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Hey, you talked to Philip?
How? He's always on the phone with his new girlfriend.
Exactly. That's all he do, talk to that girl all day long.
Mm-hmm. I hope she's not like that Candy girl.
Yeah, well, we get another 8K TV, we're keeping that joint.
Facts. Big facts.
I need a glass of water, then I'll be online
when I get back to my room. Yeah, later.
-Hey, Philip. -Oh, hey, Mom.
-I haven't seen you-- -No, no, no. That was crazy.
Like, I didn't know what was going on.
Dude came out of nowhere!
Hey, Son, you got any time today?
Nah, I gotta do some homework and then, uh,
I'm studying online with Chilecia.
Ooh, ooh, ooh. Maybe, you know, Chilecia could come over
for dinner. And y'all could study here.
That's a great idea, Mom.
Hey, can you come over for dinner tonight?
And then we can study for our test later.
Cool. Yes. She said that's cool.
-Yes. -You stupid. What?
Oh...
[Jeremy] Good morning, Efe.
It's a good morning for you.
Is everything okay?
I was on this stupid social media app.
I posted a video and some kid commented that
I'm so old that my license plate is in Roman numerals.
[snickers]
Hey, man, you know how the internet can be.
They just, you know, no mercy.
Enjoy your youth while you have it.
Because before you know it, it will pass you by.
I hope he's okay. Babe, that's not funny.
He'll be all right. [doorbell rings]
I'm about to go fix the dresser in the room.
Mm-hmm.
-Hey, y'all. -[Mr. Brown] Hey.
Is Efe around? Where Efe?
He just left.
They tearing him up on this internet!
-What? -Yeah, they--
Look here, one of them kids say, Efe's so old his first Christmas
was the first Christmas! Ah! They killin' him!
-Mr. Brown, don't do that. -No, no. Look, Cora.
They say he's so old, he got an autographed Bible. He was there!
[laughing]
They've been at it all morning.
No, he mad. Wait, he mad 'cause it's his class anniversary.
It's 50 years. He's just upset.
I told him, go on and have fun with his little friends,
but he cappin'. You know what I'm sayin'? He cappin'.
I'm pretty sure you're using that wrong.
Nah, nah. That's what the kids call it. They call it cappin'
and turn it up.
Mr. Brown, just because you're using slang don't mean Pastor's
gonna let you be the youth minister.
Yes, he is, Cora. He's gonna pick me 'cause I'm turnt.
I'm crunk. Look at my outfit! Ain't it crunk?
-[Leah] Ooh, fire, fire. -It's cappin'.
-Look at it here. -[Cora] It's movin'.
Yes.
Look, okay. Look, so it's his 50th anniversary,
but he should be proud of that.
I probably won't make it to my 50th.
Same here. Same here. But Mr. Efe, I don't think
he feels that way.
Shh, here he come. Here he comes.
[clears throat]
What are you staring it?
-I just said-- -[Mr. Brown] Don't get mad at us
-'cause you gettin' old. -I just said hey.
He said, "What are you staring at?" He see he's limpin' at us
when you know you're gettin' old, he just start limpin'.
Mr. Brown, don't talk about him like that. You old yourself.
[Mr. Brown] What you talkin' about? I ain't old! Look at me!
-I'm lookin'. -That's your daddy, Cora.
I'm cappin'. Black don't crack. You ain't seen this.
[Cora] [laughing] Okay.
That's how you stare when you're young.
Let me see. Hit it on! Hit that lane on 'em. Whoo! [laughing]
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♪ No matter what you do, I love you ♪
♪ No matter where you go, I'm behind you for sure ♪
♪ Always remember Blood ain't never water ♪
♪ We'll make it if we stay together ♪
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Okay, um, um, everything-- everything's right.
Everything's right, right? Everything's right.
Oh, you want me to--you want me to, like, taste the food?
-Get away from these plates. -You sure? Everything's good?
-Yes, I'm sure. -Wait, wait, plates. Wait.
Do we have enough plates for-- Drinks, napkins?
You only got two drinks!
I hope she ain't old enough to drink.
No, I'm talkin' about, like, water and soda, Mr. Brown.
Calm down.
Philip, you must really like this young lady.
I-I just need everything to be perfect, perfect.
You know what? We gonna make it perfect for your little boo.
[Cora] We got you. We got you. We got your back, baby.
-What else you need? -Oh, oh, okay. I need--
[doorbell rings]
All right. Never mind. She's here. Everybody, act normal!
-Act normal! -I got you. Normal.
I'm acting normal.
What are you doing? That's not normal!
My bad. I just--I just got a little tired. Here we go.
[doorbell ringing]
-Cool. Here she comes, Cora. -Boy, you just--
Here she come. Here she come.
Uh, don't mind his, uh, outfit. Um, Mr. Brown, Cora,
this is Chilecia. Chilecia, this is Mr. Brown and Cora.
-Hi, how are you? -Hey, Chili-Chili-Chilecia.
-Chilecia. -Hey, hey. What's up now?
Okay, y'all lit in here. Your girl's feelin' the love. No cap.
Uh, uh, can you speak hip hop, too? Shut up, girl!
Wait, I need you to hold it down for my boy, Philip.
You know, like fo' flats on a Cadillac. You heard me?
Give me some of that.
Yeah! You know what I mean?
Pay him no mind, sweetheart. We're preparing food,
but we gotta get down to the church, okay?
Yeah, yeah. I'm about to be the youth pastor.
They gonna make me the youth pastor at the church.
You know why? 'Cause I'm turnt and I'm lit.
And I'm lit and I'm turnt. Give me two up. Give me two up.
-Okay, okay. -Bam, bam! Give me one up there.
-Okay. -Bam! Give me one down there.
On the back side. No, you're too slow. You see what I'm sayin'?
You see how lit I am? I'm turnt.
All right, Cora. Let's get on down to the church,
so I can be the youth pastor. You heard me?
All right. Well, y'all enjoy the food.
-I'm okay. I'm just lit. -Okay. All right.
I'm sorry about that. Oh, oh, Mom, Dad, this is Chilecia.
Chilecia, this is my mom and dad.
Thanks for coming to dinner. It's nice to meet you.
Thank y'all for having me over. This is lit for real, for real.
Mm, the food is smellin' bomb, too.
Oh, okay. Where did Mr. Brown and Cora go?
Oh, uh, they went down to the church.
Okay. Well, let's eat.
-Thank you, baby. -You're welcome.
-Mm. -[clears throat]
Um, can we say Grace first?
Uh, dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this amazing food.
May it nourish our bodies. Amen.
Amen, amen, amen! Mm.
So, um, Chilecia, you're from Atlanta I take it?
Yep, west side shawty. Straight Grady, baby.
Do you have any siblings?
Four little brothers and five little sisters.
Damn.
Your mother had a whole litter, huh?
Are you the oldest?
Yep. Um, Ms. Leah, this food is A-1.
-I'll take that as a compliment. -Mm-hmm.
Yeah, A-1 means like it's high quality, babe. You know how I--
I speak that young talk. You know what I mean?
-So Shakeshea-- -Chilecia.
So what do your parents do?
My mama, she make money here and there, but my daddy,
he's in jail.
[choking] Um, in jail?
Mind if I ask for what?
Armed robbery and attempted murder.
Oh. Mm. [coughing]
Pepper.
[coughing] Mm-hmm.
Sorry, I can't stay and study.
I gotta put my little brothers and sisters down to sleep.
-Okay. I'll-- -Thank y'all.
When you're--when you're done, just get online when you finish,
-okay? -Okay. I'll text you.
All right, I'll walk you out.
Bye.
[doorbell rings]
See you never.
She way better than Candy, right? She's awesome!
Yeah, she's something.
It seems like she's got a lot on her plate, babe.
Wait, what do you mean?
Uh, it means y'all live a different life, Son.
So did Candy.
Yeah. That's not what I mean.
Well, then what do you-- What do you mean?
Well, maybe ya'll should be friends a little longer before,
uh, a relationship.
Yeah, yeah, Son. I mean, her father's a--
a murderer and an armed robberer.
I mean, that has nothing to do with her.
Dad, you've been to jail, like, twice.
That was different.
Maybe she's just not a good fit,
is what I think we're trying to say.
Yeah, uh, I lost my appetite.
[doorbell rings] Me, too.
Mm-mm-mm.
Hey, y'all seen my phone?
I knew I left it somewhere.
Something wrong? What's wrong with y'all?
Man, Philip's girlfriend is a little rough around the edges.
I'm talkin' about Buckhead to Bankhead.
You're talkin' about the little girl, the Chili girl?
Mm-hmm.
[Mr. Brown] Y'all don't like her?
She was nice, wasn't she? Y'all didn't like her?
You know what you can always do.
Y'all start likin' and make him not like her.
Mr. Brown, he tried to marry Candy last time
with your terrible advice. No, thank you.
I thought she was--y'all didn't think she was sweet?
Uh, more like a future murderer.
Or armed robberer.
Yeah, it's definitely a word.
Well, y'all try to fix it. That's on y'all.
I'ma get on down to the church. I got my phone.
Make sure y'all lock up stuff.
Where's my purse? Did she?
Girl, you better go check.
Uh-uh. Jeremy, no. No, no.
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Efe! Got your favorite, brother!
Mm-hmm, lamb pitas, Greek salad and humus.
Oh, thank you. I'm not hungry. Thank you.
What? You're always hungry.
Especially for lamb pitas.
This is true.
Okay, you can leave the food, then go. Thank you.
Okay. [laughing] Okay.
What's goin' on with you, man?
Sometimes you just don't want to be bothered. That's all.
All right, well, let us know if you need us.
Thank you.
Oh. Yeah, yeah.
Boy, it sure is cold in here!
You still mad 'cause you gettin' old?
Hey, Philip, be-be easy
'cause he's a little sensitive right now.
Look, I'm just grabbing water, then going back to my room.
I don't feel like being bothered.
-Real--Well, excuse me! -Mr. Brown, is there something
you need to do somewhere else?
You know, I'm seated too high in the Kingdom for you to be
talkin' to me like this.
You remember this when you're trying to get into the Kingdom.
When the Lord calls me to ask for Him to vouch for you,
I'ma say, "No, close the door on him."
-Young Philip. -Uh, I don't really, you know,
I'm not really in the mood right now, Mr. Efe.
No, me neither.
I too have problems.
What problems you got?
-So my, uh, 50 year-- -Dang.
Shall I continue?
It's my 50-year class anniversary,
but every time I see a picture of my classmates, it just--
It just reminds me of how old I'm getting.
Wow! 50 years.
That's, like, back during the Titanic, right?
Because you too are having a bad day,
that's why I'm going to ignore that comment.
Look, it doesn't matter how much of a geezer you are.
You're still one of the coolest people I know.
Well, thank you for that. I appreciate that.
Not the geezer comment, but I appreciate it.
So tell me...
What is going on with you?
[sighs] My parents judged my girlfriend before getting to--
really getting to know her.
Well, if she's like your former girlfriend, what was it? Candy?
If so, maybe they're just looking out
for your best interests.
Nope, she doesn't come from money. She's just...
the best person I know.
Well, I'm sure they have their reasons.
Well, I can't find any of them. I mean, she's perfect.
Tell me about her.
Okay, well, uh, she's the president of a bunch of clubs.
She's pretty. Uh, good dancer. Way smarter than me.
-And she protects me. -Wait, wait, wait.
You said she protects you. You mean, you protect her.
I mean, she's way tougher than me.
-Oh. -Okay, look, look.
So there was this bully. His name was TK.
He would bully me every day until...
she punched him right in the nose, broke it.
I haven't had problems with TK since.
Young Philip, your stories never fail to amaze me.
I mean, she takes care of all of her siblings
while maintaining straight As.
How many siblings does she have?
-Nine total. -Nine?
And she's the oldest. Born and raised in Atlanta.
Wow. She sounds very nice. I can't wait to meet her.
[sighs]
If it's up to my parents, we won't be seeing her again.
No. Philip, listen, it's okay.
To your parents, there is no one good enough for you.
That's all it is.
You just know-- You know just what to say.
Thanks. Must be that 50 years of wisdom.
Yes, 50 years.
Yeah, I just thought my parents would see Chelicia the way I do.
They will in time. Hmm? And any time you need those
50 years of wisdom, you can come and talk to me anytime.
Thanks.
Wow, 50 years.
Yes, it's okay. You don't need to keep repeating the number.
-I remember it is 50. -Five, zero.
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All right. This definitely should do. Hey.
Thank you so much, Cora.
We really feel bad about Philip and his girlfriend.
Well, the mistake has already been made,
so don't worry about it.
Let's just figure out a solution.
I've gotta run this across the street.
-Okay. -See you.
I'll talk to y'all in a minute.
[sighs]
This is a great plan, babe. [doorbell rings]
What kind of plan? I heard somebody say plan.
It's our plan to get out of the dog house with Philip.
Yeah, we invited Chilecia over,
so she can spend some time with Philip.
After y'all tried to sabotage that boy's relationship?
Well, look, it'll either work or it won't. Here we go.
Y'all gonna try it? Okay, I'ma be--I'ma be nosey
and just listen. Y'all go ahead. Do it.
Get started.
Philip! Come here, Son!
Call it like you're sorry. Philip. Say it with me. Philip.
No, I ain't sayin' it like that.
Okay, what are we doing? One, two, three?
Nah, you know what? Let me handle this one by myself.
Aw, okay, sugar foot.
-You got it. -I got it.
Act like you're sorry.
-Hey, baby. -Hey.
-Yeah? -Sit down, man.
So...
We were wrong for getting involved in your relationship.
Oh, that's so precious for you to just be man enough to say it.
Look, we just don't want you to get hurt any kind of way,
all right? Now, we shouldn't have said those things
about your little, hood-rat girlfriend.
Y'all judged and Philip grudged. That's just--
That's the way life is, man. I'm not even listening.
Yeah. We shouldn't have judged her, Son.
She's actually a really great girl!
And we're sorry. Come on out.
-Oh, wow. Hey. -Hi.
Wait, wait. What is this?
Your parents invited me over after they apologized.
You got some really good parents. That's rare.
Wow, that's dope!
You heard me. That's really dope! That's cappin'!
I gotta get down to hot yoga and barbeque. I'll see y'all.
All right? You heard me, home girl?
-Oh, yeah. -All right, then.
Did he just say hot yoga and barbeque?
Yeah, it's when they do yoga in a room with barbeque smoke.
I don't know, it's a long story.
Anyway, always forgive your parents,
no matter how crazy they get.
Look, thanks for forgiving them and coming back over.
Can you stay for a little or...
I gotta go home and cook in a few, so...
Oh, did I hear you say cook? Not tonight, sweetheart.
We have prepared meals for you and your siblings,
and leftovers. So once y'all finish hangin' out,
you can just pick them out and take 'em on home with you.
Wow, you really didn't have to do that. I got this.
It's okay. It's okay. Any friend of Philip's
is a friend of the family. All right?
-Thank you, Miss Cora. -You're welcome.
Oh, you're welcome. Glad to be of help. All right?
Hey, y'all hang out. I'm gonna go hang out myself.
Okay, you got a dope family, for real, for real.
Yeah, they're cool, I guess.
I can see why you are the way that you are.
Really? What do you mean by that?
Soft. Your arm all right?
Chillin'. Just hangin'. Just hangin' out.
Yeah, if you say so. That one's just hangin', too?
Yeah.
You gotta teach me how to punch.
I don't know if you're ready for all that, but maybe one day.
So you wanna go and study or...
Yeah. Let's do it.
I'd hold your hand, but I can't feel my arms.
Oh, you can't feel your arms? You need some ice?
[Mr. Brown] Here he come. Here he come.
Surprise!
[laughing] What is this? What is this?
I know Brown made this sign.
Yeah, happy antiversary.
Mr. Brown did do the sign. He spelled it wrong, but we got it.
Yes. And we knew that you were feeling a little down
about your 50th, Efe, so...
we had to do something special for you here.
Yes. And that's a great accomplishment,
so we wanted to celebrate with you, Mr. Efe.
Oh, thank you two so much. I really appreciate it.
Look at this all!
This is better than any kind of 50 anniversary celebration!
Well, good. I'm glad you like it. Well, we know you guys are
gonna play poker, so we're gonna get out of here
and y'all just have fun!
[Efe] Oh, thank you.
Let us play poker!
Okay, I invited somebody special to play poker with us tonight.
-Okay. Who? -A champ.
Ladies and gentlemen, bam!
Ah, [indistinct].
Princess, are you here to take my money?
You already know.
Okay, well, we'll see.
I know that you beat your big grandpa Vinny, but uh...
Are you ready for me?
Oh, I was born ready. Are you ready?
Oh, that sounds like a challenge to me.
You ready?
-Let us play. -Let us play.
Efe, you've been through a lot and I'm all over the
place right now. What's the best advice
you'd give to your 18-year-old self moving forward?
Well, the first advice I would give is I would give you,
-be yourself. -Is your name Efe?
No, no, no. He's going somewhere, so let him continue.
Continue, Mr. Brown.
Well, you see, life is like a big ole box of chicken.
Okay, Mr. Brown. You're going off track.
You're going off track.
I'm just--I'm just messing with you.
See, what you gotta do is you gotta follow your heart.
Your heart is where the Lord live. How else do you think I
would have all of this fashion and all of this wisdom
locked up into one body? He could have spreaded this out
and gave it to many people, but He gave it all to me.
It's nothing but the Lord.
Yes. I don't know how I can follow that
because this is very good, except for his fashion.
-This is not of God. -Yes, it is.
But he's right. Follow your heart, princess.
And always be listening to what it says.
Thanks, guys. That's really great advice.
Thank you. Thank you. That's good.
But I'm about to take y'all's chips on this poker table.
You ain't takin' nobody's chips over here.
-I certainly am. -[Efe] A lie.
-Uh-uh. -It is a lie.
That's a lie. Like he say. What did you say?
Is a lie.
-We'll see about that. -Well, come on then. Play.
We are going to take all the chips.
I know what would make me feel better.
If Sandra'd come back and play poker with us from time to time.
I miss you.
[laughs] It's a date.
Really? It's good to see you just smilin'.
Before you left, you used to be frowny, be all...
That's how you be lookin'. You was, like, mean.
And I'd say, "Nuh-uh. Shut up!"
Come on. Play. I raise you three chips.
And I raise you a bag of Lay's.
Come on. Play.
Okay. I see those are Brown's rules.
Tonk! Are we playing Tonk or Spade, or Go Fish?
You're in trouble.
-[laughs] -Come on, play!
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