 --> 00:28:53,743
They're just kids.
555
00:28:53,744 --> 00:28:55,612
If it's about the school, you know,
556
00:28:55,613 --> 00:28:57,712
kids skip school sometimes,
right? Didn't you?
557
00:28:59,149 --> 00:29:02,468
No. Uh, but that's only
because Hanes Academy
558
00:29:02,469 --> 00:29:04,136
had a very strict attendance policy.
559
00:29:04,137 --> 00:29:07,676
Every school does. And
that's not the point.
560
00:29:07,677 --> 00:29:08,773
What is the point?
561
00:29:09,709 --> 00:29:11,192
Do I have to be the one to announce
562
00:29:11,193 --> 00:29:12,427
the elephant in the room here?
563
00:29:12,428 --> 00:29:14,395
I'm sorry, I didn't know
there was an elephant.
564
00:29:14,396 --> 00:29:15,597
Please announce it.
565
00:29:15,598 --> 00:29:17,999
Your son has a daughter.
566
00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:19,901
Okay, but you knew
that when you let Deja
567
00:29:19,902 --> 00:29:21,503
go to the movies with him last week.
568
00:29:21,504 --> 00:29:23,738
- What movies?
- Deja didn't go to any movies last week.
569
00:29:23,739 --> 00:29:25,974
Yes, she did. She... Malik told me.
570
00:29:25,975 --> 00:29:28,042
She went to the movies
with him and his friends.
571
00:29:28,043 --> 00:29:31,145
Are you kidding me? So
she's sneaking around now?
572
00:29:31,146 --> 00:29:33,147
Mm. Not surprised.
573
00:29:33,148 --> 00:29:35,416
Okay, you know what, you tried
it with me earlier, Kelly.
574
00:29:35,417 --> 00:29:37,085
I'm-a need you to not make it a habit.
575
00:29:37,086 --> 00:29:39,720
Your problem is not with me, okay?
576
00:29:39,721 --> 00:29:41,155
Your problem is upstairs.
577
00:29:41,156 --> 00:29:44,525
No, our problem is that Malik
is too experienced for Deja.
578
00:29:44,526 --> 00:29:46,560
She never lied to us
before she met your son.
579
00:29:46,561 --> 00:29:49,364
And my son never cut school
before he met your daughter.
580
00:29:49,365 --> 00:29:50,798
All right, so can we all just agree
581
00:29:50,799 --> 00:29:52,400
that the two of them
are not good together
582
00:29:52,401 --> 00:29:54,135
and leave it at that?
583
00:29:54,136 --> 00:29:56,683
I don't think anyone here
wants an unplanned pregnancy.
584
00:29:56,684 --> 00:29:59,019
Oh, plea... Malik is
not having sex with Deja.
585
00:29:59,020 --> 00:30:01,255
And you know that how,
hmm? Because he told you?
586
00:30:01,256 --> 00:30:03,624
Did he tell you that about
Janelle's mother, too?
587
00:30:03,625 --> 00:30:05,192
Hey, Beth.
588
00:30:05,193 --> 00:30:07,226
Come on.
589
00:30:08,563 --> 00:30:12,232
All right. Look, obviously, you're not
590
00:30:12,233 --> 00:30:13,800
catching us at our best...
591
00:30:13,801 --> 00:30:15,434
- Mm.
- ... but Deja came
592
00:30:15,435 --> 00:30:18,638
from a tough situation, and
we brought her out of it.
593
00:30:18,639 --> 00:30:21,474
And, frankly, we're a little
concerned that her spending time
594
00:30:21,475 --> 00:30:23,475
with your son will take
her right back there.
595
00:30:25,412 --> 00:30:26,812
Where's that?
596
00:30:28,838 --> 00:30:30,063
Nothing.
597
00:30:30,064 --> 00:30:31,550
- Forget it.
- Uh-uh. No.
598
00:30:31,551 --> 00:30:33,586
- You were saying something. Finish up.
- Yeah.
599
00:30:33,587 --> 00:30:35,588
I mean...
600
00:30:35,589 --> 00:30:38,258
Our son's gonna drag
her right back where?
601
00:30:38,259 --> 00:30:40,085
The hood?
602
00:30:40,086 --> 00:30:41,926
That's not what I was
trying to say, all right.
603
00:30:45,399 --> 00:30:46,965
What are you doing?
604
00:30:46,966 --> 00:30:50,035
I saw you eyeballing my tats earlier.
605
00:30:50,036 --> 00:30:52,671
These ain't decorations, bro.
606
00:30:52,672 --> 00:30:55,473
I earned each and every one of
these living that life for real.
607
00:30:55,474 --> 00:30:57,474
But that's all behind me now.
608
00:30:58,511 --> 00:31:01,013
Look, you can choose to see me
609
00:31:01,014 --> 00:31:02,580
and only see my mistakes,
610
00:31:02,581 --> 00:31:04,316
or you can choose to
see something different.
611
00:31:04,317 --> 00:31:07,552
Just like you can choose to see our son
612
00:31:07,553 --> 00:31:10,421
as a kid from North
Philly, teenage father.
613
00:31:12,125 --> 00:31:15,760
Or you could choose to
see a straight-A student,
614
00:31:15,761 --> 00:31:18,762
a sweet boy that loves to make
his mother and daughter smile.
615
00:31:20,566 --> 00:31:23,635
But what you not gonna
do is write him off.
616
00:31:23,636 --> 00:31:25,635
I ain't having that.
617
00:31:28,606 --> 00:31:31,308
I'm sorry.
618
00:31:34,479 --> 00:31:38,182
Randall, Beth, I'm-I'm sorry I lied.
619
00:31:38,183 --> 00:31:40,784
I'm sorry for skipping school yesterday.
620
00:31:40,785 --> 00:31:43,786
I'm-I'm sorry I disappointed you.
621
00:31:46,791 --> 00:31:48,226
Mr. and Mrs. Hodges,
622
00:31:48,227 --> 00:31:50,594
I'm sorry for skipping
school with Malik,
623
00:31:50,595 --> 00:31:53,897
but I am not sorry for liking your son.
624
00:31:56,168 --> 00:31:57,835
And I'm not sorry for yesterday,
625
00:31:57,836 --> 00:32:00,170
because that was the
best day of my life.
626
00:32:03,332 --> 00:32:05,208
- Hey, wait-wait-wait-wait-wait.
- Malik.
627
00:32:05,209 --> 00:32:06,676
No, just, just hear me out, okay?
628
00:32:10,014 --> 00:32:11,647
Deja, I don't have game.
629
00:32:12,884 --> 00:32:14,351
I don't.
630
00:32:14,352 --> 00:32:16,887
Janelle's mom was my first girlfriend.
631
00:32:16,888 --> 00:32:18,522
I still don't why she liked me.
632
00:32:18,523 --> 00:32:20,290
I mean, we got football
players at our school,
633
00:32:20,291 --> 00:32:22,658
I'm, like, this big.
634
00:32:25,463 --> 00:32:27,630
But I get how you see me.
635
00:32:30,968 --> 00:32:32,667
A lot of people see me like that.
636
00:32:36,006 --> 00:32:37,707
I remember when I first told my parents
637
00:32:37,708 --> 00:32:39,708
I got Jennifer pregnant.
638
00:32:43,246 --> 00:32:45,580
The look on my dad's face.
639
00:32:52,556 --> 00:32:55,123
You know how long my
parents been together?
640
00:32:58,494 --> 00:33:00,328
22 years.
641
00:33:03,133 --> 00:33:05,367
My grandparents were together for 60.
642
00:33:05,368 --> 00:33:09,037
Hell, I bet my ancestors in
Africa were even booed up.
643
00:33:11,074 --> 00:33:13,041
And I let them all down.
644
00:33:15,178 --> 00:33:16,710
I like you, Deja.
645
00:33:19,715 --> 00:33:21,049
That's the truth.
646
00:33:24,754 --> 00:33:27,423
And when I tell you you're beautiful,
647
00:33:27,424 --> 00:33:28,923
that's the truth, too.
648
00:33:33,128 --> 00:33:36,664
Look, if you really want to
go back to school, that's okay.
649
00:33:36,665 --> 00:33:37,999
I understand.
650
00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,000
But, uh...
651
00:33:42,304 --> 00:33:45,205
I-I did have one more
place I wanted to show you.
652
00:33:55,217 --> 00:33:57,851
Show me.
653
00:34:06,577 --> 00:34:08,057
Thank you for coming over.
654
00:34:11,260 --> 00:34:13,026
Thank you.
655
00:34:16,416 --> 00:34:17,481
Okay.
656
00:34:18,431 --> 00:34:20,231
Okay.
657
00:34:25,379 --> 00:34:26,412
Okay.
658
00:34:28,871 --> 00:34:30,171
Korey.
659
00:34:32,775 --> 00:34:34,908
Can I have a word?
660
00:34:36,945 --> 00:34:38,378
I'll wait for you by the car.
661
00:34:42,517 --> 00:34:44,818
Hey. Um...
662
00:34:46,688 --> 00:34:48,955
Tonight was, um...
663
00:34:50,225 --> 00:34:53,027
Look, Jack, we don't
have to tiptoe around it.
664
00:34:53,028 --> 00:34:54,227
Tonight was awkward.
665
00:34:56,087 --> 00:34:57,852
It wasn't my finest.
666
00:34:58,499 --> 00:34:59,899
Yeah, mine either.
667
00:35:00,935 --> 00:35:03,535
Ever since Randall met you...
668
00:35:07,942 --> 00:35:10,743
All right. If I'm being honest,
669
00:35:10,744 --> 00:35:14,847
ever since Randall could talk,
he would ask me questions.
670
00:35:16,918 --> 00:35:20,486
"Why is everybody staring at us, Dad?"
671
00:35:20,487 --> 00:35:23,223
"Wh-why don't we have
any black neighbors?"
672
00:35:23,224 --> 00:35:25,458
He-he would ask questions,
673
00:35:25,459 --> 00:35:27,680
and I always had an answer for him.
674
00:35:27,681 --> 00:35:30,964
I-I don't know how
good the answers were,
675
00:35:30,965 --> 00:35:34,100
but I had them.
676
00:35:34,101 --> 00:35:38,904
And lately, his questions have gotten...
677
00:35:38,905 --> 00:35:40,805
very complicated.
678
00:35:42,954 --> 00:35:45,155
And I feel like I'm letting him down.
679
00:35:48,148 --> 00:35:50,982
That kid is my whole world.
680
00:35:53,653 --> 00:35:56,455
And I...
681
00:35:56,456 --> 00:35:58,356
I'm out of my depth here.
682
00:36:02,062 --> 00:36:05,264
You know, I only applied to Hanes
683
00:36:05,265 --> 00:36:07,099
'cause it's the best,
684
00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:10,736
and I wanted to teach at the best.
685
00:36:10,737 --> 00:36:12,970
But I knew I'd be the only one there.
686
00:36:14,206 --> 00:36:15,940
So...
687
00:36:15,941 --> 00:36:18,409
I guess when I met Randall...
688
00:36:19,579 --> 00:36:20,711
... I understood him.
689
00:36:21,748 --> 00:36:24,148
And then when I saw
that he was searching,
690
00:36:24,149 --> 00:36:27,085
I just, I felt like I could
help him with all that.
691
00:36:27,086 --> 00:36:29,587
- Well, you can.
- No.
692
00:36:30,823 --> 00:36:34,125
I get him from 8:00 to
3:00, five days a week.
693
00:36:34,126 --> 00:36:38,196
I mean, if I'm lucky,
one day, he'll remember me
694
00:36:38,197 --> 00:36:42,065
as someone who was vaguely
important to him once.
695
00:36:44,069 --> 00:36:45,537
But you're his father.
696
00:36:45,538 --> 00:36:48,806
Yeah, you're gonna be a
grandfather to his children.
697
00:36:48,807 --> 00:36:50,374
You're gonna be with him forever.
698
00:36:50,375 --> 00:36:53,544
Korey, I-I can't teach
my son how to be black.
699
00:36:56,748 --> 00:36:58,482
Oh, no.
700
00:36:58,483 --> 00:37:00,250
No, don't, don't do that.
701
00:37:00,251 --> 00:37:01,786
Okay?
702
00:37:01,787 --> 00:37:04,821
'Cause you-you, you can't do that.
703
00:37:06,458 --> 00:37:10,126
All right, hold on, one,
one second. Just hold on.
704
00:37:13,398 --> 00:37:15,031
One second.
705
00:37:23,073 --> 00:37:27,376
This... is The Weary Blues.
706
00:37:27,377 --> 00:37:32,081
By one of the baddest scribes
ever to live, Langston Hughes.
707
00:37:32,082 --> 00:37:34,283
I was gonna give this to Randall,
708
00:37:34,284 --> 00:37:36,952
but my wife told me
to leave it in the car.
709
00:37:37,988 --> 00:37:41,289
Randall is... he's really into his work.
710
00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:53,770
- Thanks.
- Yeah. Well, um...
711
00:37:53,771 --> 00:37:56,237
I'll see you at the
parent-teacher meeting.
712
00:37:56,238 --> 00:37:57,538
- See you there.
- Yeah.
713
00:38:29,137 --> 00:38:30,203
Hey.
714
00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:33,107
Hi.
715
00:38:33,108 --> 00:38:36,944
So... Mr. Lawrence.
716
00:38:36,945 --> 00:38:40,247
He's a pretty cool guy. I
can see why you like him.
717
00:38:40,248 --> 00:38:42,483
He's okay.
718
00:38:42,484 --> 00:38:45,853
No, he's, um...
719
00:38:45,854 --> 00:38:47,453
he's pretty cool.
720
00:38:48,490 --> 00:38:52,026
Yeah, he, he, he gave me this.
721
00:38:52,027 --> 00:38:55,114
He said that you liked it a lot.
I'm planning on reading it, too.
722
00:38:55,115 --> 00:38:58,833
- You are?
- Mm-hm.
723
00:38:58,834 --> 00:39:00,635
This is a book of poetry, Dad.
724
00:39:00,636 --> 00:39:02,236
What, I like poetry.
725
00:39:02,237 --> 00:39:04,270
Sure you do.
726
00:39:04,271 --> 00:39:07,205
Okay, I'll take that back, then.
727
00:39:13,814 --> 00:39:16,882
You're grounded for a
week for lying to us.
728
00:39:17,952 --> 00:39:21,386
It cannot happen again.
729
00:39:23,958 --> 00:39:27,694
Randall and I talked, and we agreed
730
00:39:27,695 --> 00:39:29,028
that you can see Malik.
731
00:39:30,064 --> 00:39:33,867
- Seriously?
- But supervised.
732
00:39:33,868 --> 00:39:37,070
All right? Either in this house
when Beth and I are home,
733
00:39:37,071 --> 00:39:39,804
or at Malik's house,
when his parents are home.
734
00:39:41,741 --> 00:39:45,444
We didn't really get
to know Malik tonight...
735
00:39:47,147 --> 00:39:50,216
... but we'd like to.
736
00:39:50,217 --> 00:39:52,117
Mind telling us about him?
737
00:39:55,822 --> 00:39:59,825
- Can I look now?
- Hold on, just wait a second.
738
00:39:59,826 --> 00:40:01,393
Well, he's obsessed with cheesesteaks.
739
00:40:03,162 --> 00:40:06,669
He's very confident. Not cocky.
740
00:40:06,670 --> 00:40:07,933
And...
741
00:40:07,934 --> 00:40:10,302
he's the type of guy
that walks into a room
742
00:40:10,303 --> 00:40:13,204
- and everyone notices.
- Now.
743
00:40:20,580 --> 00:40:22,258
G.G., it's sticky.
744
00:40:22,259 --> 00:40:25,017
Yeah.
745
00:40:25,018 --> 00:40:26,986
And you're getting it
everywhere, baby girl.
746
00:40:26,987 --> 00:40:30,055
- Dayje?
- Yeah, Mama?
747
00:40:30,056 --> 00:40:31,323
Look outside, tater-tot.
748
00:40:31,324 --> 00:40:33,425
You see the lights?
749
00:40:33,426 --> 00:40:34,926
They're pretty, right?
750
00:40:34,927 --> 00:40:37,327
Mm-hmm.
751
00:40:40,933 --> 00:40:43,768
The thing about Malik is,
752
00:40:43,769 --> 00:40:47,571
he makes me feel like myself.
753
00:40:47,572 --> 00:40:50,306
Like I have a piece of home.
754
00:40:52,344 --> 00:40:54,511
Oh, damn, did I mess up again?
755
00:40:58,216 --> 00:41:00,316
No, you didn't mess up at all.
756
00:41:14,098 --> 00:41:16,265
You know, I actually
memorized my favorite one.
757
00:41:17,268 --> 00:41:19,234
You did?
758
00:41:21,739 --> 00:41:23,338
Can I hear it?
759
00:41:29,747 --> 00:41:32,816
"I, Too".
760
00:41:32,817 --> 00:41:34,785
"I, too, sing America.
761
00:41:34,786 --> 00:41:36,519
I am the darker brother.
762
00:41:36,520 --> 00:41:39,255
They send me to eat in the kitchen,
763
00:41:39,256 --> 00:41:41,024
when company comes.
764
00:41:41,025 --> 00:41:45,527
But I laugh, and I eat
well, and I grow strong.
765
00:41:45,528 --> 00:41:49,198
Tomorrow, I'll be at the table.
766
00:41:49,199 --> 00:41:51,801
When company comes,
nobody'll dare say to me,
767
00:41:51,802 --> 00:41:53,069
'eat in the kitchen', then.
768
00:41:53,070 --> 00:41:56,972
Besides, they'll see how
beautiful we are, and...
769
00:41:56,973 --> 00:41:59,574
be ashamed.
770
00:42:01,845 --> 00:42:06,014
I, too, am America".
771
00:42:09,519 --> 00:42:12,088
We could read that together.
772
00:42:12,089 --> 00:42:13,488
If you want.
773
00:42:13,489 --> 00:42:16,423
I would like that very much.