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A new year, a new president, and a new business.

All you gotta do it sign this last piece of paper, and the club is ours.

Going into business with you�

Don't go gettin' buyer's remorse.

Put your Hancock on the paper.

Don't look at me like that.

I feel like I'm signing a pact with the devil.

Mr. Gaines, don't you trust me?

You know I'm giving up my retirement Winnebago

in the Everglades for this.

Mr. Gaines, you could buy a whole fleet of Winnebagos

if this club is a success.

W-What Ron really means is

when this club is a big success.

Mm-hmm. All right, here goes.

That's it!

The Reggae Room is under new management.

Go ahead, say it.

But why did I do this?

Why?

? I know my parents loved me ?

? Stand behind me Come what may ?

? Come what may ?

? I realize that I'm ready ?

? I'm ready ?

? 'Cause I finally heard them say ?

? I heard them say ?

- ? It's a different world ? - ? It's a different world ?

? From where you come from ?

? A different world ?

? Now, here's our chance to make it ?

? Here's our chance ?

? If we focus on our goal ?

? Focus on our goal ?

? If you dish it We can take it ?

? We can take it ?

? Just remember that you've been told ?

? That it's a different world ?

? It's a different world ?

? It's a different world ?

? It's a different world ?

? From where you come from ?

? It's a different world ?

? It's a different world ?

? From where you come from ?

? It's a different world ?

? From where you come from, yeah ?

If you don't make that tuna salad, it won't be the only thing that's canned.

- You know what- Lena, I'll see you later.

I forgot what I was gonna say.

Whitley, Dwayne, you're looking at the new owners of the Reggae Room.

Yeah, we won't play too much of that island music.

This will be a place where the blues are played.

That's what we'll call it. "A place where the blues will be played."

No, partner, that's a little too expensive in neon.

I thought you were just gonna manage this club.

Mr. Gaines holds the mortgage. I just paid part of the down payment.

Where'd you get it?

Well, I told Mr. Gaines I borrowed it from my pop

so he wouldn't worry.

Where'd you get it?

I borrowed the limit on both my credit cards.

What?

- That's how Robert Townsend made it. - Yeah.

- But he is no Robert Townsend. - Hey.

He ain't the only entrepreneurial brother around, you know.

This club is gonna give me a place to showcase my band.

Besides, Mr. Gaines and I are perfect partners.

With my know-how and my expertise,

and Freddie's legalese, it's a sure winner.

- Bye, honey. - Bye, baby.

See you.

- You want to talk reality? - Huh?

Let's talk about this 19% you gonna have to pay on this credit card.

Not to worry. According to my calculations,

we can almost make that back on opening night.

Oh. By the way, that first payment is coming up soon.

I was kinda hoping you could work the bar.

- Oh, yeah. - Whitley, you could serve drinks.

- Wear something thigh-high and low-cut. - Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You want my wife to dress up like a cocktail bunny?

She got experience.

She was waitressing serving� �flapjacks.

- And I got paid, Ronald. - Uh-huh.

$2.50 an hour.

Tell him, baby.

I'll pay you $3 plus tips.

- I'll go get some fishnets. - I thought so.

Now, as a bouncer, it's your responsibility to keep the peace.

So what you're saying is I don't get to hurt nobody?

Well, hopefully not.

I'll be damned.

Excuse me. Excuse me. We hear you're looking for some bouncers.

Yeah. Y'all know any?

I'm sorry, son, you ain't quite built. Thank you.

But between the two of us, we are.

Between the two of you, you can split one paycheck.

- Cool. - Yeah. All right.

- Say, Gina- - Gina nothing.

I don't work for nobody's minimum wage.

I understand you're in need of an executive assistant?

I'm enhancing my already stellar r�sum�.

I have excellent typing, bookkeeping, and communication skills.

Basically, I'm a people person.

Brother Ron, I understand you got a club that's opening up.

See, what you need to do is give the people what they want,

some comedy and Jell-O pudding, you see.

Ty, we're not interested in comedians,

we're only interested in booking musicians at the moment.

Oh, I got you your musician.

You know, Ron�

I'd be so happy to work your club.

Take your multiple personalities back to psychology class.

- Well, you're hired. - I know.

I need a desk, a rolodex, number two pencils and Post-its.

There's the list.

And, baby, get some tape for her mouth, all right?

Excuse me, ma'am, this is a private establishment.

The doors open tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. For reservations, I can assist you.

I'm the official assistant to the owner.

Oh. Well, I'm the official wife to the owner of this establishment.

You must be Charmaine.

Your mouth precedes you.

Mrs. Gaines, it's a pleasure to meet you.

Here, honey.

Use some of that hot air and blow up those balloons.

I'm not sure about opening so soon.

Tomorrow night?

I've done advance publicity for three weeks.

People are coming from as far away as Washington.

How we doing with reservations?

I've personally taken 32. They're listed alphabetically and filed.

Ooh. Remind me to give you a raise.

But you're not paying me.

Well, I owe you one.

I have to admit,

this place is sure beginning to look like a club up in here.

Mr. Gaines, with Troll Nation playing, this isn't a club.

This is a gold mine, baby!

Just make sure they know when to show up,

'cause I ain't paying them for nothing.

I know about them no-account musicians because I'm one myself.

? If your house on fire ?

Well�

? And there ain't no water around ?

The place where the blues will be played.

Ron, somebody named Omar.

See, Mr. Gaines, there go those no-account musicians

checking in now.

Say, Omar, my main man, my salvation.

Hit it, what's going on?

Toronto?

What do you mean you couldn't say no?

No, no, you see, I'm your manager,

and I'm the one that says yes or no.

And I say no.

Russell Simmons is your manager?

Aye, aye, aye.

Well, that's fine. You know what, babe? I quit.

Now what? What is it?

Mr. Gaines, I will find another opening act

by tomorrow night if it kills me.

Well, if you don't, I'd be glad to.

Mr. Gaines, trust me.

I got to go to the washroom.

? If you can't find no opening act ?

? You can't pay your credit cards back ?

- What'd he say? - You heard what I said.

? I said if you can't find No opening act� ?

? Oh, when ?

? Whe-ee-ee-ee-ee-en ?

? The saints ?

? Go marching in ?

? Right on in ?

? Not out but in ?

- It's $2.50 an hour, and don't be late. - I'm comin'.

Honey, I've been looking into your credit options.

Yeah, go ahead, hit me.

What's happening with the, uh, entertainment?

Uh� We got some good leads, Mr. Gaines.

I figured as much.

That's why I called in my four grandnieces.

- Your four grandnieces? What do they do? - Mm-hmm.

Can they sing "The Saints"? Probably not.

They sing like songbirds. Take inspiration in the church.

- Oh, Lord. - Exactly.

They're outside looking at the buildings.

- They ain't never been to the big city. - Big?

Mr. Gaines, come here.

Listen. This is the grand opening of our club.

We need some names.

They have lovely names.

Ron, some of the greatest singers come from church.

That's right, you know, they could be four Arethas.

Oh. Here they come now!

I'm the only one in the family that ended up with good eyes.

But as you can see,

I don't have this lovely hair.

Uh, hi! I'm Ron Johnson, your Uncle Vernon's partner.

- I'm Faith. - Hope.

Charity.

And I'm Henrietta. And you are?

Terrified. I mean� Terrell. I mean, Terrell.

- Pleased to meet you, I'm sure. - I'm sure.

- And who's your friend? - Oh, I'm nobody. I am nobody.

Henrietta.

Please leave him alone.

Sorry. We don't get to meet many boys.

I guess y'all have dreamed of careers as professional singers.

- Actually, I hope to be a pharmacist. - Ooh!

And I'm a certified public accountant.

But I also dabble in stamp collecting.

And I'm a librarian. I mean,

Henrietta's the only one really interested in entertainment.

And what in the hell do you want to be?

I want to be an international superstar.

Isn't she great?

That's wonderful. There's never enough of those.

I mean, look at La Toya.

Come on, girls.

Get your coats off now and get up and sing something nice for the folks.

Come on. Get your coats off.

They gonna sing? Now they get to sing.

? Rock of ages ?

? Cleft for me ?

? Ooh, let me hide myself in thee ?

? Ooh, let the water and the blood ?

? From thy riven side which flowed, ooh ?

? Be of sin, the perfect cure ?

? Cleanse me of its guilt and power ?

? Ooh ?

Lovely, lovely, lovely, lovely.

With you girls singing, this opening will surely be a success.

Ain't that right, Ron?

No!

You drove the boy to tears.

Hey, Ed McMahon, what's happening with the talent search, huh?

The search is over.

I'm Henrietta.

What's your name?

Dwayne Wayne.

- And I'm Mrs. Gilbert-Wayne. - Hi.

And you are?

That's the talent.

- I'm Faith. - Hope.

Charity.

Those are really, really cute costumes, Ron.

They're funny.

Those are not costumes.

Those are their real clothes and the joke is definitely on us.

Wait, did you say that that was the talent, man?

And what do they do for an encore, spin wool?

- Excuse me. - Uh-huh?

Exactly how much do you intend to pay us for this engagement?

Oh, we don't exactly have a budget,

but we can work something out.

Twenty-five percent of the door and 500 off the top!

Oh, dang.

She's in charge of the collection plate at Trinity Community.

Hey, yo, Pops.

Andrew Dice hears you lost your friggin' talent.

How did he get in here?

Get out of here. You ain't no Slappy White, you know.

You better be serving a whole lot of liquor.

Excuse me, but did you say you'll be selling� spirits?

Uncle Vernon didn't tell us about that.

Well, you see, ladies,

this is a club

in the big city,

and that's how we make our money, see?

Well, I'm sorry, but we'll have to decline.

Come on, girls.

- Why? - Come on, Henrietta.

Oh, no, listen. I understand.

You gotta do what you gotta do. Let me help you with your coats.

- Drive 55- - Where's everybody going?

They going right back to the Okie Skokie where they come from.

See, they don't want to sing in a place where alcohol is served,

and I respect that.

Well, I can suspend the alcohol for fine family entertainment.

Come on, girls. Get your coats off.

- Ron, let me have a word. - Come on, girl. What is this?

What are you gonna say to him?

I'm gonna tell him the truth. His grandnieces stink.

Okay, go ahead.

You're gonna break that old man's heart.

Business is business.

- Mr. Gaines. - Mm-hmm?

Um� I'm happy you trusted me to manage the club,

and you trusted me to book the talent because-

And I'm so pleased that you love the girls.

They are the daughters that Velma and I never had.

Oh.

- Keeping it all in the family, huh? - Uh-huh.

That's what it's all about.

I'm proud of you, honey. You did the right thing.

I'mma slit my wrists.

No, no, no, listen. The girls will be fine.

They just need a little-

- You can say that again. - Yeah.

Ladies�

You know, you sing okay,

but you're not gonna be in front of a congregation.

You're gonna be in front of a club crowd.

You've got to work it. See?

What's "it"?

What's it? It! It!

You know, you come over here,

start low,

work up high.

Arch your back, let it out.

And then strut it. Put that hand on your hip, baby.

Look at 'em.

Then come on and turn on them slow

and kick that pose, baby.

Come on, give 'em a beat. Let me see something. I wanna see something.

Strut it, baby. Let it hang out.

Feel it. A little faster.

Henrietta, find the beat, baby.

The beat. The beat. Yeah.

Spin it around like this here. Spin it.

Watch out you don't hurt the woman. Knocked her glass off.

Don't poke nobody in the eye. Wait, wait, wait.

Now I think I got the hang of it.

Hello, ladies.

I'm here to help you.

Okay, let's start by taking off these glasses

so I can see your pretty little faces.

Put� Put 'em back on, you�

blind bats.

Follow me. I'm only gonna do this once.

One, two, three, four, five and six and seven, eight.

Hey, big daddy, you sure do do me right.

And I pray for the big daddy that do.

I'm sorry, Ron.

I think the Lord has found these girls' callings.

I can't do anything with them. I'm sorry.

- Dwayne, I'm getting that feeling. - Yeah, baby.

Come on, baby, I got you. Come on.

Wait, wait, wait.

What are you doing?

I'm gonna go to church.

Honey, I've never seen you this depressed. Come on.

I need� I need some healing.

Where did Ron go? We wanted to show him our new step.

Well, he had some pressing matters to tend to.

- He left because y'all are tired. - Tell the truth.

Girls, your voices are great, but it ain't working.

Well, what's missing?

Well, how about a little bit of this?

And definitely a little bit of this.

And a whole lot of�

Oh, no, we can't do that.

What do you mean we can't?

- We did at the church jamboree. - No.

Yes, and Mama almost had our hides for it, too.

But Mama ain't here.

But the eyes of the Lord are upon us.

The Lord gave you those hips, now use them.

Look, girls, your Uncle Vern has everything he owns riding on this.

- Everything? - Everything.

Oh, Lord. Maybe we should pray about this.

Maybe you should move now and pray later.

Hold up. Hold up.

Excuse me, ma'am, we're gonna have to frisk you.

Terrell, hey, Terrell, how come all the finest sisters

seem to be the ones with the security problems?

Ain't that a coincidence?

Hey baby, I feel sorry for Ron.

The only ones making money will be parking attendants

- when people run out of this place. - Oh.

Hey, we were just talking about you, Ron.

Yeah? About how long I'm gonna spend in San Quentin?

Welcome to the place where the blues will be played.

I want to thank all of you for coming.

You all know the love of my life.

Velma, stand up so the people can see you.

Sit down, Velma.

Well, I just want to say that I could not have done this

if it hadn't have been for my partner, Ron Johnson.

Please, please, no applause.

Just throw me some money.

I'd like to introduce four very talented young ladies.

But I can't.

Well, we want to dedicate this performance

to the late, great Dizzy Gillespie.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Faith, Hope, Charity, and Henrietta.

Divine Inspirations. Come on, give it to them.

? I wear tight clothing High-heeled shoes ?

? It doesn't mean that I'm a prostitute ?

? No, no ?

? I like rap music ?

? Wear hip-hop clothes ?

? That doesn't mean That I'm out sellin' dope ?

? No, no, no ?

? Ooh-dah, ooh-dah, ooh-dah, ooh-dah ?

? Why, oh, why must it be this way? ?

? Ah, ah, ah, ah ?

? Before you can read me You gotta learn how to see me ?

? I said free your mind ?

? And the rest will follow ?

? Be color blind ?

? Don't be so shallow ?

? Free your mind ?

? And the rest will follow ?

? Be color blind ?

? Don't be so shallow ?

? So I'm a sista' ?

? Buy things with cash ?

? That really doesn't mean That all my credit's bad ?

? Oh, no ?

? So why dispute me and waste my time ?

? Because you really think The price is high for me? ?

? I can't look without being watched, no ?

? You rang my buy Before I made up my mind ?

? Oh! Now, attitude ?

? Why even bother? ?

? I can't change your mind ?

? You can't change my color ?

? Ooh, la, ooh, la, ooh, la, ooh, la ?

? Why, oh, why must it be this way? ?

? Aah, aah, aah, aah ?

? Before you can read me ?

? You gotta learn how to see me ?

? I said free your mind ?

? And the rest will follow ?

? Be color blind ?

? Don't be so shallow ?

? Free your mind ?

? And the rest will follow ?

? Be color blind ?

? Don't be so shallow ?

? Free your mind ?

? And the rest will follow ?

? Be color blind ?

? Don't be so shallow ?

? Free your mind ?

? And the rest will follow ?

Aren't they lovely?

Buy some drinks. We partying.

Get it on!

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