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- Floyd, Floyd, Floyd. - Hey.

- I really appreciate you helping out

while Curtis is away.

- You know that's not no problem, sis.

Curtis is my boy now.

You know, y'all--y'all are like family to me.

- Floyd, I have been wanting those shelves

put up in my bedroom for years!

[laughs] - Uh-huh.

- And when they're up, I have all kinds

of little knick-knacks to put up there.

- Mm-hmm.

- Would you--would you like something to drink, Floyd?

- Oh no, I'm not really thirsty anyway.

But a little breakfast would be nice.

- Alright.

- Like maybe like some shrimp and grits

and possibly some waffles with hashbrowns,

scattered, covered, and smothered of course.

And you know how to make quiche?

I really get hungry when I'm working.

- How 'bout some scrambled eggs?

- Well, if that's all you're capable of doing,

then I guess it'll just have to do.

But look here, but not now.

I gotta take C.J. to the doctor.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. What?

So when are you gonna work on the shelves?

- I'm not.

- Floyd, but you have all of the shelving in there

on my bedroom floor.

- I know, but Calvin's gonna take care of it.

- Calvin?

- I gotta take C.J. to the doctor.

You know about his back problem.

- Okay, Floyd, can you at least get all the shelving

up off of the--

- What was that C.J.?

Okay, wait, you're about to black out?

I gotta go, I gotta go.

- I just remembered. - What?

- I just remembered how crazy you are.

- And you know, I just remembered something too.

- What, what? I'm afraid to say what.

- Eggs over easy and avocado toast.

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- Calvin, Calvin!

Calvin, come show me what you said.

I can't do it.

Come on, I can't do it.

- I'm never gonna finish putting up those shelves

if you keep calling me out here every five minutes.

- Baby, I just don't understand

this fancy internet stuff. See?

- Mom, editing photos is easy.

It has nothing to do with the internet.

- That's what you say.

- Look, go to your photos.

- Thank you.

- Hit edit. - Edit.

- Okay. Now see the icon for crop?

Hit that. - I see it!

- --the frame how you want it. - Oh, that's good.

Ah, ha, ha, ha. - Wait, Mom, no.

- Calvin, where did--where-- where--where's my head?

Calvin, why don't I have a head?

- CALVIN: You gotta start over.

- Make way for the walking wounded.

- Oh C.J.!

How did it go at the doctor's office?

- It went well.

He's a natural doctor and a herbalist.

- Yeah, he looked barbaric.

And whatever that he concocted for his back

got him and my car smelling like hot garbage.

- Were you able to get my package while you were out?

- Yes, ma'am, it's in the car. - Wow!

C.J., woah, you are ripe!

- Yeah, that's the salve the doctor gave me

for my back. - Ooh.

- Is that what I smell?

You're coming on strong, bro.

You got my eyes watering.

- Yeah, that--that means it's working.

- Oh here, let me help you. - No!

Come on man, stop! Don't rush me.

- Bruh, you gotta jump right into the pain.

You know, this remind me of the time

when my mama's tooth was loose

and I said, "Let me see it."

And I just snatched both of 'em out.

- Yeah, that was terrible.

- It's okay though, she only had two left.

- And you called my doctor barbaric.

- Look, you wouldn't have a problem

if you stop going to see all them quacks.

- Again, Floyd, he is a chiropractor.

It's all about natural healing.

- Well, C.J., that really doesn't look natural.

- Agh, Agh! - Easy.

- Yeah, see, see, I told you.

I told you I could do it.

- Yeah, that didn't look hard at all.

- Yeah.

- Well, C.J., does the salve make the pain go away?

- Well, I'm not about to lift 450,

but I'm improving.

I thought I'd be further along by now.

- You need to see a real doctor.

That's the bottom line, C.J.

- I really want to deal with this

through alternative methods.

- Well how long did the witch doctor say

that you're gonna have to deal with this pain?

- The back is a funny thing.

He said it's gonna take some time.

- You know, C.J., I wouldn't normally do this

but since we're damn near kin and everything.

I would be willing to offer to take these hands

and give you a massage.

You know, mano a mano.

- Ah, no-o y no-o.

- Hey, suit yourself.

- Okay, Floyd, can you please just go help Calvin

with the shelves?

- Good thinking, Ella.

You know, he's probably too proud to ask for my help.

- [laughs]

You alright? - Yeah.

Yeah, the chiropractor wants me to do these stretches.

He said they'll loosen up the muscles in my back.

- Is that right?

Well, C.J., have you spoken with any other professionals

about what's going on with your back?

- Well, my

regular physician-- - Careful.

- --wants me to have surgery.

But I'm not--I'm not with that.

- Well, you know what else works?

- What?

- Going to see a neurosurgeon.

- I don't--I don't feel like surgery is the way to go.

There's so many alternative methods

to back problems these days.

You got--you got yoga, you got strength training.

Look. Look at this.

Look.

Now I'm thinking about getting one of those.

They say that for 30 minutes a day

that'll work wonders.

- This machine right there?

- Uh-huh.

- [laughs]

So, C.J., you would rather hang like a bat

upside down for 30 minutes every day

than go see a doctor?

That's ridiculous. - No, it's not, no it's not.

I got a friend who recently left the country to get shots

and he said, within days, he felt no pain.

I'm looking into that.

- If you have to use a passport to get rid of pain,

seems like you're going a long, long way

to keep from seeing a regular doctor.

- You can get a lot of things done much cheaper

outside the US.

- I don't know about that.

Are you--is it safe?

I mean, you know, what if something happens?

- I've done plenty of research on the internet.

- Okay, so you'd rather believe what you read

on the internet

than what a medical professional says?

- What did the internet do to you?

- Well, the internet cut my head off.

Cut my head off.

Look.

It cut my head off.

- [laughing]

- You know, that Calvin is doing a bang-up job

on those shelves, I mean--

Under my tutelage, of course.

- Well, it looks like your tutelage is in here

sitting on the couch.

- Floyd, where's my tablet?

I gotta look up a video for these shelves.

- You didn't do what I told you to do?

- That didn't work.

- Look in my car under the driver's seat.

- Can you grab that blue bag for me?

It has my herbs in it. - Got it.

- ELLA: And oh, and get my package.

Bring my package in, please.

- You know what, C.J., did I ever tell you

about the time my girlfriend Tina blew my back out?

- Floyd...

- I don't--I don't wanna hear this.

- No, I mean, we had just started dating

and I had taken her ice skating one night.

- I'm 'bout to throw up.

- No, you may wanna get up.

- But see, I had a rope, a blanket,

and a kerosene lamp.

Yeah, and some Johnnie Taylor tapes.

- What is this, Fifty Shades of Floyd?

- Look, what happened, we went out there on the ice,

I lit the kerosene lamp,

put it on the blanket and we just sat there

and we stared in each others' eyes.

You know, the flames, they flickered over the ice

and it was almost like we were on the ocean.

- That actually sounds pretty cool.

- Yeah. - No, no, no.

Just wait.

- But then Tina rolled her big ass

and knocked over the kerosene lamp

and the blanket caught fire.

Never knew that ice could melt that fast.

So here we are, we were sinking.

We're trying to swim and finally I just got on her back

'cause she's bigger and she's a little bit more buoyant,

if you know what I mean.

And I tried to get to the side and everything.

I--I just can't understand it,

my back ain't been right since.

You know what?

I now have a new appreciation for crushed ice.

- Floyd, my tablet isn't under your seat

and your car door's wide open.

- Well, I mean, I locked the door.

Excuse me! - Hey!

- Was there any damage to the door?

- Not that I can tell.

But I think somebody broke into the car.

- Y'all not gonna believe this.

- ALL: Somebody broke into the car.

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- Floyd, how did somebody break into the car?

- I don't know, man.

These thieves are getting cleverer and cleverer

each and every day.

- Did you perhaps leave the door open

when we came back from the doctor's?

- No, it was locked.

I left the window cracked because of that funky salve

that you had on you.

- CALVIN AND C.J.: You left the window cracked?

- Did they get my box?

- Ella, they took your box.

C.J., they took your bag.

Calvin, they took your tablet.

And they took my Johnnie Taylor tapes.

- Oh my goodness.

That box had my fabric in it.

And my fabric has been on back order for two months.

- C.J.: And my herbs and ointment.

- Oh, they gonna return that

'cause they ain't gonna be able to handle that stink.

Maybe we can just find everything

by following that smell.

My tablet, Floyd.

Laura just bought that, now it's gone

and it's all your fault.

- Why is everybody blaming me?

Don't y'all realize that I'm a victim, too? Hmm?

My Johnnie Taylor tapes.

- I can't believe you left the window down.

- Cracked. I left the window cracked.

- Floyd, I will never find that fabric for my--

for my shelves!

- I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I left the window cracked

and allowed the thief to come and break in my car

and steal all of your things, okay?

- I don't know what you were thinking.

- So you basically asked for somebody to rob you

by showing everybody your crack.

- My what?

- The crack in the window.

- Yeah, Floyd, you basically said, "Free stuff! "Free stuff!"

- So this is what we're doing?

Now I done got violated

but I don't get no sympathy here?

- ALL: Nope.

- You know what? You Paynes have cut me deep.

You've gone too far.

Look, I filed a police report

and that's all I can do.

I'll never forget this!

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- [laughs]

How--how's the view down there?

- Not too bad.

Just if I could learn how to drink a cold beer from here,

this would be perfect.

- Either hike the ball or run with it.

- Wait, wait, don't touch him.

C.J., how long are you supposed to be like that?

- 'Till about five minutes ago.

I really need some help.

[yelling]

Easy, easy.

- Remember to breathe.

Remember the breaths.

[panting]

- I think that only works when you're in labor.

- Honestly, C.J., if it's this bad,

maybe you should just have the surgery.

- No.

I put in a call to my boy Marcus,

he had the same thing.

And he went down to Mexico and got some--

and got some shots.

So I'm waiting for him to call me back now

with his doctor's information.

- You 'bout to blow through

your frequent-flyer miles for that?

- [phone ringing]

- Hey, Marcus, what's happening, man?

Yeah, no, no. I need that.

Yeah, I still need the information.

Uh-huh.

What?

Did they say what happened? What caused it?

Okay, man, well look, man, I'm sorry to hear that, bro.

Thanks for letting me know, man. Yeah, yeah.

I'll get back to you.

Stay up, bro, stay up. Alright.

- So, what's going on?

- Uh, Marcus said for the first few days he was fine,

and but now he's in the hospital,

'cause he's partially paralyzed.

- Oh, ha, you have to go to the doctor.

- Yeah, 'cause you can't handle a shot of tequila.

You damn sure don't want a shot of whatever Marcus had.

- C.J., now it's a done deal.

You're gonna go make an appointment

and have the surgery.

- I can't.

- Why?

- Bottom line, a Black man in this country

goes under the knife and ain't no telling

what's gonna happen.

- What does that even mean?

- Any time I go to the doctor,

I feel like I'm shooting dice.

America doesn't have the best reputation

when it comes to Black people and healthcare.

- The Tuskegee Experiment.

- Exactly.

How you gonna do an experiment on Black men

for 40 years, basically treating them

like they're guinea pigs?

- Sometimes I get a little nervous

when I go to the doctor.

- And--and what about Henrietta Lacks?

I mean, doctors took cells out of her body

without her knowledge

and mass produced 'em for research.

- That's deep.

- Yeah, and I'm sure there's much more

that we don't even know about.

- That may be true.

But there are exceptions to every rule.

- That may be true but I still can't help but think,

"Is surgery necessary, or am I an experiment?"

"Or is this a racket just to milk insurance companies

for money?"

- So what are you gonna do?

- I could try getting shots in Mexico and end up paralyzed,

or I could do the surgery here and be a experiment.

Or I could just wait for my herbs to kick in

and see what they do.

- Seriously, Cuz, if you're not going to Mexico,

can you give me some of your frequent-flyer miles?

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- Careful C.J.

- I gotta wait a few minutes for the corner pieces to dry.

- Oh, Calvin, thank you.

I'm just sorry, I did not know that the shelving

was going to be such a major project.

- Well, it would have helped if the instructions

were in English.

I'm sorry it's taking so long, Mom.

I know you wanted to put the fabric on the shelves

when I finished.

- I don't even have any fabric now, so it's just fine.

I'll do something else. - I don't have it.

- Really? So we just can't just move past that?

- Past what?

- Making me feel like it's my fault

that somebody has burglarized the car

and stole all your things.

- You did leave the window open.

- But I didn't steal anything! Okay?

Don't be bad at me, be mad at the thief.

- I'm not mad.

You did go back to the naturopath and get my herbs.

- Yeah, and I'm lucky that I didn't come out of there

with a shrunken head.

- I don't think that's possible.

- Really? You're doing this?

Look here, my Johnnie Taylor tapes were stolen, alright?

I ain't see nobody feel sorry for me about that.

- I cried a little bit, but that had more to do

with my back hurting than anything.

- And, Calvin, you gonna sit up here

and put on the neighborhood watch what happened?

Now it's one thing to be scrutinized by my family,

but a stranger?

Come on now, now I done--I done stepped up

to be a part of this family, and I feel like

I ain't been nothing but stepped on.

- Floyd, we did not mean to hurt your feelings.

- Let me ask you something, Ella.

You remember when me and you, Curtis and Tina

went to that party, right? - Yes.

- And they played "Disco Lady". You remember that?

Woo!

When they played that song I told y'all--

y'all was the finest things in the place.

You remember that? - I remember that.

- That was Johnnie Taylor.

- Ah, we had fun that night.

- Every time I hear that song, I think about

all those beautiful memories that came along with that,

especially what me and Tina did

in that dog gone ice rink.

- I'm sorry, Floyd.

- Now here this, I lost those Johnnie Taylor tapes,

but I don't think y'all respect that.

- I'm sorry, Floyd.

- You know what? You're right, Floyd.

I'm sorry too.

- Count me in on that.

I didn't mean to make you feel bad.

- Well, Floyd, we were just caught up in our loss.

We didn't even think about how you felt.

And we'll never do it again.

- Okay. Apology accepted.

So we're good? - Good.

- Good? - I'm good.

- Good?

- [yelling] - Ah!

Be more careful.

You know what? Now that was my fault.

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- I think this will do, C.J.

I got a pillow for you like you asked.

Sit up, sit up.

Careful.

Did the heating pad help? Sit back.

- Yes, thank you, thank you.

Yeah, I'm sorry to be in your way

with this back thing.

- Oh, no, no, no. You're not in the way.

I just want you better.

- Yeah, back problems are no joke.

- Listen, going to the doctor should be

just as normal as going to the barber shop,

it really should.

You have got to break the cycle of a Black man

being skeptical of doctors.

- I've decided to get the surgery.

And guess what? - Yes?

- The same place that I have to go

to get physical therapy is the same place

that my naturopath was sending me.

- First, we couldn't get you to go to the doctor,

now you're going to all the doctors.

- I need to do it for myself as well as for my family.

- Hey, everybody. - Hey, Floyd.

Well listen, C.J., while you're doing that

check in with the doctor upstairs.

- I've already done that, you taught me well.

- Alright.

- [laughing]

- Hey, hey.

- Hey. - Hey, baby.

- Mom, how is those shelves holding up I put up for you?

- They're perfect.

Now, don't get offended.

So I didn't have the fabric but I painted them.

And the paint turned out so nice.

I mean, it's so nice that I put some of Curtis' things

on top of those shelves.

- I'm glad it worked out for you.

And if you ever want me to put up extensions,

look what I found.

- Ah, I like it.

- You got your tablet back?

- Yeah, once I told Laura that it was stolen,

she told me to activate the location app on it.

Police brought it back a few days later.

- Wait, she activated the location app on your tablet?

She got you on lock down like that?

- It was a gift. I deactivated it.

Speaking of gifts, though.

Here you go, Floyd. This is from all of us.

- No, you didn't.

No, y'all didn't!

"The Best of Johnnie Taylor"!

Thank you, thank you.

- You're welcome. You're welcome.

- Thank you, man.

Oh, I ain't gonna do that again!

I just got in good with this family again.

I ain't gonna do that.

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