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There's no place like home.

With your family around you, you're never alone.

When you know that you love, you don't need to roam.

Cause there's no place like home.

Times are changing every day.

We won't get by with those same old ways.

Pulling together, we'll make it right.

With your family around you, you're never alone.

When you know that you love, you don't need to run.

afternoon row oh my a penny you know that's good luck if it was good luck it

would be more than a penny mom can i go to the movies

with tiffany again oh come on mary it's the weekend let's have some fun besides

you're only young once i'm living proof of that okay but be home by

nine or i'll know why all right thanks mom

Hi, Grandma.

How did it go, baby?

Not too good, Grandma.

Calvin, you want to go to the movies with me and Tiffany?

Nah, I'm a little short on cash.

Oh, well, I can lend you the money.

Hey, no woman's going to pay my way.

Especially not that one.

Sorry, Calvin, I just wanted you to come with me.

Yeah, well, thanks anyway, Brynn. I'll check y 'all later. Okay, bye.

Bye, Calvin. Come on in, Calvin, and I'll make you a nice hot cup of cocoa.

Yes, ma 'am.

Well, what's the matter with Calvin?

He's so quiet.

Not that I'm complaining.

Poor boy. He's been trying so hard to find some part -time work.

Is he still looking for a job?

Well, he'd like to have his own spending money.

And the responsibility means a lot to him. Hey, if he can get a job.

You know, it's hard for teenagers to get any work. And it's even tougher for

black teenagers.

Yeah, that's a shame.

It sure is.

Seems like we should know somebody who could help Calvin.

Somebody who's respected and well -liked at his job.

Or somebody who's married to somebody who's respectful and liked on his own

Somebody who could persuade that respected and well -liked person to ask

there's anything available at his construction job.

I think you hear my phone. Now, Mary, Mary, Mary.

Now, certainly you can ask Lester if he can see if there's anything available

for Calvin. I'd really appreciate it, Mary.

I don't think Calvin would like construction.

You know, it's a dirty job.

If it's a J -O -B job, Calvin is interested.

Well, what I mean is I don't think the job is right for someone of Calvin's

talents.

Did he try the record shop?

Uh -huh. What about the chicken place?

Uh -huh.

New set?

Uh -huh.

It's a shame the kid can't find a job.

So you'll speak to Lester?

Well, I guess I could.

Oh, great. I'm not promising anything.

Oh, well, thank you, Mary. I'd appreciate anything Lester can do.

Oh, Mary, that was real sweet of you.

Well, Pearl's right.

The job would be good for Calvin.

And for me.

Oh, how's that?

The more time he spends on the job, the less time he spends around Brendan. Oh,

Mary!

Mary, you know you like that boy.

Of course I do.

Wonder if Lester could find him a part -time job overseas.

Ladies.

Sandra, what happened?

Well, for your information, I was in a terrible car accident and received

extensive injuries.

Were you driving?

No, I was in the back seat.

Well, with the proper care, I'll heal in time.

Oh, you got a smudge on your cheek.

Metal?

Evidently. Very

convincing. Thank you.

My lawyer explained the importance of pain in my litigation.

You have a lawyer?

Yes, 54 Bush.

I met him in the emergency room last night.

He's a charming man.

And a super jerk.

I've seen his TV commercials.

Yeah. If your cash flows low, don't forget Swifty. He'll sue for big bucks

give you a checkbook elliptic.

that I should be compensated. This injury has impaired my job performance.

Well, you better be glad it's not whiplash.

Yeah, it could be much worse.

Yeah, you'd be in a neck brace.

Really? Hmm.

Well, I'm off to Swifty's office for a consultation.

Hey, everybody.

Say, Sandra, what happened to you?

I was in the right place.

What do you two want?

What makes you think we want something?

You only get that look in your eyes for one of two reasons. Either you want

something or you want something.

Oh!

We're trying to help Calvin find a job.

Yes, you see, Pearl said he was looking very hard for a job, so we thought you

could go to him.

I'm home.

Oh, at last.

Daddy, did you get Calvin a job? And how was your day?

Where's your manners?

Now go in the kitchen and get your father's meatloaf, which is all dried

because he's late and didn't call.

And we were worried and wondering why.

I was talking to my supervisor about a job for Calvin. I knew it. When does he

start? How do you know I got him the job?

Because you're the best daddy in the whole world.

Yeah, that's my girl.

starts tomorrow.

All right, I'm going to tell Calvin.

You think something about meatloaf?

That's for you, for being so sweet.

I was glad to do it. Where's that meatloaf? Oh, what kind of job did you

him? He's going to be helping me after school and on Saturdays doing a small

job. What kind of small job?

Small, Mary, as opposed to big.

Mr. Jenkins, this greatest thing never happened to me. I won't let you down, I

promise. You're welcome, Calvin.

Oh, it was just wonderful of you, Lester. Oh, we're not interrupting your

dinner, are we? Oh, no, no.

Bless you, bless you.

You turned the boy's whole life around.

Well, I was glad to do it.

Where's Brenda? Oh, she went down to tell everybody.

I'll go get her.

Thanks, Mr. Jenkins.

Well, how...

Terrific. We got a lot done today.

Mm -hmm.

Every day, that building seemed to get a little bit higher.

Calvin, why don't you just put that down? Oh, where should I put it? Down,

Down.

No, you go on home.

It's all right, really.

All right, then. Well, see you tomorrow, partner.

It didn't go over. Okay, huh?

Mary, the boy is a walking disaster.

Honey, he just started. He's bound to make a few mistakes.

An error in judgment here and there I could live with. But I asked him to help

mix the mint, and he left a shovel in the mixer.

Now it's part of the sidewalk.

Then he poured tar on O'Donnelly's head. His toupee is permanently glued to his

stomach.

Honey, can't you find him a job far away from everything and everybody?

Mary, believe me.

Calvin is not cut out for the construction business.

Besides, the supervisor said he has to go.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It's all my fault.

Yeah, it is.

No, it's nobody's fault. It just didn't work out, that's all.

Pearl!

Lester, I just want to thank you again and again for giving Calvin a job.

are filled with sunshine.

Every morning when I wake up, I say, thank you, Lord.

Thank you for Lester.

Well, I could kiss the ground you walk on.

No, no, no, no, no.

Have a seat, Pearl.

Um, this is your favorite, a sweet potato pie and a bottle of homemade

I stalled the grapes myself.

I think there's something... No, no, no.

Honey, let me tell you. What is it, Lester? If there's anything I can do to

repay you for what you've done for me and my boy, you just name it.

Pearl, as you know, Calvin's been working with me for several days now,

certainly have done a good job of raising him.

Pearl, I imagine you're not too familiar with the construction business, but

it's difficult and very demanding.

Mrs. Shea.

Hi, baby. Hi, Daddy.

How was your day today?

Calvin says it was great, but I want to hear it from you.

She wants to hear it from you.

Uh, Brenda Sugar, why don't you just sit down over there?

Uh, Brenda, Pearl, I imagine you're not too familiar with the construction

business.

I understand it's very demanding.

That's right.

And it's for that reason that we've got to fire Calvin.

Before you say anything, Calvin is very sweet.

And we like him a lot.

But it just didn't work out.

Lester has a responsibility to the people he works for. And they say Calvin

to go.

You do understand.

They don't understand.

Oh, I understand, all right.

I've seen some people do some low -down things.

But this is the low -downest of the low -down.

Well, try to see it from my point of view. Calvin's just not cut out for the

construction business.

But, Daddy, you can't do this to him. You can't do this to me.

Brenda, your father did everything he could. The supervisor made the decision.

And that's that.

Well, then I'm not speaking to either one of you two again.

Me neither.

Okay, okay, be mad at me if you like, but there's nothing more I can do. How

many times do I have to explain it?

Come in.

Hi, everybody.

One more time.

I let my grandma down.

I let my parents down.

I let my children down.

Calvin, you don't have any children.

Yeah.

Years from now, people will say, there's Calvin Dowd. He was never good at

anything.

Who are you kidding? Nobody's even going to remember your name.

You're a big help, Tiffany.

Well, this is boring listening to Calvin moan and groan.

Let's go inside.

Tiffany, my man is feeling down.

My place is by his side.

Cheer up, Calvin.

Hi, Miss Jenkins.

Oh, hi. Come on.

Oh, cheer up, Calvin.

It's not the end of the world. So you lost one job.

Before you threw a child, you're going to lose a lot more than that.

Don't forget I said that.

Well, that's all right, Mr. Jenkins.

I'll probably never get you another job.

So what are you going to do? Sit here all day feeling sorry for yourself?

Mom, he's feeling bad enough.

What he's feeling is self -pity.

Calvin, do you remember what Muhammad Ali used to say? Yeah, I float like a

butterfly, sting like a bee. No, I am the greatest.

And he was champ a lot of years because he believed that.

Yeah, he was the greatest.

Because he didn't quit when things got rough.

Now, you can do that, too.

You really think so?

It's not what I think. It's what you think that counts.

Well, I better get to the laundromat before it gets too crowded.

Why are you going to the laundromat, Mom?

Because the washing machines are broke again.

Anything I can do to help?

Yeah, find somebody to fix the washing machines.

All finished.

Got a few spare washers I don't think I need.

You know, I wouldn't be surprised if people start calling me Mr.

Fix -It.

Mr. Brenda Fix -It.

Hello, children.

Hi, Ms. Clark. What happened to you now?

My lawyer discovered I was more seriously injured than I thought.

About $10 ,000 worth.

Whiplash. Thank your mother for that advice for me.

Ooh, I do hope this washer is working.

The performance last week was questionable.

Oh, it worked fine, Miss Clark. Miss Jenkins wanted it fixed, so I fixed it.

My, my, what an enterprising young man.

Girls, girls, stay away from my PG -13s.

unless you have a note from your mother.

Calvin, you're a lifesaver, honey.

Do you have a big date tonight, Miss Clark?

Of course. I have a big date every night.

Well, shouldn't you be at home resting in your condition?

Oh, honey, why should others suffer?

Oh, no.

Allow me, Miss Clark. Oh, thank you. Well, gang, I don't know about you,

There's a jasmine -scented bubble bath up there with my name on it. Ta -ta.

You're terrific, Calvin. I know.

Oh,

Ro, look at my flowers.

They've been out here a month, and they haven't grown an inch.

Maybe they're on strike.

You have to have a job to go on strike.

the scene, but you have perpetrated a great injustice against me.

What is the problem, Sandra?

Mary, per your instructions, Calvin sabotaged the washing machine and caused

laundry to be devastated.

Number one, I didn't give Calvin any instructions, and number two, how is

laundry devastated?

Just look.

Is there any way to treat lace, Mary?

Construction of chiffon? I think not. What do you want?

I'm sorry your laundry's dead. Just sorry? Help this baby soon, Mary?

I think not. I hope you can sleep nice.

I know I won't be able to.

Well, come on. Let's go down and see what Calvin's doing.

We?

Remember that.

Calvin?

Calvin?

Oh, hi, Mrs. Jenkins.

Calvin, what are you doing? I'm fixing the washer.

Not according to Sandra.

Oh, yeah.

Sorry about that. But I'll just keep working on it until I get it right.

Calvin. Come on, dear.

I'm not going to bite you. Come on.

I'm glad to see you have perseverance.

But did it ever occur to you that you're not good with your hands?

Nope.

Watch my lips. You're not good with your hands.

Oh, Mrs. Jenkins, I'm just not good at anything.

Oh, Calvin, come on. You gotta be good at something.

I make great car sounds.

That's when the car jives off a cliff and blows up.

Think of something else.

Oh, it doesn't matter.

Even if I find a job, I could do.

I'd never get it.

Well, why not?

What do you do when you go for a job?

Well, I go in and I say, you're not hiring, are you?

Positive. You've got to make a good impression if you want to get hired.

How do I do that?

Well, first of all, child, please go to the library and learn how to fill out a

job application.

And then try to find out what kind of job you're applying for.

And dress for the job.

And then just talk.

You can talk, can't you? Oh, yes, ma 'am. I can talk and go on. You know how

grandma sits in the window. She talks.

When you're talking, Tell them why you'd like to work for them.

That you're trustworthy, that you're willing to learn, work hard, and that

you're a responsible person.

Oh, so that's how I get it done.

Well, maybe not at first, but don't give up.

Nothing is perfect, so you can't be a perfect flop.

Excuse me.

Sandra, what a gorgeous fur.

Just a little gift from a friend. Oh!

Something to compensate me for the agony and the suffering and the pain I've

gone through.

Sure beats after.

So did you win the case?

We settled out of court.

The defendant, Mr. Raul Jimenez, was a darling man.

And so sympathetic.

We discussed our case over dinner. That's when I dropped my suit.

My lawsuit.

It turns out Mr. Raul's a very wealthy industrialist. He suggested I might look

more fetching in this stove than that brace.

Oh, my. Everything worked out well, didn't it? Uh -huh.

Sure did.

$2 ,000 stove, $200 dinner.

How much was your lawsuit for?

$100 ,000.

He saved a bundle.

Raul is no fool.

That was a woman in pain.

Hi, Pearl.

Nice weather we're having.

Yeah, when you got a job, everything's nice.

Now, now, Pearl, you know what they say.

It's better to forgive and to forget.

I say hold a grudge.

And gentlemen, you are looking at a young man who is on his way up the

success. Calvin, you got a job.

No, but I got five interviews.

I'm bound to get something.

Oh, that's great, Calvin.

That's wonderful.

I knew you could do it.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Now and at this time, I'd like to thank all...

who made this possible.

Hey, okay.

But let me just thank the entire Jenkins family.

Brenda, who believed in me from the beginning.

Mrs. Jenkins, who believed in me around about the minute.

And Mr.

Jenkins for giving me my very first job. And five, you're two.

And whose written reference helped Calvin get those five interviews.

That's right, Grandma.

Oh, Les.

Your pie's in the oven, child.