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Hey.

Do y'all realize
what time it is?

There's only 15 minutes left

till the start
of the baby shower,

and we ain't nearly ready.

Now, come on.
Let's get a move on.

Michael, you set the table...

Aw, J.J.

Thelma, you finish
wrapping the presents,

and Ma...

Yes, J.J.?

Uh, you're doing a great job.
Keep it up.

Since when did you start

giving orders
around here?

Well, Dad's
out of town working

for a few days, right?

Well, when James Evans, Sr.
ain't here,

it's up to
James Evans, Jr.

to fill his shoes.

Fill his shoes?

You look
like his shoes.

You're built like
a pair of laces,

and your tongue
is always flapping.

That's it, Thelma. You're out.

You're disinherited.

You ain't getting
nothing out of my will.

You ain't
getting nothing.

What will?

The only thing you own
is a few little clothes,

and you're gonna
have to leave that

to a scarecrow.

Oh, be quiet,
prune face.

Look here, Michael. Good news.

You are getting
the bulk of my estate.

J.J., if I have to wear
your clothes, man,

I plan on dying
before you do.

Ma, you see them
picking on me here?

Well, if you're gonna
strut around like a peacock,

you've got to expect

some of your feathers
to get stomped on.

I guess I have to write
something on this cake.

It's Loretta's
third child.

What would be nice?

How about, "Congratulations

on the birth
of your third child."

Yeah.

"May this one bring you

"as much happiness
and joy

"as your first girl
and your first boy...

"and if it happens
to be a boy,

may it be strong
and--"

J.J., you expect me
to get all that

on this cake?

Well, try, Ma.

The more icing,
the better I like it.

I'll just make it
nice and simple.

"To a lovely baby."

And it will be.

It's too bad Loretta's husband
won't be around to see it.

It's hard to believe

Mr. Simpson passed away
just a few months ago.

Mama, when's
the baby due?

Well, Loretta says
in four or five weeks,

but the only one
who really knows

is the baby.

They have a built-in timer.

Were we on time, Mama?

You and Thelma were,

but as usual,
J.J. was late.

Well, could I help it
if my watch stopped?

Hi.

FLORIDA:
Hi, Willona.

How's everything coming?

Oh, just fine. Just fine.

What did you get for the baby?

Oh, girl,
it wasn't easy deciding.

They got some way-out toys
in the stores now.

They got a doll
that cries

real tears,

they got a doll that grows hair,

and they even got a doll
that has babies.

Babies?

That's right,

and she keeps on
having them

till you buy these
little toy pills.

Hey,

Loretta should have
been here by now,

shouldn't she?
Yeah.

She probably got held up
at the welfare office.

Ooh, yeah, child.

I took one of my friends
down there last week,

and there was this chick
sitting behind the desk

with this nasal congestion,

and she said,

"Madam, aren't you aware
that we have given you

a 10 percent increase
in your welfare benefits?"

And my friend said,
"Don't do you much good

when the cost of living
is going up 20 percent."

Then the chick said,

"Well, Madam,

"if you feel
you've been mistreated,

mail a letter of complaint
to the government."

Ooh.

The government
already figured out a way

to stop those
complaining letters.

They're raising
the price of stamps so high

you can't afford
to mail them.

Hey, is Cora and Alice
going to get here?

Yep, they should be here
any minute now.

I hope they get here
before Loretta does.

After all,

this whole thing
was supposed to be a surprise.

Mm-hmm. You know, Flo,

this is the first
baby shower I have been to

since your kids
was born.

J.J., did you know
I got you your first rattle?

No, you didn't, Willona.

J.J.'s first rattle
was the one in his head.

Well, at least I was born.

Ma and Dad
found you on a doorstep

with a note saying,
"You take her.

She's too ugly for us."

Signed,
"Dr. and Mrs. Frankenstein."

By the way, Willona,

you never did tell us
what you got for the baby.

Oh, well,
I didn't like

any of those plastic toys...
Mm-hmm.

So I got her

one of those old fashioned,
cuddly teddy bears.

Oh, that's adorable.
Look at that, Thelma.

Hey, Ma, when I was a baby,
I had one of those things.

Whatever happened to it?

Like everything else, J.J.,

it was passed on to Thelma

and then passed on to Michael.

Yeah, but by the time
it was passed on to me,

it was bald.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
Get the door, honey.

Okay, Ma.

Thelma,
how about coffee?

Hi.

Hi there, Michael.

Hi, how are you?
Hi.

Welcome.
We're sorry we're late.

Oh, that's all right.

Loretta will be here any minute,

so I want you two to sit down

and make yourselves
comfortable.

I love baby showers.

Especially
when they ain't for me.

Cora, what you
talking about?

You already have seven
beautiful children yourself.

Yeah, and they like
to wore me out.

I carried seven kids
for nine months each,

and all my husband carried
was a handful of cigars.

Mm-hmm.

I was pregnant so much,

I didn't see my feet

for the first seven years
of our marriage.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Oh, that must be
Loretta.

Y'all come on,
and be quiet.

ALL:
Surprise!

Surprise.

Hey, baby.

I bet you didn't know...

[CLAMORING]

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

A baby shower,
that's what.

A baby shower?
Yeah.

Come on. Sit down
and take it easy.

You and that little...

I mean, big bundle
of happiness.

Oh, Florida,

if I'd known
you were going to do this,

I never would have come here.

Oh, don't be silly.

We all love you,
right?

Right.
Right.

But, uh...

you don't
understand.

Oh, honey, you look tired.

Those dudes down at the welfare
gave you a hard time today,

didn't they?
Not really.

What bothered me mostly was
when Fred was alive,

we never even went
within smelling distance

of the welfare.

Oh, honey, you're gonna just
have to get used to it.

I stand in line
at the welfare office.

I stand in line
to use my food stamps.

I stand in line
at the unemployment office.

You know, sometimes
I get the uneasy feeling

that when my time comes,

they're gonna bury me
standing up.

Mama,

can we give Loretta
our gifts now?

Oh, that's
a great idea, Michael.

Florida, please, I, uh...

I can't accept
any gifts.

Well, these gifts
ain't for you.

They're for the baby.

And as soon as he
gets old enough

to say, "No, thank you,"

we'll take everything back.

I'll start things off
with a personal IOU

for my painting
of your child

when it's six months old

and all the wrinkles
are gone.

And this is from Michael and me.

Yeah.
It's a blanket

for bringing the baby
home from the hospital.

Yeah, it's really pretty.
I hope you like it.

Thank you, children,
but I can't--

And my gift goes right along
with the blanket.

It's a diaper pail
full of Pampers.

I call it

the Florida Evans
Storm Warning Kit.

And I have got you
the prettiest--

[STIFLES A SOB]

What's the matter?

Look, honey,
it's just all the things

we know you're
gonna need.

Come on.

But, Florida,

that's what I've been
trying to tell you.

I'm not
going to need it.

What?

I'm not keeping the baby.

Loretta...

Loretta, honey,
you don't mean that.

Oh, yes, I do.
No.

The baby's already
put up for an adoption,

and a good agency

is making
the arrangements.

But, Loretta,
honey, why?

Because I don't need it
and it don't need me.

I can't give
this baby nothing.

I've got two kids
I can't take care of.

Don't you understand, Florida?
No.

I'm trying to give this baby
a chance it don't have

with no father
and a mother who's on welfare.

I don't need it.

Loretta, your life
can change.

You've got
to hang in there.

You've got to
keep on keeping on,

no matter
what happens.

Sure.
That's right.

Me and Eddie was gonna quit
after five kids,

but then he got
a good temporary job,

and there I was,

doing the baby cakewalk again.

Girl, you'll
meet a nice man

and get married again.

Then you'll
want your baby back.

Y'all talking about the future,
and I don't have one,

but this baby can have a future
once its name is changed.

Loretta, if you
keep the baby,

I'll babysit free
whenever you want.

Yeah, and I can do
all your shopping

when I come home
from school.

And if it's
a temporary father you need,

I'll feed the baby
whenever you say.

I'll start it off
with milk and Pablum

and after it gets
its first tooth,

nothing but Big Macs.

Oh, Loretta,
we'll always be there.

We always will.

I know you would,
but it's just not enough.

Oh--
I'm, uh...

I'm giving the baby up.

No, Loretta.
You say that now,

but once you hold
that baby in your arms

and look down
in his little face,

there's no way
in the world

you're gonna give it up.
WILLONA: That's the truth.

You're right, Florida,

and that's why
I made arrangements

for the people
at the hospital

to take the baby
away from me

the minute it's born.

I'll never even
see it,

and what you don't see,
you don't miss.

Loretta...

I'm, uh...
I'm so sorry.

I...

I guess I better be going.

Thank you all anyway, but I...

I can't accept

any of these
beautiful gifts.

But we want you
to keep them.

Sure, in case
you change your mind.

Right.
Loretta,

sometimes adoption
is the thing to do,

but you've been under
so much strain lately.

Maybe you should
think about it.

Alice,

I have thought it over,

and I know what I'm doing.

We'll see you,
Florida.

I'll see them out, Flo.

Thanks for coming by.

[MOANS]

You all right?

This is one baby
that sure can kick.

Are you all right?

That's another reason
to keep the baby, Loretta.

It can always become a famous
field goal kicker

for the Chicago Bears.

That's right.

Oh... Oh, I...

I think I better go.

Florida, I know
you meant well,

and I'm sorry.

Loretta, you're not
going anywhere.

You're gonna stay

and have dinner
with us. Right?

MICHAEL: Yeah.

Oh, I can't.
Yes, you can.

Listen, honey,

you wouldn't let us
give you a shower.

At least stay and eat.

But I'm not
very hungry.

But you're just the party

of the first part.

Now, the party
of the second part

needs all the nourishment
it can get

from the party
of the first part,

right?

Mm-hmm.
Good.

Thelma, get your coat.

We got things to get
at the market.

Well, I'm gonna go with you,

because I want
to stock up

while they got
a special on hamburger.

What special?

Well, if you
find any meat

between the fat
and the gristle,

they give you one free.

See you later, honey.
Okay.

J.J., I want you and Michael
to make her comfortable

until we get back, huh?

Okay, Mama.
We will.

I won't be long,
sweetheart.

Is there anything
we can do for you, Loretta?

Oh, no, no, J.J.
I'm fine.

Please don't mind me.

You boys do what you always do.

Well, okay, Loretta.

If you'll excuse me,

I got some homework
to finish up.

Of course, Michael.
You go ahead.

Okay.

J.J., what about you?

Uh, I think I'll paint a picture

of this beautiful chick
I met last night.

Without a model?

[CHUCKLES]

I got a memory that won't quit.

[LAUGHS]

Oh.

Oh, J.J.

Oh, that little
dude in there

field goal kicking
again?

I don't think so, J.J.
Not this time.

J.J.,

promise you won't get excited
if I tell you something.

Me? Get excited?

Look at that.

Steady as a rock.

J.J.,

I think I'm going
to have the baby.

Sure you are.

We all know that.

I mean, uh...

right now.

Ma!

You mean, you're
gonna have the baby

right now?

Sure feels like
it's on its way.

Well, that makes
two of us.

J.J., where
are you going?

I'm going
to yell for...

help!

Hey, what's going on in here?

Michael, you remember
that sex education course

you had in school this year?
Yeah.

Well,

I hope you read ahead, because
we are

getting ready to take
the final right now.

Oh, no.

Oh, yeah.

Michael, what are we
gonna do?

What do you mean,
what are we gonna do?

You said you was
the man of the house.

And my first decision
as the man of the house

is to make you
the man of the house.

J.J., that's because

you're the chicken
of the house.

The pains are coming
about every five minutes.

Well, Michael, just
don't stand there.

Uh, go boil some water.

What? Why? For what?

I don't know.
Just...

Just go boil
some water, man!

J.J.,
you'd better call the clinic

and get hold of a doctor.

225-3599.

Right.

Hey, Loretta,

is there anything
I can do for you?

All I need from you, Michael,
is a nice, relaxed smile.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Hello? Doc?

Look here.

I got one of your patients here
is about to have a baby.

See you at the clinic. Check?

Just do what?

Are you sure you a baby doctor?

Oh.

I dialed the wrong number.

I got the pet hospital.

J.J., are you sure?
It must have been.

They told me to put Loretta
in a cardboard box

and let nature
take its course.

I'll dial
Information.

Okay, good.

[GASPING]
J.J.! Michael!

Hey, J.J.,
I'm scared, man.

I wish Mama was here.

Hey, you just said
the magic word.

"Mama."

Look here.
Okay.

Go to the store and find Mama.
Good idea.

I'll stay here
and I'll watch Loretta.

Hey, but what store
did Mama go to?

I don't know.

Just come back
with Mama.

Anybody's mama!

Don't worry, Loretta.
We'll get the doctor.

Never mind
the doctor, J.J.

Just call this number.

A taxi will get me
to the hospital.

Right. A taxi.

They know what they're doing.

Whoo. Boy, oh, boy.

For a minute there,

I thought
we was in trouble,

but we all right now.

Whoo.

Hello? Yellow Cab Company?

Look here, man,

we need one of your vehicles
right away.

Yeah.

Oh, no, we just right over here
in the projects, and...

Hello?

Hello?

They're afraid to come
into this neighborhood.

No wonder
they call their cabs yellow.

Stay cool, J.J.

Wait a minute! The police.

The police will get you
to the hospital.

They know what they're doing.

Yeah, I'll call the fuzz.

Hello, operator?

Get me the police.
This is an emergency.

Don't worry.

The cavalry's
on its way.

Hello? Police?

Look here. I got a pregnant
woman here who's got to--

Yeah, my name is J.J. Evans.

Anyway, yeah, she's...
she's about to have--

Pains are coming
every three minutes, and--

Huh?

Yeah, the J.J.
stands for James Junior.

Look here, yeah,
I'm trying to...

I'm trying to explain to you
the nature of this call.

The nature of this call
is nature.

Somebody's having a baby.

You can't get any more nature
than that.

Man, I tell you, this is murder.

No, no, no, no, no!

I didn't mean that.

I didn't mean that.

They're switching me
to Homicide.

Hurry up, Mama.

Take it easy, Loretta.
We're here now.

Thank goodness
you're here, Ma.

Loretta's pains are coming every
three minutes,

and mine are coming
every two.

That's good, honey.

[GROANS]

Easy. Easy. Easy.

Breathe nice
and easy, Loretta.

Nice and easy.

Thattagirl.

Thelma, wet a towel
in some cold water

for her head.

Okay, Ma.

You'd better make that
two towels.

She only needs one, Willona.

I know. The other one's for me.

Don't you faint
on me now, Willona.

I'm cool.

Mama, what hospital
are we going to?

Well, I don't know

that we're going
to one, honey.

Then where's Loretta
gonna have the baby?

Right here, I guess.

Here?
Here.

Here?
Here?

Here?

Well, she can't
go there.

Michael, run across the street
and get Miss Mitchell.

She's a midwife.

Okay, Mama.

Thelma, make sure
there are

a lot of fresh towels
in the room.

Okay, Mama.
Help me get her in the room.

Can you walk, honey?

Come on, baby.
Easy. Easy, now.

Hey, Ma,
I got some water boiling here

just like they got
in the movies.

What do you want me
to do with it?

Drop some eggs in it.
I think we'll miss dinner.

Right.

I always thought

it had something to do
with the baby.

Oh, Willona, you don't
look very good.

It's a lot better
than the way I feel.

In there.

Loretta's time
has come, all right.

Oh, Lord, Florida.

Listen, are you
absolutely sure?

Willona, right now,

we are in the middle
of a baby countdown,

and that bedroom
is the launching pad.

Florida, the clinic
ain't that far away.

We can call a cab--

I already called a cab, Willona.

They ain't coming
in this neighborhood

without combat pay.

Listen, Loretta's
pains are coming

much too fast for that.

Now, calm down,
everybody.

[SHRIEKS]

Miss Mitchell
will be here

any minute now.

Ma, it's Loretta.
She wants you.

Okay, sweetheart.
I'll be right there.

Ma, Miss Mitchell's not home.

Oh, Lord!

Florida, Florida,
what are we gonna do?

[MOANING]

Is there any question?

Come on. Come on.

Hold it.
Come on.

Hold it. Hold it.

No, no.

You can't be serious,
Florida.

What does
either one of us know

about bringing a baby
into the world?

Lots more
than the baby knows

about getting here
by himself.

Now, come on.

Oh, brother.

Now what are we going to do?

I don't know.
Just wait.

How long do you think
it'll take, J.J.?

Michael, I ain't
never been involved

in this kind
of thing before.

Hey, J.J., why don't you stop
pacing up and down, man?

You're making me
nervous.

I can't help it.
It's my first baby.

What do you think
it'll be,

a boy or a girl?

Well...

I was always kind of hoping
for a son.

You know, I always dreamed

to have somebody
that I could name after me.

I could just imagine it.

J.J...

and his little J.J.J.

Then what if
it's a girl?

I don't care what
it is, Michael,

as long as it...
hurries up!

What's the difference?

Loretta's gonna
give it away anyway.

We'll probably
never even know its name.

Wow.

In all the excitement,
I forgot about that.

[BABY CRYING]

Hey, we did it!

Too much! All right!
Far out!

It's a boy! It's a boy!

Hey, dyn-o-mite!

Hey, Ma, is
everything okay?

Oh, the baby is fine.

Loretta is fine.

Everybody's fine.

I helped deliver
a baby. I did.

I did, didn't I,
Florida?

Yes, you did, Willona.

I couldn't have
done it without you.

How long
was I passed out?

Just a couple of minutes,
and then you were fine.

Michael, get me
Loretta's purse.

The adoption agency's number
is in there.

Come on, Michael.

Ma,

do we have to make that call
right now?

Believe me, J.J.,

I don't want to do this
any more than you do,

but Loretta
made me promise that I would.

It was the first thing she said
after the baby got here.

Yeah, Thelma
was holding the baby

and Loretta turned away
so she couldn't see it.

It's a shame.

I ain't even seen
the little fella,

and I already miss him.

Yeah, me too.

Hello?

I'd like to talk
to the one in charge

of Loretta Simpson's
adoption case.

Yes, I'll hold on.

Ma!
What?

Thelma, what is it?

Oh, Ma, don't call.

What?

Loretta saw the baby,

and now she's not so sure
she wants to give him away.

You mean she's
gonna keep it?

I don't know
if she's gonna keep it or not,

but she sure is
thinking about it.

Poor Loretta. No matter
which way she decides,

it ain't gonna be
easy for her.

Amen to that.

Wait a minute.

Thelma, there's something
I don't understand.

You were
holding the baby,

and Loretta was doing
everything she could

not to see the baby.

How did Loretta
get to see the baby?

It was an accident, Ma.

You know,
just one of those things.

Really, now.

How did this, uh...

"accident" happen?

Uh, well, Ma,

I was holding the baby
on one side of the room

and Loretta had
her back turned to us,

and the baby started to cry, and
since I didn't know

whether Loretta
was sleeping or not,

I had to go over and check,

because I didn't want the baby
to wake her up.

Of course you didn't.

Of course she didn't.

And on my way over there,
I kind of lost my balance,

and I needed a soft place
to lay the baby down

and I found it.

It just happened to be
right next to Loretta.

And Loretta just
happened to end up

holding the baby,
right?

Yeah.

I told you
it was an accident.

Oh, Thelma.

Oh.

Hello?

Are you the person handling
Loretta Simpson's adoption?

You are?

Sorry. Wrong number.

* Just lookin'
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* Watching
The asphalt grow *

* Thinkin' how
It all looks hand-me-down *

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