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Oye, por ahí viene Bill Cosby. Óyete.

Are you enjoying your breakfast?

Yes, are you enjoying yours?

Looks like you're not going to drink
that orange juice.

Yes, I am. I'm saving it for last.

I don't have any orange juice. You took
it all.

I know. That used to happen to me a lot
when I was small.

But now I wake up very early.

How would you like to trade a delicious,
thirst -quenching slice

of... cantaloupe melon or that little
shot glass

of orange juice?

Two pieces.

But then I won't have any.

That's the deal.

You used to be such a warm person.

You've changed.

Take it or leave it.

Okay, on the count of three. One, two,
three.

There you go.

and love, and breakfast.

I'm telling Mom.

Tattletail, Tattletail, sitting on ice
cream rail.

Hello. Hey.

It's such a beautiful day today.

It's a beautiful day? Why? You're not
going to go to school?

Yeah, I'm going to what? I've just never
seen you in such a mood like this

before going to school.

Dad, today is Friday.

This weekend, I have no homework, no
tests to study for, and no papers to

It's gonna be the perfect weekend.

You know what will make it a great
weekend?

Tomorrow, you and I get the ladder out,
we go up on the roof and clean out those

gutters. Dad, come on. I need to relax
this weekend. I'm under a lot of

pressure. Pressure?

Yes, Dad.

My life is not like yours. You're a
doctor.

When you finish work, you have nothing
to think about. But I'm in high school,

Dad. I have to think about what I'm
doing day and night.

If I'm not studying for a subject, I
gotta think about it.

I don't know, but it's weekends like
this that get me through.

Well, then I guess you better make the
most of it.

Oh, Dad, I will.

Tonight's the big pep rally, tomorrow's
the game, and the party at Maxine's.

You know, your grandparents, all of them
are coming over for dinner tonight.

Well, I'll be there. I was just hoping I
could be excused right after dinner. Is

it okay?

Yeah, sure, that's okay. I'm just happy
you could fit us into your...

Perfect weekend.

Thank you, Dad.

Who took my orange juice?

Who took my orange juice?

All's fair in love and breakfast.

Do you know who I am?

I am the man who loves you, who worked
to buy the

orange juice for you.

How's school? Great. Is Mom around?

Yeah, she's in the kitchen.

Great. I need to talk to somebody about
something.

Uh, Vanessa?

Yeah? What am I, a bag of oats?

No, Dad, but I think I should talk to
Mom about this.

Okay. Okay. You might know about this,
too.

Well, how are you going to know that I
know if you don't ask me?

You see, it's boys.

Boys. Well, boys and girls.

Boys and girls. Okay, well, you've come
to the right person because I used to be

a boy.

And your mother was a girl, and I have
four girls and one boy. So what's your

problem? See, Dad, there's this thing
coming up next week at school called the

turnaround dance.

Turnaround dance? I know about a
turnaround dance. I used to have that in

day. In the old time.

Yeah, that's where the girls have to ask
the boys to the dance.

Right. Hello.

And there are two guys I want to ask.

Now, one of them, you know, I really
don't like, but he'll say yes. And the

I do like will probably say no.

One of them, Robert?

No, Dad, Rob and I broke up a long time
ago.

See, first he went steady with Stephanie
Johnson, and then he went steady with

Beth Peterson, and now it's Amy Gordon.

Sounds like Roberto is wandering around
the world for the rest of his life

searching for you.

Dad.

The guy I want to go out with is David
Butler.

Oh, I see.

Now, why do you like him?

He's cute.

Oh, and he's probably got a great
personality.

I hope.

Well, you see, I never really talked to
him.

But I heard him say something in class,
Dad, and he has the best voice.

It cracks.

What did he say?

stood up in class to answer a question,
and he said, the Suez Canal.

This was so adorable, and it was the
right answer.

Cute and smart.

And all my friends say we would look so
good together.

If your friends say that the two of you
look cute together, call this boy.

He says, no, I'm going to feel awful.

Suppose he says yes. Let me put it to
you this way.

Along... long time ago and i'm not
naming any names there was this cute

girl and she wanted to ask this fellow
but she was like you she was just kind

afraid and and she was nervous and then
she got up enough courage and she called

the boy and the boy said yes and they
went to the dance and they are married

today

Dad, is this a story about you and Mom?
Yes, but don't tell your mother that I'm

sorry.

Don't tell her.

But, Dad, you know, I'm not Mom.

I don't think I could do this.

Well, then you have a third choice. You
can take me to the dance.

I'll call David.

Hey.

Hello. How's everything?

Just fine.

Need any help?

No, I'm just about finished.

You know, it's so funny how life repeats
itself.

What? Well, I was in there talking to
Vanessa, and she is

nervous about a turnaround, Dan.

Oh. So I told her the story about how
you...

called me and asked me to go to the
Halloween dance.

I what?

I told her how you called me up and
asked me to go to the dance and how you

nervous and everything, you know.

Cliff, why did you lie to our daughter?

I didn't lie. No, I didn't. You let the
record show.

Oh, here we go with the let the record
show.

Cliff, let's get this story straight.
You see, the truth of the matter is you

called my house while I was at
cheerleading practice because you knew I

there. And then you had the audacity to
ask my mother to tell me to take you to

the dance.

And said I had to be quick about it
because there were a lot of girls in

waiting to ask you.

Get out of here.

You know, it's true that you promised my
mother if I said yes.

You would have me home by 9 .30 and mow
her lawn and wash all the windows.

And I think you better put the top back
on that silver polish.

Okay, Mr. Smartypants, okay. My mother
will be here this evening to verify the

fact. Okay, good, good, good.

And then after she does that, then you
better be ready to do some heavy

apologizing and begging for forgiveness.

We shall see. Uh -huh. We shall see what
we shall see. What humiliation from

thee.

Hi. Hey, how you doing?

Now, wait a minute. This is not the face
of someone who's about to start a

perfect weekend.

It's not a perfect weekend, Dad.

I got a history paper back today.

A C.

I couldn't believe it. I thought I would
at least get a B.

Mr. Pierce said I can do the paper over
again and try for a higher grade.

Well, at least you get another chance.

Yeah, but it's got to be on Monday.

If I rewrite the paper, I'm going to
miss everything.

The pep rally, the game, the party at
Maxine's.

It's going to be the greatest party of
the year. Wait one second. You go

upstairs, you do a couple of hours' work
on your paper.

Come down, you have dinner with us.

And then you go back up and you work on
your papers some more.

So tomorrow you go to the football game
and Maxine's party.

Okay? Makes sense to me.

It's worth a try.

All right. I'll get started. And then
you and I get the ladder. We'll go up on

the roof.

Just kidding. Just kidding.

So the pirate said, not in my hat, you
don't.

Why did you hear that? I made that up. I
thought that.

Oh, Claire, the dinner was delicious.

Oh, thank you. Everything was delightful
except for my son's jokes.

Hey, listen, you know, you can go home
now if you want to.

Aunt Whitey, who wants some? Me. Oh,
I'll have some and some for Granny.

Dad, can I leave now? Yeah, oh, yeah,
sure, go ahead. Where are you going,

Well, I have to go upstairs and redo a
history paper that's due on Monday. I

a C on it, and I should have gotten an
A. Well, what did you write about? The

March on Washington.

Oh, you didn't tell me you were writing
about that.

You know, your father and I were there.
You should have come to us. I thought I

had it all covered. I did research and
everything on it. Oh, you could have

research with us. There are a few people
in this room who were there.

Oh, that's right.

I was there. All of us were. But I went
to the library.

Phil, go up and get that paper. I want
to hear it. Now?

Right now. I want to hear it. So do I.
My pleasure. I want you to hear how good

it really is.

Okay. Mom, can I be excused now? I want
to go make that phone call. Of course.

Can I come?

Rudy, I think Vanessa needs a little
privacy for this call.

Oh, that's okay, Mom. I can use the
support.

Just don't make any kissing noises while
I'm talking.

Bye, Mom.

What's that about? Oh, there's a
turnaround dance. Vanessa has to ask a

Since we are on the subject of
turnaround dances, Mother Dear, I would

to settle a little dispute between your
daughter and myself.

What's that?

Do you recall the first time we went out
together?

Oh, of course. The Halloween dance.

Yes. That was the time you called me up
and tried to bribe me.

You asked me to talk Claire into asking
you to go to the dance. Oh, thank you,

Mother.

You promised to wash my windows and mow
my lawn if I do it. Son, you always were

desperate.

Oh, the way he said, you never did mow
my lawn.

Well, I guess we'll see you on Sunday.

And bring a rake.

You know, I fed you tonight, and you
turn on me like this.

Okay, here it is.

Okay, you ready?

Mm -hmm.

The March by Theodore Huxtable. On
August 28, 1963, there was a civil

march in Washington, D .C.

250 ,000 people were there. Many people
gave speeches.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a famous
speech, I Have a Dream.

It was an important day for America.

What do you think?

That's it? No, that's just the first
paragraph. Oh, okay. What do you think

far? Well, you have your facts straight.
I know. Can you believe Mr. Pierce gave

me a C? Does this sound like a C to you,
Grandpa?

Maybe we should hear the rest of it.
Okay.

There were many celebrities at the
march.

Sidney Poitier, Charlton Heston, Paul
Newman, Lena Horne, Joan Baez,

Jackie Robinson, Harry Belafonte, Burt
Lancaster.

ready yet do you want me to call him no
no no i'll do it i just have to figure

out what i'm gonna say i know what to
say what david you're going to this

with me that is not how you do this
that's how i do it but that's not the

-up way to do it

call Dave before it gets too late. Then
do it. I will.

Don't be afraid.

If he says no, you can stay here and
play with me.

Thanks.

I'm in your science class?

Yeah, that's where I sit.

Um, I was wondering about something.

You know about the turnaround dance at
school next week?

Yeah. Um, would you like to go with me?

Uh,

yes, I think it'll be fun, too. I'm
delighted.

And at the conclusion of the day, The
ten leaders of the march met with

President John F. Kennedy for 75
minutes, and thus ended an important day

should all remember.

The end.

Well, interesting.

Yes, it was.

Very.

You didn't like it? Well, son, you had
the facts.

I know.

Where'd you get the information?

At the library.

How many books did you read?

One. It's called The Pocket Guide to
American History.

How many pages did it have about the
march?

One, but there was a little bit on the
top of the next page.

So this is a condensed version of
historical events. Right.

And not one mention about A. Philip
Randolph.

Right. I could just imagine what they
wrote about the Boston Tea Party.

Some men jumped up on the boat.

And there were some celebrities, and
they threw the tea in the water.

And Sam Jones and John Havlicek and Bill
Russell have been winning the

championship.

Theo, maybe your teacher wanted
something else.

Like what?

Well, honey, you could have written more
about the people, you know, why they

got involved and what they felt.

I can tell you what they felt.

Hot.

Yes, it was rather warm that day.

We were lucky.

We were on an air -conditioned bus, and
all of them didn't have it. How many

buses? Just hundreds and hundreds of
them. And the singing. Yes, the singing.

You could hear the singing coming from
every bus. We sang all the way down

there. Not everyone was singing.

Please don't start on me.

You didn't tell your father to keep
quiet.

He had a tendency to drag out the words
and sing off key.

What really happened besides the heat
and the singing?

Theo, I'll tell you what you should put
in that paper.

The mood of that day. Oh, Theo, it was
so friendly. Yes, it was.

People we didn't know at all, waving to
each other like they were old friends.

We were old friends by the time we
walked from the parking lot to the gate.

It was a couple of miles at least. We
had to march to the march.

You saw all kinds of people, all colors.

From every part of America.

They carried signs and they wore buttons
to let you know where they'd come from.

I traded buttons with a man from
Portland, Oregon.

Walked around all day long with that
button on. Kiss me, I'm Irish.

You can't stop there.

Your father went around collecting
buttons all day long. Every time I

he had a new button. Kiss me, I'm
Jewish.

Kiss me, I'm Polish. Kiss me, I'm
Japanese.

And I still have those buttons up here.

Oh, we have a whole drawer full of
reminders from that day.

It must have been great knowing you guys
were going to be part of history.

Oh, no, no, no. That wasn't what it was
about.

We were just expressing the way we felt
then.

But when we stood in the church parking
lot waiting to get on the bus, there was

only about 50 of us there.

I looked around and I thought, well,
what if we're the only ones who show up?

We were a very small group of people.
After we got down there, there was so

people. To stand in front of the
Washington Monument surrounded by 250

people. To be heard.

Theo, your granddad and I met this one
woman, Nadine. She was 71 years old and

she drove... I was talking.

I was just telling the boy about Nadine.
But I was telling him about Nadine. I'm

sorry.

You go ahead.

No, you go ahead.

No, you. Oh, no.

Will somebody please tell the boy?

I'll tell it.

Nadine was 71 years old, and she drove
all the way from North Dakota.

Grand Fork. She drove down with her
granddaughter.

Lovely child.

During the march, Nadine was with us
every step of the way. Every step.

She stood through all the speeches and
never sat down once. We were amazed a

person her age could do all of that.

Russell, she was the same age then that
you are now.

Oh, you're right.

No wonder she could do all that.

See, Theo, that's the one thing that you
can't get in the history books. That's

the one thing you can't capture. The
people.

I guess so.

And you should have seen what it was
like when we went back to the bucket.

Right. People held hands and smiled.
There was a feeling of...

Joy and pride and other newspapers said
it was going to be trouble, but there

wasn't any. It was a lovely, peaceful
day.

It was peaceful.

I'll still carry a little of that day
with me.

Dr. King said, I don't think I'll ever
forget.

In a sense, we have come to our nation's
capital to cash a check.

When the architects of our republic
wrote the magnificent words of the

Constitution and the Declaration of
Independence, they were signing a

note to which every American was to fall
heir.

This is great.

I didn't have to go to the library after
all.

All I had to do was have dinner with my
family. Hey.

Oh, wait, wait, wait.

Up in the bottom drawer of your mother's
dresser, pictures, old newspaper

clippings. Your father's kiss -me
buttons are in there, too.

Thanks.

I'm glad Theo had that paper to write.
It brought back a lot of memories.

It certainly did.

And Russell.

Do you remember someone sitting way in
the back of the bus starting to sing?

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the
coming

of the Lord.

He is trampling out the vintage where
the grapes of

wrath are stored.

He hath loosed the fateful lightning of
his terrible...

swift sword.

His truth is marching on.

Glory, glory, hallelujah.

Glory, glory, hallelujah. August 28,
1963 was the day that

changed my family.

It was a day of joy and pride and most
of all, hope.

His truth is marching on.

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