1 00:00:06,986 --> 00:00:09,446 (bicycle bells ringing) 2 00:00:09,530 --> 00:00:12,330 Greetings, four-wheeled friends. 3 00:00:12,408 --> 00:00:14,458 Dave, do you ever just say "hi"? 4 00:00:15,369 --> 00:00:17,959 Oh. Nay. 5 00:00:18,038 --> 00:00:20,458 Look at you guys, out for a bike ride. 6 00:00:20,541 --> 00:00:21,751 Yeah. Back in Kalamazoo, we used to take family rides 7 00:00:21,834 --> 00:00:23,754 all the time. 8 00:00:23,836 --> 00:00:25,676 Not on Old Duck Lane, of course, 9 00:00:25,755 --> 00:00:29,295 with all the traffic. 10 00:00:29,383 --> 00:00:32,673 (scoffs) Well, around here, if you see a grown man on a bike, 11 00:00:32,762 --> 00:00:34,382 his sidepiece slashed his tires. 12 00:00:35,389 --> 00:00:37,309 What's a sidepiece? 13 00:00:37,391 --> 00:00:38,761 Oh, well, it's when a guy... 14 00:00:38,851 --> 00:00:41,511 Dave! 15 00:00:42,730 --> 00:00:45,990 ...gets an extra piece of chicken. 16 00:00:48,402 --> 00:00:51,522 Cool! Then next time, I'm gonna get a sidepiece. 17 00:00:51,614 --> 00:00:53,404 Well, I don't know about you, but I sure worked up an appetite 18 00:00:53,491 --> 00:00:55,111 for our double date tonight. (chuckles) 19 00:00:55,201 --> 00:00:57,861 Double date? 20 00:00:58,913 --> 00:01:00,163 Who's the unlucky couple? (laughing) 21 00:01:00,247 --> 00:01:02,627 We are. 22 00:01:02,708 --> 00:01:04,458 What? Tina, I thought you and I 23 00:01:04,543 --> 00:01:07,503 were going to The Lobster Factory. 24 00:01:07,588 --> 00:01:10,468 Uh, we are, but the Johnsons are coming with us, 25 00:01:10,549 --> 00:01:12,179 and we're not going to The Lobster Factory. 26 00:01:12,259 --> 00:01:13,349 We're going to this hip new place 27 00:01:13,427 --> 00:01:15,227 called Sprout and Jar. 28 00:01:15,304 --> 00:01:17,344 I've been dying to try it. 29 00:01:17,431 --> 00:01:19,681 Everything's served in mason jars. 30 00:01:19,767 --> 00:01:21,017 Except for the drinks, which come to the table 31 00:01:22,937 --> 00:01:24,187 in a communal trough. 32 00:01:24,271 --> 00:01:26,181 Come on, Tina. 33 00:01:26,273 --> 00:01:28,353 Saturday is one of my cheat days. 34 00:01:28,442 --> 00:01:30,402 I just want to go to a classy place, 35 00:01:30,486 --> 00:01:33,026 where, you know, I can put on a bib 36 00:01:33,113 --> 00:01:34,903 and suck butter off my fingers. 37 00:01:34,990 --> 00:01:36,700 I know, baby. 38 00:01:36,784 --> 00:01:38,494 That's why we didn't ask you. 39 00:01:38,577 --> 00:01:39,537 Mwah! 40 00:01:39,620 --> 00:01:41,840 Calvin, don't worry, 41 00:01:41,914 --> 00:01:43,204 Sprout and Jar has a lobster dish. 42 00:01:43,290 --> 00:01:46,380 Oh. Okay. 43 00:01:47,962 --> 00:01:48,922 It's an aerated foam served in a balloon. 44 00:01:49,004 --> 00:01:50,254 Sounds good, doesn't it? 45 00:01:50,339 --> 00:01:51,639 To use your words: 46 00:01:54,009 --> 00:01:55,889 Nay. 47 00:01:55,970 --> 00:01:57,270 ♪ Welcome to the block, welcome to the neighborhood ♪ 48 00:02:02,309 --> 00:02:03,569 ♪ Welcome to the hood. ♪ 49 00:02:03,644 --> 00:02:06,434 Ooh... 50 00:02:06,522 --> 00:02:08,982 Wow, this place is really nice. I know. 51 00:02:09,065 --> 00:02:11,445 Everything they serve here is farm-to-table. 52 00:02:11,527 --> 00:02:12,697 Ooh. Well, as long as they kill it somewhere in between, 53 00:02:14,446 --> 00:02:15,406 I'm good. 54 00:02:15,489 --> 00:02:16,909 (chuckles) 55 00:02:16,991 --> 00:02:19,201 Ooh, Calvin, check this out. 56 00:02:19,285 --> 00:02:20,575 The menus are printed on rice paper. 57 00:02:20,661 --> 00:02:22,491 When you're done ordering, 58 00:02:22,580 --> 00:02:24,040 you can eat them as an appetizer. 59 00:02:24,123 --> 00:02:27,413 I don't know. 60 00:02:27,501 --> 00:02:29,411 I-I don't want to fill up on menu. 61 00:02:29,503 --> 00:02:31,923 Hey, babe... 62 00:02:32,006 --> 00:02:33,466 didn't this used to be Alfreeda's check-cashing place? 63 00:02:33,549 --> 00:02:36,759 Yeah, until the cops found out 64 00:02:36,844 --> 00:02:38,764 it was also Alfreeda's drug-dealing place. 65 00:02:38,846 --> 00:02:43,186 You see? Just another example 66 00:02:43,267 --> 00:02:44,557 of gentrification taking over a fine, locally owned business. 67 00:02:44,643 --> 00:02:45,563 (mutters) 68 00:02:45,644 --> 00:02:48,644 Greetings. 69 00:02:49,523 --> 00:02:53,103 Thank you for the opportunity to nourish you. 70 00:02:54,528 --> 00:02:56,158 Doesn't anybody just say "hi" anymore? 71 00:02:56,238 --> 00:02:58,618 We have a reservation under Johnson. 72 00:02:58,699 --> 00:03:01,249 Oh. We prefer not to use the term "reservation" 73 00:03:02,369 --> 00:03:04,499 out of respect to Native Americans. 74 00:03:04,580 --> 00:03:07,460 Then how do we do this? 75 00:03:09,084 --> 00:03:10,294 We also prefer you don't use the world "how." 76 00:03:10,377 --> 00:03:12,507 (sighs) 77 00:03:12,588 --> 00:03:14,338 I'm sorry, we're running a bit behind. 78 00:03:14,423 --> 00:03:16,093 It's gonna be about an hour and a half. 79 00:03:16,175 --> 00:03:21,015 An hour and a half? 80 00:03:21,096 --> 00:03:24,266 How long does it take to shove a lobster in a balloon? 81 00:03:24,350 --> 00:03:25,980 You know, that-that is a long wait. 82 00:03:26,060 --> 00:03:27,980 Maybe we should go someplace else. 83 00:03:28,062 --> 00:03:28,972 Well, I did just read about a new soul food restaurant 84 00:03:29,063 --> 00:03:30,313 around the corner. 85 00:03:30,397 --> 00:03:31,777 Ooh, that sounds good. 86 00:03:31,857 --> 00:03:33,657 Gemma, are you cool with that? 87 00:03:33,734 --> 00:03:35,654 (scoffs softly) I mean, sure, it just took me 88 00:03:35,736 --> 00:03:37,736 six weeks to get the reserva... (clears throat) 89 00:03:38,739 --> 00:03:40,539 table holding. 90 00:03:40,616 --> 00:03:45,496 Calvin, what do you say? 91 00:03:45,579 --> 00:03:46,669 Oh. So I guess you think all black people want soul food. 92 00:03:46,747 --> 00:03:48,337 N... 93 00:03:48,415 --> 00:03:50,375 N-No. I'm sorry, I didn't... 94 00:03:52,252 --> 00:03:54,502 I'm just kidding with you, man. Hell yeah, let's go. 95 00:03:54,588 --> 00:03:56,258 You know what? I'm just gonna grab a menu 96 00:03:59,677 --> 00:04:01,057 for a little snack on the way. 97 00:04:01,136 --> 00:04:02,846 Hey, hey, party people! 98 00:04:02,930 --> 00:04:05,310 Yo, what's up, man? Hey. 99 00:04:05,391 --> 00:04:07,011 So, what's this school project you need help on, Grover? 100 00:04:07,101 --> 00:04:08,811 Is it a report on a foreign country? 101 00:04:08,894 --> 00:04:12,314 Because if it's Madagascar, 102 00:04:12,398 --> 00:04:14,568 the capital is Antananarivo. 103 00:04:14,650 --> 00:04:16,700 Actually, I have to interview people in my neighborhood, 104 00:04:16,776 --> 00:04:18,406 so I thought I'd do a podcast. 105 00:04:18,487 --> 00:04:19,827 Oh, your very own podcast. 106 00:04:19,905 --> 00:04:21,485 That's pretty cool, man. 107 00:04:21,573 --> 00:04:24,363 Yeah, you know, it's not as cool 108 00:04:24,451 --> 00:04:26,241 as having a pen pal in Antananarivo, but... 109 00:04:26,328 --> 00:04:28,038 Sit down. 110 00:04:28,122 --> 00:04:30,242 The podcast is called Gabbin' with Grover. 111 00:04:30,332 --> 00:04:32,042 My dad helped me with the theme song. 112 00:04:32,126 --> 00:04:35,086 Okay, well, let's do it, then. 113 00:04:35,170 --> 00:04:37,510 DAVE: ♪ Gabbin' with Grover, Gabbin' with Grover ♪ 114 00:04:37,589 --> 00:04:39,849 ♪ Gabbin' our cares away ♪ 115 00:04:39,925 --> 00:04:42,345 ♪ Ice cream or wizards, kickball or lizards ♪ 116 00:04:44,972 --> 00:04:48,342 ♪ Whatever's on his mind today, hey, hey. ♪ 117 00:04:48,434 --> 00:04:50,224 It's catchy, it's catchy. It's nice, nice. Nice. 118 00:04:50,310 --> 00:04:51,820 There's three more verses. Want to hear 'em? 119 00:04:52,855 --> 00:04:55,895 Hell no. Hell no. 120 00:04:55,983 --> 00:04:59,063 Okay, then let's start. 121 00:04:59,153 --> 00:05:00,863 Hey, Mrs. Sweeney and the rest of room 14. 122 00:05:00,946 --> 00:05:03,076 Except Spencer. 123 00:05:04,992 --> 00:05:07,282 I heard about your birthday party. 124 00:05:07,369 --> 00:05:08,749 So, I'd like to welcome my first guests, 125 00:05:08,829 --> 00:05:10,749 Malcolm and Marty Butler. 126 00:05:10,831 --> 00:05:12,541 Hey, hey! What's up, Mrs. Sweeney? 127 00:05:12,624 --> 00:05:15,084 Uh, hello, everyone, except Spencer. 128 00:05:15,169 --> 00:05:17,589 Not cool, bro. 129 00:05:17,671 --> 00:05:18,921 Okay, let's start with you, Marty. 130 00:05:19,006 --> 00:05:20,596 All right, you got it. 131 00:05:20,674 --> 00:05:23,384 What's on your mind, little man? 132 00:05:23,469 --> 00:05:24,599 You have a really cool job, you're super smart, 133 00:05:24,678 --> 00:05:26,638 and you dress nice. 134 00:05:26,722 --> 00:05:28,552 (chuckles) Thank you. 135 00:05:30,225 --> 00:05:32,105 So why don't you have a girlfriend? 136 00:05:32,186 --> 00:05:33,266 Wha... What? 137 00:05:33,353 --> 00:05:35,223 You know... 138 00:05:35,314 --> 00:05:37,064 why don't girls like you? 139 00:05:41,695 --> 00:05:44,235 (laughs) 140 00:05:44,323 --> 00:05:45,823 Well, well, uh, w-well... 141 00:05:45,908 --> 00:05:47,828 Uh, uh, uh, answer the question, man. 142 00:05:52,039 --> 00:05:54,589 Room 14 wants to know. (laughs) 143 00:05:54,666 --> 00:05:57,586 Now, this is what I'm talkin' about. 144 00:05:57,669 --> 00:05:59,429 Got pictures of our people on the wall, 145 00:05:59,505 --> 00:06:01,425 and it smells just like my grandmama's kitchen. 146 00:06:01,507 --> 00:06:02,847 And did you hear what the waitress said 147 00:06:02,925 --> 00:06:04,175 when we walked in? 148 00:06:05,844 --> 00:06:08,264 She said, "Hi." 149 00:06:08,347 --> 00:06:09,597 Which is more than what Calvin's bitter old grandma 150 00:06:09,681 --> 00:06:11,761 ever said to me. 151 00:06:13,227 --> 00:06:14,817 Lord rest her soul. 152 00:06:14,895 --> 00:06:17,485 Let's see. 153 00:06:17,564 --> 00:06:18,814 Cracklin' Bread. Hoppin' John. 154 00:06:18,899 --> 00:06:20,859 Ooh, hush puppies. 155 00:06:22,778 --> 00:06:24,658 I'm gonna get those. They sound adorable. 156 00:06:24,738 --> 00:06:26,658 Mr. and Mrs. Butler! How you folks doing? 157 00:06:26,740 --> 00:06:28,870 Hey. Hey, Daryl. 158 00:06:28,951 --> 00:06:30,701 I see you finally grew into that head. 159 00:06:30,786 --> 00:06:31,786 (chuckles) 160 00:06:32,913 --> 00:06:33,783 How's your mama and them? 161 00:06:33,872 --> 00:06:36,872 Who's "Andem"? 162 00:06:38,919 --> 00:06:40,759 Oh. That's black for "er'body." 163 00:06:42,422 --> 00:06:44,712 Which is black for "everybody." 164 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:45,720 So, does anyone have any questions about the menu? 165 00:06:45,801 --> 00:06:48,841 I do. 166 00:06:50,097 --> 00:06:51,807 What exactly are chitterlings? 167 00:06:51,890 --> 00:06:54,020 (both laugh) 168 00:06:54,101 --> 00:06:55,391 Dave, Dave, Dave, we say 169 00:06:55,477 --> 00:06:56,817 "chitlins." 170 00:06:56,895 --> 00:06:58,855 It's boiled pig intestines. 171 00:06:58,939 --> 00:07:02,449 It's a black delicacy. 172 00:07:02,526 --> 00:07:04,276 Oh. I have trouble digesting things that, you know... 173 00:07:05,696 --> 00:07:08,866 digest things. 174 00:07:08,949 --> 00:07:10,829 We just had vegan meat loaf at your house last week. 175 00:07:13,745 --> 00:07:16,035 Consider this payback. 176 00:07:16,123 --> 00:07:18,413 And I had to sit... 177 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:20,840 in that lost-and-found for over an hour 178 00:07:23,130 --> 00:07:26,180 before my mama came and got me. 179 00:07:27,759 --> 00:07:30,309 Is it any surprise that I have abandonment issues?! 180 00:07:30,387 --> 00:07:33,557 Can we please be done with the interview? 181 00:07:37,436 --> 00:07:39,686 I stopped asking you questions, like, ten minutes ago. 182 00:07:39,771 --> 00:07:40,851 So, let's move on to Malcolm. 183 00:07:42,983 --> 00:07:45,733 Oh, thank God. 184 00:07:45,819 --> 00:07:48,449 All right, bring on the questions, G-man. 185 00:07:48,530 --> 00:07:51,080 Unlike my brother, I've had a ton of girlfriends, 186 00:07:51,158 --> 00:07:52,908 I'm emotionally stable, and I've never lost my swimsuit 187 00:07:52,993 --> 00:07:55,163 on a waterslide. 188 00:07:56,747 --> 00:07:58,457 Yeah, I didn't lose it. You pulled it down. 189 00:07:58,540 --> 00:08:01,260 Okay, Malcolm. You wanted to be 190 00:08:01,335 --> 00:08:03,375 a professional baseball player before you got hurt, right? 191 00:08:03,462 --> 00:08:05,292 Uh, yeah, that's right. (chuckles) 192 00:08:05,380 --> 00:08:07,720 Are you that good at anything else? 193 00:08:14,890 --> 00:08:16,440 And if not, does that make you sad? 194 00:08:16,516 --> 00:08:18,556 (clears throat): Um... 195 00:08:18,644 --> 00:08:20,014 well, that's a complicated question. 196 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,820 It's okay. Take your time. 197 00:08:29,196 --> 00:08:31,786 Looks like he yanked your swimsuit down. 198 00:08:31,865 --> 00:08:34,075 Mm. Excuse me. 199 00:08:35,243 --> 00:08:36,993 I am smackin' so loud, I'm embarrassed. 200 00:08:37,079 --> 00:08:40,799 I'm sorry, Grandmama, 201 00:08:40,873 --> 00:08:42,293 but somebody's giving your food a run for its money. 202 00:08:42,376 --> 00:08:45,376 (laughs) 203 00:08:47,047 --> 00:08:48,427 I think you're looking in the wrong direction. 204 00:08:48,507 --> 00:08:50,757 Sweetie, are you okay? 205 00:08:50,842 --> 00:08:53,632 You're looking a little sweaty. Oh... 206 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:57,810 it's the spice. 207 00:08:57,891 --> 00:09:01,431 Oh, my mouth has been numb since that first hush puppy. 208 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,820 Dave, what your white body is reacting to 209 00:09:04,898 --> 00:09:05,988 is a thing we like to call flavor. 210 00:09:06,066 --> 00:09:07,656 This is the food 211 00:09:07,734 --> 00:09:09,864 of our people-- 212 00:09:09,945 --> 00:09:13,785 our blood, sweat and tears, 213 00:09:13,865 --> 00:09:16,705 400 years of resilience in every dish. 214 00:09:16,785 --> 00:09:18,665 Oh, Lord, he's going into preacher mode. 215 00:09:18,745 --> 00:09:20,955 It's pride on a plate. 216 00:09:21,039 --> 00:09:23,049 Soul in a bowl. 217 00:09:25,043 --> 00:09:27,163 Hot damn in the hot sauce! 218 00:09:27,254 --> 00:09:29,004 Hallelujah. Yeah, hallelujah. 219 00:09:29,089 --> 00:09:31,179 How's everyone doing here? 220 00:09:31,258 --> 00:09:33,348 I could use another glass of ice water. 221 00:09:33,427 --> 00:09:35,017 (chuckles) 222 00:09:35,095 --> 00:09:37,635 Everything was amazing, Daryl. 223 00:09:37,723 --> 00:09:39,393 I mean, this food really takes me back, man. 224 00:09:39,474 --> 00:09:40,804 Give my compliments to the chef. 225 00:09:40,892 --> 00:09:41,852 Why don't you tell him yourself? 226 00:09:41,935 --> 00:09:42,975 Chef Mitchell! 227 00:09:53,071 --> 00:09:54,321 Someone wants to meet you. 228 00:09:54,406 --> 00:09:55,746 Thanks for coming to my restaurant. 229 00:09:55,824 --> 00:09:57,744 How are we enjoying everything? 230 00:09:57,826 --> 00:10:00,206 Ah. 231 00:10:07,669 --> 00:10:09,339 I'm guessing he looks nothing like your grandma. 232 00:10:09,421 --> 00:10:13,591 Whenever you're ready. 233 00:10:13,675 --> 00:10:15,595 Wow. These desserts are even better than the main course. 234 00:10:15,677 --> 00:10:17,057 Yeah, the yellow cake is great. 235 00:10:17,137 --> 00:10:18,927 Again... (clears throat) 236 00:10:20,474 --> 00:10:22,224 a little spicy, but... 237 00:10:22,309 --> 00:10:24,899 ...but great. 238 00:10:24,978 --> 00:10:26,858 Well, baby, you haven't touched your dessert. 239 00:10:26,938 --> 00:10:29,068 You know what? You're right. 240 00:10:30,942 --> 00:10:31,902 There. I touched it. 241 00:10:31,985 --> 00:10:33,195 Oh, come on, Calvin. 242 00:10:33,278 --> 00:10:34,908 You were raving about the food 243 00:10:34,988 --> 00:10:38,118 before you found out the chef was white. 244 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:42,670 That's before he tricked me into thinking it was delicious. 245 00:10:42,746 --> 00:10:45,956 Tina, this is a classic example of appropriation: 246 00:10:46,041 --> 00:10:49,041 a white chef stealing black cuisine. 247 00:10:49,127 --> 00:10:51,757 Stealing? I wouldn't call it stealing. 248 00:10:51,838 --> 00:10:53,588 Uh, someone who's not of my culture 249 00:10:53,673 --> 00:10:56,633 cooking my culture's food? 250 00:10:56,718 --> 00:10:58,138 (chuckles) You don't see me making avocado toast. 251 00:10:58,220 --> 00:11:00,890 (chuckles) 252 00:11:00,972 --> 00:11:03,432 But isn't all cooking kind of appropriation? 253 00:11:03,517 --> 00:11:04,767 I mean, I'm not Italian, but I make spaghetti all the time. 254 00:11:04,851 --> 00:11:08,101 And I'm not Mexican, but... 255 00:11:08,188 --> 00:11:10,278 Please don't bring Taco Tuesday into this. 256 00:11:10,357 --> 00:11:13,277 Oh, come on, Calvin. We were having a good time. 257 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:15,740 No, no. I-I am sick and tired 258 00:11:15,821 --> 00:11:16,901 of black culture being taken from us. 259 00:11:16,988 --> 00:11:19,118 I mean, our food, 260 00:11:19,199 --> 00:11:21,329 our music, our clothes. 261 00:11:21,410 --> 00:11:23,210 White people even tried to take Tiger Woods 262 00:11:26,790 --> 00:11:29,420 and then tried to give him back! 263 00:11:29,501 --> 00:11:30,701 Calvin, I don't think the chef is taking your food. 264 00:11:30,794 --> 00:11:33,964 I think he's celebrating it. 265 00:11:34,047 --> 00:11:36,967 Like how I play the maracas on Taco Tuesday. 266 00:11:37,050 --> 00:11:40,310 Look, I don't care what you call it. 267 00:11:40,387 --> 00:11:42,687 I am done eating this chef's food. 268 00:11:49,146 --> 00:11:51,436 It's a good thing I kept a few bites of this menu. 269 00:11:54,401 --> 00:11:57,191 ♪ ♪ 270 00:11:57,279 --> 00:12:00,449 ♪ Gabbin' with Grover, Gabbin' with Grover ♪ 271 00:12:00,532 --> 00:12:03,362 ♪ Gabbin' our cares away. ♪ 272 00:12:03,452 --> 00:12:04,822 Dave, if you're writing me another love song, 273 00:12:04,911 --> 00:12:07,321 just know 274 00:12:08,915 --> 00:12:10,705 it's gonna be tough to top last week's. 275 00:12:10,792 --> 00:12:12,082 No. I've given up on that. 276 00:12:12,169 --> 00:12:13,299 Nothing rhymes with Gemma. 277 00:12:13,378 --> 00:12:15,508 It's a real problem. 278 00:12:15,589 --> 00:12:17,509 Some might call it a... 279 00:12:17,591 --> 00:12:19,551 dilemma. 280 00:12:21,428 --> 00:12:25,348 I mean, I guess. 281 00:12:25,432 --> 00:12:26,972 No, I'm-I'm rerecording the theme song to Grover's podcast. 282 00:12:27,058 --> 00:12:30,228 Why? Well, 283 00:12:30,312 --> 00:12:31,522 I'm afraid that my rap version is appropriating black culture. 284 00:12:31,605 --> 00:12:33,185 Which is a shame, 285 00:12:35,150 --> 00:12:37,200 because it was straight fire. 286 00:12:37,277 --> 00:12:39,867 I think you may be overreacting a little. 287 00:12:39,946 --> 00:12:42,036 Well, maybe, but, you know, I don't think it's up to us 288 00:12:42,115 --> 00:12:43,195 to decide what's offensive and what's not. 289 00:12:43,283 --> 00:12:46,533 So what are you gonna do, 290 00:12:46,620 --> 00:12:49,210 just stop using things that were invented by other cultures? 291 00:12:50,248 --> 00:12:52,048 'Cause I don't see you giving up your nunchucks. 292 00:12:52,125 --> 00:12:54,125 I'm gonna make an exception for those. 293 00:12:56,129 --> 00:12:58,219 It's a matter of home security. 294 00:12:58,298 --> 00:13:00,388 I just think maybe Calvin has a point. 295 00:13:00,467 --> 00:13:02,597 Then why didn't it bother Tina? 296 00:13:02,677 --> 00:13:05,557 Well, maybe it did and she just didn't say anything. 297 00:13:05,639 --> 00:13:07,099 Really, Dave? I once saw her tell a librarian, 298 00:13:08,099 --> 00:13:09,229 "No, you keep it down." 299 00:13:09,309 --> 00:13:10,899 Well, 300 00:13:10,977 --> 00:13:13,357 in the librarian's defense, 301 00:13:13,438 --> 00:13:16,198 that book was eight years overdue. 302 00:13:16,274 --> 00:13:19,024 Dave, sharing different cultures is a good thing. 303 00:13:19,110 --> 00:13:21,410 If we all just stuck to our own little corners of the world, 304 00:13:21,488 --> 00:13:23,038 there'd be no tolerance, no understanding, 305 00:13:23,114 --> 00:13:24,034 no progress. 306 00:13:24,115 --> 00:13:25,785 Okay. 307 00:13:25,867 --> 00:13:29,417 I see your point. 308 00:13:29,496 --> 00:13:32,126 Maybe I should just keep rapping. 309 00:13:36,336 --> 00:13:39,256 How 'bout we ask Tina about that? 310 00:13:39,339 --> 00:13:41,429 Are you watching Do the Right Thing? 311 00:13:41,508 --> 00:13:43,928 I sure am. 312 00:13:44,010 --> 00:13:46,060 Black actors with a black director 313 00:13:46,137 --> 00:13:47,977 who made his first movie on credit. 314 00:13:48,056 --> 00:13:49,096 Now, that's black. 315 00:13:49,182 --> 00:13:52,052 Oh, so I see. 316 00:13:52,143 --> 00:13:54,063 You're still worked up about that chef being white. 317 00:13:54,145 --> 00:13:56,065 You're damn right I am. 318 00:13:56,147 --> 00:13:57,437 Why do you think I'm eating potato chips-- 319 00:13:57,524 --> 00:13:59,234 invented by a black man-- 320 00:13:59,317 --> 00:14:01,367 dipping it in peanut butter-- 321 00:14:02,445 --> 00:14:05,235 also made by a black man? 322 00:14:06,324 --> 00:14:07,994 Who knew legacy could be so delicious? 323 00:14:08,076 --> 00:14:10,166 Oh, you don't have to tell me. 324 00:14:10,245 --> 00:14:12,375 I used to eat that when I was pregnant with Marty. 325 00:14:13,373 --> 00:14:15,043 Also made by a black man. 326 00:14:15,125 --> 00:14:16,125 Look, Calvin, 327 00:14:16,209 --> 00:14:17,299 you got to let this go. 328 00:14:17,377 --> 00:14:18,797 No. I can't. 329 00:14:18,878 --> 00:14:20,088 I-I've been thinking about this. 330 00:14:20,171 --> 00:14:22,331 And from now on, 331 00:14:22,424 --> 00:14:24,174 if it's not black-owned or black-invented, 332 00:14:24,259 --> 00:14:26,969 we blackballing it. 333 00:14:27,053 --> 00:14:29,133 Calvin, baby, I respect what you're trying to do, 334 00:14:29,222 --> 00:14:31,432 but you got to be more realistic. No. 335 00:14:31,516 --> 00:14:35,146 No, what I got to do is remind this community 336 00:14:35,228 --> 00:14:36,818 is that what we need to be doing is investing in ourselves. 337 00:14:36,896 --> 00:14:39,146 All right. I'm all for that. 338 00:14:39,232 --> 00:14:41,062 But you lay one hand on my Louis Vuitton bag, 339 00:14:43,069 --> 00:14:43,989 you coming back with a nub. 340 00:14:44,070 --> 00:14:46,040 I'm serious, Tina. 341 00:14:46,114 --> 00:14:47,994 I've been up all night thinking about this, 342 00:14:48,074 --> 00:14:49,494 and I'm not taking this laying down. 343 00:14:49,576 --> 00:14:51,166 All right. Fine. What you gonna do? 344 00:14:51,244 --> 00:14:52,164 I'm gonna take a stand. 345 00:14:52,245 --> 00:14:53,745 All right. 346 00:14:55,248 --> 00:14:57,168 Right after I take a nap. 347 00:14:57,250 --> 00:14:59,050 That peanut butter giving me the itis. 348 00:15:00,295 --> 00:15:01,795 (grunts) 349 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:04,180 MARTY: Hey, man. 350 00:15:04,257 --> 00:15:05,347 I got your text. You don't want to go to the bar tonight? 351 00:15:05,425 --> 00:15:07,305 Ah, what's the point, man? 352 00:15:07,385 --> 00:15:10,055 After gabbing with Grover, 353 00:15:11,306 --> 00:15:13,226 I can't stop thinking about how depressing my life is. 354 00:15:13,308 --> 00:15:15,648 I'm starting to get why Spencer didn't invite 355 00:15:15,727 --> 00:15:18,527 his little ass to his party. 356 00:15:18,605 --> 00:15:20,525 Yeah, man, that interview really shook my confidence. 357 00:15:20,607 --> 00:15:23,357 I haven't felt this naked and exposed since... 358 00:15:23,443 --> 00:15:26,653 since the waterslide. 359 00:15:26,738 --> 00:15:28,698 Hey, man, well, at least you have a job that you love. 360 00:15:28,782 --> 00:15:32,862 Yeah, but I can't go on dates with my job. 361 00:15:32,952 --> 00:15:35,532 My job can't give me a hug after a long day at work. 362 00:15:35,622 --> 00:15:37,872 My job c-- Oh, no. Here come the waterworks. 363 00:15:37,957 --> 00:15:39,167 Hey. Whoa, whoa, dude, dude. 364 00:15:39,250 --> 00:15:40,550 Marty, you don't see me crying, 365 00:15:40,627 --> 00:15:43,047 and I'm in a worse spot than you are. 366 00:15:43,129 --> 00:15:45,339 I was on track to be a pro baseball player, man. 367 00:15:45,423 --> 00:15:47,343 Now I'm just a security guard. 368 00:15:47,425 --> 00:15:50,345 Yeah, but think about it like this: 369 00:15:50,428 --> 00:15:53,268 most baseball players' careers are over by the time they're 30. 370 00:15:56,267 --> 00:15:58,397 You could be a security guard for the rest of your life, man. 371 00:15:58,478 --> 00:15:59,688 You are lucky I'm too depressed to punch you. 372 00:15:59,771 --> 00:16:01,521 Look, look. 373 00:16:01,606 --> 00:16:02,856 Malcolm, I know it's not your dream job, 374 00:16:02,941 --> 00:16:04,731 but that doesn't mean you won't find it. 375 00:16:04,818 --> 00:16:06,238 It's just... it's just a matter of time 376 00:16:06,319 --> 00:16:08,029 before things turn around. 377 00:16:08,113 --> 00:16:10,073 Yeah, I guess you're right, man. 378 00:16:10,156 --> 00:16:12,746 And don't worry. You're gonna find somebody. 379 00:16:12,826 --> 00:16:14,576 The world is full of girls, man. (chuckles) 380 00:16:14,661 --> 00:16:16,661 One of 'em's got to like you. 381 00:16:16,746 --> 00:16:17,876 (chuckles) 382 00:16:17,956 --> 00:16:18,876 You think she's cute? 383 00:16:18,957 --> 00:16:20,417 Oh, yeah. 384 00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:22,090 You know, in a nerdy, 385 00:16:22,168 --> 00:16:25,718 comic book-loving, Ooh. 386 00:16:25,797 --> 00:16:27,257 headgear-wearing type of way. 387 00:16:27,340 --> 00:16:28,720 Yeah, she sounds hot. 388 00:16:29,676 --> 00:16:30,966 (chuckles) 389 00:16:31,052 --> 00:16:32,592 You know what, man? 390 00:16:32,679 --> 00:16:34,269 We should go to that bar. 391 00:16:34,347 --> 00:16:37,857 Yeah. Maybe my dream girl is there. 392 00:16:41,730 --> 00:16:42,860 Actually, my gut's telling me she don't get out much. 393 00:16:42,939 --> 00:16:44,609 Hey. Lewis. 394 00:16:44,691 --> 00:16:45,851 I heard you're about to be a grandfather. 395 00:16:45,942 --> 00:16:47,732 That's great. 396 00:16:52,157 --> 00:16:53,947 Chef's white. 397 00:16:54,033 --> 00:16:56,453 Mable? 398 00:16:56,536 --> 00:16:57,666 I ain't seen you in a hot minute. 399 00:16:57,746 --> 00:16:59,786 Have you lost weight? 400 00:17:01,875 --> 00:17:03,205 Chef's white. 401 00:17:04,711 --> 00:17:05,751 Calvin? 402 00:17:05,837 --> 00:17:07,587 What are you doing here? 403 00:17:07,672 --> 00:17:09,172 I'm letting these people know 404 00:17:09,257 --> 00:17:12,137 before they spend their black dollar 405 00:17:12,217 --> 00:17:13,597 that the chef's white. 406 00:17:13,677 --> 00:17:15,597 Really? 407 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:17,140 Sabotaging this restaurant? 408 00:17:17,223 --> 00:17:18,593 I can't believe you. 409 00:17:18,683 --> 00:17:20,343 I can't believe you either. 410 00:17:20,435 --> 00:17:23,645 Anyone who cared about me 411 00:17:23,730 --> 00:17:25,900 would not support this business or eat this food. 412 00:17:27,358 --> 00:17:29,658 All right, Gemma, I'm ready to get my grub on... 413 00:17:29,736 --> 00:17:31,156 Tina? You, too? (scoffs) 414 00:17:31,237 --> 00:17:32,367 I told you, Calvin. 415 00:17:32,447 --> 00:17:34,617 This is your fight, not mine. 416 00:17:34,699 --> 00:17:36,789 You know what, I can't believe you two. 417 00:17:36,868 --> 00:17:39,288 I guess Dave is the only person I can count on. 418 00:17:41,748 --> 00:17:44,798 Well, I got my antacids and... Oh. 419 00:17:44,876 --> 00:17:46,216 Am I the only one who cares what's happening around here? 420 00:17:46,294 --> 00:17:48,004 I mean, 421 00:17:48,088 --> 00:17:50,798 apparently, if the food is good enough, 422 00:17:50,882 --> 00:17:53,302 you don't care if our culture's stolen. 423 00:17:53,384 --> 00:17:55,384 You know what, 424 00:17:55,470 --> 00:17:56,850 Calvin makes a good point. 425 00:17:56,930 --> 00:17:58,770 It's not stolen. 426 00:17:58,848 --> 00:18:01,018 I read that the chef's from Louisiana. 427 00:18:01,100 --> 00:18:02,860 His recipes go back three generations. 428 00:18:02,936 --> 00:18:05,856 (exhales) 429 00:18:05,939 --> 00:18:07,899 Can't argue with that. 430 00:18:07,982 --> 00:18:09,692 I don't care where he's from. 431 00:18:09,776 --> 00:18:12,316 He's just another white dude 432 00:18:12,403 --> 00:18:15,283 moving into our community, trying to be down. 433 00:18:19,953 --> 00:18:21,703 Doesn't get more wack than that. 434 00:18:21,788 --> 00:18:22,998 Look, Calvin, we hear you, 435 00:18:23,081 --> 00:18:24,991 but what are we supposed to do, 436 00:18:25,083 --> 00:18:28,083 stop going to white-owned businesses? 437 00:18:28,169 --> 00:18:29,879 Oh. Now, I don't have anything against white businesses. 438 00:18:29,963 --> 00:18:32,423 They take things back without a receipt. 439 00:18:33,967 --> 00:18:36,217 So... Oh. (scoffing) 440 00:18:36,302 --> 00:18:37,632 So if you're not opposed to white businesses, 441 00:18:37,720 --> 00:18:38,730 then what's the problem? 442 00:18:38,805 --> 00:18:41,645 The problem is 443 00:18:41,724 --> 00:18:43,894 is that other people are profiting off our culture, 444 00:18:43,977 --> 00:18:45,397 when it should be us. 445 00:18:45,478 --> 00:18:47,068 Fine. I don't see it that way. 446 00:18:47,146 --> 00:18:50,276 But for the sake of our friendship, 447 00:18:50,358 --> 00:18:52,738 I'm willing to give up delicious ham hocks and pigs' feet. 448 00:18:52,819 --> 00:18:53,909 Hey! Two nights in a row. 449 00:18:53,987 --> 00:18:56,907 I'm glad our food's got you coming back. 450 00:18:56,990 --> 00:18:58,790 Yeah, well, sorry, Daryl. We're actually on our way out. 451 00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:00,787 Now, h-hold on, hold on. 452 00:19:00,869 --> 00:19:03,579 Can I ask you a question? 453 00:19:03,663 --> 00:19:04,873 Do you like working here? Yeah. 454 00:19:04,956 --> 00:19:06,796 Hmm. Well, wouldn't you rather 455 00:19:06,875 --> 00:19:09,295 be working for a black chef? 456 00:19:09,377 --> 00:19:10,587 That would be cool, but Chef Mitchell's dope. 457 00:19:10,670 --> 00:19:13,930 He's teaching me a lot. 458 00:19:14,007 --> 00:19:15,467 What can he teach you about soul food that your grandmama can't? 459 00:19:15,550 --> 00:19:17,600 (chuckles) It's not just about the food. 460 00:19:17,677 --> 00:19:18,887 You know, he's also teaching me about the business. 461 00:19:18,970 --> 00:19:21,810 You never know, Mr. Butler. 462 00:19:21,890 --> 00:19:24,650 Someday, you could be rolling up in my place. 463 00:19:24,726 --> 00:19:25,936 Mm. 464 00:19:26,019 --> 00:19:27,769 You hear that, Calvin? 465 00:19:30,857 --> 00:19:32,317 Yeah, I heard it. 466 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,320 Well, it sounds to me like this place 467 00:19:35,403 --> 00:19:36,903 is giving our people pretty good opportunities. 468 00:19:36,988 --> 00:19:38,698 And the food is legit. 469 00:19:38,781 --> 00:19:40,111 I-I said I heard it. Okay. 470 00:19:40,199 --> 00:19:42,329 Okay. 471 00:19:42,410 --> 00:19:43,620 What do you say, Calvin? 472 00:19:43,703 --> 00:19:45,283 It's your call. 473 00:19:45,371 --> 00:19:46,951 Well, 474 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:49,340 I did work up a pretty big appetite 475 00:19:49,417 --> 00:19:51,667 trying to shut this place down. 476 00:19:51,753 --> 00:19:53,083 Okay. We'll take a table for four. 477 00:19:53,171 --> 00:19:54,831 Great. You can follow me. 478 00:19:54,923 --> 00:19:56,503 Thank you. (chuckles) 479 00:19:56,591 --> 00:19:58,961 Hey, uh, Calvin, since... 480 00:19:59,052 --> 00:20:01,922 I paid last time, tonight's on you? 481 00:20:02,013 --> 00:20:03,883 Well, I mean, chef's white, you're white. 482 00:20:12,649 --> 00:20:15,109 Let's just keep that going. Yeah. 483 00:20:15,193 --> 00:20:17,113 Thanks for letting me interview you, Mr. Calvin. 484 00:20:17,195 --> 00:20:20,695 Oh, you got it, little man. 485 00:20:22,116 --> 00:20:25,746 What I don't understand is why you two want to be here. 486 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,000 Oh. We just want to watch you do your thing, Pop. 487 00:20:29,082 --> 00:20:31,042 Yeah, Dad. You know, we just want to soak up 488 00:20:32,919 --> 00:20:35,339 some of that fatherly wisdom. 489 00:20:37,215 --> 00:20:39,175 I am quite wise, aren't I? 490 00:20:39,258 --> 00:20:42,018 All right, Grover. Fire away. 491 00:20:42,095 --> 00:20:45,515 Okay, first question. 492 00:20:45,598 --> 00:20:47,188 You're funny and cool and everyone looks up to you. 493 00:20:47,266 --> 00:20:49,976 Yeah, and...? 494 00:20:53,773 --> 00:20:55,443 Why didn't Malcolm and Marty get any of that? 495 00:21:00,947 --> 00:21:03,947 How much time you got? 496 00:21:04,033 --> 00:21:07,033 Captioning sponsored by CBS