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Okay, yeah, 'cause I...

Oh, Roc, I don't know

about eating in here.

There seems to be a awful amount of... smoke.

Don't worry, I'll take care of that.

Hey, there's a pregnant woman in here.

Either you put 'em out or I'll put 'em out.

Yeah, I told you I'd take care of that.

Now, we could sit down over here

and have a nice quiet, relaxing dinner. Hmm-hmm.

- Thank you. - Hey, Charlaine!

'Bring Eleanor some cottage cheese'

and bring me anything you got fried.

And don't bother serving it to us.

When it's ready, I'll go in the kitchen and I'll get it myself.

You know, one of these days sooner or later

you gonna have to leave her tip.

Well, baby, I'll be glad to leave a tip

but apparently my nickel's no good here.

Hey, hey, hey.

Joey, you don't look so good. What's wrong?

Ahh, I had a bad week, I blew two auditions

and had to give up the gig I had for Friday night.

The club went country.

You know, Confederate flags make me nervous.

Ahh, Joey, there'll be other auditions and other club.

Yeah, I know, but lately, I haven't been able

to get a gig to save my life.

I mean, at this rate, I'd be, I'd be playing

for pocket change down at the harbor.

Listen, listen.

I hear... they give you more money

if they think you're blind.

Well...

...at this rate, it can't get much worse.

I'm gettin' a drink.

Hey, Charlaine!

Lemme have a cold one please.

Is this cold enough?

No.

Say, it's a what?

You tab is too high, Joey. I'm cutting you off.

Can anybody give me a ride down to the harbor?

♪ There's a man ♪

♪ With no future so it seems ♪

♪ Can't live out his dreams ♪

♪ Now he's trapped into thinking ♪

♪ He won't succeed ♪

♪ And he can't believe ♪

♪ Live your life today ♪ Oh yeah ♪

♪ Not for tomorrow ♪ Not for tomorrow ♪

♪ Oh ohh ohh oh ohh ♪

♪ Live your life today ♪

Charlaine has got to be out of her mind, man.

Look at this, there's no way I could run up a tab

this high, man. There's got to be mistake.

Hey, Eleanor. How you doing, baby?

- Pregnant. - Here you go.

- Roc, here's your food. - Alright. Thank you.

Alright now. Where's my tip?

You know, umm...

Ha-haa! I just love doing that to him.

Hey, hey, uh, uh, Charlaine.

Look, uh, I-I got this gig coming up.

It's gonna take care of everything, alright.

So, why don't you just let me run this tab

just a little bit long, okay?

Joey, when you started this tab

Madonna was just Jesus's mother.

Now, I want my money in full.

Come on, Charlaine. Give me a break, please.

Alright, fine. I'm gonna give you a break.

Now, I could use a bartender.

I'll let you work it off.

You can tend bar?

Yeah, I could do that.

I could also tease a pit-bull, but I won't.

Look, I'll let you work it off from your salary.

Okay? I'll even let you keep your tips.

Now, you better take this job while I'm still in a good mood.

Joey...

That sound like real good offer to me.

I mean, it's about time you started paying off your debts.

Yes, she's right, Joey, I mean, soon or late

you gotta stop pulling your own weight, you know.

I can't support you forever.

Look, look, look, Roc, I was not put on this earth

to do minion labour. I'm an accomplished musician.

Yeah, well, the only tune you've been playing lately is

"Bother can you spare a dime."

Look, Roc, I don't need this job to make money.

I'm up for a gig at the Bluemoon cafe

and I'm sure I'm gonna get it.

As a matter of fact, I'm gonna call Bluemoon cafe right now.

See, Roc, I'm not a bartender.

I play trumpet at the Bluemoon cafe.

Hey, you're looking at the new trumpet player

at the Bluemoon cafe.

Alright. Drinks on me.

Joey.

I really think you should take this job.

No, no, no, no, no way, now way. Look at this.

I got a sure thing. Look at this.

In the seventh race, I got a horse.

I got the horse playing here.

The horse's name is Manny's Pride.

- Manny's Pride? - Yeah.

Didn't you hear? He dropped dead during this morning's workout.

And his dying words were, "Joey, get a job."

Alright... alright, I'll take the job.

I knew it. Here, babe. Get to work.

Woah, Joey, Joey, Joey. I'm proud of you.

Hey, let me be the first one to say, "Get me a beer."

Ohh, Joey, You're gonna look so cute in that little apron.

Yeah, yeah. Just kick a man when he's dying.

Why don't y'all go down the race track and kick Manny's Pride

while you're at it.

Alright, alright, we got a new sheriff in town.

Get out of the way. Get out of the way.

- Joey Emerson. - What? What?

This is great. We've got ourselves a musician bartender.

Hey, won't you play us some

pretty on that job, pickled pig feet.

You know something, Hewlett, I'm really impressed.

First time I ever heard you put a whole sentence together.

Yeah, man, you got that whole subject and verb thing working.

Joey, you're so funny.

Sharon, girl get over here.

This guy is really cute.

Well, if you all think I'm cute now

just wait till I put on my little apron.

Roc, Roc, are you ready?

We gonna be late for the movie.

Alright, alright, alright, alright, here, here.

I'll hide the sodas in my-in my coat pocket, right?

And you, uh, you, you hide the popcorn...

You hide the popcorn under your clothes, right.

If anybody asks, tell 'em you carrying twins.

Son, why don't you put some butter in your shirt pocket?

It should be melted by the time you get there.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. - What's up?

Mr. and Mrs. Emerson, can Erika spend the night?

Her parents said it was okay.

I don't see why not!

Hm-mmm.

Mmmm, I love that perfume. It smells like popcorn.

Yes, thank you. My husband gave it to me.

Hey, wait a second. You two are going out.

Are you asking me to spend my night minding these kids?

Oh, come on, pop. We'll be home before you know it.

It is not my idea of a fun evening

babysitting a couple of angle biters, who, you know

think that good music is...

♪ Womp is it here? Womp is it here? ♪

Actually, it's "Whoomp, there it is."

♪ Whoomp there it is ♪

♪ Whoomp there it is ♪

Please don't leave me.

Daddy, we're sorry, but we have to get going.

Roc and I might have to drive around for a while

until he find meter with some time left on.

Now, you didn't have to say that in front

of them children, Eleanor.

Alright, you two.

Don't make any mischief, now I may look old

but I'm still as agile I was when I played third base

for the Baltimore Elite Giants.

You told me last week you played for the Kansas City Monarchs.

I moved around a lot.

That was the first free ageing.

Now, you two be quiet.

I'm gonna watch television and that's all is to that.

That's cool. Channel 13 is running music video.

Listen to that.

They take part of a great old R and B record

and rap over it and act like it's theirs.

How do they get away with that?

It's called sampling.

Oh, I see, uh...

So, you tellin' me that Bonnie and Clyde

were just sampling from banks?

Well, I don't know. Sounds pretty good to me.

Oh, those boys can't sing

but they call themselves musicians.

Well, huh, I don't know a heart from the lungs

I guess that makes me a doctor.

- It takes a lot to be a rapper. - Yeah.

I mean, you have to know how to scratch records.

- Not just anybody can do that. - Unh-unh!

- Am I right? - You're right.

Uh, well, we'll see about that.

Here, watch this.

Yeah, rap master Andrew is in the home.

You mean, you're in the house.

Yeah, and I'm not too happy about it either.

♪ Rapping is stupid rapping is stupid ♪

♪ Rap rap rap rap rapping is stupid ♪

♪ Rapping is stupid rapping is stupid ♪

♪ Go grandpa go get it ♪

♪ Get busy ♪

♪ It's your birthday ♪

♪ Hey yay-yay hey hey ♪

Ohh, you kids would dance to a garbage disposer.

So Dizzy Gillespie looks me dead

in my eye and he says

"Son, you're gonna be the greatest

trumpet player that ever lived".

Joey, is that story true?

That is absolutely true

except it was Dizzy Gillespie

it was my mother.

Roc, no. Roc, you shouldn't have made all that fuss at the movie.

Yeah, but they lied in the end.

Roc, they didn't lie.

When the theater says, they give you a free soda

with a large popcorn, they mean it has to be their popcorn.

Ohh, Joey, Joey, Joey.

- You better kick me out. - What?

Why can't I hold onto a woman?

Listen, Hewlett, let me tell you something about women.

Women are emotional, they're moody

and they do not know what they want.

So, no matter what is an impossible situation

or may be the problem is you're driving

a red Nova with a green door.

Now, Joey, that Nova has taken you to track a few times.

Yes, and I have pushed that Nova back from the track.

- Hey, Joey. - Hey, Roc!

- Hey, you look... - Hey, Joey.

- Make me another Joey kamikaze. - Uh-oh!

Get ready for another Joey kamikaze.

Man, you're going to see me juggle.

Alright, for your kamikaze entertainment

we'll juggle a lime

a shot glass and a chainsaw.

Oops, we're out of chainsaws. I have to juggle another lime.

Alright, guys!

Here we go. You all ready. Here we go.

Watch me break it down.

Watch me break it down.

Watch me break it down.

Watch me break it down.

Ohh!

Joey, that is amazing.

How come you never do

stuff like this at home?

Mmm, 'cause sometimes that happens.

That's it. Show's over. Thank you.

Eleanor, do you see what's going on here?

I mean, Joey is making people laugh

and they're tipping him for it.

And look at him. He's smiling and having a good time.

I think he's actually found a job that he likes.

Oh, Roc, you really are happy for him, aren't you?

- Hell no. I'm happy for me. - Oh!

I mean, it means, I don't have to support him anymore.

I mean, I mean, just think of it, he's gonna move out

of the house, Eleanor. I mean, we're free, we're free at last.

Thank God, almighty, we're free at last.

Roc, now look.

I want you to stop thinking about your wallet

for just a second, may be you should be going over there

and telling Joey just how proud you are.

Yeah, yeah, that-that's a good idea.

While I'm at it, I'll ask him

how many boxes he needs to get his stuff together.

Hey, look, Joey, I want you to know how proud I am of you

for holding down the job.

You're like the brother I never had. I mean...

I mean, Joey, look at this. You know what I mean?

Joey, I mean you were born to be a bartender, man.

You're great at it and I mean, you obviously love doing it.

Love, Roc? I don't know if love is the word that I would use.

I think the word that I would use the best to describe

my feelings for this job is... hate.

I really hate this job, I'm talking about a deep

bitter hate, the kind that makes your blood hot

and makes your skin crawl.

The kind you got to bed with tonight

and you wake up with in the morning, it's still there

eating away at you, gnawing at you like, like

little red ants on roadkill.

But other than that, things are pretty good, huh?

Here you go, bossman.

Alright.

Oww! And that was a slam dunk there.

Eh, eh, eh, Michael Jordan, you take a few points

from this brother here, huh!

Hey, Joey. What do you mean you hate this job?

I mean, look. You're a life of the party.

Roc, people say I'm the life of the party

just because I tell a joke or two.

Although, I maybe laughing loud and hearty

deep inside I'm blue.

So, Roc, take a good look at my face.

You'll see my smile looks out of place.

And if you look closer, it's easy to trace

the tracks of my tears.

Ahh, come on, Joey. What are you sayin'?

I'm saying Smokey Robinson must've been a bartender, Roc.

I'm doing this, this is an act, Roc. I'm just doing

this to-to make tips.

But Joey, whatever it is you're doing, you're really good at it.

Oh, yeah, I must be. Yeah.

Boss just told me to watch the place while she was out of town.

There you go. And the boss has confidence in you.

I don't care what this boss thinks.

I don't care if she ever lets me back in this joint again.

I'm gonna quit.

Wa-wait, wait a minute now, Joey. Hold on, now.

You're great at this job.

I mean, look at that tip job.

Look at all the money you're making, Joe.

I mean, you're, you're almost like a

a-a regular, normal, working guy.

Hey, hey, hey, Roc. You ain't gonna get nasty.

I mean, Joey. Haven't you figured it out by now?

Figured out what? It is alright to be

miserable as long as you makin' a livin'?

Yes. Thank you. You got it.

I mean, life is not all about feeling good all the time.

I mean, it's about hard work and putting up

with a lot of crap just to survive.

Roc, stop, honey. You're depressing me.

Now, if Joey really hates the job this much

maybe he should quit.

Yes. I do hate it. That's what I'm saying.

This ain't me look, look it

doesn't even feel right, you know.

Well, then do somethin' to fix it, so it does feel right.

I mean, do you think when I first got my job

as a garbage man

it was perfect for me?

- Many of us felt so, yeah. - Mm-hmm.

Well, it wasn't. But I found a way to make my job more fun.

Oh, I'll never forget the day I brought home my first perk.

A perfectly good lawn mower blade.

And he tried to turn it into a ceiling fan.

See, what I'm telling you is

find a way to make the job fun for you, Joey.

Find a way to make this place somewhere you really

wanna come to every night.

I mean, put your personality into it.

I mean, Charlaine's grateful for the business you brought in.

You know, I'm sure she'll be willing to let you do that.

Make it fun? Ahh, I don't know.

It's not gonna be easy, Roc.

Well, you better try, Joey, because I ain't

supporting you all your life.

Well, what if you found a way to make

support me more fun than-than...

Alright, alright, alright, alright. I'll do it. I'll do it.

Ah, good.

So, I'm sitting with Jesse Jackson and I say to him

"Eh, Jesse, I'm just gonna throw this out.

"I know it must be a crazy idea.

But when you're making your speeches, try rhyming."

- Hey. - Hey, you all.

Where have you been?

What are you girls still doing up?

Oh, that's my fault, Eleanor.

Oh, these little ones just couldn't

get enough of my stories.

They didn't know that George Washington Carver

was such a practical joker.

Yeah, daddy, but it's so late.

Oh, okay, but just one more story.

Lemme tell you about the time I was arm wrestling

with, uh, Dr. Ralph Bunche.

- I'm going to bed, babe. - Goodnight.

- Can we go too? Please. - Of course, you can.

Sheila, I'm never spending night over here again.

- Daddy. - Yeah.

Please, don't take this the wrong way

but not everybody enjoys your stories the way you do.

Hmm. I know. Worked like a charm.

Oh, daddy.

Wow!

Hey, excuse me. Oh, excuse me. Move, we got more customers...

Baby, how you doing? Baby, hey. Alright.

My man, my man. Anthony, Marcus, come on in, come on in.

Welcome to Charlaine's after-hours gaming club

where even losing is a pleasure.

Alright, what have we got here, baby? Hey, hey, hey.

Split them up, split them up. Double down on them now.

That man's showing a six. There you go, get it.

Get all the money you can.

- Ain't he great? - Yes, I am.

Now my advice is free, but I can use it for...

Thank you very much.

How we doing over here? Everybody happy?

I'm down a bundle, but I'm having a good time.

Good man, good man.

Guys like you made Vegas what it is today.

I won! I won! Give me my money.

- Six to hard way. - Yes.

Hey-hey-hey, you know what?

You know it's customary for the winner

to buy everybody a round of chicken wings here.

Well, order me up some.

Janette, hey, hey, hey, let's get a round of chicken wings

for the crap table over here and uh, uh, use the good oil

this time, baby drain them, alright. Okay.

So, what was yesterday's number, Green?

245. What can I do for tomorrow?

Uhh, Eva, what time am I supposed to

pick you up for our date Friday?

- 7:30. - Give me 8:15.

- But she says 7:30. - I know.

I'm usually 45 minutes late.

And increased demand is fresh blood. Listen to this.

Baby, we got all this people coming in

we've to put the table in the bathroom.

Alright, alright. Get your money out, put your shirt on.

Joey, what is the door doing locked?

What the hell is this?

Blackjacks, craps, poker...

Man, you don't made my bar into a casino.

Uh, no, no. I wouldn't say that, I mean, I don't have

any slot machines, and any water down to drink.

Are you out of your mind?

Listen, listen, I know you're upset but we're making

money, Charlaine. I get chicken wings flying outta here.

Joey, I could lose my license for this.

They could shut me down here.

I don't think that's gonna happen, Charlaine.

Look, man. Get out of my way.

Everybody, listen up. Listen up, everybody.

I said, shut up!

Thank you.

Now, listen. Charlaine's is closed for gambling. Now.

Now and forever. Come on, let's go.

Look now, honey. Now you look. You ain't got to go home.

But y'all get the hell outta here. Come on.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, wait. You can't close.

I need a chance to make my money back.

Man, I'm giving you a chance to get outta here without

putting my shoe in your butt. Now, let's go.

Come on.

Joey, what is wrong with you?

This is illegal. What is wrong with you?

Charlaine, I know you're upset.

I was just trying to make you a little money

and I was trying to have a little fun on the job.

Well, let me have a little fun on the job.

You're fired.

- You serious? - Yeah, baby, listen.

You're not cut out to be a bartender at all.

Thank you.

- What? - Thank you.

- Hey, Joey. - Hey, Roc. What you doing up?

Eleanor wanted ice pack. What are you doing up?

- Celebrating. - Yeah, I know.

Feels good to have a job, doesn't it?

Yup, and it feels even better not to have a job.

Hmm, no, no, no, no, you didn't.

- Mnm-mnm. - No, I didn't, Roc.

- She fired me. - Why?

Roc, I took your advice, you told me to have

more fun on the job. I did it the only way I know how.

By gambling with my friends.

Gambling in Charlaine's?

What the hell were you thinking?

I was thinkin', "I like to gamble."

Damn it, Joey. I thought you were smarter than that.

Roc, this has got nothing to do with smart or stupid.

I am what I am. And I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do.

Yeah, well, that's gonna have to change.

Roc, it's never gonna change. You ought to know that.

Come on, Roc. I'm never gonna be a 9:00 to 5:00 guy like you.

So, why don't you just accept that--

Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah, woah...

What are you telling me? You never will have a job?

You never gonna have a regular paycheck?

I'm supposed to support you for the rest of my life?

No, Roc. Look, think of it as bettin' on me, okay?

Now I don't know where and I don't know how

but someday being me is gonna pay off.

And when it does, Roc, it'll be my turn to take care of you.

Yeah, what if that day never comes?

That's why they call it gambling.

Okay, you know something, Joey, you know, I-I...

I don't buy anything you just said.

I'll tell you another thing too.

If you do happen to make it big, you know what I mean

then, you don't know, look, look, I'm gonna quit my job

you know, you will buy me a big house, a big car

and then, I'll be able to eat all your food.

Fine. Whatever you say, Roc.

And then, I think I'll take this for deposit.

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, hey, hey, Roc. Good playing.

Shhh! Shhh!

Good, he's taking a nap.

Oh, girls.

What a wonderful surprise.

'Ah, did I ever tell you about the time'

'Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan'

had a fight over me?

Run!

Now, that's what I call babysitting.