1 00:00:02,785 --> 00:00:04,656 [♪♪♪] 2 00:00:06,049 --> 00:00:07,964 [PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY] 3 00:00:08,138 --> 00:00:10,184 NARRATOR: I got a new bike when we moved. 4 00:00:10,358 --> 00:00:13,448 Now, before 13-year-olds started driving Bentleys, 5 00:00:13,622 --> 00:00:15,754 a new bike was pretty impressive. 6 00:00:15,928 --> 00:00:17,669 My last bike had gotten stolen, 7 00:00:17,843 --> 00:00:19,671 so my father had one rule. 8 00:00:19,845 --> 00:00:21,412 Don't let nobody ride it. 9 00:00:21,586 --> 00:00:23,632 NARRATOR: My mother had one rule too. 10 00:00:23,806 --> 00:00:25,677 Chris, you can only ride 11 00:00:25,851 --> 00:00:28,550 from this end of the block to that end of the block. 12 00:00:28,724 --> 00:00:32,249 NARRATOR: Sometimes, I could only ride in a circle in front of the house. 13 00:00:32,423 --> 00:00:34,643 There were hundreds of kids on my block, 14 00:00:34,817 --> 00:00:36,601 but only four fathers. 15 00:00:36,775 --> 00:00:38,429 There was Mr. Jenkins. 16 00:00:38,603 --> 00:00:41,041 He had all girls, so he was always screaming. 17 00:00:41,215 --> 00:00:42,303 Hey! Hey! 18 00:00:42,477 --> 00:00:44,392 You boys get away from my daughter. 19 00:00:44,566 --> 00:00:46,481 NARRATOR: Mr. Parrish's wife cheated on him, 20 00:00:46,655 --> 00:00:48,048 so he was always checking 21 00:00:48,222 --> 00:00:50,006 to see if his kids looked like him. 22 00:00:50,180 --> 00:00:54,532 He was the first man in Bed-Stuy to get a DNA test. 23 00:00:54,706 --> 00:00:57,970 Mr. Hutchins had two grown sons who wouldn't move out. 24 00:00:58,145 --> 00:01:01,061 They're holding out like, "Last one dies gets the apartment." 25 00:01:01,235 --> 00:01:04,107 And there's my dad, Julius.MAN: Morning, Julius! 26 00:01:04,281 --> 00:01:06,153 NARRATOR: Because unemployment was so high, 27 00:01:06,327 --> 00:01:08,285 the dads all knew each other, 28 00:01:08,459 --> 00:01:10,113 'cause they were the only men going to work in the morning. 29 00:01:10,287 --> 00:01:12,681 Between these four dads, they had 16 jobs 30 00:01:12,855 --> 00:01:15,553 and worked 492 hours a week! 31 00:01:15,727 --> 00:01:18,078 Bed-Stuy wasn't the best neighborhood in Brooklyn, 32 00:01:18,252 --> 00:01:20,297 but it wasn't quite as bad as people thought. 33 00:01:20,471 --> 00:01:23,735 You say, "Bed-Stuy," and people think this: 34 00:01:23,909 --> 00:01:25,998 [PEOPLE CLAMORING] 35 00:01:26,173 --> 00:01:28,131 [SIREN WAILING] 36 00:01:32,831 --> 00:01:34,746 NARRATOR: But it was a pretty regular place. 37 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,531 Mail got delivered. 38 00:01:36,705 --> 00:01:38,010 People ran businesses. 39 00:01:38,185 --> 00:01:40,274 Kids played in the street. 40 00:01:40,448 --> 00:01:42,493 My problem was, since I didn't go to school 41 00:01:42,667 --> 00:01:44,843 in the neighborhood, the thugs didn't know me, 42 00:01:45,017 --> 00:01:47,890 so they would rob me almost every single day. 43 00:01:48,064 --> 00:01:49,370 Yo, yo, yo, little man. 44 00:01:51,372 --> 00:01:52,373 You live around here? 45 00:01:52,547 --> 00:01:54,114 I live right down there. 46 00:01:54,288 --> 00:01:56,159 NARRATOR: I could tell him where I lived, 47 00:01:56,333 --> 00:01:57,900 but then he might break in my house. 48 00:01:58,074 --> 00:01:59,249 Man, what school you go to? 49 00:01:59,423 --> 00:02:00,555 Corleone Junior High. 50 00:02:00,729 --> 00:02:01,773 Corleone? 51 00:02:01,947 --> 00:02:03,688 You ever heard of that?No. 52 00:02:03,862 --> 00:02:05,908 Y'all ever heard of Corleone Junior High? 53 00:02:06,082 --> 00:02:07,388 NARRATOR: These fools never heard of Yale! 54 00:02:07,562 --> 00:02:09,520 Hey, man, we ain't never heard of that. 55 00:02:09,694 --> 00:02:12,262 So, uh...why don't you let me hold a dollar? 56 00:02:12,436 --> 00:02:14,960 NARRATOR: In case you didn't know, when a criminal says, 57 00:02:15,135 --> 00:02:16,527 "Let me hold something," 58 00:02:16,701 --> 00:02:18,312 that means you're never getting it back. 59 00:02:18,486 --> 00:02:20,140 Let me hold your cash register. 60 00:02:21,532 --> 00:02:22,881 Thank you. 61 00:02:23,055 --> 00:02:24,666 NARRATOR: It could have been worse. 62 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:26,885 I could have been going to pay the light bill. 63 00:02:27,059 --> 00:02:28,974 [♪♪♪] 64 00:02:35,111 --> 00:02:38,027 ♪ Aw, make it funky now ♪ 65 00:02:59,483 --> 00:03:01,746 NARRATOR: Nothing could stop my father from working 66 00:03:01,920 --> 00:03:04,271 unless work stopped working. 67 00:03:04,445 --> 00:03:07,274 Local truckers are on strike today over dangerous conditions 68 00:03:07,448 --> 00:03:10,233 brought about by what they call "lack of adequate signage." 69 00:03:10,407 --> 00:03:12,714 Apparently, a driver was injured in an explosion 70 00:03:12,888 --> 00:03:16,413 caused when gasoline fumes were ignited as he filled his tank. 71 00:03:16,587 --> 00:03:19,634 I can't believe this!What's wrong? 72 00:03:19,808 --> 00:03:22,376 I'm on strike.What happened? 73 00:03:22,550 --> 00:03:24,291 They say we're in dangerous conditions, 74 00:03:24,465 --> 00:03:26,597 and they got to put warning signs on the truck, 75 00:03:26,771 --> 00:03:28,643 'cause some guy got in an accident. 76 00:03:28,817 --> 00:03:30,906 NARRATOR: It was a little more than an accident. 77 00:03:35,476 --> 00:03:38,000 Well, how long do you think this is gonna last? 78 00:03:38,174 --> 00:03:41,133 I don't know, but I can't be out of work right now. 79 00:03:41,308 --> 00:03:44,615 I'm trying to put some extra money down on the heat bill. 80 00:03:44,789 --> 00:03:47,227 Plus, the kids need new winter coats. 81 00:03:47,401 --> 00:03:49,098 Well, Chris could wear Drew's old coat. 82 00:03:49,272 --> 00:03:50,839 And Tanya will be okay. 83 00:03:51,013 --> 00:03:53,320 Her sleeves might be a little short, but we'll just 84 00:03:53,494 --> 00:03:55,757 buy her longer gloves. 85 00:03:55,931 --> 00:03:58,542 Fool don't know better than to light fire around gas, 86 00:03:58,716 --> 00:03:59,891 and now I'm all messed up. 87 00:04:00,065 --> 00:04:02,154 Baby, don't worry, I can just go down 88 00:04:02,329 --> 00:04:04,766 to the temp agency on Monday and get a job. 89 00:04:04,940 --> 00:04:06,115 They like me. 90 00:04:08,639 --> 00:04:11,860 NARRATOR: My mother was pretty good with people when she wanted to be, 91 00:04:12,034 --> 00:04:14,602 so she never had any problem getting a job. 92 00:04:14,776 --> 00:04:16,081 Oh, you can stick it! 93 00:04:16,256 --> 00:04:18,083 I told you not to call my old job. 94 00:04:20,956 --> 00:04:23,828 You trying to get that secretary job? 95 00:04:24,002 --> 00:04:25,917 Girl, I like your shoes. 96 00:04:26,091 --> 00:04:27,136 Rochelle. 97 00:04:31,575 --> 00:04:33,664 Hi. Nice to meet you. 98 00:04:33,838 --> 00:04:35,710 [♪♪♪] 99 00:04:39,235 --> 00:04:41,629 Whoa, whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa. 100 00:04:41,803 --> 00:04:43,457 Yo, little man, let me hold a dollar. 101 00:04:43,631 --> 00:04:44,719 I don't have any money. 102 00:04:44,893 --> 00:04:46,547 So, what you got, then?Nothing! 103 00:04:46,721 --> 00:04:49,419 I stopped carrying stuff, 'cause every time I come by here, 104 00:04:49,593 --> 00:04:51,247 you ask me where I live. 105 00:04:51,421 --> 00:04:53,815 I say, "Right down there," and then you rob me anyway. 106 00:04:53,989 --> 00:04:56,426 You live around here?Yeah, right down there. 107 00:04:56,600 --> 00:04:57,993 That's a nice bike. 108 00:04:58,167 --> 00:04:59,211 Look at that. Yeah. 109 00:04:59,386 --> 00:05:01,039 That's new?Yeah. 110 00:05:01,213 --> 00:05:03,738 Why don't you, uh, let me take a ride on your bike. 111 00:05:03,912 --> 00:05:06,306 NARRATOR: Translation: Can I steal your bike, please? 112 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:08,220 My dad said not to let anybody ride it. 113 00:05:08,395 --> 00:05:10,222 BOY: Why don't you guys leave him alone? 114 00:05:10,397 --> 00:05:13,008 Yo, Fat Mike. You know this dude? 115 00:05:13,182 --> 00:05:14,879 Yeah. He lives right up the street. 116 00:05:15,053 --> 00:05:16,925 Man, why you ain't say you know Fat Mike? 117 00:05:17,099 --> 00:05:18,622 NARRATOR: Uh, because I don't. 118 00:05:18,796 --> 00:05:21,233 Fat Mike... you know him? 119 00:05:23,758 --> 00:05:25,716 No. Come on, man. 120 00:05:30,721 --> 00:05:31,940 Whoa, whoa, whoa. 121 00:05:32,114 --> 00:05:33,898 Let me hold a dollar. 122 00:05:34,072 --> 00:05:35,683 Why do you hang out with those guys? 123 00:05:35,857 --> 00:05:37,902 I just know them from the block. 124 00:05:38,076 --> 00:05:40,557 NARRATOR: I wasn't sure why Fat Mike was hanging with me, 125 00:05:40,731 --> 00:05:43,604 but as long as it kept me from getting robbed, I was cool. 126 00:05:43,778 --> 00:05:45,083 You go to school around here? 127 00:05:45,257 --> 00:05:46,824 Yeah. Where do you go? 128 00:05:46,998 --> 00:05:49,349 Corleone. It's all the way over in Brooklyn Beach. 129 00:05:49,523 --> 00:05:50,698 Why do you go over there? 130 00:05:50,872 --> 00:05:54,049 My mom. She thinks it's better. 131 00:05:54,223 --> 00:05:56,051 That's a nice bike. 132 00:05:56,225 --> 00:05:57,313 How long you had it? 133 00:05:57,487 --> 00:05:59,359 About three months now. 134 00:05:59,533 --> 00:06:00,795 I got it for my birthday. 135 00:06:00,969 --> 00:06:02,362 I wish I had that one. 136 00:06:04,102 --> 00:06:05,495 Why do they call you Fat Mike? 137 00:06:05,669 --> 00:06:07,715 They just always did. 138 00:06:07,889 --> 00:06:10,326 NARRATOR: There were about ten Mikes in my neighborhood. 139 00:06:10,500 --> 00:06:13,111 Big Head Mike spent more time in jail than out of jail. 140 00:06:13,285 --> 00:06:15,810 White Mike was just a white guy who lived on the block. 141 00:06:15,984 --> 00:06:17,812 Family didn't have enough money to leave. 142 00:06:17,986 --> 00:06:19,640 Tall Mike played ball. 143 00:06:19,814 --> 00:06:22,164 Monster Mike just scared kids. 144 00:06:22,338 --> 00:06:23,861 And Mike Mike was actually 145 00:06:24,035 --> 00:06:25,776 the first Mike that lived on the block. 146 00:06:25,950 --> 00:06:28,388 But his real name was Paul. 147 00:06:28,562 --> 00:06:30,912 FAT MIKE: Oh, don't be scared of them. 148 00:06:31,086 --> 00:06:33,305 They'll leave you alone after a while. 149 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:35,699 NARRATOR: Translation: When they go to jail. 150 00:06:35,873 --> 00:06:37,266 You want to hang out after school tomorrow? 151 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,922 I can't. I got to go to Jersey to see my father. 152 00:06:41,096 --> 00:06:43,620 NARRATOR: I think I was the first kid that Fat Mike knew 153 00:06:43,794 --> 00:06:45,840 that actually had a father that lived at home. 154 00:06:46,014 --> 00:06:48,059 All right, then I'll catch you later. 155 00:06:48,233 --> 00:06:50,148 [♪♪♪] 156 00:06:53,587 --> 00:06:56,546 NARRATOR: My father felt uncomfortable when he didn't have a job. 157 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,767 So when he was home, he would do any work he could find. 158 00:06:59,941 --> 00:07:01,421 [♪♪♪] 159 00:07:27,534 --> 00:07:29,405 Five cent worth of bread. 160 00:07:31,973 --> 00:07:33,453 Ten cent worth of Kool-Aid. 161 00:07:42,766 --> 00:07:44,594 [PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY] 162 00:07:47,989 --> 00:07:49,207 Hey, man. 163 00:07:49,381 --> 00:07:51,819 You want to take a ride down to the park? 164 00:07:51,993 --> 00:07:53,473 I can't go off the block. 165 00:07:53,647 --> 00:07:55,953 [SIGHS] Well, can I take a ride on your bike? 166 00:07:56,127 --> 00:07:57,825 Can't let anybody ride it. 167 00:07:57,999 --> 00:07:59,391 I'm only going to the corner. 168 00:07:59,566 --> 00:08:01,481 NARRATOR: Cool guys always have a way 169 00:08:01,655 --> 00:08:03,787 of making you feel like a punk if you don't do what they say. 170 00:08:03,961 --> 00:08:05,136 All right, I guess so. 171 00:08:08,618 --> 00:08:10,272 But it's only down to the corner. 172 00:08:10,446 --> 00:08:12,666 Yeah. Yeah, yeah. 173 00:08:14,319 --> 00:08:16,191 [PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY] 174 00:08:26,201 --> 00:08:27,507 Fat Mike! 175 00:08:29,944 --> 00:08:32,163 Boy, stop all the hollering and put your bike up. 176 00:08:32,337 --> 00:08:34,601 It's time to come in. 177 00:08:38,735 --> 00:08:39,910 [♪♪♪] 178 00:08:40,084 --> 00:08:40,955 Hi, Mom. 179 00:08:41,129 --> 00:08:42,304 TONYA: Hey, Mom. 180 00:08:42,478 --> 00:08:44,567 Daddy showed me how to fold napkins. 181 00:08:44,741 --> 00:08:46,351 Julius, what's all this? 182 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:49,398 Hey, babe, how are you doing? 183 00:08:49,572 --> 00:08:52,880 You were working, so I wanted to have dinner ready for you. 184 00:08:53,054 --> 00:08:54,534 I cleaned the house too. 185 00:08:54,708 --> 00:08:57,188 Daddy washed and ironed all my school clothes. 186 00:08:57,362 --> 00:08:58,625 Mine too. 187 00:08:58,799 --> 00:09:01,192 He even sewed up the holes in my socks. 188 00:09:01,366 --> 00:09:03,107 Did he, now? 189 00:09:03,281 --> 00:09:06,241 [CHUCKLES] Looks like you were really busy today. 190 00:09:06,415 --> 00:09:07,851 NARRATOR: You would think my mother would be happy 191 00:09:08,025 --> 00:09:09,766 that my father was helping out. 192 00:09:09,940 --> 00:09:13,640 But if losing his job was bad, doing her job was worse. 193 00:09:13,814 --> 00:09:15,598 You want to eat? 194 00:09:15,772 --> 00:09:18,296 No, I'm not that hungry. 195 00:09:21,082 --> 00:09:22,387 Hey, Mom. 196 00:09:23,388 --> 00:09:25,303 What's wrong with Mom? 197 00:09:25,477 --> 00:09:28,002 She probably got a headache from work or something. 198 00:09:28,176 --> 00:09:29,525 Uh, did you bring your bike in? 199 00:09:29,699 --> 00:09:30,961 Yeah. 200 00:09:31,135 --> 00:09:33,007 You didn't let anybody ride it... No! 201 00:09:33,181 --> 00:09:35,662 Good. These guys around here will steal it. 202 00:09:35,836 --> 00:09:41,102 ♪ Everybody Hates Chris ♪ 203 00:09:47,935 --> 00:09:49,850 Got that sausage.I'm full, Dad. 204 00:09:50,024 --> 00:09:51,808 Me too. Those biscuits were good. 205 00:09:51,982 --> 00:09:53,201 Made 'em from scratch. 206 00:09:53,375 --> 00:09:55,725 Hey, Dad, can we have bacon tomorrow? 207 00:09:55,899 --> 00:09:57,422 Anything for you, baby. 208 00:09:57,597 --> 00:09:58,641 All right, you guys, uh, 209 00:09:58,815 --> 00:10:00,295 finish getting ready for school. 210 00:10:00,469 --> 00:10:01,601 All right.Chris, 211 00:10:01,775 --> 00:10:02,950 I was in the basement. 212 00:10:03,124 --> 00:10:04,604 I didn't see your bike. 213 00:10:04,778 --> 00:10:06,954 I put it under a sheet so it wouldn't get dirty. 214 00:10:07,128 --> 00:10:08,825 Not my good sheets?No, ma'am. 215 00:10:08,999 --> 00:10:11,132 NARRATOR: If my parents found out about my bike, 216 00:10:11,306 --> 00:10:12,742 this was gonna be my last meal. 217 00:10:12,916 --> 00:10:14,309 What you put in these eggs? 218 00:10:14,483 --> 00:10:17,051 Just a little ham, cheddar cheese, season salt, 219 00:10:17,225 --> 00:10:21,533 a touch of basil, and just a-a little dash of hot sauce. 220 00:10:21,708 --> 00:10:23,535 Taste a little funny. 221 00:10:25,450 --> 00:10:26,582 You want something else? 222 00:10:26,756 --> 00:10:28,758 I'll have some sausage. 223 00:10:28,932 --> 00:10:30,368 Okay. 224 00:10:31,718 --> 00:10:32,980 Mmm. 225 00:10:35,939 --> 00:10:38,289 A little dry.Rochelle, 226 00:10:38,463 --> 00:10:40,640 I feel bad enough about not working. 227 00:10:40,814 --> 00:10:42,206 I don't need you around here 228 00:10:42,380 --> 00:10:43,904 complaining about how I do things. 229 00:10:44,078 --> 00:10:46,820 If you did things right, I wouldn't have to complain. 230 00:10:46,994 --> 00:10:50,475 Half the stuff around here I do better than you. 231 00:10:50,650 --> 00:10:52,826 It ain't that hard. 232 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,132 NARRATOR: My father was the oldest of 10 brothers and sisters. 233 00:10:55,306 --> 00:10:58,092 He had been cooking and cleaning all of his life. 234 00:10:58,266 --> 00:10:59,920 But even if the job wasn't that hard, 235 00:11:00,094 --> 00:11:02,792 he's not supposed to say it. 236 00:11:02,966 --> 00:11:04,228 What? 237 00:11:04,402 --> 00:11:05,577 You got something to say? 238 00:11:05,752 --> 00:11:07,667 [♪♪♪] 239 00:11:10,582 --> 00:11:12,454 [MAN READS ON-SCREEN TEXT] 240 00:11:16,676 --> 00:11:19,374 Well, ain't this about a b-- 241 00:11:19,548 --> 00:11:20,767 [GLASS SHATTERS]JULIUS: Ooh! 242 00:11:20,941 --> 00:11:22,072 ROCHELLE: Are you crazy? 243 00:11:22,246 --> 00:11:24,031 You do my job for one day. 244 00:11:24,205 --> 00:11:25,641 [GLASS SHATTERS]JULIUS: Oh! 245 00:11:25,815 --> 00:11:27,382 ROCHELLE: And I make that damn hard! 246 00:11:27,556 --> 00:11:29,776 You baking, frying, biscuit-baking, 247 00:11:29,950 --> 00:11:32,735 pancake-making, bald-headed bastard! 248 00:11:32,909 --> 00:11:34,171 [GLASS SHATTERS]JULIUS: Ow! 249 00:11:34,345 --> 00:11:36,173 [CLOCK TICKING] 250 00:11:36,347 --> 00:11:38,132 ROCHELLE: You must think I'm crazy! 251 00:11:38,306 --> 00:11:40,308 [OBJECTS CRASHING][CROWD GASPS] 252 00:11:40,482 --> 00:11:43,398 ROCHELLE: You can kiss my ain't-that-hard... 253 00:11:43,572 --> 00:11:45,226 [OBJECTS CRASH][CROWD GASPS] 254 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:48,098 Have you lost your mind? 255 00:11:50,492 --> 00:11:53,756 NARRATOR: And that was my mother's way of letting him off easy. 256 00:11:53,930 --> 00:11:55,105 Got that? 257 00:11:55,279 --> 00:11:57,020 [PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY] 258 00:11:57,194 --> 00:11:58,413 [LAUGHING] 259 00:11:58,587 --> 00:12:00,589 Oh, yeah.Hey. 260 00:12:00,763 --> 00:12:02,243 What's up, little man? 261 00:12:02,417 --> 00:12:04,636 I was looking for Fat Mike.You know Fat Mike? 262 00:12:04,811 --> 00:12:07,465 Yeah. I was here the other day when y'all tried to rob me. 263 00:12:07,639 --> 00:12:09,250 Oh. 264 00:12:09,424 --> 00:12:11,643 You're the little dude from across the street, huh? 265 00:12:11,818 --> 00:12:13,907 That's the little dude from across the street. 266 00:12:14,081 --> 00:12:16,344 Oh, yeah. We didn't know that was you. 267 00:12:16,518 --> 00:12:18,955 NARRATOR: You said that like I had on a disguise. 268 00:12:19,129 --> 00:12:20,652 Man, I ain't seen Fat Mike. 269 00:12:20,827 --> 00:12:22,089 I ain't seen him, either. 270 00:12:22,263 --> 00:12:23,568 If you see him, can you let him know 271 00:12:23,743 --> 00:12:24,874 Chris was looking for him? 272 00:12:25,048 --> 00:12:27,703 Yeah.Little dude? 273 00:12:28,922 --> 00:12:29,792 You know him? 274 00:12:31,968 --> 00:12:32,882 Nope. 275 00:12:33,056 --> 00:12:34,362 All right.All right. 276 00:12:34,536 --> 00:12:36,581 Yeah, fresh meat.Yeah, what's up? 277 00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:38,192 Yeah.Back. 278 00:12:38,366 --> 00:12:39,671 Let me hold a dollar. 279 00:12:39,846 --> 00:12:41,761 [♪♪♪] 280 00:12:45,895 --> 00:12:47,897 NARRATOR: I didn't know Fat Mike's real name. 281 00:12:48,071 --> 00:12:49,638 I didn't know where he lived. 282 00:12:49,812 --> 00:12:51,945 All I knew was, I had to get my bike back, 283 00:12:52,119 --> 00:12:53,381 because if I didn't... 284 00:12:53,555 --> 00:12:54,686 Mama, where's Chris? 285 00:12:54,861 --> 00:12:56,340 Somebody stole his bike 286 00:12:56,514 --> 00:12:59,430 after I told him not to let anybody ride it. 287 00:12:59,604 --> 00:13:01,128 So I smacked him into next week. 288 00:13:01,302 --> 00:13:02,651 I told you. 289 00:13:02,825 --> 00:13:04,784 He'll be back on Tuesday. 290 00:13:06,220 --> 00:13:07,525 [SIGHS] 291 00:13:14,750 --> 00:13:16,099 Chris.Oh, thanks. 292 00:13:16,273 --> 00:13:18,014 Mom, Dad found $20 cleaning under my bed. 293 00:13:18,188 --> 00:13:19,537 That's nice. 294 00:13:19,711 --> 00:13:21,191 DREW: He let me keep five. 295 00:13:21,365 --> 00:13:23,541 Daddy, can you fix my doll's dress? It ripped. 296 00:13:23,715 --> 00:13:25,195 I can do that for you, baby. 297 00:13:25,369 --> 00:13:27,023 Oh, I want Dad to do it. 298 00:13:27,197 --> 00:13:28,677 He sews good. 299 00:13:28,851 --> 00:13:31,854 "Well." I sew well.I guess you do. 300 00:13:32,028 --> 00:13:33,900 Dad, this is good. What's this called? 301 00:13:34,074 --> 00:13:36,293 It's nothing. Just... 302 00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:38,208 Mmm, it tastes like syrup. 303 00:13:38,382 --> 00:13:40,123 It's maple barbecue baked chicken. 304 00:13:41,690 --> 00:13:43,648 Is that why it's so sweet? 305 00:13:43,823 --> 00:13:46,869 TONYA: Oh, Ma, Dad cleaned the dishes good. 306 00:13:47,043 --> 00:13:49,524 I can see myself in the spoon. 307 00:13:49,698 --> 00:13:52,092 Oh, Dad, do we have dessert? 308 00:13:52,266 --> 00:13:53,484 Well, do we? 309 00:13:54,877 --> 00:13:57,140 Yeah. Peach cobbler. 310 00:13:57,314 --> 00:13:58,968 Peach cobbler!CHRIS: Peach cobbler! 311 00:13:59,142 --> 00:14:01,318 Oh, I love peach cobbler! Whoo! 312 00:14:01,492 --> 00:14:03,712 Ma, how come you never made peach cobbler? 313 00:14:03,886 --> 00:14:06,367 Ma, he made the ice cream from scratch too. 314 00:14:06,541 --> 00:14:08,021 DREW: Mm-hmm. 315 00:14:08,195 --> 00:14:09,326 TONYA: Can you pass some butter, please? 316 00:14:09,500 --> 00:14:10,850 CHRIS: It's supposed to be biscuits. 317 00:14:11,024 --> 00:14:12,503 Yeah. You want that biscuit? 318 00:14:12,677 --> 00:14:14,375 DREW: Dad, did you make the soda too? 319 00:14:14,549 --> 00:14:16,420 [♪♪♪] 320 00:14:22,122 --> 00:14:23,732 Hey, need any help with the dishes? 321 00:14:23,906 --> 00:14:25,342 Oh, no, baby, I got it. 322 00:14:25,516 --> 00:14:27,475 Don't worry about it. 323 00:14:27,649 --> 00:14:29,738 Yeah, well, I guess I'm gonna go to bed, then. 324 00:14:29,912 --> 00:14:31,087 All right. 325 00:14:32,741 --> 00:14:34,699 When do you think this strike is gonna end? 326 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:37,267 I don't know. They're still trying to figure out 327 00:14:37,441 --> 00:14:40,488 who's gonna pay for the truck signs. 328 00:14:40,662 --> 00:14:43,012 Well, I hope they figure it out soon. 329 00:14:43,186 --> 00:14:46,798 ♪ ...not the one She want to spend her life ♪ 330 00:14:46,973 --> 00:14:50,890 ♪ Heart, heartbreak blues ♪ 331 00:14:51,064 --> 00:14:54,154 ♪ I never thought I'd lose the love... ♪ 332 00:14:54,328 --> 00:14:57,766 NARRATOR: Only a woman can make you feel wrong for doing right. 333 00:14:57,940 --> 00:15:00,290 JULIUS: Listen, I need a favor from you guys. 334 00:15:00,464 --> 00:15:01,378 Okay.Okay. 335 00:15:01,552 --> 00:15:03,511 Now, this is a little unusual, 336 00:15:03,685 --> 00:15:05,556 but I need you to do what I tell you. 337 00:15:08,690 --> 00:15:10,387 I want you to mess the house up. 338 00:15:10,561 --> 00:15:11,780 [GASPS] Whoa.What? 339 00:15:11,954 --> 00:15:13,216 Mess the house up? 340 00:15:13,390 --> 00:15:14,435 Won't Mama get mad? 341 00:15:14,609 --> 00:15:16,132 Yeah, but don't worry about it. 342 00:15:16,306 --> 00:15:17,699 Can I set Chris on fire? 343 00:15:17,873 --> 00:15:20,745 No, baby, don't set Chris on fire, okay? 344 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,313 NARRATOR: At least this time she asked for permission. 345 00:15:23,487 --> 00:15:24,401 Okay. 346 00:15:24,575 --> 00:15:26,273 Good. Now mess up your beds, 347 00:15:26,447 --> 00:15:27,970 eat a snack, leave your plates out. 348 00:15:28,144 --> 00:15:29,667 Leave your drawers in the hallway. 349 00:15:29,841 --> 00:15:32,061 Just don't set your brother on fire, all right? 350 00:15:32,235 --> 00:15:33,758 Now, go!Yes! 351 00:15:33,933 --> 00:15:35,978 All right, when I get done, can I go outside? 352 00:15:36,152 --> 00:15:39,286 Yeah, but just out front.Yeah! 353 00:15:39,460 --> 00:15:41,027 ♪ Yeah ♪ 354 00:15:41,201 --> 00:15:43,072 ♪ Get down to work ♪ ♪ Do it ♪ 355 00:15:43,246 --> 00:15:45,118 ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Do it right ♪ 356 00:15:45,292 --> 00:15:46,510 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 357 00:15:46,684 --> 00:15:47,772 ♪ Do it ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ 358 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:50,297 ♪ Let's get to work ♪ 359 00:15:50,471 --> 00:15:54,431 ♪ Do it ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪ 360 00:15:54,605 --> 00:15:56,607 ♪ Do it Do it right ♪ 361 00:15:58,479 --> 00:16:00,655 ♪ Do it Do it right ♪ 362 00:16:00,829 --> 00:16:02,874 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah... ♪ 363 00:16:03,049 --> 00:16:04,615 NARRATOR: Black people didn't go this crazy again 364 00:16:04,789 --> 00:16:06,922 until the L.A. riots. 365 00:16:07,096 --> 00:16:09,533 ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah Come on now ♪ 366 00:16:09,707 --> 00:16:11,622 NARRATOR: I looked everywhere for Fat Mike. 367 00:16:11,796 --> 00:16:13,973 Well, considering I couldn't go past the corner, 368 00:16:14,147 --> 00:16:15,975 everywhere was about a block. 369 00:16:16,149 --> 00:16:17,454 Hey, baby. It's getting late, 370 00:16:17,628 --> 00:16:18,934 so why don't you get your bike 371 00:16:19,108 --> 00:16:20,588 and come inside for dinner. 372 00:16:20,762 --> 00:16:24,505 I'm sure your father made some fantastic meal. 373 00:16:24,679 --> 00:16:26,420 NARRATOR: I figured maybe if I told her 374 00:16:26,594 --> 00:16:28,857 about my bike outside, she wouldn't kill me 375 00:16:29,031 --> 00:16:30,772 because of all the witnesses. 376 00:16:30,946 --> 00:16:32,774 Mom, Mom, Mom. 377 00:16:35,298 --> 00:16:36,517 I got to tell you something. 378 00:16:36,691 --> 00:16:37,822 What is it? 379 00:16:37,997 --> 00:16:39,911 [♪♪♪] 380 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:44,438 I love your cooking. 381 00:16:44,612 --> 00:16:46,005 [CHUCKLES] 382 00:16:46,179 --> 00:16:47,789 Thank you, baby. 383 00:16:47,963 --> 00:16:49,530 Get your bike and come on inside. 384 00:16:53,708 --> 00:16:55,188 Where were you? 385 00:16:55,362 --> 00:16:57,451 You said you'd bring my bike back two days ago. 386 00:16:57,625 --> 00:16:58,713 Sorry. 387 00:17:00,236 --> 00:17:02,108 That's it? Sorry? 388 00:17:02,282 --> 00:17:04,675 Well, what do you want me to say? I brought it back. 389 00:17:04,849 --> 00:17:07,243 You act like I was going to steal it or something. 390 00:17:07,417 --> 00:17:08,766 I did think you stole it. 391 00:17:08,940 --> 00:17:10,812 Well, I didn't. 392 00:17:10,986 --> 00:17:12,901 NARRATOR: I didn't know a lot about Fat Mike, 393 00:17:13,075 --> 00:17:15,121 but that's when I found out he wasn't a thief. 394 00:17:15,295 --> 00:17:17,166 Hey...What? 395 00:17:18,602 --> 00:17:20,169 I just didn't know where you were. 396 00:17:20,343 --> 00:17:23,564 Well, your mom said not to let anyone ride your bike. 397 00:17:23,738 --> 00:17:25,870 So I kept it so you wouldn't get in trouble. 398 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:28,308 NARRATOR: Now to him, that just makes perfect sense. 399 00:17:28,482 --> 00:17:30,005 You had my bike, 400 00:17:30,179 --> 00:17:32,312 so why would I want your bike? 401 00:17:32,486 --> 00:17:33,574 Anyway... 402 00:17:33,748 --> 00:17:35,010 you coming out tomorrow? 403 00:17:35,184 --> 00:17:38,405 Yeah, I guess so.I'll see you then. 404 00:17:38,579 --> 00:17:40,537 NARRATOR: That's what they call a friendship in Bed-Stuy: 405 00:17:40,711 --> 00:17:42,974 a guy who doesn't steal your bike. 406 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,326 Hey, Ma.Hi, ba...by. 407 00:17:46,500 --> 00:17:50,156 What in the world? 408 00:17:51,635 --> 00:17:53,507 [♪♪♪] 409 00:17:54,682 --> 00:17:55,944 Julius! 410 00:17:56,118 --> 00:17:57,206 Huh? 411 00:17:57,380 --> 00:17:59,426 What in the world happened in here? 412 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,167 Huh? 413 00:18:01,341 --> 00:18:02,864 I cannot believe... 414 00:18:03,038 --> 00:18:05,388 What is this?I don't know. 415 00:18:05,562 --> 00:18:08,304 What do you mean you don't know? It looks like a whirlwind. 416 00:18:08,478 --> 00:18:10,741 Hey, what are you going to make for dinner? 417 00:18:10,915 --> 00:18:11,960 Huh? 418 00:18:12,134 --> 00:18:14,049 [MAN READS ON-SCREEN TEXT] 419 00:18:17,792 --> 00:18:19,881 Have you lost your monkey-ass mind? 420 00:18:20,055 --> 00:18:21,491 Dinner? 421 00:18:21,665 --> 00:18:23,798 Do I look like Florence from The Jeffersons? 422 00:18:23,972 --> 00:18:25,626 Get over here and pick this crap up 423 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:27,802 before I smack the shine off your head. 424 00:18:27,976 --> 00:18:30,544 Today marks the end of the strike by local truckers, 425 00:18:30,718 --> 00:18:32,285 which began after one of the drivers 426 00:18:32,459 --> 00:18:33,721 was injured in an explosion 427 00:18:33,895 --> 00:18:35,679 caused by what the drivers termed 428 00:18:35,853 --> 00:18:37,246 "lack of adequate signage." 429 00:18:37,420 --> 00:18:39,509 An agreement was signed last night, 430 00:18:39,683 --> 00:18:41,381 and truckers will be back...Yes! 431 00:18:41,555 --> 00:18:42,643 ...on the road tomorrow. 432 00:18:42,817 --> 00:18:45,080 [EXCLAIMS, LAUGHS] 433 00:18:45,254 --> 00:18:46,603 Good morning. 434 00:18:46,777 --> 00:18:47,996 TONYA: Good morning, Daddy. 435 00:18:48,170 --> 00:18:51,260 Ma, these pancakes are good. 436 00:18:51,434 --> 00:18:54,045 Yeah, Dad, how come you can't make pancakes like this? 437 00:18:54,220 --> 00:18:55,699 I don't know. 438 00:18:55,873 --> 00:18:58,224 I just don't have that touch like your mother. 439 00:18:58,398 --> 00:19:00,139 [♪♪♪] 440 00:19:00,313 --> 00:19:03,142 Chris, who was that little boy you were hanging with yesterday? 441 00:19:03,316 --> 00:19:04,534 Who, Fat Mike? 442 00:19:04,708 --> 00:19:06,884 Fool, now you know you are not supposed 443 00:19:07,058 --> 00:19:08,190 to be calling somebody fat. 444 00:19:08,364 --> 00:19:09,539 That's his name. 445 00:19:09,713 --> 00:19:11,106 What kind of name is Fat Mike? 446 00:19:11,280 --> 00:19:12,629 That's just what they call him. 447 00:19:12,803 --> 00:19:14,544 Well, you just be careful out there. 448 00:19:14,718 --> 00:19:16,851 And don't let that boy ride your bike. 449 00:19:17,025 --> 00:19:18,766 That's how your last one got stolen. 450 00:19:18,940 --> 00:19:21,029 NARRATOR: As much as my mother complained 451 00:19:21,203 --> 00:19:23,901 about housework, she hated to have somebody else do it. 452 00:19:24,075 --> 00:19:26,730 And after my father got his job back, 453 00:19:26,904 --> 00:19:30,517 she got to do one of the things she does best... 454 00:19:30,691 --> 00:19:32,562 File your own damn papers. 455 00:19:32,736 --> 00:19:34,042 I do not need this. 456 00:19:34,216 --> 00:19:35,739 My husband has two jobs. 457 00:19:35,913 --> 00:19:37,611 NARRATOR: With my mother back at home 458 00:19:37,785 --> 00:19:39,569 and my father back at work, 459 00:19:39,743 --> 00:19:41,789 everything was back to normal again. 460 00:19:41,963 --> 00:19:43,921 Yo, little man, let me hold a dollar. 461 00:19:44,095 --> 00:19:46,141 I know Fat Mike.Who? 462 00:19:46,315 --> 00:19:47,751 Fat Mike. You know me. 463 00:19:47,925 --> 00:19:49,884 I'm the little dude from across the street. 464 00:19:50,058 --> 00:19:51,320 What's that supposed to mean? 465 00:19:51,494 --> 00:19:53,844 We don't live around here. 466 00:19:54,018 --> 00:19:55,846 Help me! 467 00:19:56,020 --> 00:19:57,587 [SCREAMING] 468 00:19:57,761 --> 00:19:59,241 Hey, man... get back here! 469 00:19:59,415 --> 00:20:03,811 ♪ Everybody Hates Chris ♪ 470 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,034 [♪♪♪] 471 00:20:11,601 --> 00:20:14,648 ♪ Aw, make it funky now ♪