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EVERYBODY GET OUT OF THE DAMN WAY.
Narrator: ON "MY BIG FAT AMERICAN GYPSY WEDDING"...
Woman: [ LAUGHS ]
Linda: GOD, YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
Narrator: ...TWO FAMILIES HAVE BEEN FEUDING FOR YEARS.
THE GRUDGES ARE HELD.
IT'D BE WORLD WAR II.
Narrator: IT'S THE BOSWELLS...
KIND OF, LIKE, BAD BLOOD THERE.
YOU'RE PULLING MY HAIR!
Narrator: ...VERSUS THE SMALLS.
COME ON. I'M READY FOR YOU!
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M GONNA BE A BAD GRANDMA.
Narrator: BUT WHEN ONE DECIDES TO CRASH THE OTHER'S PARTY...
Man: LOOK HERE! LOOK HERE, Y'ALL!
...ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE.
Mildred: OH, NO. HERE IT GOES.
Tammy: "THEY'RE DISRESPECTING YOUR GRANDMOTHER --
YOU RUN THEM DOWN, AND YOU BEAT THEM DOWN."
COME ON OVER HERE!
Narrator: AND DOVIE SMALLS
HAS HER OWN BATTLE BREWING....
WAIT! STOP!
WE HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF.
Narrator: ...WITH NETTIE FROM THE NOTORIOUS STANLEY FAMILY...
I WANT TO TEAR HER FACE APART.
HER MOTHER'S JUST AN EVIL DRAMA DRAGON
THAT I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP] ABOUT.
Narrator: ...WHO WANT RUNAWAY DAUGHTER NUKKIE
HOME SAFE AND SOUND.
YOU THINK WE CAN WORK STUFF OUT, OR NO?
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT NO MORE.
[ CRYING ]
[ Voice breaking ] IT'S JUST MAKING IT WORSE.
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Narrator: IN CHRISTIANSBURG, VIRGINIA,
DOVIE SMALL IS PLANNING A JOINT BIRTHDAY PARTY
FOR SON POOKIE AND DAUGHTER JACKIE DEE.
STOP!
[ LAUGHS ]
[ PIANO KEYS PLAY ]
Dovie: SHE'LL BE 16. HE'LL BE 18.
THEIR BIRTHDAYS ARE THE SAME DAY, TWO YEARS APART.
JACKIE AND POOKIE ARE SPECIAL TO ME,
AND I WANT THE BEST FOR THEM,
SO I AM GONNA DO MY BEST TO GIVE THEM
THE PARTY OF THE YEAR.
Narrator: IT COULD BE A RARE CHANCE FOR JACKIE DEE
TO MEET HER FUTURE HUSBAND.
LIKE ALL ROMANY GIRLS,
SHE'S NORMALLY KEPT UNDER LOCK AND KEY.
Jackie Dee: IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY BIG.
I MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE A NICE PARTY.
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST WANT TO GET OUT THERE.
I LIKE DANCING 'CAUSE I DON'T GET OUT MUCH,
SO THIS IS MY CHANCE. I'M GONNA LIVE IT UP.
Narrator: BIRTHDAY GIRL JACKIE IS THE PRINCESS OF THE FAMILY,
PUT ON A PEDESTAL BY HER DOTING PARENTS.
Dovie: THESE TROPHIES ARE JACKIE DEE'S.
SHE'S BEEN DOING PAGEANTS SINCE 8 OR 9.
I WANT JACKIE TO DO THINGS THAT I NEVER DID.
I HAD OPPORTUNITIES GROWING UP TO MODEL,
AND MY DAD JUST WOULDN'T ALLOW IT.
ALL I GOT TO DO IS JUST LEARN HOW TO COOK AND CLEAN.
Jackie Dee: I DID PAGEANTS JUST TO MAKE MOM AND DAD HAPPY,
KEEP THEM OFF MY BACK FROM SCREAMING,
AND, LIKE, I DIDN'T HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO,
SO I LIKE PUTTING THE MAKEUP ON
AND GETTING ALL PRETTIED UP.
NOW SHE WANTS TO SING.
SHE'S JUST TRYING DIFFERENT THINGS.
Pookie: I GOT YOU SOME CLOTHES.
Narrator: IT'S NOT JUST MOM AND DAD
WHO KEEP AN EYE ON JACKIE DEE.
TRY IT ON.
PROTECTIVE BROTHER POOKIE EVEN BUYS HER OUTFITS
AND MAKES SURE NOTHING IS TOO REVEALING.
[ LAUGHS ]
I DON'T LIKE THAT. NOW PULL IT DOWN.
Pookie: WE DON'T LET HER OUT OF THE HOUSE
UNLESS SHE'S WITH MY MOM OR MY DAD OR MY GRANNY OR MY GRANDPA.
WE JUST DON'T, LIKE, LET HER GO OUT AND GET TOO MUCH FREEDOM.
Narrator: FOR A GYPSY GIRL,
16 IS A PRIME AGE TO LOOK FOR HUSBANDS,
BUT POOKIE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE MARRIAGE
ISN'T ON HIS LITTLE SISTER'S AGENDA.
Jackie Dee: SO, MY BROTHER SAID, LIKE, WHEN I'M AT MY PARTY,
"IF A BOY COMES UP AND TRIES TALKING TO YOU,
SAY, 'YOU WANT TO DANCE?' THIS AND THAT" --
HE DON'T CARE IF COUSIN OR NOT --
"GO THERE, DANCE WITH YOUR GIRLS,
AND WE'LL GET ALONG, BUT NO BOYS."
SO, NOT GONNA BE DANCING WITH NO BOYS, DON'T THINK.
IT'S DIFFERENT IN THE ROMANY TRADITION
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
A GIRL NEEDS TO STAY AT HOME AND RESPECT HERSELF
AND NOT PUT HERSELF DOWN.
Dovie: MOST ROMANY GIRLS ARE LIKE --
THEY'RE WANTING TO GO OUT, DATE.
JACKIE WANTS TO, BUT I DON'T ALLOW IT.
ON HER INTERNET,
I'M LOGGED IN AT ALL TIMES SO I KNOW WHO SHE'S TALKING TO.
I SEE EVERYTHING.
Narrator: BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT STORY IF YOU'RE A GYPSY BOY.
US BOYS CAN DO ANYTHING WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: ALTHOUGH JACKIE DEE
MUST STAY AWAY FROM THE DATING SCENE,
POOKIE HAS ALREADY HAD A GIRLFRIEND FOR A YEAR --
15-YEAR-OLD GYPSY NUKKIE.
YOU TASTE LIKE PEANUT BUTTER.
[ LAUGHS ]
SHE RAN OFF WITH HIM A YEAR AGO
WHEN THEY MET AT HER BROTHER'S WEDDING...
GOOD LUCK, BOBBY. I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO. YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
Narrator: ...A CEREMONY THAT WAS ALMOST RUINED BY A FAMILY FEUD.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Woman: [BLEEP] ***! GIVE IT TO HER!
STOP LOOKING AT IT.
WHEN ROMANICHAL MEN MARRY, THEY WANT *** BRIDES,
SO BY ELOPING WITH POOKIE AT 14,
NUKKIE JEOPARDIZED HER CHANCES OF MARRYING ANOTHER GYPSY,
AND MOM NETTIE WAS FURIOUS.
Nukkie: IT HURTS ME THAT MY MOM
WOULDN'T APPROVE OF SOMEBODY THAT I LOVE.
[ Coughs ] EVIL!
SHUT UP, POOKIE!
SHUT YOUR FACE!
[ Coughs ] EVIL!
POOKIE'S MOM, DOVIE, TOOK THE RUNAWAYS IN,
AND TO NETTIE, THAT WAS UNFORGIVABLE.
POOKIE AND NUKKIE ARE KIDS.
I WILL NOT SAY IT'S EITHER ONE OF THEIR FAULTS.
I BLAME DOVIE.
I COULDN'T STOP IT.
IT'S A GYPSY THING TO DO TO RUN OFF AT A CERTAIN AGE.
14 WAS WAY TOO YOUNG. DOVIE KNEW THAT.
Narrator: NETTIE TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET HER DAUGHTER BACK.
SHE HEADED TO PRINCETON
WITH HER SISTERS AND KIDS IN TOW,
ATTEMPTING TO LURE NUKKIE AWAY FROM DOVIE'S HOUSE.
Nettie: THAT'S IT!
[ SCREAMING ]
NINNIE, HEY! YOU'LL BREAK YOUR FEET!
HEY, HEY, SHE'S --
NO, NO, NO, NO! YOU'LL BREAK IT!
WHY?!
Narrator: BUT THEY FAILED TO FIND HER.
DOVIE KEPT 14-YEAR-OLD NUKKIE HIDDEN AWAY.
Nettie: SHE'S DONE A LOT OF UNDERCOVER HIDING.
MY KID'S PROBABLY BEEN AT THAT HOUSE HOW MANY TIMES,
AND SHE'S SAT THERE, KNOWING THAT I'M ON THE PHONE,
BEGGING FOR MY KID.
WELL, MY MOM --
SHE, LIKE, HATES HIM, I THINK,
AND HE HATES HER.
THEY CALL EACH OTHER NAMES.
SHE STARTED IT.
AND HE CALLS HER "HORSE TEETH."
[ LAUGHS ]
IT'S NOT FUNNY, POOKIE. I WILL HIT YOU.
Narrator: NUKKIE RISKED EVERYTHING TO BE WITH POOKIE,
BUT SHE STILL HASN'T GOT HER BIG, FAT GYPSY WEDDING.
EVERYBODY THINKS THEIRS WAS BIG, BUT MINE'S GONNA BE HUGE.
LIKE, I WANT, LIKE, A BIGGER DRESS THAN ANYBODY ELSE.
GET THE LITTLE GYPSY HORSES AND...
WHAT ABOUT THE TRAFFIC?
THERE AIN'T GONNA BE NO TRAFFIC.
SAY "I DO" AND GET IT OVER WITH BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND.
AFTER A YEAR OF LIVING UNOFFICIALLY AS MAN AND WIFE,
THERE SEEMS TO BE TROUBLE IN PARADISE.
MY ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO HAVE FUN AND EVERYTHING GO GOOD
AND ME AND NUKKIE WOULD BE TOGETHER,
BUT WE'RE JUST HAVING PROBLEMS.
HE GETS ON MY NERVES 'CAUSE HE THINKS, LIKE,
I GOT TO CLEAN HIS CLOTHES, COOK.
I MEAN, LIKE, HE'S 18. I'M 15.
I'M BASICALLY STILL A KID.
I CAN'T DO EVERYTHING HIS MOM DOES
OR ANYTHING HIS GRANNY DOES.
I TRY MY HARDEST.
IF SHE DON'T LIKE IT, SHE CAN LEAVE.
Narrator: PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA,
HAS A POPULATION OF 6,000.
1,000 OF THEM ARE ROMANICHAL GYPSIES.
AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST AND TOUGHEST FAMILIES
ARE THE BOSWELLS.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THE WOMAN WHO KEEPS EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY
IS 74-YEAR-OLD MATRIARCH MILDRED.
SHE'S SURROUNDED BY HER EIGHT CHILDREN
AND 22 GRANDCHILDREN.
...IN PRINCETON, WEST VIRGINIA. [ CHUCKLES ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
WE NEED TO GET A PEDICURE, MANICURE.
MY MOTHER IS MORE THAN JUST A BEST FRIEND AND A MOM.
I MEAN, SHE'S, LIKE, MY WHOLE WORLD.
NO, YOURS ARE BLINGING, TOO, BABY!
GIVE ME FIVE, MOM!
Narrator: MILDRED'S HAD A TOUGH TIME IN THE PAST FEW YEARS
WITH THE DEATHS OF HUSBAND, HARRY, AND DAUGHTER DEE.
Lisa: [ Voice breaking ] HER AND MILDRED WAS, LIKE, BEST FRIENDS.
AND THEN WHEN HARRY PASSED AWAY, YOU KNOW,
IT WAS HER HUSBAND OF ALL THEM YEARS.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST...
I MEAN, IT'S TOOK A TOLL ON HER.
Narrator: TO CHEER HER UP AND SHOW MILDRED
HOW MUCH SHE MEANS TO THE BOSWELLS,
THE FAMILY HAVE DECIDED TO THROW HER A PARTY.
Maxine: WE REALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR HER
TO LET HER KNOW HOW MUCH SHE'S LOVED AND APPRECIATED
FOR WHAT ALL SHE'S DONE FOR US.
Narrator: IT'S GOING TO BE AN OCCASION TO REMEMBER FOR MILDRED,
SO HER DAUGHTERS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW
HAVE HAD OUTFITS SPECIALLY DESIGNED
BY AMERICA'S PREMIER GYPSY DRESSMAKER, SONDRA CELLI,
WHO'S EVEN FLOWN DOWN FROM BOSTON TO HAND-DELIVER THEM.
I CAME TO PRINCETON TODAY
BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY GYPSIES IN PRINCETON.
THEY'RE LOYAL CLIENTS,
SO I ALWAYS WANT TO GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR THEM.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
WE'RE WAITING ALL DAY ON THIS ONE.
I'M SURE YOU WERE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Sondra: THESE GIRLS REALLY WANT TO LOOK BLINGY AND SEXY.
I BROUGHT THEM FIVE DRESSES
THAT ARE GONNA MAKE THEM THE HOTTEST ONES AT THE PARTY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Tammy: OH, LISA!
Linda: GORGEOUS!
ALL RIGHT, LINDA'S NEXT.
SHE DID A WONDERFUL JOB ON THOSE DRESSES.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
NOW WE GOT MAXINE.
I LOVE IT!
Maxine: I FELT LIKE A PRINCESS --
LIKE I WAS GOING TO THE PROM I NEVER DID GET TO GO TO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
TAMMY.
Linda: YEAH, LET ME SEE IT, TAM.
THAT'S GONNA LOOK REALLY PRETTY.
Sondra: I WANTED IT TO BE THE BOSWELL SISTERS,
SO I BLENDED ALL THE COLORS INTO A KIND OF A SHERBET THEME.
YOU COULD TELL THEY WERE ALL CONNECTED.
YOU COULD TELL THEY WERE ALL ONE FAMILY.
ALL RIGHT, NOW, MILDRED.
I'M THE LAST ONE.
MINE'S GONNA BE THE BEAUTIFUL.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: MILDRED CAN'T WAIT TO GIVE THE GIRLS
A SNEAK PEEK AT HER PARTY DRESS.
Sondra: READY? STAR OF THE DAY.
MILDRED IS THE OLDEST ROMANICHAL HERE,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE DOESN'T WANT BLING.
I FEEL LIKE A QUEEN. [ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S GOOD. I'M GLAD.
I FEEL SPECIAL. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU ARE SPECIAL!
ARE YOU READY?
WE ARE READY!
COME ON.
OH, MY LORD!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Linda: I THINK MY MOM LOOKED LIKE A PRINCESS,
AND SHE SEEMS REAL EXCITED.
HER DRESS LOOKED BEAUTIFUL ON HER.
MAMA, YOU'RE DEFINITELY GONNA BE
THE LIGHT OF THE PARTY, BABY.
I'M NOT LYING TO YOU.
YES! YES!
LET'S SEE IT WITH THE JACKET OFF A MINUTE.
YEAH, TAKE THE JACKET OFF.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Tammy: SOON AS MILDRED PUT THAT DRESS ON,
SHE BECAME A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON.
SHE'S MORE EXCITED FOR THIS PARTY
THAN I'VE SEEN HER IN YEARS, PROBABLY.
I'M GONNA BE THE QUEEN OF THE BALL.
Linda: OR MAXINE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: SONDRA STRUGGLES WITH HER MOST AMBITIOUS OUTFIT YET.
Sondra: LOOKS AWESOME.
WE'RE READY TO FLY.
Narrator: AND THINGS ARE HEATING UP
BETWEEN TWO FEUDING GYPSY FAMILIES.
Tammy: GRUDGES ARE HELD TO THE END, BUT THE PARTY MUST GO ON.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
Narrator: IT'S JUST FOUR DAYS
TILL JACKIE AND POOKIE'S JOINT 16th AND 18th BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Man: DO YOU WANT ANYTHING ELSE FOR RIGHT NOW?
I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
Narrator: JACKIE DEE'S PUT IN AN ORDER TO SONDRA CELLI
FOR BOTH OUTFITS,
AND SHE'S CHOSEN SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL FOR HERSELF.
I TOLD SONDRA I WANT BIG ANGEL WINGS.
YOU'LL HAVE TO INSPECT IT.
Jackie Dee: NO.
Pookie: YOU KNOW WHERE YOU GOT ANGEL WINGS?
YOU HAVE ONE OF THE HARNESSES
WHERE YOU CAN, LIKE --
THE PEOPLE THAT PULL THE ROPE BEHIND THE STAGE
AND MAKE YOU FLY ACROSS EVERYBODY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
Narrator: AMERICA'S TOP GYPSY DRESS DESIGNER, SONDRA CELLI,
IS HARD AT WORK ON THE PARTY DESIGNS FOR THE SIBLINGS.
WE'VE DECIDED THEY SHOULD COORDINATE COLOR-WISE
BUT BE THEIR OWN SPECIAL PERSON
BECAUSE WE WANT THEM BOTH TO SHINE AT THIS PARTY.
POOKIE WANTS A WHITE TUX WITH TAILS,
AND HE WANTS LOTS OF BLING.
AND JACKIE --
SHE REALLY WANTED SOMETHING MORE SEXY,
LIKE A LITTLE BUSTIER.
SEXY LITTLE NUMBER.
SHE'S 16. SHE WANTS TO LOOK SEXY.
SHE KEEPS TELLING ME, "PAD ME UP!"
WE PADDED HER UP. SHE'S PADDED. SHE'S PADDED.
Narrator: THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FOR SONDRA
WILL BE MAKING JACKIE DEE'S ANGELIC ACCESSORIES.
AFTER 30 YEARS CREATING GYPSY CLOTHES,
THIS IS A FIRST FOR HER.
I THINK THE MOST EXCITING PART OF THE PROJECT FOR ALL OF US
REALLY IS THE WINGS.
Sondra: I WANT HER TO WALK IN
AND EVERYBODY JUST FALL TO THEIR KNEES.
IT NEEDS TO SPARKLE.
Narrator: AND THE REAL TEST WILL BE GETTING THEM TO STAY UPRIGHT.
Sondra: IN ORDER TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
IT TAKES A LOT OF ALMOST THEATRICAL DESIGN.
THIS IS A CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF THE WEIGHT.
LOOKS AWESOME.
WHAT ABOUT WE PUT SOMETHING THAT CONNECTS TO THIS?
YEAH.
IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL, THOUGH.
THEY LOOK GORGEOUS.
THEY FEEL AWESOME.
Sondra: EVERYTHING'S BEEN TESTED,
SO WE'RE READY TO FLY.
Narrator: THE BOSWELL SISTERS ARE GOING THROUGH THE GUEST LIST
FOR MILDRED'S PARTY.
Maxine: SUSIE.
KEITH AND FRANK.
THE FAMILY IS VERY BIG -- I MEAN, EXTREMELY BIG.
I CANNOT EXPRESS HOW BIG.
Narrator: BUT WHO DOESN'T COME
IS ALMOST AS IMPORTANT AS WHO DOES,
AND THEY DON'T WANT RIVAL FAMILY THE SMALLS
ON THE GUEST LIST.
THEY'VE BEEN IN A BITTER FEUD WITH THE SMALLS,
INCLUDING POOKIE, DOVIE, AND JACKIE DEE.
Linda: WE'RE NOT INVITING THEM.
THERE'S KIND OF, LIKE, BAD BLOOD THERE RIGHT NOW,
AND NOBODY'S TALKING TO EACH OTHER.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE MAD AT US, AND WE'RE MAD AT THEM, SO...
Narrator: THE TROUBLE WAS TRIGGERED WHEN POOKIE GOT INTO A FIGHT
WITH ONE OF MILDRED BOSWELL'S GRANDSONS.
Tammy: IT WAS ONE-ON-ONE, FAIR FIGHT,
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
THEN THE FAMILY DIDN'T LIKE IT,
AND THAT'S BEEN 2 1/2, GOOD 3 YEARS AGO.
AND EVEN MILDRED'S INTERVENTION HASN'T CALMED THINGS DOWN.
Tammy: WITH THE ROMANIES, WE DON'T LET GO.
SO, GRUDGES ARE HELD TILL THE END.
Narrator: WHEN UNINVITED FAMILY MEMBERS SHOW UP AT GYPSY GATHERINGS,
IT SPELLS DISASTER.
SO, THE SMALLS ARE HOLDING THEIR PARTY
300 MILES AWAY, IN SUFFOLK,
TO MAKE SURE NONE OF THE BOSWELLS TURN UP.
Dovie: I DON'T WANT ANY FIGHTING GOING ON.
IT'S MY KIDS' BIRTHDAY,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN YOU GET A LOT OF PEOPLE TOGETHER,
THERE'S ALWAYS SOME KIND OF DRAMA.
I FEEL IF THERE'S ANY OUTSIDERS COMING IN,
THEN THINGS MAY NOT GO WELL.
Narrator: AS FOR POOKIE,
HIS TROUBLE IS DECIDING WHAT TO PACK FOR HIS PARTY.
Pookie: A LOT OF HAIR SPRAY, A LOT OF HAIR GEL.
HAIR STUFFS IS WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT FOR ME.
I TAKE ABOUT 12, 13 OUTFITS.
IT'S GOOD FOR A ROMANY MAN TO LOOK GOOD,
'CAUSE IF HE DON'T LOOK GOOD, THEN HIS NIGHT'S GONNA BE ALL...
Narrator: JACKIE DEE IS ALSO GETTING READY, GYPSY-STYLE.
Jackie Dee: I'M GONNA BE GONE LIKE ABOUT TWO OR THREE DAYS,
AND I'M JUST PACKING A LITTLE BIT OF STUFF.
DON'T WANT TO OVERDO IT.
Dovie: I'VE GOT ONE SUITCASE, A HANDBAG.
THE REST -- IT'S JACKIE DEE'S.
Jackie Dee: I JUST LIKE TO HAVE DIFFERENT CHOICES
'CAUSE I CHANGE MY MIND A LOT.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ HORN HONKS ]
Narrator: IT'S PARTY TIME,
AND JACKIE DEE IS OUT TO PLAY.
I JUST WANT TO DANCE.
Narrator: BUT WHEN THE BOYS COME RUNNING...
I LIKE JACKIE A LOT.
MAYBE ME AND HER RUN OFF OR SOMETHING. YOU NEVER KNOW.
Narrator: ...POOKIE'S OUT TO STOP THEM.
I JUST DON'T LIKE IT WHEN BOYS TRY TO COME UP TO HER.
YOU'RE GORGEOUS!
Narrator: IN WEST VIRGINIA...
Linda: OH, MY LORD!
...THE ROMANY COMMUNITY IS THROWING A PARTY
TO HONOR THE TOWN'S OLDEST GYPSY, MILDRED BOSWELL.
I'M GONNA BE THE QUEEN OF THE BALL.
AND HER DAUGHTERS LINDA AND MAXINE
ARE BUSY SCOUTING FOR THE PERFECT LOCATION.
OH, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
OH, IT'S GORGEOUS.
YEAH, I LIKE THAT.
WHAT CAN I HELP YOU WITH TODAY?
WE'RE GONNA DO A SPECIAL PARTY FOR MOMMY.
OKAY.
AND WE WANT EVERYTHING TO BE PERFECT.
Spring: WE CAN MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS.
OKAY. THAT SOUNDS GOOD!
Linda: AT A ROMANY PARTY, THEY LOOK AT YOUR CLOTHES,
THEY LOOK AT THE VENUE, THEY LOOK AT THE FOOD.
I MEAN, ALL THAT REFLECTS BACK ON THE BOSWELLS.
Spring: THIS IS THE PERFECT SPACE
BECAUSE IT'S GONNA GIVE YOU
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DANCE FLOOR.
Narrator: THEY FOUND THE IDEAL PLACE TO CUT LOOSE IN.
Maxine: THIS IS ROMANY.
IT'S BIG. IT'S FANCY.
IT'S NICE. IT'S US. [ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: BUT BECAUSE OF THEIR REPUTATION,
GYPSIES OFTEN HAVE A HARD TIME BOOKING VENUES,
SO LINDA DECIDES TO COME CLEAN.
THEY CALL US ROMANIES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW ABOUT US OR NOT.
IF SOMEONE WERE TO SAY
THEY WERE AFRAID OF THE GYPSY CULTURE,
WOULD THAT STILL OFFEND YOU?
IT'S COOL. I WAS GLAD THAT WE'RE SCARED OF.
I'M THINKING, YEAH, THEY KNOW NOT TO MESS WITH US.
Narrator: PRINCETON IS BOSWELL TERRITORY,
AND LINDA WANTS TO HOLD THE PARTY IN THE TOWN'S CENTER,
KNOWING MANY ARE FRIGHTENED OF THEIR REPUTATION.
YOU KNOW, NOW THAT YOU'VE FOUND OUT THAT WE ARE ROMANIES,
DOES IT PLAY ANYTHING BACK IN YOUR DECISION
WHETHER TO LET US HAVE THE PLACE OR NOT?
ABSOLUTELY WOULDN'T AFFECT OUR DECISION HERE AT ALL.
OKAY, THAT SOUNDS GOOD! THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
Spring: THEY'RE VERY OUTGOING, THEY'RE VERY PERSONABLE,
AND JUST -- IT WAS DELIGHTFUL TO MEET THEM.
Narrator: THE SMALLS HAVE ARRIVED IN SUFFOLK,
THE LOCATION FOR JACKIE AND POOKIE'S JOINT BIRTHDAY PARTY,
AND WITH THE FESTIVITIES ONLY HOURS AWAY,
POOKIE WANTS TO MAKE SURE HIS KID SISTER
WON'T BE DOING ANY MOVES THAT MIGHT ATTRACT THE BOYS.
SHE'S NOT GETTING ON THE FLOOR, ACTING STUPID.
SHE'S NOT ACTING STUPID. IT'S PART OF THE DANCE.
I CAN DANCE, CAN'T I, MOM?
HE'S SAYING I CAN'T DO NOTHING.
IT'S HER PARTY.
SHE CAN BURN THE HOUSE DOWN IF SHE WANTS TO.
SHE CAN'T GET ON THE FLOOR.
BUT SHE CAN.
I BET YOU I'LL DROP-KICK HER IN THE HEAD, TOO.
YOU DON'T DO THAT.
SHE DOES. IT'S JACKIE DEE.
WELL, JACKIE DEE AIN'T DOING [BLEEP] THIS TIME.
I'LL MAKE SURE OF IT.
HE THINKS I'M, LIKE, A LITTLE BABY!
I'M NOT 3 YEARS OLD. I'M 16 YEARS OLD.
LEAVE ME ALONE, BOY. GO HOME WITH YOURSELF.
I DANCE WHEN I WANT TO DANCE.
AND I'M GONNA JUST GET UP THERE AND SHAKE IT.
Narrator: IT'S ALMOST PARTY TIME,
AND JACKIE AND POOKIE FINALLY GET TO SEE
THEIR SPECIALLY DESIGNED OUTFITS FROM SONDRA CELLI.
Jackie Dee: WHEN THE BOX CAME IN, I WAS, LIKE --
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
Dovie: OH, JACKIE.
GORGEOUS!
OOH!
YEAH, MY SHOES --
I GOT THE ANGEL WINGS ON THE BACK OF THEM.
I LOVE IT.
OH, FREAK!
DO MY SHOES LIGHT UP? HEY, THIS AIN'T FAIR!
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU DON'T NEED TO LIGHT UP. HE DOES.
Pookie: I LIKE MY OUTFIT.
IT'S PRETTY BAD --
GOT A LOT OF RHINESTONES AND STUFF ON IT.
YOU GOT A BIG HEAD, POOKIE.
YEAH, US ROMANIES --
WE LIKE TO GO OUT AND TRY TO IMPRESS EVERYBODY
AND LOOK BETTER THAN THE NEXT PERSON.
Dovie: THAT'LL LOOK GOOD UNDER THE LIGHTS.
I JUST WANT IT TO BE A BIG PARTY
AND WANT TO HAVE THE BEST-LOOKING OUTFIT I CAN,
AND JACKIE WANTS TO HAVE THE BEST-LOOKING ONE SHE CAN.
LET ME SEE THE BACK. OH, MY GOD!
I DO! I LOVE THE WHOLE FREAKING OUTFIT. TURN AROUND.
THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
SHE SHINES LIKE A DIAMOND!
AND I LOVE THE SHOES.
I NEVER DREAMED THAT THEY WERE GONNA TURN OUT SO GOOD.
I LOVE IT. I REALLY DO.
Narrator: IT'S THE MOMENT JACKIE DEE'S BEEN WAITING FOR,
AS SHE LAYS EYES ON HER AMAZING ACCESSORIES.
OH, MY GOD!
GIVE MY WING!
WHAT IN THE...
Dovie: OH, WOW!
HA! I GOT WINGS!
Dovie: THE WINGS --
IF SHE EVER CARRIES THEM AROUND,
SHE'S GONNA LOOK LIKE AN ANGEL.
HOW IN THE WORLD...
MOVE, MOM.
OW! MY HEAD'S STUCK!
YOU'RE PULLING MY HAIR!
Pookie: I LIKE JACKIE'S OUTFIT.
SHE GOT PRETTY BIG WINGS. THEY'RE REALLY BIG.
SHE CAN BARELY STAND UP WITH THEM.
Jackie Dee: I'M FALLING!
FALL ON YOUR --
[ LAUGHS ]
Dovie: I'M HOPING SHE DON'T FALL AT THE PARTY!
SHE'LL BREAK A LEG -- BREAK A WING!
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: JACKIE AND POOKIE MIGHT BOTH LOVE THEIR OUTFITS,
BUT IT ISN'T LONG BEFORE FEATHERS START TO FLY.
Dovie: JACKIE AND POOKIE'S LIKE TOM AND JERRY.
I MEAN, THEY FIGHT 24/7.
WAIT! STOP!
JACKIE! I SAID, "STOP!"
YEAH, ME AND HER'S ALWAYS LIKE THAT. SHE'S ALWAYS ARGUING.
MARCH OVER THERE NOW. I SAID, "STOP!"
YEAH, SHE'S EASY TO WIND UP TODAY -- MY SISTER IS.
GO!
GO!
Narrator: AND IT'S NOT ONLY JACKIE DEE THAT POOKIE'S FIGHTING WITH.
AFTER QUARRELING WITH GIRLFRIEND NUKKIE,
HE'S ABANDONED HER IN THEIR HOTEL ROOM.
ALTHOUGH NUKKIE'S STARTING TO DREAD TONIGHT'S PARTY,
SHE'S DETERMINED TO SHOW HER FACE
BUT FEARS THE WORST.
I DON'T LIKE BEING BY MYSELF. I HATE IT.
AND I GET LONELY,
AND THAT'S WHEN I START MISSING MY FAMILY THE MOST.
[ SIGHS ] I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
BUT I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO THAT BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Narrator: AFTER WEEKS OF PLANNING,
IT'S POOKIE AND JACKIE'S BIG MOMENT.
[ SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
Woman: THEY'RE WAY UP IN THAT DRESSING ROOM.
Jackie Dee: I MEAN, THERE'S RULES, BUT, REALLY NOT, LIKE --
LIKE, I KNOW WHERE TO GO OUT,
SO IF I WANT TO DANCE, I'M GONNA DANCE.
IT CAN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS,
AND SO I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT TONIGHT'S GONNA BRING.
SO, I'M JUST READY TO GET OUT HERE.
Narrator: THEIR DAD, HARRY, HAS BEEN WORKING AWAY FROM HOME
BUT HAS MADE IT BACK FOR THEIR SPECIAL NIGHT.
IT'S THEIR PARTY AND JUST LET THEM ENJOY THEIRSELVES.
AND THEN YOU NEVER KNOW.
I'M LIABLE TO GET IN THERE AND HAVE A LITTLE EXCITEMENT MYSELF.
Pookie: THE OTHER ROMANICHALS --
THEY KNOW WHEN US SMALLS THROW A PARTY.
IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY HUGE -- LOT OF FUN,
LOT OF MUSIC, DANCING, GIRLS.
Man: AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
LET'S WELCOME JACKIE AND POOKIE'S BIRTHDAY BASH PARTY!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
OH, JACKIE'S OUTFIT WAS, LIKE, SO PRETTY ON HER.
Woman: THEY LOOKED AMAZING.
IT WAS EXCITING.
THEY DEFINITELY MADE AN ENTRANCE.
Narrator: THE PARTY IS ESPECIALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR JACKIE DEE,
WHO'S ENJOYING A RARE NIGHT OF FREEDOM.
Jackie Dee: LIKE, I'M NEVER REALLY OUT SO MUCH,
AND IT'S, LIKE, NICE TONIGHT.
IT'S JUST ABOUT ME AND MY BROTHER.
I JUST WANT TO DANCE! I WANT TO BREAK IT DOWN.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIRL. LOVE YOU.
Narrator: NOT USED TO BEING OUT AROUND BOYS,
JACKIE DEE'S ENJOYING THE ATTENTIONS
OF 13-YEAR-OLD SECOND COUSIN BENNY.
YOU'RE GORGEOUS!
I LOVE THE WINGS, YOU KNOW -- SUCH AN ANGEL.
SHE ALWAYS LOOKED LIKE ONE ALREADY, SO...
Benny: WELL, I LIKE JACKIE A LOT.
I GOT TO WORK ON DOVIE AND HARRY.
I REALLY LIKE HER A LOT.
Narrator: POOKIE PUSHES HIS FIANCéE TO THE LIMIT.
SHE WANTS ME.
IT WAS LIKE THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.
Narrator: AND A GYPSY FEUD THREATENS TO EXPLODE.
Narrator: IT'S FRIDAY NIGHT IN SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA...
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
...WHERE JACKIE AND POOKIE SMALL
ARE THROWING A JOINT BIRTHDAY PARTY.
Woman: ALL RIGHT, TAKE THE WINGS OFF.
HELP ME.
JACKIE HITS THE DANCE FLOOR
HOPING THAT OVERPROTECTIVE BROTHER POOKIE'S
NOWHERE IN THE VICINITY.
Jackie Dee: I MEAN, I WAS DANCING AND ALL.
LIKE, I COULDN'T REALLY, LIKE, GET DOWN LIKE I WANT TO
'CAUSE MY JEANS WAS A LITTLE BIT TOO TIGHT.
Pookie: I'M JUST VERY PROTECTIVE OVER MY SISTER.
I DON'T MIND WHEN JACKIE DANCES AROUND ALL THE GIRLS.
I JUST DON'T LIKE WHEN THERE'S A BIG GROUP OF BOYS
AND THEY'LL TRY TO COME UP TO HER.
BUT SHE GOT MORE RESPECT FOR HERSELF
NOT TO GO AROUND THEM ANYWAYS.
Harry: POOKIE'S NOT HER DADDY.
HE CAN'T STOP HER FROM DANCING.
I LET HER GET OUT AND ENJOY HERSELF.
IT'S HER PARTY AS WELL AS IT IS HIS.
COME AND FLY WITH ME!
Narrator: AS THE PARTY HEATS UP,
THE GYPSIES ARE HAVING A BALL.
WHOO!
Dovie: I REALLY DO THINK IT WENT THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE.
NO TROUBLE. NO FIGHTING.
JACKIE HAD A GOOD TIME, AND SHE GOT TO DANCE.
Dovie: WE NEED FORKS!
Narrator: BUT ONE GUEST ISN'T GETTING INTO THE PARTY SPIRIT.
[ LAUGHS ]
NUKKIE AND POOKIE'S RELATIONSHIP IS ON THE ROCKS.
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,
HE'S FLIRTING WITH ANOTHER GIRL.
YOU KISS ME RIGHT HERE --
RIGHT HERE OR RIGHT THERE.
Woman: OOH!
THAT'S FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY!
ONLY FOR MY BIRTHDAY.
DON'T GET ME IN TROUBLE, THOUGH!
BLING IS HOT.
Pookie: I DON'T KNOW. SOME GIRL -- SHE COME UP,
STARTED HUGGING ME AND KISSING ME,
BUT THAT AIN'T NOTHING OUT OF THE USUAL.
Narrator: BEING UNFAITHFUL IN PUBLIC
IS A BIG BETRAYAL IN THE GYPSY WORLD,
BUT NUKKIE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO MAKE A SCENE
IN FRONT OF OTHER PEOPLE.
MY SHOES LIGHT UP, TOO.
OH, MY GOD! THOSE ARE AWESOME!
Pookie: I WAS TAUGHT A ROMANY MAN'S SUPPOSED TO BE FAITHFUL.
I DON'T KNOW. IT'S HARD TO DO.
Nukkie: I WOULDN'T SAY TONIGHT WAS THE WORST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.
I COULD SAY IT WAS, LIKE, THE LONELIEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE.
Narrator: IT'S OBVIOUS
THAT NUKKIE IS NO LONGER POOKIE'S PRIORITY,
SO SHE HEADS BACK TO THE HOTEL,
CLEARLY WITH A BIG DECISION TO MAKE.
THE FOLLOWING MORNING, 300 MILES AWAY IN PRINCETON,
THE ROMANICHAL COMMUNITY IS GEARING UP
FOR A SPECIAL CELEBRATION
TO HONOR ITS MOST RESPECTED MATRIARCH, MILDRED BOSWELL.
Mark: HELLO, MISS MILDRED.
MILDRED'S VISITING HAIRDRESSER MARK,
WHO'S KNOWN THE BOSWELLS SINCE HE WAS A KID.
OKAY.
WE CAN FIX YOU UP, DARLING.
NO PROBLEM.
I'LL MAKE HER LOOK LIKE A MOVIE STAR.
YEP.
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH.
YOU'LL HAVE TO BRING A PICTURE TO ME OF WHEN YOU WAS YOUNGER.
OKAY. [ CHUCKLES ]
[ LAUGHS ]
Mark: A LOT OF PEOPLE IN TOWN IS SCARED OF THE BOSWELLS
AND THE OTHER GYPSIES IN THIS AREA.
THEY THINK THEY'RE ALL BAD,
THEY THING THEY'RE ALL CROOKS AND EVERYTHING, BUT THEY'RE NOT.
I MEAN, THEY'RE REALLY GREAT PEOPLE.
OKAY, SWEETIE.
YOU TREAT THEM RIGHT, THEY'RE GONNA TREAT YOU RIGHT.
YOU TRY TO CROSS THEM,
THEY'RE GONNA CROSS YOU AND DO YOU DAMAGE.
I LOVE THE BOSWELLS -- ALL OF THEM.
MM-HMM.
TOMORROW I'M GONNA BE BLINGING. I'M GONNA BE ROCKING.
OH, LORD. LOOK OUT, PRINCETON.
[ LAUGHS ]
I'M GONNA BE A BAD GRANDMA.
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT I DO NOT DOUBT!
I'M NOT BEING SOMEWHERE I'M NOT WANTED.
Narrator: IT'S DECISION TIME FOR THE TEEN LOVERS.
YOU THINK WE CAN WORK STUFF OUT, OR NO?
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT NO MORE.
DOES NUKKIE STAY...
OR DOES SHE GO?
[ CRYING ]
[ Voice breaking ] IT'S JUST MAKING IT WORSE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Narrator: IN SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA, JACKIE AND POOKIE SMALL
HAD THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES AT THEIR JOINT BIRTHDAY PARTY.
SHE WANTS ME.
BUT POOKIE'S FIANCéE, NUKKIE, WAS DEVASTATED
WHEN SHE SAW HIM FLIRTING WITH ANOTHER GIRL.
NUKKIE DISCUSSES HER FUTURE
WITH HER BEST FRIEND, JACKIE DEE.
I JUST WANT TO GO HOME.
WHY?
THE ONLY PERSON WHO WANTS ME IS YOU.
Jackie Dee: I THINK THEY LOVE EACH OTHER,
BUT THEY'RE NOT IN LOVE. THEY'RE TOO YOUNG.
SHOULD I STAY OR GO?
AS MUCH AS I WANT TO SAY TO YOU --
I REALLY DON'T THINK Y'ALL'S GONNA WORK THIS ONE OUT.
ME EITHER.
THEY'VE BEEN TOGETHER A YEAR,
AND THEY ALWAYS ARGUE BACK AND FORTH ALMOST EVERY DAY
UNTIL, LIKE, THE LAST TIME REALLY DID IT.
SO, NOW, I GUESS THAT'S WHY SHE'S LEAVING TOMORROW.
Narrator: LEAVING POOKIE NOW MEANS NUKKIE WILL ALWAYS BE SEEN
AS A SECOND-CLASS GYPSY.
JACKIE, RUNNING OFF -- IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA.
HAVE A FAIRYTALE WEDDING.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. LIKE, I WANT TO HAVE A WEDDING.
HAVE EVERYTHING I DIDN'T DO.
DO WHATEVER I DIDN'T DO.
YOU DO THAT.
LATER THAT NIGHT,
NUKKIE AND POOKIE HAVE ONE FINAL CONVERSATION.
I GOT TO CALL MY MOM TOMORROW,
TELL HER I'M COMING HOME,
BECAUSE I'M NOT BEING SOMEWHERE I'M NOT WANTED.
IT'S JUST ALL CHANGED. JUST THINGS WENT BAD.
I DID CARE FOR HER, BUT NOT NO MORE.
IT'S JUST FEELINGS CHANGE.
Nukkie: I FELT LIKE THAT'S THE GUY
I WANTED TO BE WITH ALL MY LIFE.
WE'RE GONNA GET MARRIED, THIS AND THAT.
THIS WAS, LIKE, THE REAL DEAL. BUT, LIKE, IT'S ALL GONE.
I DON'T THINK IT WAS A MISTAKE.
IT JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT.
I DON'T WANT TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU.
I'M SO CONFUSED.
SHOULD I STAY OR GO?
YOU THINK WE CAN WORK STUFF OUT, OR NO?
I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT NO MORE.
WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS OLD,
I RAN AWAY. I THOUGHT I WAS IN LOVE.
AND NOW I'M 15, AND...
I'M GOING HOME.
Narrator: IT'S THE FOLLOWING MORNING,
AND NUKKIE IS CONSIDERING HER FUTURE
NOW THAT HER REPUTATION'S BEEN TARNISHED.
Nukkie: AS A ROMANICHAL GIRL, IF YOU HAD A MAN
AND, LIKE, YOU LEAVE THEM...
LIKE, YOU'RE BASICALLY, LIKE, NO GOOD.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE USED,
AND NOBODY WANTS, LIKE, NOT A DECENT GIRL.
BUT I DON'T CARE. I REALLY WANT TO LEAVE.
I WANT TO GET AWAY.
Narrator: FOR THE PAST YEAR,
DOVIE'S BEEN NUKKIE'S UNOFFICIAL MOTHER-IN-LAW.
ARE YOU READY?
NUKKIE?
HAVE YOU TALKED TO YOUR MOM?
DID YOU TELL HER YOU'RE COMING HOME?
WHAT'D SHE SAY?
SHE SAID, "OKAY."
Narrator: HER FINAL DUTY
WILL BE TO DELIVER NUKKIE BACK TO HER MOM --
DOVIE'S NEMESIS, NETTIE STANLEY.
Nettie: I FEEL BAD FOR MY KID THAT SHE HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT
AND I WASN'T THERE TO HELP HER.
THAT'S WHAT I HATE, SO...
IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE.
AND THEN DOVIE --
I WANT TO TEAR HER FACE APART
BECAUSE OF WHAT SHE HAS PUT ME THROUGH,
BUT I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN KARMA.
KARMA'S GONNA GET DOVIE, AND THE GOOD LORD ABOVE.
I DON'T GOT TO DO NOTHING.
Narrator: AND AFTER A YEAR OF HARASSMENT,
THERE'S NO LOVE LOST BETWEEN NETTIE AND DOVIE.
HER MOTHER'S JUST AN EVIL DRAMA DRAGON
THAT I DON'T GIVE A [BLEEP] ABOUT.
THEY CAUSE DRAMA.
I DON'T LIVE FOR DRAMA. JACKIE DON'T LIVE FOR DRAMA.
Narrator: WITHOUT EVEN A GOODBYE FROM POOKIE,
NUKKIE HEADS TO A DROP-OFF SPOT
SO THE TWO FAMILIES DON'T HAVE TO MEET.
AND DOVIE IS HOPING NETTIE DOESN'T TURN UP.
Dovie: IF ME AND NETTIE MEETS UP, I GUESS IT'S ON.
WE HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO TAKE CARE OF.
IT'D BE WORLD WAR II.
OH, IT'S GONNA HAPPEN ONE DAY, SOONER OR LATER.
IT'S A SMALL WORLD.
IT'S A SMALLS WORLD.
Narrator: FOR THE PAST YEAR,
JACKIE'S HAD A FRIEND IN THE HOUSE.
NOW SHE'LL BE LOCKED INSIDE ALONE.
WHY DIDN'T WE JUST TAKE HER HOME TOMORROW?
Dovie: BECAUSE SHE'S GOT TO GO HOME.
Jackie Dee: I AIN'T REALLY GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS
'CAUSE, I MEAN, I DON'T GET OUT A LOT,
AND I AIN'T GOT A PHONE, SO...
IT'S HARD TO TALK TO PEOPLE.
Dovie: NUKKIE, YOU GONNA TRY TO KEEP IN CONTACT?
YEAH. I'LL CALL YOU.
NUKKIE'S MY FRIEND TILL THE END.
SHE'S MY FRIEND FROM THE START. I'LL BE THERE TILL THE END.
[ Voice breaking ] IT'S JUST MAKING IT WORSE. LET'S GO.
[ SOBBING ]
GET OVER IT. YOU BOTH GOT TO STOP.
Nukkie: BYE.
[ SOBBING ]
Dovie: [ Voice breaking ] NUKKIE IS LIKE MY KID.
SHE'S BEEN WITH ME FOR A YEAR.
YOU JUST DON'T THROW SOMEBODY OUT,
AND IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE JUST LEAVING HER.
Narrator: ALONE IN A CAB FOR THE FINAL LEG OF THE JOURNEY,
NUKKIE'S BEGINNING TO REALIZE
HOW MUCH SHE'LL MISS HER BEST FRIEND.
Nukkie: [ Crying ] I LOST MY FRIEND.
I'M NERVOUS,
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S GONNA SAY.
Narrator: ...NUKKIE HAS TO FACE MOM NETTIE.
YOU SEE WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH?
WHAT SHE DONE WAS WRONG.
AND MILDRED'S PARTY...
Mildred: OH, NO. HERE IT GOES.
...ENDS IN CHAOS.
COME ON OVER HERE!
[ SIREN WAILING ]
Tammy: WE ALWAYS GET BUSTED --
HAVING A LITTLE PARTY!
Narrator: CAST ASIDE,
POOKIE SMALLS' EX-FIANCéE, NUKKIE, HEADS HOME,
HOPING HER MOM, NETTIE, WILL TAKE HER BACK
AFTER THE HEARTACHE SHE'S CAUSED DURING HER YEAR AWAY.
LISTEN -- WHEN NUKKIE GETS IN HERE, DON'T STOP ME
BECAUSE I NEED TO LET HER KNOW WHAT SHE DONE WAS WRONG,
AND I DON'T WANT Y'ALL FOLLOWING IN HER FOOTSTEPS.
THIS YEAR'S BEEN A REALLY, REALLY HARD YEAR --
RAISING ALL YOUR KIDS, BEING AROUND THEM.
YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT ONE THAT'S IN TROUBLE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE'S AT.
IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY, REALLY TOUGH.
Girl: RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE.
THERE, THERE, THERE!
LET'S GO! COME ON!
Nukkie: I'M FEELING NERVOUS.
I'M THINKING I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE'S GONNA SAY.
NUKKIE! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HOME!
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HOME! [ LAUGHS ]
WHEN I FIRST WALKED UP TO THE HOUSE,
I WAS SCARED.
I HAD ALL DIFFERENT FEELINGS OF HOW MY MOM WAS GONNA SEE ME.
HOW SHE LOOKED AT ME WAS KIND OF GOOD.
I HAVE REALLY MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
I LOVE YOU, NUKKIE.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
LUCY WANTS HUGS, TOO.
OH, I HIT HER IN THE FACE.
[ SMOOCHES ]
[ Voice breaking ] IT'S LIKE I'M FINALLY RELIEVED
THAT SHE'S HOME AND IT'S ALL OVER.
[ GROANS ]
HOW MUCH DID Y'ALL MISS ME?
THAT BIG!
THAT BIG!
GIVE ME HUGS.
[ KIDS SCREAMING ]
Nukkie: BUT I JUST WANT TO FEEL LOVED, MOM.
WELL, YOU GOT ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD RIGHT HERE.
I KNOW, BUT I JUST WANT A BOY TO LOVE ME.
IF YOU DID WANT POOKIE TO MARRY IN THE FUTURE,
LISTEN TO ME.
I CAN MAKE HIM EATING OUT OF YOUR HANDS.
AND I'M GONNA TELL YOU HOW TO PLAY HIM LIKE A VIOLIN.
"CUNNING" IS THE WORD.
YOU'RE GONNA BE CUNNING, AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU HOW TO BE CUNNING.
NOW WE CAN GET YOU BACK ON TRACK.
WHOO!
Nettie: NOW I'M ON THE BATTLE OF KEEPING HER HERE
AND OCCUPIED. THEN...
WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
[ LAUGHS ]
Narrator: 300 MILES AWAY, IN SNOWY PRINCETON...
...IT'S PARTY TIME FOR THE TOWN'S OLDEST GYPSY,
MILDRED BOSWELL.
AND THE LADIES CAN'T WAIT TO SQUEEZE
INTO THEIR SPECIALLY DESIGNED SONDRA CELLI OUTFITS.
Tammy: THE BOSWELLS ARE NOT VERY POPULAR IN PRINCETON.
THEY'RE JEALOUS OF US.
BUT AFTER THIS PARTY,
THEY'RE GONNA EVEN BE MORE JEALOUS OF US.
Narrator: MILDRED'S BEEN CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN TO HER PARTY
AT THE HEAD OF A GYPSY CONVOY.
FINALLY, THE BOSWELL LADIES MAKE THEIR GRAND ENTRANCE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Maxine: SHE DESERVES BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION.
IF IT WASN'T FOR HER, NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE.
WHOO-WHOO-WHOO!
[ LAUGHS ]
STEVIE!
[ CHEERING ]
Narrator: AFTER A QUICK CHANGE,
A V.I.P. GUEST ARRIVES TO GET MILDRED ALL SHOOK UP.
ELVIS ONLY WISHES HE LOOKED THIS GOOD.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ ALL CHEERING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH!
Linda: MY MOM LOOKS BEAUTIFUL TONIGHT IN HER DRESS,
AND SHE'S JUST ALL GLOWING.
SHE'S SMILING FROM EAR TO EAR.
SO, SHE'S HAVING FUN.
WHOO! GO, MOMMY!
[ ALL CHEERING ]
YOU KNOW, WE MIGHT BE GRANNIES LIKE MY MOM --
SHE'S A GRANNY, GREAT-GRANDMA -- BUT WE STILL GOT IT.
WE CAN STILL LOOK GOOD...
WE FLAUNT IT. [ LAUGHS ]
Linda: THERE YOU GO, MOMMY!
Linda: WE WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE SHOWING UP,
MAYBE WANTING TO TRY TO START A FIGHT AT THE PARTY,
BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. IT'S JUST ABOUT MY MOM.
AND EVERYTHING'S WENT GOOD SO FAR.
THE KING HAS LEFT THE BUILDING!
NO! WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM?
Narrator: SUDDENLY, A RUMOR SPREADS
THAT THE SMALLS ARE THREATENING TO TURN UP.
MILDRED'S GRANDSON BENNY
DECIDES TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS HIMSELF.
HE'S GOING TO LET BIG JACKIE,
THE MATRIARCH OF THE SMALLS FAMILY,
KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT WELCOME AT THE PARTY.
WHILE THE PARTY'S IN FULL SWING,
THE SMALLS PLOT AN ATTACK.
Jackie Dee: DON'T THINK BECAUSE I'M LITTLE
I'M NOT GONNA DO NOTHING.
I'M NOT GONNA LET THEM RUN THEIR MOUTH TO ME.
Narrator: THE SMALLS HAVE HEARD OF BENNY BOSWELL'S THREATS,
AND WITH THEIR MENFOLK AWAY WORKING,
AN ANGRY JACKIE DEE HEADS TO THE PARTY
WITH GRANDMA BIG JACKIE.
I'M NOT GONNA SIT AND ARGUE WITH YOU.
I'M GONNA GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Man: LOOK HERE! LOOK HERE, Y'ALL!
[ TRUCK HONKING ]
Narrator: OUTSIDE THE PARTY,
THE BOSWELLS HAVE NOTICED A TRUCK OWNED BY THE SMALLS
IS CIRCLING THE VENUE.
Mildred: OH, NO. HERE IT GOES.
ONE OF THE BOYS SAW --
YOU KNOW, THE TRUCK'S GOING THROUGH OVER AND OVER.
Narrator: THE BOSWELL BOYS HEAD OUTSIDE,
THINKING THAT A TRUCK FULL OF MEN FROM THE SMALLS FAMILY
ARE ABOUT TO INVADE THE PARTY.
COME ON OVER HERE!
Tammy: SO, WE TOLD THE BOYS,
"THEY'RE DISRESPECTING YOUR GRANDMOTHER.
"THEY'RE DISRESPECTING HER PARTY.
"YOU GO GIVE IT TO THEM NOW.
YOU RUN THEM DOWN, AND YOU BEAT THEM DOWN."
Man: BUT THEY'RE ABOUT TO MOVE, AND THEY GOT NO [BLEEP] MEN.
Narrator: BUT WHEN THEY DISCOVER
THAT IT'S JACKIE DEE AND HER GRANDMA,
THEY NO LONGER TAKE THE THREAT SERIOUSLY.
Man: WHO'S WITH THEM?
Man #2: JACKIE AND GERBER!
AW [BLEEP]!
Tammy: THEY SEND AN 80-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, JACKIE,
AND HER GRANDDAUGHTER JACKIE DEE --
"MISS BUSHY EYEBROWS," I LIKE TO CALL HER.
Narrator: AS THE BOSWELL BOYS RETREAT,
JACKIE DEE LASHES OUT AT TIMMY BOSWELL
IN FULL VIEW OF THE ARRIVING COPS.
Jackie Dee: IF IT'S THE GORGER, IF IT'S THE ROMANY,
IF IT WAS AN ALIEN, I WOULDN'T CARE.
NOBODY'S GONNA RUN THEIR MOUTH ON ME.
IT'S JUST, "COME ON, I'M READY FOR YOU!" SO...
THAT'S HOW I AM. I'M JUST READY TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Tammy: COPS HAD ALREADY PULLED UP --
THEY HAD SEEN THE DRAMA COMING --
AND THEY TOOK HER TO THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER.
Narrator: BIG JACKIE SMALL SETS OFF
TO TRY AND BAIL OUT HER GRANDDAUGHTER,
BUT THE SITUATION IS SLIPPING AWAY FROM HER.
Tammy: SHE GOT STUCK ON THE ICE, AND SHE COULDN'T PULL OUT,
SO IT TURNED OUT BEING PRETTY FUNNY, WE THOUGHT.
[BLEEP]
Narrator: TRAPPED ON THE ICE IN FRONT OF THE WATCHING BOSWELLS,
BIG JACKIE SMALL LOSES IT AND LETS RIP.
AND IT'S NOT LONG BEFORE THE COPS RETURN
TO ARREST HER FOR MAKING THREATS.
Tammy: AND THEN THE COP TOOK HER TO JAIL, SO...
AND THERE WASN'T A PUNCH THROWN
EXCEPT FOR BY THE LITTLE BUSHY-EYEBROWED GIRL.
[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]
SUPPOSED TO BE RESPECTING MILDRED TONIGHT,
AND THEY TRIED TO [BLEEP] IT UP,
BUT WE'RE GONNA [BLEEP] THEM UP FOR IT.
RIGHT. OH, THEY WILL GET IT.
THEY WILL GET IT BECAUSE THIS WAS MILDRED'S PARTY,
AND THEY RUINED MILDRED'S NIGHT.
HEY, GERBER, AFTER I HAVE THIS BABY, I'M BEATING YOUR ***.
WHOO!
OH, GOD.
[ SIREN WAILING ]
Narrator: WITH TWO GYPSIES ALREADY ARRESTED
AND RUMORS AND ACCUSATIONS FLYING,
THE POLICE FEAR AN ALL-OUT GYPSY WAR,
SO THEY RETURN TO THE PARTY TO CLOSE IT DOWN.
SHUT THE PARTY DOWN! TURN OFF THE LIGHTS!
THE PARTY'S OVER!
WE ALWAYS GET BUSTED!
WE'RE THE INNOCENT ONES, HAVING A LITTLE PARTY.
THEY'RE GONNA SHUT US DOWN LIKE ALWAYS!
"THE GYPSIES DID IT!"
IT'S TIME TO GO. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEAVE.
IT'S SHUT DOWN.
SHUT HER DOWN, BOYS!
[ LAUGHTER ]
Linda: WE WANTED TO PARTY.
MILDRED WANTED HER CAKE, AND SHE NEVER GOT HER DAMN CAKE.
THEY SHUT US DOWN.
I'M SORRY THAT I DIDN'T GET TO TELL JOANNE GOODBYE.
Tammy: AS MILDRED'S DAUGHTER-IN-LAW,
I'M VERY UPSET AT WHAT HAPPENED.
ROMANIES ARE RAISED TO RESPECT YOUR ELDERS.
THEY'VE OPENED UP A CAN OF WORMS,
AND THEY BETTER BE READY FOR THE [BLEEP] THAT'S COMING,
'CAUSE IT'S NEVER GONNA STOP NOW.
[ HORN HONKS ]