All language subtitles for Mixedish s01e18_English

Come on, Herman.
We don't live here anymore.

Bow: After sharing a bed with
my entire family on the commune

and then a room
with my little sister,

I was so excited to
finally get my own space.

So, I guess
this is goodbye.

Unless you want me
to stay a little longer.

Wait! I forgot
my pink scrunchie!

How nice is this?

Not nice at all.

Your room looks like
you're on punishment.

Yeah, you need to hang up
some pictures or posters

or something.

Oh.

Well, I think I have
a poster of the periodic table.

Uh...Periodic Table
is her favorite band.

Isn't that right,
Rainbow?

No.
It's just science.

I don't really
listen to music.

It's like you're trying
to be a weirdo.

Here, let us
help you out.

When you're young,
music is the thing

that defines your identity --
how you dress and how you talk.

So according to my friends,

I basically had
no idea who I was.

New Edition...

Debbie Gibson...

Micaela's "Star Search"
audition?

Oops.
That's private.

This is the best
of everything.

Now it's up to you to find out
which ones you like.

And soon.

These walls make me
clinically depressed.

I learned
that from my mom.

Hmm.

♪ In the mix ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh,
they keep trying ♪

♪ But they can't stop us ♪

♪ 'Cause we got a love ♪

♪ That keeps rising up ♪

♪ In the mix ♪

♪ Life turns around ♪

♪ 'Round and 'round it goes ♪

♪ Ooh, it's a mixed-up world ♪
♪ Ooh, it's a mixed-up ♪

♪ And that's for sure ♪
♪ Mixed-up ♪

♪ In the mix ♪
♪ Baby ♪

♪ We're gonna get by ♪
♪ We're gonna ♪

♪ On our own, side by side ♪

♪ Love's all we need
to be free ♪
♪ Lo-o-o-ve is all ♪

♪ I got you, you got me ♪

♪ Yaaaaay us! ♪

♪ I-I-In the mix ♪

♪ Yaaaaay us! ♪

♪ I-I-In the mix-ish ♪

Good morning.

-Hey.
-Hey, Mom!

Here's the necklace you wanted
to borrow for tomorrow night.

Ah, thanks, sis.

Though I'm 50/50 on it.

I may want to let
my cleavage do the talking.

-Mm.
-Hey, Rainbow, come on!

Your breakfast
is getting cold!

I'm giving her
30 more seconds,

and then I'm eating
her fish bacon.

I told you giving Rainbow
her own room was a mistake.

She's probably in there
doing drugs.

-Hey, guys.
-Hi.

Sorry I slept in.

I'm trying to figure out
what posters I should
put on my walls,

so I was up late listening
to music to see what I like.

Yeah! I remember
those days.
[ Laughs ]

I spent a lot of nights
listening to whatever album

I could get my hands on.
Mm-hmm.

And back then, there was --
there was meaning behind music.

You know, it --
it changed the world.

Wow.
Pretty cool, Dad.

It was!

Babe, when Rainbow decides
what speaks to her,

we can get tickets
to her first concert.

-Really?
-Absolutely.

It would be
like us with Jimi.

Oh!
When we saw him...

Mm.
...play the national anthem
at Woodstock...

Mm-hmm, it was
an exciting time.

Oh, it was such
a terrible time.

All that anti-war music
drowning out the greats,

like Ella Fitzgerald
and Nat King Cole.

Ahh!

The glory days when
black singers sounded white.

Well, Motown was my jam.
[ Chuckles ]

I can't lie, I became a woman
to Smokey Robinson.

Oh, my God.
[ Pager beeps ]

Oop! Speaking of getting
my freak on --

So, is anything speaking
to you yet, sweetie?

This song "Only in My Dreams"
by Debbie Gibson.

It's about a girl
who broke up with a boy,

so now she can only be
with him in her dreams.

It's so deep.

Good Lord.
Mm-hmm.

Uh, we have
to get to school.

Let's go get
our bags.

Why do I feel like
I just lost a daughter?

Disappointed in
your kid's choices?

Now you know how I've felt
for the last 40 years.

How can that crap
speak to her

when it doesn't
say anything at all?

I should go throw
that tape away.

I'm not in love with
this Debbie...whoever

any more than you are,

but Rainbow's on
a musical journey.

We have to let her...
walk her own trail.

Good Lord.
N-- Relax.

You know how teenagers are
with this sort of thing --

if you put your foot down,

then they will
dig their heels in even more.

[ Sighs ]

Come on, let's help
pack up the kids.

Yeah, I gotta check
Johan's bag

ever since he brought
Denise's wig to show and tell.

What's stuck in your craw?

Besides the fish bacon.

I was all excited
'cause this guy I'm seeing

was supposed to take me
to some fancy-pantsy

boat charity tomorrow night,
but now he has to work.

Oh,
the Streets to Seas Gala?

Yeah.

So, what,
you're dating a --

He's black.

'Course he is.

Where did you meet
this fine gentleman?

At work.

He complimented
my neckerchief

when I handed him his
boarding pass.

The connection
was electric.

He's so different from
the guys I usually date.

He's a doctor.

So he's not good enough
to fly private.

But...congrats.

Dag!

This was supposed to be
the first bougie thing

he was gonna take me to.

Bougie in a good way.

Not Alicia's bougie "I can
only catch a poor man" way.

Hey, look,
I love that gala.

If the white doctor has
to work, I'll take you.

He's still black.

But you'd do that for me?

Well, my coffee is
mostly Scotch,

you, uh, took a clever jab
at my son's expense,

and it's a charity that teaches
poor kids how to sail,

so...why not?

Alright.
Let's do it.

You're not gonna wear that,
though, right?

Don't worry about
what I'mma wear.

Hey! I was
looking for you.

How'd you like
the tapes?

I liked the New Edition one,
even though I feel bad

Bobby Brown got
kicked out of the group.

I hope he finds something.

He won't.

Also, I forgot
to give you this.

Eric B. and Rakim.

If you like them, they're
coming to town next week.

Maybe one of your
parents can take us --

as long as it's
the black one.

They actually said they'd
take me to my first concert,

so I'll see what I think.

Just make sure
you listen to it on this

so the teachers
don't trip.

And if the teachers
found me with rap music,

they definitely
would've tripped.

Today, rap is a global
force that touches everything

from fashion and art
to language and culture.

But this wasn't
always the case.

In 1986, the only thing
mainstream about rap

was the controversy about
the taboo lyrics

and the news stories
about violence at concerts.

Rap literally had a bad rap.

Clever, right?

I'm a doctor now.

[ Record scratches ]

[ Eric B. and Rakim's
"I Ain't No Joke" plays ]

I'll never forget the exact
moment I fell in love with rap.

[ Rapping ]
♪ Now I slam it when I'm done
and make sure it's broke ♪

♪ When I'm gone, no one gets on,
'cause I won't let nobody ♪

♪ Press up and mess up
the scene I set ♪

It was a window into a world
I didn't know anything about...

♪ Then you'll understand
I'm just an addict addicted... ♪

...where black people
had a platform

to talk about the struggle.

[ Record scratching ]

[ Click ]

That noise was
Debbie Gibson?

Mm.

I'd rather listen
to a breech birth.

Paul, you can't
throw that away.

What? I'll just...
say that Johan lost it.

Babe, you know we can't
push back on this.

We have to let her
find her own way.

And what if she says
she wants us to take her

to a Debbie Gibson
concert?

Then you can take her.

I'll probably have to
work late that night.

That seems fair.
[ Chuckles ]

[ Door opens ]

Guys.

[ Door closes ]
Guess what.

Hm?

I finally found
my new favorite artists,

and they're coming
to town next week.

So will you still take me?

Who is it? So I know
if I'll have to work late.

[ Chuckles ]

Eric B. and Rakim.

They're rappers.

Oh.

I'm sorry. You're not
going to a rap concert.

But you said I could go.

Absolutely not. I've heard
about what goes on there.

Seriously?

You tell me to go find
something that speaks to me,

and now you want
to take it all back?

[ Scoffs ]

Sweetheart, when is
Debbie Gibson coming to town?

♪♪

♪ We're fresh to def,
always come [bleep] ♪

♪ Even a blind man
say we [bleep] ♪

♪ Kickin' [bleep] choice
with the [bleep] [bleep] ♪

♪ I ain't no [bleep]
I'm devastatin' [bleep] ♪

♪ With no de-- ♪

[ Click ]

Okay.

Debbie Gibson doesn't seem
so bad anymore.

You're telling me.
[ Chuckles ]

We march and fight to finally
have a seat at the table,

and this is how we want
to present ourselves?

Yeah. Rainbow is
not listening to this.

This is the worst
representation of our people.

I can't believe
Johan listens to this.

Not anymore.

Plus, Rainbow is trying
to find who she is,

and I'll be damned if
she finds it in those lyrics.

Well, a wise woman once told me
that when it comes to teenagers,

if you put your foot down,
they'll dig their heels in more.

Even the wisest woman
in the world is wrong once.

Well, yeah,
that same wise woman told me

that we shouldn't shut down
Rainbow's musical journey.

I know you're not suggesting
we let her listen to this.

No.

But maybe there's another way
we can change her mind.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Hey, let's grab
these two tables.

Here we go.

Alright.

Kids, get ready
for some good music.

With a good message.
Yeah.

Guys, I know
what you're doing.

Your old-timey folk songs

[ Chuckles ]
are not gonna make me
forget about rap.

Wait, this is
her lesson?

Then why do we have
to be here?!

Because it's important
for all of us

to hear lyrics
that have meaning.

Alicia: Mm.

In "Paid in Full,"
Rakim says --

[ Guitar tuning ]
Shh, shh, shh.
She's about to start.

I hope you enjoy
hearing this song

as much as I enjoyed
writing it.

This is called
"Muddy Puddles."

Oh! [ Laughs ]
Oh.

Buckle up, kids!

Your minds
are about to be blown!

Ohh.

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Here we go.

Harrison Jackson,
plus one.

[ Harp plays ]

Ah.

Brad, how are you?

Brad: Harrison.

Ah. Maureen.

Maureen: Harrison.

Ooh! Do all rich white people
know each other?

Very funny.

So, you see any
ex-boyfriends employed here?

No, Harrison,
I do not.

Hello, Denise!

[ Chuckles nervously ]
Mm!

Tony thought it was more
than it was. [ Chuckles ]

But guys like that
are a part of my past now.

All thanks to --

Walter?

He said he had to work.

Who is that?

Is he married?

Mnh-mnh.

You don't get to
play with my heart

when I got on
four pairs of pantyhose.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
whoa, whoa. Cool your jets.

A future doctor's wife
does not cause a scene.

So tomorrow...

when you can no longer embarrass
me, then let him have it.

Fine.

[ Guitar chord plays ]

I take a step.

And yet, another step.

[ Chord plays ]

Uh-oh.
You're losing her.

And us.

[ Sighs ]
They're right.

This woman is just
singing about dirty water.

Your plan isn't working.

Well, we'll just have
to break out the classics.

[ Off-key ]
♪ And the first one now
will later be last ♪

♪ For the times ♪

♪ They are a-changin' ♪
♪ They are
a-chaaaaaaaangin' ♪

♪ They are
a-chaaaaaaaangin' ♪

[ Breathes deeply ]
[ Sighs ]

[ Single handclap ]
Thank you!

Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you.
That musical stroll through...

This is your fault.

Paul: Alright,
we'll be back real quick.

We are Milk and...

Chocolate!
[ Chuckles ]

[ Laughs ]

-Whoa.
-[ Sighs ]

[ Laughs ]
[ Clears throat ]

So, what did you think?

It was amazing.

Do you understand why we didn't
want to buy the rap tickets now?

I do.

I can't wait to get home and
listen to your other records.

Oh!
Well, let's hit it.

'Cause, honestly,
my voice is shot, anyway.

We didn't have
the proper warm-up time.

[ Sighs ]
Oh. I couldn't tell.

Like, at all.

I could.

[ Indistinct conversations,
harp plays ]

See what I can
spend money on.

Oh.

You know,
I have to say

that, uh,
I'm very impressed

that you decided
not to confront --

Who do you
think you are?

Please don't
make a scene.

Yeah,
what happened to us

not getting thrown out
before dinner?

Don't worry.
I just have one question.

Why didn't you tell me
you had a wife?

What?
I'm not married.

Then who's that
average-looking lady

pretending to laugh
at your jokes?

Oh, that's Susan.
She's no one.

You'd rather bring "no one"
here instead of me?

Okay, you said you
had one question.

Look, I like you, but this
isn't really your scene.

Baby, you got a punch card
at Beefsteak Charlie's.

I didn't see you
complaining last week

when you had
a mouth full of rump roast.

If you're gonna
humiliate me,

can you at least try
to stay focused?

Denise, you're great.

But when it comes
to events like this,

someone like Susan
just makes more sense.

Oh.

I get it.

I guess I'm just
a Beefsteak Charlie's girl.

Thanks for
letting me know.

[ Glass thuds ]

You are a sorry excuse
for a man.

That is my family
you just disrespected.

You two are related?
[ Clears throat ]

What, you're shocked because
she's black and I'm white?

It's 1986. Grow up.

You better hope I don't
see you at the valet,

or I will run you over
with my Ferrari.

I have a Ferrari.

My parents said they weren't
gonna buy me tickets,

but they didn't say
I couldn't get tickets.

[ Dialing ]
You've always been able to call
in to your local radio station

and win tickets.

Please, please, please,
please, please.

[ Busy signal ]

That is a busy signal.

[ Dialing ]
Back in 1986,
when you called someone

and they were on the phone,
you heard this noise.

[ Busy signal ]

You kids -- you don't know
how good you have it.

[ Dialing ]

[ Groans ]

Honestly, I wasn't sure
your plan was going to work.

I was.

Teenagers are tricky, but I
guess I just have that instinct.

Don't worry.
You'll get the hang of it.

Okay.

[ Glasses clink ]
[ Laughs ]

You guys!
Rainbow's on the radio!

Why is she famous
and I'm not?!

DJ: We're here
with Rainbow Johnson,

who just scored
two front row tickets

to the Eric B. and Rakim
concert!

So, you used to
live on a commune?

Rainbow:
Yeah. We drank from a stream,
and now I have my own room!

Fantastic.
So, tell me,

what station gets you front row
to all the shows?

What do you think
you're doing?

Rainbow?

I got to go now.

Instinct, huh?

[ Sighs ]

Rainbow Sojourner Johnson,

you have never disobeyed
us like this before.

We're really
disappointed.

She doesn't deserve
her own room.

But you won't even give
my music a chance!

That's because
it's not music.

It's a terrible message

that spits in the face
of everything we fought for.

That's what you keep saying,

but you never took the time
to really listen to it.

Yes, we did.
We listened to Johan's tapes --

Dad, those are completely
different rappers.

You can't act like
they're all the same.

You know, all you talk about
is how your music opened minds,

but you sound
just like Granddad.

Careful, young lady.

And you raised me
not to judge,

but that's exactly
what you're doing.

Because if you looked past
their gold chains,

if you actually listened
to the lyrics,

you'd realize they're fighting
for the same things you do.

Or...did.

[ Sighs ]

That's what happens
when you spare the rod.

Mm.

[ Sighs ]

We spent our whole lives
fighting "the man,"

and then one day,
we woke up and...

that's what we were.

Is this how
our parents felt?

[ Scoffs ]

I was just trying
to protect Rainbow

from being around
a bad influence.

Rap is a bad
influence, right?

I think so.

I mean, honestly, I -- I --
I just read some articles.

I haven't listened
to it that much.

Me neither.

It just seems so...
negative.

And Rainbow
really likes it.

Is it bad that
that scares me?

I know we worry
that if Rainbow listens

to a certain kind of music,
it might make her a bad person,

but that's the same thing
our parents were scared of

when they tried
to control us.

They said that our music would
turn us into long-haired hippies

and scary people
with big Afros.

I had a huge Afro.

Yeah.

You also helped
change the world.

Hmm.

Turns out
you're not so bad

at this
"raising a teenager" thing.

[ Chuckles ]
What can I say?

It's instinct.

Mm-hmm.

[ Chuckles ]

Am I really just
a Beefsteak Charlie's girl?

Nah, you're definitely in
Bennigan's territory.

Even dressed like this,
I could see you at Red Lobster.

Look, the problem here
isn't you.

I mean...
it's not not you.

It's more the type
of guys you date.

They all share
a common...

quality.

Butts that just
won't quit?

They're all like me.

Look, my Ferrari tells you
what kind of guy I am.

But if you like me
just for my Ferrari,

it tells me what
kind of girl you are --

you like flash
over substance.

It's not just
flash, Harrison.

I want the whole package --

a good life,
a dependable future.

[ Sighs ]

I can't believe
I'm saying this,

but I want
what Alicia has.

But with
a haircut and a bath.

And black.

And you thought this Walter guy
was gonna give you that?

I don't know.

All I know is he's a doctor,
and I'm tired of being lonely.

Yeah, trust me,
I understand it.

But you're not gonna
find black, clean Paul

by picking someone based on
their car or their job.

Pick 'em on how they make
you feel, how they treat you.

And once
you sort that out,

then you can check out
their wheels.

I guess you're right.

So, you're lonely, too?

Pfft.

Me?

I'm up to my ears
in Scotch and bimbos.

What more could a man want?

I mean...
do I sometimes wish

there was someone there
when I woke up in the morning?

Absolutely not.

But would I like
to find someone

who won't steal my watch
and run off into the night?

Eh.

Maybe.

[ Sighs ]

Hey, no more flashy dudes
in Ferraris, okay?

Fine.

But if I date a history teacher
with a Datsun

and I'm still not
his number one,

I'm gon' get you.

[ Glasses clink ]

♪♪

Is Milk and Chocolate
back for an encore?

Paul: Uh...

[ Both chuckle ]

Um, Bowdie, we're --
we're sorry

that we tried to force you
to like what we like.

Yeah, we may not agree
on everything,

but if it's important
to you,

then we'll always trust you
enough to give it a chance.

Thank you.

That's all
I ever wanted.

Yeah.

I can...
play you something.

Sure.

[ Grandmaster Melle Mel's "White
Lines (Don't Do It)" plays ]

♪ Bass ♪

♪ Ooh, white ♪

As I would come to learn, lots
of things define your identity,

including music,

which is why "who you are"
is so difficult to answer.

♪ White lines ♪

♪ Visions, dreams of passion ♪

Denise.

Hang in there, buddy.

And you.

You thought I was
only good enough

for Beefsteak Charlie's,
but I got news for you --

Denise can go any place
she wants.

Denise, we need to transport
this kid to emergency surgery.

But I'm also at fault,

because I was too blinded by
your little flashy doctor's coat

to see you
for who you really are --

a two-timing jerk who doesn't
know quality when he sees it.

Just one s--
Good day, Walter.

And good luck with
whatever your problem is.

I like you.

[ Chuckles ]
Thank you, baby.

But as you start to step
into the person

that you'll
eventually become...

What are you
looking at?

...remember that your identity
is for you

and you alone to decide.

Because people are
gonna question it,

people are gonna
misunderstand it,

and people might even try
to take it from you.

♪ Freeze ♪

But as long as you hold strong
to who you know you are,

that's all that matters.

♪ Rock ♪

♪ All I wanna do
is sit back and kick it ♪
[ Knock on door ]

Hey, honey. [ Chuckles ]

Guess what.
[ Click ]

We just made you
a mixtape!

[ Squeals, laughs ]

Not to brag, but there are some
very good rap bands on there.

You should brag.
Oh, okay. Well...

I'll check it out.

Oh, a-and I did some research
at the library.

Did you know
that rap originated

from African oral historians
known as griots?

And the rhyming nature
of rap can be traced back

to the way slaves
communicated with each other.

Yeah, that history is
what makes rap so powerful.

Got you some books.
[ Chuckles ]

And while I'll never forget the
moment I fell in love with rap,

I'll also never forget
the moment I started hating it.