[Karen] Y'all say hi. All your friends are here.
[Derrico kids] Previously on Doubling Down with the Derricos...
[Denver speaking]
I get a lot of butterflies when I talk to a girl.
[chuckling]
Whee!
I'm auditioning for NYU!
[all cheering]
Yay! That's good!
The college program that I applied for
was for singing and performing.
I see the lights. Darian Derrico.
When you said college, I was like, "That's cool,"
but I want to do this because I want to do this.
I don't wanna do this because I feel pressured or pushed.
I want her to be happy with her choice
that she's made herself,
and not a choice that Karen has made for her.
[GG] When you make your decisions,
just know why you're making them,
and be comfortable with doing so.
Oh, my God, this man hasn't finished.
-[sighs] -[Karen] I thought a lot more would have been done by now.
We just keep getting further behind.
This is supposed to be a great moment
of us moving in the house.
-It's all stressful. -Karen...
I don't like this!
[Deon] I already had to move the new tenants for the old house
back an entire month.
I doubt they'll stick around at this point.
That means I'm gonna be stuck paying two mortgages even longer,
which is just really gonna drain my budget.
How are you feeling?
Well, actually, I've got some kind of dizziness
-going on in my head. -Oh, my God.
I need to find out what's going on
because this terrifies me.
You eat spicy things.
♪ I keep telling myself To be alone ♪
[indistinct chatter]
[Darian] Hey, Poppy.
Have you heard anything from your school yet?
Not yet.
I auditioned for NYU singing program,
and I'm feeling a little nervous waiting to hear back.
When I think about it, I'm like, [pants]
"Oh, I don't know what to do."
Like, what if I get in? What if I don't get in?
[exhales] So many thoughts.
I'm leaving it in God's hands.
Whatever God has for you, it is for you.
Oh, yeah.
[chuckling]
Says the one who intervened.
Well, God sends people in your life to help you.
[chuckling] And make the choices--
-And God also gives you freedom of choice. -Okay, okay, okay...
-[Deon] God also gives you freedom of choice. -Okay, we get it, we get it.
If Mommy didn't encourage me to apply to NYU,
I definitely wouldn't have done it.
But now have this amazing opportunity if I get in.
So, I don't want you to get your hopes up, but...
I'm also looking at some other colleges, just in case,
-you know, like backups. -[Deon] I think that's good.
[Darian] So, I've booked a time to go take a tour of UNLV.
Oh, that's good.
And I want you guys to come with me,
but under one condition.
You guys don't try to influence or sway me.
-Okay. I will... -[Karen] That's gonna be
-very tough. -I will keep my mouth zipped
-to the best of my ability. -[Darian] Gosh.
-That's gonna be hard to do. -[Deon] And I won't say a lot.
Says the one that got us here in the first place.
It's gonna be very hard for him to do.
-Says the one that got us here... -He's still talking right now.
[Darian] Honestly, I don't even know if I wanna go to college,
but it's been stressful knowing my parents
have been at odds about my college applications.
So, I just wanna explore my options,
and try to keep the peace between both of them.
Oh, I would love for you to be somewhere closer to home.
I'm glad that you're fully weighing your options,
and seeing what's out there.
-[Deon] Yeah, that's true. -Thank you.
I'm gonna go finish exploring my options upstairs.
-Okay. -So...
-Explore, research-- -[coughs]
[coughing]
[Karen] Go ahead, baby. Don't listen to this right here.
[chuckling]
[Deon] Darian going to college is totally her choice and decision,
but secretly, I am hoping that Darian decides
to stay home and go to UNLV.
-Let me fix your hair. -[Deon] So I do have some good news.
The painting is done.
-What! Okay. -[Deon] The painting is done.
We're moving on up.
[Deon] Wait. Slow your roll.
-We're trying to move on in. -Move on in. Yes.
And so we just got the flooring and cosmetics.
But the thing is,
since we've now lost renters for this house,
between the mortgage here and the mortgage there,
like, one of these mortgages got to go.
-This house got to get rented. Period. -Okay.
[Deon] So I found a new family who's interested in moving in here.
But we have to get out of here
because they wanna move in by the first of the month.
It has been extremely stressful,
and very exhausting financially,
juggling needs two mortgages.
So at this point, we have to move in this house,
no matter what the condition is.
We cannot risk losing the new renter for our old house,
by pushing our move-in date back.
But what if the other house isn't ready?
We're gonna have to be in that sucker like it is.
-Oh! [sighs] -[Deon] Karen...
God knows, you know, I don't want to be in that other house
having to do any type of major work while we're in there.
I'm working on getting our beautiful family into that house.
That's my job.
The new house has seriously drained the budget,
but I'm finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
And while I am very hopeful that the carpet comes in,
I can't put my faith in nothing right now.
I have to see it done.
If this is what we've got to deal with, we'll deal with it.
[GG] Shh... Whoo!
Whoa!
-Whoa! -[Darian] Whoo!
[giggling]
Today, me and Darian, is gonna take
the younger five over to the park.
I seem to be having
a few good days here and there now.
And I wanna really jump in
and take advantage of however many I get.
So you slide on that side,
I'll slide on this side.
Okay? Let's go!
Whee!
Yay!
[Dawsyn speaking]
[GG] Come on, Dawsyn.
Whee!
[Darian] "GG, look!"
On a day like today, I get why GG quit her chemo.
I'm going over here and sit down.
It made her feel so sick all the time.
And so, it makes me grateful and happy
to see her out here enjoying herself like this.
It's all about this.
And as you know, they love me,
-and I love them. -[Darian] Love them.
-[kids chattering] -Uh-huh.
Uh-huh!
[both sighing]
[chuckles]
[screams]
[Darian] How are you feeling? You look good.
I'm good.
Yeah. I'm glad you're feeling better
-'cause seeing you sick... -I know.
...it was just... It made me feel bad.
And I didn't like for you to see me like that.
-[Darian] Yeah. -Yeah.
When I made the decision to stop the chemo,
it's because that chemo was...
it was just wreaking havoc on my body.
I don't want my grandchildren to...
their last memories of me to be of this.
I don't.
I want them to remember me
as the vibrant grandmother
I've always been to them.
And someday...
you know, I'm gonna be up there,
but I don't want it to be this day,
or tomorrow,
or the next day.
I wanna be here for a while.
[Darian] So, GG, did you have any concerns that I might come back?
Um...
Well, I guess, yes,
but, um...
you know, I just have to deal with that...
if it comes to that.
Thinking about it coming back...
that's the area of fear.
I definitely don't wanna live in fear.
Um...
But I still go there.
I visit that area often.
When things are really rough,
which they are most of the time...
I just... I pray.
And I ask God, "Just help me to understand.
Help me to make it make sense."
I have not gotten that yet.
I don't know if I'm not praying right...
or what it is.
-[Karen] Ooh! -Oh, this is nice.
[man] This really is the beating heart of campus.
[Darian] Everybody seems to be doing something.
-Yeah. -Like, they're busy making themselves better.
Like, that's what I like.
[Karen] Cute boys.
I'm just saying. I mean...
Well, she's 18 now, so it's like...
She's single, she can mingle.
I cannot hear this.
I done get tired.
Are you just tired?
I'm just tired.
The dizzy spells keep coming back.
And this time, they've become worse.
-So, have you scheduled your MRI yet? -Yeah.
The fear that I have, I'm helpless.
I wanna be a part of that.
I'll call you.
♪ Let the sun shine in, Drive on the rain ♪
♪ Let the good vibe in Wash away the pain ♪
[kids giggling]
[kids chattering]
This is such a beautiful neighborhood.
Yes, it is.
So, yeah, I think it'd be a good day for us to go hand these out.
That's good, baby, because, you know, we wanna...
we wanna set up a good impression in the neighborhood.
[Karen] Today we're over at the new house.
Derrico's doing some yard work,
and it didn't even, like, dawn on me
that we're moving into whole new community
with new neighbors.
[Deon and Karen chuckling]
Sorry for the noise.
Oh, no worries.
I want to say welcome to the neighborhood.
-My name is Amy. -[Karen] Hi, Amy.
Are all these kids yours?
-[Deon and Karen] Yes. -Oh, my goodness.
-It's a total of 14. -Oh... my...
Moving into a new neighborhood,
with 14 children,
I know eyes are gonna roll
because they're already assuming that it's gonna be a loud group.
So I think throwing a barbecue and meeting our neighbors
and their children would be great
because then we can let everyone know
the neighborhood is not all going to hell in a hand basket.
Well, the children made some really...
-Aw, those are nice. -Oh, that's nice.
... neat invitations. Look at that.
Aw!
Look, they don't have a date on it or nothing.
It just... it just says the time--
Which is why I got some real ones that I made.
And I have some cookies.
Oh, God, did you make them or did you buy them?
We're trying to get welcomed into the neighborhood.
We're not trying to create enemies.
Derrico, you can tease me all you want about my cookies,
but I'm on a mission to let them know
the Derricos are coming, not the circus in town.
All right, let's watch out for cars!
-Look both ways! -[kids growling]
[kids and GG] To the left, to the left...
Mommy's cooking will not make a good impression,
but if Poppy cooks, it would make a perfect impression.
I'm just a little tired, maybe.
Probably from this heat.
[Karen] You want me to carry you on my back? I'm ready.
-Then we both would be broke down... -[both chuckle]
I'm ready, Mom. We will get there.
-[GG] I don't know how. -[Karen chuckles]
Although I was having a really good day,
the other day at the park,
the dizzy spells keep coming back
and this time, they've really become worse.
So that's why I scheduled the MRI.
[rings doorbell]
[GG] But until I get those results,
I don't want my family getting all worried
and worked up, so...
I'm just putting on a brave face,
and acting like all is well.
-Hi. -[Derricos] Hi.
How are you? Where are your new neighbors
across the street.
-Oh, hi. -And we would like to ask you something.
-Uh, do you wanna come to our barbecue? -Of course.
-I would love to come. -[Karen] Give her the invitation.
-This is the invitation. -[Lorna] Okay.
So, this is the adult...
Aw! Thank you.
-I look forward to it. -[Karen] All right.
[all] Bye!
Nice meeting you.
I'm gonna have a swimming pool...
-food... -Mmm-hmm.
-...girls... -Mmm-hmm.
-in bikinis. -Mmm-hmm.
-Plus DJs. -[beatboxing]
-Digits. -Yes.
Did y'all try the house over here?
-We'll make 'em briskets, hamburgers... -Mmm-hmm.
Luxury cars in my driveway.
It has to be so lit
-and it's so nice that cops come. -[Denver] Yeah, people wanna--
-Exactly. -Now, if the cops come, you know you took it far.
That, my friends, is how you make a party.
-[Deon] Babies! -[Karen] Hey, baby.
[Deon] Y'all did good?
-[children] Yes. -[Karen] This is being neighborly.
[Deon] All right, good.
Well, we've got a bunch more houses we wanna hit.
So let's go, babies.
-I done get tired. -[Karen] Okay.
I'm going to rest this bod.
-[Karen] Okay. Well, y'all, come on, let's go. -Are you just tired?
I'm just tired.
All right, babies, you all be careful.
-[all] Bye, GG. -[Karen] Bye, Ma.
-You go get some rest. -[GG] I will.
-Let me keep you under this umbrella. -I appreciate that.
[Deon] Yeah.
GG sometimes keeps things from me to prevent me from worrying,
but she's actually causing more stress
because I'm still concerned about her situation.
So, have you scheduled MRI yet?
-Yeah. -Can you let me know?
I wanna be a part of that.
I'll call you.
The fear that I have, the anxiety,
it's just, I'm helpless.
There's absolutely nothing that I could do
about my mother's health.
So until she gets this results back, it's just adding to my stress.
Talk to you in a minute.
All right, bye. All right, Mother.
♪ We need a hero We're running out of time ♪
♪ We gotta find someone ♪
♪ To set the clock Back to zero ♪
Oh, I love this school, though.
Yeah, I like the building, the building's nice.
Waiting to hear back from NYU is so stressful.
And so, since I still feel torn
about going to school so far away from my family,
I thought it would be smart to check out a local college.
-Hi, Darian Derrico? -[Darian] Yeah.
-I'm Gigi. Nice to meet you. -[Darian] Nice to meet you.
Oh, my gosh, that's my grandma's name.
-Gigi, yeah. -[Giana] Really? That's great.
-Really? What a coincidence. -Yes, my mother's name's GG.
I think that it's amazing that Darian is looking into UNLV.
It's not NYU, but it's a great backup plan.
[Giana] This is our student union.
This is kinda like our hub on campus.
We have a variety of restaurants located in here.
-[Karen] Ooh! -[Deon] Oh, this is nice.
[Lucca] This really is the beating heart of campus.
This is where you can get involved with anybody,
regardless of whether you're interested in sororities,
you wanna get involved with clubs
or you just wanna socialize, hang out with friends.
-Everybody seems to be doing something. -Yeah.
Like, they're busy making themselves better. Like, that's what I like.
[Karen] Cute boys.
-Look, look. Right now. -[Darian] Right now?
[Karen] Yes, look, he's not looking.
Okay.
I'm just saying. I mean--
-Eye candy isn't bad, I will say that. -[Karen] Eye candy? What?
-Okay. -[all laughing]
I cannot hear this.
[Karen] But she's 18 now,
so it's like, she's single, she can mingle.
I don't like the fact that Mommy wanted Darian to "mingle."
-[mouthing] "Mingle." -I don't even like the word "mingling."
You and I mingled when we first met.
-That's why I'm afraid of it. -[both laughing]
Oh, my God.
Are we gonna go back this way?
Mingling got our asses 14 children.
-[laughs] -I'm done.
So, the building that we're gonna get-- enter right now
is our Beam Music Center.
[Darian] Wow. Yeah, this is nice.
-Hi. How are you? I'm Karen. -[Andre] Hello. Welcome.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
-I'm, uh, Andre Chiang. -[Karen] Nice to meet you.
I'm a professor of voice.
-You must be Darian. -Yes, nice to meet you.
It's nice to meet you. Welcome to UNLV, the Beam Music Center.
He's gonna kinda take over from here
and kinda show you guys more of the music department
and kinda more where you'll be at.
I hear you wanna major in music.
Yes, I would love to major in music.
Yeah. So, do you wanna see the recital hall?
-Oh, yes. Yes. -Let's do it. Sounds good.
Watching Darian walk around and envisioning herself there,
it was like, "Okay, it's getting a little hard for me to control myself,"
'cause like, "Oh, my gosh, could we have found the right one for her?"
-Oh, wow, this is nice and big. -[Deon] Yeah.
-Spotlight on you. -Look at this thing.
And I think it's good
because she gets a chance to be home and close to Poppy's bomb cooking.
I just think, you know, what child don't wanna be
near their... their parents' good cooking and have that at their disposal.
[Andre] We do a lot of concerts in here
to make sure that all of our students have the connections
in the industry that they wanna be in
to be as successful as they wanna be, you know?
-I like that. -Right.
And what's the most popular, like, genre
that students come here to practice, like pop, R&B?
You have a lot of jazz majors
and a lot of opera singers come here.
What's really cool is you get to take classes with everybody.
An opera singer might work with an, like, an R&B singer?
-Yeah, I mean, they could be in the same studio. -[Karen] Wow.
[Andre] There's just a lot of stuff happening.
[Deon] All this is in your hometown.
-How does that feel? -[all laughing]
All right, well, thank you for coming today.
-I really hope you apply. -Thank you.
-And it's really been nice meeting you. -Yeah, you, too.
[Andre] Thank you!
-Thank you so much. -[Andre] Yeah, thank you for your time.
-Pleasure meeting you, Andre. -[Andre] And if you have any questions,
-feel free to reach out. -Absolutely.
-Take it easy. -[Andre] You, too.
Thank you.
UNLV could be a way to ease into the college experience,
but, like, NYU is like an immersive feeling of like,
I'm doing big things. I'm seeing the world.
It reminded me, "Oh, yeah, you wanna be in New York."
I just can't wait to hear back from NYU.
Ooh, wait. I'm gonna take in the stage for a moment.
♪ I've gotten a hold of you ♪
♪ Believed it was us It was true ♪
That's it.
Darian, my girl! Oh, Darian Derrico, everybody!
-[Karen] Darian Derrico! -Darian Derrico, everybody!
-Oh, goodness gracious. -Call me, I'm her booking agent. Call me.
I got my decision letter from NYU.
My mind is racing as I prepare to open the letter.
Open it.
[Darian] I'm having technical difficulties.
The suspense.
♪ Good morning ♪
♪ Come on in ♪
[Deon] Y'all gotta get in here and throw in y'all little charm, okay?
-[receptionist] Hey, how are you? -Hey!
-[Deon] Great. How are you? -Good. How can I help you?
Yes, I'm hoping I could see Dede.
-Okay. All right. I'll go get her. -[Deon] Yeah.
-If you wanna just look around? -[Deon] Okay. Sure.
-Okay. -[Deon] Thank you so much.
All right, babies. Y'all gonna help me look for some flooring?
-Yes. -Yeah!
[Deon] Our family has to move into the new house
so that we don't lose this new tenant.
And we can't do that without the flooring.
And last night, I got the absolute worst news
from my carpet vendor,
telling me that they will not be able
to deliver my carpet in enough time.
-[Dyver] This one! -[De'Aren] I'm picking this one!
-I'm getting this one. -This one.
I think I have tried to call every carpet company in the Vegas Valley
desperately trying to get our carpet installed within a week or so.
Luckily, I found this one shop that sounds hopeful,
but if they can't come through,
I don't know what I'm gonna do.
You wanna move into our new house?
[all] Yeah!
So listen, if you wanna move into our new house,
we have to work with Dede.
So I'm bringing my secret weapon.
[blows] My triplets.
But you gotta get the best sad face ever.
I mean, I'm talking about a sad face.
-[mimicking crying] -[mimicking crying] Help me, please.
Oh, you look perfect, De'Aren.
-[mimicking crying] No... -[Deon] If I was Dede,
I would give us all the flooring in here.
Hi, guys! Hi!
Say hello.
-Hello. -[Dede] Hi!
[Deon] So, I know it's the last minute, but I'm praying
that you can get this, uh, nitro right here.
[Dede] Oh, yeah, that's beautiful.
-[Deon] Yep. -[Dede] Let's check stock.
And then I'll be able to tell you.
[Deon] I'm dealing with a lot of stress with this house,
because covering these two mortgages
and the financial costs of fixing up the other house,
juggling that, it's... it's more than one can... can bear.
[groans]
So, when do you need this carpet again?
I need it delivered and installed within a week.
-Yeah. -It usually will take that long just to get here.
Give her the look.
It might put some pressure on her.
That's the right, Dyver.
-[Dede] Their website's down. -[Deon] All right.
-[Dede] They're in Georgia, so now I'll do my best. -Okay.
If their site is still down, I'll call them in the morning.
-All right? -All right. So I guess, at this point,
I'll just wait for you to call me.
-Yep. -[Deon] All right.
And hopefully, they have your color.
Dede, you would be a miracle worker
if you can make this thing happen.
I mean, it's too dangerous to bring 14 children into a house
with exposed concrete.
I'm not moving my family into an unfinished home.
That's just not gonna happen.
-Yo, did you say please? -[Dede chuckles]
[both] Please.
But we can't risk losing our new renters for the old house,
and I cannot keep paying these two mortgages.
If she's not able to get this carpet on time,
like we need it to be, I don't know what I'm gonna do.
Look at these little faces, Dede. Look at them.
♪ When you get a little older You get a little bolder ♪
All right, boys, who can write their name the fastest?
-Me. -[Karen] Go.
[gasps]
Diez, let me see.
Good job!
[Dior] D-i...
[exclaims]
Draw a picture of Poppy.
[both] Okay.
-[Diez and Dior laughing] -[Deon] That's me eating what?
[all laughing]
So, what is this on Poppy, though? What's that?
-[all laughing] -I need that stomach to eat.
Tell me about your drawing. This is Poppy.
What is this, his head?
-[Karen exclaims] -I'm skinny? Thank you, Diez.
-Thank you. [kisses] -[Diez exclaims]
[both laughing]
-[both] Hi, D. -[Darian] Hello.
-[Deon] Hey, baby. -I got my decision letter from NYU.
-[Deon] Did you? -I did.
And what does it say?
I have no clue yet. I have to open it up and see.
-Well, let's get... let's get with it. -Let's get to it.
-Boys, y'all go upstairs. -[Darian] Okay.
Take your things-- Here, put that in the trash.
Get your stuff, uh, Dior.
[Karen] Put those back in your desk.
My mind is racing as I prepare to open the letter
'cause I'm thinking about my mom.
She's gonna be so excited if I get in.
She wants me to have that experience of being in New York.
And I think touring UNLV, it made me realize
that NYU is my dream school.
Like, I... [exhales] I-- I just--
I'm just excited to see what they have to say.
Open it, open it, open it.
-Drum roll, please. -[drum roll]
Okay.
Open it!
[Darian] I'm having technical difficulties.
[Karen] You know, this has been a long time waiting,
between her putting in the application, auditioning
and getting here to the decision.
I'm just ready to find out.
The suspense.
Let's see what you've got!
Okay, it says, "Dear Darian.
The admissions committee at N-- New York University
has carefully considered your application and supporting credentials
for all programs in which you expressed interest on your application.
It is with regret--" Oh.
"It's with regret that I must inform you
that we are unable to offer you admission to NYU this year."
I didn't get in.
[Deon] Aw, baby.
Aw.
Yeah. sorry.
-[Karen] Yeah. -[softly] Love my baby girl. Come here.
-[in normal voice] It's okay. -[Darian crying softly]
It's okay.
I... I felt awesome about my audition.
But this rejection letter, it just makes me feel like I'm not good enough.
Your talent don't stop because of a letter.
-Right? -[GG] No.
It makes me rethink all of my choices, and I'm just like... [sighs]
[Deon] You just relax.
-This is okay. -[Karen] Yep. Yep.
I am so proud of you for going on this journey.
-You worked your butt off, and I just love you for that. -Thank you, Mommy.
So, you go upstairs,
-and you go on and rest your little tired mind. -[Darian chuckles]
[Karen] Given this your all,
-that's what counts. -[Darian] Thank you, Mommy.
I don't want her to look at it like a rejection.
I want her to look at it like a redirection.
It's redirecting her to exactly where she's supposed to be.
I think my biggest concern is knowing how to get her to overcome this.
You know, teenagers, they lack understanding
that life will give you something that appears to be bad...
-Mm-hmm. -...that will wind up being for your better good.
I wanna make sure that we all work together to build her confidence.
And I wanna make sure she doesn't have a fear of not being good enough.
-Amen, baby. -Because I can say that I, honest to God,
learned from this whole ordeal
that I need to be communicating
with the spouse and the family, our team,
-and not trying to spearhead it on my own. -[Deon] Yeah.
To look at the support that I have and come and talk and say,
"Hey, this is what I see." And I was beating myself up
'cause I felt like God was like... [sniffles]
"Look, this girl is talented,
and this is for you to let her be that vessel."
I don't know. I just felt like this pressure from me, myself.
-Yeah. Yeah. It's okay. -[Karen] Yeah.
-The fact that you see that means everything. -[GG] Yep.
You can be comfortable with yourself still,
-knowing as her mother... -[Deon] You had her back.
You had her back.
-...you had her complete back. -[Deon] Exactly, exactly.
As painful as rejection is and feels, it's part of life.
And growing up, I just know that in the end,
things will work out for her best.
I promise you, this does not come in a manual.
-It doesn't. -No.
You'll not find it in no manual.
-Trial and error, baby. -[Karen] It is.
Trial and error.
Yeah.
♪ I made it to the top ♪
♪ Started from the bottom ♪
♪ Hard time, I got them ♪
♪ But I made it to the top ♪
So, listen up everybody.
So, barbecue, you gotta have your ribs, your chickens.
Barbecue, you have hot dogs, hamburgers...
-Hamburgers. -.[Deon] ...for the most part.
But this is the signature dish.
This is the dish, the dish that brings it all together.
This is the dish that solidifies this event.
This absolutely delicious pot of beans.
The barbecue at the new house is tomorrow,
and our babies are so excited.
I'm still waiting to find out
if we can get the carpet installed before we move in.
But this is a great distraction.
I'm just gonna focus on making some good food
and showing my neighbors how the Derricos get down in this kitchen.
This happens to be GG's favorite dish out of everything.
So we have what GG named - The Derrico...
And I wanna make sure we get this right
because we're doing this for our barbecue picnic.
-Okay. -So I need your help.
-You follow me? -[all] Yes.
[indistinct shouting]
Daician, Deonee are gonna help me cut up our vegetables.
I want to be a chef when I grow up.
Me and Dallas wanna do our own, our own restaurant.
-I can be the taste-tester. -Yeah, yeah.
Oh, yeah, we know.
-I'm the one that seasons the stuff. -No, no.
-No, you're not. -Yes.
Papa, what does Whatupdoe beans come from? The name.
Wnatupdoe is like a term of endearment
for all Detroiters.
What happened was years ago when GG started making these,
we would have no gatherings
and everybody, they'd come up and say "Whatupdoe?"
So GG, I'mma name these beans the Derrico Whatupdoe beans.
There is a secret recipe.
I'll give two other ingredients.
Beans and ground turkey or ground beef.
Yeah, very good.
That's what I'm talking about.
I remember being a child and watching GG
make these Whatupdoe beans and just the smell
and knowing the aroma throughout the house
and knowing that it was being shared
at our family barbecues.
It was the best.
It's gonna be good.
[whispering]
This is ready for our beans y'all.
[drumroll]
Get ready. Let's get this one first
and let's pour it on over in here.
So now I'm gonna stir it.
[Darian] Dad, this smells so good.
Thank you, baby. All right, so come on, Dyver.
-You cook it. Dyver. You're cooking. -Yay, Dyver!
All right, so who wants to taste it?
[all] Me!
Okay, go ahead.
-[speaking indistinctly] -Good.
It's good?
-Is it yummy? -Can I try some?
Can I try some?
The word "though" is one.
So when you say "Whatupdoe,"
it's an instant understanding
of "We are one" without saying "We are one."
-It's so good. -Yum!
[Dawsyn] It's too good.
That is good.
The way to a person's heart is through their stomach.
Our neighbors are going to absolutely love this dish right here.
[smacks lips]
All right, babies, thank y'all so much for your help.
Hey [mimics explosion]
-♪ Turn it up ♪ -♪ Top shelf on the PYTs ♪
-♪ Turn it up ♪ -♪ Cause you riding with the VIPs ♪
-♪ Turn it up ♪ -♪ Post that booty up on the IG ♪
[Deon] This dinner is about to be packed.
[all] Yay!
Let's get ready for our guests that's coming.
It's the Derrico barbecue.
So today is very important that we meet our neighbors
and make a really great impression on them.
So y'all know I want to try to get yourselves good and fed
so y'all can be the perfect host.
Remember, we're gonna be here for a long time,
so we want to make sure we set a good impression.
-And we want to be neighborly. -[girl] OK.
Having so many children,
you know, I love it, but it's a job.
So traditionally, we'd like to get our children out of the way.
We like to feed them, get them cleaned up
and all of that before our guests arrive.
So are you in a good mood over there, grilling?
-[Deon] Baby, I am. I am. -Okay.
I mean--
And I haven't even shared with you the news.
What news?
Dede. She was able to get us the carpet.
Shut up.
Karen, it's finally coming together.
Hearing that we're getting this carpet
is the best news ever.
I'm excited because I'm so tired
-of waiting and waiting and waiting. -I know, baby.
-I know. -It's unreal.
Now, if the new house will be ready for us to move into it,
the new renters can move into the old house.
Move in day.
Can you get that please?
-[Karen] As soon as I-- -That's a good one.
[Deon] It's the mother.
How are you feeling?
Just talk, talk to your baby.
I'm okay.
You know I know you.
Then I don't feel good.
Why would you tell me you feel okay
-when you don't feel good? -'Cause...
...the last thing I need is you worrying about me.
Come on, you ain't going to be able to stop that.
What's up with the MRI?
Well I took it already and I'm waiting on the results.
When were you gonna tell me?
When I got the results back.
I don't like telling you that stuff.
I want to go with you to get the results, Mom.
Why?
Do you understand how serious this is?
Trust me, I do.
If you really do,
then you know I need to be there.
You've got a lot that you're dealing with...
-...right now. -Do you understand that
you not telling me makes it worse
because I now have to wonder what it is.
All right.
Look, I'm scared enough as it is.
And while I know Derrick wants to be there, mm-hm.
I don't tell Derrick a lie
because that's one of my ways of protecting him.
and if the news is bad,
I need to be able to process it
before I have to worry about
other people's emotional reactions.
That is not gonna help me.
I'm getting the results in a few days.
And then we'll both know.
I'll tell you immediately.
I mean, what can I say to you but all right.
Well, I mean, yeah.
And then on top of that,
I think I'm gonna have to go home.
I need to lay down.
[kids screaming]
-Yeah, I hate you gotta go. -[Dior kisses]
Oh, that must be my Dior.
You want GG to stay with us
-and enjoy the picnic a little longer? -Yes.
And I would love to, honestly.
I know something is off with my mother.
Just as her son, I can tell when something is off
When my mother is not looking nor acting like herself lately
and I'm seriously concerned.
But our neighbors will be arriving soon.
I just have to put on a happy smile.
That's all I can do.
Hi, babies.
Bye.
-Bye, GG. -Bye, GG.
♪ Victory is mine ♪
♪ Thank the divine ♪
♪ Yeah, I got skin In the game♪
♪ 'Cause I put it all On the line ♪
-Hello. -[Karen] Hi.
[Deon] Hi, guys.
-How are you? -Nice to meet you, I'm Miles.
-Pleased to meet you, Miles. -I'm Karen.
-How are you? -I'm Tom.
I'm Derrico. Tom, pleased to meet you.
Our guests are arriving, and I am feeling really good.
-Hi. Nice to meet you, too. -Nice to meet you.
[Karen] Growing up in the South,
barbecues was a huge deal.
You got some music going on.
You cut a slice of watermelon, sprinkle a little salt on it.
We're neighborly, introducing,
"Hey, I'm right here if you need anything,"
and I just absolutely love that.
So Denver is the youngest of the twins.
And he's the tallest. Oh, my God!
[woman] Oh, my gosh, yes.
Last couple months though,
you might shoot up over the summer.
-All right, this summer. -So he just did this this last couple of months?
Now, that's how Derek is, my boy.
[Karen] Well, y'all have a seat.
There's food over there, you know.
-Okay. -That's more than enough food and stuff.
-Like we cooked for 14. -[Olivia] Mm-hm.
One for, like, double digits.
All right, everybody.
Listen up, listen up.
It's straight from Detroit.
It is my Derrico Whatupdoe beans.
-[all laughing] -Y'all gotta get up here and try this.
And when you eat them,
you gotta say "What up, though?"
It's a term of endearment from Detroit, no matter old or young.
When you hear it, it's instant love.
I really hate that GG had to leave the barbecue so early
because I was looking forward to her meeting our neighbors.
But she really wanted us to make a good impression.
And I think her bean recipe would do just the trick.
I thought it would be spicy, but it's sweet.
-[woman 1 laughs] -[woman 2] Oh, yeah.
[Karen] Oh, they are having a ball.
Your little girl is how old again?
[man] She turned 4 in January.
Our triplets are 4.
They'll be 5 in July, so it's a perfect mesh.
For me, it's great seeing our children
interact with all these other children.
[Karen] These are like core memories
that you and I had growing up,
going over at our neighbor's house
and hanging out, playing, having fun.
[sighs in nostalgia]
Miss that.
This barbecue is fun.
Yeah, yeah.
All right, three, two, one.
I win, I win!
I'm ready to make new friends,
to do their makeup, do my makeup.
Ready to meet boys.
[laughs] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, my gosh.
I'm glad we're living in this neighborhood.
-Now, we can talk to you. -Yeah.
New friends.
-Best friends. Mm-hm. -Yeah. Best friends.
I have the beef lights in my room. They're so cute.
I know. I've seeing those.
-They're so bright. -[Alexis] I know.
I am very happy to welcome
the new Derricos in the neighborhood
'cause definitely liven up things.
Definitely. In a good way.
I was shocked that they have 14 children.
And they seem to be all good kids.
My wife and I, we have four kids ourselves.
Yeah, and we thought we had a big family.
I think of the amount of food you must have to buy.
That would take so much out of me.
Now, I will say...
His beans?
Very good.
What he called that?
The big beans. What, though?
[laughs]
I don't know if I said it right.
So, Amy, you finally get a chance
-to meet all of our 14 babies. -Yes.
But you didn't meet our Otis, though.
Yeah, no.
-Our Otis Darian. -Hello, nice to meet you.
-Hi, nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
Oh, this is Amy. She lives on a corner from us.
-Okay. -So are you in high school?
Yeah, I'm graduating soon.
-Oh, really? What's your plans? -Um...
I want to do singing in film.
What colleges? Have you toured any?
I toured UNLV
I liked it but I don't really know
if I want to go to college.
I don't really know if I want to go.
Oh, well, this is my cue.
I've had this conversation three times with three girls
and all of them with college degrees.
-I'll let you go. -Oh, my God.
-That's my cue to leave. -[Karen] No.
I didn't realize how much
not getting into NYU would hurt.
I was hoping to at least have a choice.
Now I just want to think about and reevaluate my next steps
because I don't know if I want to commit to college
or UNLV or anything at all right now.
So what's your plan of action?
Um, well, I'm gonna just continue to do
what I'm doing on social media.
Put myself out there, get my name out there
and still look up like opportunities
for me to showcase my singing.
Oh, baby, I don't know about that.
I mean, doing the gig is good.
The social media is good,
but you have to do more than that.
So this is something we're going to definitely discuss later.
[Karen] Yeah, this conversation, maybe.
-Yeah, it's not this-- This conversation's not over. -No.
It's not.
I'm not happy with this.
[Karen] You know, Derrico and I, we both agreed
we're gonna step back and let her do this.
However, I'm just super concerned, to be honest as far as
what this plan of action now looks like for Darian.
Like we need to have a conversation with her.
[Deon] Yeah, but now is just not the time.
Not in front of all our guests.
We would like to thank all of you
for coming to our neighborhood barbecue.
We really and truly appreciate you guys.
We hope that you will welcome us
into your neighborhood and your community.
-Anything that you need, we want to be there for you. -[Karen] Mm-hm.
Thanks for inviting us.
-[Deon] Absolutely, Mary. -[Karen] Aww, thank you.
Welcome. You're welcome.
Long live the Derricos in this neighborhood.
Yes, Long live the Derricos in this neighborhood.
This barbecue, it was a great idea.
I mean, I'm feeling really good now.
[Karen] It really was a huge success.
Yeah, and I feel like even with, you know,
GG's health challenges, Darien with the college.
You know us, of course, dealing with these issues
-with just getting in this new house. -Mm-hm.
This is our confirmation of a bright, bright future.
Oh, my gosh, cover up.
-Yeah, no, it's bright. It's really bright. -It's so bright. Yes.
One more last little note.
We're not soliciting for babysitters,
-but I'm just saying. -Just in case.
I can take a couple.
Okay, she says-- Look, she said she'd take a couple of times.
-Give me more, give me more. -Come in and [indistinct]
-Oh, she'll take three. -[Karen speaks indistinctly]
[indistinct shouting]
Babies, y'all are going somewhere else tonight.
Yeah, you gotta hop like this.
Hop, hop, hop.
[Karen] Next time on the season finale
of Doubling Down with the Derricos.
No, no, no, hold up. We don't cook our friends.
We are ready to...
-To move! -[Deon] Yes!
[all screaming]
Here we go.
-One. Two. -Three!
[all screaming]
[GG] I am here to get the results...
...for my MRI.
I don't know why I'm still sitting here.
Because I'm scared, that's why.
[Deon] Mom, what's up with the results?
Have you ever heard anything back?
So have you given any thought on--
I know you don't want to go to college.
Um, no, but I'll figure it out.
[Deon] If you're not going to go to college,
what's the next thing that you're going to do
-that helps to solidify going into adulthood. -Yeah.
I want to move out.
Oh!
Whoa! Slow this thing down.
I feel like I really want and need this.
So I am asking for your blessings.