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What a difference a job makes.

When Hakeem worked at the Athletic Square, he looked and acted like a Mars

Blackman wannabe.

Baby, buy the shoe. Please, baby, baby, baby, please buy the shoe. Buy the shoe.

Buy the shoe.

But now that he works here at Classy Man, he's more mature, he dresses nicer,

and I hate to admit it, the brother's borderline fine.

Although the repackaging of Hakeem has been a smashing success,

There are still a few links to his pre -classy man past.

Moa, did you give me a ride home?

I guess some things never change.

Moesha.

All right, bro. Thanks a lot, man.

Do come again.

Look, I came to your mind. If Big Daddy bounces, I got a date.

Yeah, that's cool, Ed. Besides, I'm stuck here till Mo picks me up anyway.

Thanks, I came. I'll put up the clothes sign on the way out. All right, then.

I'll call Mo.

Oh, please tell me you're not closing.

I really need to buy a gift.

Hey, miss, classy man. We never close the door until the last customer is

satisfied. Hakeem Campbell. Speaking of satisfaction, Eddie Bell.

The holiday and emergency assistant manager at your service. But you can

Big Daddy.

That's what his kids call him.

Uh -uh, only one of them triplets was mine.

Well, you don't want to keep your date waiting, Big Daddy. She ain't going

nowhere. I got her rent money in my pocket.

Is this gift for your husband, your boyfriend, someone you're thinking of

breaking up with?

No, it's for my dad.

Oh, well, what does he do?

He's a lawyer. Oh, well, hey, hey, this is perfect.

Yes. I don't know.

Well, then we must not be looking at the same hat.

Because this hat says that he's successful.

This hat says that he's the man.

And if he ever hits hard times, it's big enough to collect a lot of spare

change. So Christopher Darden won last week.

Well, since you put it that way, I'll take it. All right, cool. I'll put it in

the box for you.

You don't rap?

Yeah, a little, but I do an ill beatbox.

You are so crazy.

What do you do when you're not entertaining shoppers?

Well, I go to school. I'm a slave to the blue and the gold.

Oh. Oh, UCLA.

Poor thing.

I graduated from ST four years ago. What year are you?

A junior.

All right, that'll be $137, please.

Wow. Hey, Jennifer Sutton, huh?

Yeah, not too far from me.

Maybe I can drop by sometime.

Only if you call first.

Here's my card.

Whoa. You got a whole lot of numbers.

And you got a whole lot of ways to get in touch with me, Hakeem.

Well, here's your gift, Jennifer.

Thank you.

Yeah, sure.

I was just on my way to grab a bite to eat.

Would you like to join me?

Oh, yeah, absolutely. Just have a seat right here while I cash out. Great. All

right.

Hakeem, open the door.

Excuse me, Jennifer.

That's that wacky girl from Hot Dog on a Stick.

She has a mad crush on me.

I can't leave right now. Why not? And who is that woman?

Um, that's my district manager.

Yes. My performance is being evaluated.

Oh, well, how you doing?

Ask me tomorrow.

Well, how are you getting home?

Hey, D, this little chicken tastes great.

Mm -hmm. Less filling, too.

Thank you, Miles.

It's called a Cornish hen.

But why is it so small?

Oh, because it's the poultry equivalent of you.

Now, Mo, leave Miles alone.

Yeah, leave me alone.

Thanks, Dad. Don't mention it.

Chicken little.

Good evening, super friend. Hey, Hakeem. Hey, Hakeem.

Ooh, little chickens.

Would you like some dinner?

Ah, no thanks, Mrs. Mitch. I'm on my way out.

Mr. Mitch, you got a moment?

What's up, Hakeem?

Oh, nothing. You know, I just got to holler at your dad. Man to man.

Well, you're a man, sure.

Come on, Hakeem. Let's go in the other room.

So, what's going on, Hakeem?

Well, I've been seeing this girl every day for about a week. And, you know, I

want to take her to a nice restaurant for dinner. You know, someplace where I

won't run into people that I know.

I get it, Hakeem.

Yeah, boy, when I was your age, I used to hide my girlfriends from each other,

too. Oh, I knew you was a player, Mr. Mitch.

Boy, you don't know, I'm a Mac from way back.

But that's another story.

Now, let me see.

Oh, all right. Now, I know this nice little place over on Melrose. They call

Dwayne's. Matter of fact...

Here's a coupon.

You get there before nine, two dinners for the price of one.

And don't worry, Hakeem, I'll keep it on the QT.

I'd rather you keep it on the DL.

Welcome to Duane's, Mr. Campbell.

Who told you my name?

Your hostess.

I'm Claudia, and I'll be your server this evening.

For starters, may I recommend Oysters on the Half Shell?

Oh, yeah, yeah, that sounds slamming. I'll make mine medium well.

Hakeem, Oysters on the Half Shell are chilled and served raw.

My bad.

Why don't I give you a few minutes to look over the menus?

Oh, yeah.

Let's make sure you get back by 9 o 'clock, all right?

Here's your broiled salmon.

Enjoy. Mmm, it looks delicious.

Yeah, I love salmon.

Ooh, ketchup, ma 'am?

No, thank you.

Can I get you something from the bar?

Yes, I'll have a Long Island iced tea.

Hakeem? Oh, yeah, hook me up, too. Just give me extra lemon.

May I see some IDs, sir?

For what? Because it's from another state?

No, because Long Island Iced Tea has alcohol in it.

You know what? Just bring me the iced tea and hold the Long Island.

Hakeem, why don't you just show her your ID?

Look, Jennifer, I'm not quite 21 yet.

That's okay, Hakeem. Age isn't important.

You're probably what?

Twenty? Lower.

Look, Jennifer, I'm 17.

When I don't go to UCLA, I go to Crenshaw High.

It's just that I was afraid to tell you the truth.

Hakeem, I don't know what to say.

Look, Jennifer, I'm really sorry.

I never had a woman as nice, as beautiful as you.

Actually like me.

I understand if you don't want to see me anymore.

High school.

This is crazy.

But I'm attracted to you.

I mean, you make me laugh.

You're sweet, sincere.

Good looking.

Yes, you are very good -looking.

But more importantly, you know how to treat a lady, and I still want to see

Do you still want to see me?

All

right,

all right, I'll tell you, I'll tell you.

But you got to keep it on the deal.

Boom! Her name is Jennifer.

Yo, player, you pulled a woman like this?

Shoot, man, she pulled me.

Told you already. I put the P in player, huh?

What are we looking at?

Hakeem, when did you get a girlfriend?

Uh -uh, that ain't no girl. That's somebody's mama.

You lie. You said she was your district manager evaluating you. Looks like he

passed.

mama tell your mama yeah yeah won't you just quit tripping mo that's why i

didn't tell you because i knew you wouldn't understand dang mo i mean

big deal older women younger men relationships happen all the time well

is too young to be a man besides hakeem she's just gonna use you and then dump

you why don't you wake up and why don't you grow up you know i get so sick and

tired of you always sticking your nose in my business so would you just stop

dipping

Mr. Mitch, could you spare another dinner coupon?

Coupon? With all this food we've got here and no Tupperware? Boy, you better

grab a plate and sit down.

So you're not mad anymore?

We'll talk after dessert.

You know, Hakeem, we've missed you at dinner the past few days.

I thought you'd found another family.

Yeah, who you grubbing with?

Yeah, Hakeem.

Who is she?

You don't know her.

Well, does she go to Crenshaw?

No. Would you stop drilling the boy? He wasn't here.

Let's just be happy for that.

Yeah.

Daddy, we're like Hakeem's family. We have to make sure that he's not going

with the wrong kind of girl. Now, Moesha, you know that Hakeem only dates

kind of girl that he'd be proud to bring home to his mother.

Well, perhaps Mrs.

Campbell has already met her.

At the mall, the bank.

Social Security office?

Baby, don't exaggerate. You make it sound like she's old enough to be

mother. Well, let the polygrip stay.

All right, all right, okay, enough. All right, since the Big Dipper can't stop

dipping, here's a picture of my girlfriend.

Her name's Jennifer.

She's just a little older than me. Little? Boy, she got shoes older than

She's fine as she is. Who's gonna be looking at the shoes?

But can't nobody work pumps like you, baby.

Hakeem, you are too young to be involved with this woman.

Tell him, Frank. Oh, come on, D -Beck. You're blowing this whole thing out of

her proportion.

No, no.

I'm just saying that I don't see anything wrong with it, baby. Thank you,

Mitch.

Frank Mitchell, I cannot believe that you are condoning this. Oh, come on,

Baby, this kind of thing happens to men all the time.

I had a relationship with an older woman when I was about Hakeem's age.

And you're still with the older woman.

I'll be in my room.

Daddy, how would you feel if I was in a relationship with an older man? I'd kill

him. Then why is it wrong for me and okay for Hakeem?

Well, number one, baby, you're my daughter.

Number two, Hakeem is not my child.

And number three, Mo, it's different with boys.

Yeah, tell her, Mr. Mitch.

You, I will deal with later.

Hakeem, what does your mother think about Jennifer?

Well, she doesn't. That's because she doesn't know.

When were you planning on telling her?

Somewhere between here and Vegas.

Vegas?

I know this is something you probably don't want to hear, but I think you

to end this relationship.

Well, you're right. I don't want to hear it.

And I don't want my mom to hear it either.

Now, you're not going to tell her, Mrs. Mitch, are you?

No.

It's not my place.

Or anybody else's.

So what are you going to do, Hakeem?

I guess I should end it. Oh,

you're doing the right thing, isn't he, Frank?

I don't know, Dee.

Let me see that picture again.

Okay, babe.

I'll see you in a few minutes.

No, you first.

No, you.

Okay, okay, okay. We do it at the same time. Ready?

One, two, three.

Dang, bro, she opened a mean can of Whipple Pill on you.

What's up, Hakeem?

What are you guys doing here?

We figured that since you broke it off with Jennifer, you might need a ride

home.

Oh, Mona, I was so nice to you.

No. But you know, you should have called first.

Yeah, because Ed and I have some merchandise to put out tonight. Right,

Yeah, yeah, yeah. True that.

So, how are you doing tonight, Cruella?

Ever rode inside of DeVille?

No, thanks, Gramps.

Watch out, then. Now, you're the one with the gray hair.

We've got to get rid of them before Jennifer gets here.

What do you mean? We ain't got nothing to hide.

Well, let's see.

I wonder how our boss is going to react when he finds out that you spent the

weekend in Cancun with his daughter.

Okay, I'll help you, but you better get your facts straight.

It was his wife.

And it was instant not.

Let me walk you foxes back to your ride.

And say those lines for bingo night.

Thank you.

All right, this way, this way.

Oh, you know what? Hey, oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.

It's a much quicker way that way, yeah.

what you do to me.

See that?

But, uh, you know, as soon as Ed gets back, we can go.

Okay. I'm gonna go to the little girl's house. Okay, cool. Do that.

All right.

Whoa,

whoa! Uh, what are you doing back?

Hakeem, I'm sorry for busting you out like that, but I'm proud of you for

breaking it off with Jennifer.

Oh, me too. Good night.

What's that noise? Uh, roaches. Night -night.

You look like you saw a ghost.

Jennifer, sit down, sit down.

Okay,

now, first, I just want to let you know that you are the best thing that ever

happened to me.

That is so sweet of you to say.

Yeah, but you might not like this next part.

I think it's best that we just stop seeing each other.

Akish.

Just let me finish.

I mean, I can't keep living a lie.

It's killing me I can't tell people about us.

I mean, it's like owning your own Rolls Royce and not being able to drive it and

show it off.

Jennifer, I would love to have you in my world.

But right now, I don't think that's possible.

And I won't blame you if you hate me.

Hakeem, I could never hate you.

But I'm going to miss you like crazy.

So you think we'll ever be together again?

That's up to you.

I'm not saying I'm going to wait for you, but if you change your mind, you

how to reach me.

There's just one more thing I've got to ask you.

Yes?

Can you give me a ride home?

Could you give me one last kiss?

The word leaked out about Hakeem dating Jennifer.

His stop with the girls at Crenshaw has jumped tenfold.

I guess they figure if an older woman is interested in Hakeem, then he must have

it going on.

You know what?

They figured right.