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Last week on "Roc.."

Roc, you know it's been a long time

since we talked about having children.

Oh, well, then let's talk about having children.

Roc, I'd love to have a baby.

Eleanor, not now.

I can't wait for children much longer and I won't. Damn it!

Well, you're just gonna have to because I won't

do it now and I can't.

I think I'm ready to give it a try.

Let's, uh, let's-let's-let's-let's do it.

And I'll worry about the money later.

Oh, honey, I love you.

I think we need to face the possibility

that there might be something wrong with me.

Remember, I-I told you about the problems my sister had.

I think maybe I need to see a doctor.

- So what's the diagnosis, doc? - Excellent.

Hey, but, doc, I mean, if she's okay...

...what's the reason she's not getting pregnant?

♪ Them that's got shall have ♪

♪ Them that's not shall lose ♪

♪ So the Bible said ♪

♪ And it still is news ♪

♪ Mama may have ♪

♪ Papa may have ♪

♪ But God bless the child ♪

♪ That's got his own ♪

♪ That's got his own ♪ Them that's got shall get ♪

♪ God bless the child ♪ Them that's not shall lose ♪

♪ Them that's got shall get ♪

♪ Them that's not shall lose ♪

♪ Whoa ohoo whoa ♪

Why is everybody lookin' at me?

Well, since Eleanor checks out fine...

You mean it's me?

As we say in the world of obstetrics

it takes two to tango.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

It-it couldn't be me. Uh-huh.

It couldn't be me.

It just couldn't be me.

Mr. Emerson, if it's not Eleanor and it's not you

what do you think the problem is?

Well, you know, i-it's-it's...

Well, I ain't worked that out yet.

Uh, doc, what could, what could be wrong with us?

Excuse me?

I-I, I mean him.

Oh, well there could be a number of factors involved.

It could be that you've just had bad luck.

Let's run some tests and see

what the problem is if there's one.

Well, okay, I guess that's it.

So, doctor, when can Roc start on these tests?

Eleanor, I'm not takin' any test. I'm fine.

There-there's nothin' wrong with me.

Denial.

What's the matter with you, now you take these tests

you find out what the problem is and you rectify it.

Wha-what are you so concerned about?

I-I wanna be an uncle.

Well, it's only been a few months and the doctor said

uh, we just might be unlucky, so we'll...

- So we'll keep trying, huh? - Okay, alright, alright.

Well, I-I guess we'll just keep trying.

Well, if you change your mind, I know an excellent specialist.

In the meantime, take a look at this.

It outlines some steps for you to take

to achieve the right moment for conception.

Uh, excuse me, doctor, do you believe in that stuff?

Well, not really, but the pharmaceutical company

handed them out for free.

- Give it a shot. - Uh, well, thank you.

- Thank you. - Good luck to you.

- Thank you, doctor. - Yes, uh, thank you, doctor

We'll keep trying.

Well... let's go home.

Yes, get the hell out of here.

Now, don't you worry, Eleanor, th-th-there's nothing

wrong with you and I know there's nothing wrong with me.

So we'll just, you know, we'll keep trying.

We waited this long to have children, Roc

and we'll just have to wait a little longer.

We'll just keep trying.

- I gotta get to work. - Okay, I'll...

I'll see you when we get home. We'll get home...

- I'll get home.. L.. You know? - Yeah.

Good news, Mrs. Williams.

You're gonna have another set of twins.

I should have married you.

- Hey, pop! - Hey, son.

- How's Clarence? - Oh, who cares.

Oh, uh... Beat you at dominos again?

Oh, that old fool was braggin'

about his grandchildren for a change.

Man, he beat me at dominos.

So, pop, what's wrong with him talkin' about his grandchildren?

Nothing if I knew for sure that I could have some.

But if Roc can't make a baby it's just gonna be

one more thing that Clarence can hold over my head.

You know, I've always dreamed of having a grandson.

Now that I've all this free time on my hand.

I can tell him about all the interesting people I've met.

And the places I've been. Teach him our real history.

Not that whitified stuff they taught you kids.

Yeah, I could buy him toys

take him to the playground, to ball game...

Oh, you know, do all the things

that I never had time to do with you boys.

Hey, pop, while we're here, why don't we toss around some names?

Na, I ain't got time for that.

- You know, Joey... - Hmm.

...it would make me the happiest man if I knew that I could live

to see the day that I could have my own grandchild.

Well, pop, I'm sure you got a grandchild out there somewhere.

- What's that, son? - Uh.. Uh...

Nothin', I was just thinkin' out loud.

That's a lot of hard work.

Son, are you trying to tell me

making love to your wife is hard work?

No, moving that bed, so it faces northeast.

As if that's really gonna work.

Well, it's here in this book.

Now, granted this is a 1912 edition

but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Son, maybe you're being just a little too stubborn.

Yeah, Roc, maybe you oughta swallow your pride,

and, uh, let that doctor check you out.

No way. I told you. There's nothin' wrong with me.

Well, Roc, you could always wear a poultice

of a ground rhinoceros horn in your shorts.

That from that crazy book, Joey?

No, that's from "The Beverly Hillbillies."

See, I'm not the one who cut off any avenue of research.

- Joey, shut up! - Hey, Roc, it cured Jed's gout.

- What? - Roc, let's face the facts.

Now, for the last week you made love

to your wife every night. Right?

Monday, when her temperature was perfect for conception.

Tuesday, her body temperature went up.

For the next three nights, you made love anyway

and ignored the temperature well, perks...

Well, how do you know all this, Joey?

Excuse me.

See, I've been keeping myself a little chart.

Hey, I-I don't just say I wanna be an uncle.

Hey, Joey, how many, how many times I've gotta say this

this is gonna take some time.

Well, I don't have that kind of time, damn it.

Hey, you need a change of scene.

Let's say, the three of us go down

to Charlene's and down a couple.

That's a good idea, pop. I could use a break.

- Where'd you think you going? - We're going to Charlene's.

Uh-uh-uh.

Not so fast, both of you, back upstairs.

Yeah, I guess tonight will be better.

- Yes. - Hi, guys.

Hey, hey.

Hi, fellas, where's Roc?

Oh, he's gonna catch up.

He's been working on somethin' and he's been draggin' a little.

So he's gonna meet us here.

Well, what's he's been working on?

Well, he and Eleanor are still trying to have a baby.

- Oh, he's still doing that? - No, he ain't.

Yeah, and, uh, when he gets here, maybe we should

uh, make sure he keeps his mind off of it.

You know, I think it might be having some kind of

psychological effect on him.

So let's not even mention kids, right?

- He's here to relax. - Ah, that's a good point, son.

Let's talk about something else.

- Hey, guys. - Hey, Roc.

- Hi, son. - Baby.. Oops!

It slipped out.

It was just as well, I was about to say somethin' myself.

Yeah, me too. Well, this isn't gonna work.

- Sorry, Roc. - Sorry about what?

Well, we thought we'll make you feel better

if we didn't mention anything, you know related to

what you're going through, you know, like, uh...

- Fertility, pregnancy, birth-- - Hey, Joey, Joey.

Damn, Wiz, you had to mention baby.

Alright, it's okay, but it's no use.

I'm a beaten man, I'm so tired and worn out

from all this, I don't know what to do.

In fact, I'm embarrassed to say this.

Since I've never had a bad mark against my name

since I've been in the department

but I've been falling asleep on the job lately.

- Man, that's awful. - I know.

Does this mean that my trash ain't gonna get picked up?

'Wiz, can you think of something that might help?'

'Anything that might help Eleanor and Roc conceive.'

'Well, I can only draw on my own field of expertise.'

Well, Wiz, I'm willing to try anything.

Okay, let me ask you a few questions here.

Have you tried jigglin' her?

That always works with the radio.

Hey, Roc, Wiz might be onto something here.

Does-does she keep flashin' 12 o'clock?

That's real fun.

Hope you guys gettin' a big kick out of this.

As you can see, we are.

Maybe you gettin' interference.

Have you tried moving her away from the TV?

Come on, Roc, man, you know if we could really help you

we would, man. Maybe laughing at it is good.

Yeah, right, I mean, Wiz is right, I mean, what good is it

to get all tense and nervous about this, huh?

Yeah, yeah. Hey, I'm sorry. I guess you guys are right.

- There you go. - Hey, I even got one.

Maybe I'm leaving her on all night.

Hey, yeah, well, now, Roc

aren't you glad that we all got a chance to

like, share and laugh on this situation?

Yeah, yeah, okay, but do me a favor, okay? No more.

- Ah, damn it. I had a good o-- - Hey, Joey.

Charlene's, Wiz speaking. Ooh, Eleanor.

Hey, Roc, it's Eleanor.

Yeah, hi, honey.

Yeah.

Okay, I'll be there.

I'm sorry guys, I gotta go.

Eleanor's temperature is perfect for conception.

- Alright. - Okay.

So long, son. Break a leg.

Yeah, Roc, tonight's your night.

- Now I can feel it. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, hey, Roc, it's Eleanor again, man.

Wha-what does she want? I'm on my way. Take a message.

Ah, she cooled off, man, she says

you can stay and have a beer.

What?

She cooled off! Well, that's it!

That's it! I can't take it anymore.

Tell her I've had it. I'm through.

Tell her I'm finished.

Tell her.. Tell her I'm gonna go and see that sperm doctor!

♪ Whoa-ooh whoa-ooh whoa ohoo whoa ♪

Well, that's the exam, Mr. Emerson.

Mm, boy, that was easy.

I didn't sleep last night

'cause I was expectin' something real weird.

You know how you make all this stuff up in your mind

that's strange, and you know, but...

Hey, but, thank you doctor, thank you.

No problem. Could you fill this up?

- What's this? - I need a sample of your sperm.

No seriously, what do you want?

Look, I understand this could be a little embarrassing

but I assure you it's quite normal.

Hey, doc, I ain't making love to no plastic cup.

You see, there's some magazines out there, if you--

Yeah, right, I gotta really read at a time like this.

Woah woah woah!

Hey, doc, I can't go through with this.

Mr. Emerson, this is the only way

we're gonna find out if there's a problem.

Now, take your cup and go out up to that room across the hall

and, uh... I think you can figure out the rest.

- Eleanor, let's go. - Where you think you're goin'?

Look, we're leaving now, nobody said

anything about plastic cups.

Why didn't you tell me?

'Cause I knew you'd react like this.

Now, Roc, how do you expect them to find anything out?

Well, you know, you know, X-rays, blood tests

CAT scans, the usual.

Roc, look, millions of men go through this every day.

Now, look, honey, I know it's embarrassing

but if you just go in there and do this

then, we can move on.

Eleanor, I know, but it's not that I won't do it

I-I just can't.

Well, let me tell you something.

You're wearin' what?

Is that possible?

Is that legal, Eleanor?

Eleanor!

Eleanor, you don't know how humiliating this whole thing is.

I know and I'm sorry you had to do it.

But at least now we can move on to the next step

and have our child.

I know.

But can we still do all that stuff you whispered in my ears?

Yes, sweetheart.

You remember it, don't you?

Yeah, baby.

Well, Mr. Emerson...

...I have your results and your sperm count is normal.

Alright! Hey, yes! You hear that, Eleanor?

The problem is they don't seem to be, as we say... swimming.

What does that mean?

Well, in layman's terms, they're, uh...

...on a beach.

Lying there.

Getting a tan.

They just don't seem to be as anxious as you're to make a baby

so we're just gonna put you on a regimen of medication

and keep checking you every week.

You mean, I've to come in here and do this again?

Yes, once a week.

Well, now, a one night stand with a cup is one thing

but I ain't forming a permanent relationship.

Roc, you wanna have a baby, don't you?

Yeah, like normal people.

Mr. Emerson, you're perfectly normal

except for the fact that your sperm aren't... swimming.

Will you quit sayin' that?

El.. Eleanor

Eleanor, I know that you wanna have a baby really bad.

But I can't do this. Now, doctor I can't go through this again.

Roc, Roc!

They all say that.

Joey, where could he be?

Well, sis, he's probably takin' a walk, you know

thinkin' this through, you know, tryin' to work it out.

In all our years of marriage

he's never taken these many walks.

Well, one good thing has come out of this.

- What's that? - He's off my back.

I'm glad he's got other interests.

- Oh, Joey. - Come on, come on, sis, sis.

Come on, sit, sit down and tell me what happened to him.

Okay, th-the doctor explained that he'd have to

take some medication and get a checkup every week.

No, no, I mean, tell me about the plastic cup

and that look on his face.

- Joey, this is all my fault. - What do you mean?

I pushed Roc into havin' a baby.

Right, but if you hadn't you would've never found out

he had a problem and then we would have had to put off

having kids that much longer.

You know, Joey, when Roc first decided

he wanted to have a baby...

...I saw a side of him I thought I'd never see.

I mean, I always knew deep down in my heart

he'd make a great father

but for the first time, he saw it too.

Hmm.

- Well, that's him now. - That's Roc.

Damn. Nearly caught my death of cold out there.

Ah, no luck, huh, pop?

- No. - Where did you look?

- Charlene's. - Where else?

Well, I checked the men's room, then I went around the back

in the side, checked every table.

And, uh, that took two hours?

Well, you know, once I'm in there, they hate to see me go.

- He hasn't shown up yet? - No, he hasn't.

Ah, seems like I spent half my life chasing after these two

and you wanna have kids.

Well, I say, I do but I'm startin'

to wonder if it's even worth it.

I mean it seems like there's more pain

than joy in all of this.

Plus the reality of it is once you do have a baby

you're up all night, feedin' it, worryin' about it, changin' it.

Shoo. Maybe Roc's first feelings were right.

Maybe it is best to wait.

You really believe that, Eleanor?

- No. - 'That's him.'

Roc, oh baby, thank God you're home.

- Hey, son, you alright? - Roc, where the hell you been?

I was worried sick.

I'm sorry I just needed some time by myself.

Wh.. And you couldn't pick up a phone?

Oh, Joey, stop!

All that matters is that he's home.

I guess you two wanna be alone.

No, it's okay, pop, you can stay.

- Joey. - Oh, well, alright, alright.

Well, Roc, you know where I'll be if you need me.

Yeah, rent free.

Out walking again, huh?

Yeah, yeah.

Oh, they say it's beautiful at night.

Roc, every time you go for a walk

you come back with some kind of revelation.

Yeah, I could write a book.

Anyways, as I was passing the...

...Great Blacks In Wax Museum, I did realize something.

What's that, baby?

I was lost.

You, um...

You've to go somewhere and then

look around and suddenly you don't know where you are...

...I mean you think you're goin' in the right direction

and then you find out you're not.

I mean, it's kinda like this situation, you know.

You just want everything to go nice and easy and then...

...suddenly you know you're totally confused.

You know, why couldn't, why-why-why couldn't

this be, um... easy for us, huh?

I mean, why couldn't we have a baby

right off, like most people?

Life isn't always easy.

Oh, yes, it is, for some people, Eleanor.

I mean, this is an awful thing, for a man to find out.

I mean, all your life you think you'll be able to...

...to father a child and then one day you wake up...

...and find out you can't.

Roc, getting upset about it isn't gonna help.

Yeah, I know.

But Eleanor...

...the one thing...

...that I was always certain that I could... give you

in this world...

...may not happen.

I mean, I know I can't give you lots of things, but damn it...

...I wanted to be able to give you a child.

The doctor never said that it couldn't happen.

Oh, I know, I know, I'm just...

...I'm just so disappointed and angry about all this

I don't know what to do.

Oh, hell, why should this be any different

from any other part of my life, huh?

What do you mean?

I-I'm gonna have to work harder for this

just like everything else I've ever wanted.

Don't-don't get me wrong, Eleanor.

I'm not feeling sorry for myself.

This is just the way that things have always been.

Wait a minute, Roc.

Are you sayin' what I think that you're sayin'?

I don't know. What am I saying, Eleanor?

That you're gonna go through with the treatment?

Well, if that's what it takes to have a baby with you...

...then, yes.

But, Eleanor, I'm gonna warn you.

I'm gonna be real irritable.

Oh, well, I think I can handle that.

Roc, the doctor didn't say how long it was gonna take, did he?

Oh, what difference does it make, huh?

We'll just keep tryin'

and eventually something will happen.

- 'Alright.' - 'Yes.'

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