Original subtitles

[ doorbell rings ]

I'm coming!

[ doorbell rings ]

I'm coming!

Hi!

Liz!

What are you doing in town?

Well, I thought I'd surprise

Janine and c.J. With a little

Visit, but they're not home.

Did I catch you at a bad time?

I know I hate it when people

Just drop on in when my house is

A mess.

My house is not clean?

Oh, I'm so glad you said it,

And not me.

I thought maybe you didn't

Notice. [ laughs ]

And I didn't want to be rude!

[ laughs ]

Too late.

How about I give you the extra

Key to janine's house, and that

Way, liz, you can just scurry

Right over there and wait for

Them over there?

Oh, that is great.

Thank you, and you can just keep

On cleaning.

[ both laugh ]

[ screams ]

Oh!

Oh!

Get back! Get back, children!

You can't follow me home.

No! [ laughs ]

Go on now!

[ laughing ] They're so crazy.

Stray dogs chasing you home

Again, curtis?

Don't hate, ella.

Those are my fans.

Isn't it a little too early

For hallow-- wait.

You two aren't into the kinky

Stuff, are you?

No, don't need to know.

What grown folks do in their own

Home is their own business.

You're so right, liz.

This is my home.

Why the hell are you in it?

[ laughs ]

Tough talk from a man who

Dresses up like a muskrat.

For your information, this is

A seal costume.

I am sidney the safety seal,

Adored by kids of all ages.

Liz, curtis is actually

Teaching kids about fire safety.

Hmm.

That's right, and I'm about

To be famous!

Mm.

And we're gonna see what you

Say when you see me on your tv!

I think I'd say, "Get off

Before you crush it."

[ laughs ]

Liz, please.

Curtis, you're gonna be on tv?

Well, baby, it's the craziest

Thing.

I've been invited to "Uncle

Cletus cartoon comedy hour."

Can you believe it?

Doing what?

My act, okay?

Safety tips, trout juggling.

This is my big break, baby!

Uh, listen, kids have grown

Up watching video games and

Action pictures.

You're gonna have to do a lot

Better than that if you really

Want to be big.

What do you know about big,

Boney braxton?

[ clears throat ]

Excuse me?

I never!

And your husband is probably

Thankful!

Oh!

Move it!

Well, you just --

Move it!

Move it!

I got this.

Ungh!

Curtis payne!

Thank you.

[ barking ]

Listen, c.J., my mother will

Only be here a couple more

Nights, okay?

No, not okay.

I took a leave from work so that

I could get my head together.

How am I gonna do that if she's

Here?

But she's just trying to

Help.

She knows you've been under a

Lot of stress since you lost

That man in the fire.

Baby, please?

I mean, listen, you won't even

Know she's here, I promise.

Okay.

Okay?

Good morning!

I am -- I-I took the liberty of

Tidying up the kitchen just a

Bit.

Now everything is exactly where

It belongs.

Except for her.

Oh.

Wow, mom, this is --

It's great!

Great, isn't it?

And you know what?

Jazmine, you'll get to do this

When you grow up.

Oh!

Mom!

Psst!

Yes, baby?

You mean it's genetic?

Oh, no, no, no, no...

[ crying ]

...No, no, no, no.

Okay. Listen, listen, listen.

Why don't you run on over to

Uncle curtis' house, right?

Okay!

He should be just about ready

To head to the television

Station.

Saved by the seal!

Yes.

Bye.

Bye, grandma liz.

Where are the cups?

Oh, the "Cups."

"C."

[ giggles ]

[ laughs ] See?

Mom, the kitchen really was

Fine the way it was.

Oh, darling, with all the

Chaos in your lives, helping you

Organize is the least I can do.

The least you could do?

You color-coded the fruit.

The orange is already...

Orange.

See? It works. [ laughs ]

Janine, you know what?

I-I-I'm gonna go out, okay?

Baby? Baby?

It's okay, right?

[ sighs ]

Auntie ella -- cans.

She had me polishing cans.

Well, jazi, that's your

Granny.

That's just the way she is.

Uncle curtis is so excited about

Being on tv.

Yeah, but I wish he'd hurry

Up.

I don't want to be late.

Curtis, baby, you ready?

Come on, honey!

Oh, hold on, baby. Hold on.

Just give me one second.

I'm putting the finishing

Touches on my new costume.

[ giggles ]

Ooh, y'all.

Close your eyes.

Close your eyes.

Close your eyes.

Don't open them.

Don't open them.

Don't open them yet.

Don't open them yet.

Watch out, sidney.

Watch out, sidney.

Okay.

Okay, open your eyes.

Bam!

How you like me now?

What the --

Jazmine!

I wish you would.

I'm sorry.

Curtis, what have you done?

Yeah, what happened to

Sidney?

Excuse me.

It's "Sidney the cyber seal"

Now, huh?

We fight fires and crime.

Bzz! Bzz bzz!

Pa-pow! Pa-pa-pa-pow!

Uh, curtis, baby, honey, I

Think sidney was okay just the

Way he was.

Me, too.

That's because you two don't

Know anything about tv, okay?

Kids don't want to see a seal

Unless it's bionic.

D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d....

Bionic?

Curtis --

Yes, baby?

Lookit this.

Is that genius?

No, baby. It looks "Moronic."

[ both laugh ]

[ knock on door ]

What time is it?

That's my driver.

That's my driver.

Your driver?

That's my driver.

Okay.

There, see?

This is derek.

This is my driver. [ laughs ]

What up, big "D"?

S'up, homey?

[ laughs ]

Hey, hey, watch out.

Watch the fur. Watch the fur.

Don't smudge the poster...

[ thuds ]

Or bump it into the door, "D."

Hey, jazi, come on.

You can help me put the rest of

My video games on my new costume

In the car, okay?

[ laughs ]

You know what?

How about I stay here and do,

Like, some homework or chores or

Something?

I can even alphabetize canned

Goods if you want me to,

Auntie ella?

[ laughs ]

Don't be so silly.

Curtis, are you sure about

This, baby, really?

Ella, I'm about to give these

Kids a show they will never

Forget!

Sidney the cyber seal is about

To blow up!

Hi, baby.

Baby?

A couple of guys from the

Station called while you were

Out, and they said that you

Haven't been returning any of

Their messages.

Well, I just want to be left

Alone, okay, janine?

Okay, but, see, c.J., if you

Don't talk --

Well, ooh, I'm done with the

Upstairs now.

Do you mind if I start with the

Living room?

Yes. I do.

Mommy? Mommy?

Hmm?

Mom.

Yes?

Pause.

We're trying to have a

Conversation.

Oh!

Yeah.

Listen, why don't I make us

Something to eat?

That'd be great -- something

Simple, though.

Sandwiches.

That'll work.

Okay.

Um, baby, they're trying to

Figure out if and when you're

Coming back to work.

Janine, I don't know when I'm

Going back, okay?

Okay.

I'll go back when I'm ready.

I okay'd it with the district

Chief.

Do I need to okay it with you,

Also?

No, no.

Janine, where's the good

Bread?

That is the good bread.

This?

Yes.

Really?

Mom, just make the

Sandwiches.

Baby, you still think perkins'

Death was your fault, don't you?

Listen, baby, you were fighting

A fire, okay?

He just happened to be at the

Wrong place at the wrong time.

He was in the wrong place

Because of me.

Would you like turkey or ham?

I don't know.

Ham, mom.

Really? With all the salt?

Are you sure?

Turkey. Fine.

Oh, good choice!

You really should start

Thinking about the fact that you

Can't continue on like this,

Baby, okay?

There's got to be --

Would you like me to cut the

Crust off or leave it on?

I don't -- I don't care, mom.

Well, then why don't I cut

The crust off.

Oh, and then I will slice the

Bread diagonally.

You see, therefore, every time

You take a bite, there's

Something --

Mom, mom.

Stop for just a moment.

I'm really trying to do

Something here.

Oh.

Okay?

All right. Love you.

[ both giggling ]

[ sighs ]

Okay.

C.J., just hear me out.

I know you're frustrated with

Me, but I really think that

Perkins would want for you to --

Janine, janine, I said I

Don't want to talk about this,

Okay?

That's enough.

Janine, I was --

Oh, my gosh!

If this is about the sandwiches

Again --

No.

I forgot.

I picked up your mail, and I

Alphabetized it for easy

Scanning.

You see, gas bill, junk mail,

Perkins --

Perkins?

Let me see that.

Perkins?

"Ashley."

Ashley perkins."

It's a letter from his

8-year-old daughter, ashley.

Wow, his daughter.

I-I didn't even know he had a

Daughter.

[ sighs ]

Yeah.

She's jazmine's age.

He used to bring her around the

Station sometimes.

So, you gonna open it?

No.

But, c.J. --

No.

No, I-I can't.

I mean...

I feel bad enough.

I know you do.

Hey, hey, hey.

How about I --

No!

No.

No.

N-n-nobody is gonna open this

Letter, okay?

I'm gonna put this behind me.

C.J., don't you want to know

What she had to say?

No!

Janine, you got to respect me on

This, okay?

C.J., just hear me out on --

Janine, I'm done.

C.J., don't -- where are you

Going?

[ sighs ]

Jazi?

No.

Are you okay, jaz?

Where's your uncle?

Curtis!

Whew.

Oh, my goodness.

Hey, babe.

Everything's fine.

Okay, curtis, what happened?

What happened?

Didn't nothing happen.

Who said something happened?

Everything's fine.

I mean, there was a little

Mishap at the tv studio.

[ laughs ]

Mishap...

Studio...

Fire.

Okay, fire?

Fire, curtis?

What is the child babbling

About?

Baby, that's jazi.

Come on, she's talking batty.

You know how jazi is?

Jazi is so dramatic.

Mr. Jeepers...

Okay, jaz, who is

Mr. Jeepers?

Wait, sit, sit, sit, sit, sit

Down.

Sit down.

Hmm.

Curtis, who is mr. Jeepers?

I don't know. I don't know.

Probably could've been one of

Those little dancing poodles,

Maybe.

Poodles?

Hmm?

Well, you know what?

I was doing my act, you know,

Like, the usual things, you

Know -- stop, drop, and roll,

Safety tips, the trout juggling,

All that, and -- oh, yeah, I did

Add this little part where I

Light this ring of fire, you

Know, for dramatic effect for

The kids.

Oh, my goodness.

And, um --

Oh, my goodness.

[ knock on door ]

Hey, hey, derek. [ laughs ]

Give me that.

Just set that over there.

Okay, yeah, thanks, "D."

A tip. Okay.

"Don't drink and drive."

Curtis, move.

Move, move, move.

No, no, no.

Yeah. That's my poster, baby.

I used that on the show.

You lit a fire at the studio,

Curtis?

Look, ella, how am I gonna

Teach the kids firefighting if

There's no fire?

Duh!

Got to be able to show them

Something.

Curtis payne, you didn't!

Uh-huh.

You did.

You know what?

I'll tell you something -- you

Know, this never would've

Happened if --

You hadn't started that fire.

Jazmine, baby, lay down.

Come on, put your feet up.

Take your shoes off, baby.

She's fine, ella.

Curtis, please, please.

[ telephone rings ]

Ooh, might be the district

Chief calling to congratulate me

On such a wonderful show.

Hello?

Hello!

Hello, chief.

It is. It's the chief.

It is.

Okay.

Yes!

Oh, you heard.

Yes, sir. [ laughs ]

Yep.

No, I took care of everything.

Yeah.

Yeah, well, I have it right

Here.

Yeah. It's a little charred,

Just a little.

Well, sure.

Okay.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, they come get

It.

Then they can fix it.

Yeah.

Okay.

Yes, sir!

All right.

You, too. Bye-bye.

[ laughs ]

That chief, he's something else.

What did he say, curtis?

What did the chief tell you?

He said I'm fired.

Fire!

[ laughs ]

Don't tell me you're relabeling

Labels.

No, don't worry.

I'm putting everything back the

Way it was.

Janine told me I was being a

Pain.

But really, I was just trying to

Help.

Okay.

Well, just don't try so hard,

Okay?

Okay.

Janine also told me about the

Man you lost -- perkins.

How it happened.

Listen, let's not talk about

That, okay?

You really wouldn't understand.

Well, how would you know?

I mean, what I've been

Through --

What? What do you do?

You put little labels on things.

You wear really cute pink

Outfits.

You have no idea what it's like

For a man to die under your

Command.

You don't know what that's like.

You have no idea what that's

Like.

You're right, c.J.

I have no idea what that is

Like.

But what I do know is that if

Anything, god forbid, should

Happen to you and our little

Jazmine writes your boss a

Letter, I would hope that he

Would take the time to read it.

I can't.

Well, I'm going to read it.

No. Don't, liz.

L-liz, don't open it.

"Dear chief payne,

I miss my daddy.

My mom told me he's my guardian

Angel now.

My daddy always said

Firefighters look out for each

Other.

So I asked him to watch over you

And all the other firefighters.

Is that okay?

I hope he'll keep you all safe.

Love, ashley.

P.S. Can I still visit the

Station sometime?"

[ sighs ]

She wants her dad to watch over

Me.

I'm not even at work.

[ sighs ]

Guess I better get over there,

Huh?

Thanks, liz.

Have a blessed day.

I love you.

I love you, too.

I'm gonna miss you.

Yeah, I know.

No, don't even worry about that.

Don't even worry about it.

You'll like your new home.

[ sighs ]

Don't make this harder than it

Has to be, sidney.

Just hand over the suit.

[ scoffs ]

Nose.

The trout.

[ whimpers ]

There's only one left, okay?

You happy now?

Yeah. I'm happy.

But jazmine -- she's been

Traumatized.

Uncle curtis! Uncle curtis!

You're a sensation!

You're a star!

What happened?

What are you talking about?

Look, somebody posted a video

Of you trying to put the fire

Out at the studio.

It's a new dance craze.

See?

[ computer beeping ]

* stop, drop, and roll

* put the poodle out

No.

Look at that.

No!

Yes.

This can't be real.

Oh, it's real, all right.

The video has over two million

Hits.

Everyone is flapping around like

Uncle curtis.

* put the poodle out

* put the poodle out

* put the poodle out

* put the poodle out

Uh-oh! This is it!

Wait till they see the seal

Slide.

[ laughs ]

* stop, drop, and roll

You got to bounce with it.

And then roll with it.

Roll with it.

Like this?

Like that, roll with it.

Yeah, look how I'm rolling.

And then put the poodle out.

Then put the poodle out.

* put the poodle out

[ dog barking ]

I've got it.

I am doing the seal.

Oh, no, curtis, no!

Curtis, I don't want to do that.

Put that poodle out, baby.

I don't like this.

Come on. Put the poodle out.

* stop, drop, and roll

* put the poodle out

* stop, drop, and roll

* put the poodle out

* lock, pop, jump

[ laughter ]

Whoo!