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Andrew, where do I file these?

File them in the app for false accusations.

I've been haunted by the mistakes I've made at work, but I know that if I keep

my focus and don't give in to the doubters and naysayers, I will reach my

Alicia.

So, Hakeem, what courses are you considering?

I don't know, Mrs. Mitch. I mean, every time I look through this catalog, I find

another class that I want to take.

Honey, you can't possibly carry 30 units.

When will you sleep?

high school.

Banked enough hours to get a PhD.

Hey, D -Money, hurry up. The pancakes are almost gone. Oh, no, that's okay.

No offense, Aunt D, but I had your pancakes.

Could you scramble me some eggs?

She can't mess that up.

Excuse me? Uh, Dorian, son, if you don't like the pancakes, next time you can

make them. But this time, eat them.

Yeah, boy.

Maybe Aunt Sandy lets you get away with that attitude, but you're with the

Mitchells now.

We don't play that.

You need to show some respect.

Am I right?

All right, Hakeem, let's get back to this catalog.

I mean, there's so many choices.

Yeah. I mean, why don't they just pick them out for me like they did in high

school?

Hakeem, the whole point of college is that you try out a thousand different

things, and in the process, you discover what you really love.

It's an invaluable experience.

Very subtle, Jerry.

already discovered what I like. Yeah, but, Pumpkin, how do you know if you

haven't even tried college?

It's like you always say.

When it comes to love, you just know.

I've created a monster.

Speaking of love, Jennifer Lopez is at the warehouse today, and I gotta go

introduce her to her new man.

That's okay, Dorian. I can introduce myself.

Can y 'all get an autograph for me, too? Oh, an autograph? I'm asking her out on

a date.

Oh, so you're just begging for security to just drag you out, huh?

Oh, please, when Jennifer sees me, she gonna take care of security?

Yeah, I can hear her now.

Get him!

It's okay, it's all right, because I'm ready to be got.

Oh, you do your thing.

I bust his waist in his time running after my woman, no doubt. You know what,

Dorian? Jennifer Lopez was at Bob the other day, and when she saw your picture

on my desk, she asked a lot of questions about you. For real?

Please, do you really think... I got a picture of you on my desk.

You got jokes. Yeah, and you got class.

Bye, y 'all.

Welcome to Moe's World, my man.

It might be Moe's World, but it's D -Money's universe.

She better ask somebody.

Well, guys, I... I've got to get to work. Miles, I want you to clean that

bathroom. Dorian, you are on kitchen duty. And, sweetheart, I don't think

mother sent all those boxes to lay around on my floor.

Look, I'm trying to get to the warehouse.

I can hit the kitchen when I get back, and Miles said he'd scoop up the boxes.

I'll make a deal with you.

Miles can scoop up the boxes that belong to him.

That's all my stuff.

That settles it.

Oh, I'll be back in a couple of hours. And if you're all finished by the time I

get back, I'll take you to the warehouse myself.

See ya. Bye, baby.

I'm not filling those boxes right now, man.

I'm going to the warehouse and I'm going to see Jennifer Lopez.

Aunt Dee can't tell me what to do.

I'm a man.

Now, where's my bicycle?

But Dee just said you cannot. Do you see, Dee?

All right, then.

Peace.

Got a bad feeling about that, boy.

I can rock this.

What was that?

I don't know.

Oh, my God.

Oh, baby.

What happened?

Mrs. Smith's clowning the door.

Morning, Joe.

Good morning, Andrea.

Morning, Joe.

Morning, Moesha.

Man, I can't believe... if he's still giving me the cold shoulder.

Well, you did accuse him of sexual harassment.

Hmm, I wonder why I got an idea like that. I don't know, but what you did was

not only stupid, it was a poor reflection on our entire department.

At least I have a reflection.

Alicia, you made a boo -boo.

Hey, Casey.

Congratulations on your promotion again. Oh, thank you, Andrea, and thank you

for the muffin.

Now, Mo, you take all the messages, right?

Right. Is there a problem?

The problem is, is that Chris spells her name with a K and not a C.

Oh, now I can see how that will hold up your whole day. Let me fix it.

Thank you, Marisha.

You know, I never made those kinds of mistakes when I worked the phones. No,

Casey, you took mistakes to a whole other level.

I got nothing?

Yeah, yeah.

Six out of six.

Want to try your luck again?

Man, usually I own this game, yo.

But my medicine has got me faded.

Man, you took children's Tylenol.

Dorian, I made you a few snacks.

Oh, thanks, Auntie.

These little cheese things make my brush with death almost worthwhile.

Hey, everybody.

Hey, honey.

How you doing, baby? I'm fine.

So, how's our patient doing today?

Well, there are no breaks, no sprains, no fractures, but Dorian says he's

sore.

Well, I'm going to go in here and make myself a sandwich. Would you like one,

Dorian? No, thanks.

But, Auntie, can I have some lemonade?

Sure, Dorian.

Okay.

Frank, can I talk to you for a moment, please?

What's up, Dee?

Frank.

Do you think that I could have hit Dorian on purpose?

Honey, maybe it was some sort of a subconscious desire. I mean, I was never

keen on the boy moving in with us in the first place. I mean, he is dishonest,

disrespectful, and disobedient. You seem disturbed.

I'm sorry, baby, but those are exactly the reasons why his mother asked us to

an influence in his life.

Oh, honey, and that's why I feel even more guilty.

Oh, Dee, come on, look.

Hakeem saw the whole thing, right?

Dorian darted out behind you on his bicycle. Baby, there's no way you could

seen him coming.

Frank, the boy was on a red bike wearing a neon green T -shirt.

I am on a mission. Once I hook up this file system, Joe will recognize my eye

for detail and my dedication. And then I'll be back on the fast track, girl.

Whoa, here's another mission for you.

Casey, these are phone messages you never delivered.

And this one doesn't even have a name on it.

Oops.

Hey, girl, I'm going to be right there.

Hi, I'm returning a phone call from Vibe magazine, and to whom am I speaking?

You were calling about Dr. Angelou?

Need some help, please?

Oh, my God, Niecy, they want somebody to interview Dr. Maya Angelou. What should

I do?

I'm going to go out on a limb and say, uh, take a message.

So when is Dr. Angelou free?

Only tonight?

Well, we do have one reporter still here. Let me pat you through to Miss

Mitchell. What are you doing?

Moesha Mitchell.

Yes, just give me the address and I'll be right over.

Oh, she'll come here.

Great. Even better.

We'll see you then. I'll be waiting. Bye -bye.

You can't pretend to be a reporter. Yes, I can, and you can pretend to be my

assistant.

Uh -uh, I think you should call your boss. Niecy, he lives an hour away.

Anyway, by the time he gets here, Dr. Angelou would be gone to the airport,

then Vi would have lost the major interview.

Do you think Joe wants that?

Do you think Vi wants that?

Do you think I want that?

Do you think I care?

I'll pay for the movie.

And a large popcorn?

Yeah. Cool, work it out.

I'm going to go into Joe's office, right?

You buzz me when Dr. Angelou gets here.

Okay, and how do I do that?

You can try pushing that button marked intercom.

You know what, Mo? And you can try taking some of that irritation out of

voice before I remind you that none of this is real.

Boss, I'm sitting on you like you sit on me. No, I'm sitting on you because of a

certain reason.

Oh, my God!

Dr. Maya Angelou, I'm Moesha Mitchell. I am so...

honored to meet you. Oh, thank you. You're both very beautiful.

Oh, thank you. And why so formal? Miss Angelo will do.

This is my assistant.

How are you, Matthew?

How are you doing? Niecy Jackson.

You sure can write.

Thank you very much.

Uh, please step into my office. Can my assistant get you something? Oh, some

water would be fine if you have it. If we have it?

How can we not have such a fundamental?

I mean, after all, water.

It's the essence of life.

The substance that sustains us.

The liquid that maintains us.

Oh, girl, that was beautiful.

Now I'm thirsty.

What did you do on it?

Right down the hall, Niecy. You can't miss it. The wet stuff in the big clear

bottle. Oh, we gonna talk.

Standell to bring over one of her special herbal remedies. It might help

your recovery.

That stuff stinks.

Oh, black licorice root, echinacea, and cinnamon.

Then what makes it smell so bad?

Oh, I don't know. It's either the bullfrog tripe or the dried skunk liver.

Hey, everybody.

Hi, honey.

Oh, boy.

I... What is that smell?

Aunt Dee is trying to kill me. Again?

Oh, Dee, leave that boy be and open up a window.

Honey, it's just that I felt so bad about what happened. I got him two

to that Jennifer Lopez concert.

Oh, well, maybe Andell can use it. Oh, I can't. Bernie and I are going camping.

Tonight? Well, actually, we're going to sleep on his fire escape. He calls it

camping.

Well, maybe Hakeem will take the tickets.

It's a miracle.

This stuff you gave me was powerful.

idea about those tickets?

Well, Dorian, I don't know. I mean, that was kind of fast. Is that normal,

Andell? Well, sometimes, but the effect won't hold if his blood is circulating

poorly. Oh.

Well, what can we do to improve his circulation?

I could jog around the block. Oh, that might be too strenuous. Besides, there's

a lot of cars out there.

I could walk around the house.

Well, that would be good for your legs, but what about your upper body?

I could walk with some weights.

Weights? That might weigh you down. I think you need to...

A broom.

Aye.

Aye, that's cool.

And Dorian, if you feel any pain, I insist you sit down and rest.

I suppose Socrates put it best, most succinctly. He said the

unexamined life is not worth living.

Deep enough to write down?

Next question.

What's Oprah really like?

I think that question is best asked of Oprah herself.

Oh, of course. I'm so sorry. Okay, now, when you first started writing, how did

you get people to recognize your talent so you could be published?

Well, other people's recognition wasn't my first focus.

My focus was on the work.

Recognition comes after that.

But wouldn't it be frustrating if you knew you had the talent and drive, but

matter how hard you tried, no one ever gave you a chance?

Well, you certainly aren't talking about yourself.

I mean, obviously, you're much appreciated here at Vibe.

You have this important job, and you just got out of college last night.

Well, actually, I bypassed college so I could plunge straight into the world of

journalism. You...

Bypassed college.

And let me ask you a question.

Is this your office?

Huh? What?

Why do you ask?

You're not going to tell me to go to college, are you? Because I've had this

discussion with my parents.

My dear.

Elders all over the world.

do their best to gain some wisdom so they can tell you young people something

wise and wonderful to do, which we know you're going to ignore.

So you are going to tell me to go to college?

Well, I'm not going to tell you, but rather I'm going to pose something for

consideration. I'm suggesting more than any other place, college can offer you a

chance to know human thought over human centuries.

and thereby garner some preparation for your own life.

Thank you.

Thank you, Dr. Angelou. Think about it.

You have given me so much to think about.

I'm delighted.

Hey, hey, hey, everybody.

Hey, what's up, man? Hey, you ready, Mrs. Mitch?

Wait, wait, hold up. I cleaned the whole house.

You're not going to any concert.

Yo, you got tickets to the Jennifer Lopez concert?

No, I'm DD.

For real, Mrs. Mitch?

Nope.

What, you mean you were playing me?

Just like you played me.

Checkmate.

So, who wants to join Hakeem and me for some ice cream?

Game recognized game.

You got me.

Now let's go get that ice cream.

Oh, no, no, no, young man.

In this house, we do not use people and then get treated.

Oh, yeah, then what do we get? Excuse me.

We get grounded for one week. What? And if our tone doesn't change, we can make

it longer.

See you later.

Bye -bye, honey. Bye, baby.

Look, man, if they didn't love you, you wouldn't be here.

And if it were my house, you wouldn't be here.

But you are here, man, and you need to know.

They're not going to let you get away with them little games you've been

playing. Trust me.

I tried them all.

And I'm a queen.

I don't have to listen to this. I got a concert to crash.

All right, creep out if you want to, but you know Dee's driving.

And now it's dark.

Well, Wisha, it's very clear you have talent.

This is a well -written article.

Thank you.

It's too bad it's going to cost you your job.

Are you firing me?

That's exactly what I'm doing. Well, why?

I mean, okay.

I may have overstepped my boundaries a little. A little?

Well, Wisha, you are not a reporter.

You misrepresented yourself.

I was the only one here.

Did it occur to you to call me?

I didn't want to disturb you.

Okay, look, so I seized the opportunity.

I just wanted to redeem myself by showing you what a good reporter I am,

all.

Let me tell you what a good reporter would have done.

She would have checked with her editor.

She would have found out what slant I wanted for this article.

Now I've got to send a real reporter to North Carolina to ask Dr. Angelou the

questions that you didn't.

Moesha, 10 % of being a good reporter is seizing the opportunity.

The other 90 % is preparation.

I never thought of it like that.

I was wrong.

Okay, thank you. All right, pumpkin, we're all here, so what's this big

announcement? All right, look.

I know you've all been proud of me for...

Going out into the workforce and landing such a high -profile job at such a

prestigious magazine.

But there's been one thing I've discovered.

I cannot live my life for y 'all.

Every moment presents me with new experiences and opportunities.

So with that in mind, and please don't be too disappointed, I've decided to

change direction.

And attend college this fall.

Moesha. No, no, no, no, no. Don't try to stop me, Daddy. My mind is made up.

I'm going to college, Daddy. That's my baby.

Oh, Moesha.

Oh, baby.

Moe, I'm proud of you. Even though I know you love your job and vibe, I think

you did the right thing.

Thank you.

You got fired, didn't you?

Come here, boy.

Out of the hut of history's shame, I rise.

Up from a path that's rooted in pain, I rise.

I'm a black ocean leaping and wide.

Welling and swelling, I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear, I rise.

Into a daybreak.

That's miraculously clear.

I rise.

Bringing the gift that my ancestors gave.

I am the hope and the dream of the slave.

And so, I.