Original subtitles

Curtis: whoo-hoo!

Boy, I hope we ain't busy at the

Firehouse today, 'cause me and

Your auntie was up all night

Long, you heard me?

C.J.: I really don't want to

Hear that.

Curtis: first we took a bath

Together, right?

And you know how we do--

When I tape all the plastic

Down on the floor?

C.J.: uncle curtis, for real.

I really, really don't want

To hear this.

Curtis: c.J., will you let me

Finish, please?

I'm telling you.

We should have had a "Do not

Attempt this at home" sign.

C.J.: I'm serious, man.

I don't want to hear this.

Curtis: you're gonna like

This part.

C.J.: will you please --

Can't you -- man, why you ain't

Tell me the mail came?

Curtis: c.J., the mail came.

C.J.: whoo-hoo!

There it is!

There it is!

Yes! Yes!

It's final.

It's final!

Oh, baby, it's final.

Look at that.

I'm a free man!

I'm a free man.

My divorce from janine is final!

Look at that.

Curtis: whoo-hoo!

Yes!

C.J.: oh, that's beautiful.

Curtis: wait a minute,

Wait a minute, why am

I getting excited?

That don't mean you're gonna

Move out any sooner.

C.J.: but it does mean that I

Can make nicole the next

Mrs. Payne.

Holla.

Ella: oh, c.J., I'm happy for

You.

Curtis: me too.

Hey, you know, you and nicole

Could always shack up.

Ella: he is not doing that.

Curtis: why not?

Nowhere in the bible does it

Say, "Thou shalt not shack up

Before you get married."

C.J.: I think, for the kids'

Sake, I'll just slow it down and

Do it the right way.

Curtis: man, forget about

Them kids.

Ella: curtis.

Curtis: you're moving out,

Right?

C.J.: yes, unc.

Curtis: whoo-hoo!

Janine is gone.

C.J.: gone!

Curtis: and I've got my home

All to myself.

* my home all to myself *

C.J.: he's crazy.

Ella: bye.

C.J.: see you later,

Aunt ella.

Ella: bye, baby.

[ knock on door ]

Come on in, claretha.

Janine: hey, miss ella.

Ella: janine.

Ella: janine, what are you

Doing here?

Janine: I was in the area,

And I just wanted to stop by and

Say hello.

Hello.

Ella: wait, wait, wait, wait!

Unh-unh.

You know, you steal, honey.

Just like you stole my fur coat.

We have not seen you in months.

Where have you been?

Janine: the streets.

Uh, look, miss ella, I need to

Talk to you, all right?

I've been trying to talk to a

Couple of people, and they

Wouldn't listen to me, but I

Need help, okay?

Ella: and a shower, baby.

And a shower.

Janine: I know it's been a

Minute.

Look, miss ella, you're the only

Person I could come to, all

Right?

I know you're a good christian

Woman.

Ella: janine, don't run that

Old "Good christian" game on me.

I'm from the streets.

What do you want?

Janine: okay, no games.

Look, I -- I want to get clean.

I want to get clean, and nobody

Believes me.

Ella: what do you expect?

C.J. Borrows money from curtis

To put you into rehab, and you

Skip out.

No wonder nobody believes you!

Curtis: ella!

Ella: curtis.

Wait a minute, curtis!

Get back. Get back.

Get behind here.

Get down.

Get down.

What you doing back here?

Curtis: baby, I forgot my

Keys.

Ella: keys, there they are.

Curtis: what's that smell?

You cooking cabbage again?

Ella: mnh-mnh.

Oh, that's the trash.

That's the trash.

[ chuckles nervously ]

Curtis: well, I need to take

The trash out before somebody

Thinks somebody's dead up here.

Ella: I'll take it out!

Wait!

Okay, see? Okay.

I'll take it out.

It's right over there.

[ laughs ]

Go on back to work.

I'm strong.

I can take it out.

Curtis: you ain't got to tell

Me.

Ella: bye, boy.

Go back to work.

Curtis: I'll see you tonight.

Ella: where you going?

Curtis: I'm going to work.

Ella: he's going back to

Work.

He's going out the back door!

Curtis: that's what I said --

Back door.

See you tonight.

Ella: tonight.

[ laughs ]

All right, baby, thanks.

Okay. Oh, my god.

Curtis: wait.

Come on, we're going right now!

Ella: curtis, please!

Go back to work, boy.

[ laughs ]

Janine.

Janine: miss ella, look,

I swear, all right?

If you help me, I swear I'll

Stay clean.

Ella: shh!

Janine: I promise.

Ella: okay, fine.

Oh, god.

Okay, but first you need to take

A shower.

And leave those clothes outside

The bathroom, and I'm gonna burn

Them, honey, 'cause they --

Whew.

And, janine, in the bottom of

The closet are your old clothes,

Okay?

Janine: thank you.

Ella: wait, wait, wait.

No, no, no, no, no.

No need to hug nothing.

Okay?

Just go on.

Keenan: so, c.J., what's this

Meeting about?

C.J.: oh, it's not a meeting.

I have an announcement to make.

Curtis: all right, c.J.

Come on, tell them, tell them.

C.J.: all right.

Well --

Curtis: the divorce is final!

[ cheering ]

C.J.: I wanted to tell them.

You're always stealing my

Thunder.

Curtis: man, you're taking

Too long, brother.

The storm was passing.

Angel: congratulations, c.J.

I think that's awesome.

Bart: yeah, man, I got to

Get you a gift.

Where you registered?

Keenan: bart, there's no such

Thing as a divorce registry.

Bart: well, why not?

I mean, they got greeting cards

For divorces.

Keenan: that say what?

Bart: "Congratulations on

Getting unhitched.

I always knew your wife was

A --"

Curtis: hey!

Calvin: [ laughs ]

Bart: sorry, c.J.

Calvin: anyway, welcome back

To playersville.

C.J.: oh, no, no, no.

It ain't like that, man.

This divorce means that I can

Finally propose to nicole.

Calvin: what? What?

Y'all hear that?

You're gonna jump right back

Into the fire?

Haven't you been burned enough?

Bart: yeah, man -- you and

Your house.

C.J.: bart, is that your

Mother I hear calling you?

Keenan: I'm happy for you,

Man.

About the divorce, not about

Wanting to propose to nicole.

Marriage sucks!

Calvin: that's right.

Speaking of which, you haven't

Mentioned kim since she cheated

On you.

Bart: shh.

Calvin: what?

Y'all gonna work that out?

Keenan: I don't know.

Whenever she comes home, we'll

Talk about it.

Angel: well, c.J., I think

That's great.

Nicole's nice, beautiful.

She's good for you.

Calvin: "Good for you"?

What is she, a multivitamin?

Look, nicole ain't nothing but

Another female trying to get in

The brother's pockets.

Calvin: c.J. Ain't got to

Worry about that.

He ain't got nothing in his

Pockets.

[ laughter ]

C.J.: you're on a roll today,

Huh?

Bart: come on, come on, c.J.

When are you gonna propose, man?

C.J.: I don't know.

I'm just glad that I can.

Curtis: hey, I think we

Should have a divorce party.

Calvin: yeah!

Angel: yeah, yeah.

Calvin: we can get cigars,

Strippers, champagne, strippers.

We can get balloons --

C.J.: calvin, calvin.

You said strippers twice.

Calvin: ah, yeah.

Exactly. Two.

Angel: calvin, you're

Unbelievable.

Calvin: yeah, that's what all

The ladies say, baby.

Angel: "That's what all the

Ladies say, baby."

Don't you "Baby" me.

Curtis: we're having a

"Ding-dong, janine is gone"

Party.

C.J.: that's cold, unc.

Curtis: we can change it.

We can have a "Scream, shout,

Get the hell out" party.

Either way, we're having a

Party.

[ cheering ]

Bart: party!

Claretha: ella, how could

You?

Ella: what?

Claretha: what kind of friend

Are you, keeping secrets from

Me?

Don't you know I always find

Out?

Ella: claretha, I'm sorry.

But I wanted to tell you, but --

Claretha: but nothing.

I'm like a second mother to

C.J.

You should have told me that his

Divorce was final.

Ella: oh, c.J.'s divorce is

Final.

Okay, I'm sorry I didn't tell

You.

Claretha: you know I don't

Like to learn things through the

Street.

But I forgive you.

Ella: thank you.

Claretha: so, how do you

Feel?

Ella: about what?

Claretha: about janine

Officially being out of the

Picture.

Ella: ooh, janine.

Aah! Janine!

Aah!

[ cries ]

I don't -- I don't want to talk

About it.

Just don't -- don't look, don't

Look, just stay right there.

Don't -- don't look at me.

Stay right there.

I know that's not my good towel

On your head.

Janine: miss ella, I --

Ella: whatever.

Claretha is right there in the

Kitchen.

She can't know that you're here,

Because then all of atlanta will

Know that you're here.

So, listen, don't come out until

I say it's okay, okay?

Janine: miss ella --

Ella: get in back.

Claretha: ella, what are you

Doing?

Ella: nothing.

Claretha: you can't play me.

Spill it.

Ella: there is nothing to

Spill.

I just have a lot to do today,

Okay?

Can you just come back tomorrow?

Claretha: okay.

But sooner or later, you know

I'll figure it out.

Ella: oh, my god!

Oh, my god.

Claretha: what?

Ella: I just feel like

Praising him.

Claretha: hallelujah!

Ella: hallelujah!

I want to praise him by myself.

I want to praise him by myself!

[ laughs ]

I thought I told you to stay in

The back.

Janine: I'm sorry.

It's hard for me to be still,

You know?

And I couldn't find any

Deodorant.

Ella: this is not gonna work.

You cannot stay here.

Janine: I know that,

Miss ella.

I just -- I need you to help me

Get into a program, okay?

Ella: I'm not paying like

C.J. Did for you to just walk

Out.

Janine: miss ella, I'm not

Gonna walk out.

I'm ready this time.

Okay?

I found a program, and it's

Free.

Ella: janine.

Janine: it's free.

All right?

It's run by a church, but they

Won't let me in without a --

A strong sponsor.

Come on, miss ella, please.

That's all I'm asking you to do.

Ella: if I do this, we cannot

Tell c.J.

Janine: why?

Ella: because c.J. And those

Children have moved on, honey.

Just like -- just like you moved

On with my fur coat.

And you are blessed that I am a

Christian woman.

Janine: listen, I'm sorry

About that, miss ella.

As soon as I get better, I'm

Gonna go look for it.

Ella: you'd be better off

Rebuilding your house from ashes

Than finding my coat.

Janine: you're probably

Right.

Wow.

So, you think -- you think c.J.

And the kids miss me at all?

Ella: oh.

Well, the children miss you more

Than you can ever imagine.

Janine: see? See?

And I want to get better for

Them.

I'm gonna do this this time.

Ella: no, no, no, no, no.

No, get clean for you.

That's first.

Now, before I take you to the

Rehab, let's get something to

Eat.

Staring at your little ribs

Earlier today made me hungry.

Claretha: aha!

Ella: aha ha!

Claretha: see?

I knew something was going on.

Ella: what are you talking

About?

Claretha: what is janine

Doing here?

Ella: janine is here because

She...Came by to say hello.

Say hello to claretha, janine.

Janine: hello, claretha.

Claretha: oh, she just

Dropped by to say hello wearing

A bathrobe.

Ella: bathrobes are in style

Now.

I thought you were in on all the

Trends.

Claretha: you're not fooling

Me.

I know she's making you say

These things.

But don't worry, ella.

I'm here now.

I heard crack gives them

Superhuman powers.

Janine: miss claretha, I'm

Not gonna hurt anybody.

Claretha: I know you're not,

'cause I'm gonna beat the crack

Out of you.

Ella: claretha.

She is here for help.

Janine: miss ella, I'm gonna

Go and get dressed.

I really don't want to miss my

Opportunity to get into this

Program.

Ella: okay, baby.

Claretha!

Leave her alone.

She came here for some help,

Okay?

Now, after she gets dressed, I'm

Taking her to get something to

Eat, and then I'm putting her in

An in-patient program.

Claretha: oh.

Ella: and you -- you're going

With us, 'cause I don't want you

Out running your mouth.

Claretha: me?

Ella: yes, you.

Claretha: oh! I'm offended.

Oh.

But did you tell her that her

Divorce is final?

Ella: see?

That's what I'm talking about.

Sit down.

Running your mouth.

Give me your cell phone.

Claretha: ah!

Ella: cell phone.

No chirping, no texting,

No talking.

Claretha: you let janine

Suck all the fun out the room.

Ella: you're on time-out.

Claretha!

Claretha: I was just checking

On the firehouse.

Curtis: all right, fellas --

Fellas and lady.

Who wants to throw the first

Dart?

Bart: ooh!

I do, chief.

I do. Let me.

C.J.: hey, hey, hey!

Wait a minute, man.

That's my ex-wife.

Bart: I'm sorry, c.J.

You're right.

You should go first.

C.J.: wait a minute,

Uncle curtis.

I mean, I'm happy about the

Divorce, but I'm not gonna throw

Darts at janine.

Calvin: then I'll do it.

Curtis: what the hell?

Calvin: aah!

Bart: chief.

Angel: good for you, c.J.

Don't be a jerk like these guys.

Curtis: hey, this is a

Celebration.

Now, you know how the people

Celebrated when they caught

Saddam, right?

They pulled down the statue and

Drug it through the streets.

C.J.: that's right.

Bart: and don't forget how

The munchkins celebrated when

Dorothy's house landed on the

Wicked witch.

* ding dong, janine is gone *

* smoked some crack, did c.J...

Wrong *

C.J.: did you hire him?

Calvin: look, look.

The point is, c.J., just throw

One dart.

It'll make you feel better about

Her burning down your house.

Curtis: and throw one for her

Making you move into mine.

Bart: and throw one for her

Leaving you with those kids.

C.J.: bart, I thought you

Liked my kids.

Bart: I do. I do.

I love your kids, man, but I

Just want you to throw a dart.

Curtis: come on.

Do it.

All: do it.

Do it. Do it.

Do it.

C.J.: wait, wait, wait.

I don't even have that kind of

Energy, man.

Come on, man.

I got a great life.

I got a beautiful woman that I

Love.

And janine's out of my life for

Good.

It couldn't get no better.

Curtis: actually, it could.

You could have a beautiful woman

Who's not celibate.

Hello.

Ella: I am so glad that that

Residential program took janine

In.

Claretha: me too.

I still don't understand why

They need 12 steps.

Seems to me it should just be

One step -- stop smoking crack.

Ella: it's more to it than

That, baby.

It's also about turning your

Life over to the power of god.

Claretha: I'm sure god has

One step, too -- stop smoking

Crack!

Ella: you're so silly.

Okay, claretha, you cannot say

Anything about this to anybody,

Especially curtis and c.J.

Claretha: why not?

Ella: because.

C.J. Will freak out, and curtis

Will probably die, literally.

Claretha: please, girl, you

Have nothing to worry about.

I know how to lock it down.

Ella: you wouldn't know how

To lock it down if you worked at

The penitentiary.

Claretha: okay.

Well, if I can't tell them, can

I sing it in a song?

Ella: no.

Claretha: how about if I use

Sign language?

Ella: how about if I break

Your fingers?

[ laughs ]

You know what?

I'm telling c.J. When he gets

Home tonight.

This is gonna be

A problem for you.

Curtis: what's cooking,

Good looking?

Ella: hey, baby.

Dinner's in the microwave.

Curtis: oh, thank you.

C.J.: hey, aunt ella.

Ella: how was work?

C.J.: it was cool.

Your husband is crazy.

He had a poster made up of

Janine and wanted me to throw

Darts at it.

Ella: [ laughs ]

You threw darts at janine?

Y'all so silly.

C.J.: yeah, yeah.

Let me get something to eat.

Excuse me. I'm hungry.

Ella: wait, wait, wait, c.J.

Come on, sit down, baby.

I need to talk to you.

C.J.: what's up?

Ella: it's about janine.

Um...Janine is in rehab.

C.J.: really?

Ella: yes.

C.J.: how you know?

Ella: she came by here today,

And I took her.

C.J.: what?!

Curtis: what's the matter?

What's the matter?

Somebody die, somebody die?

C.J.: it's janine.

Curtis: no!

Janine is dead?

Oh, god.

C.J.: no.

Curtis: why do you tease me,

Lord?

C.J.: she came here today,

And aunt ella took her to rehab.

Curtis: what?!

Ella!

Now I got to check my stuff!

Tv, check.

Dvd player, check.

Stereo -- got to go check the

Stereo.

She's stealing stuff --

You know it.

Ella: she's still family.

Curtis: no, she's not family.

No, she's not.

Didn't you see he got the

Divorce papers?

From now on, from this point

Forward, she is just a

Baby mama.

C.J.: I can't believe you

Betrayed me like this.

This was the perfect day, and

Now you ruined it.

Curtis: tables, check.

Lamps, check.

Bible, check.

Ella: c.J., didn't you hear

Me?

I said she's in rehab.

C.J.: I heard you.

Aunt ella, she's fooling you...

Just like she fooled me.

She's not gonna stay!

Curtis: refrigerator, check.

Hey, I bet you -- I bet you she

Tried to take my 8-tracks.

Ella: unlike, c.J., when you

Took her, she came here asking

For help.

And I think she wants to be

Clean.

C.J.: don't you get it,

Aunt ella?

I don't care!

Curtis: parliament, check.

Isaac hayes, check.

C.J.: and I don't want her

Back in here again.

Curtis: oh, I don't see my

Chaka.

My chaka, baby.

Chaka -- chaka khan.

It's not here.

Ella: honey, I respect how

You feel.

But you will not tell me who can

And cannot come in this house --

My house.

Curtis: I got it!

I got chaka, I got chaka!

Ella: curtis, please!

Now, you two, listen, because

I'm not gonna repeat myself.

Janine came here today asking

For help.

So, as a mother, a woman, and,

Most importantly, a christian, I

Could not turn my back on her.

So, you two, just get over it.

Curtis: if I don't get no

Loving tonight, c.J., I'm

Kicking your behind!

Check!

Hey, baby, you want to hear

Chaka?

Chaka -- chaka khan?

Curtis: unh!

C.J.: and you missed

Completely with that one.

Curtis: that was a default.

Okay, you do it, aim for

The eye, aim for the eye.

C.J.: I'm gonna hit it with

The side arm so it go deep.

I'm gonna hit it deep.

Ella: aah!

Curtis!

Curtis: it wasn't me, baby!

C.J. Did it!

Ella: curtis!

Curtis: is she coming?

She's coming!