1 00:00:00,109 --> 00:00:02,664 "A" mark. "B" mark. 2 00:00:02,734 --> 00:00:04,500 What's a hair day? 3 00:00:04,575 --> 00:00:06,141 There are so many different types of hair days. 4 00:00:06,211 --> 00:00:08,512 I feel like when Black women think of hair day, 5 00:00:08,581 --> 00:00:11,214 they think of wash day, they think of sore arms. 6 00:00:11,283 --> 00:00:16,186 Detangling to conditioning to hot oil treatments. 7 00:00:16,255 --> 00:00:18,622 When I was a kid, that meant, like, leaning over a sink 8 00:00:18,691 --> 00:00:20,390 and my mom... like, at awkward angles, 9 00:00:20,492 --> 00:00:22,626 and my mom putting my head in the sink 10 00:00:22,695 --> 00:00:24,595 and running water and shampooing my hair. 11 00:00:24,663 --> 00:00:27,764 What comes to mind for me are the Saturdays, 12 00:00:27,833 --> 00:00:29,366 every other Saturday, 13 00:00:29,435 --> 00:00:32,936 when my mom would take my sister and I to the hairdresser. 14 00:00:35,441 --> 00:00:37,641 Nope. 15 00:00:37,710 --> 00:00:39,743 We're gonna be late! 16 00:00:39,845 --> 00:00:42,079 Diane, what are you doing? 17 00:00:42,181 --> 00:00:43,947 Oh, my God. Are you doing this again? 18 00:00:44,016 --> 00:00:45,682 You don't need a perfect ponytail. 19 00:00:45,751 --> 00:00:48,819 Yaya is gonna be doing your hair in an hour. 20 00:00:48,887 --> 00:00:51,655 Says the woman who Swiffers before the housekeeper comes. 21 00:00:51,724 --> 00:00:53,323 That's 'cause I don't want her to think we're gross. 22 00:00:53,392 --> 00:00:54,858 Okay, let's go. 23 00:00:54,927 --> 00:00:56,627 Get a hat. Get a scarf. 24 00:00:56,695 --> 00:00:58,462 We got an appointment! 25 00:01:00,633 --> 00:01:03,634 Are you really gonna try to cover Black hair in 22 minutes? 26 00:01:03,702 --> 00:01:06,003 - Yeah. - Good luck. 27 00:01:06,071 --> 00:01:09,107 Synced & corrected by kinglouisxx www.addic7ed.com 28 00:01:09,186 --> 00:01:10,991 06x11 - Hair Day 29 00:01:12,745 --> 00:01:15,045 Diane, why are you dragging your feet? 30 00:01:15,123 --> 00:01:16,446 You love the salon. 31 00:01:16,548 --> 00:01:17,814 We love the salon. 32 00:01:17,916 --> 00:01:20,350 The salon is our thing. 33 00:01:20,452 --> 00:01:22,719 I thought me stealing your makeup was our thing. 34 00:01:22,821 --> 00:01:25,188 Okay, that's new information. 35 00:01:25,290 --> 00:01:28,759 But we also have the salon. 36 00:01:28,861 --> 00:01:31,261 Mom, I don't like having my hair done, 37 00:01:31,363 --> 00:01:32,829 I like my hair did. 38 00:01:32,931 --> 00:01:34,931 I would say 10 to 11 hours 39 00:01:35,034 --> 00:01:37,334 to get my hair braided in this style. 40 00:01:37,436 --> 00:01:40,370 You literally will go home probably from a headache 41 00:01:40,472 --> 00:01:41,905 because your braids are too tight. 42 00:01:42,007 --> 00:01:43,807 We would go, and there was hair burning 43 00:01:43,909 --> 00:01:45,275 all through that hair salon. 44 00:01:45,377 --> 00:01:47,844 But you know that they say beauty sees no pain. 45 00:01:47,946 --> 00:01:51,048 Well, then, why don't you just look at this as an opportunity 46 00:01:51,150 --> 00:01:54,584 to spend some quality time with your mom? 47 00:01:54,687 --> 00:01:58,055 Yes. Quality time with Mom changes everything. 48 00:01:59,358 --> 00:02:02,392 You know, sometimes I just take out your old barrettes, 49 00:02:02,494 --> 00:02:04,261 and I look at them. 50 00:02:04,363 --> 00:02:05,796 When I was younger, my mom used to always love 51 00:02:05,898 --> 00:02:07,164 putting my hair in two-strand twists 52 00:02:07,266 --> 00:02:08,398 with little bobbles at the end. 53 00:02:08,500 --> 00:02:11,435 Usually, it was a center part 54 00:02:11,537 --> 00:02:14,004 with two pigtails and barrettes on the end. 55 00:02:14,106 --> 00:02:16,740 Most of the time, it was two ponytails 56 00:02:16,842 --> 00:02:18,542 that would end up like this. 57 00:02:18,644 --> 00:02:21,211 She'd put it together on my hair and then put me under the dryer 58 00:02:21,313 --> 00:02:23,814 and took it out and started with the little natural comb, 59 00:02:23,916 --> 00:02:26,316 and we had naturals together. 60 00:02:26,418 --> 00:02:28,552 - Ah, ah, ah, ah. Don't scratch. - Oh. 61 00:02:28,654 --> 00:02:30,253 You got a relaxer coming. 62 00:02:30,355 --> 00:02:32,289 Unless you want that head to be on fire, 63 00:02:32,391 --> 00:02:33,390 you better just pat. 64 00:02:33,492 --> 00:02:34,858 You know when you guys tell me not to scratch, 65 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:36,226 it itches more. 66 00:02:36,328 --> 00:02:37,461 This is torture. 67 00:02:37,563 --> 00:02:38,528 Torture? 68 00:02:38,630 --> 00:02:41,364 Oh, sweetie, your generation got it easy 69 00:02:41,467 --> 00:02:44,501 with your latex gloves and your Vaseline. 70 00:02:44,603 --> 00:02:47,270 In my day, they'd hold you by the ankle, 71 00:02:47,372 --> 00:02:50,240 dip in you in lye like a candy apple. 72 00:02:50,342 --> 00:02:52,809 That is absolutely not true, Ruby. 73 00:02:52,911 --> 00:02:53,910 You weren't there. 74 00:02:54,012 --> 00:02:55,746 Okay. 75 00:02:55,848 --> 00:02:58,749 Are you guys coming back from an ugly T-shirt contest? 76 00:02:58,851 --> 00:03:01,184 Huh? You know every time I bring out 77 00:03:01,286 --> 00:03:05,756 the 1995 Johnson Family Reunion T-shirt, 78 00:03:05,858 --> 00:03:07,691 I'm about to barbecue. 79 00:03:07,793 --> 00:03:09,926 I've thrown that shirt away like four times, Dre. 80 00:03:10,028 --> 00:03:10,994 I know. 81 00:03:11,096 --> 00:03:12,963 I've dug it out four times, Bow. 82 00:03:13,065 --> 00:03:15,766 - Respect the uniform, okay? - Okay. 83 00:03:15,868 --> 00:03:18,368 I'm about to teach my son how to barbecue. 84 00:03:18,470 --> 00:03:19,703 - Mm-hmm. - We're gonna cook a butt. 85 00:03:19,805 --> 00:03:21,605 Yeah, we're gonna put our foot in that butt. 86 00:03:21,707 --> 00:03:22,839 Technically, son, it's a shoulder, 87 00:03:22,941 --> 00:03:24,541 but I love your enthusiasm. 88 00:03:24,643 --> 00:03:26,543 I love you, baby, but it's been a minute 89 00:03:26,645 --> 00:03:28,378 since you've been on that smoker. 90 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,180 What you gonna do next, 91 00:03:30,282 --> 00:03:31,715 break out the Bowflex? 92 00:03:31,817 --> 00:03:33,450 Remember that? 93 00:03:33,552 --> 00:03:36,086 It's an entire home gym, Mama. 94 00:03:36,188 --> 00:03:38,303 - Yeah, well... - No regrets! 95 00:03:38,388 --> 00:03:41,391 ♪ I do my hair toss, check my nails ♪ 96 00:03:41,493 --> 00:03:42,659 ♪ Baby, how you feelin'? ♪ 97 00:03:42,761 --> 00:03:44,094 ♪ Feelin' good as hell ♪ 98 00:03:44,196 --> 00:03:46,329 ♪ Hair toss, check my nails ♪ 99 00:03:46,431 --> 00:03:47,564 ♪ Baby, how you feelin'? ♪ 100 00:03:47,666 --> 00:03:49,266 ♪ Feelin' good as hell ♪ 101 00:03:49,368 --> 00:03:51,535 ♪ Whoo, child, tired of the foolish ♪ 102 00:03:51,637 --> 00:03:53,570 ♪ Go on, dust your shoulders off, keep it movin' ♪ 103 00:03:53,672 --> 00:03:54,638 - Hey. - Hey. 104 00:03:54,740 --> 00:03:55,639 - Oh, hey. - Hey. 105 00:03:55,741 --> 00:03:56,873 - How are ya? - Hey. 106 00:03:56,975 --> 00:03:58,542 Hi, Diane. Hi, Bow. 107 00:03:58,644 --> 00:04:01,011 - Hey. - Hi, Bow. Hi, Diane. 108 00:04:01,113 --> 00:04:02,612 Um, y'all are early. 109 00:04:02,714 --> 00:04:05,749 Oh, no, we're actually 35 minutes late, Yaya. 110 00:04:05,851 --> 00:04:07,083 So sorry. 111 00:04:07,186 --> 00:04:10,086 Like I said, y'all are early. So, um, have a seat. 112 00:04:10,189 --> 00:04:13,390 Oh, okay, okay. 113 00:04:13,492 --> 00:04:15,025 The stories in the salon, 114 00:04:15,127 --> 00:04:18,094 definitely, it's like a family environment. 115 00:04:18,197 --> 00:04:20,897 Everyone's talking about their man and their problems, 116 00:04:20,999 --> 00:04:22,165 and it's just funny. 117 00:04:22,267 --> 00:04:24,434 Somebody always comes in, selling, like, fake Prada. 118 00:04:24,536 --> 00:04:26,169 They asked me so many different things 119 00:04:26,271 --> 00:04:28,071 that made me feel like they were just family. 120 00:04:28,173 --> 00:04:30,841 Our mothers would get their hair done also. 121 00:04:30,943 --> 00:04:32,976 So it was always, like, a fun day. 122 00:04:33,078 --> 00:04:34,945 To be able to share things and laugh about things, 123 00:04:35,047 --> 00:04:37,614 and your hairdresser is your shrink. 124 00:04:37,716 --> 00:04:40,717 ♪ Feelin' good as hell ♪ 125 00:04:40,819 --> 00:04:41,751 ♪ Feelin' good as hell ♪ 126 00:04:41,854 --> 00:04:43,520 I knew we could've stopped for a latte. 127 00:04:43,622 --> 00:04:45,021 ♪ Feelin' good as hell ♪ 128 00:04:45,123 --> 00:04:47,424 Here we go, son. 129 00:04:48,527 --> 00:04:52,028 Jack, meet Proud Mary. 130 00:04:52,130 --> 00:04:54,731 Uh, hold up. I thought this was garbage. 131 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,701 Does this look like garbage to you? 132 00:04:57,769 --> 00:04:59,469 I feel like I just answered that question. 133 00:04:59,571 --> 00:05:01,037 Oh, wow. 134 00:05:01,139 --> 00:05:02,839 Proud Mary is looking real crusty. 135 00:05:02,941 --> 00:05:05,041 You sure we don't need a tetanus shot 136 00:05:05,110 --> 00:05:06,209 before we eat off this thing? 137 00:05:07,579 --> 00:05:08,678 Why don't you save yourself the trouble 138 00:05:08,747 --> 00:05:09,946 and get an electric smoker? 139 00:05:10,048 --> 00:05:11,214 An electric what? 140 00:05:11,283 --> 00:05:13,149 What are you gonna do, vape some ribs? 141 00:05:13,218 --> 00:05:15,652 I'm teaching Jack to be a Pitmaster, 142 00:05:15,721 --> 00:05:18,355 and a Pitmaster's job is to tend to the fire, 143 00:05:18,423 --> 00:05:20,357 for without fire, there is no smoke, 144 00:05:20,459 --> 00:05:23,426 and if there is no smoke, there is no barbecue. 145 00:05:23,495 --> 00:05:26,663 Anybody can season meat and put it in an Easy-Bake Oven. 146 00:05:26,732 --> 00:05:30,567 Look, Dad, you know I respect your outdated beliefs. 147 00:05:30,636 --> 00:05:33,503 I don't even say anything when you call meetings powwows. 148 00:05:33,605 --> 00:05:35,305 - Mm. - But electric smokers? 149 00:05:35,407 --> 00:05:37,007 They're the future of barbecue. 150 00:05:37,075 --> 00:05:38,775 You know what? I'll show you. 151 00:05:38,844 --> 00:05:40,143 Let's have a good old-fashioned cook off. 152 00:05:40,245 --> 00:05:41,444 Fine. 153 00:05:41,513 --> 00:05:43,546 Loser puts his hand on a hot grill. 154 00:05:43,649 --> 00:05:45,248 I was thinking more like a trophy 155 00:05:45,317 --> 00:05:46,549 with, like, a little pig on it. 156 00:05:46,652 --> 00:05:48,718 Bet. 157 00:05:48,787 --> 00:05:52,255 Okay, ladies remind me what you're getting. 158 00:05:52,324 --> 00:05:54,673 I'm getting the usual with a little bam on it. 159 00:05:55,794 --> 00:05:57,961 Oh, I-I want the braids with, like, the jewelry in it. 160 00:05:58,030 --> 00:06:00,530 - And... And Diane is gonna get... - Oh, Mom, got this. 161 00:06:00,599 --> 00:06:01,765 - Oh, okay. - Same old, same old. 162 00:06:01,867 --> 00:06:04,367 Just getting my relaxer touched up. 163 00:06:04,436 --> 00:06:08,905 What a relaxer is... it is a creamy chemical substance 164 00:06:09,007 --> 00:06:12,642 which takes kinky, curly hair, and straightens it. 165 00:06:12,711 --> 00:06:14,444 I got my first relaxer when I was 7. 166 00:06:14,546 --> 00:06:17,080 I begged, begged for straight hair. 167 00:06:17,182 --> 00:06:19,649 Getting a relaxer can be very painful. 168 00:06:19,718 --> 00:06:22,686 And you'd sit there while it burned in little, bitty parts, 169 00:06:22,754 --> 00:06:24,220 and then she'd say, "Hold on. 170 00:06:24,289 --> 00:06:26,022 Ba... Just... J-J... Don't be tender-headed." 171 00:06:26,091 --> 00:06:28,525 Oh, Diane, I'm gonna make you look great. 172 00:06:28,627 --> 00:06:29,526 Okay, boo? 173 00:06:29,594 --> 00:06:30,894 Okay, so, are we up soon? 174 00:06:30,963 --> 00:06:32,295 Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, you're next. 175 00:06:32,397 --> 00:06:33,763 - Oh, good. - Okay. 176 00:06:33,832 --> 00:06:35,799 Um, let me just rinse out Carol and put her under the dryer 177 00:06:35,901 --> 00:06:37,867 and then I need to dust up Lisa a little bit, 178 00:06:37,970 --> 00:06:39,903 and then I need to get Carol from under the dryer, 179 00:06:39,972 --> 00:06:41,237 and then I got to have a three-piece. 180 00:06:41,306 --> 00:06:43,106 You know what I'm saying. 181 00:06:43,175 --> 00:06:44,774 And then after that, y'all next. 182 00:06:44,876 --> 00:06:47,010 Tha... Thanks, Yaya. 183 00:06:47,079 --> 00:06:50,313 See? We are next. 184 00:06:58,790 --> 00:06:59,889 Diane? 185 00:06:59,958 --> 00:07:02,692 Yaya's finally ready for you. 186 00:07:02,794 --> 00:07:04,494 Boy, you were really knocked out there. 187 00:07:04,596 --> 00:07:06,129 Yeah. 188 00:07:10,369 --> 00:07:11,434 Ms. Yaya. 189 00:07:11,536 --> 00:07:13,470 - Hmm? - It's kind of tingling. 190 00:07:13,538 --> 00:07:16,606 You are so tender-headed. 191 00:07:17,442 --> 00:07:19,175 Okay, it smells like something's burning. 192 00:07:19,244 --> 00:07:20,410 I think my hair's on fire. 193 00:07:20,512 --> 00:07:23,246 You are crazy, Diane. 194 00:07:24,983 --> 00:07:27,450 There's still hair. I still have hair. 195 00:07:27,552 --> 00:07:30,220 Not if I have anything to do with it. 196 00:07:42,534 --> 00:07:43,633 What's wrong? 197 00:07:43,735 --> 00:07:45,502 I'm never putting that stuff in my hair again. 198 00:07:45,604 --> 00:07:46,903 I am done with relaxers. 199 00:07:47,005 --> 00:07:47,971 Okay. 200 00:07:48,073 --> 00:07:49,672 Are you having a hair freakout? 201 00:07:49,775 --> 00:07:51,374 Here we go again. 202 00:07:51,476 --> 00:07:53,009 Y'all ladies really need to start 203 00:07:53,111 --> 00:07:55,649 having your hair epiphanies at home. 204 00:07:57,672 --> 00:07:59,742 - I... I just can't do it. - Okay. 205 00:07:59,829 --> 00:08:00,995 - I-I had this dream, right? - Mm-hmm. 206 00:08:01,064 --> 00:08:03,061 And my hair was on fire and it was falling out, 207 00:08:03,153 --> 00:08:05,153 and the relaxer was trying to kill me. 208 00:08:05,202 --> 00:08:07,069 - What? - I think the dream was a sign 209 00:08:07,137 --> 00:08:08,897 that I need to move beyond relaxers. 210 00:08:08,922 --> 00:08:09,952 - Yeah. - That sounds fine. 211 00:08:10,013 --> 00:08:12,289 Sounds like you're ready for some sort of big change. 212 00:08:12,343 --> 00:08:14,309 Maybe we should go home, have a conversation about it. 213 00:08:14,378 --> 00:08:16,678 We can pull out some hair magazines, 214 00:08:16,780 --> 00:08:18,046 Google some stuff, 215 00:08:18,148 --> 00:08:19,247 maybe make a Pinterest board, 216 00:08:19,316 --> 00:08:20,549 get your sister on the phone, ta... 217 00:08:20,617 --> 00:08:23,585 Or we can just consult with the professionals here. 218 00:08:23,654 --> 00:08:25,821 Yeah, we could do that. 219 00:08:25,889 --> 00:08:28,490 We could definitely have that very intimate conversation 220 00:08:28,559 --> 00:08:33,095 with a whole bunch of people who did not give birth to you. 221 00:08:33,197 --> 00:08:35,130 All right, Diane. 222 00:08:35,199 --> 00:08:37,165 What are you thinking? 223 00:08:37,267 --> 00:08:39,601 Okay, well, just spit-balling here. 224 00:08:39,670 --> 00:08:40,502 A press and curl. 225 00:08:40,604 --> 00:08:42,504 - Okay. - I can have the same look, 226 00:08:42,573 --> 00:08:45,073 and my routine is relatively unchanged. 227 00:08:45,175 --> 00:08:47,476 But you know what that means, right? 228 00:08:47,578 --> 00:08:48,877 - Ugh. - Yeah. 229 00:08:48,946 --> 00:08:50,445 Right. 230 00:08:50,514 --> 00:08:54,683 It's Diane Johnson's Celebrity Hot Tub Party! 231 00:08:54,785 --> 00:08:59,788 And now, here is the one and only Diane Johnson! 232 00:09:03,560 --> 00:09:05,060 Ta! 233 00:09:06,030 --> 00:09:08,230 One, two, three, four! 234 00:09:08,332 --> 00:09:09,664 Hey! 235 00:09:09,733 --> 00:09:12,100 ♪ Hot tub, gonna make me sweat ♪ 236 00:09:12,169 --> 00:09:14,603 ♪ I say, hot tub ♪ 237 00:09:14,705 --> 00:09:16,204 Whoo! 238 00:09:16,273 --> 00:09:20,842 ♪ Rub-a-dub in the, in the hot tub ♪ 239 00:09:20,911 --> 00:09:22,044 Can I ask y'all something? 240 00:09:22,146 --> 00:09:23,045 Yeah! 241 00:09:23,147 --> 00:09:24,980 - Can I get in the hot tub? - No! 242 00:09:25,049 --> 00:09:27,149 - Can I get in the sauna? - No! 243 00:09:27,217 --> 00:09:28,383 Can I go swimming? 244 00:09:28,452 --> 00:09:29,985 Try a swim cap. 245 00:09:30,087 --> 00:09:32,587 Well, well, well. 246 00:09:33,924 --> 00:09:37,559 Well, all right, sounds like you are ready for something new. 247 00:09:37,661 --> 00:09:39,795 A new choice. 248 00:09:39,897 --> 00:09:41,797 What about... 249 00:09:41,865 --> 00:09:43,131 You want to go natural? 250 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,700 In thinking about my own hair journey, 251 00:09:45,769 --> 00:09:48,403 it's been such a long process. 252 00:09:48,472 --> 00:09:51,873 It started... Well, the year was 1985. 253 00:09:51,942 --> 00:09:53,809 You know Yaya has other clients, right? 254 00:09:53,911 --> 00:09:55,310 - Yes, I was... - Oh, finally. Somebody had to say it. 255 00:09:55,379 --> 00:09:56,778 Okay. Okay. 256 00:09:56,847 --> 00:09:59,448 Um, just give me the real here, all right? 257 00:09:59,550 --> 00:10:01,683 Um, if I decided to go natural... 258 00:10:01,785 --> 00:10:04,252 - Mm-hmm. - ...how would this go? 259 00:10:04,354 --> 00:10:07,055 Well, you would start with the big chop. 260 00:10:07,124 --> 00:10:08,790 The big chop? 261 00:10:08,859 --> 00:10:10,125 Oh, did somebody say "the big chop"? 262 00:10:10,227 --> 00:10:11,226 Oh, my chair is open. 263 00:10:11,295 --> 00:10:13,261 I can get you natural in less than 10 minutes. 264 00:10:13,363 --> 00:10:14,629 What is she talking about? 265 00:10:14,731 --> 00:10:17,132 Basically, the big chop means 266 00:10:17,201 --> 00:10:19,301 that we cut off all the relaxed hair, 267 00:10:19,403 --> 00:10:23,705 and what's left is a really cute short haircut. 268 00:10:23,774 --> 00:10:25,740 It's the only way to go. 269 00:10:25,843 --> 00:10:27,042 I have to shave my head right now? 270 00:10:27,144 --> 00:10:29,811 No, Diane, you do not have to shave your head right now. 271 00:10:29,913 --> 00:10:31,546 You can transition at your own pace. 272 00:10:31,615 --> 00:10:33,281 You can let your hair grow out, 273 00:10:33,383 --> 00:10:35,951 and then, when you are ready, 274 00:10:36,019 --> 00:10:37,953 then we can cut off the relaxed ends. 275 00:10:38,055 --> 00:10:39,588 Yeah, but don't wait too long. 276 00:10:39,690 --> 00:10:41,389 Right, Angie? 277 00:10:41,458 --> 00:10:43,859 I just want to grow it out a little bit more. 278 00:10:43,961 --> 00:10:46,528 Okay, girl. 279 00:10:48,298 --> 00:10:49,831 Oh, you see that, son? 280 00:10:49,933 --> 00:10:52,434 The low flame is doing its job. 281 00:10:52,536 --> 00:10:54,236 Ah, fantastic, Dad. 282 00:10:54,304 --> 00:10:55,370 W-With all the smoke, 283 00:10:55,439 --> 00:10:57,105 I haven't been able to see for two hours. 284 00:10:57,207 --> 00:10:58,587 Dre, when you asked me 285 00:10:58,634 --> 00:10:59,641 to come over here for barbecue, 286 00:10:59,710 --> 00:11:02,944 I thought it was to eat barbecue, not watch barbecue. 287 00:11:03,046 --> 00:11:04,346 This is better. 288 00:11:04,448 --> 00:11:06,414 I don't know why you guys are stressing. 289 00:11:06,517 --> 00:11:08,750 This is super easy for me. 290 00:11:08,852 --> 00:11:10,652 Now, tell me how this works. 291 00:11:10,754 --> 00:11:13,688 If you don't have to nurture a smoker all day, 292 00:11:13,757 --> 00:11:16,525 how else do you get that delicious, smoky smell 293 00:11:16,627 --> 00:11:18,260 that seeps so deeply into your pores 294 00:11:18,328 --> 00:11:20,529 that carcinogens show up in your blood work? 295 00:11:20,631 --> 00:11:21,696 You don't. 296 00:11:21,798 --> 00:11:22,697 Yeah. 297 00:11:22,766 --> 00:11:24,065 Well, that's not real barbecue. 298 00:11:24,134 --> 00:11:25,400 Okay, fine. 299 00:11:25,469 --> 00:11:27,536 Jack, you stay here with these elderly gentlemen 300 00:11:27,604 --> 00:11:29,938 and discuss how things have always been done. 301 00:11:30,007 --> 00:11:31,306 Me? I'm gonna go run an errand 302 00:11:31,375 --> 00:11:33,975 at, uh, I don't know, Dave & Buster's. 303 00:11:34,077 --> 00:11:35,710 Ah, uh, funny. 304 00:11:35,812 --> 00:11:38,146 Well, I also have an errand to run at Dave & Buster's. 305 00:11:38,215 --> 00:11:39,681 You got this, right, Dad? 306 00:11:39,783 --> 00:11:40,882 Really, Jack? 307 00:11:40,951 --> 00:11:43,985 We're trying to pass down Black culinary tradition, 308 00:11:44,087 --> 00:11:46,421 and you want to dip out on it to go whack-a-mole? 309 00:11:46,490 --> 00:11:47,689 Uh, yes? 310 00:11:47,758 --> 00:11:49,991 Uh, no. You're grounded. 311 00:11:50,060 --> 00:11:52,861 And your punishment is to sit here and watch smoke, 312 00:11:52,963 --> 00:11:55,597 just like all the other great Black men before you. 313 00:11:55,699 --> 00:11:57,165 Trust me, son. 314 00:11:57,267 --> 00:12:00,735 One day, you'll thank me. 315 00:12:00,804 --> 00:12:02,470 Well, gentlemen, I'm off. 316 00:12:02,573 --> 00:12:05,173 Enjoy your prison of tradition. 317 00:12:09,546 --> 00:12:13,915 Ah, silent resentment between father and son. 318 00:12:14,017 --> 00:12:16,451 Now we're barbecuing. 319 00:12:18,889 --> 00:12:20,455 So, what do you think? 320 00:12:20,557 --> 00:12:22,457 Let's talk more options. 321 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:23,592 I've got braids. 322 00:12:23,694 --> 00:12:26,328 Dookie braids. "Poetic Justice" braids. 323 00:12:26,396 --> 00:12:27,596 And I have three different... 324 00:12:27,664 --> 00:12:30,565 no, I have four different colors in my braids. 325 00:12:30,634 --> 00:12:35,203 Twist outs, braid outs, bantu knots, kinky twists. 326 00:12:35,272 --> 00:12:37,539 I love my hair. It's versatile. I can do what I want. 327 00:12:37,641 --> 00:12:39,407 If I want it straight, I can do that. I can do this. 328 00:12:39,476 --> 00:12:42,978 Updos, down 'dos, ponytails, pigtails. 329 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:44,012 So, what do you think, 330 00:12:44,081 --> 00:12:45,847 now that you've heard all the options? 331 00:12:45,949 --> 00:12:48,250 Incorrect. 332 00:12:48,318 --> 00:12:51,519 There's one more option you haven't talked about. 333 00:12:51,588 --> 00:12:53,822 Oh. 334 00:12:53,924 --> 00:12:55,924 You know, people ask me 335 00:12:56,026 --> 00:13:00,462 how I keep looking so fresh, so young, so hip. 336 00:13:00,530 --> 00:13:02,230 And I usually say to those people, 337 00:13:02,299 --> 00:13:04,966 "Mind your own damn business." 338 00:13:05,068 --> 00:13:10,805 But today, I'm happy to let you in on the secret. 339 00:13:10,907 --> 00:13:14,576 Welcome to my wigs. 340 00:13:14,678 --> 00:13:17,279 This is LaTavia. 341 00:13:17,381 --> 00:13:19,948 She's a workhorse. 342 00:13:20,017 --> 00:13:24,586 Perfect for a cup of coffee or a trip to The Grove. 343 00:13:24,688 --> 00:13:28,623 Danita, my getaway wig. 344 00:13:28,725 --> 00:13:32,227 Oh, she holds on tight. 345 00:13:32,296 --> 00:13:33,828 Kelly. 346 00:13:33,897 --> 00:13:37,932 Now, I don't wear her often, but when I do, 347 00:13:38,035 --> 00:13:40,235 it's typically to court 348 00:13:40,337 --> 00:13:43,104 or a White person's funeral. 349 00:13:43,206 --> 00:13:48,143 And I call this one Stella 350 00:13:48,245 --> 00:13:53,415 'cause she helped me get my groove all the way back. 351 00:13:54,685 --> 00:13:57,385 My daughter does not need a getaway wig. 352 00:13:57,487 --> 00:13:59,854 Well, what else is the girl gonna do, Rainbow? 353 00:13:59,956 --> 00:14:01,523 Definitely not wear a wig, Grandma. 354 00:14:01,591 --> 00:14:04,492 Exactly. Put the girl in braids, and call it a day. 355 00:14:04,594 --> 00:14:06,261 Yeah, that's a good idea. 356 00:14:06,363 --> 00:14:07,762 And when she's grown her hair out, 357 00:14:07,864 --> 00:14:09,030 I can hook her up with some locs. 358 00:14:09,132 --> 00:14:10,265 How's that sound, Diane? 359 00:14:10,367 --> 00:14:11,766 - Oh, well... - You all need to stop treating this 360 00:14:11,868 --> 00:14:14,436 like an opportunity to poach my client. 361 00:14:14,538 --> 00:14:16,571 Diane needs to make her own decision. 362 00:14:16,673 --> 00:14:18,506 That's right. Let the girl decide. 363 00:14:18,608 --> 00:14:20,408 And if she decides to chop it all off 364 00:14:20,510 --> 00:14:22,010 and she ends up liking the way it looks, then she... 365 00:14:22,112 --> 00:14:24,008 - I will cut you, RochZe. - Come at me. 366 00:14:24,078 --> 00:14:26,147 Okay, everybody, back off. 367 00:14:26,249 --> 00:14:28,083 Diane, this is your decision. 368 00:14:28,185 --> 00:14:29,751 You don't have to listen to any of these people. 369 00:14:29,853 --> 00:14:31,753 It's up to you. What do you want to do? 370 00:14:38,562 --> 00:14:40,695 Forget it. It's too much. 371 00:14:40,797 --> 00:14:42,697 I'm just gonna keep it the same. 372 00:14:42,799 --> 00:14:44,128 Give me the touch-up. 373 00:14:47,039 --> 00:14:50,413 All right, it's just me and you. 374 00:14:50,492 --> 00:14:52,155 What's really going on? 375 00:14:52,226 --> 00:14:54,880 I didn't know this decision was gonna be so hard. 376 00:14:54,955 --> 00:14:56,622 Now I just want to go back to what I know. 377 00:14:56,684 --> 00:14:57,983 Well, okay, 378 00:14:58,052 --> 00:14:59,484 if you want to go back to relaxing your hair, 379 00:14:59,553 --> 00:15:00,719 that's fine, I'll support you, 380 00:15:00,788 --> 00:15:03,021 but is that really how you feel? 381 00:15:03,090 --> 00:15:05,090 I feel like I'm gonna make the wrong choice. 382 00:15:05,192 --> 00:15:07,025 Oh. 383 00:15:07,094 --> 00:15:09,494 There is no such thing as a wrong choice. 384 00:15:09,563 --> 00:15:12,230 And despite what the world tells us, 385 00:15:12,299 --> 00:15:13,999 all Black hair is beautiful. 386 00:15:14,068 --> 00:15:16,368 Truly. 387 00:15:16,437 --> 00:15:18,670 Let me show you. 388 00:15:27,381 --> 00:15:30,015 There's so many styles to choose from. 389 00:15:30,084 --> 00:15:34,820 ♪ Doesn't matter if your hair is short or long ♪ 390 00:15:34,922 --> 00:15:39,524 ♪ Deep conditionin' will keep it strong ♪ 391 00:15:39,626 --> 00:15:42,060 ♪ Dye it blonde or wear it down ♪ 392 00:15:42,162 --> 00:15:43,161 ♪ Do what you wanna ♪ 393 00:15:43,263 --> 00:15:45,440 ♪ You'll still be melanin brown ♪ 394 00:15:45,518 --> 00:15:47,099 ♪ Don't matter, you're still a Sistah ♪ 395 00:15:47,167 --> 00:15:49,368 ♪ With a beautiful crown ♪ 396 00:15:49,436 --> 00:15:52,671 ♪ Doesn't really matter how you wear your hair, little sister ♪ 397 00:15:52,773 --> 00:15:54,940 ♪ Just remember to take care of it, my sister ♪ 398 00:15:55,042 --> 00:15:57,309 ♪ Wear a silk bonnet and 'greaze it at night ♪ 399 00:15:57,378 --> 00:16:00,512 ♪ And don't let um pull your edges too tight ♪ 400 00:16:00,581 --> 00:16:02,714 Listen to me, honey. I know what I'm talking about. 401 00:16:02,816 --> 00:16:04,683 - That's right. - Fabulous. 402 00:16:04,708 --> 00:16:05,684 Yeah. 403 00:16:05,709 --> 00:16:06,752 Gorgeous. 404 00:16:06,854 --> 00:16:08,053 Go ahead, girl. 405 00:16:08,155 --> 00:16:09,755 Fresh. 406 00:16:09,857 --> 00:16:12,991 - Sexy. - Mm-mm-mm. 407 00:16:13,060 --> 00:16:15,360 Fine. 408 00:16:15,462 --> 00:16:16,561 Regal. 409 00:16:16,630 --> 00:16:18,163 Regal. 410 00:16:18,265 --> 00:16:21,366 Bad to the bone. 411 00:16:21,435 --> 00:16:23,301 ♪ Hair or not ♪ 412 00:16:23,404 --> 00:16:26,304 ♪ If it's kinky, curly, or cropped ♪ 413 00:16:26,373 --> 00:16:28,607 ♪ Box braids, Senegalese twist ♪ 414 00:16:28,709 --> 00:16:30,909 ♪ Straight weaves down to my wrists ♪ 415 00:16:30,978 --> 00:16:35,547 ♪ Doesn't matter if your hair is short or long ♪ 416 00:16:35,649 --> 00:16:39,451 ♪ Deep conditioning will keep it strong ♪ 417 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:40,552 That's right, girl. 418 00:16:40,621 --> 00:16:42,788 ♪ Dye it blonde or braid it down ♪ 419 00:16:42,890 --> 00:16:43,822 ♪ Do what you wanna ♪ 420 00:16:43,891 --> 00:16:45,974 ♪ You'll still be melanin brown ♪ 421 00:16:46,045 --> 00:16:48,490 - ♪ No matter, you're still a Sistah ♪ - ♪ Melanin brown ♪ 422 00:16:48,560 --> 00:16:50,881 - ♪ No matter, you're still a Sistah ♪ - ♪ Melanin brown ♪ 423 00:16:50,912 --> 00:16:52,731 ♪ No matter, you're still a Sistah ♪ 424 00:16:52,800 --> 00:16:54,566 ♪ With a beautiful crown ♪ 425 00:16:54,668 --> 00:16:59,264 ♪ Buy Black ♪ 426 00:16:59,350 --> 00:17:02,185 You know we really should be doing that. 427 00:17:02,409 --> 00:17:03,608 Wow. 428 00:17:05,779 --> 00:17:09,181 So, there's no wrong choice. 429 00:17:09,249 --> 00:17:12,184 Trust your instincts, and you've got this. 430 00:17:14,455 --> 00:17:15,921 So, do you know what you want? 431 00:17:17,691 --> 00:17:18,757 All right, let's get to 432 00:17:18,826 --> 00:17:20,992 the actual reason we're here... 433 00:17:21,094 --> 00:17:22,694 the taste test. 434 00:17:22,796 --> 00:17:23,728 Oh, thank God. 435 00:17:23,797 --> 00:17:25,697 - Yes, let's get to this meat. - Mm. 436 00:17:25,766 --> 00:17:27,032 Start with the one on the left. 437 00:17:27,134 --> 00:17:28,633 - Mm-hmm. - Okay. 438 00:17:30,037 --> 00:17:32,404 - Mmm. It's nice. - Mm-hmm. 439 00:17:32,506 --> 00:17:33,772 - Tender. - Mm-hmm. 440 00:17:33,841 --> 00:17:35,540 I like how I can tell that this is pork. 441 00:17:35,642 --> 00:17:37,275 Okay, the next one. 442 00:17:37,344 --> 00:17:39,044 - All right. - Oh. 443 00:17:40,013 --> 00:17:41,713 - Mmm. - Mmm. 444 00:17:41,782 --> 00:17:42,714 This one has a little kick to it. 445 00:17:42,816 --> 00:17:43,915 Mm-hmm. 446 00:17:43,984 --> 00:17:46,084 I like how I can also taste that this is pork. 447 00:17:46,153 --> 00:17:47,452 - Mm. - Oh, wait a minute. 448 00:17:47,521 --> 00:17:50,255 Is that salt? Ooh, la, la. 449 00:17:50,357 --> 00:17:51,289 So? 450 00:17:51,391 --> 00:17:52,757 Mm. 451 00:17:52,860 --> 00:17:54,459 Mm. 452 00:17:54,561 --> 00:17:56,228 Uh, I don't know. 453 00:17:56,296 --> 00:17:57,362 It's kind of a tie for me. 454 00:17:57,464 --> 00:17:58,497 A tie? 455 00:17:58,599 --> 00:17:59,531 No. 456 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,266 You have to choose one, all right? 457 00:18:01,335 --> 00:18:03,535 Which one tastes like it had the most love in it? 458 00:18:03,604 --> 00:18:06,571 Um, the first one? 459 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:08,607 Yes, I would also have to give it to number one. 460 00:18:08,709 --> 00:18:12,010 Boom! You just got beat by a lightbulb, old man. 461 00:18:12,112 --> 00:18:14,212 Charlie, you know barbecue. 462 00:18:14,281 --> 00:18:15,847 How could you do me like that? 463 00:18:15,916 --> 00:18:19,417 Your son has made beautiful barbecue with his magic box. 464 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,453 Try it, Dre. 465 00:18:26,627 --> 00:18:28,994 Okay. It's good. 466 00:18:29,096 --> 00:18:30,562 Good as...? 467 00:18:30,664 --> 00:18:33,431 Fine. 468 00:18:33,500 --> 00:18:34,833 It's good as hell. 469 00:18:34,902 --> 00:18:36,635 Congratulations, Junior. 470 00:18:36,703 --> 00:18:39,704 I'm gonna go put Proud Mary down 'cause I'm done with barbecue. 471 00:18:39,806 --> 00:18:42,707 But, Dad, isn't this just like the story that you told me, 472 00:18:42,776 --> 00:18:44,242 the one where you challenged that one guy 473 00:18:44,311 --> 00:18:45,710 to a dance battle at Freaknik? 474 00:18:45,812 --> 00:18:47,712 Yes, son, it is. 475 00:18:47,781 --> 00:18:50,215 And he handed me my ass. 476 00:18:50,317 --> 00:18:51,449 But I can't be mad, though. 477 00:18:51,552 --> 00:18:52,884 I should've never challenged a dude 478 00:18:52,986 --> 00:18:54,686 who brought a whistle to a dance-off. 479 00:18:54,788 --> 00:18:58,290 Didn't you say what happens at Freaknik stays at Freaknik? 480 00:18:58,392 --> 00:18:59,791 How did you get these stories out of him? 481 00:18:59,893 --> 00:19:01,192 I guess when you're going on hour six 482 00:19:01,295 --> 00:19:03,094 of watching a fire slowly burn, 483 00:19:03,163 --> 00:19:04,496 the stories just kind of spill out. 484 00:19:04,565 --> 00:19:07,232 But I'm sure you had fun playing Skee-Ball. 485 00:19:07,301 --> 00:19:09,661 Oh, my God. 486 00:19:09,724 --> 00:19:11,944 - So, I'll do twist outs... - Okay. 487 00:19:12,039 --> 00:19:13,721 ...then maybe braids for a little bit. 488 00:19:13,807 --> 00:19:15,507 Then I'll just cut my relaxed hair when I'm ready. 489 00:19:15,609 --> 00:19:17,008 All right, that sounds like a plan. 490 00:19:17,077 --> 00:19:18,710 - Yeah. - Can I tell you something? 491 00:19:18,812 --> 00:19:21,613 You look amazing, and I'm so proud of you. 492 00:19:21,715 --> 00:19:22,781 Thank you. 493 00:19:22,883 --> 00:19:23,982 - Can I give you a hug? - Yeah. 494 00:19:24,084 --> 00:19:25,317 All right. 495 00:19:25,419 --> 00:19:26,485 Oh, I love you, sweetie. 496 00:19:26,587 --> 00:19:28,253 - I love you, too. - Ah. 497 00:19:29,289 --> 00:19:30,522 Oh, and, Mom? 498 00:19:30,624 --> 00:19:31,857 Yes. 499 00:19:31,959 --> 00:19:33,425 - You were right. - Huh? 500 00:19:33,527 --> 00:19:34,860 I do like getting my hair done. 501 00:19:34,962 --> 00:19:35,894 Oh. 502 00:19:35,996 --> 00:19:38,363 Wow, Diane. Look at you. 503 00:19:38,465 --> 00:19:39,631 You got new shoes. 504 00:19:39,733 --> 00:19:41,867 Don't think I wouldn't notice. 505 00:19:41,969 --> 00:19:44,135 Thanks. 506 00:19:44,238 --> 00:19:47,138 - After all of that? - I know. 507 00:19:47,241 --> 00:19:49,107 They have no idea what we go through. 508 00:19:51,311 --> 00:19:52,844 I love the way I look. 509 00:19:52,946 --> 00:19:54,980 And I think this is gonna be a cool phase 510 00:19:55,082 --> 00:19:58,216 of my lifetime hair journey. 511 00:19:58,318 --> 00:19:59,484 Wait, question for y'all. 512 00:19:59,586 --> 00:20:01,620 Did everyone see the salon transform 513 00:20:01,722 --> 00:20:03,021 during that musical number, 514 00:20:03,123 --> 00:20:04,723 or was I high on salon fumes? 515 00:20:07,378 --> 00:20:08,677 Mmm. 516 00:20:08,747 --> 00:20:10,847 Dad, honestly, it was razor-thin. 517 00:20:10,911 --> 00:20:12,322 Your barbecue is so good. 518 00:20:12,401 --> 00:20:15,168 The secret is the sauce, son. 519 00:20:15,271 --> 00:20:17,400 Mr. Fatts BBQ. 520 00:20:17,470 --> 00:20:18,906 Never trust a sauce that doesn't 521 00:20:18,937 --> 00:20:20,650 have a Black man's face on the label. 522 00:20:20,809 --> 00:20:22,209 Oh, Dad. 523 00:20:22,311 --> 00:20:24,077 I think that's just one of those companies 524 00:20:24,179 --> 00:20:26,313 that slaps a random Black person on the label 525 00:20:26,415 --> 00:20:27,748 to seem "authentic." 526 00:20:27,850 --> 00:20:29,247 What? No, boy. 527 00:20:29,318 --> 00:20:31,966 Me and Mr. Fatts have been rocking for years now. 528 00:20:32,044 --> 00:20:33,601 Hell, I've known Mr. Fatts 529 00:20:33,630 --> 00:20:35,077 longer than I've known your mama. 530 00:20:35,116 --> 00:20:36,412 Yeah, I just looked it up, 531 00:20:36,444 --> 00:20:38,897 and this is the owner of Mr. Fatts. 532 00:20:40,271 --> 00:20:42,350 That's Mr. Jeremiah Fatts? 533 00:20:42,351 --> 00:20:45,603 That's a white man laying on a hammock with his shoes off, 534 00:20:45,628 --> 00:20:47,080 wearing Tommy Bahama. 535 00:20:47,111 --> 00:20:48,611 Yep. 536 00:20:48,658 --> 00:20:51,117 Looks like you've fallen for the Blackface of barbecue. 537 00:20:51,118 --> 00:20:52,858 I've been bamboozled! 538 00:20:57,328 --> 00:21:02,328 Synced & corrected by kinglouisxx www.addic7ed.com