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We're back in five, four, three, two..

Alright, well look, check this out.

Before we close out on "Word On The Street"

here's a little something for all

you dads who don't give a damn.

If you can't do the time, then damn it don't do the grind.

Yeah, that's right, Martin. That's my man.

I thought I had a little boy once, little kid.

And I didn't hide behind no ski mask.

'Cause y'all know Marty Mart.

Yeah, a lot of kids.

Yeah, tell him, Martin. Speak to him, speak.

I've a little something for y'all, huh?

Check this out. Huh?

Hurry up and put that mask back on, you bringin' me down.

'Uh-huh.'

This here's Ron.

Ron has two kids that he don't support.

Ain't that right, Ron?

Ron, you know, you're on my "Need your ass whoop list."

You know that, Ron?

- Bark, Ron, bark, Ron. - I know that.

Got a little something else for y'all over here.

Hello.

How are you?

Ah-h-h!

This here is, Do-on.

Right, Don?

Don, ran out of the, ran out on his wife

while she was in the delivery room having triplets.

Ain't that right, Don? Huh?

You need a triplet ass whooping, Don?

All up in here! Up in here!

All up in there, Don.

Now, sorry, but sometime I go off when they hurt the kids.

You know, 'cause the kid emotionally is hurt, you know.

Well, that's our show for the day.

We gotta get outta here. Did you have a good time?

You know I had a good time.

You know I have, I always have a good time

on "Word On The Street" and that's word, up! You understand?

This is for all the brothers who ain't here tonight.

Ah. Well, look, that's our show. That's our show.

I'm your host, Martin Payne.

We outta here. Get on that. Get on that.

Bernice, get Bradley, Buford and Diamond on the telephone.

I want their best media consultant.

- For what? - Oh, I've got plans for Martin.

With the right image, his name could be a household word.

Bam, bam, what's up? Tell me what's happenin'?

What do you think about this show?

Well, I loved it, I loved it, Martin.

- Yeah? - Thank you, Bernice.

Mm.

Uh, so, what's up? What you wanna talk to me about?

Well, since I've taken over the station

I've been wanting to make some changes.

Cool, I was thinking the same thing exactly.

- Yeah? - Alright. Yeah.

Bernice can always get another job.

A good lumberjack can always find work.

- They just beat up in here-- - Martin.

I think, your show could be a huge hit.

What are you talking about? To my audience, I'm already large.

I know, but you could even be be larger.

And we could even put you in the biggest studio.

And of course, that would mean...more money.

- More muchodineros, huh? - 'Mm-hmm.'

Yeah, yeah, brother do got bills, brother got bills.

Now, I've called in the best

media consulting firm in the city.

These people can show you how to change your image

and reach a bigger audience.

No, no. Come on, Maria, alright?

I don't need you out to see no consultant

firm in here to tell me nothin'. I know what I'm doing.

- Okay, I got this locked down. - I agree.

But you belong in the big leagues, Martin.

And with the little help "Word On The Street"

can help you reach that level.

Word?

No, Martin."Word On The Street."

But I said, word.

No, no, "Word On The Street."

No, no. I said word. Damn it, I'm with you, word. Right on.

- Word, you got it. - That's right, you got it.

- Here you go, Tom. - Thanks.

So, Gina, you've been hired

as the new consultant on Martin's TV show.

I'm so excited, Tommy. Oh, God.

It's a big account for our firm

and a great opportunity for me.

So, how does Martin feel about that?

Huh?

Uh-oh.

Gina, you haven't told Martin

that you're gonna be working with him?

No. But I want to break it to him gently, you know.

That means he has to do what you say?

Girl, he's gonna hate that.

Can I please throw it in his face?

- Hello. - Hey.

- Hey. - Hey.

What's happening?

Alright, congratulations!

Well, alright.

Man, y'all make a man feel good

coming home to his castle.

- Tommy, what's happenin', bro? - Alright.

Alright, Beetlejuice. Damn.

So, Martin, tell us, man.

How's it feel to be officially the star of your own show?

Oh, man, It feels good. It-it's cool.

Oh, except they gonna try to get some consultant, right?

They tryin' to come down and tell me how to do my show, baby.

Puh-lease. I know, what I'm doing.

I know TV. You know what I mean?

Excuse me. Gina, you know a little bit about TV, don't you?

Watch this.

Shh, shut up, Pam.

- Let's eat, baby. - But..

I mean, how some boujee tight ass in a suit

gonna to tell me how to run my show?

You know, what I'm saying? You know, what I'm saying?

Gina, you're a little boujee, aren't you?

- Take this, please. - But--

- Martin. Honey. - Yeah.

Maybe, this TV consultant can give you some good ideas.

I doubt it. No, no, I doubt that.

Please, they don't know nothin' about what's real. Girl, please.

Martin, I don't think that's fair.

People work very, very hard to do their jobs.

I'm sorry, I don't think that's fair at all.

Well, I'm sorry, I don't think it's fair at all either.

But-but you are confusing me.

Why are you gettin' so defensive?

Alright, I'm just talking about some fake corporate clown.

Because I'm the fake corporate clown, Martin.

Your boss hired me, okay.

You?

Small world, isn't it?

Okay, alright, alright. Martin, just stay calm, okay?

It-it may not be that bad, man.

Are you crazy?

It's gonna be the best thing that ever happened to me, man.

- What! - What do you mean?

You're not mad?

- Of course, not. - Yay!

Martin, are you serious?

You're actually okay with us working together?

Baby, ding-ding, come on!

I love it!

You know what girl, me and you working side by side

thinking alike, Bonnie and Clyde.

Like Ashford and Simpson.

Cube and Yo-yo. Huh?

Martin, I'm so glad that you're just excited about this as me!

I'm probably even more excited, baby.

'Cause see, what this means is

I ain't gotta change my show at all.

You know. See, 'cause, I tell you what I want.

You tell Maria, everything is everything.

You know what I mean? We got it locked.

Ha-clack-lack.

That-that's nice, honey.

But I've been hired to do a job and I'm gonna do it.

Whoa, baby I wouldn't stand in your way.

No, no, I'm here to support you.

And you do what you're doing, you do it well.

Aw! Whoa!

That was easier than I thought. Let's eat, Baby.

Whoa, who thought it was gonna be hard, huh?

Got my girl, yahoo.

Good food, good wine, good friend.

Uh, give me a second, Pam.

I'll think of some way to include you.

Uh, Tommy, would you say the grace, please?

My research is based on several

focus groups we did all over the State.

And it shows that people want a talk show host

who's warm agreeable, soft spoken.

Wazzup?

Oh, damn! My bad, y'all.

What y'all in a little meeting or somethin'?

- What's-- - No, no, it's alright, Martin.

You can come on in and sit down.

We've been just talking about you.

Okay, you-you know, you sure?

'Cause, I don't wanna interrupt

Miss Waters and her presentation.

I know she's having her present..

But let me go and sit on down.

Step on around. Go on, Miss Waters.

Handle your business, Miss Water.

Bonnie and Clyde bam, hit it.

- Thank you, Martin. - Alright.

Umm, now, as I was saying

the people in the North-West part of the State--

Excuse me. Oops, sorry.

Don't wanna, didn't wanna cut you off.

Babe, can I see you for a second over in the--

Ma-Martin, I'm in the middle of a-of a--

Yeah, I know that, but, yeah, Maria, you know how, I mean

we work together, so we're not goin' away.

Excuse me for a second. Come on over here. Step out. Step out.

Baby, baby, now, check this out.

I know you have good ideas, okay?

But look, check this out. Here's my list, okay?

Pull my list out on and I'll tell you what I want

and you tell Maria, it's all gonna be a hit, okay?

Alright, no more interruptions.

But you're doing good, girl. Alright.

Gina, Gina, is everything alright?

- No, everything's fine. - Yeah.

Um, as I was saying, most people prefer

the host to moderate not opinionate.

Opinionate.

Oh! Go ahead, girl. Whoo!

With the big word, with your big words.

Uh, baby, hit her with my list now.

That's when you go to the list.

Just a minute, Martin, please.

Oh, but Gina, tell 'em about the flag girls.

When we were saying that, how we're gonna

have 'em all up in here coming al the way.

Oh, oh, okay, my bad. I'm in the cut.

I'm in the cut. I'm chilling.

Well, in general "Word On The Street" needs to be revamped

from the top to the bottom.

Starting with the host.

People respond to a more conservative looking host.

And, um, if you have any questions

you can just refer to the reports here, thank you.

Martin, would you, you-you can have one, Mr. Payne.

- Ah. Yeah, I like it. - You like it?

- 'Yes.' - Hold up, hold up.

What's all this? What's all this, huh?

It don't look like nothing I'm used to.

Don't look like my presentation.

Martin, I'm-I'm just doing my job, okay?

My research says, if you do these things to change

your image, your show will appeal to a bigger audience.

The numbers don't lie.

Oh, oh. I see what's goin' on.

Uh-uh-uh.

I never thought it would be you, Gina.

- What? - Smile in your face.

All the time they wanna take your place, backstabbers.

- Martin, Martin. - 'Excuse me.'

Martin, Martin, it's not like that.

What do you mean it's not like that?

Come on.

What do you gonna wanna do to me next?

Give me a flat top and a big ass, huh?

No offence to anyone.

Image, right? I'll be back.

We wanna thank the lovely ladies

from the gardening club. Thank you very much.

Give them a round of applause for being here.

You're lovely. And I'll tell you what, I'm gonna water my plants.

Oh, look. We have a treat for ya.

Okay, we wanna say, hello

to the oldest living man in America.

He's a 125 years old.

We're gonna go to him via satellite.

His name is John Pittman.

Mr. Pittman.

So, you're 125 years old?

W-w-what are you sayin'?

Fold your clothes?

I ain't foldin' no damn clothes.

I'm a 125 years old, you crazy?

Aha, well, Mr. Pittman, I gotta tell you.

On behalf of-of myself, and everyone over here

on "Word On The Street"

we wanna say happy birthday to ya.

What-what did you say? Marvin Gaye?

Yeah, I like Marvin Gaye.

If I can sing, "Let's get it on."

Well, we gotta go. And that's our show.

What are you sayin'? I ain't no hoe.

I'm too old to be hoein'.

Well, alright, alright. I'll tell you.

Listen! Be good.

And if you can't be good, be good at it.

I'm your host Martin Payne for "Word On The Street."

Shake it, get it all up out of here.

Love ya, outta here.

I-I'm diggin' it, I'm lovin' it.

Gina, baby, this is whack.

Whack? What are you talking about?

Look at your audience, they love you.

- Hi. - Yes, my research is right.

Okay? Just trust me now.

- Baby, look.. - Hey, just trust me.

Maria, look, look straight up, okay. I'm a brother from around

the way, I am not feeling all this. Thi-thi-this is not me.

But-but we can get you in to syndication

maybe even move you into a major network.

Martin, do you know how much money you could make?

That's not the, that's not the issue.

- Money is not the issue, okay? - But you are so good.

Now, don't you think you should get paid for your talents?

There you go always steppin' to me with the money.

Now-now what can a person get paid?

Stepping with me, with the money, all the time.

That's-tha-that's not a baddamn step either.

- Hey! Gina, babe. - Hi, what's up?

Check this out. Did you see me in "People and Them"? Huh? Huh?

Look, fly, huh? You like the pose?

As fly as fly can be, Martin.

Hey, wassup?

Hey! What's happening man? How are you?

Girl, did you see me on "Soul Beat"?

Yeah, yeah, how fly can one man be, huh?

Uh, baby, I don't think there's enough room in here

for us and Martin's ego. Excuse me.

Well, there's gonna be plenty of room

as soon as you shed your winter fur Gentle Ben.

- Shut up. - Yeah, yeah, I said it.

Hey, alright. Look, Martin, we goin' up to Nipsey's, man.

- You wanna roll? - Oh! Hush your mouth.

I can't do that no more, Tommy.

No, no. I got a image now. I gotta watch that.

I'm large now. People might recognize me.

How that gonna look on the kids? Shh!

Kids? There no kids in Nipsey's. What's you talking about?

Please, Pam. Come on. Man, man, school your woman.

I can't have people all up in my business.

I ain't trying to end up on no inside audition.

Martin, that's nice but I think you're worried

about all this a little too soon.

I'm worried? Well, if I'm worried, then you call

"People and Them", you call Jet

and tell-tell them what you said about me then.

Well, look. We'll be away at Nipsey's, alright?

You know what, Tom, Tom check it out.

May-maybe I will come down to Nip.

- Yeah. - No. I-I forgot.

Uh, I gotta go down to Crystal Room.

Belma Johnson's interviewing me for Teen Summit.

They say Belma's Blowing up. They say the boy is blowing up.

What? That sounds like fun.

Sorry, you guys. We can't join you at Nipsey's.

Oh, no, no, no. Gina, you can go.

Yeah, you can go.

Oh, no, I-I thought you said

we were giving interview with Belma.

Oh, no. I said I.

Yeah, yeah, they wanna interview me.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know, but this was all your idea.

So, don't feel bad. It's cool. It's cool.

Give me my sugar. I've gotta roll.

Mmm, Hollywood.

Hey, I tell you, I tell you, you all look good.

Y'all really do. It ain't just me. Y'all be cool.

Baby, mwah.

Oh, nice job, Gina.

You made somebody who's already annoying, more annoying?

Pam, please. Martin's not that bad. Okay?

Oh! Damn. Uh, hoo.

Um, can't roll without my glasses.

What was I thinking?

Gotta look smart for my public.

That's what the research shows.

Image, right?

The lady is in the house.

Let's rock this joint, alright?

Yo, this ain't no Martin set.

Sure hope they ain't trying to change the buffet up.

Everybody settle. And three, two..

Welcome to "Word On The Street"

with your Host, Martin Payne.

'Alright!'

Thank you. Alright.

Thank you. Welcome.

Welcome. What's happening?

Welcome to a hip-hop shabangity-bang-bang show.

I'm gonna tell you. So, we're gonna get right

to my first guest. My first guest is Sweet Reggie.

They call him the ladies man. Give it up for Sweet Reggie.

What's happening, Reg?

What's happening?

You cool? Alright.

Say hello. Alright.

Alright, sit down now here, Reggie.

Good to have you. Yeah.

Did you have your Cadillac parked alright, Reggie?

Ha, I know you're smooth like that, aren't ya? Alright.

Well, ol' Reggie, we're gonna get right to the point and uh..

...some people would describe you as a womanizer.

What-what-what seems to be your problem, Reggie?

Eh, man, you know, I ain't got no problem, man.

You know, I likes the ladies and...ladies like me

you know, that's all it is.

Well, I guess, me and my studio audience

agree there's more to it than that, Reggie.

Come on, would you share with us?

Share? Did you forget where you came from?

I haven't forgotten anything. I know, where I come from.

If I can give you my address later, I would.

But I, you know..

'...you know, but we're on the air right now.'

Everything's cool, brother for real. Hold on.

Go ahead, pal. Speak, buddy, speak.

Aye, look. African kings used to have 12 women's at a time

you know and they ain't appearing on no talk show.

I used to be Shaka-Zulu's old lady.

- Point taken, ma'am. - Get outta here.

Alright, Reggie, where--

You're tripped, man.

Well, I am, that Reggie. I am that.

Well, Reggie, we're just trying to get to

the bottom of what is troubling you.

I think, this is the forum where you wanna kind of do that.

I kind of gathered from my daddy, you know?

Pappa was a rolling stone.

Where he laid his hat was his home.

Well, there you have it.

This man is not responsible for his actions.

His papa was a rolling stone.

Wait a minute, Martin.

You gonna let that string bean get away with that, man?

Yo, check that fool like you used to.

What's wrong with you man. You just mad

'cause you can't get no women.

Ho-ho-ho, hold on.

This is where I get control and I calm you down.

Now...now just-just hold on.

This brother here, okay. This brother for real.

He comes to all my show. This man is a fan.

Aye, look, man. Come on, man.

Why don't you just read the questions

out of them cue cards like you're supposed to?

'Cause I-I really wasn't even talking to you.

Oh-ho. Ho-ho.

Oh, damn.

Oh, damn.

I guess, you don't know whose show this is, huh?

This is my show. I run this man.

I do this how I'm supposed to do this.

- Martin. Martin. - What?

- Tone it down, down. - I ain't, no.

I ain't toning nothing down, Maria. And I ain't selling out.

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

Now you need to respect the ladies the way the ladies

want to be respected. That is all I'm saying.

Look man, I know how to treats the ladies, man.

Just ask your aunty.

Oh!

Well, apparently, you don't know my aunty

can whoop ass and so can I.

Wassup, baby?

Martin, um, I saw the show.

So, you went back to your old foreman, huh?

Yeah, whoopin' ass as a foreman I'm all familiar with, Gina.

Seems to be, that's where I gotta slang these things.

That's it. It works for me, yeah.

- Are you okay? - Me? Cool.

I mean, I'm cool. I'm alright.

But-but, check this out. I tried your research, Gina.

And I'm not saying that your research don't work

but it don't work for me.

Baby, I got to be true to my audience.

Most importantly, Gina, no.

I got to be true to myself. There ain't enough money

in the world that's gonna make me change that.

- Martin, Martin, I know. - Do you?

Yes! I've known you long enough

to know you gotta be your own man.

- That's right. - And, Martin.

If I was in your position, I'd probably

do the same thing.

Now, now. Okay. Alright then, Gina, then you understand, now.

Huh? You got to support me the way I support you.

Huh? I mean, it ain't us against each other, and that won't..

Or-or I gotta do it this way. You-you gotta support me.

Alright, Martin. Alright. Oh, you know what?

There was some uh, research

that I had already forgotten to tell you about.

See, see, see this is what I'm talking about.

How you gonna tell me you support me

and now you coming up with the research. Baby, I'm lost.

This is very important. Look. Shush.

- What now? - Shh.

- Research shows.. - Mm-hmm?

...that I love you very much.

Oh. Oh, come here.

- The research shows.. - Yes?

...that your man loves you right back.

- Oh, really? - Yes.

And research shows, mm..

...that your man wants the luscious

to places it on my lips.

Here they are, baby.

What's happening, baby?

You're stupid.

'Five, four, three, two..'

Honey, I'm home.

I'm just showing the audience there are different

ways you can enter, that's all.

There are variety of ways.