1 00:00:01,084 --> 00:00:04,004 Dre: Black families have been fighting to stay together 2 00:00:04,004 --> 00:00:06,673 since the moment we landed on these shores. 3 00:00:06,673 --> 00:00:10,552 I'm luckier than most because I'm surrounded by my family. 4 00:00:10,552 --> 00:00:13,722 Three generations spread over five bedrooms 5 00:00:13,722 --> 00:00:15,057 and a guest house. 6 00:00:15,057 --> 00:00:17,226 And now something is happening 7 00:00:17,226 --> 00:00:19,561 that I never thought possible. 8 00:00:19,561 --> 00:00:21,647 My parents are getting remarried. 9 00:00:21,647 --> 00:00:22,773 And they're about to have 10 00:00:22,773 --> 00:00:25,067 the pandemic wedding of their dreams. 11 00:00:25,067 --> 00:00:27,527 Pops: Boy, move your big head! You're blocking your mama. 12 00:00:27,527 --> 00:00:30,322 How am I supposed to see my beautiful, blushing bride 13 00:00:30,322 --> 00:00:32,032 with your big head in the way? 14 00:00:32,032 --> 00:00:33,408 Where's the broom, Dre? 15 00:00:33,408 --> 00:00:35,744 I told you I want to jump the broom this time. 16 00:00:35,744 --> 00:00:37,162 Ruby, are you sure you should be 17 00:00:37,162 --> 00:00:38,789 jumping over things at this age? 18 00:00:38,789 --> 00:00:40,457 Oh, baby. I'm just saying. 19 00:00:40,457 --> 00:00:41,833 Here you go, Mama. We have your safety... 20 00:00:41,833 --> 00:00:42,960 Oh, baby. Hmm? 21 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:44,836 How about you get me a broom 22 00:00:44,836 --> 00:00:47,381 Diahann Carroll would have jumped on "Dynasty"? 23 00:00:47,381 --> 00:00:48,715 Ah. [ Pops laughs ] 24 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:50,968 We gon' make sure that we do all the traditions 25 00:00:50,968 --> 00:00:52,636 we missed the first time. Uh‐huh. 26 00:00:52,636 --> 00:00:54,263 Including keeping our vows. 27 00:00:54,263 --> 00:00:55,264 That's right. 28 00:00:55,264 --> 00:00:57,224 We gonna do a money dance, 29 00:00:57,224 --> 00:00:59,268 and I'm gonna stomp on the glass 30 00:00:59,268 --> 00:01:02,354 and get carried around on a chair, like a Jewess. 31 00:01:02,354 --> 00:01:03,397 Mm‐hmm. Like a what? 32 00:01:03,397 --> 00:01:05,691 And then I'm gonna get everybody 33 00:01:05,691 --> 00:01:07,109 to throw rice at us. 34 00:01:07,109 --> 00:01:09,152 Actually, they're using bird seed now 35 00:01:09,152 --> 00:01:12,447 because, uh, the birds' stomachs explode with rice. 36 00:01:12,447 --> 00:01:14,700 You think they're gonna explode at the wedding? 37 00:01:14,700 --> 00:01:16,159 Well, I mean, probably not. 38 00:01:16,159 --> 00:01:18,120 Well, how about we not [bleep] with tradition? 39 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,955 Make it long grain. [ Laughs ] 40 00:01:19,955 --> 00:01:21,957 Anything my baby wants! 41 00:01:21,957 --> 00:01:23,792 Spare no expense, son. 42 00:01:23,792 --> 00:01:25,586 Like everything else, 43 00:01:25,586 --> 00:01:27,296 this wedding was going to look different 44 00:01:27,296 --> 00:01:29,423 than it would have in the past. 45 00:01:29,423 --> 00:01:32,175 Maybe we won't blow it out quite the same way, 46 00:01:32,175 --> 00:01:33,927 but that's okay, 47 00:01:33,927 --> 00:01:36,638 because Pops and my mama will have the most important people 48 00:01:36,638 --> 00:01:38,015 standing there with them... 49 00:01:38,015 --> 00:01:39,474 Hey ‐‐ ...their family. 50 00:01:39,474 --> 00:01:41,393 What's happening, Baby Dre? [ Laughs ] 51 00:01:41,393 --> 00:01:43,478 Norman! What you doing here? 52 00:01:43,478 --> 00:01:45,063 What kind of man would I be 53 00:01:45,063 --> 00:01:46,606 if I missed my baby brother's wedding? 54 00:01:46,606 --> 00:01:49,276 Someone who listens to CDC recommendations 55 00:01:49,276 --> 00:01:51,403 about traveling during a pandemic. 56 00:01:51,403 --> 00:01:53,655 Oh, man, please. You know I don't listen to the government. 57 00:01:53,655 --> 00:01:56,325 But I did get a negative COVID test. 58 00:01:57,993 --> 00:02:00,245 Well, if that's the case... 59 00:02:00,245 --> 00:02:01,621 come on in, brother. 60 00:02:01,621 --> 00:02:02,581 You weren't invited. 61 00:02:02,581 --> 00:02:03,373 But I'm here. 62 00:02:04,624 --> 00:02:05,709 I'll have the chicken breast. 63 00:02:05,709 --> 00:02:07,127 You heard the man. 64 00:02:07,127 --> 00:02:08,462 Put him down for the chicken breast. 65 00:02:08,462 --> 00:02:10,756 Chicken breast. Yeah! He's family! 66 00:02:10,756 --> 00:02:11,965 [ Laughs ] Alright, baby. 67 00:02:11,965 --> 00:02:14,217 Good to see you, Norm! Oh, baby. 68 00:02:14,217 --> 00:02:15,218 Oh, my goodness. 69 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:22,476 Pops may have been fine 70 00:02:22,476 --> 00:02:24,394 with his brother showing up out of the blue, 71 00:02:24,394 --> 00:02:26,063 but I was still having some trouble 72 00:02:26,063 --> 00:02:27,272 wrapping my head around it. 73 00:02:27,272 --> 00:02:28,523 Oh. Dre, you okay? 74 00:02:28,523 --> 00:02:30,901 You got that mid‐'90s "distracted O. J." face. 75 00:02:30,901 --> 00:02:32,361 No. 76 00:02:32,361 --> 00:02:34,863 My Uncle Norman showed up to the wedding 77 00:02:34,863 --> 00:02:36,323 that he wasn't invited to. 78 00:02:36,323 --> 00:02:38,784 Ohhh. So you guys have invitations, huh? 79 00:02:38,784 --> 00:02:41,203 I thought you just posted a neon flyer to a lightpole 80 00:02:41,203 --> 00:02:43,121 telling people where the party was at. What? 81 00:02:43,121 --> 00:02:45,040 I'd be happy if anybody in my family 82 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,250 surprised me with a visit or a phone call or... 83 00:02:47,250 --> 00:02:48,335 You know what? Maybe just an e‐mail 84 00:02:48,335 --> 00:02:49,795 letting me know my Grammie had passed. 85 00:02:49,795 --> 00:02:52,297 Okay, look, I don't need an old man I barely know 86 00:02:52,297 --> 00:02:54,841 showing up to my house treating it like a hotel. 87 00:02:54,841 --> 00:02:56,259 Just because I put out fresh linens 88 00:02:56,259 --> 00:02:57,886 doesn't mean he gets to take advantage. 89 00:02:57,886 --> 00:02:59,137 I don't understand, Dre. 90 00:02:59,137 --> 00:03:00,555 I‐I thought Black people were the ones 91 00:03:00,555 --> 00:03:01,932 who claimed everybody as their relatives. 92 00:03:01,932 --> 00:03:03,141 You know, w‐with your aunties 93 00:03:03,141 --> 00:03:04,601 and your ‐‐ your play cousins and whatnot. 94 00:03:04,601 --> 00:03:06,186 First off, you haven't earned the right 95 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:08,730 to use the term "play cousins." 96 00:03:08,730 --> 00:03:11,191 My bad. And secondly, that's my problem. 97 00:03:11,191 --> 00:03:14,403 My family is so big that I don't need to pick up strays. 98 00:03:14,403 --> 00:03:16,947 Plus, Pops' side of the family is huge. 99 00:03:16,947 --> 00:03:19,783 I start opening up to anyone named Johnson, pretty soon, 100 00:03:19,783 --> 00:03:22,828 I'll have Dwayne the Rock staying at my guest house. 101 00:03:22,828 --> 00:03:24,246 [ Chuckles ] We are so on the same page. 102 00:03:24,246 --> 00:03:25,914 None of my family's welcome in my house, 103 00:03:25,914 --> 00:03:27,666 extended or otherwise. 104 00:03:27,666 --> 00:03:29,251 Okay, I'm not saying never. 105 00:03:29,251 --> 00:03:30,794 That's what happens when you're rich. 106 00:03:30,794 --> 00:03:33,046 We all hate each other, and everyone is trying 107 00:03:33,046 --> 00:03:35,215 to cut each other out of the inheritance. 108 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:36,216 You should've smothered your sister 109 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:37,300 when you had the chance, Daddy. 110 00:03:37,300 --> 00:03:38,760 I know, pumpkin. I just ‐‐ 111 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,513 I‐I didn't have the arm strength when I was in nursery school. 112 00:03:41,513 --> 00:03:43,598 Okay, I'm not smothering my uncle, alright? 113 00:03:43,598 --> 00:03:45,100 I just need to put my foot down. 114 00:03:45,100 --> 00:03:46,768 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, Dre. 115 00:03:46,768 --> 00:03:48,478 Trust me ‐‐ death by stomping is a lot of clean‐up. 116 00:03:48,478 --> 00:03:49,813 What? Yeah, he's an expert. 117 00:03:49,813 --> 00:03:51,731 Mm‐hmm. I'd listen to him, Dre. 118 00:03:51,731 --> 00:03:55,735 ♪♪ 119 00:03:55,735 --> 00:03:58,196 Okay, why would I ask you 120 00:03:58,196 --> 00:04:01,032 to make me a kente cloth wedding dress 121 00:04:01,032 --> 00:04:03,577 without angel wings sewn on the back?! 122 00:04:03,577 --> 00:04:04,703 Right! Exactly. 123 00:04:04,703 --> 00:04:06,538 You trying to make me look like a fool, Dionne? 124 00:04:06,538 --> 00:04:08,748 Mm‐hmm. She is. Don't let her play you, Grandma! 125 00:04:08,748 --> 00:04:10,125 Rainbow: What are you doing? 126 00:04:10,125 --> 00:04:11,793 You know you're not supposed to rile up your grandmother. 127 00:04:11,793 --> 00:04:13,336 Stop. But it's so easy. 128 00:04:13,336 --> 00:04:15,505 I don't think Dionne made those looks in "Black Is King," 129 00:04:15,505 --> 00:04:16,923 like she said she did. 130 00:04:16,923 --> 00:04:18,925 This is the last thing I need. 131 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:21,303 I have to drop off a check at the photographer, 132 00:04:21,303 --> 00:04:23,597 pick up the programs from the printer. 133 00:04:23,597 --> 00:04:27,100 I need to call the bakery to confirm the cake for the wedding 134 00:04:27,100 --> 00:04:29,394 and the erotic cake for the honeymoon. 135 00:04:29,394 --> 00:04:30,562 Ruby, why don't you let me 136 00:04:30,562 --> 00:04:32,272 take some of this stuff off your plate? 137 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:33,815 You listen to me, Rainbow. I'm listening. 138 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:36,109 Earl put himself back on the grid 139 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:38,612 so we could spend the rest of our lives together. 140 00:04:38,612 --> 00:04:41,156 So I'm gonna give that man a wedding day 141 00:04:41,156 --> 00:04:43,867 that is as perfect as his bride. 142 00:04:43,867 --> 00:04:45,243 Mm. So I need to control this 143 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:46,703 the way I need to control it, alright? 144 00:04:46,703 --> 00:04:48,663 Do you, boo. And ‐‐ And you just be grateful 145 00:04:48,663 --> 00:04:50,582 that you're my baby's plus‐one. 146 00:04:50,582 --> 00:04:52,626 Wha‐‐ Okay. 147 00:04:52,626 --> 00:04:55,253 You can't be a plus‐one if you're hosting! 148 00:04:55,253 --> 00:04:58,006 I'm hosting... the wedding. 149 00:04:58,006 --> 00:04:59,591 I still had no desire 150 00:04:59,591 --> 00:05:02,803 to have Uncle Wedding Crasher on my couch, 151 00:05:02,803 --> 00:05:05,931 but I decided I could deal with one guest for Pops. 152 00:05:05,931 --> 00:05:07,432 Hey, babe. Hey, sweetie. 153 00:05:07,432 --> 00:05:09,184 Hey, son, great news. Hey. 154 00:05:09,184 --> 00:05:11,853 Norman talked to Loretta and some of the other cousins, 155 00:05:11,853 --> 00:05:14,064 and it looks like they're all coming out for the wedding, too. 156 00:05:14,064 --> 00:05:15,899 Cousins? Mm‐hmm. 157 00:05:15,899 --> 00:05:17,067 How many of the cousins? 158 00:05:17,067 --> 00:05:20,195 Well, you never know, but...it's gonna be a party. 159 00:05:20,195 --> 00:05:22,531 [ Chuckles ] Bow? Yeah? 160 00:05:22,531 --> 00:05:25,075 Can I, uh ‐‐ Can I talk to you upstairs for a second, babe? 161 00:05:25,075 --> 00:05:27,035 More people? Ohh. 162 00:05:27,035 --> 00:05:29,287 What are we doing, turning our house into Harpo's juke joint? 163 00:05:29,287 --> 00:05:30,455 Okay. 164 00:05:30,455 --> 00:05:32,123 Dre, I know you're worried about the virus, 165 00:05:32,123 --> 00:05:33,959 but we can have the wedding outside. 166 00:05:33,959 --> 00:05:35,335 We can put up screens, 167 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:37,212 and everyone can sit at a comfortable distance, 168 00:05:37,212 --> 00:05:39,047 and it'll be like a megachurch overflow. 169 00:05:39,047 --> 00:05:41,049 Okay, I'm not worried about the virus. 170 00:05:41,049 --> 00:05:43,468 First, it was Norman, then it was cousins I don't know. 171 00:05:43,468 --> 00:05:44,594 When does it end? 172 00:05:44,594 --> 00:05:46,847 We only have enough glasses for nine. 173 00:05:46,847 --> 00:05:48,557 Dre, you can be the bigger man 174 00:05:48,557 --> 00:05:50,684 and handle a very small imposition 175 00:05:50,684 --> 00:05:52,102 for a couple of days! 176 00:05:52,102 --> 00:05:53,728 Just a couple of days! 177 00:05:53,728 --> 00:05:55,981 You're right. It is his wedding. 178 00:05:55,981 --> 00:05:57,315 Yeah. It's a big house. 179 00:05:57,315 --> 00:05:58,775 I probably won't even know they're here. 180 00:05:58,775 --> 00:05:59,901 Exactly. 181 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:01,903 [ Toilet flushes ] What's that? 182 00:06:01,903 --> 00:06:02,904 What is that? What ‐‐ 183 00:06:02,904 --> 00:06:04,197 [ Gasps ] [ Sighs ] 184 00:06:04,197 --> 00:06:05,198 [ Gasps ] 185 00:06:08,827 --> 00:06:10,495 Uh, y‐you're out of soap. 186 00:06:10,495 --> 00:06:12,163 Oh, hell no! 187 00:06:13,456 --> 00:06:15,292 You gotta get out of my house. 188 00:06:15,292 --> 00:06:17,377 Oh, come on, Dre. A toilet's a toilet, man. 189 00:06:17,377 --> 00:06:18,628 What you doing, son? 190 00:06:18,628 --> 00:06:19,921 He's got to go, Pops. 191 00:06:19,921 --> 00:06:21,756 Earl, talk some sense to your son. 192 00:06:21,756 --> 00:06:24,259 And tell Loretta and them to turn they asses around, 193 00:06:24,259 --> 00:06:25,844 'cause they not welcome here, either. 194 00:06:25,844 --> 00:06:27,512 Y‐You know what? 195 00:06:27,512 --> 00:06:31,057 I'm just gonna wait out here until you figure this out. 196 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:32,058 Do that. 197 00:06:34,686 --> 00:06:35,353 What? 198 00:06:38,773 --> 00:06:41,693 I knew I was right to kick my uncle out of the house. 199 00:06:41,693 --> 00:06:43,361 I gave him an inch, and he took a mile... 200 00:06:43,361 --> 00:06:44,696 of my toilet paper. 201 00:06:44,696 --> 00:06:46,489 What the hell's wrong with you, Dre? 202 00:06:46,489 --> 00:06:49,284 Disrespecting your uncle over a damn toilet? 203 00:06:49,284 --> 00:06:51,286 I use that bathroom all the time! 204 00:06:51,286 --> 00:06:53,580 What? It's the nicest one in the house. 205 00:06:53,580 --> 00:06:56,541 You got all them lotions and hand creams up in there. 206 00:06:56,541 --> 00:06:59,127 Listen, Dre, maybe Uncle Norman 207 00:06:59,127 --> 00:07:00,795 did make himself too comfortable, 208 00:07:00,795 --> 00:07:02,422 but I can't just let you kick him out. 209 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:03,465 Let me? 210 00:07:03,465 --> 00:07:05,175 Man, are you forgetting who keeps you 211 00:07:05,175 --> 00:07:07,552 in those stolen lotions and hand creams? 212 00:07:07,552 --> 00:07:08,970 Look... 213 00:07:08,970 --> 00:07:11,389 I didn't think any of my family was coming to this wedding, 214 00:07:11,389 --> 00:07:14,100 and now that they're here, I see how much it means. 215 00:07:14,100 --> 00:07:16,394 They're the keepers of the family stories, son. 216 00:07:16,394 --> 00:07:19,230 They connect me to my parents, my grandparents, 217 00:07:19,230 --> 00:07:21,983 hell, even my own story ‐‐ who I was when I was growing up, 218 00:07:21,983 --> 00:07:23,777 who I've become. 219 00:07:23,777 --> 00:07:27,155 Andre, I know they all feel like strangers to you. 220 00:07:27,155 --> 00:07:28,657 Hell, half of them are strangers to me. 221 00:07:28,657 --> 00:07:30,992 But I'm trying to make a fresh start with your mother. 222 00:07:30,992 --> 00:07:33,453 The least you could do is let me have some of my people here with me. 223 00:07:34,871 --> 00:07:35,664 Please. 224 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:38,958 Fine. 225 00:07:38,958 --> 00:07:40,168 But they got to stay at a hotel. 226 00:07:40,168 --> 00:07:41,461 Okay. 227 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:43,797 Norman: Yes! I'm glad you got this settled. 228 00:07:43,797 --> 00:07:45,340 Now can you let me in? 229 00:07:45,340 --> 00:07:48,343 There's a neighbor that's clearly calling the cops. 230 00:07:48,343 --> 00:07:51,304 So, the family all came to L. A., 231 00:07:51,304 --> 00:07:53,223 and they all came to the rehearsal dinner. 232 00:07:53,223 --> 00:07:55,225 [ Indistinct conversations, laughter ] 233 00:07:55,225 --> 00:07:56,685 Hey, hey, Unc. There you go. 234 00:07:56,685 --> 00:08:00,105 Ooh, look at this giant square ice cube. 235 00:08:00,105 --> 00:08:01,564 Earl, you come a long way. 236 00:08:01,564 --> 00:08:02,732 [ Both laugh ] 237 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:04,818 You remember when Grandma had that party 238 00:08:04,818 --> 00:08:07,696 and she sent us to buy a block of ice from the ice man, 239 00:08:07,696 --> 00:08:09,406 and we had to carry it back two miles? 240 00:08:09,406 --> 00:08:11,658 It was so hot out there, by the time we got it home, 241 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:13,660 Grandma was the only one to get an ice cube. 242 00:08:13,660 --> 00:08:16,079 [ Both laugh ] 243 00:08:16,079 --> 00:08:18,581 Uncle Earl, you know who this one looks like, right? 244 00:08:18,581 --> 00:08:20,250 Who? Norman: Yeah, you're right, John John. 245 00:08:20,250 --> 00:08:21,876 Right? Loretta, you got the family albums? 246 00:08:21,876 --> 00:08:23,795 Now, you know I do. You brought Mama's albums? 247 00:08:23,795 --> 00:08:26,005 Look at this. Yeah, there he is right there. 248 00:08:26,005 --> 00:08:27,090 Look at him. 249 00:08:27,090 --> 00:08:28,550 Hell, Pops, who is that? 250 00:08:28,550 --> 00:08:30,343 That's my father's brother, Dre. 251 00:08:30,343 --> 00:08:31,845 That's Ironhead Johnson. 252 00:08:31,845 --> 00:08:33,513 Ah. Ironhead, huh? 253 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:35,432 He must have been one hell of a boxer. 254 00:08:35,432 --> 00:08:37,600 No. It's one of those ironic nicknames. 255 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,894 He was known all over Tennessee for his weak chin. 256 00:08:39,894 --> 00:08:41,271 [ Laughs ] Ah. 257 00:08:41,271 --> 00:08:42,480 Matter of fact, one time, 258 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:44,441 he broke his jaw putting on a turtleneck. 259 00:08:44,441 --> 00:08:45,483 [ Laughter ] 260 00:08:45,483 --> 00:08:46,943 Hearing these stories 261 00:08:46,943 --> 00:08:49,446 and getting a taste of our history, 262 00:08:49,446 --> 00:08:53,074 I was starting to come around to Pops' way of seeing things. 263 00:08:53,074 --> 00:08:56,119 Plus, it was making everybody so happy 264 00:08:56,119 --> 00:08:58,663 to see my mom and Pops so happy. 265 00:08:58,663 --> 00:09:00,915 Your grandparents are just so cute. 266 00:09:00,915 --> 00:09:03,251 I'm still shocked that they can be in the same room together 267 00:09:03,251 --> 00:09:05,170 with sharp objects. 268 00:09:05,170 --> 00:09:07,338 You know, when they met, they weren't much older than us. 269 00:09:07,338 --> 00:09:09,174 It's good to see love last. 270 00:09:09,174 --> 00:09:10,800 I hope that's me someday. 271 00:09:11,801 --> 00:09:12,844 Me too. 272 00:09:14,387 --> 00:09:16,723 [ Chuckles ] 273 00:09:16,723 --> 00:09:18,224 Oh, look. 274 00:09:18,224 --> 00:09:20,727 Old folks trying to take selfies. 275 00:09:20,727 --> 00:09:22,896 I'mma go help. They don't need any more pictures of the sky. 276 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,522 Get in there. Yeah. 277 00:09:24,522 --> 00:09:27,025 Grandma, turn the phone around. 278 00:09:27,025 --> 00:09:28,777 Was that your girlfriend you were just with? 279 00:09:28,777 --> 00:09:29,903 Mm‐hmm. 280 00:09:29,903 --> 00:09:31,821 You two make such a beautiful couple. 281 00:09:31,821 --> 00:09:32,989 Thank you, Auntie. 282 00:09:32,989 --> 00:09:35,241 You know, the secret is minimal sun exposure 283 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:37,243 and nightly skincare routines, yeah. 284 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:40,205 Looks like we'll be coming back for another wedding soon. 285 00:09:41,414 --> 00:09:42,665 No. [ Chuckling ] No. Come on. 286 00:09:43,917 --> 00:09:45,835 See? Hey! 287 00:09:47,754 --> 00:09:48,922 Oh! 288 00:09:50,673 --> 00:09:54,010 Junior Lockhart‐Johnson Jr. 289 00:09:54,010 --> 00:09:56,638 As Junior was seeing Olivia in a new light, 290 00:09:56,638 --> 00:09:59,224 I was seeing my family in a new light, too. 291 00:09:59,224 --> 00:10:01,226 I just wanted to let you know everybody's talking about 292 00:10:01,226 --> 00:10:03,103 how you sprang for those fancy porta‐potties. 293 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:05,438 [ Both laugh ] Yeah. 294 00:10:05,438 --> 00:10:07,190 You know how much I like a nice bathroom. 295 00:10:07,190 --> 00:10:09,651 Yeah, unfortunately, I do, Unc. 296 00:10:09,651 --> 00:10:11,236 Mm. Yeah. 297 00:10:11,236 --> 00:10:13,154 You been doing well for yourself, huh? I'm trying. 298 00:10:13,154 --> 00:10:14,614 Well, you know, my boy Ryon 299 00:10:14,614 --> 00:10:18,159 just graduated from college with a marketing degree. 300 00:10:18,159 --> 00:10:19,577 Really? Yeah. 301 00:10:19,577 --> 00:10:20,703 Everybody loves him. 302 00:10:20,703 --> 00:10:22,205 If he just has a chance... 303 00:10:22,205 --> 00:10:24,457 Okay. ...then he ‐‐ he could take it and run with it. 304 00:10:24,457 --> 00:10:27,085 Alright, well, if he doesn't mind starting from the bottom, 305 00:10:27,085 --> 00:10:29,504 you know, I can see what we have available at Stevens & Lido. 306 00:10:29,504 --> 00:10:32,048 [ Chuckling ] You mean you gonna get my baby boy a job? 307 00:10:32,048 --> 00:10:34,217 Hey, hey, hey. No promises, Unc, alright? 308 00:10:34,217 --> 00:10:36,219 I don't even know if we have anything available, 309 00:10:36,219 --> 00:10:39,055 but I could put in a good word for him. 310 00:10:39,055 --> 00:10:41,349 After all, we are family, right? 311 00:10:41,349 --> 00:10:42,183 Yeah. 312 00:10:42,183 --> 00:10:43,768 Thank you, Dre, man. 313 00:10:43,768 --> 00:10:45,520 Oh. I really appreciate it. 314 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,480 Oh, you got it, Unc. You got it. Really. Really. 315 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,232 [ Earth, Wind & Fire's "Fantasy" plays ] 316 00:10:49,232 --> 00:10:50,525 Hey, right. Oh. 317 00:10:50,525 --> 00:10:52,068 Okay. This is my music, man. 318 00:10:52,068 --> 00:10:55,488 Shoot, man, I'm gonna do my Philip Bailey imitation. 319 00:10:55,488 --> 00:10:56,531 Let me hear it. 320 00:10:56,531 --> 00:10:58,324 [ Falsetto ] ♪ Every man ♪ 321 00:10:58,324 --> 00:10:59,659 ♪ Ow! ♪ Oh, okay! 322 00:10:59,659 --> 00:11:01,077 [ Laughs ] Okay, Unc. 323 00:11:01,077 --> 00:11:03,538 ♪ In his heart, there's a space ♪ 324 00:11:03,538 --> 00:11:08,501 ♪ And the world can't erase his fantasies ♪ 325 00:11:08,501 --> 00:11:09,711 ♪ Take a ride... ♪ 326 00:11:09,711 --> 00:11:10,670 Hey, Pops. 327 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:12,213 Hey, son. 328 00:11:12,213 --> 00:11:13,840 This whole wedding wouldn't even be happening 329 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,216 if it wasn't for you. 330 00:11:15,216 --> 00:11:18,970 And having my family here with me like this, it's like... 331 00:11:18,970 --> 00:11:21,806 it's like icing on my second wedding cake. 332 00:11:21,806 --> 00:11:23,433 It is pretty great, right, Pops? 333 00:11:23,433 --> 00:11:25,226 Mm‐hmm. 334 00:11:25,226 --> 00:11:27,729 Hey, uh, I just want to say I'm sorry 335 00:11:27,729 --> 00:11:30,690 for overreacting to Uncle Norman. 336 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:33,735 Did you know his youngest son is interested in advertising? 337 00:11:33,735 --> 00:11:36,070 How you know that? Well, he told me he just graduated 338 00:11:36,070 --> 00:11:37,739 and he's looking for a job, so I told him 339 00:11:37,739 --> 00:11:39,365 I'd see what I could do at Stevens & Lido. 340 00:11:39,365 --> 00:11:41,326 He did, huh? Mm‐hmm. 341 00:11:41,326 --> 00:11:43,161 Hold my drink for me. Yeah, okay. 342 00:11:43,161 --> 00:11:45,038 ♪ Our voices will... ♪ 343 00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:49,042 ♪ ...live together! ♪ 344 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:52,212 ♪ Till the twelfth of never ♪ 345 00:11:52,212 --> 00:11:53,671 Hey ‐‐ Hey! Norman. 346 00:11:53,671 --> 00:11:55,215 ♪ As ‐‐ ♪ 347 00:11:55,215 --> 00:11:58,426 Did you tell Ryon to, uh, hit Dre up about a job? 348 00:11:58,426 --> 00:11:59,677 Oh, yeah, man. Yeah. 349 00:11:59,677 --> 00:12:01,471 It's good that Dre can help, man. 350 00:12:01,471 --> 00:12:03,056 Job market is rough out there, man. 351 00:12:03,056 --> 00:12:05,767 It is, but you didn't need to hit my son up about it. 352 00:12:05,767 --> 00:12:08,311 Man, that's family, man. That's what family does. 353 00:12:08,311 --> 00:12:11,940 It is. Dre is your family, but he is my son. 354 00:12:11,940 --> 00:12:15,443 I need you to take your hand out his pocket. 355 00:12:15,443 --> 00:12:17,403 My hand out of his pocket?! Yeah! 356 00:12:17,403 --> 00:12:18,780 We didn't come here for a handout. 357 00:12:18,780 --> 00:12:20,573 Exactly. Yeah. 358 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,700 Although it would have been nice for Dre to at least negotiate 359 00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:24,619 a family rate at the hotel he's forcing us to stay at. 360 00:12:24,619 --> 00:12:27,288 You know, the one without a swimming pool. Mm‐hmm. 361 00:12:27,288 --> 00:12:29,540 Unlike the one here, which he refuses to heat. 362 00:12:29,540 --> 00:12:32,502 Okay, look, I'm not gonna have y'all descend on my son 363 00:12:32,502 --> 00:12:34,045 like a bunch of damn locusts. 364 00:12:34,045 --> 00:12:35,421 Hey, hey, hey, Earl, Earl, Earl, Earl ‐‐ Y'all need to go! 365 00:12:35,421 --> 00:12:37,548 No, you ain't got to go home, 366 00:12:37,548 --> 00:12:39,259 but you got to get the hell out of here. 367 00:12:39,259 --> 00:12:40,843 [ Gasps ] Get. Go on. Everybody. 368 00:12:40,843 --> 00:12:42,095 B‐But, Earl ‐‐ Get! 369 00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:43,972 Earl! Go on! 370 00:12:43,972 --> 00:12:45,515 Everybody! Well, screw you! 371 00:12:45,515 --> 00:12:47,141 Everyone leave! 372 00:12:47,141 --> 00:12:48,851 [ Indistinct talking ] 373 00:12:48,851 --> 00:12:49,769 Is he talking to me? 374 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:50,728 Yes. 375 00:12:50,728 --> 00:12:52,063 What ‐‐ 376 00:12:59,362 --> 00:13:04,993 ♪♪ 377 00:13:04,993 --> 00:13:06,703 You ready to tell me what happened? 378 00:13:06,703 --> 00:13:09,455 I mean, you were so excited to have your people here. 379 00:13:09,455 --> 00:13:11,249 I don't know, son. 380 00:13:11,249 --> 00:13:12,750 I just got mad at the thought 381 00:13:12,750 --> 00:13:14,335 of Norman showing up here to use you. 382 00:13:14,335 --> 00:13:15,712 Family has a way of feeling 383 00:13:15,712 --> 00:13:17,630 like they're entitled to your success, 384 00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:19,674 and I wouldn't be doing my job as a father 385 00:13:19,674 --> 00:13:20,758 if I didn't protect you. 386 00:13:20,758 --> 00:13:22,302 They're my problem, not yours. 387 00:13:22,302 --> 00:13:23,303 Pops, you don't have to protect me. 388 00:13:23,303 --> 00:13:24,512 Yes, I do. 389 00:13:24,512 --> 00:13:26,139 You've worked so damn hard for everything you have, 390 00:13:26,139 --> 00:13:27,181 and I'm proud of that. 391 00:13:27,181 --> 00:13:28,224 I'm not gonna let anyone, 392 00:13:28,224 --> 00:13:30,727 not even my brother, mess with that. 393 00:13:30,727 --> 00:13:32,145 You're proud of me. 394 00:13:32,145 --> 00:13:33,604 'Course I'm proud of you, dummy. 395 00:13:33,604 --> 00:13:35,315 I don't want people asking you for a job or rent 396 00:13:35,315 --> 00:13:36,774 or a college fund. 397 00:13:36,774 --> 00:13:38,318 It's best to keep these things separate. 398 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:40,194 Okay, Pops, you've never really said you were proud of me. 399 00:13:40,194 --> 00:13:42,280 I tell you all the time. Not really. 400 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:43,906 Dre, I just broke ties with my brother. 401 00:13:43,906 --> 00:13:44,991 Can we please let this go? 402 00:13:46,576 --> 00:13:47,869 Sorry. 403 00:13:49,078 --> 00:13:51,330 Yeah, I just feel bad that you're getting married 404 00:13:51,330 --> 00:13:53,124 and you don't have your family here. 405 00:13:53,124 --> 00:13:54,751 Nah, you were right. 406 00:13:54,751 --> 00:13:56,586 My family's right here. 407 00:13:56,586 --> 00:13:59,547 As long as the people that live in this house are at the wedding, 408 00:13:59,547 --> 00:14:00,798 I'm straight. 409 00:14:03,176 --> 00:14:04,385 Oh. Hmm? 410 00:14:04,385 --> 00:14:06,888 And, uh, that "hand in your pocket" thing? 411 00:14:06,888 --> 00:14:08,639 Yeah. That don't apply to me. 412 00:14:08,639 --> 00:14:10,016 Huh? I gave you life. 413 00:14:10,016 --> 00:14:11,350 I'mma stay here till I die. 414 00:14:13,644 --> 00:14:16,856 My parents' big day had finally arrived, 415 00:14:16,856 --> 00:14:19,901 and it was going to be hard for any of our guests 416 00:14:19,901 --> 00:14:22,195 not to get caught up in the magic, 417 00:14:22,195 --> 00:14:24,489 especially the hopeless romantics. 418 00:14:24,489 --> 00:14:26,449 Mmm! You smell that? 419 00:14:26,449 --> 00:14:28,451 Love is in the air. 420 00:14:28,451 --> 00:14:31,162 No, that's the wildfires. 421 00:14:31,162 --> 00:14:33,748 Okay, how can you guys be so cynical? 422 00:14:33,748 --> 00:14:36,000 Today is all about love. 423 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:39,837 Mm. Pops is walking around feeling like a million bucks. 424 00:14:39,837 --> 00:14:43,132 Olivia is gonna look perfect in her wedding dress. 425 00:14:43,132 --> 00:14:44,425 Sorry ‐‐ did you say "Olivia"? 426 00:14:45,343 --> 00:14:46,636 No! No. No, no. 427 00:14:46,636 --> 00:14:48,387 No. Oh, God. 428 00:14:48,387 --> 00:14:50,431 You have that dumb look on your face, like when you found out 429 00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:52,642 that weird guy from "Girls" was in the new "Star Wars." 430 00:14:52,642 --> 00:14:53,976 Yeah. What?! 431 00:14:53,976 --> 00:14:56,771 Everyone fantasizes about what it would be like 432 00:14:56,771 --> 00:14:58,940 when they marry Olivia when they come to these things. 433 00:14:58,940 --> 00:15:00,566 How are you still like this? 434 00:15:00,566 --> 00:15:02,110 Bro, this is coming from me. 435 00:15:02,110 --> 00:15:03,653 Don't do anything stupid. 436 00:15:03,653 --> 00:15:07,240 I am just super happy for Pops and Grandma. 437 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:08,407 Jack: Okay. Diane: Okay, cool. 438 00:15:08,407 --> 00:15:10,034 Oh, my God. 439 00:15:10,034 --> 00:15:11,119 She's here. 440 00:15:12,370 --> 00:15:13,412 Diane: Okay. 441 00:15:13,412 --> 00:15:14,413 Oh, God. 442 00:15:14,413 --> 00:15:16,332 He already lost. 443 00:15:16,332 --> 00:15:19,669 Well, there is no point in me meeting her now. 444 00:15:19,669 --> 00:15:22,380 It's a shame. They were a cute couple. 445 00:15:22,380 --> 00:15:24,799 But as lovely as everything was, 446 00:15:24,799 --> 00:15:27,969 no wedding, no matter how meticulously planned, 447 00:15:27,969 --> 00:15:29,971 ever goes off without a hitch. 448 00:15:29,971 --> 00:15:33,015 Miss me with that nonsense! 449 00:15:33,015 --> 00:15:35,351 Ruby, who was that? 450 00:15:35,351 --> 00:15:36,727 A pastor... Oh. 451 00:15:36,727 --> 00:15:39,814 ...who didn't realize you're asking for trouble 452 00:15:39,814 --> 00:15:42,733 if you order take‐out sea bass! 453 00:15:42,733 --> 00:15:44,443 This is just what I feared, Rainbow. 454 00:15:44,443 --> 00:15:46,237 The whole day is falling apart! 455 00:15:46,237 --> 00:15:48,447 Ohh. Who's gonna marry us now?! 456 00:15:48,447 --> 00:15:52,660 Ruby, I can marry you and Pops. 457 00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:53,578 You're ordained? 458 00:15:53,578 --> 00:15:54,620 Well... 459 00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:55,788 By Jesus? 460 00:15:55,788 --> 00:15:57,373 By... 461 00:15:57,373 --> 00:15:59,959 an online church that charges $45. 462 00:15:59,959 --> 00:16:02,128 Good enough. Yes! 463 00:16:02,128 --> 00:16:04,255 Okay. 464 00:16:04,255 --> 00:16:05,339 Got this! 465 00:16:05,339 --> 00:16:07,842 Yeah, there was a lot going on, 466 00:16:07,842 --> 00:16:11,345 but no one forgot what the day was truly about ‐‐ 467 00:16:11,345 --> 00:16:14,807 Pops and Mama were getting their second chance at love, 468 00:16:14,807 --> 00:16:16,934 and I couldn't have been more happy for them. 469 00:16:16,934 --> 00:16:21,606 ♪ I'm so in love with you ♪ 470 00:16:21,606 --> 00:16:24,692 ♪ Whatever you want to do ♪ 471 00:16:26,736 --> 00:16:32,408 ♪ Is alright with me ♪ 472 00:16:32,408 --> 00:16:37,205 ♪ 'Cause you make me feel so brand‐new ♪ 473 00:16:37,205 --> 00:16:39,040 [ Whispering ] Take care of my mama. 474 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:43,085 I cannot tell you how wonderful it is 475 00:16:43,085 --> 00:16:44,837 for us to be here today, 476 00:16:44,837 --> 00:16:46,339 for ‐‐ Oh. 477 00:16:46,339 --> 00:16:49,592 ♪♪ 478 00:16:49,592 --> 00:16:52,929 ...for all of us to be here today 479 00:16:52,929 --> 00:16:57,099 to witness two very special people 480 00:16:57,099 --> 00:16:59,352 reunite in matrimony. 481 00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:02,813 And as an expression of the unique way 482 00:17:02,813 --> 00:17:05,858 in which these two love each other, 483 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:10,613 Earl and Rubilene have elected to write their own vows. 484 00:17:10,613 --> 00:17:13,282 Well, as you all know, 485 00:17:13,282 --> 00:17:15,618 I've never been one for the spotlight. 486 00:17:15,618 --> 00:17:17,119 [ Laughter ] 487 00:17:17,119 --> 00:17:19,747 So I'll keep this short. 488 00:17:21,999 --> 00:17:26,212 I love this man with all my heart and soul. 489 00:17:26,212 --> 00:17:28,881 And I am blessed to be able 490 00:17:28,881 --> 00:17:31,425 to spend the rest of my life with him. 491 00:17:33,803 --> 00:17:34,887 Pops. 492 00:17:35,846 --> 00:17:38,224 Rubilene Johnson. 493 00:17:38,224 --> 00:17:42,311 Woman, I can't believe I have lived long enough 494 00:17:42,311 --> 00:17:45,481 to find my way back into your arms again. 495 00:17:45,481 --> 00:17:50,403 You have made me the man I am today. 496 00:17:50,403 --> 00:17:52,488 I never knew I could be this happy. 497 00:17:52,488 --> 00:17:53,990 [ Gasps ] 498 00:17:53,990 --> 00:17:56,784 I'm truly, truly grateful. 499 00:17:59,495 --> 00:18:01,330 Thank you, Black Jesus. Amen. 500 00:18:01,330 --> 00:18:03,207 [ Laughter ] 501 00:18:07,086 --> 00:18:10,464 By the power vested in me by the Internet, 502 00:18:10,464 --> 00:18:14,468 I now pronounce you husband and wife. 503 00:18:14,468 --> 00:18:15,511 Again. 504 00:18:15,511 --> 00:18:18,514 I told y'all he couldn't quit me. 505 00:18:18,514 --> 00:18:19,932 [ Laughs ] 506 00:18:19,932 --> 00:18:22,310 [ Laughter and applause ] 507 00:18:22,310 --> 00:18:24,020 [ Laughs ] 508 00:18:24,020 --> 00:18:26,063 [ Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much" plays ] 509 00:18:26,063 --> 00:18:28,357 Thank you, girl! Hey! 510 00:18:28,357 --> 00:18:29,734 Rainbow! Hey. 511 00:18:29,734 --> 00:18:31,736 Thank you! You saved the day! 512 00:18:31,736 --> 00:18:34,572 You know, I'm glad it was you that married us. 513 00:18:34,572 --> 00:18:36,532 Aww. Ruby! [ Laughs ] 514 00:18:36,532 --> 00:18:39,160 It was 100% my honor. 515 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:40,369 And let me tell you something. 516 00:18:40,369 --> 00:18:42,872 You are not such a bad mother‐in‐law. 517 00:18:42,872 --> 00:18:43,998 I love you, too. 518 00:18:43,998 --> 00:18:45,333 [ Both laugh ] 519 00:18:45,333 --> 00:18:46,792 There you go! 520 00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:48,794 Hey! $20?! [ Laughs ] 521 00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:50,713 What am I, your work friend? 522 00:18:50,713 --> 00:18:51,797 [ Both laugh ] 523 00:18:51,797 --> 00:18:53,174 Come on, everybody! Let's dance! 524 00:18:53,174 --> 00:18:54,216 ‐Hey! ‐Come on, Earl! 525 00:18:54,216 --> 00:18:56,594 ♪ ...hustle for another dollar? ♪ 526 00:18:56,594 --> 00:18:58,596 ♪ I'd rather be with you 'cause you... ♪ 527 00:18:58,596 --> 00:19:00,973 Olivia Denise Lockhart, 528 00:19:00,973 --> 00:19:05,269 these last six months have been the best of my life. 529 00:19:05,269 --> 00:19:07,438 No, stupid. You can't say that. 530 00:19:07,438 --> 00:19:10,024 2020's been a horrible year. 531 00:19:10,024 --> 00:19:11,067 Okay. 532 00:19:12,985 --> 00:19:17,156 Olivia Denise Lockhart, I'm so glad I've lived long enough 533 00:19:17,156 --> 00:19:20,159 to find my way back into your arms. 534 00:19:20,159 --> 00:19:22,828 No. Those are Pops' vows. 535 00:19:22,828 --> 00:19:24,538 Junior... 536 00:19:24,538 --> 00:19:25,665 you're not ready. 537 00:19:25,665 --> 00:19:26,791 What are you talking about? 538 00:19:26,791 --> 00:19:27,875 That look in your eye ‐‐ 539 00:19:27,875 --> 00:19:29,585 I had that same look with your mother 540 00:19:29,585 --> 00:19:31,462 when I took her to a wedding three months into dating her. 541 00:19:31,462 --> 00:19:32,713 Really? 542 00:19:32,713 --> 00:19:34,590 Mm‐hmm. I get it, son. 543 00:19:34,590 --> 00:19:38,386 But if you take anything from your grandparents' story, 544 00:19:38,386 --> 00:19:41,222 it's that you don't have to rush love. 545 00:19:41,222 --> 00:19:43,057 Oh, thank God. Mm. 546 00:19:43,057 --> 00:19:45,309 'Cause I'm in way over my head. Mm‐hmm. 547 00:19:45,309 --> 00:19:46,477 There's not even a ring in this box. 548 00:19:46,477 --> 00:19:48,479 I know. I had to buy you that suit. 549 00:19:50,398 --> 00:19:52,191 ♪ And I just don't wanna stop ♪ 550 00:19:52,191 --> 00:19:54,568 Family is messy. 551 00:19:54,568 --> 00:19:56,862 Family is complicated. 552 00:19:56,862 --> 00:19:59,615 But family is still family. 553 00:19:59,615 --> 00:20:03,369 After seeing as many ups and downs as my parents have had, 554 00:20:03,369 --> 00:20:05,538 I should have known that by now. 555 00:20:05,538 --> 00:20:09,166 In the end, it was a wedding for the ages. 556 00:20:09,166 --> 00:20:10,960 And that's a good thing, 557 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:12,670 because I'm never gonna do this again. 558 00:20:16,132 --> 00:20:18,050 Olivia, come on over here. I want you in the picture. 559 00:20:18,050 --> 00:20:19,760 Come on. Rainbow: Aww! 560 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:22,680 I want you in the picture, too, but there's no pressure. 561 00:20:22,680 --> 00:20:24,932 Junior, I never pass up an opportunity to get my picture taken. 562 00:20:24,932 --> 00:20:26,100 Okay. [ Chuckles ] 563 00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:27,476 [ Camera shutter clicking ] Oh. Mm‐hmm. 564 00:20:27,476 --> 00:20:28,769 Smile, baby. Got it. 565 00:20:28,769 --> 00:20:30,521 Alright, get a couple without her. 566 00:20:30,521 --> 00:20:31,897 Oh. 567 00:20:31,897 --> 00:20:33,399 Never know if it's gonna last, you know? 568 00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:34,608 Uh ‐‐ [ Clears throat ] 569 00:20:34,608 --> 00:20:35,609 Oh. 570 00:20:35,609 --> 00:20:36,610 No, no. No, no. 571 00:20:36,610 --> 00:20:38,070 She's talking about me. 572 00:20:38,070 --> 00:20:39,155 She did the same thing at my wedding. 573 00:20:39,155 --> 00:20:40,156 Go ahead. Squish in. 574 00:20:40,156 --> 00:20:41,157 I'll meet you at the bar, babe. 575 00:20:41,157 --> 00:20:42,742 Uh‐huh. Mm‐hmm. 576 00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:44,452 [ Camera shutter clicking ]