PARIS: This day has been a long time coming.
It's the day of the Battle to Be Golden Skate Competition,
where the best of the best get to prove it on the rink.
Teams of all ages have been working
their big and little derrières off
at the rare opportunity of being crowned
a Golden.
The crème de la crème of skaters at Saturdays.
The table is set,
and everybody's trying to eat.
And when the dust clears, only a few will go home
rocking one of them Golden jackets.
Hopefully, it's us.
That is, if we could stop freaking out.
(laughs)
(all hyperventilating)
Think they're a little nervous?
Oh, just a bit.
♪ Everybody out the way It's Saturday ♪
♪ All we do is celebrate ♪
♪ Long as I got fun family And friends ♪
♪ I got everything That I need ♪
♪ Everybody out the way It's Saturday ♪
♪ We ain't got no time To waste ♪
♪ No work, all play No stress ♪
♪ We got everything That we need ♪
♪ 'Cause there ain't No other day like Saturday ♪
-Thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. -Yeah.
If I was ever scared about this skate competition,
your driving scared it right out of me.
Glad my lead foot could help, Ari.
You guys are gonna be back for the Golden Skate Competition?
Absolutely! We'll be back in time
to see you three ladies blow up the spot and become Goldens!
We just have a couple deliveries to make, then we'll be back. So see you soon.
-All right. Bye, y'all. -See you guys.
Thanks again. Love you.
Wow, your daddy cannot drive.
Ugh!
You guys ready?
As ready as I'm ever gonna get.
Yeah, you know, maybe about one or two more bathroom trips
and I'm good.
All right, girls.
Let's go win this.
-Let's do it. -Okay.
DUCHESS: Hey. It's almost time.
How's the music looking?
All good. Just organizing the playlist for the skaters.
-Okay. -Yeah, and I'm marking the light cues.
And I'm doing what I'm always doing.
Looking good.
(laughs)
Oh, and Madison, congrats on that New York summer music program.
-Thanks, Duchess. -DUCHESS: When do you leave?
-In a couple weeks. -DUCHESS: Wow.
Well, your presence will be truly missed.
Yo, Madison Ortiz, you got in?
Yo, that's awesome. Why didn't you tell me?
I thought about it. I just...
didn't think it mattered to you.
What? Why would you think that?
Forget it. Excuse me.
Wait, what?
Was it something I said?
Usually, my man, in situations like these,
I find it's never what you say, it's what you didn't say.
Okay, then what didn't I say?
You asking me?
Who I look like, Steve Harvey?
(laughs) I just work here.
D, I just needed advi...
DEREK: Oh, man.
SIMONE: All right, y'all.
It's time to either put up or shut up.
I'm getting hyped, and my wings are ready.
(laughs)
So are they.
We-B-About-2-B-Losin'.
Y'all ready to get rolled up?
See you guys out there. (scoffs)
Rox, hold up.
Can we talk?
-What, Paris? -PARIS: I don't know.
I don't like how things are between us.
It doesn't feel right.
And it doesn't have to be this way, Rox.
We've been rocking for way too long
to be acting like this.
We can still be friends, right?
Friends?
You guys sound just like my parents.
You're gonna lose, girls. Get ready.
Hmm, she's a feisty little something, ain't she?
Always has been.
I don't know.
Something's not right.
(bell dings)
Okay, Miss Pecolia,
got your chocolate mini Bundt cakes,
your red velvet streusels, and your vanilla éclairs.
Anything else you need?
Is he still taken?
Unfortunately, he is.
But when I get tired of him, which could be any day now,
I'll let you know.
Why do I feel so dirty?
(laughing)
I just love seeing the two of you together.
Raising your kids, running your business.
It's a beautiful thing.
Well, you're the role model.
Been here, what? Forty, fifty years?
I remember when you and Mr. Pete
gave me a job sweeping up when I was little.
And you were terrible at it.
Which is why I went into baking.
No, you went into baking because you liked to eat.
CAL: Fair enough.
I just love coming here every week,
seeing you representing our community with class.
Well, class is about to be out.
I'm giving up the place.
-What? -I don't know how to feel.
Is that good, bad?
Oh, baby, don't feel bad. I'm blessed.
You got some good offers on the place.
Developers are scooping up buildings around here
left and right.
Yeah, don't we know it.
But as the saying goes,
when one door closes, another one opens.
I'm sure it'll fall into the right hands.
Let me go ring them up.
I'll see y'all next week, all right?
-Okay. -All right.
Y'all know what's up.
It's the Battle to Be Golden Skate Competition.
Bring the noise. Bring the heat.
And most of all, bring them skills on wheels.
You do that, and you will go home with this.
ALL: Ooh!
Not to mention, you'll be able
to call yourself a Golden.
One or some of the best skaters at Saturdays.
(all cheer)
All right, enough of my big mouth.
-Let's get this party started! -(all cheer)
Let's go!
("Everybody Got Their Something" by Nikka Costa plays)
♪ My face to the sky ♪
♪ Dreaming about Just how high ♪
♪ I could go and if I know ♪
♪ When I finally get there ♪
♪ Taking of my glasses ♪
♪ Sun pokes through my lashes ♪
♪ And somehow I know ♪
♪ There's a time For every star to shine ♪
♪ Everybody got Their something ♪
♪ Make you smile ♪
♪ Like an itty-bitty child ♪
♪ Everybody got Their something ♪
♪ People keeping score ♪
♪ Better hurry up And get yours ♪
♪ Somebody else get your spot ♪
♪ Before you even dropped ♪
♪ Seek and you shall find ♪
♪ Everything in my own Sweet time ♪
♪ I'll take my chances ♪
♪ With what I believe Is only mine ♪
♪ Busy holding on ♪
♪ So the roof don't fly ♪
♪ Keep you from moving on ♪
♪ So get it right Turn the tide over ♪
♪ Like a love song ♪
♪ Like a butterfly ♪
♪ Believe if you hand it over ♪
♪ You'll come out all right ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Everybody got Their something ♪
♪ Make you smile ♪
♪ Like an itty-bitty child ♪
♪ Everybody got Their something ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ Mm-hmm ♪
♪ Illuminate the silly things ♪
♪ Shed some light On all that's wrong ♪
(cheers and applause)
♪ Sometimes the only thing You got ♪
♪ Is what makes you feel like ♪
♪ You're something else Altogether ♪
(applause)
DEREK: Presenting 2-Cute-4-U.
I hope you're ready for this...
friends.
(gulps)
("Fake" by the Brand New Heavies playing)
♪ Fake, fake ♪
♪ Fake ♪
♪ Why are you such a fake? ♪
♪ Fake, fake ♪
♪ Why are you such a... ♪
♪ Thought you had me Round your finger ♪
(cheers and applause)
♪ Why are you such a... ♪
♪ Now my phone's Off the receiver ♪
♪ Fake ♪
♪ Apparently you don't know Or do care to comprehend ♪
♪ Just what I'm saying ♪
♪ You made me worship you From head to toe ♪
♪ You're flaky with my heart So now I'm leaving ♪
♪ I'm leaving ♪
♪ You really had me going Baby ♪
♪ Come on, give me a break ♪
(cheers and applause)
♪ You really had me going Baby ♪
♪ How come You're such a fake? ♪
♪ Fake, fake ♪
♪ Fake ♪
♪ Why are you such a fake? ♪
(applause)
Wow.
Now that was really good.
Yeah, like really, really good.
Boy, they were really good.
Mr. Perry, it's already been established
that they are very good, okay? We witnessed that. Thank you.
If you have anything else you would like to add,
now would be the time.
Actually, there is something else I would like to add.
And so are you.
The three of you are very good.
Show them.
-CAL: Ready to get it? -DEB: Yeah.
-Ready to go to Saturdays? -Yes!
(engine starts)
(turns engine off)
What happened? Did we run out of gas again?
I'm just afraid to drive away.
Babe, what do you want to do?
What do you want to do?
I... I asked you first.
Well, we do have a storage and space issue.
That we have.
And, Cal, the business is doing so well.
I mean, low overhead because we work from home.
-But we've grown. -We have grown.
Baby, I know it's a risk.
And all I want in life
is for you and the kids to always be happy.
To be cared for. Always.
So I'm perfectly fine doing what we're doing.
But I couldn't ask for a better life.
-But if you say the word, I... -Word.
Word, baby.
(both laugh)
(door opens)
-Mrs. Pecolia, we would like to make... -Sold.
-What? -It's yours.
Okay, we didn't make you an offer yet.
No, but I'm about to make you one.
-Congratulations. -DEB: What?
Now you just got to teach this one how to sweep.
Thank you! I see what you did there.
(both laugh)
It's ours, baby! Oh, my God!
Yes.
This is...this is ours.
It's ours.
Oh, man!
This competition got a brother on edge.
You think Paris and the girls are ready?
They'd better be. I'm queuing up their music as we speak.
Look, all they got to do is go for it.
They'll be fine.
-You right. -Yup.
-Where's Madison? -I don't know.
She keeps dipping on out, man.
She's mad about something.
Something, huh?
And you don't know what it is?
Nah, I don't.
London, look at my face.
What kind of face is this?
The "you have gas" face?
I do, but that ain't it.
It's the "stop acting like you ain't got no sense" face.
You're feeling her, man.
Just tell her.
D, it is not that easy.
You don't understand, okay?
Okay, well, I understand this.
You just told me what Paris and the girls need to do.
"Go for it."
Maybe you need to take your own advice
and do the same.
Oh, and by the way,
this is my gas face.
Oh...
I'm gonna go.
(indistinct chattering)
DUCHESS: And rounding out the Teenage Trio Division,
give it up for the We-B-Girlz!
(cheers and applause)
Let's go!
("What About Your Friends" by TLC plays)
♪ Every now and then I get a little crazy ♪
♪ That's not the way It's supposed to be ♪
♪ Sometimes my vision Is a little hazy ♪
♪ I can't tell Who I should trust ♪
♪ Or just who I let trust me Yeah ♪
♪ People try to say I act a little funny ♪
♪ But that's just A figure of speech to me ♪
♪ They tell me I changed Because I got money ♪
♪ But if you Were there before ♪
♪ Then you're still Down with me ♪
♪ What about your friends? ♪
♪ Will they Stand their ground? ♪
♪ Will they let you down? ♪
♪ Hey, yeah ♪
♪ What about your friends? ♪
♪ Are they gonna be low down? ♪
♪ Will they ever be around? ♪
♪ Be around, oh ♪
♪ Or will they turn their backs On you? ♪
♪ People try to say I act a little funny ♪
(cheers and applause)
♪ Even though I might seem easy ♪
♪ It don't give you No cause to deceive me ♪
And rounding out our newly appointed Goldens
in the Teenage Trio Division.
Give me...
2-Cute-4-U!
-Oh my God! -Yes! I told you! I told you!
Ah-ha!
(inaudible)
And...
We-B-Girlz!
-What? -ALL: What?
(all laugh)
Did she just say us?
I think she just said us!
-She just said us. I heard. -She said us.
Girl, she said us. She said us.
There was a tie. And you know what that means.
What does this mean? I don't understand.
Means there's about to be a battle!
They don't call it Battle to Be Golden for nothing.
Somebody's going home a Golden.
And somebody's not.
It's gonna be good.
Get your popcorn ready!
(applause)
I'm already ahead of you.
We-B-Girlz for life. (chuckles)
Girls, I don't get it.
Why are you so nervous? You just nailed it out there.
Okay, that was then. This is now.
What if we don't nail it again?
What if this time we get nailed instead?
Mr. Johnson, I don't like nails, okay?
They are pointy.
You do know you're special, right?
Yeah. I do.
Okay, this is... Sit up, girls. Sit up. Come on. Sit up. Sit up.
Now, listen to me, okay?
In about two minutes,
they're gonna call y our three narrow behinds out there
to skate for your dreams of being what?
ALL: Goldens.
Yes. Now you can either heed the call,
go out there, do your thing,
or you can let fear overtake you
and rob you of what you've worked so hard to achieve.
I know Roxie is your friend,
and I know she's going through a little something
with her parents splitting up, but that does not mean...
What? Roxie's parents split up?
Is that the reason why she moved back from Jamaica?
Yeah.
I spoke with her dad a few days ago,
and apparently she's not taking it that well.
And I wasn't supposed to say anything.
Look, it doesn't matter, all right?
This is your moment.
Now go out there and do your thing,
and don't let nothing take it away from you.
Nothing. Okay?
(Derek over P.A.) Will 2-Cute-4-U and We-B-Girlz please report to center floor.
It's time to rumble.
Hey, girls, it's your time!
You can do this.
CAL: Good luck, girls . Do your thing.
All right, you got this.
You know, your mouth is so big.
-You're lucky I love you. -I am.
Man, that's too bad about her parents.
Well, at least we know now where all this energy's been coming from.
Yeah, she's hurting.
Tell me, do you like soccer?
'Cause if you do, I'd like to kick it with you sometime.
Sorry, I'm borrowing this. Thank you.
Uh, excuse me, guys.
Hey, sorry for the interruption, y'all,
but I need to get something off my chest.
My boy D said I need to start following my own advice,
so here it is.
Madison?
Madison Ortiz?
I've been digging you since the sixth grade.
Since the first day that you walked into Mrs. Smith's class
wearing that purple floral dress,
and those orange neon high-tops.
And your style was loud, but proud.
And I remember the day that you gave me a concussion
while playing dodgeball at recess.
Now, actually, I don't remember much of it,
because I might have lost a little short-term memory.
But I know it hurt.
And I also know that it'll hurt
if I don't spend as much time with you as I can
before you go to New York for the summer.
So, Madison,
I'm asking you.
Actually, I'm begging you.
Can I please be your Summer?
Because I most definitely would like you to be mine.
DEB: Say yes!
(laughter)
Sorry, baby. That's my baby.
(laughs) Yes.
Yes? Yes, you will?
Yes, I'll be your Summer.
(applause)
Like "yes" like you positive, or like "yes" like, "kinda"?
I just want to make sure you ain't getting
-my hopes too high, all right? -(shushes)
She said, "Yes," man.
Learn how to take "yes" for an answer.
Now go up there and spin some records with your Summer.
It's not good to keep the Duchess waiting.
♪ I wanna be, wanna be Wanna be close to you ♪
Uh, my bad, y'all.
Carry on.
(mouthing)
-(applause) -Yeah, man.
That's my boy.
(laughs)
(cheers and applause)
Madison...
(whispers indistinctly)
Oh, right. Oh, okay.
-Okay, uh... -Sorry, guys.
Whoo!
There's really not much to say.
One song. One chance.
No falls.
You're Goldens.
Let's get it!
(cheers and applause)
("Gotta Work" by Amerie plays)
♪ Sometimes it's gonna be Days like this ♪
♪ Sometimes it's gonna Be rain like this ♪
♪ Sometimes you're gonna Feel pain like this ♪
♪ Sometimes you gotta work hard For it ♪
♪ 'Cause when you feeling low ♪
♪ And you can't get no lower ♪
Come on, girl.
♪ Sometimes you gotta work hard For it ♪
♪ I woke up in the morning ♪
♪ It's another cloudy day ♪
♪ But that never mattered Too much to me ♪
♪ Hey, 'cause it's still A new beginning ♪
♪ And I know I got it in me ♪
♪ Had my share Of ups and downs ♪
♪ But now I know That I can do anything ♪
♪ Sometimes it's gonna be Days like this ♪
♪ Sometimes it's gonna Be rain like this ♪
♪ Sometimes you're gonna Feel pain like this ♪
♪ Sometimes you gotta work hard For it ♪
♪ 'Cause when You're feeling low ♪
♪ And you can't get no lower ♪
♪ That's when you know You're close ♪
♪ Sometimes you gotta work hard For it ♪
♪ Uh, give it to me ♪
♪ Some people think I'm aggressive ♪
♪ 'Cause I know what I want ♪
♪ But that never mattered Too much to me ♪
Come on, girls!
♪ Show me somebody Without a goal ♪
♪ Show me somebody With no control ♪
♪ 'Cause life's for living ♪
♪ So go and get it ♪
♪ But when times get rough Remember ♪
♪ Sometimes it's gonna Be days like this ♪
♪ Sometimes it's gonna be rain Like this ♪
♪ Sometimes you're gonna Feel pain like this ♪
♪ Sometimes you gotta work hard For it ♪
♪ You gotta work hard for it ♪
♪ When you're feeling low ♪
♪ Feeling low ♪
♪ And you get no lower ♪
♪ That's when you know You're close ♪
♪ You gotta work hard for it ♪
♪ Oh, we're gonna get it ♪
♪ Oh, oh, hey, hey ♪
♪ Sometimes ♪
-Yeah! -(all cheer)
(screams) Yes!
Oh, my God. We're Golden.
-We're Golden! -We're Golden!
(screams)
Oh, my God!
(cheers and applause)
♪ You never really know For sure ♪
♪ If you're ever Gonna make it ♪
PARIS: I once said that this was a story
about three girls from the South Side of Chicago
who live to get their skate on.
And that's true.
But now I've learned that this story is so much more than that.
That it's a story about the love of family
and the strength of friendship.
And even though some friendships may come to an end,
we never close the door on their magnanimous return.
Because at the end of the day, we're all friends.
We're all family.
And together, we're striving to make our lives...
Golden.
AMERIE: ♪ Hey ♪
♪ Do it 'cause I love it ♪
PARIS: I can't wait for next Saturday.
♪ Run out the house Like whoo! ♪
♪ Grab the furniture ♪
♪ We about to do What has to be done ♪
♪ Watch you skating Down the boulevard ♪
♪ Cash, cars Kicking down bars ♪
♪ Ain't no coolest running Like ours ♪
♪ Monday through Friday Got us like "meh" ♪
♪ Everybody out the way It's Saturday ♪
♪ All we do is celebrate ♪
♪ We got everything That we need ♪
♪ 'Cause there ain't No other day ♪
♪ Like Saturday ♪