1 00:00:06,180 --> 00:00:08,051 - Life is a test. 2 00:00:08,138 --> 00:00:10,880 My biggest test was an actual test, 3 00:00:10,967 --> 00:00:15,319 the GED, the test you take if you mess up in high school. 4 00:00:15,406 --> 00:00:18,670 It's like an academic morning-after pill. 5 00:00:18,757 --> 00:00:21,238 I decided to drop out because I was taking three 6 00:00:21,325 --> 00:00:23,675 buses to a white school, where a redhead 7 00:00:23,762 --> 00:00:25,851 would beat my Black ass. 8 00:00:25,938 --> 00:00:29,464 But with the GED, I could get a good job and start fresh. 9 00:00:29,551 --> 00:00:32,684 So I couldn't wait to get my test results. 10 00:00:32,771 --> 00:00:34,295 What's it say? 11 00:00:34,382 --> 00:00:35,470 - You failed. 12 00:00:35,557 --> 00:00:36,949 - What? 13 00:00:37,037 --> 00:00:37,863 - Boy, I'ma slap you into animation. 14 00:00:37,950 --> 00:00:39,256 - Ow. [car horns honk] 15 00:00:39,343 --> 00:00:41,302 Oh. 16 00:00:41,389 --> 00:00:43,434 [gasps] Good Lord. 17 00:00:43,521 --> 00:00:46,307 - Do you know how hard it is to fail the GED? 18 00:00:46,394 --> 00:00:48,048 I have an uncle who can't read clocks. 19 00:00:48,135 --> 00:00:49,919 And he has two GEDs. 20 00:00:50,006 --> 00:00:51,790 - I can't believe you slapped me. 21 00:00:51,877 --> 00:00:54,141 - I can't believe you made me throw my back out. 22 00:00:54,228 --> 00:00:56,273 - That's my mom, Rochelle. 23 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:59,189 Her test was making sure her kids succeeded 24 00:00:59,276 --> 00:01:01,713 by any beatings necessary. 25 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,151 - This dinner was supposed to be a celebration. 26 00:01:04,238 --> 00:01:05,543 We're using up our back-to-school money 27 00:01:05,630 --> 00:01:06,675 to pay for it. 28 00:01:06,762 --> 00:01:08,329 - That's my father, Julius. 29 00:01:08,416 --> 00:01:10,244 His test was growing up poor. 30 00:01:10,331 --> 00:01:12,594 So he knew the cost of everything. 31 00:01:12,681 --> 00:01:15,814 - Get your own money, fly. 32 00:01:15,901 --> 00:01:18,339 - Hey. 33 00:01:18,426 --> 00:01:21,168 - Excuse me, my son failed his GED. 34 00:01:21,255 --> 00:01:22,821 And I'd like to return his food. 35 00:01:22,908 --> 00:01:24,780 He only ate 4 cent worth of fries. 36 00:01:24,867 --> 00:01:27,348 - So does this mean I'm the smart one now? 37 00:01:27,435 --> 00:01:28,610 - You're eating a straw. 38 00:01:28,697 --> 00:01:29,872 - Cool. 39 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:31,352 - That's my brother Drew. 40 00:01:31,439 --> 00:01:33,571 Everyone thought I was his younger brother. 41 00:01:33,658 --> 00:01:35,573 He never worried about tests because 42 00:01:35,660 --> 00:01:37,401 the only thing greater than white privilege 43 00:01:37,488 --> 00:01:39,142 is hot privilege. 44 00:01:39,229 --> 00:01:42,493 - Daddy, since Chris failed, does that mean it's OK for us 45 00:01:42,580 --> 00:01:44,582 to drop out, smoke crack, and become strippers? 46 00:01:44,669 --> 00:01:46,323 - [chuckles] No, baby. 47 00:01:46,410 --> 00:01:47,629 - Oh, see what you did, Chris? 48 00:01:47,716 --> 00:01:49,021 Set a better example. 49 00:01:49,109 --> 00:01:50,806 - [grunts] 50 00:01:50,893 --> 00:01:53,548 - Tonya was the youngest and my dad's favorite. 51 00:01:53,635 --> 00:01:56,594 Her test was how she could make my life a living hell. 52 00:01:56,681 --> 00:01:58,683 And she got an A every time. 53 00:01:58,770 --> 00:02:00,729 - I just wanted to get a fresh start. 54 00:02:00,816 --> 00:02:02,644 I can't go back to that school. 55 00:02:02,731 --> 00:02:04,036 - Maybe this year will be better. 56 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:05,255 - I don't know about that. 57 00:02:05,342 --> 00:02:07,039 History doesn't repeat itself. 58 00:02:07,127 --> 00:02:08,563 It reboots. 59 00:02:08,650 --> 00:02:10,086 And everybody hates a reboot. 60 00:02:10,173 --> 00:02:11,218 Ugh! 61 00:02:11,305 --> 00:02:14,134 [upbeat hip-hop music] 62 00:02:14,221 --> 00:02:17,049 ♪ ♪ 63 00:02:17,137 --> 00:02:21,532 Singers: ♪ Everybody still hates Chris ♪ 64 00:02:21,619 --> 00:02:24,361 [vocalizing] 65 00:02:24,448 --> 00:02:27,016 - I couldn't believe I failed the GED. 66 00:02:27,103 --> 00:02:29,279 I felt like I had no future. 67 00:02:29,366 --> 00:02:31,238 I was going to get stuck in Bed-Stuy, 68 00:02:31,325 --> 00:02:34,763 Do or Die, where I was going to die of embarrassment. 69 00:02:34,850 --> 00:02:37,374 Back in '87, we didn't have social media. 70 00:02:37,461 --> 00:02:41,422 But on my block, at least 87 people knew your business 71 00:02:41,509 --> 00:02:42,814 before you got home. 72 00:02:42,901 --> 00:02:44,294 - I canceled four hair appointments 73 00:02:44,381 --> 00:02:46,340 to make this cake for Chris. 74 00:02:46,427 --> 00:02:47,689 Oh, well. 75 00:02:47,776 --> 00:02:51,910 [funky music] 76 00:02:51,997 --> 00:02:53,782 - Little dude from across the street, 77 00:02:53,869 --> 00:02:55,914 I heard you failed your GED. 78 00:02:56,001 --> 00:02:58,395 - Even our friendly neighborhood con, Jerome, 79 00:02:58,482 --> 00:02:59,962 was disappointed in me. 80 00:03:00,049 --> 00:03:02,007 And he just mugged a baby. 81 00:03:02,094 --> 00:03:05,837 - Mm, mm, mm. 82 00:03:05,924 --> 00:03:08,449 ♪ ♪ 83 00:03:08,536 --> 00:03:10,538 - Daddy, can I get dance lessons after you 84 00:03:10,625 --> 00:03:11,974 cut Chris off financially? 85 00:03:12,061 --> 00:03:13,367 - Of course, baby. 86 00:03:13,454 --> 00:03:15,064 - Cut me off? When did you cut me on? 87 00:03:15,151 --> 00:03:16,413 - If you're not going to school, you got to get a job 88 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:17,893 or get out. 89 00:03:17,980 --> 00:03:19,111 I can't have your sister and brother 90 00:03:19,199 --> 00:03:20,635 thinking it's OK to be a bum. 91 00:03:20,722 --> 00:03:22,245 - We can't kick Chris out of the house. 92 00:03:22,332 --> 00:03:23,681 - Because you care so much about me, huh? 93 00:03:23,768 --> 00:03:25,509 - No, because you can't do anything. 94 00:03:25,596 --> 00:03:26,989 You'll die out there. 95 00:03:27,076 --> 00:03:28,730 That's why you're going back to school. 96 00:03:28,817 --> 00:03:30,297 - But I missed so much class. 97 00:03:30,384 --> 00:03:31,689 They'll make me repeat 10th grade. 98 00:03:31,776 --> 00:03:33,474 Everyone will think I'm stupid. 99 00:03:33,561 --> 00:03:35,302 - If you don't think everyone already thinks you're stupid, 100 00:03:35,389 --> 00:03:36,433 you're stupid. 101 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:38,000 - [scoffs] 102 00:03:38,087 --> 00:03:39,741 [sighs] 103 00:03:39,828 --> 00:03:42,265 - Look, Chris, that school is our best option 104 00:03:42,352 --> 00:03:44,006 so you don't end up on these streets. 105 00:03:44,093 --> 00:03:45,964 It's scary out there. 106 00:03:46,051 --> 00:03:48,228 Crackheads, gangs, that white man in a Larry Bird jersey. 107 00:03:48,315 --> 00:03:49,968 [dramatic musical sting] 108 00:03:50,055 --> 00:03:51,970 - [shudders] 109 00:03:52,057 --> 00:03:55,147 10th grade was the worst year of my life, not including 110 00:03:55,235 --> 00:03:57,237 the year I had a Jheri curl. 111 00:03:57,324 --> 00:03:59,587 And now I had to do it all over again. 112 00:03:59,674 --> 00:04:02,242 But maybe this was just a new test. 113 00:04:02,329 --> 00:04:04,200 I could still get a fresh start 114 00:04:04,287 --> 00:04:08,770 by getting fresh clothes from our renter upstairs, Mr. Omar. 115 00:04:08,857 --> 00:04:10,467 ♪ ♪ 116 00:04:10,554 --> 00:04:13,340 - Ah, here is a fine, lightly used 117 00:04:13,427 --> 00:04:17,387 item at an affordable price. 118 00:04:17,474 --> 00:04:19,346 - Is this from your funeral home? 119 00:04:19,433 --> 00:04:21,130 - That ain't none of your business. 120 00:04:21,217 --> 00:04:23,088 That's between me and my dead client. 121 00:04:23,175 --> 00:04:27,092 - [groaning] Ah, we need a new mattress. 122 00:04:27,179 --> 00:04:28,572 This one is messing up my back. 123 00:04:28,659 --> 00:04:30,705 - You said that was from slapping Chris. 124 00:04:30,792 --> 00:04:32,750 - I lied to make him do better in school. 125 00:04:32,837 --> 00:04:34,578 It's called parenting, duh. 126 00:04:34,665 --> 00:04:37,146 - But we don't have new mattress money. 127 00:04:37,233 --> 00:04:39,279 - We haven't slept well in years. 128 00:04:39,366 --> 00:04:41,542 You bought this one used off a pimp. 129 00:04:41,629 --> 00:04:42,804 It's a Pimpropedic. 130 00:04:42,891 --> 00:04:45,328 [funky music] 131 00:04:45,415 --> 00:04:47,199 - We are not getting a new mattress. 132 00:04:47,287 --> 00:04:49,593 - Well, then nothing's going to happen on this one. 133 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:52,596 - All right, I'll try to get a third job. 134 00:04:52,683 --> 00:04:54,381 - A third job? No, baby. 135 00:04:54,468 --> 00:04:56,208 I don't want you working yourself to death. 136 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:58,123 It's OK. I'll get a job. 137 00:04:58,210 --> 00:05:00,561 - My mom was great at her jobs. 138 00:05:00,648 --> 00:05:02,345 But she was even better at quitting them. 139 00:05:02,432 --> 00:05:03,346 - That's it. 140 00:05:03,433 --> 00:05:04,695 - Ahh. 141 00:05:04,782 --> 00:05:07,568 - Ooh. I don't need this. 142 00:05:07,655 --> 00:05:09,874 My man has two jobs. 143 00:05:09,961 --> 00:05:12,486 - But don't you want to do some team-building trust falls? 144 00:05:12,573 --> 00:05:16,577 - Y'all had 400 years to gain my trust already, Maureen. 145 00:05:16,664 --> 00:05:19,275 I can keep a job if I want to, Julius. 146 00:05:19,362 --> 00:05:20,363 Damn. 147 00:05:20,450 --> 00:05:21,973 - Uh-huh. 148 00:05:22,060 --> 00:05:24,411 - That look says, "I'm getting a third job." 149 00:05:25,847 --> 00:05:27,414 - How you like me now? 150 00:05:27,501 --> 00:05:30,242 - Ooh, Chris, I love this new, not raggedy look. 151 00:05:30,330 --> 00:05:31,853 - My mom hated raggedy. 152 00:05:31,940 --> 00:05:33,724 She was a ghetto snob. 153 00:05:33,811 --> 00:05:36,510 She always said we weren't rich enough to look poor. 154 00:05:36,597 --> 00:05:38,076 - How did you afford all that? 155 00:05:38,163 --> 00:05:39,817 - That looks like $40 worth of clothes. 156 00:05:39,904 --> 00:05:42,124 - Mr. Omar sold me a dead man's clothes real cheap. 157 00:05:42,211 --> 00:05:45,388 - And I've been buying alive people's clothes all this time? 158 00:05:45,475 --> 00:05:46,171 Mercy! 159 00:05:46,258 --> 00:05:47,216 - It's getting late. 160 00:05:47,303 --> 00:05:48,609 You boys better get going. 161 00:05:48,696 --> 00:05:49,784 Drew. 162 00:05:49,871 --> 00:05:51,176 - It was Drew's freshman year. 163 00:05:51,263 --> 00:05:52,439 And for the first time in a while, 164 00:05:52,526 --> 00:05:54,702 we'd be at the same school. 165 00:05:54,789 --> 00:05:56,356 I was hoping with my new clothes 166 00:05:56,443 --> 00:05:58,183 he wouldn't outshine me. 167 00:05:58,270 --> 00:05:59,794 [choir singing] 168 00:05:59,881 --> 00:06:00,925 Wrong. 169 00:06:01,012 --> 00:06:03,275 - Whoa, you don't look raggedy. 170 00:06:03,363 --> 00:06:04,973 - Why is everyone so surprised? 171 00:06:05,060 --> 00:06:07,454 - Oh, and, Chris, I'm going down to the temp agency. 172 00:06:07,541 --> 00:06:09,107 Nessa's watching Tonya after school. 173 00:06:09,194 --> 00:06:10,892 I need you to pick her up and take her to a dance lesson. 174 00:06:10,979 --> 00:06:13,068 OK? 175 00:06:13,155 --> 00:06:14,548 - Why do I have to be the backup parent to a demon child? 176 00:06:14,635 --> 00:06:15,549 - Come on, Chris. 177 00:06:15,636 --> 00:06:17,202 She's an angel. 178 00:06:17,289 --> 00:06:18,465 - Thank you, Daddy. 179 00:06:18,552 --> 00:06:20,205 Chris, if you're late, those clothes 180 00:06:20,292 --> 00:06:21,772 will have two dead owners. 181 00:06:21,859 --> 00:06:23,948 [thunder booming] 182 00:06:24,035 --> 00:06:26,037 - I had to take three buses to school. 183 00:06:26,124 --> 00:06:28,823 But the bus drivers wouldn't always stop for us. 184 00:06:28,910 --> 00:06:30,433 They were scared of my neighborhood. 185 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,001 [upbeat Latin-tinged music] 186 00:06:33,088 --> 00:06:35,699 They were scared of this neighborhood, too. 187 00:06:35,786 --> 00:06:38,572 [light jazzy music] 188 00:06:38,659 --> 00:06:41,792 They weren't scared of this neighborhood, but I was. 189 00:06:41,879 --> 00:06:44,316 [all grumbling] 190 00:06:44,404 --> 00:06:48,451 - You boys like candy? 191 00:06:49,365 --> 00:06:51,759 - I can't believe this is how you've been getting to school. 192 00:06:51,846 --> 00:06:54,109 - I wasn't sure about Drew going to school with me. 193 00:06:54,196 --> 00:06:57,504 But at that moment, I was so glad I wasn't alone. 194 00:06:57,591 --> 00:06:59,810 [car horn honks] 195 00:06:59,897 --> 00:07:01,682 - Drew? 196 00:07:01,769 --> 00:07:04,511 - My friends from the dojo are offering me a ride, so-- 197 00:07:04,598 --> 00:07:07,862 - When it came to women, my brother was like Idris Elba. 198 00:07:07,949 --> 00:07:08,863 - Can I squeeze in? 199 00:07:08,950 --> 00:07:10,386 [together] No. 200 00:07:10,473 --> 00:07:12,301 - And I was like Idris' elbow. 201 00:07:12,388 --> 00:07:14,346 Ain't nobody trying to have sex with an elbow. 202 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:16,392 Well, almost nobody. 203 00:07:16,479 --> 00:07:19,264 - I'm just going to walk. 204 00:07:21,789 --> 00:07:26,533 - [panting] 205 00:07:26,620 --> 00:07:28,273 - What happened to your clothes? 206 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:29,361 - I slipped in mud. 207 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:30,798 - It don't smell like mud. 208 00:07:30,885 --> 00:07:32,974 - It wasn't mud. 209 00:07:33,061 --> 00:07:34,541 There goes my fresh start. 210 00:07:34,628 --> 00:07:35,977 - I don't know why you need one. 211 00:07:36,064 --> 00:07:37,631 This place seems OK. 212 00:07:37,718 --> 00:07:38,936 - Because it's always the same old, same old here. 213 00:07:39,023 --> 00:07:40,285 Watch. 214 00:07:44,115 --> 00:07:45,769 Girls ignore me. 215 00:07:45,856 --> 00:07:47,205 - [groans] 216 00:07:47,292 --> 00:07:50,382 - Big guys want to hurt me. 217 00:07:50,470 --> 00:07:51,906 Little guys are suspicious of me. 218 00:07:51,993 --> 00:07:52,950 - [gasps] 219 00:07:53,037 --> 00:07:54,474 There's two of them now. 220 00:07:54,561 --> 00:07:56,476 - And all the adults here are wack. 221 00:07:56,563 --> 00:07:58,042 - Hello, students. 222 00:07:58,129 --> 00:07:59,783 This is Principal Morello, wishing you 223 00:07:59,870 --> 00:08:01,872 a great first day back at school 224 00:08:01,959 --> 00:08:04,962 and a special shout-out to my homebuddy, Chris, 225 00:08:05,049 --> 00:08:06,355 who did not get his GED. 226 00:08:06,442 --> 00:08:08,575 But it's not his fault. 227 00:08:08,662 --> 00:08:12,013 The test wasn't in Ebonics. 228 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:13,841 [bell rings] 229 00:08:13,928 --> 00:08:16,147 - Well, well, well, look who's still 230 00:08:16,234 --> 00:08:18,846 running on CPT. 231 00:08:18,933 --> 00:08:21,022 You're late. Go to the principal's office. 232 00:08:21,109 --> 00:08:23,764 - And I assume those white kids are white on time? 233 00:08:23,851 --> 00:08:25,505 - See, that's why you failed the GED. 234 00:08:25,592 --> 00:08:27,898 You said "right" wrong. 235 00:08:27,985 --> 00:08:30,292 - My first day back was off to a bad start. 236 00:08:30,379 --> 00:08:32,424 So at lunch, I couldn't wait to hang out 237 00:08:32,512 --> 00:08:35,558 with the only guy I knew was having a bad day, too. 238 00:08:35,645 --> 00:08:37,691 - Hey, Chris, this school is great. 239 00:08:37,778 --> 00:08:39,867 The bathroom stalls have doors. 240 00:08:39,954 --> 00:08:43,392 - Not him, him, my best friend, Greg. 241 00:08:43,479 --> 00:08:45,046 - Sorry, I can't be seen with you. 242 00:08:45,133 --> 00:08:47,135 - Huh? 243 00:08:47,222 --> 00:08:48,963 - It's social suicide for an 11th-grader 244 00:08:49,050 --> 00:08:50,181 like me to be hanging out 245 00:08:50,268 --> 00:08:51,748 with a 10th grader like you. 246 00:08:51,835 --> 00:08:53,837 - What do you mean you can't hang out with me? 247 00:08:53,924 --> 00:08:55,883 I saw you getting pizza with Three-Legged Jimmy. 248 00:08:55,970 --> 00:08:57,058 I thought you'd be happy I'm back. 249 00:08:57,145 --> 00:08:58,407 - I am. 250 00:08:58,494 --> 00:08:59,582 But what would people say if they 251 00:08:59,669 --> 00:09:01,192 saw me with Drew's brother? 252 00:09:01,279 --> 00:09:02,933 - Drew's brother? 253 00:09:03,020 --> 00:09:04,152 - It's what they're calling you now. 254 00:09:04,239 --> 00:09:05,675 I'm going to see if I can buy Drew lunch. 255 00:09:05,762 --> 00:09:06,981 - I'll give you my Cheetos. 256 00:09:07,068 --> 00:09:08,460 - Fine. 257 00:09:08,548 --> 00:09:10,158 Ugh. That stuff is crack. 258 00:09:10,245 --> 00:09:11,986 - [gasps] 259 00:09:12,073 --> 00:09:14,858 - If it was good enough for Jesus to walk on, 260 00:09:14,945 --> 00:09:18,862 it's good enough for you to sleep on. 261 00:09:18,949 --> 00:09:20,037 - Julius? 262 00:09:20,124 --> 00:09:22,605 - Rochelle, what are you doing here? 263 00:09:22,692 --> 00:09:24,302 - The temp agency sent me. 264 00:09:24,389 --> 00:09:27,218 Did you take on a third job behind my bad back? 265 00:09:27,305 --> 00:09:30,831 - Uh, now we can double our discount on a new bed. 266 00:09:30,918 --> 00:09:34,922 - Julius, that is so goddamn romantic. 267 00:09:35,009 --> 00:09:37,315 They said to check in with the supervisor. 268 00:09:37,402 --> 00:09:38,403 - I'm the supervisor. 269 00:09:38,490 --> 00:09:39,970 - Ah! 270 00:09:40,057 --> 00:09:41,929 Finally have a job I won't have to quit. 271 00:09:42,016 --> 00:09:43,321 I'm going on break. Mwah! 272 00:09:43,408 --> 00:09:47,195 - But you just got here. 273 00:09:47,282 --> 00:09:49,632 - I didn't know how to grade myself on my first day 274 00:09:49,719 --> 00:09:50,851 back at school. 275 00:09:50,938 --> 00:09:53,244 But my bully Joey Caruso did. 276 00:09:53,331 --> 00:09:55,246 He came to eff me up. 277 00:09:55,333 --> 00:09:56,944 - Heard about your test. 278 00:09:57,031 --> 00:09:59,033 See, this is why you guys can't be quarterbacks. 279 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,339 Anyway, which side do you prefer? 280 00:10:01,426 --> 00:10:03,559 - [sighs] Right. 281 00:10:03,646 --> 00:10:07,476 - Wait, he's been acting shady all day, expanding his crew, 282 00:10:07,563 --> 00:10:12,046 selling drugs, and he's wearing all Ralph Lauren. 283 00:10:12,133 --> 00:10:14,526 - They may look like urban preppies. 284 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:18,443 But these Ralph Lauren fans call themselves The Low Heads. 285 00:10:18,530 --> 00:10:21,142 And they're the latest gang to terrorize the streets 286 00:10:21,229 --> 00:10:24,667 of New York, joining others like the Decepticons 287 00:10:24,754 --> 00:10:27,496 and the Boys Choir of Harlem. 288 00:10:27,583 --> 00:10:28,497 - That's not a gang. 289 00:10:28,584 --> 00:10:30,238 That's a glee club. 290 00:10:30,325 --> 00:10:31,413 - Are you in a gang? 291 00:10:31,500 --> 00:10:32,457 - Uh... 292 00:10:32,544 --> 00:10:33,894 [horse whinnying] 293 00:10:33,981 --> 00:10:35,504 Yeah. 294 00:10:35,591 --> 00:10:37,245 And I go by Lil' Horsey now. 295 00:10:37,332 --> 00:10:39,421 - Mm... mm... 296 00:10:39,508 --> 00:10:42,729 - Looks like Lil' Horsey found a way to pass the test. 297 00:10:42,816 --> 00:10:45,209 Neigh, neigh, mother--oh! Ugh. 298 00:10:45,296 --> 00:10:48,604 - Trust me, your wife will love this pillowtop. 299 00:10:48,691 --> 00:10:51,912 It's so comfortable. 300 00:10:51,999 --> 00:10:54,175 - Rochelle, can I give you some advice? 301 00:10:54,262 --> 00:10:56,264 - No. - Mm. 302 00:10:56,351 --> 00:11:01,704 - Like I was saying, you really shouldn't make this decision 303 00:11:01,791 --> 00:11:04,968 without your wife because-- 304 00:11:05,055 --> 00:11:07,449 [snoring] 305 00:11:07,536 --> 00:11:09,277 - Sir, I can help you. 306 00:11:09,364 --> 00:11:11,496 Sir, sir? 307 00:11:11,583 --> 00:11:14,195 - As me and my unkicked ass headed home, 308 00:11:14,282 --> 00:11:16,414 something weighed on my mind. 309 00:11:16,501 --> 00:11:17,981 - Hey, dummy. 310 00:11:18,068 --> 00:11:20,157 - Back then, even the walls hated me. 311 00:11:20,244 --> 00:11:22,812 - You did the right thing for an idiot. 312 00:11:24,466 --> 00:11:26,860 - Car fumes must be getting to me. 313 00:11:26,947 --> 00:11:29,036 - "Car fumes must be getting to me." 314 00:11:29,123 --> 00:11:30,907 Why are you being a little bitch? 315 00:11:30,994 --> 00:11:33,083 - I can't fake being in a gang. 316 00:11:33,170 --> 00:11:35,477 It'll get me in trouble with a real gang. 317 00:11:35,564 --> 00:11:37,087 I should have stayed raggedy. 318 00:11:37,174 --> 00:11:38,959 - No one will ever find out. 319 00:11:39,046 --> 00:11:42,092 Besides, right now, you got bigger problems. 320 00:11:42,179 --> 00:11:44,704 - Tonya. - Hee-hee-hee. 321 00:11:44,791 --> 00:11:46,575 - Poor Chris. 322 00:11:46,662 --> 00:11:48,098 If you don't have the looks, you got at least be smart. 323 00:11:48,185 --> 00:11:50,057 - Mm-hmm. 324 00:11:50,144 --> 00:11:52,973 - Oh, hey, Chris, I'm not talking about you. 325 00:11:53,060 --> 00:11:54,975 I'm talking about another Chris who failed the GED. 326 00:11:55,062 --> 00:11:56,672 - I'm sorry I'm late. 327 00:11:56,759 --> 00:11:59,501 - Oh, don't apologize to me. 328 00:11:59,588 --> 00:12:00,807 [thunder booming] 329 00:12:00,894 --> 00:12:02,460 I'ma pray for you, baby. 330 00:12:02,547 --> 00:12:04,332 - Chris, I better not miss my chance 331 00:12:04,419 --> 00:12:06,638 to learn dance techniques developed by my all-time 332 00:12:06,726 --> 00:12:08,249 favorite artist. 333 00:12:08,336 --> 00:12:11,426 - What do you like about El DeBarge so much? 334 00:12:11,513 --> 00:12:13,863 - He's a generational talent being held back 335 00:12:13,950 --> 00:12:15,735 by his no-talent siblings. 336 00:12:15,822 --> 00:12:18,389 Just like me. 337 00:12:18,476 --> 00:12:20,914 [El DeBarge's "Rhythm of the Night] 338 00:12:21,001 --> 00:12:23,525 ♪ ♪ 339 00:12:23,612 --> 00:12:26,789 - You're El DeDead. 340 00:12:30,445 --> 00:12:33,491 - Back at school, faking gang status upped my real status. 341 00:12:33,578 --> 00:12:36,146 People who used to call me the N-word 342 00:12:36,233 --> 00:12:39,410 now called me the well-dressed N-word. 343 00:12:39,497 --> 00:12:43,937 [all gasping] 344 00:12:44,024 --> 00:12:45,765 [bell rings] 345 00:12:45,852 --> 00:12:46,809 Even Thurman was scared. 346 00:12:50,247 --> 00:12:52,075 - I'm going to the bathroom. 347 00:12:52,162 --> 00:12:53,990 - Y-you need a pass? 348 00:12:54,077 --> 00:12:55,862 - This is my pass, homey. 349 00:12:55,949 --> 00:12:56,950 [all gasping] 350 00:12:57,037 --> 00:12:58,299 - That wasn't a gang sign. 351 00:12:58,386 --> 00:13:01,911 It was sign language for "butterfly." 352 00:13:03,826 --> 00:13:04,784 - Come back with the Mrs. 353 00:13:04,871 --> 00:13:06,568 She wouldn't want to miss this. 354 00:13:06,655 --> 00:13:07,569 - Can I speak with you? 355 00:13:07,656 --> 00:13:09,266 - Yes, supervisor? 356 00:13:09,353 --> 00:13:11,747 You want to test out this product? 357 00:13:11,834 --> 00:13:14,315 - Rochelle, you're literally sleeping on the job. 358 00:13:14,402 --> 00:13:15,751 - I'm not. 359 00:13:15,838 --> 00:13:17,927 But if I was, what better advertisement than me 360 00:13:18,014 --> 00:13:19,276 sleeping on a mattress? 361 00:13:19,363 --> 00:13:21,104 You want me wide awake on a mattress? 362 00:13:21,191 --> 00:13:22,410 I know what I'm doing. 363 00:13:22,497 --> 00:13:23,498 - Based on what? 364 00:13:23,585 --> 00:13:25,195 - The hundreds of jobs I've had. 365 00:13:25,282 --> 00:13:27,241 Wives are the real decision makers. 366 00:13:27,328 --> 00:13:30,766 When clueless husbands make purchases like this all alone, 367 00:13:30,853 --> 00:13:31,898 their wives return them. 368 00:13:31,985 --> 00:13:33,638 And the store loses money. 369 00:13:33,725 --> 00:13:35,466 - Look, a sale is a sale. 370 00:13:35,553 --> 00:13:37,077 Who knows if those guys will come back. 371 00:13:37,164 --> 00:13:38,643 - I'm back. 372 00:13:38,730 --> 00:13:40,210 - You know what? - Uh-oh. 373 00:13:40,297 --> 00:13:41,559 - I don't need this. No, no, don't say it. 374 00:13:41,646 --> 00:13:43,997 - My man has three jobs. 375 00:13:45,694 --> 00:13:48,871 - And you barely have one, Kevin. 376 00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:52,657 - Dude, your rep at the school has never been higher. 377 00:13:52,744 --> 00:13:55,922 - Oh, so now you're willing to be seen with Drew's brother? 378 00:13:56,009 --> 00:13:57,227 - Yeah, you have status. 379 00:13:57,314 --> 00:13:58,794 And I want to get in there. 380 00:13:58,881 --> 00:13:59,839 Why are they fighting? 381 00:13:59,926 --> 00:14:01,449 - They wanted to join my gang. 382 00:14:01,536 --> 00:14:03,755 I said they had to jump themselves in. 383 00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:05,670 - Wow, I haven't had sex. 384 00:14:05,757 --> 00:14:07,672 But I know this is better than that. 385 00:14:07,759 --> 00:14:09,370 [PA screeching] 386 00:14:09,457 --> 00:14:11,546 - Little Horsey, report to my office. 387 00:14:11,633 --> 00:14:14,114 [all gasping] 388 00:14:14,201 --> 00:14:16,420 [horse whinnying] 389 00:14:16,507 --> 00:14:18,335 I'm hearing some rumors about you. 390 00:14:18,422 --> 00:14:20,381 I can't say I'm surprised that you answered 391 00:14:20,468 --> 00:14:22,209 the call of the streets. 392 00:14:22,296 --> 00:14:24,211 But I want you to know I understand 393 00:14:24,298 --> 00:14:27,954 that gang life is the only way you can feed all your babies. 394 00:14:28,041 --> 00:14:29,477 - I don't have babies. 395 00:14:29,564 --> 00:14:30,870 And I'm not really in a gang. 396 00:14:30,957 --> 00:14:33,002 - Chris, we have a zero tolerance 397 00:14:33,089 --> 00:14:34,656 policy for this kind of thing. 398 00:14:34,743 --> 00:14:36,049 But good news. 399 00:14:36,136 --> 00:14:39,226 The district created a new program called GRIP. 400 00:14:39,313 --> 00:14:41,228 - Gang Resistance Is 'Portant? 401 00:14:41,315 --> 00:14:44,492 - Yes, so 'portant. 402 00:14:44,579 --> 00:14:47,974 And I want to help you get a grip on your life. 403 00:14:48,061 --> 00:14:49,845 - [sighs] All right, so what is it, 404 00:14:49,932 --> 00:14:51,716 some kind of extra class? 405 00:14:51,803 --> 00:14:53,370 - That's where we're in kind of a pickle. 406 00:14:53,457 --> 00:14:55,677 Excuse me, a fried okra. 407 00:14:55,764 --> 00:14:57,984 The district doesn't have money for the actual program. 408 00:14:58,071 --> 00:15:00,377 But we have T-shirts. 409 00:15:00,464 --> 00:15:01,770 - So I'm off the hook? 410 00:15:01,857 --> 00:15:03,293 - No, you're expelled. 411 00:15:03,380 --> 00:15:04,729 Do you want some onesies for all your babies? 412 00:15:04,816 --> 00:15:07,515 [funky music] 413 00:15:07,602 --> 00:15:09,691 - If my mom found out I got expelled, 414 00:15:09,778 --> 00:15:11,693 she would knock me into Claymation. 415 00:15:11,780 --> 00:15:15,436 So I decided to fake going to school. 416 00:15:15,523 --> 00:15:19,701 After my parents left the next day, I snuck back in. 417 00:15:19,788 --> 00:15:22,660 [tense music] 418 00:15:22,747 --> 00:15:26,969 ♪ ♪ 419 00:15:27,056 --> 00:15:28,014 - [gasps] 420 00:15:28,101 --> 00:15:29,841 Tonya! 421 00:15:29,929 --> 00:15:31,234 What are you doing here? 422 00:15:31,321 --> 00:15:34,107 - I leave two hours after you, fool. 423 00:15:34,194 --> 00:15:36,457 - That's because she went to the local school, 424 00:15:36,544 --> 00:15:38,328 Lamont Sanford Junior High. 425 00:15:38,415 --> 00:15:41,244 - Wait a second, are you cutting class? 426 00:15:41,331 --> 00:15:42,637 - Yeah. 427 00:15:42,724 --> 00:15:44,813 - But you're not cool enough to cut. 428 00:15:44,900 --> 00:15:46,597 [gasps] You got suspended. 429 00:15:46,684 --> 00:15:49,687 But then why is there fear in your eyes? 430 00:15:49,774 --> 00:15:53,126 [sniffs] You got expelled. 431 00:15:53,213 --> 00:15:54,301 - Fine, yes. 432 00:15:54,388 --> 00:15:56,477 Don't snitch on me, OK, please? 433 00:15:56,564 --> 00:15:58,740 - OK, if you let me hold 10 bucks. 434 00:15:58,827 --> 00:16:00,829 - [sighs] 435 00:16:00,916 --> 00:16:03,266 After school was over, I'd have to sneak 436 00:16:03,353 --> 00:16:05,312 back out to walk back in. 437 00:16:05,399 --> 00:16:09,011 Lucky for me, my dad had a king-sized level of guilt. 438 00:16:09,098 --> 00:16:10,317 - I got a new mattress. 439 00:16:10,404 --> 00:16:11,492 - That's nice. 440 00:16:11,579 --> 00:16:12,972 Too bad you'll be on the couch. 441 00:16:13,059 --> 00:16:14,843 - Look, I shouldn't have doubted you. 442 00:16:14,930 --> 00:16:16,888 And I'm really sorry. 443 00:16:16,976 --> 00:16:20,980 - OK, well, I forgive you. 444 00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:22,807 - What? 445 00:16:22,894 --> 00:16:23,983 - I lied. 446 00:16:24,070 --> 00:16:25,723 I did fall asleep on the job. 447 00:16:25,810 --> 00:16:26,768 - Rochelle! 448 00:16:26,855 --> 00:16:28,291 - I know. 449 00:16:28,378 --> 00:16:29,814 I don't have your stamina to deal with so 450 00:16:29,901 --> 00:16:32,252 much foolishness at work. 451 00:16:32,339 --> 00:16:35,777 Baby, it's amazing what you do for this family. 452 00:16:35,864 --> 00:16:38,301 And I really want to say that I'm-- 453 00:16:38,388 --> 00:16:39,694 - Rochelle, it's OK. - I'm-- 454 00:16:39,781 --> 00:16:40,782 - Rochelle, it's OK. 455 00:16:40,869 --> 00:16:42,088 - No, I'm going to do it. 456 00:16:42,175 --> 00:16:43,654 - No, you don't have to. - I'm-- 457 00:16:43,741 --> 00:16:45,613 - Look, I'm not even mad anymore. 458 00:16:45,700 --> 00:16:46,614 - I'm-- - See, I'm smiling. 459 00:16:46,701 --> 00:16:47,615 I'm smiling. 460 00:16:47,702 --> 00:16:51,662 - I'm sorry. 461 00:16:51,749 --> 00:16:53,882 - Wow, you didn't throw up this time. 462 00:16:53,969 --> 00:16:55,536 - [retching] 463 00:16:55,623 --> 00:16:57,277 [funky music] 464 00:16:57,364 --> 00:16:59,148 - I was relieved my plan worked. 465 00:16:59,235 --> 00:17:01,585 Sure, I'd have to pull this off every day 466 00:17:01,672 --> 00:17:05,067 until I convince my folks to let me take the GED again. 467 00:17:05,154 --> 00:17:06,938 But for now, things were good. 468 00:17:07,026 --> 00:17:08,592 - Chris got expelled. - [gasps] 469 00:17:08,679 --> 00:17:09,767 - Really, Chris? 470 00:17:09,854 --> 00:17:10,812 - Really, Tonya? 471 00:17:10,899 --> 00:17:11,856 - That's for El DeBarge. 472 00:17:11,943 --> 00:17:13,336 - Expelled? 473 00:17:13,423 --> 00:17:14,642 What did you do? - He joined a gang. 474 00:17:14,729 --> 00:17:16,600 - Drew! - A gang? 475 00:17:16,687 --> 00:17:18,124 - What in the-- - I was faking it. OK? 476 00:17:18,211 --> 00:17:19,647 - That could get you in a lot of trouble, son. 477 00:17:19,734 --> 00:17:22,084 - Now, why would you do something so dumb? 478 00:17:22,171 --> 00:17:23,825 - Because maybe I'm dumb, all right? 479 00:17:23,912 --> 00:17:25,522 That's what the test said, didn't it? 480 00:17:25,609 --> 00:17:28,351 I'm just tired of getting beat up every day. 481 00:17:28,438 --> 00:17:30,092 I needed a fresh start. 482 00:17:30,179 --> 00:17:31,702 It's bad enough I have to be back at school at all. 483 00:17:31,789 --> 00:17:33,617 - You brought this on yourself. 484 00:17:33,704 --> 00:17:34,879 Missing so much class-- 485 00:17:34,966 --> 00:17:36,707 - Which wasn't my fault. 486 00:17:36,794 --> 00:17:38,187 Thurman sent me to the principal's office 487 00:17:38,274 --> 00:17:39,710 for no reason all the time. 488 00:17:39,797 --> 00:17:40,972 I missed tests. 489 00:17:41,060 --> 00:17:42,583 That's why I dropped out. 490 00:17:42,670 --> 00:17:45,499 - Wait, what? 491 00:17:45,586 --> 00:17:47,936 Baby, I had no idea. 492 00:17:48,023 --> 00:17:49,459 Why didn't you tell us? 493 00:17:49,546 --> 00:17:51,374 - I tried to handle it myself. 494 00:17:51,461 --> 00:17:54,073 Guess I was too dumb to do that too. 495 00:17:56,466 --> 00:17:58,686 - It's always something with him. 496 00:17:58,773 --> 00:18:00,992 [funky music] 497 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,342 - Our son is not dumb. 498 00:18:02,429 --> 00:18:04,039 Maybe your machine is dumb. 499 00:18:04,126 --> 00:18:07,216 - Look, I ran the test again and-- 500 00:18:07,303 --> 00:18:09,088 wait, there's an error code. 501 00:18:09,175 --> 00:18:11,090 - A what? 502 00:18:11,177 --> 00:18:13,570 - Seems like he used a number 3 pencil instead of a number 2. 503 00:18:13,657 --> 00:18:15,355 The machine couldn't read his test. 504 00:18:15,442 --> 00:18:16,573 - A number 3 pencil? 505 00:18:16,660 --> 00:18:17,922 Where did he even get that? 506 00:18:18,009 --> 00:18:19,272 Oh, no. 507 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,013 Doc, these are marked 50% off. 508 00:18:22,101 --> 00:18:25,365 I also have a double coupon and a rebate. 509 00:18:25,452 --> 00:18:28,107 - Negative $1.53. 510 00:18:28,194 --> 00:18:30,457 Hmm, I think I have to pay you. 511 00:18:30,544 --> 00:18:31,980 [cash register dings] 512 00:18:32,067 --> 00:18:35,026 - This is the greatest day of my life. 513 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:38,856 - ♪ Oh happy day ♪ 514 00:18:38,943 --> 00:18:42,164 - Chris, this is why I say don't touch my things. 515 00:18:42,251 --> 00:18:43,644 - I was in a rush. 516 00:18:43,731 --> 00:18:45,385 I just grabbed one out of your drawer. 517 00:18:45,472 --> 00:18:47,822 Wait, does this mean I didn't fail? 518 00:18:47,909 --> 00:18:51,347 - Hi, um, can you manually regrade his test? 519 00:18:51,434 --> 00:18:53,132 - No, we have a policy. 520 00:18:53,219 --> 00:18:55,177 I can't give your son special treatment. 521 00:18:55,264 --> 00:18:57,048 - Because that's what's wrong with the world, 522 00:18:57,136 --> 00:19:00,008 Black kids getting all that special treatment. 523 00:19:00,095 --> 00:19:02,097 - Julius, get the truck. 524 00:19:04,969 --> 00:19:06,841 - Well, first of all, let me say it must 525 00:19:06,928 --> 00:19:10,149 be so hard to be a single mom. 526 00:19:10,236 --> 00:19:11,367 - My husband is right here. 527 00:19:11,454 --> 00:19:13,064 - But I'm sorry. 528 00:19:13,152 --> 00:19:14,892 Any form of gang activity violates our rules. 529 00:19:14,979 --> 00:19:17,417 - He was lying about being in a gang. 530 00:19:17,504 --> 00:19:19,680 And I guess I was just wondering why he had to do 531 00:19:19,767 --> 00:19:21,638 that to feel safe at school. 532 00:19:21,725 --> 00:19:24,772 But that's probably for the attorneys to figure out. 533 00:19:24,859 --> 00:19:26,730 - [spits] Attorneys? 534 00:19:26,817 --> 00:19:29,342 - Yeah, some big law firm said they 535 00:19:29,429 --> 00:19:31,605 would take this on pro bono. 536 00:19:31,692 --> 00:19:33,302 Am I saying that right? 537 00:19:33,389 --> 00:19:35,913 - Maybe I was a little hasty about expelling Chris. 538 00:19:36,000 --> 00:19:38,264 - Yeah, and having him repeat the 10th 539 00:19:38,351 --> 00:19:40,309 grade because a teacher was harassing him. 540 00:19:40,396 --> 00:19:42,224 Oh, I forgot to tell our attorneys that part. 541 00:19:42,311 --> 00:19:43,704 - We can move Chris to the 11th grade. 542 00:19:43,791 --> 00:19:45,271 - Thank you. 543 00:19:45,358 --> 00:19:46,750 Besides, my son couldn't really be in a gang. 544 00:19:46,837 --> 00:19:49,100 This boy still has a "Snorks" night-light. 545 00:19:49,188 --> 00:19:51,320 - Well, it helped me stop wetting the bed, didn't it? 546 00:19:51,407 --> 00:19:54,105 - Principal Morello, the PA. 547 00:19:54,193 --> 00:19:55,585 - [gasps] Wait. 548 00:19:55,672 --> 00:19:57,674 The entire school heard this? 549 00:19:57,761 --> 00:19:59,110 [laughter] 550 00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:01,678 - Your backpack is on the button. 551 00:20:01,765 --> 00:20:03,724 - To clarify, this is not Black Chris. 552 00:20:03,811 --> 00:20:05,247 This is white Chris. 553 00:20:05,334 --> 00:20:07,597 You may know me by my nickname, Greg. 554 00:20:07,684 --> 00:20:10,644 Whew. 555 00:20:10,731 --> 00:20:11,906 [sighs] 556 00:20:14,952 --> 00:20:18,478 Mom, Dad, I'm sorry I caused all this trouble. 557 00:20:18,565 --> 00:20:20,784 - Chris, the reason we're hard on you 558 00:20:20,871 --> 00:20:22,438 is because the world is harder. 559 00:20:22,525 --> 00:20:24,614 - But even if you fail a test, 560 00:20:24,701 --> 00:20:26,573 I'll be damned if you fail in life. 561 00:20:26,660 --> 00:20:28,966 We've got you, no matter what. 562 00:20:29,053 --> 00:20:32,448 Unless you bring home some babies. 563 00:20:32,535 --> 00:20:33,580 - What's this? 564 00:20:33,667 --> 00:20:35,016 - Number 2 pencils. 565 00:20:35,103 --> 00:20:39,063 I...paid full price. 566 00:20:39,150 --> 00:20:41,805 - So it looked like my biggest test was going 567 00:20:41,892 --> 00:20:43,764 to be surviving high school. 568 00:20:43,851 --> 00:20:46,897 But maybe I'd make new friends, meet new girls, 569 00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:48,812 and have new adventures. 570 00:20:48,899 --> 00:20:52,338 Maybe this was a test I could actually pass. 571 00:20:52,425 --> 00:20:54,209 - Hey, that's Boo-Boo's windbreaker. 572 00:20:54,296 --> 00:20:56,690 - He's wearing our dead homey's windbreaker. 573 00:20:56,777 --> 00:20:57,908 - [gasps] 574 00:20:57,995 --> 00:20:58,953 - Get him. 575 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:00,694 - Uh oh, pop quiz. 576 00:21:00,781 --> 00:21:05,220 singers: ♪ Everybody still hates Chris ♪ 577 00:21:05,307 --> 00:21:07,178 [vocalizing] 578 00:21:30,724 --> 00:21:32,595 - Chirp. 579 00:21:35,772 --> 00:21:38,209 - ♪ MTV ♪