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-[Deon] God! -Boss level!

[kids] Previously on Doubling Down with the Derricos,

[Deon] You know, times have changed,

but they need to have memories.

Turn around.

Children automatically need their devices to live.

If we don't have devices, what do we have?

Wasn't this better than being on a computer screen?

You don't have enough butter on that toast for me.

-I'm trying to watch your figure, teach you-- -Watch your figure, baby.

Leave mine alone.

Now that my white blood cell count has increased,

I can be around people again.

I can be around people again.

[Eric] Growing up through foster care,

I never got decided about my birthday.

When I first met the Derricos,

I was so far removed from the hopes

of being anyone's family.

This is our certificate of adoption.

Yes.

-[all cheering] -[all applauding]

-Derricos! What is up, guys? -[all cheering]

[Karen] Looking for a home for a family of our size

is definitely not easy.

[realtor]

[realtor]

This is traumatic for me.

So, here it is.

That's such a dream.

Every time there's a house that we've been interested in,

it doesn't pan out.

Eric, I don't know what to do.

[all laughing]

[Karen] All right, Daiten.

Guess the family member.

You've got to imitate them by what they say,

how they dance, how they eat.

how they dance, how they eat.

Go.

[kids] Dallas.

-Yes! -[Karen] Dallas. It's them feet.

[all laughing]

Dallas. Go for it.

-[all chuckling] -[Deon] What is he doing?

[Dallas] Hey!

[all laughing]

[Deon] Look at him do his mouth like that!

Hey!

Yeah, you be...

[all laughing]

[Deon] I love it. I love it.

-[Lee] What's up, y'all? -[Deon] Uncle Lee?

-Hey, everybody! -Hey!

-Uncle Lee! -Hi, Uncle Lee!

-[all] Hi, Uncle Lee! -[Lee] What's up, everyone?

[Deon] Hey y'all, y'all keep it down a little...

-Yes. -...while I talk to Uncle Lee.

My good friend and realtor, Lee,

is coming over to show us

some more potential houses to look at.

Lee, please tell me you have something for us this time.

We are in desperate need of a bigger house.

A family like ours, being so large,

we need a specific type of house,

we need a specific type of house,

which makes it even more complex.

We've seen a lot of properties so far,

and we've even put in a few offers,

but nothing has worked out.

Some of these homes, they're over our budget.

For you guys, and the price point

that you want, and the size that we need,

it's gonna be a little bit tougher,

but we're very close.

You know, us purchasing a home,

there are a lot of layers to it.

Our children are growing, and requiring space,

so it's just really tough.

so it's just really tough.

-[both laugh] -Six bedrooms? I don't think that's gonna do me any good.

[Lee] You need more than six. You do.

[Karen] I won't lie, it's like I don't really have

a whole lot of faith,

because of what we've already been through

with house hunting, and even with help,

it's just hard for us to get to that point.

-That one, I can do. Seven bedrooms. -[Deon] Yeah.

It's also half a million dollars more,

so there's that.

At this point, I'm over it,

but Derrico keeps saying we gotta be optimistic.

but Derrico keeps saying we gotta be optimistic.

I am just utterly exhausted.

Yeah. I know, baby.

Diez, you!

Here I come!

[Daiten] Poppy, tell me.

Yes?

To Paris?

Yeah, we gotta figure something out.

You know what I mean?

In a few days, our babies have fall break from school,

and we would like to take them somewhere

without breaking the bank.

[GG] I want to go to Hawaii.

-[Deon] No. -[Denver] I want to go to Utah.

[Deon] No. They don't need nothing that we have to get on an airplane.

I want to go camping.

I want to go camping.

-Camping. -I like that.

[Deon] Where did that come from?

I don't have a girlfriend. I have a friend.

Friend girl.

-A friend girl! -Yeah, a friend girl. Yeah.

Yes. So, now we gotta do it.

-You know, Black people don't really do camping. -[Karen] No.

I've never heard of that in my life.

We're too afraid of what could happen.

We're too afraid of what could happen.

I never personally met anyone that has gone camping before.

Growing up in the inner city of Detroit, Michigan,

you typically saw it on television.

I would just watch it, thinking like,

"Who would do that? Why?"

-It's pretty much that. -There's a culture thing that's for us,

like, good example, let's just say,

-Eric and I are standing side by side. -Yeah.

And Eric takes off running.

I'm not asking no questions. I'm running with him.

-[Karen] What would you do? -If someone just took off?

-[Karen] Yes. -I'd be like, "Why is this crazy guy running?"

-[Karen] Yes. -I'd be like, "Why is this crazy guy running?"

-[all laughing] -[GG] Absolutely.

In the Black community, camping sounds like

the very beginning of a bad, scary movie,

and I do not want to star in that movie.

Out in the wild like that,

you see these critters, and all this stuff.

We don't mesh with those.

[all laughing]

The dirt, the bugs, the outdoors...

I don't want to be outside.

That's my reason.

And so, have you ever seen a rattlesnake?

Many times.

Many times.

-Ohhh! God! -[Lee] Yeah.

-[all exclaiming] -[Lee] They're not getting in your tent.

[Deon] I admire it when I see people do it...

-It's fun. -[Deon] ...and I think to myself,

-"I wish I had it in me," but because of-- -You do.

You have it in you.

These kids are gonna have so much fun,

and the memories that you're gonna make

are gonna be amazing.

I wanna go camping.

-Just see the nature. -[Dallas laughs]

Camping.

-[producer] Airplane? -Yes.

[producer]

[producer]

I really want to see a snake so bad!

All right, so, show of hands.

Who wants to go camping?

[kids] I do! I! I do!

All right, so I guess the Derricos is going camping!

[all cheering]

We don't have anything for camping.

Like, supplies.

I don't even know where to begin,

and we're leaving in a couple of days,

so you do realize I'm shopping for 18 people.

I mean, how much could go into camping?

I mean, how much could go into camping?

Mmm.

I'll go, but I'm not gonna be anybody's dinner.

That's a riot.

[Lee chuckles]

The things you do for your children!

Black folks camp, too.

All right, y'all. Let's go look for some, uh...

Some repellant.

Boys, has everybody grabbed their weapon?

-No. -I got my weapon!

-No. -I got my weapon!

How am I gonna bring my weapon?

[Deon] They are gonna be excited,

they're gonna love it,

but I got a couple of reservations with camping.

[chuckling] Unbelievable.

-I know why. -That's probably why I never took you.

-[Deon chuckling] Because you had some. -'Cause I had some.

I think Karen and Derrick are nuts

for agreeing with this.

I mean,

14 children sleeping outside in a tent, and all that.

Not my idea of fun, at all.

We probably should stop talking about this,

-or we'll wind up not even going, right? -You gotta go now.

-You set the kids off. -[Deon] I know.

I'm excited for that RV, knowing that you'll have that.

I'm excited for that RV, knowing that you'll have that.

You will be getting that, right?

Absolutely, Ma.

This morning, I rented an RV for GG

that I'll pick up before we leave.

-[GG] Yeah. -You know I wouldn't dare fool

with having you way off there, and not have an actual bed.

I'm thinking about a bug crawling in the tent with me,

or a snake... Aw!

Nope.

But my white blood cells are back to a normal level,

so I'm feeling good, so I said, "Well,

they're gonna give me an RV,

and I'm gonna sleep inside." Okay.

[vocalizing] I've got camping gear!

[vocalizing] I've got camping gear!

-All of this stuff! -[Karen in normal voice] Yes, this.

The sales rep said I need tents,

bug repellant,

chairs,

cooking grills.

-This is the main thing, baby. -[Denver chuckles]

-It's some mountain lion repellant. -[Deon] Oh, my God.

-[Karen] Wanna see? -This is the most important.

Wait, it says "urine"?

-Put that over there. -Hey, let me look at it. Let me look at it.

-Ooh, yeah! -Oh, that's disgusting!

-Let me feel it. -[Deon] Y'all be careful with that.

[Daiten] Do you wanna know?

No.

No.

If we spray it around,

won't the female lion smell it,

and go to third base with the male lion?

No, they're gonna pass the male lion

-for every female. -[Karen] Whoa!

What is "third base"?

French kissing.

Oh, my gosh.

Baby, what did you hear about "canoodling"?

This is what happen.

The man brings the woman in the home,

and they go in their room,

and they lock the door, and get some something.

-[chuckles] -Say, what you know about getting something?

-[laughs] -[Deniko] You know, it's make out time.

-[laughs] -[Deniko] You know, it's make out time.

[Karen] Well, first of all,

it sounds like I need to block the internet.

I mean, y'all have definitely given

Poppy and Mommy a earful.

Why don't y'all go take this, and go over there,

and try to practice putting up a tent.

[Deon chuckles]

When the children started talking about canoodling,

and French kissing,

I'm like, we have to make sure

that we explain to them in layman's terms...

I've given Derrick and Darian "the talk" before,

[chuckling] but I think it's time

that I give "the talk"

to the twins and the quintuplets, too.

to the twins and the quintuplets, too.

So, where are the instructions?

I wanna help you guys.

I didn't get the birds and the bees talk.

I got, "You do not bring a baby home."

Although my mother did not just sit me down,

and just say, "Hey! This is what it is,"

however my mama delivered it, it worked,

because it did not happen.

I waited to have my own home

to bring all 14 of my children inside of it.

Yeah, I give up.

Me, too.

Bad part about that is when you're told

just don't bring a baby home, what did I do?

just don't bring a baby home, what did I do?

I brought a baby home.

That's because my mother

didn't break anything down to me.

See? I wasn't gonna have that for my children.

GG talked everything with us.

-In depth, -Nitty-gritty, everything.

Yeah.

But it's just where I was raised.

-You were raised to not talk about it, and it's like... -[Deon] Yeah.

...if you ain't talking about it, it ain't happening.

You gotta make a new way for your girls.

Me?

[GG] My mother didn't talk to me.

She told me, "Keep your dress down,"

and being a teenager, I didn't know that

one time, that can be it.

one time, that can be it.

That's what it was.

One time, and that was it.

I think Karen cringes

because she wasn't properly informed.

You know what?

-I need to probably give you the birds and the bees talk. -[Karen chuckles]

You gonna have the birds and the bees talk

with a woman that has given birth

-to 15 babies? -Yeah!

Because apparently,

you've given birth to 15 babies,

but you still scared of how you got them,

'cause if you wasn't,

you wouldn't be having a problem with your girls.

[Karen vocalizing] Who's ready to go camping?

-Oh, my gosh! -[Karen in normal voice] Wow!

-Hello, hello, hello! -[Karen] Wow!

It's amazing.

-It's so big! -[Deon chuckles]

I didn't know an RV was an option

when I said we wanted to go camping.

Yeah, why are we sleeping in tents?

[Karen] This is all our supplies.

[Deon] My God, this is a lot of stuff!

[Deon] My God, this is a lot of stuff!

[Karen] Let's get it all in there.

We headed to this campground in Arizona,

which is about two hours from our house.

So, I'll take my group, which is the girls.

You only get the ride coming back.

Boys, y'all get on here,

girls, let's go over here, now.

Boys rule!

Our plan is to stay for two nights, in tents,

in the middle of nowhere,

so we can officially tell everyone

we've had the camping experience.

Bye-bye. I'll see you on the road.

All right, babies. Let's go!

All right, babies. Let's go!

-[GG] The ride is very comfortable and cozy. -[Deon] It is.

-You know, it really is. -Very relaxing.

Yeah.

Driving this RV, it really takes me back

to my Detroit public school bus driving days.

I used to drive

a bunch of children that belonged

to other families for a profession,

but who would have thought

that a bunch of children like this

would be my children?

[cell phone ringing]

Hello, how are you?

Wait a minute.

It's really choppy up here. I'm in the mountains.

We're on our way to camping.

Can you hear me?

So you were saying what else?

Oh, my God.

Okay, so when will you know?

What? That soon?

I'm in a bit of shock.

I just got a phone call from one of my tenants.

He might be moving out, he and his family.

This house could be the perfect solution

for me and my family.

It would have all the bedrooms,

the bathrooms, the space,

but they aren't sure yet if they're definitely leaving.

but they aren't sure yet if they're definitely leaving.

So, listen, it's a good chance I won't even be able

to get your call.

Hello?

He said he would let me know for sure within 48 hours,

but I can't tell Karen till I know more.

Considering we just have not been having

a lot of luck lately,

I just don't want to get her hopes up

for something like this, and it's not.

Hey, babies!

We're here.

[Denver] Oh, heck, no.

[chuckling] You're not sleeping on no rocks!

-[GG] Alligators? -[Deon] No.

Ain't no alligators here.

Ain't no alligators here.

But I do think I see

mountain lion tracks over there, though.

Oh, my gosh!

[Deon chuckles]

[Dallas] And all the dirt, and dust, and rocks...

[Deon] Y'all see this?

[both] Yes.

It's empty.

[ominous music]

You know, the thing I find is strange

is there's no one here.

Which makes me think maybe we shouldn't be, either.

Oh, we got the wrong address.

I feel like when you see nothing,

there's definitely something out there.

there's definitely something out there.

This is how every horror movie starts.

I ain't dying first.

Oh, my gosh.

This looks good!

[Karen] It's nice, but empty.

[Darian] Poppy, I'm not excited about this.

[snickers]

[Darian] My first impression of the campsite is

that it's a little scary,

because it looked like we were the only people there.

Do they have, like, any type of camp security that--

[Deon] Baby, no. Hell, no.

We're trying to be one with nature.

How did we allow our twins to convince us to do this?

How did we allow our twins to convince us to do this?

[Deon] This is Dallas and Denver's idea,

so it just...

I know it looks some type of bad, mean monster

should be here,

but we have to stay optimistic.

They feel like we took a wrong turn somewhere.

I felt like we'd left some of our major survival tools.

What? The house?

-[laughs] -[chuckles]

[Darian] I'm not feeling this.

Mommy wants to talk to you girls.

Mommy wants to talk to you girls.

The birds...

[both] ...and the bees.

Sex.

[all giggle]

Argh!

[GG] Does this embarrass you, Daician?

[Daician] Yes.

-[all giggle] -[Deonee] Oh, my God!

Oh, my.

[all screaming]

-[Dallas] Wait a minute. -What the hell have we gotten ourselves into?

Y'all hear that?

[thunderclap]

-[Karen] Dawsyn, let's go. -[Dawsyn] I'm scared.

No, let's go.

[Deon] So, you know what, guys? We need to get situated.

So, let's start with these tents.

Denver, take that away.

-We're setting that up over there. -Oh, okay.

The Derricos have arrived,

so we're gonna try to make the best of this,

and get the real camping experience,

I guess.

This ain't my forte.

We have absolutely no cellular service,

which means we're all on our own out here.

[flies buzzing]

These damn flies!

These damn flies!

And I'm telling y'all now,

I mean, that Derrico OCD kicks in, baby,

and I mean, [chuckles] it gets into overdrive.

And it's not just me.

[Deon] It's something that's affecting

all of our family.

All I can say is,

run.

[Daician] How do you put up a tent?

Wait, that's the instructions.

We need to look at that.

I know sleeping bags are for sleep.

That's why they're called "sleeping bags."

That's why they're called "sleeping bags."

But I don't know why we have everything else.

[Eric] Even the instructions aren't even very detailed.

Look. It just say, "layout position."

-[Daician chuckles] -That ain't good.

[Denver]

[GG] Come on. Let's go and talk.

[Karen] Oh my gosh, Ma!

I gave you 15 grandbabies!

[GG] You know how to give 15 grandbabies,

but that's not what

you're really trying to teach the girls.

Never in a million years did I think

that I'd be having a sex talk with my mother-in-law.

that I'd be having a sex talk with my mother-in-law.

I'm married, to her son.

We have 14 children. It feels very awkward.

What do you think right now the quint girls know?

Uh, I don't know.

What they know is probably,

it's gonna be kissing and touching.

-Yeah. -Then you go from there.

Well, it don't stop at kissing and touching.

-You know? -[Karen] But here's the thing.

They ain't asked me nothing.

I feel like I'm initiating this conversation right now.

And you need to.

Don't let them fill in the blanks

with their own answers.

Karen has got to realize kids hear stuff,

Karen has got to realize kids hear stuff,

and either you're gonna put the answer

to that question in their head,

or they're gonna put it there,

and it's better if you put it there.

The first things you want to tell them

is about having babies,

how they have them, what it takes to get them,

then you go into what the boys are gonna be asking.

You know, you gotta teach them

you don't have to give up

nothing you don't wanna give up.

Mmm-hmm.

-Yeah. Be in control of your body. -That's true.

Although I am very uncomfortable,

Although I am very uncomfortable,

[chuckling] to have the conversation

with my girls,

I want them to know, no matter what,

they can come and talk to me about it.

You don't have to be afraid.

Let's role-play.

-Role-play? -[GG] Yeah.

You act like one of the nine-year-old quints,

and I'll be you.

It's so hard for me to go back to being nine again, but...

-[chuckles] -[Karen] So, if I kissed a boy, GG,

-does that mean I had sex with him? -No.

You don't have sex

until his [bleep] hits your [bleep] .

That's when it's sex,

and if those two get together,

guess what happens? A baby.

guess what happens? A baby.

Ew!

I don't wanna have sex no more, GG.

I don't wanna think about it.

You gotta pull more on the other side,

'cause it's bending over way too much over here.

Like, there's a pole, and it's like,

it connects to another pole,

and then it goes down to a string,

and then it goes over to another string,

then it connects to this pole under the string,

and then it goes under the other string,

then it goes onto a pole, and it's like...

I don't know who designed tents, but

Now when do we start having fun?

-[Dallas] This is fun to me. -I had absolutely no fun doing this.

-[Dallas] This is fun to me. -I had absolutely no fun doing this.

This is really nice.

[grunting] Oh!

It's just taking you all so long.

[sighs] Help yourself.

The main thing is, don't forget

that darn mountain lion pee.

If that mountain lion makes it past that urine,

and he makes it over to this tent,

do you think this tent's gonna hold us?

This might keep a rattlesnake out,

but a mountain lion?

He'll pounce into this.

And God knows, he get ahold of me,

he'll have another meal

for at least a couple of months.

You'd get him through the winter.

[laughs]

I do not feel like being a mountain lion's feast.

He's gonna take one bite, and throw me to the side,

but you?

It's Thanksgiving dinner, huh?

Yes, it is.

So, we're gonna spray, like, here. Wait, wait.

[Karen] Ooh! Y'all stand back, 'cause I don't want that

-getting on y'all. -[Deon] Back up, back up.

-Oh, Dad's doing the stuff! -That stinks so bad!

[laughs]

-This stunk. It's strong. -That thing was horrible.

It was, like, so horrible, that I cannot even...

It was, like, so horrible, that I cannot even...

I had to just do this.

-[imitates sprayer] Pshew! Pshew! -You're bad.

Don't even plant your finger at that trigger, Derrico.

Stop!

-[Deon] You are about to stink instantly. -Poppy, I'll spray it.

-[Deon] No. -Ew, it stinks!

-After I have officially sprayed everything down... -[chuckles]

...the hardest part is gonna be

staying the night in the wilderness.

I have never slept outside.

I am done.

Boys, y'all gotta put up the other tent.

-[Denver] Exactly! -Y'all gotta put that second tent up.

-[Denver] Exactly! -Y'all gotta put that second tent up.

Get over there and get that damn tent up!

-[kids squealing] -Go get that tent up!

-Ahhh! -I'm not scared.

Are you scared, Diez?

Oh, let's see.

No.

You're not scared?

What are you doing?

I'm trying to check my service.

[Karen] I'm almost sure

you don't get no service out here.

I mean,

I tried.

Mine is going in and out.

We're hanging out,

the children are all having fun,

but what do we do?

but what do we do?

The only time I've seen anything camping,

is people singing Kumbaya,

somebody have a guitar.

We just gonna chill tonight.

Guys, what if we lift this whole thing up?

[Derrick] Wow!

[all scream]

I literally just saw a scorpion...

[both] ...and a spider.

And I never saw one up and close in my life.

Oh, shoot. Where did it go?

Oh, shoot. Where did it go?

[Daiten] We're gonna get bit by a scorpion!

It was scary, but it was worth it.

[snarls]

Ain't GG fine!

-[Karen] Look at GG! -Oh, my gosh!

-[GG snarls] -[laughs]

It's GG, who looks like a bunny rabbit from the back.

[chuckles]

[GG] It doesn't matter what I look like.

-It's what I feel like that counts. -Yes.

[Eric] Are you feeling like prey?

No.

You look like it.

-[laughs] -Actually, I feel, like,

really comfortable inside there,

-better than out here with all these bugs flying. -Critters.

-better than out here with all these bugs flying. -Critters.

[chuckles]

We're literally the only people out here,

so if we hear anything, it's something.

Yeah, this is just not a Black thing.

-I don't feel it. -At all!

I'm pretty sure the Black person

would probably survive the longest

if the horror movie was real-life,

'cause we're not about to be, like,

"Let's go into that cave

where the noise is coming from that looks scary."

All right, babies, let's go get in the tents!

All right, girls, come on!

I hope I got enough mountain lion urine

around my tent.

We're not about to be hearing noises, and say,

We're not about to be hearing noises, and say,

"Who's that?"

That don't even add up.

[Deon] So, boys is over here, girls is over there.

Ground rules is the RV is for GG,

and GG only.

Good night, you guys!

[kids] Good night! Good night, GG!

Hey! Turn the lights out behind me.

[Karen] Something is piercing me in my hip.

I can't get comfortable in no way, shape, or form.

Like, this ground is hard.

Like, this ground is hard.

[Daiten] There's a bug on De'Aren.

-[girls scream] -[Karen] Oh, my God. I don't want this.

Get it... I'm trying to get it off of you.

[Daician] I'm trying!

Gosh, there was so much critters flying,

flying around,

and I know we're in the bugs' habitat,

but at the same time, it confuses them.

They don't know when to stop messing with us.

[indistinct sounds outside]

-Hey! -Hey!

[all scream]

[Derrick] Wait a minute.

You think that urine didn't work?

Hold on!

No!

[Denver]

Yeah, a lion or a bear.

[thunder rumbling]

Y'all hear that?

-[Daiten] Mmm-hmm. -[Deonee] Yes.

[Daiten] Is that thunder?

[Karen] Yeah.

[thunderclap]

-Oh, gosh! Let's go. -I'm scared.

[Karen] Let's go to the RV.

We tried it.

We attempted this.

I'm really trying to, like, persevere through this,

but I don't play with thunder and lightning,

and I gotta get my girls to safety.

and I gotta get my girls to safety.

We gotta go.

If I first see lightning strike down to the ground

in our backyard, I don't wanna play with that.

I wanna be in the house by then.

[thunderclap]

[Deon] I'm done.

-[Deniko] I'm through. -Nope. I'm outta here.

That's all I needed.

Let's go. Nope.

We're through. That's it for the camping.

We're through. That's it for the camping.

-[Deniko] This ain't it at all. -Let's go. This is not it.

-This is all the camping. -[chuckles]

[Deon] Get the hell outta here.

-[thunderclap] -We're done with this.

[Denver]

It's crazy.

It's at one place, then another.

There's a ba-boom!

Boom boom! Dum dum!

[Deon] I didn't know y'all were in here.

[Karen] Close that up.

[Derrick] How much can you sleep in an RV?

I absolutely knew I was gonna look up

I absolutely knew I was gonna look up

in the middle of the night

and I'm gonna have six or seven of them here,

but I just didn't expect

I'd have to have all of them here.

Now, that's over the top for anybody.

We tried it, and we out.

[Deon] So, we just have to make this thing work in here.

So, let's get ready for bed, y'all.

I was worried about bugs and mountain lions.

I didn't even consider

the weather ever being an issue.

Now, we got 18 people packed into an RV

with one bed.

with one bed.

Well, I see who got the good bed.

-[chuckles] -Well, good night to y'all.

The rest of us have gotta figure it out up here.

Poppy, there's...

There's critters going everywhere.

There's lightning, it's dark, we don't see anything.

We didn't know what was going on.

Do people really even enjoy this?

How are we gonna fit 18 people in this RV?

[Karen] Who's stinky? Who passed the gas?

[Karen] No, I smelled it

when y'all's little butts ruffled through here.

[thunderclap]

-[Dariz] Yeah. -Boom boom boom boom boom

on your tent.

And she was, she said, "Ahhh!"

She said, "Ahhh!"

[Karen] All right, y'all. Let's lay down.

I'll sleep in this chair.

Okay, go sit with Mommy.

[Dallas]

-[thunder rumbling] -Dyver, you in here, too?

[Eric] That's how you're gonna sleep tonight? Right there?

[Karen] Between these bugs and the lightning...

[Karen] Between these bugs and the lightning...

-[thunderclap] -...I cannot do this.

I tried.

Well, all right then, let's nighty night.

[clicks light off]

[Deon] So, it's the morning time.

Dallas and Denver, it was y'all idea for us to do this,

-and now Dallas' feet smell like... Oh, God knows. -[GG] Let's see.

-GG, I'm warning you. -GG, he's warning.

[boys laugh]

[Deon chuckling] He's like, "GG, he's warning you."

Last night was a bust,

Last night was a bust,

so today, we're gonna try to make it better,

and embrace this camping life,

so we'll do a little hiking, a campfire,

and have a mature talk

about the birds and the bees with our children.

And who wants breakfast?

-I do. -[Diez] I do.

-[Karen] GG, you want some of my gourmet cereal and milk? -[GG] No, thank you, baby.

Part of camping with 14 children,

of course, is feeding them.

That means I packed six boxes of cereal,

couple of dozen hot dogs,

couple of dozen hot dogs,

and so, my picky eaters are gonna be well satisfied.

How did y'all sleep last night?

Horrible.

[Karen chuckles]

If you're stinky, and you know it,

raise your hands.

So, we took a bird bath,

which is basically by the sink,

and you use soap,

and you get them foreign parts.

[Deniko] It's like,

And it's like taking a shower, but it's not.

[sniffs]

[gags]

[sniffs]

[gags heavily]

[gags heavily]

Ooh!

Ugh! Oh! [chuckles]

[Karen] I mean, I like the fact

that they're running around and playing.

-There's no traffic. -No traffic gives me scary movie vibes.

The rustling of the leaves scare me.

[chuckling] I didn't know leaves could be that loud.

[Eric] The great outdoors.

Yeah, y'all go first.

Y'all knock the webs down with y'all bodies.

I wanna see a snake.

You looking for snakes?

Yes!

I was trying to get a snake.

So, I thought this would be a good spot.

So, I thought this would be a good spot.

But no.

All right, you go. You lead the way.

I don't wanna mess with snakes.

Hear me out on this.

-I never liked snakes in my entire life. -[Daiten] Me too.

I know you've been trying to avoid this thing,

but you know what you gotta do today.

Or what we have to do today.

Gotta have that sex talk with them.

Listen, you told me many times

how it made you feel that you didn't get it.

That's why you have to step up.

My mother did the best that she could...

-I know it. I know it. -...and what she did was right, 'cause it worked.

-I know it. I know it. -...and what she did was right, 'cause it worked.

I didn't bring any baby into her home.

You brought 14 babies in her home.

[both laugh]

Derrick! I found a rock.

-I found it. -Come show me.

[Deon] They're having a ball.

[Karen] Yeah.

Just imagine if we had this land.

Baby, this is acres.

That's what the country life is about.

-You'd never want it. -Well, that's gonna come in time.

Getting a new house, that's gonna... We got that.

That's the first agenda. We have to get another house.

I'm just, totally just not in the mood anymore, to look.

I'm just, totally just not in the mood anymore, to look.

It's like, I've gotten my hopes up

so many times to only just be let down.

I mean, baby, this is just too much.

Just a lot of pressure,

-it's a lot of emotions that's going in it... -Aw.

[sniffles] ...and I'm just tired. I am...

I'm just tired.

I'm...

Yeah.

This camping trip has been really nice,

'cause I finally get to get the children

to go outside and enjoy the great outdoors.

However,

it has not allowed me to forget

it has not allowed me to forget

where we're returning to,

which is a tiny, cramped house.

[sniffles]

Looking for a new house is draining,

because this is the hardest that we've looked,

but, you know, we've been looking

for a new house ever since

the first set of triplets was born,

so it's been five years.

And I'm tired of constantly being let down.

I don't even have it in me anymore.

Well, that's why you've got me.

That's why you've got me.

Trust me on this.

Trust me on this.

It's hard for me to see my baby feel defeated,

'cause I know how much emotionally attached she is

to us getting a larger house,

but I also know we're not in the position to give up.

[sniffles] I just can't.

Yeah. I'm gonna tap out.

I'm giving the torch to you.

Yeah.

-[sniffles] -Your boy got it.

Oh.

[Karen] Derrick, hit it to me.

I wanna play.

You wanna do it? Hit it to Diez.

It is about that time.

-We're at a campgrounds. -Mmm.

We're outside in nature.

Birds and bees are here.

Mmm.

What better place than right here?

Boys, y'all gonna come go with Poppy.

-Yeah. -[Deon] Mommy, I wish you some mad luck.

Thank you. I'm gonna need all the luck I can get.

[Deon] At least you have GG.

So, who's the bird

and who's the bee with me and you?

and who's the bee with me and you?

Karen, when they say "birds and the bees,"

it means birds do it, and the bees do it,

and everything in between.

That's what that really means.

I totally skipped those days in class,

-so I don't know it. -I enjoyed those days in class.

[chuckling] I'm sure you did.

So, I have gathered you all here today

to talk about

sex.

[boys] Ooh! Ooh! I like it!

-[Deon] So, you all clearly know what sex is about. -Papa, look. Papa, look.

Mmm-mmm!

GG want to talk to y'all.

About what?

-I don't know. -Mommy wants to talk to you girls.

Argh!

Argh!

You're the mommy, not the daughter.

[breathing heavily]

[Karen] I want to have a conversation

about S-E-X.

-S... -[both] ...E-X.

Spells "sex."

-The birds... -[both] ...and the bees

are...

-[Deonee] ...called... -...I guess,

sex.

[all giggle]

[GG] Does this embarrass you, Daician?

-[Daician] Yes. -[giggles]

[Deonee] Oh, my God!

And just as much as y'all are cringing,

Mommy feels that way, too.

Mommy feels that way, too.

Okay?

[Darian] When I was younger,

Poppy gave me the baby-making talk,

but Mommy wasn't a part of it,

because I feel like Mommy was too embarrassed

to give me the talk when I was younger,

but I think Mommy needs to let it go.

She has five other girls to give this talk to.

You tell me, what is sex?

So, technically, what sex is is like, um...

I don't know how to say this.

[all chuckling]

Yeah, it feels weird!

But this is what I don't want.

I want to make sure that it doesn't feel weird,

I want to make sure that it doesn't feel weird,

because sex is a very natural thing,

but we have to make sure y'all understand the anatomy,

and how a baby comes about.

I'm very comfortable talking to our children about sex...

Remember, for the most part,

all of the male anatomy is on the outside.

That's pretty wild.

...and I know the importance

of setting the record straight.

I want to get ahead of that curve.

Do you have to be married to have sex?

No, but it's best if you are.

No, but it's best if you are.

-Oh. -[GG] Just know that everybody that have sex

is not married.

-Right. -Some of them check it out before marriage,

to see if they think

that they'll be compatible in marriage.

You want to make sure that you use protection.

What do you use?

Uh, it's like a, um...

-I was going to say, it's like a pacifier. -It's kind of like a baby's...

-Kind of. -Yeah, like a pacifier

-that goes around your private area. -That area.

-A condom. -Yeah, a condom. Yeah.

-[Deon] It's a condom. -I'm not really afraid or nervous

-talking to Poppy about the birds and the bees. -[chuckles]

It's just, like, normal,

'cause, like, it happens a lot.

'cause, like, it happens a lot.

Yeah. It's good to know what sex is,

because it's a part of life.

Yeah. It's nature.

Well, that's where coming in, having a friendship with them,

and getting to know him longer.

If his one goal is just to have sex with you,

he will not stick around.

The main thing is I want you all

to be able to come to me

anytime, and ask questions.

I want y'all to feel comfortable.

I feel as though this right here was, like,

I feel as though this right here was, like,

a major barrier that I was able to get across,

and now, moving forward,

I can feel more comfortable

having conversations with them.

Glad we had this talk.

-I wanted to have this talk. -[GG] I think you did great.

-[Karen] Thank you. -I'm proud of you.

Thank you, Ma. Thank you, thank you.

You enjoying camping? You enjoying being out here?

Yes!

Camping is really fun.

-[insect buzzing] -Oh, oh, oh!

Oh, oh, oh! Oh, oh, oh!

[insect buzzing]

Ahhh!

[Deon] So, I got a call telling me

that house that I bought back in 2019?

-Yeah? -[Deon] Finally, it looks like it would be available

within the next two days.

-That's news. You've been waiting for that. -Eric, oh my God!

-You have no idea. -[kids chattering]

So that's why I keep trying to check my internet service,

-which is jacked up up here. None. -[Eric] None up here.

-which is jacked up up here. None. -[Eric] None up here.

SOS.

[Deon] But if that comes through,

this could change the game, Eric.

That house is everything that we need right now.

[kids chattering]

As the children grow older, they're definitely gonna need

a bigger house.

Right now, they're just cutting it,

but getting this new house would be

just a breath of fresh air.

I'm sure that's much needed right now,

with all that's been going on...

-Right. Oh! That was good. -[Eric] ...and I think this would be like

a early Christmas gift to the family.

a early Christmas gift to the family.

So, how soon can you move in?

We could be in there within a month or so, easily.

Of course, I can't tell none of the family.

Nobody knows. Aw.

Karen cannot know anything about this.

Not yet, until at least I know certain.

[kids chattering]

So, yeah, I wanna just keep checking this service.

If you'll just walk with me...

-Yeah, I got your back. -...so you can at least...

Yeah, you can at least protect me

from an old pouncing mountain lion.

Oh, wait. Who just hit me with the damn s'more?

-Who just did this? Get that damn thing off me. -Ohhh!

[Deon] Making s'mores can really be dangerous.

[Deon] Making s'mores can really be dangerous.

I mean, these children better be careful.

Mmm!

[kids laughing]

Boy, they're having so much fun.

They are. Let me get some video of this.

-Yeah, they gonna sleep good tonight. -Mmm-hmm.

Look at what we got!

We're gonna roast some marshmallows.

[kids] Yay! Yes!

So, although this camping trip has been

a little touch and go...

-Stay back! -[kids shouting]

[Deon] ...it's our last night, and if we're gonna prove

that Black people can camp,

-having a fire is definitely a huge part of it. -[chuckling] Mmm-hmm.

Who wants some s'mores?

Who wants some s'mores?

[all shouting] I do! Me! I do!

-[Karen] Whoa! -[GG] Oh, dang!

[all exclaiming]

I like it that good, crunchy way.

Ooh! Somebody should make bacon s'mores.

[GG singing] Who wants a s'more?

-I got a perfect one! -I do!

-[in normal voice] I'm about this doggone campfire stuff. -[Deon] It's a good one!

[GG] Sitting around a campfire,

that was nice. That was a memorable moment for me.

that was nice. That was a memorable moment for me.

[Karen] Is it good?

-[whistles] -[splattering]

Oh, wait. Who just hit me with the damn s'more?

-Who just did this? Get that damn thing off me. -Ohhh!

-[all exclaiming] -Making s'mores can really be dangerous,

-and they could really cause someone to get burned. -[Karen] Mmm-hmm.

I mean, these children better be careful.

-[Denver] It's so funny. -[GG] That was that owl

-up in the tree just dropped on you. -Ooh.

[Karen laughs]

[Deon] I'm willing to look past my Derrico OCD,

just on the mere fact

that everyone's having a good time,

because ordinarily,

making a mess, the marshmallows,

I love to eat it,

I love to eat it,

-but I want no part in cleaning it. -[chuckles softly]

[rapping] I like it like that, it's crispy on the back,

no knowing how to act, so burnt from it,

so burnt from it, so burnt from it...

[all chuckling]

[Denver] This camping trip has been fun to us.

You know, we took a lot of crap for choosing it...

-Yeah. -...but overall, the family's really starting

to come together as one big, happy family.

You're right.

[Deon] It's been a lot of ups and downs on this trip.

-[Darian] Lord knows it has. -[Deon] But tonight,

being here with the family, having the campfire,

being here with the family, having the campfire,

I absolutely love this.

This is our last night. I would like to take a vote.

Are we staying in the tents tonight?

Or are we going in the RV?

[kids] RV! RV!

[giggles]

I'm thinking, the next time we do this,

we're gonna need to rent four RVs.

[all] "Next time"?

-What? We're not coming back. -There isn't gonna be a next time.

Next time, I'm not coming back here.

All right, let's go, babies!

[Karen] Wave goodbye to the tents!

[kids] Bye, tents! Bye!

-Goodbye, tents. -Well, I don't have to say that.

-Goodbye, tents. -Well, I don't have to say that.

I was never introduced.

-[Deon laughs] -Don't y'all bother my bed.

-[children chattering] -Ta-da!

[Karen] Wow!

-Oh! -[Deon] What do you think about this?

-Wow! -[Karen] Well, I think Black folks RV camp.

Black folks are... Yeah, we're RV-ing.

We're gonna have to change the camp part to the...

-RV. -...RV

All right, babies, so do me a favor.

Go get everything loaded up, so we can get outta here.

-Okay. -Okay.

[Deon] All hands on deck!

[Deon] All hands on deck!

Before we hit the road, I want to see if I can find

cell service, one last time,

to see if I can get

some kind of information regarding this house.

Give me a minute.

Mother Nature is calling,

I guess 'cause I'm out here in nature, right?

[Karen] You gonna just do it,

just like they used to do back in the day, just...

Don't ask for no details.

If I got this news right now, it would be so great

to cap off this trip

by telling Karen what's going on,

so then she would just go home in a great mood.

so then she would just go home in a great mood.

[Karen] Oh, good job! Y'all did good taking the tent down.

[sighs in relief] Oh, thank God. Okay, let's see.

Come on!

[sighs in exasperation]

Wow.

I finally got an email, and it is not good news.

The tenant has decided to stay.

I don't know what this means for that house,

but I can't tell Karen until I know more.

We gotta figure this out when we get back to Vegas.

[Karen] Y'all, we outta here!

[kids] Bye, camping! Bye!

[kids] Bye, camping! Bye!

[Deon] We're blowing this taco stand.

[vocalizing] It's Thanksgiving break!

Next time, on the season finale of

Doubling Down with the Derricos...

[Deon] Not for Thanksgiving!

Give me six gallons of milk,

eight pie crusts,

-and butter. -The whole box?

[Deon] Because we're not moving anytime soon,

it's gonna be a lot of us

crammed around this tiny, little kitchen,

but we're gonna make the best of it.

For Halloween?

The good news is that my nephew Amani

is coming into town.

[GG] What you looking at, Darian?

I mean, that boy is talented.

[Darian] Break dancing, I think it would be

-a really good skill for me to learn. -Hi!

How do you feel about dancing in front of a crowd?

-[chuckles] -I saw your moves in video.

Nice!

-[chuckles] -[GG] When I was younger,

-[chuckles] -[GG] When I was younger,

boys didn't have bodies like that.

-Stay! -[all exclaiming]

[all cheering]

This is my final chemo treatment

before the scan will show how much the tumor has shrunk.

I'm not gonna deal with this again.

I just hope that it's all gone.

[doctor] All right,

so we've been waiting for this moment, right?

-Yes. -[doctor] All right.

So, a few options.

[tearfully] It makes me real...

[tearfully] It makes me real...

How could I have been so wrong?

[sniffles]