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[hip-hop music]
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- The two most important rules
in my family
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were, never make eye contact
with a junkie
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and never wake my father
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when he took his nap
between jobs.
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♪ ♪
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We had to eat quietly.
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♪ ♪
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We had to sneeze quietly.
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We had to watch TV quietly.
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- At Insane Wayne's,
we're knocking out high prices
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with championship deals
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on all TV, stereos,
and video games!
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And this weekend only, we're
giving away free Nintendos
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to whomever can beat
the brand-new video game
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"Mike Tyson's Punch-Out"!
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That's right--beat the champ,
win a Nintendo!
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With promotions like this,
I must be insane!
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[grunts]
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- Nintendo for free?
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Whoo-hoo!
- Shh!
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- Back then, a free Nintendo
was a really big deal.
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- Shh.
- Shh.
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- Now they send me a Nintendo
every time I say Nintendo!
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[hip-hop music]
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I loved playing
"Mike Tyson's Punch-Out,"
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even though the point of the
game was for a small white boy
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to beat up
grown-ass minorities.
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Dang it, I lost.
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- You almost got
to the end, though.
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Man, Mike Tyson is the best--
the only dude from Bed-Stuy
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to ever punch his way
into being rich.
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- And bite his way
back into being broke.
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- Move aside, Cassius Colored.
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- Great, Caruso's here.
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- Hey, how'd you get
extra health?
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- I got a cheat code.
[all gasp]
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- Isn't being white
already a cheat code?
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- Whoa, he's already
beaten the drunk Russian,
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the dancing Dominican, and the
sushi-loving Japanese boxer.
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- Caruso enjoy beating up
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on those ethnic stereotypes
so much,
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you'd think he was the LAPD!
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[bell dings]
[all cheer]
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- That's not fair.
You can't use a cheat code.
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- Well, you got two choices--
me using a cheat code
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or me using a beat code.
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- I started to wonder,
what was the point
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of even trying if someone
could so easily cheat to win?
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But I realized people were
using all sorts of cheat codes
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to make their lives easier.
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- Risky, I-I need help.
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My parole officer wants me
to take a drug test.
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- Drug-free cup of pee,
10 bucks.
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- Risky, I've been dating
a guy for, like, a month,
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and I think he's the one.
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How do I get him to commit?
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- Positive pregnancy test,
20 bucks.
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- Hey, Risky, do you know
where I could get
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a cheat code for,
uh, "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out"?
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- For you, young blood,
I got the ultimate cheat code.
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This lets you skip to the
final round to fight "Tyson."
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[angelic choir sings]
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- ♪ Ahh! ♪
[birds cooing]
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- Go straight
to the end of the game?
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I don't know--that sounds
like a lot of cheating,
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and I'm not a cheater.
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- At that point
in my life, I wasn't.
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- Yeah, so? Here's your chance
to finally take a shortcut.
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- The only shortcuts are hard
work and determination, Chris.
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- That's as insane as me!
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Do you want
a free Nintendo or not?
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- I'll take it.
- 10 bucks.
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- See?
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You don't even have money
to buy a cheat code.
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Get a job.
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- Um, can I put that
on layaway?
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- You get the code
when I get $20.
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- 20?
You said 10.
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- Well, now I know
you really need it.
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- [sighs]
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- I'm going to tell Daddy
you're trying to steal money
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from the couch.
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- [scoffs] You trying
to buy a cheat code?
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You'll never catch
me using one.
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They're for cheaters.
It says so right in the name.
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- Hey, dum-dum, your face
is a cheat code.
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- She's right!
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- You fine, Drew!
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- You can butter
my biscuits anytime!
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- Shoo!
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Take your hormones elsewhere!
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- Well, your cheat code is
always blaming stuff on Chris.
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- Is not.
- Is too.
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- Daddy, Chris is making
me and Drew argue.
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- Chris, don't make
your brother and sister fight.
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[sighs] Anybody seen
my work shirt?
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- Big Man!
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Thank you for letting me
borrow your work shirt.
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- My Uncle Mike came to stay
with us while his bedroom
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was being fumigated.
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While he had a pest problem,
we had an Uncle Mike problem.
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But my mother always
defended her brother.
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- Uncle Mike used
my yellow belt as a napkin
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and got Cheeto dust
all over it.
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- Now you got an orange belt--
problem solved.
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- Uncle Mike used
my "Miami Vice" doll
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as a bottle opener
and popped off Tubbs' head.
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- Then start liking
Sonny Crockett better--
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problem solved.
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- Uncle Mike stole my kidney
while I was asleep!
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- You still got another one--
problem solved.
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- I figured you was throwing
out your work shirt
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due to the mustard
I accidentally spilt on it.
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By the way,
you're out of mustard.
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- You took my work shirt
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and spilled 3-cent worth
of mustard on it?
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- Julius, just wear
your old work shirt for today--
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problem solved.
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- [growling]
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Chris, take Drew and Tonya
to get haircuts, now.
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- Whenever my mother
and father
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were going to do
some real yelling,
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she'd send us out
to get haircuts.
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In the spring of '85,
I was one argument away
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from being bald.
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- Cheat code.
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- I'll take the kids.
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- Damn it, Julius.
My brother is trying his best.
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Can you just be nice?
- Mike doesn't deserve nice.
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He deserves a foot in his ass.
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- Oh-ho-ho,
I ain't taking sibling advice
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from a man who makes any excuse
to not talk to his own brother!
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- Me and Louis not talking
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is exactly what makes
our relationship work.
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- Julius, your brother's
on the phone.
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[garbage disposal whirring]
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[sighs]
My brother means a lot to me.
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Can you please be cool
about this, for me?
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- [sighs] Okay, I'll try.
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You know, we're alone.
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I got a little time
before my first job.
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I'm already not wearing pants.
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- Mm, sorry, I got to go clean
the bathroom.
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There's mustard everywhere.
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- [groans]
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- Hey, Manny, if I sweep up
all this hair,
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can you give me $20?
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- You're already doing
it for free, dummy.
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Besides, what you need money
for so badly anyway?
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- I'm trying to buy
a cheat code for a video game.
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- I wish I had a cheat code
to get out of Nam.
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The only cheat code for that
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was to be white...
- Oh.
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- Or die.
- Whew.
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- Cheat codes for Black folks
are few and far between.
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- I totally agree.
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So can I borrow $20?
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- I don't have $20, little man.
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I'll give you something better,
a free story about choices.
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- I'd rather have the money.
- Too late!
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Chris, like you,
I once had a choice
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between taking the hard road
or using a cheat code
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to make my life easier.
- [groans]
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- That makes Thurgood Marshall
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our first Negro
Supreme Court Justice,
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a job that entitles him
to a lifetime salary,
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free meals, and
an endless supply of robes,
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all on the backs of white
middle-class taxpayers.
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Lots to celebrate, for him.
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- Isn't it so inspiring?
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- Yeah.
Salary, food, robes!
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Mm!
That man is set for life.
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I got to be a judge.
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[upbeat music]
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But as I pursued
my judge dream,
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I realized I misjudged
how hard it was
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to become an actual judge.
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Wait, I got to go
to law school, too?
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Shi-i-i-t.
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I started to doubt
if I'd reach my dream
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of living that easy life.
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But the day your parents
got engaged
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was the day
I got my cheat code.
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- And he took a second job
just to pay for the ring.
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He delivered my newspaper,
and then he delivered my heart.
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We're getting married!
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- Taking two jobs was worth it
for Rochelle.
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I'm sure it's just temporary.
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- [sobbing]
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Both of my babies are leaving.
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One's becoming a judge,
one's getting married.
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Who's gonna eat
my free cooking?
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[sobs] Whose laundry
am I gonna do?
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Who's gonna unstick me
from this couch on a hot day?
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Oh, Lord, now I'm stuck!
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[wailing]
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- Julius,
this might be too much
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for Mama to take right now.
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You know what, Mike?
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After we get married,
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Julius and I will move in
so you can go to law school.
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- Oh.
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[smooth music]
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- You hungry, baby?
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You got to eat up
for your studies.
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♪ ♪
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- As much as I love my dream,
I love you even more, 'Chelle.
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I'll stay home.
- No, Mike, you can't do that.
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- Yes, he can!
Thanks, Mike. We owe you.
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- I'm going to hold you
to that.
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Staying home gave me
financial security, free meals,
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and I still get
all the robes I need.
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- Wait a second.
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He used his story
to get out of paying me!
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That grifting man-child.
- That man is a genius.
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- He's not a genius.
He's a delusional fool.
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Right, baby?
[smooching]
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- Yeah, but the point is,
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he used a cheat code
and got what he wanted.
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- Look, Chris, do you think
Mike Tyson used cheat codes
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to get where he's at?
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You trying to be like
Iron Mike or Uncle Mike?
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- Aah!
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- [snoring]
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- Back at home, my dad was
doing his best to play nice,
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but Uncle Mike was breaking
my family's biggest rule.
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- Big Man!
- Huh?
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- Just got back
from the barber.
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You want some lunch?
- No, I want some sleep!
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- I heard you got
some leftover pot pie.
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Can I have it?
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- You can make love to that
pot pie, for all I care.
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Just get out!
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- Big Man!
What do you cook a pie at?
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- 425, uncovered
for 10 minutes.
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What am I doing?
Listen!
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Do not bother me again
unless it's an emergency!
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Got it?
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Please!
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- Big Man, emergency!
There's no pie left.
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- You did what?
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You can't just throw him out.
He's my brother!
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- If I don't get my nap, then
I get tired driving my truck.
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If I get tired driving
my truck, I could fall asleep.
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If I fall asleep,
I could crash.
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If I crash, I could die.
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If I die...
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00:10:17,965 --> 00:10:20,010
[grunts]
You have to get two jobs!
250
00:10:20,097 --> 00:10:21,882
[grunts]
Is that what you want?
251
00:10:21,969 --> 00:10:23,100
- Take your stupid nap.
252
00:10:23,187 --> 00:10:25,059
I'm going to look
for my brother.
253
00:10:25,146 --> 00:10:28,323
[door slams]
- [grumbling] Stupid Mike.
254
00:10:28,410 --> 00:10:30,107
Stupid pot pie.
255
00:10:30,194 --> 00:10:31,456
Stupid.
256
00:10:31,543 --> 00:10:33,545
[door bells jingle]
257
00:10:33,633 --> 00:10:36,505
[hip-hop music]
258
00:10:36,592 --> 00:10:37,941
[door closes, bells jingle]
259
00:10:38,028 --> 00:10:39,595
- So, Chris,
I heard you're trying
260
00:10:39,682 --> 00:10:41,379
to get yourself a cheat code.
261
00:10:41,466 --> 00:10:42,990
- Who's cheating?
262
00:10:43,077 --> 00:10:44,992
- She's cheating
with some man named Code?
263
00:10:45,079 --> 00:10:46,820
- Is that Marci's boy?
- Do he got a job?
264
00:10:46,907 --> 00:10:48,430
- Yeah, it's
for a video game contest.
265
00:10:48,517 --> 00:10:49,997
[all groan]
266
00:10:50,084 --> 00:10:51,781
- [sighs] But I'm not sure
if I should anymore.
267
00:10:51,868 --> 00:10:55,219
- He means he'd cheat if he
could, but he's too broke.
268
00:10:55,306 --> 00:10:58,005
- Using cheat codes
is a bad idea if you ask me.
269
00:10:58,092 --> 00:11:00,050
Want to hear my life story?
- No, thank you.
270
00:11:00,137 --> 00:11:03,053
- I come from a long line
of hairdressers.
271
00:11:03,140 --> 00:11:05,186
My grandmother became
the first person
272
00:11:05,273 --> 00:11:07,536
to give a white woman
cornrows.
273
00:11:07,623 --> 00:11:10,539
The community got so mad, she
was banned from doing hair,
274
00:11:10,626 --> 00:11:13,934
and our whole family looked
awful for generations.
275
00:11:14,021 --> 00:11:16,371
It was a symbol of our shame.
276
00:11:16,458 --> 00:11:18,155
- If you're so ashamed,
277
00:11:18,242 --> 00:11:20,897
then why do you have all these
sad-ass family photos up?
278
00:11:20,984 --> 00:11:23,204
Ow! Hey!
- Oops.
279
00:11:23,291 --> 00:11:25,162
I display them
as a constant reminder
280
00:11:25,249 --> 00:11:28,209
that you can overcome anything.
281
00:11:28,296 --> 00:11:30,385
I put myself
through beauty school,
282
00:11:30,472 --> 00:11:33,736
opened my own salon,
and finally brought respect
283
00:11:33,823 --> 00:11:36,565
back to my family, while also
scaring away white women
284
00:11:36,652 --> 00:11:38,219
from seeking cornrows.
285
00:11:38,306 --> 00:11:39,611
- Wait, I thought
you opened this salon
286
00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:41,222
with the money you got
287
00:11:41,309 --> 00:11:42,745
from jumping
in front of that Cadillac.
288
00:11:42,832 --> 00:11:44,573
That's how you won
the Bed-Stuy lottery!
289
00:11:44,660 --> 00:11:47,707
A broken neck
got you a token check!
290
00:11:47,794 --> 00:11:49,099
- I didn't purposely get hit!
291
00:11:49,186 --> 00:11:50,971
all: Mm...
292
00:11:51,058 --> 00:11:53,364
- Chris, I once had
a choice, too,
293
00:11:53,451 --> 00:11:56,063
between using a cheat code
or putting in hard work.
294
00:11:56,150 --> 00:11:59,980
Let me tell you a real story
about hard work.
295
00:12:00,067 --> 00:12:01,633
- Damn, do I have
a sign on my back that says
296
00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:02,939
"tell me your life story"?
297
00:12:03,026 --> 00:12:05,333
- I was a single mom,
298
00:12:05,420 --> 00:12:08,423
looking for the best way
to provide for Tasha.
299
00:12:08,510 --> 00:12:10,817
One day, I thought
I found a cheat code
300
00:12:10,904 --> 00:12:12,906
to earn me some quick cash.
301
00:12:12,993 --> 00:12:16,126
But I learned real quick
just how hard the job was.
302
00:12:16,213 --> 00:12:18,302
I was allergic
to the latex uniform.
303
00:12:18,389 --> 00:12:20,696
The fried-fish buffet
made me nauseous.
304
00:12:20,783 --> 00:12:23,090
And worst of all--
the spotlight was so bright,
305
00:12:23,177 --> 00:12:25,657
I couldn't see a damn thing.
306
00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:27,355
Whoa!
[crowd gasps]
307
00:12:27,442 --> 00:12:30,880
Ahh.
Now, who wants a lap dance?
308
00:12:33,491 --> 00:12:36,146
- You okay, Peaches?
- This ain't going to cut it.
309
00:12:36,233 --> 00:12:38,322
- You want to make
some real money?
310
00:12:38,409 --> 00:12:40,585
We're about to stiff
some tricks.
311
00:12:40,672 --> 00:12:43,719
I slip them three of these, and
I'm getting me in some wills.
312
00:12:43,806 --> 00:12:46,156
- Now, I had a choice.
313
00:12:46,243 --> 00:12:49,116
I could get better at
stripping to make more money,
314
00:12:49,203 --> 00:12:51,161
or I could steal
from some customers.
315
00:12:53,294 --> 00:12:56,123
Nope, no shortcuts today, Tina.
316
00:12:56,210 --> 00:12:59,430
And so I put in the hard work.
317
00:12:59,517 --> 00:13:02,259
I adjusted to the spotlights.
318
00:13:04,174 --> 00:13:07,525
I found an itch cream
for the latex rashes.
319
00:13:07,612 --> 00:13:09,789
And eventually enjoyed
the fish buffet.
320
00:13:09,876 --> 00:13:12,966
And, most importantly,
I made enough money
321
00:13:13,053 --> 00:13:15,925
to get Tasha into day care
and then some!
322
00:13:16,012 --> 00:13:20,800
- Look, Mommy, it's you
without the C-section scar.
323
00:13:20,887 --> 00:13:23,454
- If I had used a cheat code
like those other girls,
324
00:13:23,541 --> 00:13:27,067
I would have ended up
just like them, in prison.
325
00:13:27,154 --> 00:13:28,459
- You did end up in prison.
326
00:13:28,546 --> 00:13:30,635
- I went to jail!
Get it right!
327
00:13:30,722 --> 00:13:33,682
My point is,
I didn't use a cheat code,
328
00:13:33,769 --> 00:13:34,857
and I turned out great.
329
00:13:34,944 --> 00:13:37,120
[device beeping]
Uh-oh.
330
00:13:37,207 --> 00:13:39,557
Um, I-I got to go.
Bye, Chris.
331
00:13:39,644 --> 00:13:42,082
You know what to do.
- No. No, I have no idea.
332
00:13:42,169 --> 00:13:44,127
Y'all just confused me
even more.
333
00:13:47,696 --> 00:13:49,916
- Ooh, I'm telling Daddy
you're thinking about cheating.
334
00:13:50,003 --> 00:13:52,919
- Tonya snitching on my
Black ass for thought crimes
335
00:13:53,006 --> 00:13:55,051
was the real Minority Report.
336
00:13:55,138 --> 00:13:56,792
Just 'cause I'm thinking
about it
337
00:13:56,879 --> 00:13:58,576
doesn't mean
I'm going to do it.
338
00:13:58,663 --> 00:14:01,405
[sighs] If only
God gave me a sign.
339
00:14:01,492 --> 00:14:04,017
[tires squeal, people gasp]
- [sniffs]
340
00:14:04,104 --> 00:14:07,324
[engine revving]
341
00:14:07,411 --> 00:14:09,239
- Looks like my prayers
have been answered.
342
00:14:09,326 --> 00:14:11,676
A broken neck gets you
a token check
343
00:14:11,763 --> 00:14:14,375
and a cheat code
for a brand-new Nintendo.
344
00:14:14,462 --> 00:14:16,072
All right.
345
00:14:16,159 --> 00:14:18,553
[tires screech, horn honks]
Oh, hell, no!
346
00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,598
- Ooh, I'm telling Daddy
you tried to get hit by a car
347
00:14:20,685 --> 00:14:21,948
but chickened out.
348
00:14:22,035 --> 00:14:24,428
- Damn.
Now what?
349
00:14:24,515 --> 00:14:25,995
Huh.
350
00:14:26,082 --> 00:14:27,997
[hip-hop music playing]
351
00:14:28,084 --> 00:14:29,738
[thud, screech]
Aah!
352
00:14:29,825 --> 00:14:31,087
- What the hell?
353
00:14:31,174 --> 00:14:33,873
- Oh!
You ran over my foot!
354
00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:35,831
Oh, the pain!
- [gasps]
355
00:14:35,918 --> 00:14:37,485
- The pain!
356
00:14:37,572 --> 00:14:40,227
- Boy, you messing with me?
I ran over that brick!
357
00:14:40,314 --> 00:14:42,882
- Who are the cops are going
to believe, me or that brick?
358
00:14:42,969 --> 00:14:44,535
Oh, the pain!
359
00:14:44,622 --> 00:14:47,408
Lord, don't take me now!
I have so much to live for!
360
00:14:47,495 --> 00:14:50,628
Best acting I ever did,
till I made "Grown Ups 2."
361
00:14:50,715 --> 00:14:52,674
- Damn.
We're both businessmen.
362
00:14:52,761 --> 00:14:53,893
What do you want?
363
00:14:53,980 --> 00:14:55,720
- Give me that
cheat code for free.
364
00:14:55,807 --> 00:14:57,940
- Use the cheat code
to get a cheat code.
365
00:14:58,027 --> 00:14:59,855
Respect, young blood.
366
00:14:59,942 --> 00:15:03,293
- I still didn't know if using
cheat codes was good or bad,
367
00:15:03,380 --> 00:15:05,165
but I figured I could worry
about that
368
00:15:05,252 --> 00:15:08,472
after I won the Nintendo!
369
00:15:08,559 --> 00:15:11,693
♪ I got the cheat code,
and you don't got one ♪
370
00:15:11,780 --> 00:15:13,608
♪ Nintendo, here I come ♪
371
00:15:13,695 --> 00:15:15,871
Hey.
- Oh, that's great, Chris.
372
00:15:15,958 --> 00:15:17,612
Now you won't be a total loser.
373
00:15:17,699 --> 00:15:19,396
- It's mine.
374
00:15:19,483 --> 00:15:20,702
- The Nintendo will keep me
and my family warm
375
00:15:20,789 --> 00:15:22,878
this cold, cold winter.
376
00:15:22,965 --> 00:15:24,532
- If we take one back to Haiti,
we can power the whole country.
377
00:15:24,619 --> 00:15:27,317
- Maybe a Nintendo will make
my dad come back.
378
00:15:27,404 --> 00:15:29,537
- Damn, I thought I wanted
to use this cheat code,
379
00:15:29,624 --> 00:15:30,799
but now I don't know.
380
00:15:30,886 --> 00:15:32,279
- At least you have a choice.
381
00:15:32,366 --> 00:15:35,325
These kids are way
worse off than us.
382
00:15:35,412 --> 00:15:37,327
[beeping]
383
00:15:37,414 --> 00:15:41,027
- [gasps] "Kid, if you need
a cheat code to beat me,
384
00:15:41,114 --> 00:15:42,637
"it's okay.
385
00:15:42,724 --> 00:15:44,987
"Just be willing to live
with the consequences
386
00:15:45,074 --> 00:15:46,554
of your actions."
387
00:15:46,641 --> 00:15:49,470
Uh, thanks, champ?
388
00:15:49,557 --> 00:15:51,341
"Thank yourself.
389
00:15:51,428 --> 00:15:53,256
"I'm just your conscience.
390
00:15:53,343 --> 00:15:55,955
The real me would never give
advice without getting paid."
391
00:15:56,042 --> 00:15:58,261
- Watch it, Leon Stinks.
392
00:16:00,350 --> 00:16:03,223
- Hey, everybody,
you guys want a cheat code?
393
00:16:03,310 --> 00:16:05,965
Maybe we can all win Nintendos.
- Yes!
394
00:16:06,052 --> 00:16:07,749
This is the first time
I felt hope
395
00:16:07,836 --> 00:16:10,795
since my mom left me
at the firehouse!
396
00:16:10,882 --> 00:16:12,623
- Hey, honey,
you have a good nap?
397
00:16:12,710 --> 00:16:13,885
- I don't know.
398
00:16:13,973 --> 00:16:15,322
Why are you being
so nice to me?
399
00:16:15,409 --> 00:16:16,976
Am I still napping?
400
00:16:17,063 --> 00:16:18,978
- Here, baby,
I fixed you a plate.
401
00:16:19,065 --> 00:16:21,502
- Thanks, 'Chelle.
What's up, Big Man?
402
00:16:21,589 --> 00:16:23,591
Oop, time
for "The People's Court."
403
00:16:23,678 --> 00:16:26,637
If not for the sacrifices
I made for this family,
404
00:16:26,724 --> 00:16:30,206
me and Judge Wapner
could've been judge friends.
405
00:16:30,293 --> 00:16:31,729
- I see you found Mike.
406
00:16:31,816 --> 00:16:33,340
Well, I found my size-12 boot
407
00:16:33,427 --> 00:16:35,255
so I can kick his ass
out again.
408
00:16:35,342 --> 00:16:37,561
[bell dings]
409
00:16:37,648 --> 00:16:41,652
- Chris, take Drew and Tonya
to get haircuts, now.
410
00:16:41,739 --> 00:16:43,567
- Uh, Chris and Drew
aren't here.
411
00:16:43,654 --> 00:16:45,569
And we already got
haircuts today.
412
00:16:45,656 --> 00:16:48,703
- Then go watch TV
with Uncle Mike!
413
00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:50,835
- Damn it, woman! Why are you
always taking his side?
414
00:16:50,922 --> 00:16:53,534
All he ever takes is seconds.
- Because we owe him.
415
00:16:53,621 --> 00:16:56,058
Without Mike, we wouldn't be
so goddamn happy right now!
416
00:16:56,145 --> 00:16:57,494
- [whispering] Don't you see
he's a guilt-tripper
417
00:16:57,581 --> 00:16:58,800
just like your mom?
418
00:16:58,887 --> 00:17:00,628
He's guilt-tripped
you your whole life,
419
00:17:00,715 --> 00:17:02,543
and he's doing it again now!
- No, he's not.
420
00:17:02,630 --> 00:17:04,719
[gavel bangs on TV loudly]
Mike, can you turn it down
421
00:17:04,806 --> 00:17:06,808
so me and Julius
can argue in peace, please?
422
00:17:06,895 --> 00:17:08,418
- I can't hear you!
423
00:17:08,505 --> 00:17:10,638
My eardrums are blown out
from years of listening
424
00:17:10,725 --> 00:17:12,640
to Mama's CPAP machine.
425
00:17:12,727 --> 00:17:14,946
You sure are lucky you left.
426
00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:17,993
- Okay, keep it
as loud as you want.
427
00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:19,777
Oh, okay, you're right!
428
00:17:19,864 --> 00:17:22,606
He is a guilt-tripper,
but he's my brother, Julius.
429
00:17:22,693 --> 00:17:24,347
I don't know
how to say no to him.
430
00:17:24,434 --> 00:17:27,307
- All you have to do is talk
to him and be honest.
431
00:17:27,394 --> 00:17:30,092
I'll be in your corner
the whole time.
432
00:17:30,179 --> 00:17:33,269
- Fine.
I'll ask him to leave.
433
00:17:33,356 --> 00:17:36,142
- While my mom was about
to battle Uncle Mike,
434
00:17:36,229 --> 00:17:38,535
it was almost my turn
to battle Iron Mike.
435
00:17:38,622 --> 00:17:40,146
[all cheer]
436
00:17:40,233 --> 00:17:42,800
[lo-fi electronic music]
437
00:17:42,887 --> 00:17:48,110
♪ ♪
438
00:17:48,197 --> 00:17:49,590
[beeping]
439
00:17:49,677 --> 00:17:51,766
[all cheering]
440
00:17:51,853 --> 00:17:54,029
♪ ♪
441
00:17:54,116 --> 00:17:56,118
- Chris, you're up.
442
00:17:56,205 --> 00:17:59,078
[hip-hop music]
443
00:17:59,165 --> 00:18:01,167
♪ ♪
444
00:18:01,254 --> 00:18:03,952
Keep your head in the game.
You can do this.
445
00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:06,433
- Okay, Rochelle,
you can do this.
446
00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:11,046
- Mike, I love you,
but I think it's time you left.
447
00:18:11,133 --> 00:18:12,961
- Get him, Mama!
- That's it, baby!
448
00:18:13,048 --> 00:18:15,355
- [grunts]
- Yeah, that's it, baby!
449
00:18:15,442 --> 00:18:17,052
- Why are you
calling me "baby"?
450
00:18:17,139 --> 00:18:19,098
- Why are you talking to me?
Focus!
451
00:18:19,185 --> 00:18:21,491
- Okay, what you got, Mike?
[bell dings]
452
00:18:21,578 --> 00:18:23,276
- Okay, what you got, Mike?
453
00:18:23,363 --> 00:18:25,191
- You promised me
I could stay longer.
454
00:18:25,278 --> 00:18:27,454
And I kept my promise
to live with our parents
455
00:18:27,541 --> 00:18:29,543
so you can go off
and get married.
456
00:18:29,630 --> 00:18:31,719
So now you have to keep yours.
[plate clatters]
457
00:18:31,806 --> 00:18:33,460
- I--Ooh.
458
00:18:33,547 --> 00:18:35,549
- Oh, that's okay.
We knew he'd throw that one.
459
00:18:35,636 --> 00:18:37,072
Stay strong, Rochelle!
[bell dings]
460
00:18:37,159 --> 00:18:39,161
- Stay strong, Chris.
You got this!
461
00:18:39,248 --> 00:18:41,424
- [slurps]
- Ugh!
462
00:18:41,511 --> 00:18:43,252
- Ooh, he nailed you
good with that hook!
463
00:18:43,339 --> 00:18:44,862
- Ugh!
- And that jab.
464
00:18:44,949 --> 00:18:46,255
- Ugh!
- And that uppercut.
465
00:18:46,342 --> 00:18:48,127
Oh, don't give up, Chris!
466
00:18:48,214 --> 00:18:51,782
- You can't give up, Rochelle.
You got this.
467
00:18:51,869 --> 00:18:54,611
- Mike, I'll always be grateful
for what you did,
468
00:18:54,698 --> 00:18:57,701
but I can't let you
guilt-push me around anymore!
469
00:18:57,788 --> 00:19:00,661
- Well, if that's how you feel,
I guess I'll go.
470
00:19:00,748 --> 00:19:03,707
But the news you threw your
beloved brother to the curb
471
00:19:03,794 --> 00:19:05,405
is going to be hard on Mama
472
00:19:05,492 --> 00:19:08,321
and her already-fragile
pacemaker.
473
00:19:08,408 --> 00:19:10,497
[both gasp]
- Oh, no, he didn't.
474
00:19:10,584 --> 00:19:11,889
- [breathing heavily]
475
00:19:11,976 --> 00:19:13,369
- Whoa!
- Ha ha!
476
00:19:13,456 --> 00:19:15,589
You're going to lose,
Blacky Balboa!
477
00:19:15,676 --> 00:19:17,025
- Not today, I'm not.
478
00:19:17,112 --> 00:19:19,549
I didn't cheat my way
this far not to win!
479
00:19:19,636 --> 00:19:22,596
all: Whoa.
[gasp]
480
00:19:22,683 --> 00:19:24,946
- Go for the knockout, Chris!
481
00:19:25,033 --> 00:19:28,167
- Go for the knockout,
Rochelle!
482
00:19:28,254 --> 00:19:30,517
- Fine, tell Mama
I'm kicking you out.
483
00:19:30,604 --> 00:19:32,214
While you're at it,
also tell her
484
00:19:32,301 --> 00:19:34,390
you messed up
Drew's karate belt,
485
00:19:34,477 --> 00:19:36,914
broke Tonya's doll,
ruined Julius' work shirt,
486
00:19:37,001 --> 00:19:41,180
and made those calls
to 1-900-HOOCHIE!
487
00:19:41,267 --> 00:19:43,617
Or maybe I should call her.
- [gasps]
488
00:19:43,704 --> 00:19:45,749
On second thought,
I just remembered--
489
00:19:45,836 --> 00:19:48,535
my special lady friend
lives a few blocks away
490
00:19:48,622 --> 00:19:50,058
and can put me up.
491
00:19:50,145 --> 00:19:53,061
So see y'all at Thanksgiving
for ten days!
492
00:19:53,148 --> 00:19:56,760
And, also, please have
some turkey pot pie.
493
00:19:56,847 --> 00:19:58,980
[door slams]
- [huffs]
494
00:19:59,067 --> 00:20:01,156
- Whoo-hoo-hoo!
Way to go, Mama!
495
00:20:01,243 --> 00:20:02,462
- You did it, baby!
496
00:20:02,549 --> 00:20:04,159
He's someone else's
problem now.
497
00:20:04,246 --> 00:20:06,596
- Yes! I am the champ
of the living room.
498
00:20:06,683 --> 00:20:09,295
I am the champ of the family!
499
00:20:09,382 --> 00:20:12,036
- And my parents' cheat code
to a happier life
500
00:20:12,123 --> 00:20:13,473
was having each other.
501
00:20:16,389 --> 00:20:17,825
- Yo, you're about
to win, Chris!
502
00:20:17,912 --> 00:20:19,348
Go for the super uppercut!
503
00:20:19,435 --> 00:20:20,871
- [breathes deeply]
504
00:20:20,958 --> 00:20:22,699
[game beeping]
505
00:20:22,786 --> 00:20:25,049
- Yes!
You knocked him down!
506
00:20:25,136 --> 00:20:28,662
all:
One, two, three, four,
507
00:20:28,749 --> 00:20:33,101
five, six, seven, eight, nine--
508
00:20:33,188 --> 00:20:34,885
[electricity zaps,
all groan]
509
00:20:34,972 --> 00:20:37,236
- Huh?
Are you kidding me?
510
00:20:37,323 --> 00:20:38,933
- Oh, no!
511
00:20:39,020 --> 00:20:42,023
Looks like a totally random
and unexpected power outage!
512
00:20:42,110 --> 00:20:45,156
Sorry, kids,
the promotion is canceled.
513
00:20:45,244 --> 00:20:48,159
- That day, I learned
a valuable lesson.
514
00:20:48,247 --> 00:20:51,075
Even if you got a cheat code
to make life easier,
515
00:20:51,162 --> 00:20:53,643
there's always somebody
with a better one
516
00:20:53,730 --> 00:20:55,079
to screw you over.
517
00:20:55,166 --> 00:20:57,560
- Way to go, Muhammad A-Loser!
518
00:20:57,647 --> 00:20:59,519
- [grunts] Why?
519
00:20:59,606 --> 00:21:04,524
- ♪ Everybody
still hates Chris ♪
520
00:21:04,611 --> 00:21:06,743
♪ Oh, oh ♪
521
00:21:10,007 --> 00:21:12,880
[lo-fi electronic music]
522
00:21:12,967 --> 00:21:19,843
♪ ♪
523
00:21:36,033 --> 00:21:40,033
- ♪ MTV ♪