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There's no place like home.

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

No, not your 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 all the pain, won't we?

No, no. Pulling together, we'll make it right.

With help from our friends, I know we can.

you don't need to roam

cake in here. Rose will be here any minute.

Ta -da!

Oh, what a nice looking cake.

Why, thank you. I was going to bake a cake for Sandra to jump out of, but she

wouldn't sit in the oven.

You know, I hope this party makes Rose happy.

She's been so depressed lately.

Depressed? Try weird.

Yesterday, I saw her standing in front of the building waiting for the garbage

truck. What's weird about that?

When it came by, she tried to jump in.

Well, this party's going to be just what the doctor ordered.

And if that doesn't fix it, we'll just get her a date with the doctor.

Quick, everybody, hide. That's Rose.

Come in.

Surprise!

Oh, you shouldn't have.

We didn't have.

April, what are you doing here?

Your brother said you'd be here next week.

But I called you and told you I was coming earlier. Don't you remember?

You must have dialed the wrong number. We don't speak French.

Oh, how about Hungarian?

How about me introducing you?

Everybody, this is Eva Raleigh, a friend of ours. She's an artist, and she's

going to be staying with us a couple of days.

Her brother Roger's one of my oldest and best friends.

You know, he still talks about the time when you put dye in the captain's

shower. Yeah, those were the good old days. We didn't see daylight for a

but neither did the captain.

Anyway, get ready to hide. We're having a surprise birthday for my friend Rose.

Oh, I love surprises, especially when they're unexpected.

Oh, that must be Rose. Everybody hide.

Oh, yes, we should.

We love you, and we wanted to cheer you up. You know, you've been walking around

the last couple of weeks in a daze.

Did you lose your glasses?

Who are you?

Oh, this is Eva Raleigh.

This is the birthday girl, Rose Holloway.

Happy birthday. I didn't bring a gift, but here's some peanuts from the

airplane. You know, you can't get these in a store.

And you opened them for me.

party, and now I have wonderful news for you. What?

I stole the building.

What?

How could you do this to us?

The woman is a devil.

Now, Pearl, wait a minute. We could get thrown out of here, and you say, wait a

minute. People buy buildings just to demolish them or turn them into condos.

Now, Lester, that's not going to happen. I put a clause in protecting us. Now,

you're going to go on living here, and I'm going to go on living here, and

nothing is going to change.

The woman is a saint.

What made you decide to sell the building?

Oh, Mary, I just felt tied down.

You know, I want to do things while I'm still young enough to enjoy them. I want

to go places.

I want to buy nice things. Baby, I want to have some fun.

I'd be happy with just one of those.

Surprise! I made it after all.

Oh, thank you.

Bigger surprise.

Rose just sold the building.

Good thing I bought you a gift in my size.

I'm going to school.

What's the matter?

I can't comb my hair. I can't brush my teeth and a few other things I can't

mention. Why?

Because Eva, she's been in that bathroom for two hours.

Oh, wait a minute, honey. I'll get her out of there so you can brush your

Never mind. I'm late now. I just keep my mouth shut.

I gotta talk to Eva. This is getting ridiculous. We can't get in our own

bathroom. And tell her it's not a library and to stop reading in there.

another thing, I want to stop hanging up all the... Mary Lester, I just had the

greatest idea I've ever had.

I'm going to design a footstool for the Lincoln Memorial.

A footstool for the Lincoln Memorial?

Oh, Abe looks so uncomfortable.

And anyway, till you taste this lemon cake, it's light as a feather.

Oh, that's my favorite. I can hardly wait.

It was your favorite.

You ate the whole cake!

And it was so good, I couldn't eat another bite.

Eva, I think you and I better have a talk.

Yeah, you tell her, Will Fargo. I can't express myself.

Certainly, Lester.

Mary, next time, a little less lemon.

Yes, Lester?

Eva, Mary and I have a little problem.

so much in love.

You've been here for two weeks now. One week. Remember, I came a week earlier.

No, what I mean to say is you've been here a long time.

And I appreciate you letting me, Lester. And you know, my brother said if you

and your family ever come to Lubbock, you can stay as long as you like. You

know, next month is good. It's the Armadillo Festival.

Oh, great. We're all invited to Lubbock. I hope you like armadillo.

I'll get it.

Hiya, Rose. Hi, Brenda.

Come on in. This is the Jenkins family. This is Brenda.

Hello. And this is Marion Lester. This is Mr. Anderson. He represents Barlow

Realty, the new owners of the building. Oh, hello.

It's nice to meet you. I've been acquainting myself with some of the

It's a fascinating building.

I met Lena Horne's sister sitting in the window.

That must have been Pearl Horn.

By the way, we're looking for a manager for the building, and I've asked any

tenants who might be interested to come on down to the basement in about an

hour. So we'll see you later, okay?

Oh, and of course, the job does include a rent -free apartment.

Bye now. Bye -bye.

Job? Apartment?

Eva!

I don't know about Eva being the manager. She can hardly manage to get

the bed in the morning.

Okay. Then we'll just wait until she sells that footstool idea for the

Memorial.

Eva? Eva!

Honey, come out here a minute.

Guess what?

They're looking for a new manager of the building.

And Lester and I are going to help you get the job.

But Mary already has a job. I'm an artiste.

Now, Eva.

Being an artiste is one thing, but sooner or later, you gotta wake up and

the paycheck, and you'll be perfect as manager.

Oh, but it sounds so dull and drab.

But, honey, you'll be able to use your creativity and your artistry to manage

the building.

Oh, well, this place could use a little paint.

Isn't that incredible? Why didn't we think of that?

You know why, Lester, because we're not creative.

We're not artistes.

Mary's right, and you would be the boss. It's good being manager.

And... Besides that, you get a free apartment.

You could have your own studio.

Could I have a pet?

Hold that thought.

Hello, Mr. Jenkins. Ah, Mr. Anderson.

Take me, I'm yours!

It's, uh, the new tie, isn't it?

No, this is Eva Rawley. We convinced her to take the manager's job. Come on in.

Well, you know, it's funny you should bring that up. I was just up here

for Miss Holloway to get the laundry room key to begin conducting interviews.

Oh, we can save you a lot of trouble.

You couldn't find a better manager than Eva Workhorse Rawley.

I'm sure you're a qualified candidate, but I'd be remiss if I just hired willy

-nilly the first person who came along.

Well, I don't know who this willy -nilly is, but I know I can manage circles

around that sucker.

Well, if you don't want to, she's got lots of offers. Donald Trump keeps

up here.

Donald Trump? Well, I am impressed.

I could get home early.

You've got it.

I've got a contract right here.

Mary, where did Donald Trump go?

Mary, can I talk to you?

Sure. Can you do it from the other side of the door?

Mary,

I heard that. Well, hello.

I don't think we've ever met if we had you to remember.

You're quite right.

Oh, this is Sandra Clark, one of your tenants.

This is Mr. Anderson. He represents the new owner.

Oh, pleased to meet you.

Do you know I take care of my grandmother, support my mother, and I'm

her brother through Oxford?

Why are you telling me this?

So you know why I'm late with my benefit month.

There's no problem. We have a lawyer and two furniture movers that take care of

stuff like that.

Excuse me, Mr. Anderson, is this where I sign?

What's that?

Nothing, nothing.

Eva, honey, sign it. Guess what, Sergeant? I'm going to be the new

227, and it includes a rent -free apartment.

Free involvement, as in zero rent, no monthly payment, no bounce checks.

Fine.

Oh, no, wait a minute now, little Eva.

Mr. Anderson, now, why did you give her the job when I'm available?

Eva signed the contract.

Well, I don't see how you'd have the time with your invalid grandmother and

mother and your brother going to Oxford.

Well, forget them. What did they ever do for me?

Oh, fine.

Well, I'm afraid it's a moot point now. Miss Rowley's got the job.

It's okay.

I want a rent -free apartment. I certainly don't need you.

Well, congratulations, Miss Raleigh.

And as we say at Barlow Realty, welcome to Barlow Realty.

Bye, everyone.

Goodbye, Miss Anderson. Take care.

Good afternoon, ladies.

Hey, Dylan.

Gosh, did I have a tough day at work today.

The minute I started my class, someone set my trash can on fire.

Wait a minute.

That was me.

You? Boy, you have to get their attention somehow.

Anyway, you know, I'm going to pick up my Nikes, go upstairs, play some CDs.

Now, Eva has a new rule.

You can only play your music between 9 a .m. and 4 p .m., so...

You got five minutes.

Five minutes?

Well, someone better tell us she's gone a little bit too far.

Be our guest.

I'm not good with authority figures.

Now, Dylan, you're a teacher.

You are an authority figure.

When was the last time you were in a public school?

Ladies and Dylan, I have an announcement.

New rule number 17, subsection B. No loitering on the stoop.

And Mary, last night your water was going from 9 to 11.

No. Well, but what is paper by the owner of the building?

Well, the next time I brush my teeth, I'll send him a thank you note.

Well, it's a lot of water and rose.

Don't be rose and me.

Now, I don't use a lot of water, but I do have an ugly temple. And this is no

way to be running my building.

Oh, I hate to remind you, but it's no longer your building.

She's got you there.

Shut up, Dylan.

Good afternoon, tenants.

Mr. Anderson, I'm sorry for these people lording on the stoop. I promise you

I'll take care of it.

Who are you?

Eva Hawley.

You hired me to manage the building.

Oh, yes, of course. And a splendid job you're doing, too.

Ha! That's the matter of opinion.

Look, I've just been by the office.

Mr. Barlow has directed me to inform you that he's planning major renovations on

this building.

Every apartment will be redecorated and upgraded.

Upgraded? Great.

Put me down for a butler.

Yeah, you could have sold this building a long time ago.

The renovation should take about two years, but when the job's done, you can

move right back in.

Did I miss something?

When did we move out?

30 days from now.

You see, we've got to gut the entire inside.

Wait a minute, Mr. Anderson.

What about the agreement Mr. Barlow signed when I sold him this building?

Well, we're sticking to that agreement.

Not turning it into condos.

I'm not tearing it down.

I'm just tearing it up.

Clever.

Well, I'll see you in two years.

Have a nice day.

227 Tennis Association will now come to order. Would the secretary read the

minutes of the last meeting, please?

Minutes of the meeting of March 24th.

seven o 'clock when the phone rang.

It was for me. It was Jerry, my new boyfriend.

He wasn't going to see me there.

Don't put me on with it, please.

This is not true confessions.

Excuse me.

I was just trying to add a little color to these dull proceedings.

Anyway, the minutes. Don't forget about the minutes. We're losing our homes

here. And I'm losing my job.

This is just like my last apartment where they gave me 24 hours to get out.

You know, new landlords can be so mean.

Oh, it wasn't the landlord.

It was my roommates.

Uh, yes, Pearl. Point of order. What is it?

Don't we usually have coffee and donuts down here?

Just a minute now.

Oh, slow down, slow down now. Mary says it's not true confessions. Now, what

came after that?

Come on, everybody, let's focus.

We've only got 30 days.

I can't afford to move out of here. I can't afford to move back in.

What are you complaining about? I'm losing a free apartment. Do you know how

expensive...

If it isn't Little Miss Wrecking Ball of 1989.

Now, just a minute, Little Miss Mary Jenkins.

Now, I know you're mad, but I tried to protect all of us in that agreement. And

who did you think you were, Perry Masonette?

All right, take it easy. Rose, it's just that we're so frustrated about losing

our homes after all these years.

Remember when they had that comic relief and that, um, farm relief and, uh,

sinus relief?

Why don't we do apartment relief?

Wait a minute. What?

Are we giving up without a fight? Yeah.

We have our rights. We just won't go.

Right.

Well, we may not have much choice when the wrecking ball comes crashing through

the door.

Look, I say if Anderson wants us out, let him force us out. Right. Right.

We can pick it and we can notify the press.

Yes. Power to the people.

I'll chain myself to the front door. All right.

Mary, it's been six weeks and we are still here. I told you protesting would

work. And now maybe we can tear up these eviction notices.

Well, I've already used mine to line my bird gig.

Mary, it's me, Eva, your manager.

I'll get it.

What's the matter, Eva? We having too much fun in here?

Oh, Rose, you know I've learned my lesson. If it wasn't for Mary organizing

protest,

You're looking at one grateful apartment manager.

What do you want, Eva? I was just down in that messy basement and I found this.

Do you know what this is?

Sheet music.

I know, but who does it belong to?

I don't know. It doesn't belong to us. Why don't you just throw it away?

Mary, what happened to the water?

Is it brown again?

Boris, it's off.

Mom, something's wrong. I was popping some popcorn and the gas shut off.

Oh, let me check it.

Not unless he has some hot water.

She's right. Not only is the water off, the gas is off, too.

It's Anderson.

He put the screws to us.

But look, Lester, this stuff is old.

Oh, just leave them here. I'll look at them later.

Oh, maybe we celebrated too soon.

No, we didn't. No, we are not going to let a little water and a little gas

us out of here, right?

Right!

Oh, now what?

Winston's going to be here any minute now.

Do you think he'll go for this?

Well, I'm sure we'll be able to reason with him.

It'll be easier to reason with him on the roof.

I'm scared of you.

Look, he's already won. All we're asking for is two months to find a decent

apartment. I can't believe we're really going to have to move out.

You know, I'm going to miss each and every one of you.

Pearl.

Rose.

Eva.

Mary. Mary.

You know, you guys are so nice and sweet to me. You know, when I moved in here,

I thought I'd be living here for the rest of my life.

If you want, we can shoot you now.

Well, breaking up 227 is like breaking up a family.

It is sad, Pearl. What are you going to do?

Well, if Calvin's in college...

I guess I'll go live with my sister in Baltimore.

Wait a minute. The one who hates you? The one who hasn't spoken to you in 40

years? The one who cut you out of her photo album?

It's good to have family.

Well, Pearl, if you don't want to go to your sister's, you can always come with

the Jenkins.

Yeah, you can bump with me and Brenda.

I'm gonna miss you, Mary.

Me too, Mary.

Me too.

You two hug each other.

Well, I guess that's Anderson.

I hope no one is here to witness this.

Good evening.

I assume you've all come to your senses?

But, Miss Shade, have you been crying?

Yes, she has.

Help me shake.

I told you about those allergies.

I told you, toss the cat.

Come on, I want to show you something off the roof.

Look,

Anderson, you've won. We've agreed to move, but we need two months to do it.

I'm sorry, but you know I'm on a very tight schedule. I've already hired a

wrecking crew.

Perhaps you've heard of them.

Edifice wrecks.

Nobody ever gets that joke.

This is no joke. You know, we really don't have to move at all.

Why not?

Why not?

Yeah. Why not?

Because, uh... John Philip Sousa, that's why not.

Fine, I'll sing you a march when you leave.

You don't understand. John Philip Sousa used to live here.

Eva found his sheet music in the basement.

But you told me...

John Philip Sousa used to live here, and that makes this a historical landmark.

I suppose George Washington also slept here.

No.

I remember Leroy Washington.

Anderson, you can't touch this building. It belongs to us emotionally and

historically. You know, it didn't just come up from the mailroom. I mean,

anybody can go out and buy some sheet music. You've got to have some papers,

affidavits, something from the Historical Preservation Society.

How about a month and a half?

Wait a minute.

Now, Mr. Anderson, would you consider selling the building back to me for a

small profit?

Well, perhaps I should quote Mr. Barlow for you.

Ha!

Hi, babe. Oh, Mr. Anderson.

I'm glad you're here. I can tell you in person that you can't gut this building.

Why not?

Why not?

Yeah, why not?

It's a historical landmark.

John Philip Sousa lived here.

I already tried that.

But it's true. I checked it out.

Yeah, Lester, but do you have any papers, any, uh... I believe it.

the, uh, Historical Preservation Society?

I certainly do.

Here, here, here.

Well, uh, well, these don't say anything definite.

No, but they intend to have an investigation. That should take them at

year or two. At least.

You know, we had the same problem with the building where they found Dolly

Madison's bustle.

I guess this changes our plans.

No, Mr. Bartlett's not going to be thrilled at all. I wonder who I could

tell him.

Who are you?

The manager.

Oh, yes. Well, keep up the good work.

Well, Mr. Anderson, I hope we can let bygones be bygones.

Oh, absolutely.

Nothing. Just pay the rent, you know.

You know, considering the light of this new information about how important the

building is, I think it's only proper that everyone's rent be raised.

Well, cheers.

Raise our rent.

Except mine.

It's supposed to be manager.

Laughter.

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