1 00:00:09,052 --> 00:00:11,402 [bicycle bells ringing] 2 00:00:13,013 --> 00:00:15,493 Greetings, four-wheeled friends. 3 00:00:15,537 --> 00:00:18,409 Dave, do you ever just say "hi"? 4 00:00:18,453 --> 00:00:20,455 Oh. Nay. 5 00:00:21,412 --> 00:00:24,024 Look at you guys, out for a bike ride. 6 00:00:24,067 --> 00:00:26,504 Yeah. Back in Kalamazoo, we used to take family rides 7 00:00:26,548 --> 00:00:27,810 all the time. 8 00:00:27,853 --> 00:00:29,812 Not on Old Duck Lane, of course, 9 00:00:29,855 --> 00:00:31,770 with all the traffic. 10 00:00:31,814 --> 00:00:35,383 [scoffs] Well, around here, if you see a grown man on a bike, 11 00:00:35,426 --> 00:00:38,777 his sidepiece slashed his tires. 12 00:00:38,821 --> 00:00:40,388 What's a sidepiece? 13 00:00:41,432 --> 00:00:43,347 Oh, well, it's when a guy... 14 00:00:43,391 --> 00:00:44,827 Dave! 15 00:00:44,870 --> 00:00:47,525 ...gets an extra piece of chicken. 16 00:00:48,787 --> 00:00:52,008 Cool! Then next time, I'm gonna get a sidepiece. 17 00:00:54,445 --> 00:00:57,622 Well, I don't know about you, but I sure worked up an appetite 18 00:00:57,666 --> 00:00:59,450 for our double date tonight.[chuckles] 19 00:00:59,494 --> 00:01:01,148 Double date? 20 00:01:01,191 --> 00:01:03,889 Who's the unlucky couple? [laughing] 21 00:01:04,934 --> 00:01:06,240 We are. 22 00:01:06,283 --> 00:01:08,677 What? Tina, I thought you and I 23 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:10,505 were going to The Lobster Factory. 24 00:01:10,548 --> 00:01:13,551 Uh, we are, but the Johnsons are coming with us, 25 00:01:13,595 --> 00:01:16,511 and we're not going to The Lobster Factory. 26 00:01:16,554 --> 00:01:18,252 We're going to this hip new place 27 00:01:18,295 --> 00:01:19,427 called Sprout and Jar. 28 00:01:19,470 --> 00:01:21,298 I've been dying to try it. 29 00:01:21,342 --> 00:01:23,431 Everything's served in mason jars. 30 00:01:23,474 --> 00:01:25,737 Except for the drinks, which come to the table 31 00:01:25,781 --> 00:01:27,043 in a communal trough. 32 00:01:28,958 --> 00:01:30,264 Come on, Tina. 33 00:01:30,307 --> 00:01:32,266 Saturday is one of my cheat days. 34 00:01:32,309 --> 00:01:34,398 I just want to go to a classy place, 35 00:01:34,442 --> 00:01:36,487 where, you know, I can put on a bib 36 00:01:36,531 --> 00:01:39,099 and suck butter off my fingers. 37 00:01:39,142 --> 00:01:41,013 I know, baby. 38 00:01:41,057 --> 00:01:42,754 That's why we didn't ask you. 39 00:01:42,798 --> 00:01:44,539 Mwah! 40 00:01:44,582 --> 00:01:45,583 Calvin, don't worry, 41 00:01:45,627 --> 00:01:47,890 Sprout and Jar has a lobster dish. 42 00:01:47,933 --> 00:01:49,283 Oh. Okay. 43 00:01:49,326 --> 00:01:52,373 It's an aerated foam served in a balloon. 44 00:01:53,983 --> 00:01:55,027 Sounds good, doesn't it? 45 00:01:55,071 --> 00:01:56,333 To use your words: 46 00:01:56,377 --> 00:01:57,639 Nay. 47 00:02:00,076 --> 00:02:01,991 ♪ Welcome to the block, welcome to the neighborhood ♪ 48 00:02:02,034 --> 00:02:03,253 ♪ Welcome to the hood. 49 00:02:08,345 --> 00:02:09,651 Ooh... 50 00:02:09,694 --> 00:02:12,523 Wow, this place is really nice. I know. 51 00:02:12,567 --> 00:02:15,047 Everything they serve here is farm-to-table. 52 00:02:15,091 --> 00:02:17,528 Ooh. Well, as long as they kill it somewhere in between, 53 00:02:17,572 --> 00:02:18,703 I'm good. 54 00:02:20,444 --> 00:02:21,489 [chuckles] 55 00:02:21,532 --> 00:02:23,012 Ooh, Calvin, check this out. 56 00:02:23,055 --> 00:02:25,232 The menus are printed on rice paper. 57 00:02:25,275 --> 00:02:26,624 When you're done ordering, 58 00:02:26,668 --> 00:02:28,539 you can eat them as an appetizer. 59 00:02:28,583 --> 00:02:30,106 I don't know. 60 00:02:30,150 --> 00:02:33,501 I-I don't want to fill up on menu. 61 00:02:33,544 --> 00:02:35,459 Hey, babe... 62 00:02:35,503 --> 00:02:37,983 didn't this used to be Alfreeda's check-cashing place? 63 00:02:38,027 --> 00:02:39,550 Yeah, until the cops found out 64 00:02:39,594 --> 00:02:42,814 it was also Alfreeda's drug-dealing place. 65 00:02:42,858 --> 00:02:44,860 You see? Just another example 66 00:02:44,903 --> 00:02:49,212 of gentrification taking over a fine, locally owned business. 67 00:02:49,256 --> 00:02:50,605 [mutters] 68 00:02:50,648 --> 00:02:51,910 Greetings. 69 00:02:51,954 --> 00:02:54,652 Thank you for the opportunity to nourish you. 70 00:02:55,523 --> 00:02:59,135 Doesn't anybody just say "hi" anymore? 71 00:03:00,571 --> 00:03:02,225 We have a reservation under Johnson. 72 00:03:02,269 --> 00:03:04,662 Oh. We prefer not to use the term "reservation" 73 00:03:04,706 --> 00:03:07,230 out of respect to Native Americans. 74 00:03:08,362 --> 00:03:10,581 Then how do we do this? 75 00:03:10,625 --> 00:03:13,454 We also prefer you don't use the world "how." 76 00:03:15,151 --> 00:03:16,370 [sighs] 77 00:03:16,413 --> 00:03:18,589 I'm sorry, we're running a bit behind. 78 00:03:18,633 --> 00:03:20,417 It's gonna be about an hour and a half. 79 00:03:20,461 --> 00:03:22,158 An hour and a half? 80 00:03:22,202 --> 00:03:27,119 How long does it take to shove a lobster in a balloon? 81 00:03:27,163 --> 00:03:30,297 You know, that-that is a long wait. 82 00:03:30,340 --> 00:03:32,037 Maybe we should go someplace else. 83 00:03:32,081 --> 00:03:34,039 Well, I did just read about a new soul food restaurant 84 00:03:34,083 --> 00:03:35,040 around the corner. 85 00:03:35,084 --> 00:03:36,346 Ooh, that sounds good. 86 00:03:36,390 --> 00:03:37,826 Gemma, are you cool with that? 87 00:03:37,869 --> 00:03:39,741 [scoffs softly] I mean, sure, it just took me 88 00:03:39,784 --> 00:03:41,699 six weeks to get the reserva...[clears throat] 89 00:03:41,743 --> 00:03:43,745 table holding. 90 00:03:44,789 --> 00:03:46,617 Calvin, what do you say? 91 00:03:46,661 --> 00:03:51,579 Oh. So I guess you think all black people want soul food. 92 00:03:51,622 --> 00:03:52,710 N... 93 00:03:52,754 --> 00:03:54,408 N-No. I'm sorry, I didn't... 94 00:03:54,451 --> 00:03:56,366 I'm just kidding with you, man. Hell yeah, let's go. 95 00:03:58,325 --> 00:04:00,544 You know what? I'm just gonna grab a menu 96 00:04:00,588 --> 00:04:02,242 for a little snack on the way. 97 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,159 Hey, hey, party people! 98 00:04:07,203 --> 00:04:08,900 Yo, what's up, man?Hey. 99 00:04:08,944 --> 00:04:11,338 So, what's this school project you need help on, Grover? 100 00:04:11,381 --> 00:04:13,122 Is it a report on a foreign country? 101 00:04:13,165 --> 00:04:14,863 Because if it's Madagascar, 102 00:04:14,906 --> 00:04:18,345 the capital is Antananarivo. 103 00:04:18,388 --> 00:04:20,651 Actually, I have to interview people in my neighborhood, 104 00:04:20,695 --> 00:04:22,740 so I thought I'd do a podcast. 105 00:04:22,784 --> 00:04:24,481 Oh, your very own podcast. 106 00:04:24,525 --> 00:04:25,874 That's pretty cool, man. 107 00:04:25,917 --> 00:04:27,528 Yeah, you know, it's not as cool 108 00:04:27,571 --> 00:04:30,444 as having a pen pal in Antananarivo, but... 109 00:04:30,487 --> 00:04:32,315 Sit down. 110 00:04:32,359 --> 00:04:34,143 The podcast is called Gabbin' with Grover. 111 00:04:34,186 --> 00:04:36,319 My dad helped me with the theme song. 112 00:04:36,363 --> 00:04:38,103 Okay, well, let's do it, then. 113 00:04:38,147 --> 00:04:41,193 DAVE: ♪ Gabbin' with Grover, Gabbin' with Grover ♪ 114 00:04:41,237 --> 00:04:43,544 ♪ Gabbin' our cares away 115 00:04:43,587 --> 00:04:45,894 ♪ Ice cream or wizards, kickball or lizards ♪ 116 00:04:45,937 --> 00:04:48,331 ♪ Whatever's on his mind today, hey, hey. ♪ 117 00:04:50,986 --> 00:04:54,381 It's catchy, it's catchy.It's nice, nice. Nice. 118 00:04:54,424 --> 00:04:56,296 There's three more verses. Want to hear 'em? 119 00:04:56,339 --> 00:04:57,906 Hell no.Hell no. 120 00:04:58,907 --> 00:05:01,953 Okay, then let's start. 121 00:05:01,997 --> 00:05:05,130 Hey, Mrs. Sweeney and the rest of room 14. 122 00:05:05,174 --> 00:05:06,915 Except Spencer. 123 00:05:06,958 --> 00:05:09,091 I heard about your birthday party. 124 00:05:11,049 --> 00:05:13,356 So, I'd like to welcome my first guests, 125 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:14,792 Malcolm and Marty Butler. 126 00:05:14,836 --> 00:05:16,794 Hey, hey! What's up, Mrs. Sweeney? 127 00:05:16,838 --> 00:05:18,579 Uh, hello, everyone, except Spencer. 128 00:05:18,622 --> 00:05:21,190 Not cool, bro. 129 00:05:21,233 --> 00:05:23,671 Okay, let's start with you, Marty. 130 00:05:23,714 --> 00:05:25,020 All right, you got it. 131 00:05:25,063 --> 00:05:26,674 What's on your mind, little man? 132 00:05:26,717 --> 00:05:29,416 You have a really cool job, you're super smart, 133 00:05:29,459 --> 00:05:30,678 and you dress nice. 134 00:05:30,721 --> 00:05:32,723 [chuckles] Thank you. 135 00:05:32,767 --> 00:05:34,551 So why don't you have a girlfriend? 136 00:05:36,292 --> 00:05:38,207 Wha... What? 137 00:05:38,250 --> 00:05:39,339 You know... 138 00:05:39,382 --> 00:05:41,297 why don't girls like you? 139 00:05:41,341 --> 00:05:43,081 [laughs] 140 00:05:47,738 --> 00:05:50,306 Well, well, uh, w-well... 141 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:51,916 Uh, uh, uh, answer the question, man. 142 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:53,831 Room 14 wants to know. [laughs] 143 00:05:58,053 --> 00:06:00,621 Now, this is what I'm talkin' about. 144 00:06:00,664 --> 00:06:03,624 Got pictures of our people on the wall, 145 00:06:03,667 --> 00:06:05,452 and it smells just like my grandmama's kitchen. 146 00:06:05,495 --> 00:06:07,454 And did you hear what the waitress said 147 00:06:07,497 --> 00:06:08,933 when we walked in? 148 00:06:08,977 --> 00:06:10,195 She said, "Hi." 149 00:06:11,849 --> 00:06:14,330 Which is more than what Calvin's bitter old grandma 150 00:06:14,374 --> 00:06:15,636 ever said to me. 151 00:06:15,679 --> 00:06:17,768 Lord rest her soul. 152 00:06:19,248 --> 00:06:20,902 Let's see. 153 00:06:20,945 --> 00:06:23,513 Cracklin' Bread. Hoppin' John. 154 00:06:23,557 --> 00:06:24,862 Ooh, hush puppies. 155 00:06:24,906 --> 00:06:26,864 I'm gonna get those. They sound adorable. 156 00:06:28,823 --> 00:06:30,694 Mr. and Mrs. Butler! How you folks doing? 157 00:06:30,738 --> 00:06:32,740 Hey.Hey, Daryl. 158 00:06:32,783 --> 00:06:34,959 I see you finally grew into that head. 159 00:06:35,003 --> 00:06:36,787 [chuckles] 160 00:06:36,831 --> 00:06:37,788 How's your mama and them? 161 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:39,834 Who's "Andem"? 162 00:06:39,877 --> 00:06:42,880 Oh. That's black for "er'body." 163 00:06:44,926 --> 00:06:46,754 Which is black for "everybody." 164 00:06:48,495 --> 00:06:50,801 So, does anyone have any questions about the menu? 165 00:06:50,845 --> 00:06:51,802 I do. 166 00:06:51,846 --> 00:06:54,849 What exactly are chitterlings? 167 00:06:56,111 --> 00:06:57,852 [both laugh] 168 00:06:57,895 --> 00:07:00,071 Dave, Dave, Dave, we say 169 00:07:00,115 --> 00:07:01,464 "chitlins." 170 00:07:01,508 --> 00:07:02,857 It's boiled pig intestines. 171 00:07:02,900 --> 00:07:04,902 It's a black delicacy. 172 00:07:04,946 --> 00:07:08,471 Oh. I have trouble digesting things that, you know... 173 00:07:08,515 --> 00:07:10,299 digest things. 174 00:07:11,692 --> 00:07:14,912 We just had vegan meat loaf at your house last week. 175 00:07:14,956 --> 00:07:16,827 Consider this payback. 176 00:07:19,743 --> 00:07:22,137 And I had to sit... 177 00:07:22,180 --> 00:07:24,487 in that lost-and-found for over an hour 178 00:07:24,531 --> 00:07:26,837 before my mama came and got me. 179 00:07:29,187 --> 00:07:32,190 Is it any surprise that I have abandonment issues?! 180 00:07:33,757 --> 00:07:36,368 Can we please be done with the interview? 181 00:07:36,412 --> 00:07:39,546 I stopped asking you questions, like, ten minutes ago. 182 00:07:43,463 --> 00:07:45,726 So, let's move on to Malcolm. 183 00:07:45,769 --> 00:07:46,857 Oh, thank God. 184 00:07:48,990 --> 00:07:51,775 All right, bring on the questions, G-man. 185 00:07:51,819 --> 00:07:54,517 Unlike my brother, I've had a ton of girlfriends, 186 00:07:54,561 --> 00:07:57,128 I'm emotionally stable, and I've never lost my swimsuit 187 00:07:57,172 --> 00:07:58,956 on a waterslide. 188 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,176 Yeah, I didn't lose it. You pulled it down. 189 00:08:02,743 --> 00:08:04,527 Okay, Malcolm. You wanted to be 190 00:08:04,571 --> 00:08:07,356 a professional baseball player before you got hurt, right? 191 00:08:07,399 --> 00:08:09,445 Uh, yeah, that's right. [chuckles] 192 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:11,403 Are you that good at anything else? 193 00:08:11,447 --> 00:08:13,710 And if not, does that make you sad? 194 00:08:20,935 --> 00:08:22,545 [clears throat]: Um... 195 00:08:22,589 --> 00:08:24,591 well, that's a complicated question. 196 00:08:24,634 --> 00:08:26,027 It's okay. Take your time. 197 00:08:29,465 --> 00:08:31,815 Looks like he yanked yourswimsuit down. 198 00:08:35,253 --> 00:08:37,865 Mm. Excuse me. 199 00:08:37,908 --> 00:08:40,084 I am smackin' so loud, I'm embarrassed. 200 00:08:41,303 --> 00:08:43,087 I'm sorry, Grandmama, 201 00:08:43,131 --> 00:08:46,874 but somebody's giving your food a run for its money. 202 00:08:46,917 --> 00:08:48,353 [laughs] 203 00:08:48,397 --> 00:08:51,400 I think you're looking in the wrong direction. 204 00:08:53,097 --> 00:08:54,490 Sweetie, are you okay? 205 00:08:54,534 --> 00:08:56,797 You're looking a little sweaty. Oh... 206 00:08:56,840 --> 00:08:59,713 it's the spice. 207 00:08:59,756 --> 00:09:03,847 Oh, my mouth has been numb since that first hush puppy. 208 00:09:03,891 --> 00:09:07,503 Dave, what your white body is reacting to 209 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:10,854 is a thing we like to call flavor. 210 00:09:10,898 --> 00:09:12,029 This is the food 211 00:09:12,073 --> 00:09:13,727 of our people-- 212 00:09:13,770 --> 00:09:15,946 our blood, sweat and tears, 213 00:09:15,990 --> 00:09:19,820 400 years of resilience in every dish. 214 00:09:19,863 --> 00:09:22,779 Oh, Lord, he's going into preacher mode. 215 00:09:22,823 --> 00:09:24,738 It's pride on a plate. 216 00:09:24,781 --> 00:09:27,001 Soul in a bowl. 217 00:09:27,044 --> 00:09:29,046 Hot damn in the hot sauce! 218 00:09:31,048 --> 00:09:33,224 Hallelujah.Yeah, hallelujah. 219 00:09:33,268 --> 00:09:35,052 How's everyone doing here? 220 00:09:35,096 --> 00:09:37,228 I could use another glass of ice water. 221 00:09:37,272 --> 00:09:39,448 [chuckles] 222 00:09:39,491 --> 00:09:41,058 Everything was amazing, Daryl. 223 00:09:41,102 --> 00:09:43,670 I mean, this food really takes me back, man. 224 00:09:43,713 --> 00:09:45,497 Give my compliments to the chef. 225 00:09:45,541 --> 00:09:46,847 Why don't you tell him yourself? 226 00:09:46,890 --> 00:09:47,891 Chef Mitchell! 227 00:09:47,935 --> 00:09:48,979 Someone wants to meet you. 228 00:09:59,076 --> 00:10:00,382 Thanks for coming to my restaurant. 229 00:10:00,425 --> 00:10:01,818 How are we enjoying everything? 230 00:10:01,862 --> 00:10:03,820 Ah. 231 00:10:03,864 --> 00:10:06,214 I'm guessing he looks nothing like your grandma. 232 00:10:13,700 --> 00:10:15,397 Whenever you're ready. 233 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:19,662 Wow. These desserts are even better than the main course. 234 00:10:19,706 --> 00:10:21,664 Yeah, the yellow cake is great. 235 00:10:21,708 --> 00:10:23,100 Again... [clears throat] 236 00:10:23,144 --> 00:10:24,928 a little spicy, but... 237 00:10:26,538 --> 00:10:28,279 ...but great. 238 00:10:28,323 --> 00:10:30,934 Well, baby, you haven't touched your dessert. 239 00:10:30,978 --> 00:10:32,893 You know what? You're right. 240 00:10:32,936 --> 00:10:35,069 There. I touched it. 241 00:10:36,940 --> 00:10:37,941 Oh, come on, Calvin. 242 00:10:37,985 --> 00:10:39,247 You were raving about the food 243 00:10:39,290 --> 00:10:40,988 before you found out the chef was white. 244 00:10:41,031 --> 00:10:44,208 That's before he tricked me into thinking it was delicious. 245 00:10:44,252 --> 00:10:48,691 Tina, this is a classic example of appropriation: 246 00:10:48,735 --> 00:10:52,042 a white chef stealing black cuisine. 247 00:10:52,086 --> 00:10:55,089 Stealing? I wouldn't call it stealing. 248 00:10:55,132 --> 00:10:57,831 Uh, someone who's not of my culture 249 00:10:57,874 --> 00:10:59,659 cooking my culture's food? 250 00:10:59,702 --> 00:11:02,705 [chuckles] You don't see me making avocado toast. 251 00:11:02,749 --> 00:11:04,228 [chuckles] 252 00:11:04,272 --> 00:11:06,927 But isn't all cooking kind of appropriation? 253 00:11:06,970 --> 00:11:09,538 I mean, I'm not Italian, but I make spaghetti all the time. 254 00:11:09,581 --> 00:11:10,844 And I'm not Mexican, but... 255 00:11:10,887 --> 00:11:14,151 Please don't bring Taco Tuesday into this. 256 00:11:14,195 --> 00:11:16,371 Oh, come on, Calvin. We were having a good time. 257 00:11:16,414 --> 00:11:19,374 No, no. I-I am sick and tired 258 00:11:19,417 --> 00:11:21,768 of black culture being taken from us. 259 00:11:21,811 --> 00:11:22,943 I mean, our food, 260 00:11:22,986 --> 00:11:25,162 our music, our clothes. 261 00:11:25,206 --> 00:11:27,425 White people even tried to take Tiger Woods 262 00:11:27,469 --> 00:11:29,210 and then tried to give him back! 263 00:11:32,779 --> 00:11:35,477 Calvin, I don't think the chef is taking your food. 264 00:11:35,520 --> 00:11:36,739 I think he's celebrating it. 265 00:11:36,783 --> 00:11:40,003 Like how I play the maracas on Taco Tuesday. 266 00:11:40,047 --> 00:11:43,050 Look, I don't care what you call it. 267 00:11:43,093 --> 00:11:46,357 I am done eating this chef's food. 268 00:11:46,401 --> 00:11:48,708 It's a good thing I kept a few bites of this menu. 269 00:11:55,149 --> 00:11:57,455 ♪ 270 00:12:00,458 --> 00:12:03,287 ♪ Gabbin' with Grover, Gabbin' with Grover ♪ 271 00:12:03,331 --> 00:12:06,508 ♪ Gabbin' our cares away. 272 00:12:06,551 --> 00:12:09,467 Dave, if you're writing me another love song, 273 00:12:09,511 --> 00:12:10,904 just know 274 00:12:10,947 --> 00:12:13,341 it's gonna be tough to top last week's. 275 00:12:14,951 --> 00:12:16,779 No. I've given up on that. 276 00:12:16,823 --> 00:12:18,128 Nothing rhymes with Gemma. 277 00:12:18,172 --> 00:12:19,347 It's a real problem. 278 00:12:19,390 --> 00:12:21,610 Some might call it a... 279 00:12:21,653 --> 00:12:23,568 dilemma. 280 00:12:23,612 --> 00:12:25,570 I mean, I guess. 281 00:12:27,442 --> 00:12:31,402 No, I'm-I'm rerecording the theme song to Grover's podcast. 282 00:12:31,446 --> 00:12:33,013 Why?Well, 283 00:12:33,056 --> 00:12:36,320 I'm afraid that my rap version is appropriating black culture. 284 00:12:36,364 --> 00:12:37,582 Which is a shame, 285 00:12:37,626 --> 00:12:39,193 because it was straight fire. 286 00:12:41,195 --> 00:12:43,284 I think you may be overreacting a little. 287 00:12:43,327 --> 00:12:45,895 Well, maybe, but, you know, I don't think it's up to us 288 00:12:45,939 --> 00:12:48,071 to decide what's offensive and what's not. 289 00:12:48,115 --> 00:12:49,638 So what are you gonna do, 290 00:12:49,681 --> 00:12:52,641 just stop using things that were invented by other cultures? 291 00:12:52,684 --> 00:12:55,209 'Cause I don't see you giving up your nunchucks. 292 00:12:56,253 --> 00:12:58,125 I'm gonna make an exception for those. 293 00:12:58,168 --> 00:13:00,127 It's a matter of home security. 294 00:13:02,172 --> 00:13:04,305 I just think maybe Calvin has a point. 295 00:13:04,348 --> 00:13:06,437 Then why didn't it bother Tina? 296 00:13:06,481 --> 00:13:08,700 Well, maybe it did and she just didn't say anything. 297 00:13:08,744 --> 00:13:11,616 Really, Dave? I once saw her tell a librarian, 298 00:13:11,660 --> 00:13:13,096 "No, youkeep it down." 299 00:13:14,097 --> 00:13:15,272 Well, 300 00:13:15,316 --> 00:13:16,926 in the librarian's defense, 301 00:13:16,970 --> 00:13:19,407 that book was eight years overdue. 302 00:13:19,450 --> 00:13:22,236 Dave, sharing different cultures is a good thing. 303 00:13:22,279 --> 00:13:25,065 If we all just stuck to our own little corners of the world, 304 00:13:25,108 --> 00:13:27,458 there'd be no tolerance, no understanding, 305 00:13:27,502 --> 00:13:29,069 no progress. 306 00:13:29,112 --> 00:13:30,070 Okay. 307 00:13:30,113 --> 00:13:31,854 I see your point. 308 00:13:31,898 --> 00:13:35,466 Maybe I should just keep rapping. 309 00:13:35,510 --> 00:13:38,121 How 'bout we ask Tina about that? 310 00:13:42,386 --> 00:13:45,346 Are you watching Do the Right Thing? 311 00:13:45,389 --> 00:13:47,478 I sure am. 312 00:13:47,522 --> 00:13:49,959 Black actors with a black director 313 00:13:50,003 --> 00:13:52,092 who made his first movie on credit. 314 00:13:52,135 --> 00:13:54,050 Now, that's black. 315 00:13:54,094 --> 00:13:55,486 Oh, so I see. 316 00:13:55,530 --> 00:13:58,098 You're still worked up about that chef being white. 317 00:13:58,141 --> 00:14:00,100 You're damn right I am. 318 00:14:00,143 --> 00:14:02,102 Why do you think I'm eating potato chips-- 319 00:14:02,145 --> 00:14:03,494 invented by a black man-- 320 00:14:03,538 --> 00:14:05,279 dipping it in peanut butter-- 321 00:14:05,322 --> 00:14:07,368 also made by a black man? 322 00:14:08,456 --> 00:14:11,241 Who knew legacy could be so delicious? 323 00:14:12,329 --> 00:14:14,070 Oh, you don't have to tell me. 324 00:14:14,114 --> 00:14:16,246 I used to eat that when I was pregnant with Marty. 325 00:14:16,290 --> 00:14:18,379 Also made by a black man. 326 00:14:19,423 --> 00:14:21,077 Look, Calvin, 327 00:14:21,121 --> 00:14:22,209 you got to let this go. 328 00:14:22,252 --> 00:14:23,340 No. I can't. 329 00:14:23,384 --> 00:14:24,864 I-I've been thinking about this. 330 00:14:24,907 --> 00:14:26,126 And from now on, 331 00:14:26,169 --> 00:14:28,432 if it's not black-owned or black-invented, 332 00:14:28,476 --> 00:14:30,260 we blackballing it. 333 00:14:30,304 --> 00:14:33,002 Calvin, baby, I respect what you're trying to do, 334 00:14:33,046 --> 00:14:35,222 but you got to be more realistic.No. 335 00:14:35,265 --> 00:14:37,485 No, what I got to do is remind this community 336 00:14:37,528 --> 00:14:41,228 is that what we need to be doing is investing in ourselves. 337 00:14:41,271 --> 00:14:42,882 All right. I'm all for that. 338 00:14:42,925 --> 00:14:45,232 But you lay one hand on my Louis Vuitton bag, 339 00:14:45,275 --> 00:14:47,060 you coming back with a nub. 340 00:14:49,105 --> 00:14:50,324 I'm serious, Tina. 341 00:14:50,367 --> 00:14:52,108 I've been up all night thinking about this, 342 00:14:52,152 --> 00:14:54,023 and I'm not taking this laying down. 343 00:14:54,067 --> 00:14:55,590 All right. Fine. What you gonna do? 344 00:14:55,633 --> 00:14:57,200 I'm gonna take a stand. 345 00:14:57,244 --> 00:14:58,201 All right. 346 00:14:58,245 --> 00:14:59,768 Right after I take a nap. 347 00:15:01,248 --> 00:15:03,206 That peanut butter giving me the itis. 348 00:15:03,250 --> 00:15:05,034 [grunts] 349 00:15:06,340 --> 00:15:07,863 MARTY: Hey, man. 350 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:10,213 I got your text. You don't want to go to the bar tonight? 351 00:15:10,257 --> 00:15:11,388 Ah, what's the point, man? 352 00:15:11,432 --> 00:15:13,347 After gabbing with Grover, 353 00:15:13,390 --> 00:15:16,045 I can't stop thinking about how depressing my life is. 354 00:15:17,351 --> 00:15:19,309 I'm starting to get why Spencer didn't invite 355 00:15:19,353 --> 00:15:21,703 his little ass to his party. 356 00:15:21,746 --> 00:15:24,619 Yeah, man, that interview really shook my confidence. 357 00:15:24,662 --> 00:15:26,621 I haven't felt this naked and exposed since... 358 00:15:26,664 --> 00:15:29,406 since the waterslide. 359 00:15:29,450 --> 00:15:32,714 Hey, man, well, at least you have a job that you love. 360 00:15:32,757 --> 00:15:34,803 Yeah, but I can't go on dates with my job. 361 00:15:34,846 --> 00:15:38,938 My job can't give me a hug after a long day at work. 362 00:15:38,981 --> 00:15:41,592 My job c-- Oh, no. Here come the waterworks. 363 00:15:41,636 --> 00:15:43,986 Hey. Whoa, whoa, dude, dude. 364 00:15:44,030 --> 00:15:45,205 Marty, you don't see me crying, 365 00:15:45,248 --> 00:15:46,597 and I'm in a worse spot than you are. 366 00:15:46,641 --> 00:15:49,122 I was on track to be a pro baseball player, man. 367 00:15:49,165 --> 00:15:51,385 Now I'm just a security guard. 368 00:15:51,428 --> 00:15:53,387 Yeah, but think about it like this: 369 00:15:53,430 --> 00:15:56,390 most baseball players' careers are over by the time they're 30. 370 00:15:56,433 --> 00:15:59,262 You could be a security guard for the rest of your life, man. 371 00:16:02,265 --> 00:16:04,441 You are lucky I'm too depressed to punch you. 372 00:16:04,485 --> 00:16:05,747 Look, look. 373 00:16:05,790 --> 00:16:07,575 Malcolm, I know it's not your dream job, 374 00:16:07,618 --> 00:16:08,924 but that doesn't mean you won't find it. 375 00:16:08,968 --> 00:16:10,839 It's just... it's just a matter of time 376 00:16:10,882 --> 00:16:12,275 before things turn around. 377 00:16:12,319 --> 00:16:14,060 Yeah, I guess you're right, man. 378 00:16:14,103 --> 00:16:16,149 And don't worry. You're gonna find somebody. 379 00:16:16,192 --> 00:16:18,803 The world is full of girls, man. [chuckles] 380 00:16:18,847 --> 00:16:20,675 One of 'em's got to like you. 381 00:16:20,718 --> 00:16:22,720 [chuckles] 382 00:16:22,764 --> 00:16:23,939 You think she's cute? 383 00:16:23,983 --> 00:16:24,940 Oh, yeah. 384 00:16:24,984 --> 00:16:26,463 You know, in a nerdy, 385 00:16:26,507 --> 00:16:28,117 comic book-loving,Ooh. 386 00:16:28,161 --> 00:16:31,773 headgear-wearing type of way. 387 00:16:31,816 --> 00:16:33,340 Yeah, she sounds hot. 388 00:16:33,383 --> 00:16:34,732 [chuckles] 389 00:16:35,733 --> 00:16:37,039 You know what, man? 390 00:16:37,083 --> 00:16:38,693 We should go to that bar. 391 00:16:38,736 --> 00:16:40,347 Yeah. Maybe my dream girl is there. 392 00:16:40,390 --> 00:16:43,959 Actually, my gut's telling me she don't get out much. 393 00:16:47,789 --> 00:16:48,920 Hey. Lewis. 394 00:16:48,964 --> 00:16:50,705 I heard you're about to be a grandfather. 395 00:16:50,748 --> 00:16:51,923 That's great. 396 00:16:51,967 --> 00:16:53,751 Chef's white. 397 00:16:58,147 --> 00:17:00,019 Mable? 398 00:17:00,062 --> 00:17:02,543 I ain't seen you in a hot minute. 399 00:17:02,586 --> 00:17:03,761 Have you lost weight? 400 00:17:03,805 --> 00:17:05,807 Chef's white. 401 00:17:07,896 --> 00:17:09,202 Calvin? 402 00:17:10,768 --> 00:17:11,813 What are you doing here? 403 00:17:11,856 --> 00:17:13,641 I'm letting these people know 404 00:17:13,684 --> 00:17:15,251 before they spend their black dollar 405 00:17:15,295 --> 00:17:18,167 that the chef's white. 406 00:17:18,211 --> 00:17:19,647 Really? 407 00:17:19,690 --> 00:17:21,649 Sabotaging this restaurant? 408 00:17:21,692 --> 00:17:23,216 I can't believe you. 409 00:17:23,259 --> 00:17:24,652 I can't believe you either. 410 00:17:24,695 --> 00:17:26,436 Anyone who cared about me 411 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:29,744 would not support this business or eat this food. 412 00:17:29,787 --> 00:17:31,920 All right, Gemma, I'm ready to get my grub on... 413 00:17:33,356 --> 00:17:35,706 Tina? You, too? [scoffs] 414 00:17:35,750 --> 00:17:37,186 I told you, Calvin. 415 00:17:37,230 --> 00:17:38,448 This is your fight, not mine. 416 00:17:38,492 --> 00:17:40,668 You know what, I can't believe you two. 417 00:17:40,711 --> 00:17:42,844 I guess Dave is the only person I can count on. 418 00:17:42,887 --> 00:17:45,368 Well, I got my antacids and...Oh. 419 00:17:47,805 --> 00:17:50,852 Am I the only one who cares what's happening around here? 420 00:17:50,895 --> 00:17:52,288 I mean, 421 00:17:52,332 --> 00:17:54,116 apparently, if the food is good enough, 422 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,858 you don't care if our culture's stolen. 423 00:17:56,901 --> 00:17:59,339 You know what, 424 00:17:59,382 --> 00:18:01,471 Calvin makes a good point. 425 00:18:01,515 --> 00:18:02,951 It's not stolen. 426 00:18:02,994 --> 00:18:04,822 I read that the chef's from Louisiana. 427 00:18:04,866 --> 00:18:07,086 His recipes go back three generations. 428 00:18:07,129 --> 00:18:08,913 [exhales] 429 00:18:08,957 --> 00:18:11,916 Can't argue with that. 430 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:14,005 I don't care where he's from. 431 00:18:14,049 --> 00:18:15,790 He's just another white dude 432 00:18:15,833 --> 00:18:18,358 moving into our community, trying to be down. 433 00:18:18,401 --> 00:18:21,274 Doesn't get more wack than that. 434 00:18:26,017 --> 00:18:27,802 Look, Calvin, we hear you, 435 00:18:27,845 --> 00:18:29,064 but what are we supposed to do, 436 00:18:29,108 --> 00:18:31,066 stop going to white-owned businesses? 437 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:34,156 Oh. Now, I don't have anything against white businesses. 438 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:35,984 They take things back without a receipt. 439 00:18:36,027 --> 00:18:38,508 So...Oh. [scoffing] 440 00:18:40,031 --> 00:18:42,251 So if you're not opposed to white businesses, 441 00:18:42,295 --> 00:18:43,687 then what's the problem? 442 00:18:43,731 --> 00:18:45,124 The problem is 443 00:18:45,167 --> 00:18:47,691 is that other people are profiting off our culture, 444 00:18:47,735 --> 00:18:49,998 when it should be us. 445 00:18:50,041 --> 00:18:51,478 Fine. I don't see it that way. 446 00:18:51,521 --> 00:18:53,175 But for the sake of our friendship, 447 00:18:53,219 --> 00:18:56,352 I'm willing to give up delicious ham hocks and pigs' feet. 448 00:18:56,396 --> 00:18:58,789 Hey! Two nights in a row. 449 00:18:58,833 --> 00:19:00,356 I'm glad our food's got you coming back. 450 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,011 Yeah, well, sorry, Daryl. We're actually on our way out. 451 00:19:03,054 --> 00:19:04,882 Now, h-hold on, hold on. 452 00:19:04,926 --> 00:19:06,884 Can I ask you a question? 453 00:19:06,928 --> 00:19:09,670 Do you like working here?Yeah. 454 00:19:09,713 --> 00:19:10,932 Hmm.Well, wouldn't you rather 455 00:19:10,975 --> 00:19:12,890 be working for a black chef? 456 00:19:12,934 --> 00:19:15,371 That would be cool, but Chef Mitchell's dope. 457 00:19:15,415 --> 00:19:17,068 He's teaching me a lot. 458 00:19:17,112 --> 00:19:20,028 What can he teach you about soul food that your grandmama can't? 459 00:19:20,071 --> 00:19:21,551 [chuckles] It's not just about the food. 460 00:19:21,595 --> 00:19:23,684 You know, he's also teaching me about the business. 461 00:19:23,727 --> 00:19:24,946 You never know, Mr. Butler. 462 00:19:24,989 --> 00:19:27,905 Someday, you could be rolling up in my place. 463 00:19:27,949 --> 00:19:30,734 Mm. 464 00:19:30,778 --> 00:19:31,996 You hear that, Calvin? 465 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:33,781 Yeah, I heard it. 466 00:19:36,871 --> 00:19:38,394 Well, it sounds to me like this place 467 00:19:38,438 --> 00:19:41,397 is giving our people pretty good opportunities. 468 00:19:41,441 --> 00:19:42,964 And the food is legit. 469 00:19:43,007 --> 00:19:44,748 I-I said I heard it.Okay. 470 00:19:44,792 --> 00:19:46,185 Okay. 471 00:19:46,228 --> 00:19:48,404 What do you say, Calvin? 472 00:19:48,448 --> 00:19:49,710 It's your call. 473 00:19:49,753 --> 00:19:51,320 Well, 474 00:19:51,364 --> 00:19:53,017 I did work up a pretty big appetite 475 00:19:53,061 --> 00:19:55,411 trying to shut this place down. 476 00:19:55,455 --> 00:19:57,761 Okay. We'll take a table for four. 477 00:19:57,805 --> 00:19:59,154 Great. You can follow me. 478 00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:00,938 Thank you. [chuckles] 479 00:20:00,982 --> 00:20:02,592 Hey, uh, Calvin, since... 480 00:20:02,636 --> 00:20:05,029 I paid last time, tonight's on you? 481 00:20:05,073 --> 00:20:07,989 Well, I mean, chef's white, you're white. 482 00:20:08,032 --> 00:20:09,904 Let's just keep that going. Yeah. 483 00:20:18,652 --> 00:20:21,176 Thanks for letting me interview you, Mr. Calvin. 484 00:20:21,220 --> 00:20:23,178 Oh, you got it, little man. 485 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:26,703 What I don't understand is why you two want to be here. 486 00:20:28,183 --> 00:20:31,752 Oh. We just want to watch you do your thing, Pop. 487 00:20:33,144 --> 00:20:35,103 Yeah, Dad. You know, we just want to soak up 488 00:20:35,146 --> 00:20:37,061 some of that fatherly wisdom. 489 00:20:38,976 --> 00:20:41,327 I am quite wise, aren't I? 490 00:20:43,242 --> 00:20:45,287 All right, Grover. Fire away. 491 00:20:45,331 --> 00:20:48,116 Okay, first question. 492 00:20:48,159 --> 00:20:51,598 You're funny and cool and everyone looks up to you. 493 00:20:51,641 --> 00:20:53,252 Yeah, and...? 494 00:20:53,295 --> 00:20:55,993 Why didn't Malcolm and Marty get any of that? 495 00:20:59,780 --> 00:21:01,434 How much time you got? 496 00:21:06,961 --> 00:21:10,007 Captioning sponsored by CBS 497 00:21:10,051 --> 00:21:13,054 Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org