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? I know my parents loved me ?

? Stand behind me, come what may ?

? Mmm ?

? 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, hey! ?

? 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 ?

? Yeah, than where you come from ?

? Ooh ?

? Than where you come from! ?

Yo, everybody!

We have two days until the Operation Outreach Telethon.

Now, Station WFTP has allowed us to use the studio for free.

Thank you. Thank you.

If it's free, you know it's raggedy.

No, hey, It's not the most high-tech.

That's why we going to need everybody.

So I urge all of those here who have not yet volunteered

to please lend a hand, a foot, a lip, whatever you got.

'Cause these children need your help.

Look at them.

Walter, I got so many volunteers and, surprise, I wrote a song.

Oh�

? The planet's got to change- ?

And your voice got to change. Time to go home.

Follow Freddie on out. Thank you, Freddie.

Dion, where are you are going?

You know your mama working late.

Let me see your math homework.

If you know so much about math, how come Operation Outreach is broke?

Did you spend all the money?

Yo, man, eat this here.

You big, fake, Jheri-curl peasy rotten-head. Come here, man.

Let me tell you what happened.

The company that promised us $15,000

got bought by another company that ain't going to give us 15 cents.

It's a case of the big fish eating the little fish.

Just face it, Walter, this program's a goner.

Oh, not yet. The telethon's going to save us.

Right.

I have been looking for you.

I've been trying to call you.

Mmm-hmm, just like I thought.

Come crawling back to me.

Oh, dream on, brother, please.

Look, I know I'm an alum, but-

You want to sing on the telethon.

- Mmm-hmm. - No.

Walter, why not? You know I can sing.

Yes, in church on Sunday with a bunch of other people.

Excuse me?

Jaleesa, you sound good in front of a bunch of testifying friends.

"Sing, Jaleesa! Girl! Whoo! Get it!"

I need some acts that are smoking, who can set the stage on fire.

- Some James Brown. - Ladies.

Walter, have a seat, because this number is a four-alarm fire.

Right.

? Lost ?

? In a dream ?

? And I don't know which way to go ?

? Let me tell you that ?

? If you're all that you seem ?

? Then, baby, I'm moving ?

? Way too slow, yeah ?

? I been fooled before ?

? Wouldn't like to get my love caught In the slammin' door ?

? How about some information ?

? Please? ?

? Your hair's on fire ?

? Straight up, now, tell me ?

? Do you really want to love me forever? ?

That's how we're going to raise the $15,000.

$15,000. That's right.

That's what we need to keep Operation Outreach

reaching out to these children,

�with tutoring, counseling, hot lunches, field trips.

That's right.

We want to reach out to these kids, give them some self-esteem.

We want them off the streets and on the road to college.

For the next three hours, you'll see the talents

of Hillman College students and the local community,

and this talent is going to knock your socks off.

But remember this, this is not just a talent show.

This is a telethon, so we want you to get on the phone

and show your appreciation, and call that toll-free number,

5-5-5-GIVE.

Yes! Our first pledge already. Look what we got.

Whoo! Five dollars from Wynona Hendrix and her lovely sister�

Aquenetta.

Thank you so much. Go ahead and sit down, children.

Thank you so much for pooling your piggy bank

Right now, let's go to the tote board.

This is our lovely tote board hostess, Vanna Black.

Ron, drum roll, please.

People, we have less than three hours left

and we are $14,995 away from our goal.

So let's get busy!

First up, we have the slamming, jamming Operation Outreach Demons.

Hit it!

Oh!

I bet we make a million dollars.

You're tripping. Nobody cares about us.

Beautiful, my precious�

Hey, everybody, we're on our way.

And remember why we're here. That's for one purpose.

That's to raise enough money to send Colonel Taylor's son

here back to Germany.

Just playing, Pee Wee. Come on.

You'll want to see when you're on, Terrence is the man to see!

Your cry has attracted the game warden.

Yes, I've been hunted,

and caught.

- Dwayne, how's the stand-up coming? - Hey, I'm ready, man.

I'm going to kill. You ready for this?

- I'm ready. Okay. - Are you ready?

- Ready? - I'm ready, man.

Huh? Huh? Okay.

Wait, wait, wait.

My neighborhood is so rough,

we don't recycle, we reload.

Wait, wait, wait, I got another one.

I got a good one. This is a good one.

- Okay. - All right.

How many South Africans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

How many?

I don't know. They won't let me in the house.

- Good? - That's cool.

You like that one?

Terrence, I want you to put down Dwayne for the finale.

Okay.

But if he bombs, can I dance?

Yeah, right. You'll be dancing.

Whoo! Oh!

Yes, yes.

Those phones are jumping off the hook.

Oh, goodness! Look at this.

Let's go to the tote board.

Black Vanna, what's up?

Walter, we've got $1,945.

Yes, we do.

$1,945, we got a new total

and we still have two and a half hours to go.

Oh, yes. Keep Operation Outreach reaching out.

Keep these phones ringing.

Right now, we're going to go outside.

We got Freddie and Matthew on-site, collecting contributions.

Freddie, I'm a little scared to ask, what's happening out there?

Hi, Walter. We're outside the station.

And people are just driving by and dropping off donations.

So far, we've collected $200 and one crate of canned cling peaches.

I have a suggestion for anyone else who'd like to drop off fruit,

could you please put it in its own juice and not the syrup. It's so bad.

- It's only a three-hour telethon. - Thank you, Freddie!

Let's go down and meet these hard-working phone volunteers right now.

Right now, we have Colonel Bradford Taylor,

this is a much-decorated Vietnam war hero.

Hey, by the way, if you're listening, Hollywood, Oliver Stone,

Black men contributed more to the Vietnam war effort

than just a Motown soundtrack.

Who's on the phone, Colonel?

Well, Walter, we have the Morgan family, and they're going to donate $125.

Whoo! Thank you so much, Morgan family.

Hey, and tell other people, tell your neighbors, please.

Right over here, we have one of my favorite people.

He's in charge of food administration.

He's the king of fine cuisine.

Mr. Vernon Gaines.

What?

No. No, but this is for the children!

How do you get off giving away such a measly amount?

You know what I think? You're cheap.

That's right, cheap.

Get off the phone, Velma.

Oh, it's all right. Velma's his wife.

He can talk to her like that.

Vernon, it's Velma on this line here.

She says you're sleeping on the couch tonight.

Whatever, dude. We're trying to do a telethon.

Right now, we have a special guest coming up.

- I know you're going to enjoy it- - Hold it!

Just a moment.

Brother, what's up?

Hey, I'm sorry.

I'm Larry, of Larry's Floors,

and I'm here to give Operation Outreach a check for $1,000.

God bless you, brother.

- Thank you so much, Larry. - Larry, at Larry's Floors.

Because at Larry's Floors, we believe the children are our future.

- Yes, they are. - Yes. Larry's Floors.

We strip, we stain, we even polyurethane.

I can't believe it!

And we will shellac on special request.

A Larry's Floor is a flawless floor.

I bet you it is, Larry.

Where's the check, brother?

- Check? - The money.

I must have left that at the executive offices of Larry's Floors.

Ooh! Why don't you slide down there by special request and go get it?

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a special treat for you.

We have Hillman's own Miss Kim Reese singing "Inseparable."

Do it to them, baby.

? Inseparable ?

? That's how we'll always be ?

? Inseparable ?

? Just you and me ?

? It's so wonderful ?

? To know that you'll always be ?

? Around me ?

? Incredible ?

? What you are to me ?

? Incredible ?

? You bring out the woman in me ?

? With your style of love ?

? Inseparable ?

? Yes, we are� ?

Up, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

Sorry about that, Ellis.

Down in the split.

And up, two.

And touch, and touch.

Whoa! I love this part.

You boys are so strong.

I could stay up here all day long.

Thank you.

Hey, David.

Mmm, she sure is fine.

You hear what she said to me?

Get that hair out your ear.

She was talking to me through most of that rehearsal.

Man, you're doing the same thing we did with Rhonda.

Be glad I took Rhonda off your hands.

? �blow our thing ?

? We're just ?

? Inseparable ?

? That's how it is ?

? Inseparable ?

? For the rest of our years ?

? It's so wonderful ?

? To know ?

? You'll always be ?

? Around ?

Everybody, guess what? Good news.

We have raised over $6,000.

Fantabulous.

Oh, yeah? Where is it?

Yo, they don't just put the money in your hands,

they don't bring the money in shoe boxes.

They send in checks.

Man, this program going to be gone like the last one.

Oh, is it so?

We're going to make $15,000 and then some. All right?

All right, because I know what I'm doing.

I called Jerry Lewis. I know how to run a telethon.

Hey, are we up yet?

Mr. Gaines, we need you on the phones.

No, they don't. They hardly ringing.

Better call Jerry Lewis again.

Yeah Bring it on home now.

Get ready.

Okay, here we go, baby.

Come on home.

Easy. All right.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

I'm giving the folks an encore.

No, no, no. No more.

- Did you come to challenge? - No. I've come to get you off the stage.

Well, now, now, I'm giving the folks an encore.

Hold on now, Vernon. We already did five encores.

No, but it's vaudeville protocol.

You got to give the folks what they want.

Now, I'm giving you an encore. What do you'll want?

Get off the stage!

Well, I guess you got to give the folks what they want.

Everybody, I'd like to thank Vernon Gaines and Colonel Taylor

for their never, never, ever, ever-ending rendition

of "Lou's Blues and his Funky Tap Shoes."

All right, we're going to go to the phone bank.

Ron, drum roll, please.

What's the matter here, people?

Somebody forget to pay the phone bill?

Hey, listen here. You're not calling like you were before.

We got less than an hour left.

Now, get out of the fridge and get on the phone.

I'm not asking, I'm begging.

Please, send the money. Please.

Kinu, Kinu, you're up next.

- Dwayne� - What?

I can't remember a single lyric.

Oh, baby, don't worry.

It's just a couple of rows of very friendly, caring people.

Don't forget the millions who will be watching on TV.

It's just a local program, Whitley.

But most people have satellites.

I'm sure this thing will be airing in India.

Good luck, Kila-da-da.

Ladies and gentlemen, Kinu Owens.

? Hey, Mister Melody ?

? You're on my mind constantly ?

? And I think of you the whole day long ?

? You are my melody ?

? You mean all the world to me ?

? Without you I would have no song ?

? Oh, yeah ?

? Scu-be-du-be-du-ya ?

? Scu-be-du-be-du-ya ?

? Scu-du-be-du-be Du-ya-du-ya-du-ya-du-ya ?

? Du-ya ?

? Scu-be-du-be-du-ya ?

? Du-be-du-be ?

? Du-be-du-be ?

? Du-doi-du-doi-du-doi ?

? Mister Melody ?

? You make me sing� ?

Ooh! I hear they're loving her in Calcutta, too.

? Whee! Mister Melody ?

? Mister Melody ?

? Yeah ?,

Right now, it's my pleasure to bring out Miss Whitley Gilbert

and the fabulous Braxton brothers doing their tribute to Josephine Baker.

Ooh!

Wait a minute. My feet!

Whoo! Give them some love!

Whoo!

You hang in there, baby. I think this belongs to you.

All right. Let's go to the tote board.

Where are we standing?

The same place we were an hour ago�

- Let me down, please. - $7,134.

- Oh, right. - Yes, indeedy.

Right now, people are just not leaving contributions here.

Maybe they're outside with Matthew and Freddie, just hanging out.

- Please let me down! - Freddie, take it away.

Hi, Walter.

We're right where we were two hours ago, $250,

but I'm really trying.

Please stop.

Hey, Walter, man, listen. Nobody cares about us.

People see us and they start rolling up their windows

and locking their doors and stuff.

Somebody's out there listening.

Who we got on the phone?

Mrs. Estelle Douglas.

All right. What's Estelle pledging?

She pledges to kill Larry of Larry Floors.

Something about linoleum warped.

Speak of the devil, here's Larry of Larry's Floors right now.

I just want to say to Mrs. Estelle Douglas,

that Larry's Floors is not responsible for her problem.

Now, I told her to keep your fat son off the linoleum

till the adhesive dried.

Forget about the fat son and give us the fat check, Larry.

Right here.

This is an official Larry's Floors company check

for $1,000.

Whoo! All right. Thank you, Larry of Larry's Floors.

What can I say about this check?

I wouldn't deposit that for a couple of days if I were you.

People, where are you?

I tell you what. If this next performer doesn't inspire you, nothing will.

Let's bring out the comic genius of Dwayne Wayne.

Hey, Dwayne Wayne, come on down.

Come on. Make the people laugh.

- Uh� uh� - Whoo! Ain't he funny?

Tell a joke, brother.

Uh�

Uh, why did the chicken cross the road?

To get to the other side.

Yeah, very funny. Tell a good joke, okay, man?

Uh � uh�

How� how many�

How many South Africans does it take

to put on a light when they're not in the house?

Are you okay?

Tell them about the rough neighborhood you're from. Yeah.

Uh, it was rough, Walter.

How rough was it?

Oh, it was rough, Walter.

I bet I wouldn't want to live there.

No, no.

Okay. Could somebody come get this brother off the stage right now.

The lovely Kinu Owens.

Get him out of here. Thank you.

You know what, people? Let's get serious for a second here.

One of the kids said that nobody cares

but I know that's a lie, because you do care.

At least you cared two and a half hours ago.

Right. Ten seconds?

Hey! Please give some money!

Call 555-GIVE!

We're off the air.

I'm sorry, Walter. I choked.

Nah, man, you just stank.

People quit calling long before you.

But still�

Hey, wait a minute.

Only one cupcake per customer.

Only one per customer.

Oh, Lord�

Hey, Dion!

Now you never been one to pass up free vittles.

- I'm not hungry. - Not hungry?

Not even for a double-dutch chocolate fudge devil food cupcake?

We didn't raise enough money.

What's that got to do with a delicious cupcake?

I can't come here anymore.

Oh, hush that foolish talk, boy.

But Walter promised we'd raise the money.

You're not raising anything sitting here pouting.

Now, all these people worked hard for you.

Now it's time for you to get off of your little butt

and do something.

Could you spare a quarter for Operation Outreach?

- Maybe a dollar? - There you go.

Everybody, hold it down. Hold it down.

Walter, you're the only one who hasn't made a donation.

What's this for?

It's for Operation Outreach.

Now cough up a dollar.

Was this your idea?

No, my mama's. Now cough up a dollar.

You all right, man.

You'll better get this party started.

This ain't no funeral.

I've got to go home and get my beauty rest.

Go home to Velma.

That's my boy.

Go, Colonel! Go, Colonel! Go, Colonel!

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