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Well, another space shuttle's
going up

with some research animals
on it.

Now I hope this time
they send some real rats

like Daryl Gates
and Howard Stern

and Rush Limbaugh.

- Oh, man.
- What's wrong, Roc?

I just added up all the hospital
bills from having the baby.

After the insurance pays 80%,
we're still gonna owe $1600.

Oh, God.
How are we gonna pay that?

Well, we're gonna have
to cut back on the utilities.

I think we're gonna start
with the electricity.

The TV can only be on
two hours a day.

Well, Roc, it cuts off
after an hour, anyway

'cause it starts
cracklin' and smokin'.

Well, if we really wanna
save some money

we can, uh, open up
the back of the TV

and bake potatoes in it.

Hey, hey.

- Hey, Joey.
- What?

Cassandra said she can't go out
with you tomorrow night.

She said
she had to wash her hair.

Well, that's, uh,
that's too bad.

Ooh, Joey, you gonna buy that?

Now that's the oldest excuse
in the books.

Sound to me like she don't
really wanna go out with you

but she trying to spare
your feelings.

I know and it almost worked

but she done
shot that all to hell.

Better call her
and give a piece of my mind--

Oh, no, no, no, no.
Unh-unh, no, unh-unh, no.

No, no.
We got a big hospital bill

and we're trying to save
some money.

You got your apartment now

you can't use this phone
anymore.

Alright. I'll use the one
in the kitchen.

What did I tell you? No!

Alright, alright, alright.
I'll just make a sandwich.

Look, didn't I tell you
we economizin'?

You can't eat
all your meals here anymore.

Uh, Eleanor,
you got any waffle mix

some, uh, syrup and some eggs?

Joey, didn't you hear
what Roc just said?

Yeah, I know,
but if I can't eat here

I'm gonna stock up.

♪ Baby ♪

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Ah ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Live your life today ♪

- Hey, sweetheart.
- Hey, baby.

Ooh.

Your son can't seem
to get enough to eat.

I got a feelin' I'm gonna be up
with him all night again.

Oh, sweetheart, you know,
watching you sitting there

breastfeeding our son

almost brings a tear to my eye.

Oh, well,
natural things like that

are kind of beautiful, you know.

Well, you know, it's not that,
you know.

It's knowing
that he's eating for free.

Oh, Roc.

Well, that's not the only
good thing about breastfeeding.

The mother's milk
is more nutritious for the baby.

Has less fat than formula

and it helps to develop
the immune system.

I don't know why more sisters
don't breastfeed.

Yeah, you're right, sweetheart.

Hey, son, so you like
that low-fat, vitamin-enriched

good-tasting mama's milk,
don't you, huh?

Just remember,
the best things in life

are either free or real cheap.

- Alright. Hey, Roc, sis.
- Hmm.

I got some really messed up news
I wanna talk to you about

so you better sit down, Roc.

What's going on? What's wrong?
What's, what's wrong?

Alright. It's been
three weeks and four days

since I had my last date.

Me, Joey Emerson, dateless.

- Hey!
- Well, that's a shame, Joey.

I guess being jobless
and penniless

doesn't make you quite the catch
you used to be, huh?

Sheila, baby,
what's wrong with your arm?

- What's the matter?
- Uh, she fell off a bike.

- I think I broke it.
- Let me see.

Oh, Roc,
she gotta go to emergency room--

Okay, okay, okay, I'll get
the car. I'll get the car.

Now, Sheila,
keep your arm real still, baby.

Hey, hey, maybe I can
break out of my slump

if I answer one of these ads
in the personal.

Hey, hey, check this one out.

"Attractive aerobics instructor
seeks charming man

"for long walks,
picnics in the park

and midnight rendezvous."

- Hmm.
- "Phone 5-5-5-3-9-8-2.

Ask for... Frank."

Brilliant offer.

Mr. Emerson?

Yes.

We're all Mr. Emersons,
but I'm the one with the money.

- Uh, how's Sheila?
- Sheila will be fine.

All she's got
is a small fracture in her arm.

- Oh, okay.
- Oh, so it's nothing serious?

No, it isn't, but she'll need

physical therapy
when the cast comes off.

Well, thank you
for helping Sheila

Nurse, uh, Williams.

I'm Joey Emerson.
I'm her other guardian.

Well, she's a very special
little girl.

Well, yes, she is,
and she's very lucky

to have somebody care for her
who is as professional

and attentive and sensitive

and shapely
and has such sensual--

Joey, Joey, Joey.
You wanna, you wanna sit down?

If you'll sign this form

the bill will be mailed to you.

Look, why-why don't I just
take care of this all now

and get it out of the way, okay?

Sure. Just see the cashier.

Alright. Thank you.

- Pop, did you see that?
- Mm-hmm.

It's my best stuff,
one of my greatest hits.

I use my sensual hands bit

coupled with the hypnotic
eye routine.

But nothing.
She's left a cold brother.

What-what, am I losing my touch?

Oh, no, you're not, son.

I'm sure
if you put your mind to it

you can charm that young woman

into the kind of meaningless
relationship you want.

Thanks, pop.

Wow. Man, look how hard
you're workin'.

You know, being a nurse must be
a real rewarding profession.

You know, I-I probably would
have got into medicine myself

but being a musical prodigy,
I was sidetracked

with the success of the trumpet.

And what do you do?

Well, I'm retired now

so I guess you could say
I'm the chief engineer

in charge of the, uh,
remote control.

Hey, uh, did I mention
that sometimes I sit in

with Arsenio Hall's band?

Yeah, you probably can't see me
'cause they always put me

behind the congress,
but I'm there

redefining music as we know it.
Well, yeah, you--

You know, I have a break
coming up.

Would you like to get
some coffee or something?

Why, thanks...

...but, uh,
we have to get Sheila home.

Well, if you're ever
around the hospital again

stop by and say hi.

I like coffee.

Well, well, no, no, no, no, no.
This just can't be right.

Eight hundred dollars!
All she had was a broken arm.

That cast,
but I have a Rolex watch on.

What form of payment
will you be using today?

Oh, none.
That goes on my insurance.

I'm sorry,
but the computer shows

that Sheila's
not a legal dependent

so she's not covered
by your insurance.

Well, then take my brother off
and put her on.

- I can't do that.
- Wait a minute.

You mean I'm supposed to pay
this whole thing?

Now, look, my wife
just had a baby, right?

I mean,
in between my wife's pregnancy

a-and the medical bills
for the baby, right

and the, and the physical
therapy Sheila's gonna need

I'll be in the poorhouse.

I understand completely.

We take Visa or Master Charge.

Whoa, n-no, I can't afford this!

Excuse me.

Are you gonna be
much longer, Roc?

I'm on my lunch break

and I gotta get Tony
back to school.

Uh, hey, Pam, how are you doing?

Look, I'm having
a little problem here.

Hey, hey, Tony,
how are you doin', man?

I had to pull him
out of school again today.

We had another diabetic episode.

The doctor says
it's getting worse.

He's gonna need
insulin injections.

I mean, well, that-that should
help a little, shouldn't it?

If I can afford it.

We don't have insurance.
I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Mr. Emerson,
I don't have all day with this.

Now if you'd like to make
a more flexible payment plan

go see Financial Services.

Well, where are they?

Follow the blue line
on the floor

until it turns into a red line.

Then just before it turns
into a green line

take the purple line
all the way to the end.

Well, then can I have
some breadcrumbs

so I can find my way back?

Uh, excuse me.
I'm looking for a Mr. Cole

the, uh, hospital administrator.

Yeah, that's-that's me.

Just-just one minute, please.

Gwen, I've got another
budget meeting at 4 o'clock

and I can't find my aspirin

and I can't find
my Pepto-Bismol.

Oh, here, here it is.

It's right behind my scotch.

Uh, uh,
don't let that happen again.

Well, uh, Mr. Emerson,
what seems to be the problem?

Financial Services said
you'd be up.

What-what's the problem?

Well, the problem is, you know

I-I can't afford
to pay this now.

Now I asked Financial Services
to combine this bill

with the bill
from my wife's pregnancy

and Sheila's, uh,
physical therapy, you know

and put together a-a payment
plan for the whole thing.

Now I was thinking, you know,
something like $40 a month.

But they said
I had to pay $150 a month.

Well, we calculate
our installments

on an ability-to-pay basis.

Uh, uh, let me see
this, uh, insurance.

Says right here,
you have steady employment.

Well, do you also understand,
you know, we just had a baby?

- 'Yeah.'
- And my father lives with us.

And my brother, you know,
he lives off us.

And, uh, and this bill
is for a little girl

who just,
who's just staying with us.

Oh, the person
who has the injury

is the one
who's not on the policy.

Boy, isn't that life all over?

Uh, yeah, well, uh,
Mr., uh, Mr. Emerson

you understand
that this hospital has some

it has some very serious
financial problems.

Now there are people
in this community

a lot of people,
who cannot pay their bills.

So in order to-to minimize
the shortfall

we, we have to impose a-a much
stiffer payment schedule

on the people who can pay,
like-like you.

Uh, so the bottom line is

I'm not poor enough
to get free healthcare

and I'm not rich enough
to pay the bill.

- Well, I-I wouldn't put it--
- Well, of course, you wouldn't.

You're trying to get me
to pay the bill!

Now, please, please, please

just try to remain calm.

My job is hard enough as it is.

I have enough stomach acid
to digest a brick.

I-I'm having a little,
I'm having a little trouble

with, uh, some of these figures
on here.

I mean,
like, like-like this one.

You know, like "Gauze, 68.00."
Now what does that code mean?

Well, that isn't a code.
That's the charge.

Well, you mean to tell me you're
charging me $68 for gauze?

Did I buy gauze
for the whole hospital?

I didn't know that!
No, I didn't know that.

Hey, hey, hey,
the gauze is on me!

Hey, everybody, step right in!

Oh, no, no,
Mr., Mr., Mr. Emerson, please.

As I already told you,
in order to-to keep the doors

open for the indigent

the people who can pay more
are charged more.

You know, Mr. Cole, look,
Mr. Cole, I know the people

in this community
you call indigent.

Like my friend Pam and her son,
I don't see them

getting any of this free
healthcare you're talking about.

So why don't you quit using
poor people as an excuse?

Alright, alright.

You're right.
You're-you're right about that.

The bill also reflects
other things.

It reflects the drug cost,
it reflects the doctor's fees

and some doctors and some
drug companies overcharge

because they,
well, because they can.

Well, look, look, look,
I'm-I'm in a bind here.

Look, I mean,
can you cut me some slack?

Listen, just let me pay
the $40 a month, okay?

No, if the Financial Services
said it's $150, it's $150.

We have to draw the line
somewhere.

Oh, so you're drawing the line
with me, huh?

Listen, Mr. Cole...

...all my life, I've paid
every bill I've ever gotten.

I've never asked anyone
for a free ride.

But, Mr. Cole,
you don't seem to give a damn

what my situation is.

So I'm gonna tell you
my payment policy.

I'm not paying this bill.

If you don't pay the bill

we're going to take
legal action.

Well, if I have to go to court
to defend what I think is right

then so be it.

By the way, how do,
how do I get out of here?

You take the green line
till you find the pink--

Oh, man.

- Hey, son.
- Hey, pop.

- Daddy, here's mail for you.
- Oh.

Hmm.

Ah.

Oh, this is a chain letter.

Well, daddy, don't do that.
That could bring us bad luck.

Well, I'm already sharin'
a house with my two sons

a garbage man
and an unemployed gambler.

I'll take my chances.

Look what we got.

Here's the hospital bill
for Sheila's broken arm.

Throw it away.
Throw it away, Eleanor.

I told that guy
I'm not paying for that.

- Roc.
- Well, look, that guy...

I don't like that guy's
attitude, you know what I mean?

He's gotta learn
that medical care, you know

isn't about budgets,
it's about people.

Roc, it's not Mr. Cole's fault.

I mean, you can't blame him.
I work at that hospital

and it's true,
they are in a bind.

They're in a bind
because they overcharge.

You know, there's a charge
for the guy who takes the X-rays

another charge for the guy
who looks at it

and a charge for the guy
who puts the cast on.

I mean, what if a garbage man
charge like that, Eleanor?

What if I said,
"Hey, hey, hey, that will be $10

"for putting, taking a lid off
that can, $5 for putting it on

"and another $10
for-for cleaning up

behind the knuckleheads
who don't tie their twist tops."

Roc, only you can start out

talkin' about
the healthcare crisis

and end up
on garbage etiquette.

Now, Eleanor, Eleanor,
you seem to be missing my point.

Look, I-I, I made a decision
and I'm sticking to it.

Now throw that away.

Roc, you never threw
a bill away in your life.

You're just not
that kind of person.

Well, I'm gonna throw
this one away.

So go, just go and do it, please.

Throw it away.

I know you, Roc.
That bill is not gonna stay

in that trashcan.

It's gonna haunt you
until you pay it.

'Roc, would you pick up
some bread'

'on your way back
from the hospital?'

Hey, pop.
What are you doing here?

I brought Sheila
for her physical therapy.

Uh, what are you doing here?

Oh, I'm trying another shot
at that Nurse Williams.

I got a whole new approach
worked out. Check this out.

Okay, she's a nurse, right? So
I'm gonna play on her sympathy.

I'm gonna tell her
I messed up my ankle.

Check out this limp.
I'm quite proud of this one.

Ah. Ah. See?

Oh, Joey,
when are you gonna learn?

Women see
right through those games.

If I were you,
I'd be honest with her.

- Honesty, huh?
- 'Hmm.'

That's a scam I haven't
tried yet. I'm gonna check...

Well, she's there now, pop.
Wish me luck.

Mm-hmm.

Uh, Nurse Williams?

- Oh, hello, Mr. Emerson.
- Uh, hello, listen.

I know I came on a little strong
the last time I was here

and I apologize for that.

Uh, the truth is
I find you very attractive

and I'd like
to get to know you better.

I like a man
who says what's on his mind.

So then you'll, uh,
have dinner with me sometime?

- That'd be nice.
- Oh, that's great.

That's great. Uh...

I-I haven't had a date
in a long time, you know.

I know what you mean.

I mean, it's so hard
to meet nice people.

Now I don't have any trouble
meeting people

but I've been
in such a bad slump lately.

But I'm back now, you know.

That's what this is all about.
Breaking your dating slump.

Slump, what?
Now, d-did I say slump?

No, I, no, I, what I meant was
I have a, I had a limp lately.

See, I, I, I had a limp.

Got some shrapnel
when I was in Desert Storm

and it, and it, and it...

Anyway, I just struck out,
didn't I?

- Have a nice dinner.
- Struck out.

I, well, I went down...

Hey, Pam, how you doing?

Tony got really sick, Roc.

They started him on the insulin

and she's giving me a hard time
on the bill.

Mrs. Brooks,
I'm only pointing out

that with the added cost
of the insulin

your usual $30 a month
just isn't enough.

Where do you want me
to get the money, Miss Hawkins?

I work two jobs to pay you now.

Oh, come on, give her a break.
She'll find a way to pay you.

Mr. Emerson, would you like
to come back here and do my job?

Well, if I did,
I'd have a little more

you know, understanding.

Look, if you don't
give me a break

I really don't know
what I'm gonna do.

I can't afford the medicine

and I don't have
health insurance.

Uh, it's not much better
when you have insurance.

I got 80% coverage
and I still owe $3000.

- Three thousand dollars!
- It could have been more.

I had a car accident.
They wanted to keep me here.

But with these prices, I decided

to go home
and get well in my own bed.

Well, if you'd rather talk
than pay your bill

would you mind if I took care
of these other people?

- Who's next?
- W-wait-wait a minute.

Hold it, hold it, everybody.
Wait a minute.

Man, this is important now.

I mean, somebody's gotta
question these crazy bills.

Why do we pay
these high prices, huh?

And why do you have to suffer
just because you don't have

health insurance?
I mean, that's not fair.

Healthcare has to be a right,
not a privilege.

Oh, no.
The bald guy's back again.

Hey, Mr. Cole. Mr. Cole, could
you come here a minute, please?

Yes, certainly.
Uh, get me my Pepto-Bismol.

Mr. Cole

I'd like you to meet the faces
behind your hospital bills.

See, whenever you charge
somebody, uh

$500 for an X-ray
or $10 for an aspirin

there's a human being
who has to live with it.

I'd pay $20 for an aspirin
right now.

I want you to meet
my friend Pam here.

I mean, did you know
she has to work two jobs

just so she can try to put
a little dent in her bill?

And her son needs insulin

to stay alive
and she can't afford it?

And this man, this man
refused treatment he needed

because he was afraid
he couldn't pay the bill!

- No, I-I-I didn't know that--
- Look-look-look.

We're all hard-working
responsible people

and we're willing
to pay our bills

but these prices are crazy.

He's right, Mr. Cole.

Yeah, what we need is a bit more
help with these bills.

I'm not gonna have to,
I don't have to listen to this.

You, sir, are a troublemaker.

We're going to take a little
walk down the security...

We're going to take a little
walk down to the secur...

Please, let me just talk to you
privately just for a minute.

Please.

The last thing I need
is for you to be stirring up

these people in here.

Now if you'll just
get out of my hair

you can pay your $40 a month.

No, forget it.
Forget it, Mr. Cole.

When I started this,
I was worried about my bill.

But you know something,
Mr. Cole, you've educated me.

Now I've learned
what goes on in this hospital.

You don't give a damn
about the people

you're supposed to be serving.

I mean, I see the way you've
treated my friend Pam here.

So if you think I'm gonna cut
a deal with you, you're crazy!

- Shh! Mister--
- Look, everybody, look.

Everybody here
and everybody in this country

has to do something
about this healthcare situation

or it's just gonna get worse.

Now I don't know
what you all are gonna do

but I'm gonna tell you what,
I'm making my stand

right here and now.
Enough is enough.

I-I think
I'm having a nervous breakdown.

Which is the way, the best way
to the-the psychiatric ward?

Uh, follow the yellow line--

Until it turns
into the blue line...

Uh, Nurse Williams? Hey.

Oh, no, no, no, no.
Listen, listen, I...

I just came by to apologize
for everything, okay?

Now I admit
I was trying to use you

to break my dating slump,
but slump or no slump

I'd really like to get a chance
to know you.

Joey, if you'd just been
straight with me

from the beginning, things
might have been different.

So i-it's not possible
to have a second chance?

- Well, no more games?
- No more games.

I'm h-honest, no more games.
I'm on the level.

See, I want you to get to know
the real Joey Emerson, see?

I want you
to understand something that

I'm-I'm-I'm nothing like...

...nothing like...

...like her...

What was I saying?

You were sayin' goodbye.

Now, wait, hold-hold,
wait a minute, wait-wait.

Hold on, wait. No, I, uh,
I'm not interested in her.

I thought that was my cousin.
Uh...

Excuse me, did you see where...
No, you were reading.

How are you doing?
I'm Joey Emerson.

I'm with Arsenio's band. Hey.