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[cat yowling]

Uh, stupid cat!

Man, that dumb cat at it again?

(Marlon) 'Yeah.'

Eh, I didn't get any tonight, either.

You don't see me cryin'?

[yowling continues]

- Shut up! - Go away.

Again. Aim to the left. Aim to the left.

Shut up!

- To the left! - Alright, alright, alright.

Shut up!

[yowling continues]

I got him! I got him!

I got him! I got him!

Was that my boot?

I'm goin'. I'm goin'.

[theme song]

♪ We're brothers ♪

♪ We're happy and we're singin' and we're colored ♪

♪ Give me a high five ♪♪

(male #1) 'Alright. cut and print.'

'Beautiful, guys. Dynamite. That is..'

[hip hop music]

♪ Relax yourself girl please settle down ♪

♪ Relax yourself girl please settle down ♪

♪ Relax yourself girl please settle down ♪

♪ Relax yourself girl please settle down ♪

♪ Relax yourself girl please settle down ♪

♪ Relax yourself girl please settle down ♪

♪ Relax yourself girl please settle down ♪

♪ Relax yourself girl.. ♪♪

[hip hop music]

Step aside, sunny boy, 'cause today is my lucky day.

What? Negro, please.

You know she wants me.

I'm the cute one.

- How do I look? - Oh, you straight.

- You fly, man. - You sure?

- Oh, man. You cute. - Alright.

(Shawn) 'Get that sly devil.'

I'd like a copy of "Forbes," please.

Oh! Hey, how you doin', Miss Wall Street?

You know, from where I'm standin'..

...your stocks look like they way up..

...and mine is on the rise.

Well, first off, wipe your mouth.

And secondly, keep it closed.

- My turn. - Hey!

Uh, thank you, girl. Ha ha.

It's been a pleasure to serve you.

Oh, thanks, Shawn. You always brighten my day.

And I'm here to freakin' up your nights.

Exactly what's in this non-dairy creamer?

Well, you got your, uh, "sodium caseinates"

and your "mono didisorides."

And your "dispotasinitum prostate."

Oh, and, oh, shoot, girl, just come on in here

and get some milk.

[ball bouncing]

Hey, watch it! This is hot coffee.

- Don't worry, I'm fine. - I'm talkin' about me.

I just had this uniform cleaned.

If you wanna keep that tongue

you better put it back in your mouth.

Hey, hey, eh, eh, baby bird.

You shouldn't be dribblin' that ball.

- You should pass it. Over here! - Let's see what you got.

Come on, come on.

Marlon! Hey! Hey! Marlon!

Hey!

Cut it out! Marlon, we got work to do!

Watch this no-look pass.

Now you see what you did, stupid?

I guess I should've looked, huh?

Clean up this mess, now! Right now.

Alright, alright.

Come on! Pass, over here!

Whoo!

What did I say? Stop. Yo, hey, hey!

No ball playin' in the lobby.

- Oh, man! - Oh, man!

You wanna dribble the ball, then you gotta take it outside.

Chill, old man. I'm goin'.

I got your old man for you.

Can you believe that?

Danny Partridge called me a old man.

That's 'cause you got that old..

...granddaddy hair comin' out your ears.

What hair?

[car horn blaring]

The kid!

[tires screeching]

What happened, kid?

Hit and run, man. He's out cold. Call 911.

Okay. No problem.

- What's the number? - 911!

I got you!

Hurry up! He don't have a pulse.

911?

Get over here now!

They're on their way!

You didn't give them our address, dummy.

Oh, yeah!

I got a pulse! I got a pulse!

Hey, Shawn, what's the address here?

Forget it. I'll call.

The kid's okay. I got him breathin'.

You just sit by him and cover him up.

Alright, cool.

Come on. Come on, man. Wake up.

I'll give you some candy.

- Marlon, what's goin' on here? - He got hit by a car, pop.

Oh, is he breathin'? Okay, stand back y'all.

'Stand back. Give him some air.'

Where's my ball?

He's alive. Oh, Lord, my baby's alive.

Josh! Josh! W-what happened?

It was a hit-and-run, ma'am.

But I think he's gonna be okay.

Josh, honey? Honey, are you alright?

I think so.

He saved my life.

Oh, no, I didn't. I really didn't do anything--

Oh-h...don't be modest.

Oh, I'm not.

I heard the car honk

then, when I woke up, there was Marlon.

Well, thank God, you were here.

- I.. - Good work, son.

This is my boy, here. This is my boy, right here.

Yeah, we better get him to a doctor.

I-i-it's okay. Shawn's callin' 911.

Josh, honey, you were supposed to stay in the lobby.

Now what made you go outside in the street?

That big jerk made me go outside!

'It's all his fault!'

(all) 'Oh, Shawn!'

Oh, you heard me right, Martha, it was Marlon.

Yeah, the skinny goofy one.

Well, I heard he ran out in traffic

to save the child.

Well, of course, I would've done it

but I was in the diner.

No, food is not more important to me

than saving someone's life.

Why don't you run into traffic

and I'll prove it?

Hey, hey, I heard about what happened with the kid.

Oh, yeah, it was a pretty close call.

Now, are you the brother who saved him?

Or the one who threw him out of the building?

Uh, hey, it didn't quite happen like that, see--

Threw him out, huh? Way to go!

(female #1) Marlon Williams!

I just heard about you saving that child's life.

Boy, you may amount to something yet.

Really, big chops, it wasn't me.

Tell your momma, hi!

I guess now I can stop calling her

"That poor woman."

[laughing]

Yo, man, can you believe that?

Even Mrs. Butterworth thinks you're a hero.

Did you hear about that guy that saved that little boy?

- Yeah, he's right over there. - Oh..

Hi, is it true you jumped over two cabs

just to pull that kid out of the street?

- Eh, well, you know-- - 'No, no, no, no.'

He's not the one. Marlon's the hero.

No, y'all got it all wrong, see--

The way I heard it, you crawled under a bus.

The doctors pronounced the boy dead

till he breathed life back into him.

Ooh, they are calling it..

...a miracle.

For the last time..

- I am not a hero, okay. - Aww.

Hi, Shawn, I understand we have a hero in the building.

- Yeah, well.. - Ahem, that would be me.

- You're the hero? - Thanks for backing me up, bro.

- Appreciate it. - Well, what a surprise!

- Nice going. - Alright.

Hey, well, you call me a little later

for some mouth-to-mouth.

Did you see that, Shawn?

Did you see that? She talked to me.

Who knew all I had to do was save a little kid's life.

I mean, not that I saved his life or anything.

- You did that! - Yeah.

It don't matter, as long as the kid is safe

that's all that's important.

- I'm goin' to lunch. - Alright.

Hey, Marlon, come on and get your hero's lunch.

A lot of people in here wanna shake your hand.

I can't, pop. It's Shawn's lunch time right now.

Oh, no, it's not. Shawn, get back to work.

Hey..

Hey, yo, man, Pop's just trippin', look

if you're hungry, you go ahead and eat.

I'll just stay here and watch the restaurant.

Marlon, come on, you got fans waiting.

Hey, hey, Sylvia. You free for lunch?

- As a matter of fact, I am. - Bring it.

Good Lord, everybody is talkin'

about that baby brother of yours.

People are saying that he jumped in front of that car

to shield the child.

Ha, ha, ha. Yeah.

Well...people are sayin' a lot of things, Dee.

But the truth is, Marlon, helped

but I was the one that saved that little boy.

Oh, Shawn.

Trying to steal the limelight from your baby brother

you should be ashamed.

I lied, Dee. I was the one that saved that little boy.

Jealousy can be so ugly.

Isn't it enough that you have the beauty

the brains, and the cute little butt?

Let the boy have his day in the sun.

You know what? Forget it! I'm sorry, I even brought it up.

When I think about what could have happened to that child

I should have been here.

I am never leaving this security desk again.

Dee? Would you come on?

We're about to cut Marlon's cake.

Oh...watch the lobby for me

I'll be right back.

[music continues]

(Marlon) So I knew I had to act fast, right?

I was moving... without thinking.

I was fuelled by only adrenaline and instinct.

Plus a butterfinger.

And, then, then I see him lying on the ground

and I grab him by his little freckled face

and I held him close to me

and he opened his eyes

and he pouted his little dry lips.

Then he said, with his little funky breath, he said..

"You saved me."

Oh..

"You..

...saved me."

Okay, maybe he only said that one time.

- God bless your heart. - 'Mm, yeah.'

Oh, that is so touching.

Hey, baby, I'm glad I touched you.

- Now it's your turn. -Ooh.

Okay, everybody, I'm sorry to interrupt

but it's time for Superman to get back to the "Daily Planet."

- Oh! - Oh, come on.

If you wanna hear the rest, meet me at the newsstand.

- Oh! - Oh.

You know, Shawn..

...I never knew Marlon had it in him.

Oh, yeah. He's, um, full of it.

I'm beginning to believe the boy's got potential.

He's growin' up. Showin' what he's made of.

- I'm really proud of him. - Oh.

Yeah, he's... somethin', alright.

Somethin'? He's a hero.

I never doubted one day

that he would do somethin' special.

- Pops, I saved that kid. - I knew it!

It just so happens that Marlon was there

when the kid came to.

You've been standin' by and lettin' him get all the glory?

It don't matter. It's no big deal.

Let him have his little 15 minutes of fame.

Even though it's more like two hours already.

Yeah, you're right, Shawn.

All of this will blow over in no time.

- I mean, really, no big deal. - 'Yeah.'

Pop, Shawn! Come quick!

They're putting me on TV, yo.

Wow, I guess it's bigger than we thought it was.

Mr. Williams, Mr. Williams..

Oh, snap! You're the dude from Channel 10 News.

Wassup, man?

Ha, what's up? How you been?

Uh, oh, so, how long

have you been proficient at CPR?

Uh, I'm not an accountant.

[all laughing]

- He is such a cut up. - Yeah.

Wassup, Juanita?

So tell us, Mr. Williams.

What do ya do when you're not saving lives?

Oh, well, it takes me a long time

to get my hair like this.

Uh, you are aware, Mr. Williams

that the mayor is going to honor you

with a key to the city?

- No. -Word?

Hey, while the mayor's givin' stuff away

why don't he give me the key to the Chase Manhattan?

[all laughing]

(Pops) Marlon, Marlon.

Look who's here, look who's here!

Hey, hey, I want y'all to give it up

for my brother, Shawn.

If it wasn't for this man right here

none of this would be happenin'.

May I ask you a few questions, Shawn?

- Sure. - Aw, yeah, man. Sure.

- Go ahead. - Tell us.

How does it feel to be responsible

for sending a poor defenseless child

out on the street to be hit by a car?

- Yeah, how does it feel? - What? Hey, yo.

I know I'm supposed to be an unbiased reporter.

But it's people like him that make me sick.

- 'Yeah.' - And now, back to you, Sheila.

All this time I thought you were the nice one.

- Oh, well, you know I'm bad. - Shawn!

Hey, hold on. Hey, Shawn!

Shawn! Shawn, wait up, man!

Hey, Pops, should I go after him?

- Yes! - Over here, Marlon.

Okay, right after these pictures. Profile.

Big hero pic.

[instrumental music]

(Marlon) Ah, so here you are.

Look, kid

I thought you'd be feelin' a little down

so...I bought you something to cheer you up.

Marlon, this is a picture of you.

Yeah. Go ahead, read it.

I autographed and everything. Read it.

"To Shawn.

"You are the wind beneath my wings.

Your hero, Marlon."

Hey, what're you doin', man?

You're gonna smudge it.

Shawn, this is gonna be a collector's item one day.

Along with my Marlon Williams' action figure

my Marlon Williams' lunch box

and my Marlon Williams' underoos.

Marlon, there's this little thing called reality

and you're not in it.

Let's go through this step by step, aite, Shawn?

I with little Josh in my jacket

while you was on the phone yakkin' your mouth.

- I was callin' 911! - Whatever.

Now who's to say, that, that, that

that the, that the warmth of that jacket

the sound of my sweet voice

and the offer of that candy bar

didn't bring that little boy back, huh?

[scoffs] Hold on.

- Eh? - Wait, hold, hold, hold.

You mean to tell me

that you think that your candy bar..

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Theoffer

brought that boy out of a coma?

Shawn..

Kids love candy.

It's a fact.

You're...stupid.

Aite, man. Come real.

What's really goin' on?

[Marlon sighs]

Aite, kid.

You wanna know what's really goin' on?

Yeah.

For the first time in my life, Shawn

people are actually lookin' up to me, kid.

I mean..

And it feels good.

Even Pops is happy for me, Shawn.

Yeah, but he, he, he just--

Shawn, Pops ain't been proud of me since..

Damn.

Pops ain't ever been proud of me.

Come on, man.

What about that time when you, um..

Well, you know, when you came back..

Damn, I see what you mean.

This is pretty important to you, huh?

Yeah, man. This might be my only chance.

Then take it.

- You sure? - Yeah.

The way I see it is if something good happens

to one person in the family..

...it happens to us all.

Good lookin' out, kid.

- Ow, man. - Hey, yo, yo. Hey, yo.

I'm going on a date with Sylvia.

You wanna come? She got a friend.

I'll tell her you're my sidekick.

Are you crazy? Who the hell are you?

Batman all of a sudden?

I don't need your help to get no girl.

Hey, hey. Don't get it twisted, aite?

Robin was knockin' some boots too.

- I'll get my coat. - 'Aite.'

To the bat holes!

If you ask me, this whole ceremony is crooked as hell.

Ah, come on, Pops. This is Marlon's big day.

Why don't you do a little mic check or somethin'?

[tapping]

Testing. Oh..

Look at this..

♪ Look at me ♪

♪ I'm as helpless ♪

♪ As a kitten ♪

♪ Up a tree-e ♪♪

Oh, Pops. Don't quit that day job, baby.

Friends, brohams..

...country brothers..

What are you doing, Marlon?

Oh, I'm just writing my speech, pop.

- Hey, wanna hear it? - Yeah. Sure.

Aite. Tell me what you think.

[clearing throat]

W-what is a hero?

Let me spell it out for you.

The H, the H is for the heart

which a hero must have a lot of.

The E, the E is for integrity

which a hero must also have a lot of.

- Marlon? - Huh?

It's spelled with an I.

Pop, there's no I in hero.

But there's one in idiot!

- That's true there. - Have a seat, son.

There's something I wanna say to you.

Oh, you want to tell me how proud you are of me, pop?

Wrong, I wanna tell you what a hero is.

Hero is someone who does the right thing..

...even if there's no recognition.

He just does it because it's right.

You understand what I'm saying?

Yeah.

A hero does what's right.

D-o-o-o-o-i.

Why'd you think the mayor's giving me the key to the city?

Hey, Marlon. There's somebody here who wants to meet you.

Groupies? Bring 'er in.

- Is this our hero? - It certainly is.

Marlon Williams, this is Councilman Peters.

Councilman? Come on, Dee. I was counting on the mayor.

[sighing] Of course. Everybody wants the mayor.

Mayor, mayor, mayor.

Well, councilman are people too. I'll see you at the podium.

Oh-ho. Councilman, I appreciate your hard work.

Thank you.

So what's the mayor really like?

I guess it's show time, pop.

That's right, go on out there and put on your little show.

Alright, pop.

Ladies and gentlemen..

[indistinct chattering]

Ladies and gentlemen

we're here today to recognize a hero.

And that hero is Marlon Williams.

[cheering and applauding]

He risked his life to save the life of this young man.

(Dee) 'Mmm. Yes.'

(all) 'Aww.'

[indistinct]

Marlon Williams, on behalf of the city of New York..

...and the mayor..

...I present you with this key to the city.

[cheering and applauding]

[clearing throat]

Ladies and gentlemen

Joshua..

mamma

councilman..

...what is a hero?

Let me spell it out for you.

The H, the H is for..

That H, that H is for..

Take your time now.

The H is for, um..

Oh, hell, I can't do this, y'all.

I'm..

I'm no hero.

He is so modest!

No, I'm really not a hero.

Uh, a hero is..

...somebody who does the right thing

not for the recognition, but...just because it's right.

And that hero would be my brother Shawn.

[indistinct chatter]

He's the one who saved Josh's life

I'm just the guy that took all the credit.

You mean he's the hero and you're the jerk?

Hey, I wouldn't say all that now.

And to think he had his lying tongue in my mouth!

Mm-hmm. You too, girl?

Give me that.

Shawn, you need to be on stage.

(all) Yes. Shawn.

[all applauding]

(in unison) Speech. Speech. Speech. Speech. Speech. Speech..

What are you lookin' at, pop?

My son, the hero.

- I'm so proud of you. - Really, pop?

Yeah.

I present you with Shawn Williams!

[cheering and applauding]

Alright, you can sit.

[imitating Marlon] "What is a hero?"

[audience laughing]

Let me spell it out for you.

The letter H..

The letter H is for..

...for help.

Come on up here and help me out here, Marlon.

- Aww. - Aww.

[all applauding]

(Marlon) Yo, we gotta do something about this dumb cat.

Do you wanna play? Okay.

[Italian accent] Say hello to my little friend.

...Hands up!

[laughing]

I guess you showed him, man.

[gun cocks]

Yo, the cat is packing. Hit the deck.

[both screaming]

[gunshots]

It was so much nicer before those darn cats moved in.

(Shawn) Look up, Marlon. Say cheese.