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♪ That's my mama ♪
♪ That's my mama ♪
rength ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ That's my mama ♪
♪ That's my mama ♪
♪ A blue-ribbon homemaker ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ That's my mama ♪
♪ That's my mama ♪
♪ That's my mama ♪
♪ I'm talking about my mama ♪♪
Hey! Take it easy! That's sharp!
It is?
Say, Earl, I-- Oh, what's happenin', Quincy?
over for Earl?
Well, if you bleed, I'll tie a tourniquet around your neck...
and then squeeze it.
I will.
Wha--
Earl, do you have a problem?
I'm sorry. I'm just no
d
Well, it's my heart.
You were pulling a razor across my face with a bad heart?
bad trouble. ve.
Who's the chick, Earl?
Wynona-- down at Ben's Barbecue.
Oooh! She is fine.
Yeah, and you-- what they
The same thing they say about stewardesses--
.
a mâitre "d'fox."
Well, I'm goin'.
Maybe tomorrow I'll stop by elf a haircut.
Oh, uh, later, Quincy.
Yeah.
Hey, Cliff, I don't know what to do, man.
y chick.
Why don't you just ask her out?
ay is "No."
Huh. Are you kiddin'? "No" is one of the best things a chick can say to me.
"
Or "Get outta here, you low-down smelly skunk."
That's what my mama used to use on me.
No, Cliff, she's just outta my class, man.
Oh, come on, Earl. What's so special about Wynona?
Well, she got smarts, man. Now, dig this.
book.
She wasn't even movin' her lips.
better ps...
if you want her to move her lips in your direction.
All right.
Oh, uh, dinner's ready. nna stay, Earl?
Uh, no, Mama. I can't eat.
me in the heart w.
You sure that's not Ben's barbecue sauce backin' up on you?
Oh.
[ Phone Rings ]
Oh, Clifford, no. I'll get it. I'll get it.
♪ WMAI plays all the hits ♪
♪ You've got the boss jocks who dig the boss rock ♪♪
Oh. Hello, Reverend.
Well, if WMAI calls, I can win second prize--
Oh, I don't want the first prize.
It's a new motorcycle,
and I don't think I look good on a chopper.
Oh. Choir rehearsal at 8:00 tonight?
Okay. Bye.
Um, Earl, are you sure you don't want anything?
No, Mama. I'm not hungry.
I'm a man sufferin' from "unrequested" love.
Earl, that's unrequited love.
I don't care what it is.
Too good for you? Earl, no girl is too good for you.
You didn't say that a fe I as
Well, why don't you just be yourself?
Be m [ Sc
.
crushin' malt liquor cans with your teeth.
Earl, look, a lot of girls like you...
once they get over their first impression.
t have
e.
Oh, yeah? Like what?
Did I mention f humor?
Yeah, your great sense of humor.
.
about what the hockey player said to the minister's wife?
[ Laughing ]
Well, what did he say?
Forg
You're right, Mama.
I'm gonna ask Wynona out, and I bet she goes out with me--
digs me as is.
Earl Chambers-- mild-mannered dude...
workin' in a great metropolitan barbershop.
[ Laughing ]
Yep. Thank you, Mama. tored my appetite.
Aren't you gonna eat, Mama?
How can I? You've got all the food.
So long, Les.
[ Phone Rings ]
Clifford. It's "WMAI plays all the hits. You've got the boss--"
s
Uh-- Oh. No. No, he's not here right now,
but I'll give Mr. Chambers the message.
That was the library. Earl's copy of Bambi just came in.
I got it!
What do you got, Junior?
Three tickets to next week's fight of the century.
n.
They even lettin' Lopez out of jail.
That's right. And if he wins, man, he gets another shot at Ortiz.
- What was he in jail for? - Takin' a shot at Ortiz.
n.
I have to be lookin' good.
Because the arena is in an upper-class impoverished area.
What is that?
That is where the rats flea collars.
here.
What kind of a handshake is that?
itey transplant?
Must you be so crude? Today they are called "Caucasuals."
ides ribs.
bs,
an.
Are you goin' out with Wynona the brain--
the barbecued Barbara Walters?
I guess she's not so smart after all.
Congratulations, Earl.
Oh, was
I did just what Mama said. I was completely honest with her.
etely honest?
woman.
.
I thought it would be cute if you acted like I own the place.
ny minute.
I'm takin' her out to lunch.
Forget it, Earl. You're tryin' to con me.
Hey, Cliff. Now, if the dude digs this chick,
it is our duty as brothers...
to help him deceive her.
Okay. You got it.
Hey, man. Y'all be cool. Here she comes.
Junior, you [ Clears Thr
Hello, Earl.
It certainly is a splendid day, isn't it?
endid?
Delighted?
[ Clears Throat ] Uh, how do you like my place?
It looks like a barbershop.
[ Laughing ] You have such a way with words.
ou to my staff.
ce,
- Hi. - Pleased to meet you.
Earl has told me you have a promising future here.
[ Laughing ]
know.
Keep up the good work,
The what?
[ Laughing ]
ma'am.
My heavens.
My heavens, so it does. So it does.
Cliffie, you know how this work, don't you?
Yeah, I know one way to work it.
Hey, listen. Boss man, is there anything that you want me to do?
Yeah. Why don't you get yourself some new clothes?
You look like the mayor of a junkyard.
Yes, sir, Mr. Earl.
Son, you can l me Earl.
You hit him high
- Hi, everybody. - Hi, Leonard. - Hi, Leonard.
Well, who's the charming lady?
Don't tell me you fina to hire
I happen to be a lady friend of the owner's.
ou meet--
e.
Since you're here for a shave, why don't you just sit back, relax, and we'll give you one.
I think we should be running along, my pet.
You two boys can finish this one up.
the crowds taurants.
The Gay "Paree" Bar and Grill.
Don't worry. By the time you get there, you'll be hungry.
Mama, why don't you break down and buy a frost-free refrigerator?
Oh, it's not so bad. Sometimes I don't even get frostbite.
ay.
ss.
Besides, I don't like those newfangled ones that make ice cubes...
milk.
I want a refrigerator, not a malt shop.
By the way, Mama, I think it is so great...
is taking
Mama, what I mean is,
Mm. I thought he had a lot of friends... for an accountant.
der rd about.
I guess man talk, you know.
Sports, girls, cars, girls,
women, girls.
Well, that takes care of Earl's side of the conversation.
out what happened y.
Don't worry. Next time, I won't light my pipe on the flame from the shish kebab.
Well, welcome back, Earl. How was your vacation?
]
.
It's always a pleasure to hear your "quirps" and clever sayings.
p
ch
There's another one. You're brilliant.
th me.
is.
Will you cut it, Earl? I'm not impressed with all that "who whom" stuff.
Cliffie, Cliffie, Cliffie. I know what's bugging you.
You see, you miss the old Earl.
You would like to see me come in the door and go, like--
Well, like-- Hey, baby. [ Laughing ]
What's happenin'? Yeah.
There is a full moon tonight.
So let us wolves-- Awoo-ooh!--
go out and hunt some foxes.
But that is no longer I.
No longer I?
No. No longer I.
See, Wynona's old boyfriend, Zipper Wilson, used to be
He was loud, crude, happy-go-lucky,
hanging loose, not serious about a thing.
You know, happy. But, see, she dumped him.
So, I figure if I want Wynona to be my sugar,
I have to be refined.
Good thinking, Earl.
Look, Earl, I know you're only cutting for a hobby
sandwich.
Pip-pip.
[ Mutters ] I can't believe him.
Wonderfu
im?
You know, due to my tutelage, he's picked up a little je ne sai quoi.
clinic.
nge ie O.
O
Well, that Wynona really has Earl's head turned around.
That [ Mu
Clifton, he's probably
There was the beatnik phase, the hootenanny phase, the flower child phase.
Then there was that phase he went through last year.
No matter what phase he was in, he was always himself. He's never been phony.
p up long.
have
It'll be like going from being president of the United States...
to becoming a beach bum.
And when he falls, you're gonna have to be there to catch him.
Because you're his friend.
You know, Earl saved your life in Vietnam.
Oh, now wait a minute, Mama.
- I paid him back for that. I saved his life. - You did?
oberson,
and Big Buford walked in and--
I can't tell you any more, but, believe me, I saved his life.
Clifton, is Earl your best friend?
Well, Cl I'm off.
in. Earl?
I just remembered
Ciao, y'all.
[ All ] Ciao, y'all?
!
Float like a butterfly,
sting like a bee.
I know two sisters gonna fight over me.
Well, you clean enough. I haven't seen you that dressed up...
since they threw you out of your senior prom.
[ Laughing ] I know.
Hey, man. And these socks aren't even rented.
Listen, man. Are you... ready for tonight?
Junior, I don't know if I wanna go to the fights, man.
wanna
Earl? Are you kiddin', man? The clown prince of culture?
I thought that we would go down to the arena and scalp his ticket.
This is gonna be the battle royal.
Hey, man. And the fight is just the prelim.
The main event is when we find us two chicks...
who will flick our Bics.
[ Laughing ]
Man, are we gonna have us a great time tonight!
we going?
Uh--
- Ah. Tickets for the fight. I see you got 'em. - I
are we sitting?
Tell we t with
York. ist.
What are you talkin' about, fool?
go,
That bad yellow Stingray with the black racing stripe--
Wait a minute. Wynona doesn't have a yellow Stingray.
n
Uh, well, that's who must have been in the car.
Sure
Come on, Earl. Let's go to the fights.
Wait a minute. If Junior said he saw Wynona, he saw Wynona.
He only wears one earring.
Well, maybe it wasn't a Stingray.
What kind of car does Wynona drive?
Oh, well, there you go. Yeah.
Stringray.
Oh, come on. This is gonna be some fight.
Wait a minut I'm gonna ca
You know, hey. I'm-a find out what's the bottom of this, man.
Oh, yeah, I'm-a tell you who this is.
This is WMAI Radio. If you had answered when we called--
WMAI plays all the hits, We got the boss jocks who hit the boss rocks--
then you would have won yourself a brand-new motorcycle.
But you blew it, turkey.
That's right. You got to go on drivin' that jive-time Stingray.
Bye, sucker!
Aw, man. She lied to me.
I can't believe it. She dumped me and went straight for the Zipper.
o class. seen
What?
What are you talkin' about?
Earl. The theater,
the foreign films, these clothes.
Yeah. Look at those threads, man.
You look like a cartoon.
Earl.
somebody else.
And she didn't like that dude.
That's right.
Wait a minute. I thought you dudes was my friends.
Hey.
Hey.
That's why we couldn't stand you.
Earl, nobody goes for a phony.
Well, if she's put together good,
I us
Hey, look. Earl, man,
if a chick can't dig you
don't change yourself, change chicks.
Earl, look, man.
You do?
Yeah. But we're not known for our good taste.
All that fancy stuff-- that wasn't me.
Drinking beer out of a glass.
No. I wanna feel that can on my lips again.
What do you say we all go on over to the fights?
[ Ch
Wait a minute. Hold on now.
I won't be able to go lookin' for women after the fight.
I'm goin' back to do my readin'.
Dig this. Two hunters spotted Bambi and Thumper in the woods.
The saddest thing you wanna see.
Yes, Earl.