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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:10,379 --> 00:00:12,500 What makes somebody a grown -up? 2 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,580 Well, I used to think it would happen when I reached five feet. 3 00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:19,800 Then I figured maybe I'd be grown when I lost all my baby teeth. 4 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,200 I've since passed a few more milestones on the road to womanhood. 5 00:00:27,500 --> 00:00:32,340 I suffered through my first period, celebrated my first love, And I even 6 00:00:32,340 --> 00:00:33,340 out of my daddy's house. 7 00:00:35,220 --> 00:00:37,040 Okay, okay, so I moved back. 8 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,020 The bottom line is, I'm not a child. 9 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:45,600 But when can I say with certainty that Moesha Denise Mitchell is truly, without 10 00:00:45,600 --> 00:00:46,980 doubt, a woman? 11 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:05,360 I realize my reason to feel like this is me. 12 00:01:05,660 --> 00:01:11,100 My best friend's always on my mind. You're gonna be down, come on. 13 00:01:11,320 --> 00:01:12,580 Gotta do it. 14 00:01:30,540 --> 00:01:32,220 One, two, three. One, two, three. 15 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,440 One, two, three. Yeah. 16 00:01:34,980 --> 00:01:35,980 Yeah. 17 00:01:36,320 --> 00:01:39,000 Oh, Ann, it's bad enough you lack class. 18 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,020 Must you also lack rhythm? 19 00:01:44,220 --> 00:01:45,500 Must you speak to me? 20 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:50,940 Ignore her, Francois. My debut is far too important, and I will not have it 21 00:01:50,940 --> 00:01:52,260 tainted by her. 22 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,540 Dang, I thought I left that social climate back at Bridgewood. 23 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:58,520 Why are we doing this stupid walk thing? 24 00:01:58,740 --> 00:01:59,940 Come on, we're trying to count. 25 00:02:30,830 --> 00:02:32,150 lovelier group of debutantes. 26 00:02:32,370 --> 00:02:33,410 Oh, indeed, Deidre. 27 00:02:33,630 --> 00:02:34,630 Oh. 28 00:02:35,010 --> 00:02:36,410 Can't waltz worth two cents. 29 00:02:37,090 --> 00:02:38,090 But they're lovely. 30 00:02:39,710 --> 00:02:43,650 Say, Anna, I found this wonderful passage on womanhood. I think it will 31 00:02:43,650 --> 00:02:44,650 beautiful benediction. 32 00:02:44,690 --> 00:02:48,650 Well, I don't doubt it. But the ladies of Eminence already have a benediction. 33 00:02:49,030 --> 00:02:54,910 Yeah, but, you know, I just thought that this would... Kevin, I'm glad you 34 00:02:54,910 --> 00:02:55,910 agreed to be my escort. 35 00:02:55,930 --> 00:02:57,670 Me too. You're still paying for my tux, right? 36 00:02:58,370 --> 00:02:59,370 Can we talk? 37 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,260 Practice the processional. Places, please. 38 00:03:08,420 --> 00:03:14,820 Now, remember, you are going to be presented in the grand ballroom of the 39 00:03:14,820 --> 00:03:18,100 Beverly Hilton, not the den. 40 00:03:20,020 --> 00:03:21,020 First couple. 41 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:26,640 Shoulders back. 42 00:03:36,300 --> 00:03:39,120 This whole debutante thing. I shouldn't have never let Daddy and Dee talk me 43 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,480 into this curtsy crap. You know me. I like to keep it real. 44 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:47,120 Must you be so ghetto? 45 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,240 Who you calling ghetto? 46 00:03:51,820 --> 00:03:54,400 Anyone who'd form a sentence without a verb. 47 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:55,960 Oh, I got your verb. 48 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:57,360 Mrs. 49 00:03:58,220 --> 00:04:03,920 Mitchell, if your attention is too much to ask for, then perhaps you're not 50 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,660 ready to enter into polite society. 51 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:07,440 Perhaps. 52 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:13,640 Come 53 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:21,120 in. 54 00:04:25,540 --> 00:04:27,580 Dee told me you had a bad day at rehearsal. 55 00:04:28,140 --> 00:04:30,620 Day? More like a bad week. 56 00:04:32,130 --> 00:04:35,350 Daddy, look, I know that you really want me to be a debutante, and Mom did too, 57 00:04:35,490 --> 00:04:37,310 but I'm just not feeling it, Daddy. 58 00:04:38,030 --> 00:04:39,110 Well, what are you feeling, Mom? 59 00:04:39,450 --> 00:04:41,070 I feel like I'm wasting my time. 60 00:04:41,490 --> 00:04:44,670 I mean, who cares about all the waltzing and the curtsies and all that high 61 00:04:44,670 --> 00:04:45,670 society junk? 62 00:04:45,710 --> 00:04:48,950 I mean, Daddy, we're on the brink of a new millennium, but they're living in 63 00:04:48,950 --> 00:04:53,190 past. Well, baby, some of the traditions might feel a bit outdated, but... A 64 00:04:53,190 --> 00:04:56,430 bit? Daddy, that stuff went out with powdered wigs and wooden teeth. 65 00:04:58,250 --> 00:04:59,490 All right, sit down. 66 00:05:01,020 --> 00:05:03,200 Baby, there is a bigger picture here, you know. 67 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:06,100 You girls are about to cross over into womanhood. 68 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,280 Look, Daddy, I know that you spent a lot of money on this. Oh, no, no, no, no, 69 00:05:10,280 --> 00:05:12,560 Mo. Baby, it's not about the money. 70 00:05:13,260 --> 00:05:15,380 I just don't want you to miss out, that's all. 71 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:17,040 I mean, think about it, baby. 72 00:05:17,300 --> 00:05:18,840 You did all the community service. 73 00:05:19,140 --> 00:05:20,660 You were at all the rehearsals, right? 74 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:22,220 Well, you paid your dues. 75 00:05:22,980 --> 00:05:26,420 Now's the time for you to step up and get your props. 76 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:30,980 Daddy, you've been watching Rhapsody on the sneak, too. 77 00:05:32,820 --> 00:05:34,560 Well, you know how we do it. 78 00:05:36,900 --> 00:05:37,900 Oh, baby. 79 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:43,840 Mom, you ever heard the saying, it takes a whole village... To raise a child. I 80 00:05:43,840 --> 00:05:44,840 know, I know. 81 00:05:45,340 --> 00:05:50,420 Well, baby, now's the time that you get to show that village, your family, our 82 00:05:50,420 --> 00:05:53,720 friends, all the people who watched you grow up, that the work is done. 83 00:05:54,700 --> 00:05:58,500 And this is the chance that we get to acknowledge that it's time to see you in 84 00:05:58,500 --> 00:05:59,500 whole new light. 85 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,300 It is time, isn't it? It's been time. 86 00:06:03,700 --> 00:06:06,380 Well, that's why people have these rites of passage, baby. 87 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:11,640 To celebrate the beautiful child that you were and to watch you become the 88 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,260 confident and capable woman that we all want you to be. 89 00:06:17,220 --> 00:06:18,220 That's sweet, Daddy. 90 00:06:19,340 --> 00:06:21,100 You know what will make it even sweeter? 91 00:06:31,809 --> 00:06:35,770 Patty, that's Mama's gown, the one in the picture. You kept it? She was saving 92 00:06:35,770 --> 00:06:36,770 it for you, baby. 93 00:06:37,710 --> 00:06:39,650 Really? Well, don't you remember? 94 00:06:44,810 --> 00:06:48,450 You remember her always talking about the ladies of eminence. 95 00:06:49,590 --> 00:06:53,890 How she was going to sponsor you one day, and how you were going to become 96 00:06:53,890 --> 00:06:54,890 belle of the ball. 97 00:06:55,950 --> 00:06:56,950 I remember. 98 00:06:58,430 --> 00:06:59,430 It's yours, pumpkin. 99 00:07:01,100 --> 00:07:02,140 Go ahead, try it on. 100 00:07:02,700 --> 00:07:03,900 And then make up your mind. 101 00:07:09,140 --> 00:07:11,700 Well, it's your call, pumpkin. 102 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:14,440 But I'm ready for a celebration. 103 00:07:23,820 --> 00:07:24,820 That's it. 104 00:07:24,980 --> 00:07:26,620 Ladies and gentlemen, beautiful. 105 00:07:27,260 --> 00:07:29,940 Finally. You look like debutantes. 106 00:07:31,599 --> 00:07:32,599 Oh, Moesha. 107 00:07:32,980 --> 00:07:36,800 If only your mother could see you now, Marguerite would have been so proud. 108 00:07:37,060 --> 00:07:38,060 Aw, thank you. 109 00:07:39,900 --> 00:07:41,660 See? You happy now? 110 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,740 I'd be even happier if I didn't have you stepping all over my toes. 111 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:48,760 Mrs. Laveau! 112 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:53,420 Mrs. Laveau! Oh, uh... I'm so sorry I'm late. Miss Hobbs, may I speak with you? 113 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:58,600 Uh, and Miss Jackson, not so close. It's a waltz, not the lombada. 114 00:08:00,590 --> 00:08:02,290 Like your girl Mary Ellen is in trouble. 115 00:08:02,710 --> 00:08:03,710 Oh, pity. 116 00:08:08,610 --> 00:08:10,390 How come she gets to leave early? 117 00:08:12,770 --> 00:08:16,830 Because Miss Hobbs is no longer in this year's debutante ball. 118 00:08:18,310 --> 00:08:20,110 Dang, just for being late. 119 00:08:20,470 --> 00:08:22,030 She's later than you think. 120 00:08:22,590 --> 00:08:23,590 She's pregnant. 121 00:08:23,930 --> 00:08:24,930 What? 122 00:08:25,170 --> 00:08:27,830 Ooh, she went half on her baby? 123 00:08:34,340 --> 00:08:35,620 Pregnant? Who's the daddy? 124 00:08:36,860 --> 00:08:39,960 So that's why she been wearing all those baggy clothes. And we all know Mary 125 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:42,000 Ellen doesn't take her fashion cues from the breast. 126 00:08:44,260 --> 00:08:45,260 Hi, ladies. 127 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:46,520 Hi. 128 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:48,480 So, what's going on? 129 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:52,360 Dee, we just heard that Mary Ellen got kicked out of the ball because she's 130 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:53,980 pregnant. Is it true, Mrs. Mitchell? 131 00:08:55,140 --> 00:08:56,380 Well, it's not for me to say. 132 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:58,480 Well, can't you say who the daddy is? 133 00:09:02,140 --> 00:09:03,140 Dee, look. 134 00:09:03,180 --> 00:09:04,660 We already know that Mary Ellen's pregnant. 135 00:09:05,740 --> 00:09:07,660 But we think she should be allowed to participate. 136 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:14,940 Look, ladies, I'm sorry, but perhaps the ladies of eminence feel that would be 137 00:09:14,940 --> 00:09:15,940 sending the wrong message. 138 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:18,920 Well, I thought this was a celebration of womanhood. 139 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:21,880 Womanhood, yes. 140 00:09:22,540 --> 00:09:23,540 Motherhood, no. 141 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,240 Well, what are we gonna do? 142 00:09:29,620 --> 00:09:30,620 Plan a baby shower? 143 00:09:34,860 --> 00:09:37,880 So Mary Ellen can't be in the ball because she got knocked up. What's that 144 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:38,759 to do with us? 145 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:43,060 Look, y 'all, Mary Ellen did her community service just like the rest of 146 00:09:43,060 --> 00:09:46,640 mean, she paid her fees on time, sold her act base, and she never missed a 147 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:47,640 rehearsal. 148 00:09:47,680 --> 00:09:50,880 Wait a minute. Why are you worried about Mary Ellen? I thought you two couldn't 149 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:53,280 stand each other. Come on, Niecy, this is bigger than that. 150 00:09:53,640 --> 00:09:57,060 I mean, if we're becoming women, why are they still treating us like children? 151 00:09:57,620 --> 00:10:00,040 I mean, shouldn't we have some kind of say -so? 152 00:10:00,560 --> 00:10:03,300 You know? I mean, we are the debutantes, not Anna LaVoe. 153 00:10:03,540 --> 00:10:04,900 Ooh, true that, all that. 154 00:10:07,560 --> 00:10:10,520 And, you know, I didn't see anything in the bylaws that said a girl couldn't 155 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:12,100 participate if she's pregnant. Mm -hmm. 156 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:14,900 So whose ball is this, ladies? Hers or ours? 157 00:10:15,380 --> 00:10:19,000 Ours. Okay, then, cool. You know, I say after rehearsal tomorrow, we go up to 158 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,780 her and tell her how we feel. Because you know Mary Ellen is one of us. And we 159 00:10:22,780 --> 00:10:25,620 want her back, right? Right. All right, then, that is that. See y 'all tomorrow. 160 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:41,860 this schedule. We don't want any misunderstandings tomorrow night. 161 00:10:41,860 --> 00:10:46,360 must be perfect, including you, and you will be. Why? 162 00:10:47,560 --> 00:10:51,700 Because you represent the ladies of Eminem. 163 00:10:53,740 --> 00:10:55,780 Uh, Mrs. Laveau? 164 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:57,060 Yes, Miss Mitchell. 165 00:10:58,920 --> 00:11:01,160 We want to know why Mary Ellen was dismissed. 166 00:11:03,300 --> 00:11:04,300 We? 167 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:09,400 The girls and I. 168 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:11,920 Right, girls? 169 00:11:14,500 --> 00:11:15,640 Girls? Uh -huh. 170 00:11:16,060 --> 00:11:17,160 Yeah. Uh -huh. 171 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:22,460 Well, that decision was made by the executive board and is not open to 172 00:11:22,460 --> 00:11:23,460 discussion. 173 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:24,720 Okay. 174 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:30,500 Now, if there's nothing else... Well, don't you care how we feel about it? 175 00:11:30,940 --> 00:11:33,040 Not really, because it makes no difference. 176 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,280 Miss Hobbs will not be participating. 177 00:11:38,940 --> 00:11:39,940 Good night, lady. 178 00:11:44,520 --> 00:11:49,120 She was tripping. She lucky she was talking to you because I would have had 179 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:54,620 Oh, so now y 'all have my back. 180 00:11:55,220 --> 00:11:56,380 We lost. 181 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,880 No, we didn't. I mean, we're the ones who hold the power. 182 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,240 All right. They can't have the ball without us. 183 00:12:02,860 --> 00:12:03,860 You know what? 184 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:05,860 I say we boycott. 185 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:07,880 Look, we'll tell him. 186 00:12:08,160 --> 00:12:09,160 To bring Mary Ellen back? 187 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,420 Or we'll have our own rite of passage ceremony here at this den? 188 00:12:12,860 --> 00:12:18,220 Hold on, uh -uh. If you start talking rites of passage, they're going to think 189 00:12:18,220 --> 00:12:19,440 instigated the whole thing. 190 00:12:21,580 --> 00:12:24,000 Well, can we at least tell them we'll be waiting here for the answer? 191 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:27,640 Okay, on one condition. 192 00:12:28,100 --> 00:12:29,500 Y 'all have to buy something. 193 00:12:34,410 --> 00:12:37,750 So what do you say we show Miss Fang whose ball this really is? 194 00:12:38,590 --> 00:12:39,590 It's Mrs. 195 00:12:39,610 --> 00:12:40,610 LeBeau's. 196 00:12:42,050 --> 00:12:43,050 Hi. 197 00:12:48,290 --> 00:12:49,290 Anybody else? 198 00:12:49,690 --> 00:12:52,930 No, we got your back. We got your back. We got your back. 199 00:12:57,610 --> 00:13:04,300 Hey, Mariela. Hi, Mr. Mitchell. Is M... I mean... Come on in. I'll go get her. 200 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,380 Who is... Mary Ellen. 201 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:12,440 What's up? 202 00:13:14,900 --> 00:13:17,020 Daddy, will you please excuse us? Oh, sure. 203 00:13:17,540 --> 00:13:19,080 Well, he might as well know. 204 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,700 Everyone else does because you told them. 205 00:13:26,460 --> 00:13:30,160 I'm... I'm pregnant, Mr. Mitchell. 206 00:13:31,239 --> 00:13:32,239 Yeah, I heard. 207 00:13:35,980 --> 00:13:39,760 Then you must have also heard about Moesha's plan to boycott the ball. 208 00:13:40,680 --> 00:13:41,680 Boycott? 209 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:43,240 What's going on, Mo? 210 00:13:44,420 --> 00:13:49,400 Look, Daddy, I was trying to find the right time to tell you, but we're 211 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:52,200 threatening to boycott if Mary only can be a debutante. 212 00:13:53,140 --> 00:13:55,220 Why are you trying to embarrass me? 213 00:13:55,660 --> 00:13:56,660 What? 214 00:13:57,990 --> 00:14:00,770 Mary Ellen, look, I'm trying to support you, at least in principle. 215 00:14:01,290 --> 00:14:04,470 I mean, if I was trying to embarrass you, would I jeopardize my place in the 216 00:14:04,470 --> 00:14:05,470 ball? 217 00:14:07,850 --> 00:14:12,630 Well, let's suppose, for a second, that you're telling the truth. 218 00:14:13,890 --> 00:14:16,310 Do you really think this would work? 219 00:14:17,130 --> 00:14:18,130 It can't fail. 220 00:14:18,870 --> 00:14:20,370 Mary Ellen, the Debs are united. 221 00:14:20,870 --> 00:14:24,110 And if I were you, I would worry about fitting into my gown. 222 00:14:26,350 --> 00:14:27,710 Mind if I find him? 223 00:14:28,110 --> 00:14:30,790 The question is, does yours? 224 00:14:33,370 --> 00:14:34,370 She's bad. 225 00:14:36,010 --> 00:14:40,990 Excuse me, Mary Ellen. I need to talk to Moesha. Sure, Mr. Mitchell. I have to 226 00:14:40,990 --> 00:14:41,889 run anyway. 227 00:14:41,890 --> 00:14:44,430 All right. See you tomorrow. Bring your gal. We're meeting at the den. 228 00:14:45,510 --> 00:14:46,950 Bye. Take care. 229 00:14:50,910 --> 00:14:51,910 Mo, what happened? 230 00:14:52,750 --> 00:14:55,470 I don't understand. I thought we talked about this, baby. 231 00:14:56,610 --> 00:14:59,530 Daddy, didn't you always teach me to stand up for what I believe in? 232 00:15:02,190 --> 00:15:03,430 Well, I believe in this. 233 00:15:16,850 --> 00:15:17,850 Hey, Angel. 234 00:15:18,030 --> 00:15:20,490 Tonight's the night. I mean, at this very moment, Miss Anna Laveau is 235 00:15:20,490 --> 00:15:23,330 sweating bullets. Cool girl. Hello, nice to meet you. 236 00:15:23,970 --> 00:15:24,970 Are you crying? 237 00:15:32,100 --> 00:15:33,740 Moe, it's been three hours. 238 00:15:34,420 --> 00:15:35,940 Nobody's coming. I'm sorry. 239 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:38,500 And now they went down on me. 240 00:15:39,740 --> 00:15:41,800 I should have just kept my big mouth shut. 241 00:15:42,720 --> 00:15:47,140 Oh, well, you know, if you still want to go to your ball, it's all right to be 242 00:15:47,140 --> 00:15:48,140 fast and to be late. 243 00:15:48,460 --> 00:15:50,220 No, I can't go there after this. 244 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,300 And I can't believe Kim and Niecy didn't show up. 245 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:56,040 I mean, at least Mary Ellen did call with her phony excuse. 246 00:15:57,700 --> 00:15:58,760 Hey! Whoa! 247 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:01,240 Look who just stepped out of GQ. 248 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:02,580 Oh, what, this old thing? 249 00:16:02,980 --> 00:16:04,700 I believe she was referring to me. 250 00:16:04,980 --> 00:16:05,980 Oh, that old thing. 251 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:09,080 Oh, and look at Miles. 252 00:16:10,180 --> 00:16:13,460 Somewhere there's a wedding cake with a little naked groom on top. 253 00:16:16,300 --> 00:16:17,660 Marisha, you look beautiful. 254 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:20,680 Thank you, Dee. You look nice, too, but I'm not going to go to the ball. 255 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:22,800 Well, who said anything about going to the ball? 256 00:16:23,390 --> 00:16:27,810 And Del called us over here to lead you across the threshold of womanhood. 257 00:16:28,990 --> 00:16:30,210 What are you talking about? 258 00:16:30,550 --> 00:16:34,890 Moesha Denise Mitchell, your hour has come. Please rise. 259 00:16:35,590 --> 00:16:36,790 What? Get up, girl. 260 00:16:39,310 --> 00:16:41,470 This is your rite of passage. 261 00:16:41,770 --> 00:16:42,770 Deep. 262 00:16:42,990 --> 00:16:44,610 So are you ready to cross over? 263 00:16:45,230 --> 00:16:46,230 Let's do this. 264 00:16:46,850 --> 00:16:49,010 First, purification. 265 00:16:49,470 --> 00:16:51,050 Oh, no, no, not on my mama's dress. 266 00:16:53,670 --> 00:16:54,870 Symbolic purification. 267 00:16:58,770 --> 00:17:03,630 When a child is born, the village is renewed. 268 00:17:05,010 --> 00:17:10,050 When a child becomes an adult, the village is strengthened. 269 00:17:11,050 --> 00:17:17,690 We celebrate the passage of this child, Moesha Denise Mitchell, 270 00:17:18,069 --> 00:17:20,089 into womanhood. 271 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:26,260 Okay, everybody now offers a gift that symbolizes a quality of being an adult. 272 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:27,660 I'll go first. 273 00:17:29,540 --> 00:17:30,560 A compass? 274 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:38,840 Moesha, there are so many distractions and temptations in this world that it 275 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:43,340 is only a strong sense of direction that'll keep you on course. 276 00:17:44,180 --> 00:17:45,180 Thank you. 277 00:17:45,340 --> 00:17:46,340 Thank you. 278 00:17:46,660 --> 00:17:47,940 You're welcome, honey. 279 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:50,000 It's Kando. 280 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,200 It symbolizes the light within. 281 00:17:52,860 --> 00:17:55,460 Don't tolerate anyone who would seek to extinguish it. 282 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,120 In other words, girl, don't let any of these men walk over you. 283 00:18:01,700 --> 00:18:05,660 Mo, first of all, I give you this corsage because it's paid for. 284 00:18:08,060 --> 00:18:09,120 No, seriously. 285 00:18:10,100 --> 00:18:17,080 Mo, I give you my basketball jersey because to me, an adult is a team 286 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:21,060 I know there's been plenty of times when my mom would probably prefer to rest or 287 00:18:21,060 --> 00:18:24,480 to quit one of her jobs, but she's not only thinking about herself. 288 00:18:25,400 --> 00:18:26,500 She's thinking about the family. 289 00:18:27,900 --> 00:18:28,900 The team. 290 00:18:29,780 --> 00:18:30,800 Thank you. 291 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:38,280 And, Mom, I'd like to give you these cotton swabs. 292 00:18:39,260 --> 00:18:41,720 Because, you know, if you're going to be a grown -up, you're going to need to 293 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:43,200 clean your ears so you can listen better. 294 00:18:45,940 --> 00:18:46,679 Thank you. 295 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:47,680 Oh, boy. 296 00:18:50,460 --> 00:18:55,060 Moesha, my daddy used to say, you'll never know where you're going if you 297 00:18:55,060 --> 00:18:56,060 know where you've been. 298 00:18:57,100 --> 00:18:58,160 Congratulations, baby. 299 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,780 Mom's debutante picture, Daddy. Yeah, just a piece of your history. 300 00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:06,460 Mo, I'm proud of you, baby. 301 00:19:07,060 --> 00:19:08,340 Oh, thank you. 302 00:19:09,460 --> 00:19:10,460 Thank you. 303 00:19:13,220 --> 00:19:15,220 Dee, gird those hips. 304 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:17,040 Woman. 305 00:19:17,900 --> 00:19:20,820 Your center is the center of the universe. 306 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,960 The birthplace of mankind. 307 00:19:26,220 --> 00:19:29,300 We adorn you for your dance. 308 00:19:29,780 --> 00:19:32,460 My dance? Yes, dance. 309 00:19:33,020 --> 00:19:37,700 So that all will plainly see that you are a child no more. 310 00:19:38,580 --> 00:19:40,420 Drums? I hear. 311 00:19:50,340 --> 00:19:52,220 There's power in the hips. 312 00:20:18,700 --> 00:20:19,700 Oh, Mo. 313 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:21,980 Sorry about that boycott thing. 314 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,340 Oh, girl, forget about that. I understand. I'm just glad you're here. 315 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,600 Did something magical happen tonight? 316 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:30,800 I think so. 317 00:20:31,380 --> 00:20:32,480 Did I learn anything? 318 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:34,320 No doubt. 319 00:20:34,760 --> 00:20:37,760 I learned that the center of the universe is within me. 320 00:20:38,140 --> 00:20:43,920 And I learned my peeps, my fam, and my true blues will always have my back. 23571