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? I know my parents loved me ?

? Stand behind me come what may ?

? I know now that I'm ready, yeah ?

? For I finally heard them say ?

? It's a different world ?

? Ooh ?

? Than where you come from ?

? Yes, it is now, yeah ?

? Here's our chance to make it ?

? And if we focus on our goal ?

? You can dish it, we can take it ?

? Hey, just remember That you've been told ?

? It's a different world ?

? It's a different world ?

? It's a different world ?

- ? It's a different world ? - ? Than where you come from ?

? Ooh ?

? Than where you come from ?

I know that this is finals week and you have a lot of work to avoid,

but I'll make this quick.

Get your housing forms in by Friday, 5:00 p.m.,

or you will be pitching a pup tent in the quad.

Act now. No late forms will be accepted.

Oh, if it isn't my two future campers.

Walter, Walter, Walter, you know, these last couple of years,

you've always been there for us and we'll never forget you.

We'll miss you, buddy.

Man, the summer ain't long enough for me to miss you.

- You'll miss us next September. - That's right.

While you're laying out the dorm rules, we'll be laying out by the pool

of our new apartment at Villa Monte Cristo.

Check this out.

Two-and-a-half bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths�

Microwave oven, trash compactor�

Mm-hmm!

With a balcony and a view of our pool.

- Which is right next to� - �our Jacuzzi.

You two non-working below-minimum-wage-earning brothers

do not have enough money to afford this place.

Wrong again, hot tub breath.

They have to set aside ten apartments at student rates.

Between his scholarship,

and the money my daddy's giving me for maintaining my straight C average,

we are in like Flynn.

What can I say, man? The dorm won't be the same without you.

The place will be clean. There'll be some pretty girls hanging around for once.

Walter, this Sunday night, we're having a couple dozen of our closest friends over

to bid a fond farewell to our sophomore year.

- And an even fonder hello to our new pad. - Mm-hmm.

Shall I slip a couple of shrimp on the barbie for you, mate?

- Sounds like a plan, man. - All right.

What is it? The Villa Monte Cristo. This ain't bad.

You want to know the best part?

See this lady, she's not just a model. She actually lives in the building.

Mm-hmm, she's our neighbor.

Well, just the kind of woman you might want to borrow some sugar from.

Ladies, guess who will not be spending the summer

cruising the Mediterranean with her mother?

Besides you.

I have just accepted a two-month position at the Adams Museum of Art.

Assistant coordinator of public acquisitions.

Oh, so you got that job selling souvenirs in the gift shop.

Yes, I did.

But I would peel the chewing gum off the marble statues.

I'm just thrilled to be joining those that work hard for their money.

Whoa!

This is the biggest news since man landed on the moon.

I don't care what Raggedy Ann has to say.

So how's Mama taking the news?

She is livid, livid, livid.

But I told her, "Look, Mama, I'm working this summer and that is it."

I wonder what I'll do with that extra $75 a week.

I thought this was a full-time job?

It is. Why?

What are you making in the medical lab?

Oh, about the same.

How close to the same?

Mm, about, uh, $325.

Oh! Kim!

$3.25 an hour is barely minimum wage.

Research assistants do very important work.

It's $325 a week.

$325 a week to baby-sit a bunch of rats?

Whitley, a person's worth isn't measured by what they make.

That is obvious.

At least I'll be enriching my soul this summer,

not my pocketbook,

while you'll be chasing after some rodents with a little rat pooper-scooper.

- Hi, Vernon. - Oh, look at this trash.

I can't wait for vacation.

Then these children can take their garbage home

to the people who gave them life.

Hello.

Well, I need some of your high-octane coffee.

Don't pour it. I'll just spoon it from the pot.

Now those deep worry lines in your face got "children" written all over them.

It happens every year. I can't wait to see their smiling faces when they arrive.

Then I can't wait to see their backs when they go.

Hello.

- Brother, our party is really shaping up. - Yeah.

We've got the music, the paper goods,

and the little seashell soaps for the bathroom.

- All we need now is the food. - Right.

- Lettie. - I'm on my break.

Lettie, Ron and I just got an apartment off campus

and we wanted to invite you to our housewarming party.

Sunday, eight o'clock.

That's very sweet.

- What can I bring? - The food.

Just ignore him. Bring yourself.

And some of those deviled eggs you make. They're delicious.

Ooh, and pasta salad. I can never get enough of your pasta salad.

And, uh, oh, bring a big plate of veggies. That'll be nice.

Anything else?

Just bring yourself. You know.

Thanks.

That takes care of the food.

Money, money, money.

Son, instead of playing poker,

why don't you just write me a check every Thursday?

It would save all the wear and tear on these cards.

I'd like to check those cards, see if they're marked.

Oh, that's your game.

- Now these cards are fine. All 53 of them. - Ah! You hear?

Deal, man.

I'm ready for my next fleecing.

Gloat now, 'cause that's the last you're gonna see of my money till next September.

Yes, those kids at your day camp will be taking your life savings.

No, we're not gonna play cards in my camp this summer,

'cause last year, they got everything but my hiking shorts.

I worked at a camp one summer.

Camp Tapawingo.

That's Indian for "happy land in the hills."

It should have meant

"wild children blowing Jell-O through their noses."

I'm looking forward to good a summer.

The last bus of kids leaves at six o'clock.

At 6:01, my brother and I jump into the car,

go home, splash on some Old Spice,

jump back in the convertible, hang out at all the hot spots, yes.

What is that lovely Miss Vinson gonna be doing

while you're splashing on Old Spice?

She'll be installing cable TV in Camden. I'll go see her every couple of weeks.

Now, I've worn Old Spice,

and I know what that does to women.

Yeah, I'm an Aqua Velva man myself.

Oh, yeah, I couldn't stand the traffic from the Old Spice.

I hear you.

I don't know what y'all are talking about.

I'm just looking forward to spending time with my brother.

And the sisters.

Hello!

Tell me, did you write these with your feet?

And if you did, are your feet clean?

Walter, hi! I am so glad you are sitting down.

Instead of installing cable television this summer,

I, your little Jaleesa, have been promoted to sales representative.

And I will be handling all of Southern New Jersey,

as well as Northern Pennsylvania.

And I do believe that that is your neck of the woods.

Yeah, that's my neck all right.

Now, they are going to give me a company car, Walter.

We can spend every weekend together.

Oh, that's beautiful. Oh.

When you say "every weekend," do you mean, like, every, like�

every weekend?

And they said if I do a little bit of overtime,

they said, maybe even Wednesdays, too.

Ooh, Wednesdays, too?

Oh, how much good news can one man take?

Come on, Walter, you're supposed to be putting your arms around me,

you know, nibbling on my ear, and jumping up and down for joy.

Trust me, inside, I'm jumping. I'm like, "Whoa, jump!

Stop!"

Okay. Oh, no, I understand now.

You don't want me to visit you.

Oh, no, no, no. It's not that I don't want you to.

It's just that�

Oh, on every weekend, I'll be taking the children on field trips.

And Wednesdays, too.

What's her name, Walter?

Oh, Jaleesa, you're jumping to conclusions.

Oh, am I jumping to the wrong conclusions?

Since when did you start wearing Old Spice?

Hey, it's a good thing I bumped into you two. We need some chairs for Sunday�

We don't need them till Sunday now.

What's happening, brothers?

You won't see me here next year.

Got a new pad. Yes, I do.

Oh, I'm going to have such a good time in my new place.

This is lovely, lovely.

What are you doing?

I'm getting in shape for the good life. I wanna have it down before we move in.

You bought all this stuff?

Yeah, I figured the smell of burning coals

would lure our new neighbor onto our terrace.

Um� �she might not be our new neighbor.

Oh, no, she moved?

Not exactly.

Brother, something tells me you're about to find out how fast this hibachi can fly.

This is all my daddy's fault. When he found out I got that D in Latin,

he pulled the plug on my credit card. Ergo, the pad.

Ron, you better duck, because this hibachi has a doofus-seeking mechanism.

- Brother, you're overreacting. - Overreacting?

Don't tell me I'm overreacting.

It's because of you that we lost the housing pad.

And, ergo, we have no place to live. What's worse, I got no place to live.

- We have- No- - I'm going to break your neck.

That's what I'm going to do. What?

But, look, I found another place to replace the old place.

La Grenad.

That's French for "the Grenad."

Have you seen the place?

- Well� �not exactly. - Ron!

Ron, how could even you take a place sight unseen? What's the matter?

Because it's not just any old place.

We're subletting from none other than Slick Rick Gilmore.

The dude with the red Porsche and leather clothes?

- One and the same. - When can we see it?

Slick Rick is moving out as we speak.

The apartment manager's gonna meet us in the morning.

Now, don't you feel silly for doubting your old buddy?

- This better be good. - It's going to be good.

You know, this is a life lesson.

Never trust anyone who dresses like a bucket seat.

Oh, my God.

Look, a piano. The place has possibilities.

What?

The only thing that would improve this place is a three-alarm fire.

Ron, I've seen worse.

Only in communist countries.

I can't live here.

Slick Rick said partially furnished, not partial furniture.

Oh, no. A cockroach.

Oh, no, that's a raisin, man.

- Oh, thank goodness. - Yeah.

- Ooh, that's a cockroach. - Hey!

Don't worry, he's going to get the raisin.

That's it. I'm calling my daddy.

Maybe you better write him.

When that apartment manager gets here, I'm going to give him a piece of my mind.

Oh, my goodness!

Mr. Gaines, you're the manager?

No, Velma is.

She's off visiting her sister. They're twins, you know.

I married one. Can't stand the other one.

Oh, my goodness. You've only been here five minutes,

and the place looks like a trailer park after a tornado.

Uh, no, sir, this is how it was when we got here.

Sir, are there any other apartments in this building?

- Twenty-three, but you rented this one. - Well, I cannot live here.

You don't have to. You can live anyplace you want to,

just as long as you give me the 12 months' rent on this one.

Or else you're gonna have to deal with Velma.

And she just loves to go to court.

It gives her a new excuse to buy a new hat.

Mr. Gaines, how about a couple of coats of paint?

Now that's a nice suggestion.

Be sure to use long, smooth strokes.

Now don't you let me catch you using no cheap roller.

And don't hesitate to call me if you need me.

And by the way, welcome to the Grenad.

I can't believe I messed up this bad.

I told Susan, Debbie, Yvette and Margie

they could be queens in my kingdom,

not maids in my dungeon.

Come on now, you didn't do that bad.

This is a lot better than living in a dorm.

We're our own bosses here.

In the dorm, we don't have freedom. Here, we have freedom.

Here, we have independence.

Here, we have cockroaches.

Think of all the ones that died under the door.

For the last two weeks, all he's been saying is

"Jaleesa, this is our last burger until September."

And, "Baby, this is gonna be our last movie."

And then I go through all this trouble to make it possible to be with the man,

and he tells me he's gonna be too busy toasting marshmallows with some campers.

Oh, I'm sorry, what were you saying?

Lettie, you haven't listened to a single word I've said.

I heard every word. You're angry with Walter,

because he went to the movies and didn't toast his watermelon.

Yeah, you didn't miss a thing.

Oh, excuse me, that's my Bundt cake.

Go on, I'm listening.

Well, I thought that we had an understanding.

- I really believed- - Lettie!

I have some wonderful news to share.

Good luck.

Well, I don't know if you two have heard, but this summer,

I'm gonna be a working girl.

Oh, no! My ravioli has exploded!

I could have been frittering away my days,

playing shuffleboard on the decks of the S.S. Sea Princess with Mama,

but instead, I chose to serve my public,

in a position that could be a stepping-stone

to an exciting, fulfilling career.

Oh, my trout is burning!

Lettie, I didn't expect you to pull your pogo stick out of the attic,

but an "Attagirl, Whitley" would be appropriate.

So, Whitley, what are your plans for the summer?

Why do I feel like I'm not getting your undivided attention?

You're welcome.

It's the second door on the left.

Just be sure to stand clear when you open it.

Can I pick an apartment or what?

This place has got it going on.

Oh, man, why don't you put on some slow records?

It's getting funky in there, man.

The fast dancing is killing the cockroaches.

Lettie, this pasta casserole is delicious.

- You've got to give me the recipe. - It's rather complicated.

First, you take a pound of pasta and overcook it.

Then you take a trout and char it beyond recognition.

Mm-hmm, oh, I get it. I get it.

This is an old family secret recipe, right?

- Right. - I get it.

This time next year, we could be together for two whole years.

Do you know what that means?

That means we could be together for a long time.

A long, long time.

Wednesdays, too.

I wouldn't get the ball and chain just yet, Walter.

That's what I mean. When we finally get together,

I don't wanna reach in my pocket, and pull out some wild oats.

- So I'm doing, is doing this for you. - Well, I completely understand that.

- You do? - Yes.

You want to have a summer of freedom.

Oh, Jaleesa, you are truly a liberated woman.

Mm-hmm! And as a liberated woman,

it is my duty to reach down into my pockets

to see if I have any wild oats of my own.

Now, when you talk about wild oats, how many wild oats are you talking about?

I feel a bumper crop coming on right now.

Now, now, if you children think

you're going to break your lease by having wild parties, think again.

I have friends on the police force.

They'll drop a dragnet on this whole orgy.

- Okay, guys, come on, one more shot. - Oh. Yeah.

Candid.

This is great.

I'm gonna write you guys every week.

You guys can write me back.

It will be just like we never left each other.

One more shot?

- A picture. - Sure.

Oh, yeah, great.

Hey, what are you doing out here?

Oh, I just wanted some fresh air.

Oh. So how do you like our terrace?

There's a certain poetry to urban decay.

So, what are you doing for the summer?

Ah, internship at Kineshewa Electronics.

If you don't see me in September, it's because Dwayne-tendo

has hit the stores.

I bet you always knew what you wanted to be in life.

Oh, yeah. Ever since I was five, I knew I wanted to be Spider-Man.

Good hours, great threads.

Then when I was nine,

I set my sights on being Reggie Jackson.

It wasn't till I was 12 that I figured out I wanted to be an engineer.

Just like Kim.

She always knew she wanted to be a doctor.

I bet her first words were, "I do not make house calls."

I envy you ambitious types.

Oh, come on, Whitley, there's got to be something you've always wanted to do.

Come on.

Well�

I always wanted to be Lola Falana.

Get out of here.

Yeah, I saw her on The Merv Griffin Show,

and she could sing and she could dance.

And she even made Merv Griffin laugh.

And I said, "I want to be just like her."

Whitley Falana.

Go ahead. Is that still what you want to be?

Oh, I don't know.

Right now, Spider-Man's looking pretty good.

Stop.

I thought working this summer would give me some kind of direction.

You know, certainly more direction than cruising the Mediterranean with my mama.

Wait, back up.

You'd rather work in a stuffy old museum than catch some rays with Mama?

But don't you think that not working would be spoiled and self-indulgent?

Yes! And that's the best part.

Whitley, you've got your whole life to be responsible.

If you're not going, give me a deck chair, I'll go hang out with Mama.

I do have this adorable little string bikini I've never worn.

ooh, just send me a picture, please.

- I'll even send you a postcard or two. - Yeah?

You're an okay guy, Dwayne.

Well, you're okay yourself, Whitley.

You know, it's funny.

Here we are, two pretty okay people,

feeling pretty okay about each other.

Maybe we could�

Nah.

Blues chord right here.

Mr. Gaines, I didn't know you play the piano.

All you've got to know is your rent money is due on the first of the month.

Let me show you here.

? Get up in the morning ?

? Roll out of bed ?

? Walk into The Pit ?

? Take an aspirin for my head ?

? Got the blues ?

? Got those mean children blues ?

? Can't find no way to lose ?

? These mean children blues ?

Oh, what you talking about? You don't sing the blues in The Pit.

? Jukebox is blarin' Folks jumpin' all around ?

? Burgers are burnin' ?

? There's trash on the ground ?

? Got the blues ?

? Yeah, yeah ?

? Got those mean children blues ?

? Can't find no way to lose ?

? These mean children blues ?

? Well, you think you got problems ?

? I live in this place ?

? Girls bang on my door ?

? And start screaming in my face ?

? I got the blues ?

? Got the mean children blues ?

Got the blues, Lettie. Tell 'em about it.

? Can't find no way to lose ?

? Those mean, mean children blues ?

? 'Cause I'm a part-time mama ?

? I'm a part-time nurse ?

? With all their traumas ?

? Things here couldn't get no worse ?

? I got the blues ?

? Got the mean children blues ?

Go, Lettie! Go, Lettie!

? Can't find no way to lose ?

? These mean, mean children blues ?

Take it, Vernon.

? They're rude and they're selfish ?

? Act like they don't care ?

? Makes me so nervous ?

? That's why I lost my hair ?

? I got the blues, yeah, yeah ?

? Got those mean children blues ?

? Can't find no way to lose ?

? These mean, mean Mean, mean, mean children ?

? Blues ?

? Oh ?

? Yeah ?

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