Oh, Lord, not today.
Hey, Calvin, greetings...
from the future.
Goodbye... from the now.
Just checking out this sweet ride
to make sure it's safe for Grover.
Have you fallenon your ass yet?
Not yet.
Oh, well, then,looks like I have a few minutes.
Now, I always test out Grover's toys before I give them to him.
I've swallowed every size Lego there is
to make sure they're not a choking hazard.
Turns out, some of them are.
Dave, I got to get to work,so if you're gonna fall,
you know, let's make it happen.
Actually,
I'm starting to get the hang of this thing.
It's a lot easier than it looks!
Whoa, whoa! Dave, watch out!
[horn blaring, tires squealing]Oh!
[thud]
Hey, man, are you all right?
Yes, but... [scoffs]
Did you see that idiot out there?
Yeah, that speeding caralmost hit him.
Are you sure you're okay?
Yeah, I'm-I'm fine, thanks.
Well, good. Well, look,I'm late for work, but, um,
this was totally worth it.
♪ Welcome to the block, welcome to the neighborhood ♪
♪ Welcome to the hood.
Oh, hey, Dave.
Hey, Calvin. I need your signature.
I told you, I am not autographing
that picture of us at Benihanas.
I'm not here for that.
But FYI, everyone else at the table signed it.
Look, I'm sorry, Dave.
I don't want Calvin signing anything.
I'm still trying to get him outof that damn record club.
Three years and 20 more CDs,
and I'm scot-free.
Well, you know, actually, after yesterday,
I decided to do something about all the speeders.
It turns out there's a new navigation app
that's sending cars downour street to beat the traffic.
You know, I usedone of those things once.
The stupid thing told me
to drive throughsomeone's backyard.
But on the plus side,I saved about three minutes.
Well, you know,
I did some research, and the city will put in a speed bump
if I get a signature from everyone on the street.
You're my first stop.
[chuckles] And your last one.
A white guy goingdoor-to-door for signatures
in this neighborhood?
Nice knowing you, Dave.
What Calvin is trying to say--
people around here are a little suspicious of getting scammed.
You know? Dwayne Wilson thought he was signing up
for free HBO and ended up in the Marines.
Poor bastard just made colonel.
Well, if door-to-door
isn't gonna work, what should I do?
Well, first,if you want people
to sign anything around here,
you got to earn their trust. Mm.
Well, how do I do that?
Well, I mean, they're all individuals, Dave.
For example,Trey likes to talk about sports
and how paternity tests can be wrong sometimes.
And Old Miss Kim likestalking about Bingo, her garden
and how her milkshakebrings all the boys to the yard.
And whatever you do,
do not ask Little Hatchet how she got her nickname.
Or why she got a divorce, but they're
basically both the same story.Basically the same story.
Man, it sounds like I've bit offmore than I can chew.
This is that Lego fireman all over again.
Dave, just invite everybody over,
give them some food, and they'll sign.
It'll only work if you do one thing.
Feed 'em catfish and cornbread.
Why that?
Because that's what I'm in the mood for.
Hey, G-man,
what are you doing?
Just playing soccer in my head.
Hey, I just scored!
Well, I used to pretendlike that in my head.
Except instead of soccer,it was girls.
[both laugh]
Yeah, but you never scored.
So, why are you just pretending to play
when you got this whole lawn right here?
Since my dad almost got hit by a car,
my mom won't let me play near the street.
She's being crazy.
No, I just think she's beingcautious and protective.
No, she's being crazy. Watch.
Grover, I told you to stay on the porch!Whoa!
Wow, Gemma. You got here before your voice did.
[sighs] Sorry.
I'm just so worried about Grover getting hurt.
You know, with all the cars zipping up and down the street.
Yeah, we get it.
Our mom was afraid of a lot of stuff, too.
We spent half our childhood locked up like Grover here
in porch jail.[laughs]
Yeah, she put us in therefor earthquakes, pit bulls,
that guywith the ice cream truck
that never hadany ice cream.
Well, hey, we are goingto check out the Pasadena fair.
Why don't you let us take Grover with us?
Can I, Mom, please?
I don't know.
Do you promise notto do anything dangerous?
Oh, absolutely.
I guarantee we will have
a no-fun, danger-free, super-boring time.
Uh, I'm not sure I want to go anymore.
Hey, zip it, kid, we're trying to break you out.
I haven't
seen this much of the block in one place
since Colonel Wilson got home from Iraq.
[laughs]
And everyone isloving my food.
No one's even noticed thatthe catfish is actually tofu.
Uh-uh. This ain't right.
Calvin, you were right.This was the perfect way
to get the whole streeton board for the speed bump.
What can I say, Dave? These are my people.
I love them, and they love me.
Out of the way, jackass.
Who's that?Oh, that's Walter.
That's the jerk that lives on the other side of me.
Oh, man, I've never seen him outside of the house before.
Yeah, because he only comes out at night,
like bats and vampires.
Well, now that everybody's here,let's... let's get started.
Okay, uh, if I could have everyone's attention, please.
An easel? Is he gonna talk abouta speed bump or paint one?
[laughs]
Dave lovesgiving presentations.
One time I asked him why,
and he answeredwith a ten-minute presentation.
Okay, now, I don't want to taketoo much of your time,
so I'll just get right to it.
Pasadena.
Jewel of the San Gabriel Valley.
Established in 1874, but, you know,
oddly, not incorporated until...
How long is this gonna take?
I have plans with a gentleman tonight,
and I'm hoping he's not gonna be a gentleman.
LITTLE HATCHET:Yeah.
And I got a cable guy coming between now and Friday.
Hey, hey, Dave, you-you maywant to speed this up.
Yeah, got it. Okay, uh,
skipping the Industrial Revolution,
the sinking of the Titanic, uh, World War I...
The automobile.
I'm out.
It's not worththe free food.
I can come over earlier.
Got to go.
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay. All right, hold up, everybody.
Come on now.
I want to walk out on Dave just as much as you do,
but he actually has something important to say.
More important than this sweet piece of meat right here?
Okay, all right, guys.
Look, we've all seen how fast
these cars have beengoing down our streets.
And I think it's timewe do something about it.
That's true.WOMAN: You got a point.
That is true.CALVIN: Hey, come on out here, Dave.
Come on now. Come on now.
Thank you, Calvin, and, look,
I'll-I'll cut right to the chase.
To quote Henry Ford...Oh, you know what?
To quote Calvin Butler,if you sign, you can leave.
[overlapping chatter]
♪
So, how's thatdeep-fried pickle?
It's pretty disgusting. Um,
some things should not be battered and put on a stick.
[laughs]
Ooh, deep-fried butter.
[ride rumbling][excited shouting]
Whoa!Oh.
Can we go on that roller coaster?
Uh, sorry, little man. We promised your mom
we wouldn't do anything dangerous.
And we already pushed our luckwith the petting zoo.
That pygmy goat triedto eat my jacket.
Hey, how about we go on the Ferris wheel?
Ferris wheel? That's the lamest ride here.
Well, we can go back to the bounce house.
And if you promiseto be careful,
this timewe'll let you jump.
Fine, we'll go on the stupid Ferris wheel.
But you guys are boring.
[chuckles]
That kid's not as cute as he used to be.
Thank you.
Oh, thank you so much.
Yeah, good.Oh, here you go.
Now, you surethis not for the Marines?
Hmm.
You'd be a lot safer joining the Marines
than going over to Miss Kim's tonight.
I know. Pray for me.
Hey, thanks for backing me up, Calvin.
Everyone's signing the petition.
Well, nothing'smore important to me
than the safetyof our neighborhood.
I'll do anythingto protect these kids.
Oh, hey, Walter. If you could just sign
on the last spot right there.
Oh, yeah, I'd...I-I'd be happy to
if Calvin finally agrees to movehis fence off of my property.
Well, Dave, we tried.
[groans]
Hey, Calvin, what was that all about?
That fool thinks my fence issix inches onto his property.
Is it?Whose side are you on, Dave?
Calvin, Walter's the last signature we need
to get the speed bump.
Look, that fence has been theresince I moved in,
and I'm not moving it now.
Plus, if I give in to him once,it won't stop there.
I'm telling you, Dave, kindness is a slippery slope.
Well, okay, Calvin, that's not true.
Oh, yes, it is. I said hello to you once,
and look at us now.
Okay, well, if you won't move,
then how are we gonna get the speed bump?
Oh, that's easy. Gonna wait for him to die.
Hey, besides, I got youall those other signatures.
Yeah, which mean absolutely nothing
if we don't get Walter's.
Well, I'm sorry, Dave.
If it makes you feel any better,
I'll sign the picture of us at Benihana.
It's too late.
I already forged it.
♪
Ha-ha!
Wow! What a view!
Yeah, check this out, little man.
You can see everything from up here.
Like how much fun they're having over there
on the roller coaster!
Are you kidding?
That doesn't looklike much fun at all.
[Marty and Malcolm chuckle]
We are totally coming back heretomorrow.
Whoa! Whoa!
Whoa!Hey, now, hey!
What just happened?
Uh, I don't know.
Hey, maybe they're just letting more riders on.
Uh, or...
maybe the motorjust caught on fire,
and the operator triedto put it out with his beer!
Seriously?
Hey, hey, look, it's okay, little man.
All right? Everything is gonna be fine.
It's not fine.
It's awesome!
What? Oh!Finally, some realfun.
Whoa!No!
♪
Calvin Butler.
What is wrong with you?
I would say nothing, but I'm sure
you're about to tell me different.
You're damn right I am.
Dave just told mewhat happened.
I cannot believe after all of these years
you're still fighting over that stupid fence.
Why does Walter care so much about six inches?
Well, why do you care so much?
It's six inches.
Is it about the money?
I mean, it can't bethat expensive to move a fence.
No, it's not about that. It's about the principle.
And it's like my father always said:
"A man's fence is a man's fence."
When did your father say that?
Whose side are you on, Tina?
Is your pridemore important
than the safety of the kids in this neighborhood?
Nah, babe. Don't try to make this whole speed bump thing
about safety.
Okay...
when Malcolm and Marty were little,
you did everything in your power to keep them safe.
You even used to make Marty wear a helmet
just to play hide-and-seek.
I made him wear that thingall the time.
The kid had no balance.
[sighs] Okay.
When Malcolm said that he was old enough
to take his bike to the park, you followed him in your car
just to make sure he got there safely.
I had to.
He was pulling Marty in a wagon.
That boy fell out every two blocks.
[sighs]
Come on, babe.
You love Grover.
Doesn't he deserve to be just as safe as our boys were?
Yeah, I guess.
[chuckles]
That's my big papa bear.
Taking careof all the little cubs.
Yeah, you know me, huh?
Always looking out for the neighborhood kids.
Mmm.
Oh. You know what?What?
That gives me an idea.What?
I can underpay them to move the fence.
♪
[whoops] Yeah!
[exclaiming]
Whoa, whoa, whoa! You have got to cut that out, little man.
You have got to stop.[groans]
This rocking is not helpingthat deep-fried pizza stay down.
What? When did you eat that?
When you guys were in the bathroom.
You two are no fun.
You're just as bad as my mom.
Hey, look, don't be so hard on her, okay?
She just wants to keep you safe.
Why? I'm not a baby.
Yeah, I know. The only reason
your mom is so overprotective
is because of how much she cares about you.
Yeah, i-if you see a kid having too much fun,
that means his mom doesn't love him.
So, that kid in front of the roller coaster
with his hands up in the air...
You mean the one eating that corn dog with no shirt on?
Yeah. His mama don't even know he's here.
Wow. That's sad.
Exactly.
So every time your mom tells you, stop running,
tie your shoes, or be careful,
what she's really saying is she loves you.
I guess I'm pretty lucky.
You sure are.
Which means she's gonna besuper mad when she finds out
you got me stuck up here.
Uh, no, she won't, no, she won't.
[forced chuckle]: Because we're fine. Right, Marty?
Yeah, yeah. We-We're-we're totally safe.
This kind of thing happens all the time.
[calliope music playing]
Oh, thank you, Jesus!Ah, we are gonna live!
Thanks so much for doing this, Calvin.
Did Tina change your mind?
No. I was alwaysgonna do it.
I just needed to knowhow committed youwere.
Well, you're doing the right thing,
and I, for one, appreciate it.
[chuckles] Do youappreciate it enough
to give me six incheson yourproperty?
Sorry, Calvin.
It's like my dad used to say:
"A man's fence is a man's fence."
Damn. You're not Miss Kim.
Look, Walter, I need to talk to you.
Oh, wha-what are you here to steal now?
My Wi-Fi password?
I'll give youa hint.
It's "Calvin" and four other letters.
Look, man,
I just came over here to say if you sign Dave's petition,
I'll move the damn fence.
Great. I was waiting for you to die.
Walter, I really appreciate it.
Just sign right under where Treywrote "Not joining Marines."
Okay.
But actually, since it took you this long,
maybe I should charge you a little interest.
How about we move that fence a full foot?
What?
I got a full foot for you.
You know...Oh, okay, all right, all right.
Calvin, calm down.
We need that speed bump. Please.
[chuckles]
All right. But this ain't for you.
This is for the kids.
Well, in that case, let's move it two feet--
one for me and one for the kids.
Oh, to hell with you!
You know what, I can't believeyou're trying to pull this crap,
after all the stuff I let you slide with over the years.
What have you let slide?
Are you kidding me?
Do you know how many of your old roof tiles
have flown over into my yard?
And what about the floodlights you put up?
They're just shining bright all night in my bedroom.
Every time I get up to go to the bathroom,
it feels like a prison break.
Not my problem.
A-Actually, Walter, it is.
According to the Pasadena Zoning Manual,
those are both residential C-1 violations.
So?
So, if the city inspector finds out,
you're staring down the barrel of some pretty hefty fines.
He is?
You are.
Yeah, you know, and now that I'mlooking around, there's no way
that this half-saddle door threshold is up to code.
And don't even get me started on the enclosed breezeway,
which is clearly within fivefeet of a multi-person dwelling.
[chuckles]
Do not get him started on breezeways.
Well, hold on, now, we don't have to get into all of that.
You're right, we don't.
Because you're gonna sign that petition,
and we're gonna put up a speed bump to protect these kids.
Are we clear?
Crystal, baby.
Fine. You win.
But that catfish at your party sucked.
Give me my pen.
Damn, Dave,that was gangsta, man.
Yeah, you want to hear something even more gangsta?
I just made all that stuff up.
I don't even know what a breezeway is.
This is so great.
That speed bump is really gonna slow people down around here.
Yeah, and it's short enoughthat I could just zip around it.
Mom, does this mean I can play outside again?
Yes. But not near the street,
not after dark, and never without supervision.
I love you, too.
Can I go inside and play on my iPad?
Okay.
What was I thinking? He could get carpal tunnel.
Look at that speed bump.
Isn't she beautiful?
Yeah. It reminds me of you.
Mm.Black,
curvy...
and makes me want to slow down and take my time.
Oh...
Oh, now I'm gonna feel guilty every time I run over it.
But, seriously, you did a good thing for the community.
You should be proud of yourself.
Well, I'm glad you feel that way.
Because I've decided...
I'm not stopping here.
What do you think?
You're running for city council?
Yeah.You're kidding, right?
Nope. You know, getting this done
really woke up my sense of civic duty.
Plus, I've always wanted to seemy face on a button.
So, if you win,
won't that mean you'll be super busy doing government stuff
and won't have the time to hang around here as much?
I'm afraid so.
Hmm. Well, in that case,
you got myvote.
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