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- THE TANKARD CLAN IS A BLENDED FAMILY.
WE ARE THE BLACK BRADY BUNCH.
WE LIVE LIFE ON THE GOOD SIDE.
WE HAVE A THREE-LEVEL MANSION,
HAVE SEVEN VEHICLES TO DRIVE.
PLUS, I LOVE MY AIRPLANES.
MY FINANCIAL SUCCESS COMES FROM MY MUSICAL TALENT.
I'VE BEEN POOR.
NOW I'M RICH.
BELIEVE ME, RICH IS BETTER.
- THE FIRST TIME THAT I REALIZED THAT GOD WANTED US TO BE RICH,
I WAS A SENIOR IN COLLEGE,
AND I SAW THIS PHENOMENAL MAN AND WOMAN OF GOD
STANDING UP PREACHING THE WORD, AND, HONEY,
WASN'T NOTHING BROKE ABOUT THEM.
I SAID, "OH, LORD, THIS IS THE JESUS THAT I KNOW."
NOW BEN AND I HAVE OUR OWN MINISTRY,
AND, BABY, WE PREACH WHAT WE BELIEVE.
- YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DOMINATE IN LIFE,
AND YOU CERTAINLY CAN BE A MILLIONAIRE.
[together] AMEN. WHOO!
JEWEL AND I, WE'RE MOM AND DAD TO ALL THESE JUVENILES.
- I'M ONE OF A KIND.
I'M A BUSINESSWOMAN, I'M A MOTHER,
AND I'M A SISTER,
BUT THINGS HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN EASY FOR ME.
I'VE BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW AND MY FAMILY,
BUT I'M A SURVIVOR, BABY.
- IN FIVE YEARS, I CAN SEE MYSELF BEING A MULTIMILLIONAIRE,
PROBABLY OWNING TWO HOTELS, A COUPLE MCDONALD'S,
TWO OR THREE KIDS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE MY DAD.
I WANT TO BE BETTER THAN MY DAD.
I WANT TO BE THE MAN.
- BEING THE YOUNGEST IN MY FAMILY HAS ITS PERKS.
I KNOW JUST WHAT TO SAY, JUST WHAT TO DO
TO BASICALLY GET WHAT I WANT.
IT'S PRETTY EASY.
- BEING A MILLIONAIRE IS SOMETHING THAT OUR FAMILY
TALKS ABOUT A LOT, BUT I WORK MY 9:00 TO 5:00
LIKE IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE'RE A PUZZLE,
BUT I KIND OF DON'T FIT.
I'M THAT ONE PIECE YOU NEVER CAN FIND,
THEN WHEN YOU FIND ME
THE NEXT YEAR WHEN YOU'RE HAVING A YARD SALE,
THAT'S ME.
- THE TANKARDS, WE WILL DO EVERYTHING BIG:
HIS AND HER MERCEDES, AIRPLANES, HOUSES.
BUT WE'RE JUST DOING WHAT GOD CALLED US TO DO.
SOMETIMES THAT BOTHERS PEOPLE,
BUT SOMEBODY'S GONNA HAVE IT, SO WHY NOT US?
[laughs]
[uplifting music]
♪ ♪
- AS MUCH AS WE TRAVEL,
WE MIGHT AS WELL TRAVEL IN LUXURY AND COMFORT.
- YOU KNOW I'M ALL FOR IT.
JEWEL AND I ARE VERY, VERY RELIGIOUS.
WE SERVE A GOD THAT IS ALL ABOUT THE BLING IN HEAVEN.
THERE IS NO GHETTO SECTION OF HEAVEN.
IT'S BIGGER THAN ANYTHING THAT WE'VE EVER OWNED.
WHO GOES JET SHOPPING?
- YOU DO, BOO.
[laughter]
- I'VE BEEN MARRIED TWICE BEFORE JEWEL.
SHE'S BEEN MARRIED ONCE BEFORE ME.
BUT NOW THAT I HAVE JEWEL, I NO LONGER BELIEVE IN DIVORCE.
- LORD, WE ARE GONNA BE MOVING THROUGH THE AIR.
- I LOOK AT MY PREVIOUS MARRIAGES
AS A DEMONIC DRESS REHEARSAL FOR THE REAL THING.
- THIS BABY IS BAD.
IT IS HOT.
- YOU KNOW WHY I NEED A PC-12? - WHY IS THAT?
- ALMOST EVERY TIME WE GO COMMERCIAL,
SOMETHING HAPPENS, LIKE, WE LOSE A BAG OR SOMETHING.
- YEAH, EXACTLY.
- I GREW UP ON WELFARE.
WE WERE SO POOR AS A KID, MY DAD USED TO WALK AROUND
WITH FOOD STAMPS ON A MONEY CLIP.
- LET'S DO IT.
- THIS IS HOW IT'S GONNA BE.
- WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A $3 MILLION TO $4 MILLION PLANE.
I BELIEVE OUR CONGREGATION WILL BE EXCITED FOR US
FOR THE MOST PART.
I MEAN, WE TEACH THEM THAT THERE'S NO LIMIT
TO WHAT GOD WANTS.
OH, THIS IS SO CUTE.
IF I HAD TO TAKE A VOW OF POVERTY,
THEN I WOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN SAVED.
BABY, I'M IN LOVE.
THIS BLACK BARBIE FLIES PRIVATE, OR SHE STAYS HOME.
- I'D LOVE TO FLY THIS PUPPY.
- HAVE FUN, OKAY, AND I'LL SEE YOU GUYS WHEN YOU GET BACK.
BE SAFE. - OKAY.
[line trilling]
- HELLO. - HEY, MA.
YOU KNOW THE PLANE THAT WE'VE BEEN BELIEVING IN GOD FOR?
- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
- YES, IT'S HERE RIGHT NOW, MA.
I'M LOOKING AT IT.
THERE'S A POTTY IN THERE.
IT'S WOODGRAIN.
- MY SISTER'S PHILOSOPHY ON GOD AND MONEY IS EXTREME.
LIKE, EVERYTHING THAT SHE BELIEVES:
WE HAVE A BIG GOD,
THERE'S MORE THAN ENOUGH OF EVERYTHING,
AND WE SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO HAVE IT ALL.
WE ARE DIFFERENT PEOPLE,
AND I THINK SHE KIND OF KNOWS THAT.
- I WAS LIKE, "JESUS, THANK YOU, LORD."
- THIS IS HEAVEN.
JESUS IS SITTING RIGHT HERE.
[airplane engine roaring]
- LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, MAN.
- WHOO. [laughs]
- WAS THAT YOU FLYING, BABY? TELL ME THE TRUTH.
- WHO DID FLY THIS TURBO JET? - TELL ME THE TRUTH, BABY.
- WHO? - WAS THAT YOU FLYING?
- WHO? - BABY, THIS THING IS A BEAST.
- WHOO. AM I A PRETTY DECENT PILOT?
- YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD, MAN. I THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT.
- THIS IS A BIG TOY. I KNOW THIS IS A BIG TOY.
THIS IS A BIG PURCHASE. - YES, IT IS.
- AND IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE.
NOBODY REALLY-- NOBODY HAS TO HAVE AN AIRPLANE.
IN MY WORLD, JET SHOPPING IS LIKE CAR SHOPPING.
NOW, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO BUY THE JET
EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT IT.
SOMETIMES WE'LL JUST SAY, "HEY, SET IT ASIDE.
WE LOVE IT. WE'LL BE BACK."
- YOU KNOW, IT MAKES BEN HAPPY,
BUT IT REALLY MAKES ME HAPPY TOO, BOO-BOO.
[laughter]
OH, MY GOSH.
- IF I LEFT IT UP TO JEWEL, CHILD, WE'D HAVE 12 AIRPLANES.
- I MEAN, I WANT IT.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
- THE TANKARD PALACE IS JUST LIKE TARA
ON GONE WITH THE WIND.
OUR HOUSE IS 3 FLOORS AND 13,000 SQUARE FEET.
IT SEEMS BIG, BUT WITH ALL MY KIDS,
I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A LOG CABIN.
- BROOKLYN.
- HEY.
- WHAT'S THE PASS CODE TO YOUR IPAD?
- NO, THANKS.
- BROOKLYN, PLEASE. LOOK HERE.
- SO WHAT TIME EVERYBODY GETTING HERE?
- 3:00.
I LOVE FAMILY EVENTS, BUT EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS SO BUSY,
AND I'M A BIG FAMILY GIRL.
IT JUST THE WAY THAT WE WERE RAISED.
MY PARENTS AND MY SISTER JUNICE LIVE SUPER CLOSE.
- THANK YOU, MA'AM.
- HEY, BABY.
- OH, YOU DONE STARTED THE BARBECUE EARLY.
- IT STARTED OUT AS A RIB.
IT IS NOW A FOSSIL.
- [laughs]
YOU'RE SO CUTE.
I LOVE HAVING FAMILY OVER,
COMING TOGETHER, TALKING, SHARING.
SOMETIMES WE GOT ON EACH OTHER'S NERVES, HONEY,
BUT NOBODY IS LIKE FAMILY, AND I LOVE MY FAMILY.
- NOW, Y'ALL GONNA PLAYING THE CRO-KET OR CRICKET
OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
- [laughs] CRO-KET.
- LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING THAT'S FUNNY.
- WHAT?
- BLACK FOLKS TRYING TO PLAY SOME CRO-KET.
- BROOKLYN, CAN I PLEASE HAVE YOUR PASS CODE?
- [laughs]
- LIVING IN MY PARENTS' HOUSE HAS SOME PROS AND CONS TO IT.
- WE'RE SAVING MONEY.
WE'RE STILL YOUNG TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW,
OUR NEXT STEP.
- BROOKLYN, CAN I PLEASE HAVE YOUR PASS CODE?
- NO, YOU DON'T NEED MY PASS CODE, HONEY.
- YOU'RE SO DAMN SELFISH.
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE BIGGEST CON IS BROOKLYN.
- I'M HOME.
- HEY, BABY. WHAT'S GOING ON, BOO?
- NOTHING. - BROOKLYN.
- I'M HUNGRY. - MOMMY'S HUNGRY TOO.
- EWW. - GIVE ME A HANDSHAKE.
- NO. - COME ON. SHAKE MY HAND.
- NEVER.
- ONE OF THE REGRETS I HAVE AS A FATHER
WAS I WAS NOT IN CONTACT WITH MY CHILDREN ENOUGH
AFTER MY DIVORCE FROM THEIR MOTHER.
RECORDING ARTIST, ON THE ROAD HALF THE YEAR.
BROOKLYN SUFFERED THE MOST.
- SO WHAT YOU WRITE THIS TIME, HONEY?
- "DEAR MAMMA, I LOVE YOU, BECAUSE YOU'RE NICE, KIND,
SMART, INTELLIGENT, AND MUCH MORE."
- WHEN MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED, WE LIVED WITH MY MAMMA,
AND I ACTUALLY TOOK CARE OF MY SIBLINGS.
I PUT THEM TO BED. I CLEANED THE HOUSE.
AND IT CAUSED ME TO GROW UP TOO FAST,
AND SO THE MOMENT THAT I HAD MY FIRST REAL BOYFRIEND,
IT DIDN'T TAKE MUCH FOR ME TO FALL, AND I FELL HARD.
- "YOU TAKE CARE OF ME.
YOU HELP ME WHEN I NEED HELP."
- I HAD A BABY AT 14 YEARS OLD.
I DIDN'T PLAN IT THAT WAY, BUT ON THE OTHER END,
SHE'S, LIKE, THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME.
THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT.
mwah!
- HEY, YOU GOT LIP GLOSS ON ME.
- GOOD. YOU NEED MY LIP IMPRESSIONS ON YOUR FACE.
LET'S JUST SAY I CAME A VERY, VERY LONG WAY.
- BROOKLYN, I SAID, "I-PAD, I-PAD."
- IF YOU DROP IT BRO, AIN'T GONNA PAY FOR IT, BRO.
- BROOKLYN, PUT THE PASS CODE IN, PLEASE.
- SEE HOW YOU JUST THREW MY I-PAD?
WHAT IF THAT HIT THE FLOOR?
- CAN YOU QUIT BEING SELFISH?
- THAT'S ALL MY BUSINESS YOU JUST THREW.
- AWW, BAM!
- [shouts]
HE JUST JUMPED DOWN FROM THERE.
- YOU KNOW HE'S SPECIAL.
- CAN YOU PLEASE PUT THE PASSWORD IN, BROOKLYN?
- MM-MM, THIS CHICKEN'S SO GOOD.
- PLEASE, PUT IT IN.
- YOU WANT ME TO PUT IT IN?
- PUT IT IN, DIAMOND.
- DIAMOND, YOU SIT DOWN AND EAT THOSE.
- DIAMOND, UGH, I'M DONE.
I JUST SAW HIM. HE JUST STOLE YOUR CHICKEN WING.
- HEY!
- HE JUST STOLE IT.
- BENJAMIN, TOILET'S FLOODING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
UGH!
IT'S THE WRONG DAY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
BENJI!
- YEAH.
- [chuckles]
YOUR TURN, JUNIOR.
WE GOT THIS PARTY ABOUT TO START, AND WE PLUMBING CRAP.
DON'T SPLASH IT.
- OH, THERE'S WATER EVERYWHERE.
- UH-OH.
NO.
- HEY!
OH, MY GOSH. THANK YOU, BABY.
I LOVE YOUR SHOES AND YOUR JACKET.
- WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS, BENJAMIN.
GO DOWN, GO DOWN, GO DOWN!
- I'M KIND OF NASTY WITH TRASH IN MY HAND.
- OH, OKAY.
- THE TOILET. LORD, HAVE MERCY.
- NO.
- HEY, BEN.
- [everyone cheers]
- HI.
- HEY, BEN. HOW ARE YOU?
- OH, YOU LOOK SO CUTE.
OH, MY GOSH. LOOK AT YOU.
- EVER SINCE WE WERE CHILDREN,
JEWEL'S ALWAYS BEEN, LIKE, OVER-THE-TOP FANTASY WORLD.
- ♪ DA-DA-DA-DA, DA-DA-DA ♪
- SHE DEFINITELY MARCHES TO THE BEAT OF HER OWN SOMETHING.
I'M NOT EVEN SURE IF IT'S A DRUM,
- ♪ BA-BA-BA-BA-DA-DA-DA ♪
- BUT IT'S SOMETHING.
- YEAH, WE'RE GONNA PLAY AFTER WE'RE DONE EATING, OKAY?
- WE MAKING PROGRESS.
I SEE THE LITTLE SPIRAL IN THERE.
GO DOWN, GO DOWN, GO DOWN!
OH, YEAH!
- I'M SO HUNGRY.
- I'M GONNA NEED SOME ICE TEA. - DELICIOUS.
- HEY, BABY.
[cell phone rings]
- HEY, GUYS, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
- HEY.
- HOW YOU DOIN'?
- GOOD. ARE THESE FOR ME?
- YEAH. YOU LOOK PRETTY.
- YOU LOOK CUTE.
- ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, GET YOUR BALL AND YOUR STICK.
- WHAT YOU ALL PLAYING?
- OH, CROQUET.
- [chuckles] - THE BOUGIE GAME.
EVERYONE, I WANT YOU TO SEE MY MAN CANDY.
- UH, EXCUSE ME? MAN CANDY?
HE'S DEFINITELY NOT ANYBODY'S MAN CANDY.
SHE CAN'T DO THAT.
IT'S TOO SUGGESTIVE.
- WHO IS THIS GUY?
[laughter]
- WHY DID YOU GIVE CYRENE THE FLOWERS?
- WELL, I WAS WONDERING IF CYRENE
COULD COME WITH ME TO MY PROM ON THE 27TH.
- MY RELATIONSHIP WITH CYRENE IS A VERY SPECIAL BOND.
WHEN I STARTED DATING JEWEL, SHE INTRODUCES ME TO CYRENE.
SHE WAS THREE YEARS OLD.
SHE LOOKS AT ME, AND SHE GOES, "MOMMY,
THAT'S MY DADDY."
IT'S A SPIRITUAL THING.
OUR LITTLE PUNKIN IS GROWING UP.
A LITTLE SPACE. [chuckles]
- I CAN SEE MY DAD WANTING TO PROTECT HER, THOUGH,
AND IT MAKES ME SAD,
BECAUSE HE WAS REALLY NOT THERE FOR ME
THE WAY HE IS FOR CYRENE NOW.
WHOOP-DE-WOO.
- WELL, YOU IN THE HOT SEAT.
I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO SIT DOWN IN THE WITNESS CHAIR.
SIT IN THE WITNESS CHAIR.
[laughter]
- I CAN REMEMBER MY FIRST TIME MEETING THE FAMILY.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
THE MOMENT YOU STEP ON THIS DOORSTEP,
YOU BETTER COME WITH YOUR "A" GAME.
THIS IS THEIR BABY GIRL, SO MAY THE FORCE BE WITH HIM.
[laughs]
- OUT OF ALL THE GIRLS THAT YOU COULD HAVE PICKED TO GO,
WHY YOU PICK PUMPKIN TO GO?
- THAT'S MY SISTER, BY THE WAY, PUMPKIN CYRENE.
- SHE'S REALLY PRETTY, AND MY MAMMA LIKED HER.
[laughter]
- YOUR MAMMA LIKED HER?
- THIS MAN IS REALLY PUTTING ON A GOOD FRONT
FOR MY PARENTS AND THE FAMILY.
HE'S GONNA GO TO COLLEGE A STAR BASKETBALL PLAYER.
WE ALL KNOW HOW THAT GOES.
YOU HIT IT, YOU QUIT IT.
- YOU SAID, "WHERE WE GOING AFTER?"
- YEAH.
- SHE SAID SHE'S GOT A CURFEW, SO PROBABLY NO WHERE.
- THAT IS GOOD.
- I LIKE HIM.
[laughter
- HE'S OFF TO A PRETTY GOOD LITTLE START.
I'M THINKING ALL THESE FLOWERS ARE NICE.
SHE'S SMILING.
I THINK THIS KID IS A GOOD KID,
BUT I AM NOT GOING TO LET WHAT HAPPENED WITH BROOKLYN
HAPPEN TO CYRENE.
NOT ON MY WATCH.
- I CAN'T REALLY SAY YES UNTIL MY PARENTS SAY YES.
- AND I CAN'T SAY YES UNTIL YOU BEAT ME IN A GAME
OF ONE-ON-ONE.
- AW, THAT'S GOING TO BE EASY.
[all yelling]
- THAT'S GONNA BE EASY.
- KEEP TALKING THAT TALK, THOUGH.
I LIKE THAT.
- HE GOT A LITTLE CONFIDENCE GOING ON.
- [laughs]
- BROOKLYN, WHERE ARE YOU?
- IT'S COMPLICATED RUNNING IN THE RAIN,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A FAIRLY LARGE ***
AND A FAIRLY LARGE WEAVE.
- IF I WAS TO ASK CYRENE TO BE MY GIRLFRIEND,
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
[alarm beeping]
- CYRENE!
GOOD MORNING, SWEETHEART.
TIME TO GET UP.
WHY YOU SLEEPING IN CANDY, GIRL?
- 'CAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF.
- MAN, A TORNADO HIT THIS ROOM.
CLEAN THIS PLACE UP. GET UP!
GET UP, EVERYBODY.
BROOKLYN.
- RISE AND SHINE.
GIVE GOD THE GLORY.
- BENJAMIN, SHANIRA, GOOD MORNING.
HOW YOU DOIN', BENJAMIN?
- TIRED.
- YOU HAVE YOUR OWN HOUSE LIKE THIS ONE DAY,
AND YOU'LL BE GETTING YOUR OWN KIDS UP.
- THAT'S WHY I'M GONNA OWN MY OWN BUSINESS,
SO I CAN GET UP WHEN I WANT TO GET UP.
- I COMPLAIN AND STUFF, BUT, YOU KNOW,
I LOVE HAVING MY KIDS UNDER ONE ROOF,
BUT I'M OLD-SCHOOL.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE LIVING IN MY HOUSE,
YOU DON'T WANT TO OBEY THE RULES,
LET THE DOORKNOB HIT YA WHERE THE GOOD LORD SPLIT YA.
- YOU GOT TO GET UP, BROTHER.
- ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO.
SHANIRA, YOU FIRST.
- EVERYBODY UP.
- I'M UP.
- YAY.
GET UP, EVERYBODY.
GET UP.
- "I AM A MONEY MAGNET.
"I'M OUT OF DEBT.
"MY NEEDS ARE MET.
"I HAVE PLENTY MORE TO PUT IN STORE.
I'M AN ANOINTED WIFE, MOTHER, SISTER, FRIEND."
SOME PEOPLE START THEIR DAY BY DRINKING COFFEE.
I START MY DAY BY AFFIRMING MYSELF.
"I WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND MY CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE."
I'M ALREADY A MILLIONAIRESS, SO NOW I'M WORKING
ON MY BILLION FLOW TO BECOME A BILLIONAIRESS.
"EVERY YEAR, MY NET WORTH, REAL ESTATE, STOCKS, BONDS,
GOLD, SILVER, OIL, AND OTHER INVESTMENTS INCREASE BY 100%."
AND IT'S WORKING, HONEY, TOO.
- HEY, MISSY MA'AM.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING RIGHT NOW?
- TO PRACTICE FOR THE MARATHON.
YOU ALL NEED TO BE THERE, 'CAUSE YOU ALL WASN'T LAST YEAR.
- WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
WE TALKING ABOUT MARATHON AS IN RUNNING?
- IT TAKES A LOT OF STAMINA TO RUN ALL THOSE MILES.
- LISTEN, I GOT MY STAMINA FROM MY DADDY.
YOU SHOULD KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT STAMINA.
- [laughs] - BROOKLYN, HOW MANY MILES?
- THE FULL MARATHON IS, LIKE, 26-SOME-ODD MILES--
- 26 MILES!
- NO, NO, NO.
I'M SUPPOSED TO DO THE HALF MARATHON.
- BROOKLYN, HOW ARE YOU GONNA RUN 13 MILES
WHEN YOU DON'T RUN 1.3 MILES?
WHEN IS IT? - OH, YEAH, SATURDAY.
- THIS MARATHON'S THE SAME DAY OF YOUR SISTER'S PROM?
- IT'S SATURDAY. IT'S THE SAME DAY--
- I AM CONCERNED WITH MY ABILITY TO DO THAT
AND GET CYRENE READY.
I MEAN, IT'S, LIKE, A LOT.
- EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT IN OUR HOUSEHOLD,
CYRENE GETS THE MOST ATTENTION, BECAUSE SHE'S THE BABY.
BUT I DIDN'T HAVE A PROM, SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE,
"YAY, BUT I NEED YOU TO SUPPORT ME TOO."
SPEAKING OF THE ANGEL.
- THANKS. I FEEL SO WELCOME.
- LISTEN, MOMMY HAS REALLY GOT TO TRY TO BE THERE--
- OF COURSE SOMEBODY'S CALLING YOU, 'CAUSE YOU'RE SO POPULAR.
- HOLD ON.
- I HAVE BEEN UNDER MY MOM AND DAD FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
I AM CONSIDERED THE SHELTERED CHILD.
MY OTHER SIBLINGS, BENJI, BRITNEY, BROOKLYN
HAVE BEEN FROM CLUB TO CLUB, YOU KNOW, BEEN ARRESTED,
AND I'M, LIKE, THE CHILD WITH THE CLEAN SLATE.
I'M THE SYMBOLISM OF HOPE FOR THE FAMILY.
[phone rings]
- HELLO. UH-UH.
NO, SHE CAN'T COME TALK TO THE PHONE, UH-UH.
- WHO IS THAT? - SHE COULD--UH-UH.
SHE'S IN L.A., SHE'S EVERYWHERE,
EVERYWHERE BUT THE MARATHON SHE NEED TO BE AT, SO NO, UH-UH.
NO, I'LL HAVE HER CALL YOU BACK.
- WHO IS THAT? - I DON'T KNOW.
- LORD JESUS.
- ALL I KNOW IS YOU MY MOMMA AND YOU GONNA BE AT MY MARATHON.
I'M TIRED OF EVERYBODY TRYING TO GRAB YOU ALL AWAY FROM ME.
I WANT YOU ALL AT MY MARATHON.
BYE.
- OH, LORD JESUS.
- BROOKLYN HAS JUST AS MUCH A CHANCE TO FINISH THIS RACE
AS MR. FROSTY THE SNOWMAN RENTING AN APARTMENT IN HELL.
- WHAT UP, BROOKLYN?
SHE GOT HER PHONE ON.
YOU READY TO GET STARTED?
- I'VE ALREADY STRETCHED
AND LIFTED SOME WEIGHTS AND EVERYTHING.
- WELL, I'M GOING TO RE-STRETCH WITH YOU,
'CAUSE I DIDN'T SEE YOU STRETCHING.
- SORRY, MR. PRO. PLEASE OBSERVE MY STRETCHING.
- HOW LONG YOU BEEN WORKING OUT?
I'VE RUN TRACK SINCE THE FIFTH GRADE.
I GOT MIDDLE SCHOOL RECORDS, STATE RECORDS,
NATIONAL RECORDS, FROM THE HURDLES, THE LONG JUMP.
MAN, I'M ONLY HERE SO SHE'LL QUIT COMPLAINING
ABOUT "WE DON'T SUPPORT HER."
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO HAVE NO HEADPHONES.
- THIS IS HOW I WORK OUT WITH MY MUSIC.
BENJI HAD WHAT MOST TRACK RUNNERS DREAM OF,
A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO COLLEGE.
BUT HE GOT THERE, AND HE STARTED SMOKING WEED
ALL THE TIME EVERY DAY AND PARTYING WITH GIRLS.
NOW, HOW DO YOU MESS THAT UP? COME ON, NOW.
YOU ALREADY A LITTLE SLOW, BUDDY.
WE DON'T NEED TO DAMAGE ANY MORE BRAIN CELLS.
- FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS,
WE'RE GOING TO DO TWO CIRCLES AROUND THE COURT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. - ALL RIGHT.
- PICK YOUR LEGS UP. DO YOU REALLY RUN LIKE THAT?
OH, MY GOODNESS.
WHEN BROOKLYN GOT PREGNANT, I WAS 11 YEARS OLD.
I KIND OF FELT ABANDONED, LIKE I LOST MY SISTER,
AND OUR FAMILY WAS GOING TO FALL APART.
I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS EVEN HAVING SEX.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO THIS AGAIN.
I NEED YOU TO ACTUALLY RUN WITH ME.
- I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE RACING.
- WE'RE NOT RACING, BUT WE'RE STICKING TOGETHER.
- I KNOW YOU'RE COMPETITIVE,
AND USED TO JUMPING OVER HURDLES.
- THIS--THIS IS NOT-- THAT'S NOT RUNNING.
- A MARATHON ISN'T NECESSARILY RUNNING.
IT'S MORE OF A JOG.
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN ME, LIKE, JOG.
- OKAY, SO SHOW ME. - WELL, HERE.
- SHE CANNOT EVEN RUN.
SHE RUN WITH HER SHOULDERS UP, HER ARMS LIKE THIS.
LOOKS LIKE A PIGEON WITH NO ANKLES.
YOU REALLY--YOU REALLY--- YOU ARE SO TALENTED.
- OKAY, WELL, SHOW ME HOW TO DO IT PERFECT, THEN.
GO AHEAD.
OH, THAT WAS SO DIFFERENT.
- I'M PICKING MY LEGS UP.
[knock at door]
- OH, NO, NO.
- WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN? - NOTHING, NOTHING.
- YOU GREW IN INCH SINCE YESTERDAY.
- BEN IS AN EX-PRO BASKETBALL PLAYER.
THE MAN IS STILL QUICK AND FAST,
AND HE LOVES THE GAME.
- MY DAUGHTER IS A ***.
IF YOU WIN THIS GAME, I WANT YOU TO TAKE HER TO THE PROM,
I WANT YOU TO BRING HER BACK IN THE SAME CONDITION
THAT YOU TOOK HER.
- SHE WILL BE, NO DOUBT.
- OH, ALL RIGHT, WE READY TO PLAY.
- IT'S GOING TO BE A REAL GAME.
- IF I WIN, YOU LOSE CYRENE, BABY.
WHOO!
YOU LOST HIM. YOU LOST HIM.
YOU LOST HIM!
COME ON, NOW.
BOO!
OH.
[breathing heavily]
- I NEED YOU TO TALK TO THE REST OF THE FAMILY
AND TELL THEM TO COME TO THE MARATHON, FOR REAL.
OTHERWISE, IT'S GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.
- IS THIS NOT SUPPORT?
- I'D BE SURPRISED IF YOU SHOWED UP.
- OH, MY GOODNESS.
YOU DON'T GIVE ME NO CREDIT.
- IT'S OKAY FOR BENJI AND BROOKLYN TO LIVE
UNDER ONE ROOF, BECAUSE ONE IS ON ONE END,
AND THE OTHER IS ON THE OTHER END.
IF THEIR ROOMS WAS SIDE-BY-SIDE,
WE'D BE GETTING A NEW PALACE.
- HELP A SISTER UP. HELP A SISTER UP.
I'M GONNA KILL YOU IF YOU DROP ME.
- COME ON.
- [laughs I'LL KILL YOU.
[both speaking indistinctly]
- STOP!
- OW!
- WELL, NOW BROOKLYN HAS A GREAT EXCUSE
TO GET OUT OF THE MARATHON.
JUST RELAX.
- YOU DID FALL. IT WAS FUNNY.
- YOU WANT MY DAUGHTER, YOU GOT TO PLAY, BOY.
UH!
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GOING TO BE TOUGH,
EVEN WHEN YOU'RE TIRED.
UH-HUH.
UH-HUH.
AIN'T GOT NO HANDLES.
GAME POINT.
ALL RIGHT. OH, BOO!
AH! AH!
IF YOU MAKE IT, SHE'S YOURS.
IF YOU DON'T, SHE'S MINE.
- CASH! - AWW!
- CASH!
- AWW!
MY BABY DAUGHTER IS GOING TO THE PROM
WITH MR. 6'9".
- IF I WAS TO ASK CYRENE TO BE MY GIRLFRIEND,
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
- CAN WE TAKE IT ONE STEP AT A TIME, PLEASE?
- [laughs]
- YOU GOT SOME BAGGAGE, GET IT OUT NOW.
- I USED TO HAVE A PRIVATE STRIPPER LOUNGE.
- ♪ PRAISE GOD ♪
- WHOO!
[all speaking simultaneously]
- PRAISE THE LORD.
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU ALL WITH US THIS MORNING.
TELL THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU, SAY, "NEIGHBOR"...
all: NEIGHBOR.
- "GET USED TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS."
all: GET USED TO THE BRIGHT LIGHTS.
- "'CAUSE IT LOOKS JUST LIKE YOUR FUTURE."
all: 'CAUSE IT LOOKS JUST LIKE YOUR FUTURE
- BEN AND I STARTED THE DESTINY CENTER 12 YEARS AGO
IN OUR LIVING ROOM, AND IT JUST STARTED GROWING,
AND I WAS LIKE, "HONEY, THE BATHROOM'S OVERLOADED.
WE NEED TO GET A BUILDING FOR JESUS."
- LET'S TALK ABOUT SEX FOR A MINUTE.
TURN TO YOUR NEIGHBOR AND SAY, "NEIGHBOR,"
all: NEIGHBOR.
- "YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOUR DADDY HIT IT."
all: YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOUR DADDY HIT IT.
- I DON'T CALL MYSELF A PREACHER.
I CALL MYSELF A REACHER.
EVERY NOW AND THEN,
I LOOK OVER AT MY WIFE AT DINNER, I'D SAY,
"I GOT AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR MIDSECTION."
I'M NOT TRYING TO SHOCK PEOPLE.
I JUST WANT TO SPEAK IN A MANNER THAT THEY CAN RELATE TO.
NOW, CYRENE, SHE'S BRAGGING,
"WELL, I AIN'T NEVER GAVE NOBODY NONE."
BUT SHE WANT TO.
OUR MORAL CODE, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE NOT ALWAYS GOT IT RIGHT,
IS TO PRESERVE YOURSELF UNTIL YOU'RE MARRIED.
I THINK GOD FEELS GREAT ABOUT SEX,
BECAUSE HE INVENTED IT, BUT WHERE THERE ARE NO RULES,
THE PEOPLE RUN WILD, AND IT'S CHAOS.
AND SO I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU THIS MORNING.
YOU CAN HAVE IT ALL.
YOU CAN HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD,
YOU CAN HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR FAMILY,
AND YOU CERTAINLY CAN HAVE A GREAT MARRIAGE,
AND I WANT TO HEAR IT THIS MORNING.
- HALLELUJAH.
[cheers and applause]
- I'M GETTING ALL NERVOUS.
- I'M NERVOUS TOO.
- I GOT BUTTERFLIES.
ME AND MY SISTER, BRITNEY, HAVE A GREATER BOND
THAN ALL OF MY OTHER SIBLINGS.
WHEN PEOPLE TRY TO JUDGE ME,
SHE HAS THAT UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, ME AND BRITNEY
ARE PARTNERS IN CRIME.
I KNOW WHICH ONE MINE IS.
THAT'S UP TO HIM.
- YOU KNOW, I HAD TO CALL MY WINGMAN.
YOU KNOW WE GO BACK.
- HELLO. - HEY, GUYS.
HI, HOW ARE YOU?
- SESEAN. - HEY, SESEAN, I'M BRITNEY.
- I SHOULD PULL YOUR SEAT OUT, RIGHT?
- OH, WELL, IT'S TOO LATE NOW.
- I'M SORRY. - HE MISSED IT.
- DON'T DEDUCT THAT FROM HIM. - NO POINTS TAKEN.
- IT'S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU ALL.
I'M HEARING A LOT.
YOU KNOW, HER FRIENDS TELL US A LOT ABOUT YOU GUYS.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PICTURES, THOUGH.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.
IN TEN YEARS I SEE MYSELF MARRIED WITH A FINE HUSBAND,
LIKE, EXTRA-EXTRA FINE,
NOT WORKING A 9:00 TO 5:00 ANYMORE,
AND SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH IN BORA BORA.
- IF A GUY WAS LOOKING FOR YOU, WHAT TYPE OF GUY WOULD THAT BE?
- IT'S A BIG DEAL TO BE IN A RELATIONSHIP TO ME.
I'VE ONLY HAD ONE BOYFRIEND, AND IN THIS DAY AND AGE,
FOR MY GENERATION, THAT'S NOT A LOT.
I JUST WANT WHATEVER A GUY HAS FOR ME.
- BROOKLYN, WHAT ABOUT YOU?
- IT HAS TO BE A STRONG MAN,
BE ABLE TO HAVE AN INTELLECTUAL CONVERSATION WITH ME,
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HE HAS TO HAVE SWAG,
AND I THINK THAT WHEN YOU ARE A REALLY DRIVEN WOMAN,
IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE A REALLY DRIVEN MAN.
WHAT YOU DON'T WANT IS FOR THE WOMAN
TO ALWAYS BE OUTDOING THE MAN.
I GIVE GUYS A HARD TIME.
I MEAN, I MAKE 'EM SWEAT, BECAUSE I HAVE A CHILD,
AND I JUST WANT SOMEONE WHO'S GONNA APPRECIATE
WHO I AM TODAY AND NOT BE SO CAUGHT UP
ON WHO I WAS YESTERDAY.
- A WOMAN'S IMPERFECTIONS ARE WHAT MAKE HER PERFECT TO ME.
I MEAN, IF YOU GOT SOME BAGGAGE,
IF YOU GOT SOMETHING YOU DID IN THE PAST, GET IT OUT NOW.
- RIGHT.
WHEN I WAS 18 YEARS OLD,
I USED TO HAVE A PRIVATE STRIPPER LOUNGE.
- A WHAT?
- A PRIVATE STRIPPING LOUNGE.
- I WAS THE BARTENDER.
- YEAH, SHE WAS THE BARTENDER.
IT STARTED OFF JUST TRYING TO PAY BILLS,
AND THEN THE MONEY GOT GOOD,
AND IT STARTED COMING REALLY FAST,
AND I'M LIKE, "OOH, I REALLY LIKE THIS," YOU KNOW.
- SO THE KITTY KABIN WAS, LIKE,
A STRIP JOINT WHERE YOU GOT TO PAY $20 TO GET IN.
- OPEN 8:00 P.M. TO 8:00 A.M.
- I WAS THE BARTENDER.
- WE GOT THE POLE IN HERE WITH THE GIRLS WITH THE DANCERS.
- YOU PAY A LITTLE MONEY, YOU TIP THE STRIPPERS,
- AND IF YOU GET A LITTLE EXCITED,
THERE'S THE BACK ROOM.
- MY DAD ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT US BEING ENTREPRENEURS.
WE WAS JUST TRYING TO DO WHAT HE TOLD US TO.
JUST NOT EXACTLY WHAT HE TOLD US TO.
- WHEN I WAS 21, I GOT BUSTED WITH THAT.
IF YOU GOOGLE MY NAME, YOU KNOW WHAT POPS UP.
- AND IF YOU LOOK IN THE ARTICLE ON THE THIRD PARAGRAPH,
YOU'LL SEE MY NAME.
- WOW.
- BROOKLYN LANDED IN JAIL ON HER 21ST BIRTHDAY AT MIDNIGHT.
AS SOON AS THEY WENT TO SING HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
THE POLICE RAIDED THE PLACE.
SO HER COMING TO LIVE AT TANKARD PALACE
WAS A PART OF US SAYING, "LOOK, COME UP UNDER OUR WINGS
AND LET US HELP YOU."
- THERE AIN'T NO SHAME IN MY GAME; THAT'S MY MOTTO.
NO SHAME IN MY GAME,
BECAUSE I'M THROUGH SOMETHING, THEN I'M THROUGH IT.
I CAN TALK ABOUT IT, 'CAUSE REALLY TO ME,
IT'S MY TESTIMONY.
- I HONESTLY LIKE A WOMAN WITH A LITTLE BAD HISTORY.
[thunder booming]
[rain pattering]
[knock at door]
- HEY, HEALED WHOLE ONE, IN JESUS NAME.
- HEY, CUTIE MA'AM.
- COME ON, BABY.
- CUTIE, CUTIE.
SO HOW'S IT GOING, MAMMA?
- CAN YOU DRINK YOUR VITAMIN JUICE FOR ME, HONEY?
- I GOT SOME BARBEQUE FOR YOU LATER ON.
- I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR MY BABY GOING TO PROM.
BUT NOTHING IS EVER GOOD ENOUGH FOR CYRENE.
I MEAN, I CREATED THIS GORGEOUS MONSTER.
[laughs]
LORD, HELP HER AND HELP ME.
- I'LL PROBABLY BE GETTING UP SOON,
BUT I JUST NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME TO CHILLAX.
- EAT THAT, AND WE'LL CHECK ON YOU IN HALF AN HOUR.
- ALL RIGHT, LOVE YOU.
- HEY, I THINK I'M GONNA WANT ANOTHER HOT DOG TOO, SO...
- LORD JESUS.
[thunder booming]
- WHERE IS SHE AT?
- I DON'T KNOW.
TO BE HONEST, I THINK SHE OVERSLEPT.
[line trilling]
- HEY, BROTHER. - BROOKLYN, WHERE ARE YOU?
- BEN, WHY ARE YOU TALKING TO ME LIKE THAT?
- DO YOU KNOW THERE AIN'T NOWHERE TO PARK,
THERE'S POLICE EVERYWHERE,
AND YOU GOT TO WALK AT LEAST HALF A MILE?
- OKAY, BYE, BROTHER.
- BROOKE, COME ON AND GET HERE, THEN.
DANG.
SO DANG STUPID.
WHY--SHE'S GONNA MISS THE DAMN RACE.
- ATTENTION RUNNERS, 10 MINUTES UNTIL STARTING TIME.
- THIS WEATHER IS HORRIBLE, THOUGH, FOR A MARATHON.
- I GOT YOU, BOO.
BAM.
IS THAT HER RIGHT THERE?
SHE LEFT HER WEAVE UP.
I THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA WRECK HER HAIR BY COMING OUT HERE.
YAY, YOU'RE FINALLY HERE.
- OH, WHAT'S UP. HEY, GUYS.
- NO, NO. GO GET REGISTERED.
- OH, REGISTER, OKAY.
SO WHAT I'M LATE TO MY OWN MARATHON.
IT'S MY MARATHON, NOT YOUR MARATHON,
AND THERE'S LOTS OF TRAFFIC, AND IT'S RAINING,
AND I WENT ON A DATE LAST NIGHT, SO I'M LATE.
HI, HOW ARE YOU DOING.
I HAVE TO REGISTER FOR THE MARATHON,
MORNING REGISTRATION.
- WE DON'T TAKE REGISTRATION ON RACE DAY.
- DID THEY CHANGE IT OR SOMETHING?
- NO.
- ATTENTION, RUNNERS.
2 MINUTES UNTIL STARTING TIME.
- I REALIZE THAT I SHOULD HAVE PRE-REGISTERED
FOR THE MARATHON, BUT I'LL JUST USE MY SOUTHERN CHARM.
OKAY, SO WHAT ABOUT THE HALF, THEN?
IS IT REALLY?
OH, GOSH, OKAY.
- 1 MINUTE UNTIL STARTING TIME, 1 MINUTE.
- I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'LL MAKE IT.
- 5, 4, 3, 2, 1,
AND WE'RE OFF. - OH.
HOW DID SHE FIT THROUGH THAT FENCE?
- WOO!
- WOO!
- IT IS A PROCESS.
SMEAR IT IN REAL GOOD.
DON'T TEST ME, I WILL SMEAR IT, ALL RIGHT?
- GIRL, AND I'M GONNA MAKE YOU START OVER.
MOTHER, IT'S MOTHER.
I HEAR IT, 'CAUSE SHE DRAGS HER FEET.
- YEP, THAT'S HER. - OH, MY GOODNESS.
HOW'RE WE COMING?
- WE'RE COMING.
- HEY, BABY GIRL.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
- I FEEL LIKE THIS IS, LIKE, A WEDDING DAY OR SOMETHING,
LIKE, EVERYONE COME SAYING, "HI, ARE YOU NERVOUS?"
- MR. 6'9" IS GOING TO BE ARRIVING SHORTLY.
PULL THAT THING DOWN A LITTLE BIT, GIRL.
- DAD-- - WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
GET SOME LEGGINGS. WHERE ARE THE LEGGINGS AT?
- PUMPKIN, I GOT HER SOME FISHNETS.
- FISHNETS!
- [laughs]
- FISHNETS AIN'T FOR GOOD GIRLS.
- GOD, I WANT TO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR THE BLOOD THAT COVERS...
- PREACH, MAMMA. - AND THE BLOOD THAT KEEPS.
♪ JESUS ♪
♪ JESUS IS A KEEPER ♪
- YOU, Y'ALL NEED TO-- CAN I--
- A *** YOU WENT IN, AND A *** YOU CAME BACK.
WENT IN A ***...
[both speaking indistinctly]
- THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
- IF YOU HAVE THAT EMBARRASSMENT MENTALITY,
YOU'RE GONNA ALWAYS BE EMBARRASSED
AT THE TANKARD HOUSE.
[thunder booming]
- WE'RE GETTING REALLY WET.
- SHE NEED TO HURRY UP, ALL RIGHT?
LOOK AT MY FACE.
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.
I THINK SHE'S GOING TO CHEAT AND HAVE SOMEBODY PICK HER UP
AND DROP HER OFF AT THE FINISH LINE.
- THE FIRST RUNNERS ARE CROSSING THE FINISH LINE.
- SHE'S GOT TO BE ALMOST DONE, ALMOST.
- IT'S BEEN 40 MINUTES.
- I JUST REALLY WANT HER TO HURRY UP, THOUGH.
IT'S REALLY COLD OUT HERE.
- MY SHOES ARE WET. MY CLOTHES ARE WET.
- I MEAN, IT'S BEEN FOREVER.
- WE STILL HAVE A FEW RUNNERS LEFT.
- IT'S A LOT MORE COMPLICATED RUNNING IN THE RAIN,
ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE A FAIRLY LARGE ***
AND A FAIRLY LARGE WEAVE.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU, IF IT WAS SUNNY OUTSIDE,
I'D BE RUNNING LIKE FLO JO.
- IS THAT HER RIGHT THERE?
- OH, YEAH, THAT IS HER RUNNING RIGHT THERE.
- WOO!
- YAY, BROOKLYN! - BROOKLYN!
- YAY, I DID IT.
THANK YOU.
I DID IT.
I WORKED FOR THIS, BABY, OKAY?
EVEN THOUGH I DECIDED TO GO WITH THE MINI-MARATHON,
IT'S STILL TWO AND A HALF MILES.
HEY, THAT'S A LOT MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE CAN DO.
WHERE'S EVERYBODY ELSE AT?
- THEY'RE GETTING READY FOR CYRENE'S PROM.
- THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RIGHT NOW.
HER PROM IS NOT UNTIL 7:00 TONIGHT.
- BUT...WE'RE HERE.
- IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU'RE REALLY PASSIONATE
ABOUT SOMETHING, AND YOUR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS
STICK IN YOUR FACE AND JUST PLAYS IGNORANT.
LIKE, SERIOUSLY, THIS IS REALLY JACKED UP,
AND YOU KNOW IT.
- I WAS THINKING THAT YOU COULD EXTEND MY CURFEW.
I'M STILL A ***.
- YEAH, YOU STILL A *** NOW. WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT THREE HOURS?
- IN THE BIBLE, GOD SAYS THAT HE WANTS YOU TO BE RICH.
BUT, WHEN LIL' WAYNE AND EVERYBODY ELSE
IS OUT BUYING BUGATTIS, IT'S ALL FINE,
BUT WHEN A PASTOR TRY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
"OH, HE'S TAKING THE CHURCH'S MONEY."
- OH, THERE WE GO. HOW WE DOING, PRESTON?
- HEY, DOC BEN.
- MAN, CAN'T NOBODY SHINE 'EM LIKE YOU.
- [laughs]
KEEP 'EM RIGHT, KEEP 'EM TIGHT.
- IF YOU DON'T WORK, THEN YOU NOT GONNA HAVE WHAT YOU WANT.
[chuckles] SIMPLE AS THAT.
- I STARTED OUT WITH A FORD PINTO THAT BURNED LEAVES.
- OOH-EE, DOC BEN.
- TRIATHLON.
- TRIATHLON.
- HOW DID IT GO?
- IT WENT REALLY, REALLY GOOD. I COMPLETED IT.
- OH, GOOD. - IN THE RAIN AND EVERYTHING.
- WOW.
- YOU COMPLETED WHAT?
- THE MARATHON.
- WHAT MARATHON?
- DOES IT MATTER WHAT MARATHON?
- WEREN'T YOU GUYS THERE, BEN?
- I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW
THAT IT WAS 2 MILES INSTEAD OF THE 13.
BROOKLYN IS A HABITUAL LIAR, A PERPETUAL LIAR,
A LIAR IN CAPITAL LETTERS
WITH TEN EXCLAMATION MARKS AT THE VERY END.
HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT, LIAR.
- SO WHAT PLACE YOU COME IN? - I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT THAT.
I JUST CAME IN A PLACE.
- WELL, AFTER STARTING 20 MINUTES LATE,
I WOULD THINK LAST, BUT--
- WAIT A MINUTE, HO-HO-HO.
SHE WAS LATE FOR THE MARATHON?
- 20 MINUTES.
- 15.
- 20--NO--
- BROOKLYN, YOU WERE LATE FOR YOUR OWN RACE?
- IT'S NOT A RACE.
IT'S A MARATHON; JUST AS LONG AS YOU FINISH
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
- BROOKLYN DEFINITELY HAS MAGICAL THINKING SOMETIMES.
SHE WILL FIND A POSITIVE SPIN ON EVERYTHING.
SHE'LL BE BEHIND THE JAIL CELL BAR SAYING,
"ISN'T THIS AMAZING PAINT IN HERE?"
- DON'T "UH-HUH" ME, DADDY.
UH-HUH, WHERE WAS YOU AT THE MARATHON?
- DON'T TAKE MY ABSENCE LIKE I THOUGHT CYRENE'S PROM
IS ANY MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR MARATHON.
I WISH I COULD MULTIPLY MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES AGAIN
IN DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT I DON'T THINK THE WORLD
IS READY FOR MORE THAN ONE BEN TANKARD.
- OKAY.
- THIS IS A BIG DAY FOR MY BABY,
WHICH MEANS IT'S A BIG DAY FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
- WHAT UP?
- COME ON, SOMEBODY.
THANK YOU, JESUS, THANK YOU.
- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
[together] OH.
- OH, DADDY'S BABY GIRL.
- THIS IS SO OVERWHELMING, SO MANY PEOPLE IN HERE RIGHT NOW.
- CYRENE'S GETTING A PHENOMENAL AMOUNT
OF ATTENTION FOR PROM, BUT CYRENE ALWAYS GETS
A PHENOMENAL AMOUNT OF ATTENTION.
TRUTH BE TOLD, MY MARATHON IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO ME.
- ME AND DADDY GOT SOME PROM PICTURES BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN WE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
- HERE'S MY PICTURE WITH MY PROM OUTFIT ON RIGHT THERE.
THAT WAS BACK WHEN DINOSAURS ROAMED THE EARTH.
- OH, GOOD.
MY PROM EXPERIENCE WAS ACTUALLY GREAT.
I WENT TO TWO, AND I TELL YOU,
I HAD A BLAST AT BOTH OF 'EM.
WE PARTIED, HAD A GOOD TIME.
SO AT PROM, I KNOW ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
[horn honking]
- I THINK THAT'S YOU KNOW WHO.
- YOU THINK SO?
[knock at door]
- OH, MY GOODNESS.
- OH, MY GOODNESS.
- WHAT'S GOING ON, BIG MAN?
MAN, YOU CLEANER THAN THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
LOOK AT YOU.
COME ON UP HERE AND LET ME TAKE SOME PICTURES.
OH, ISN'T HE HANDSOME?
- YOU LOOK LIKE A KEN DOLL.
SO WHAT TIME DOES THE PROM START, 7:00, 8:00?
- 7:30 I THINK?
- AND SO CURFEW...
- 1:00.
- WHAT? NO.
- I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 2:00.
- TWO 17-YEAR-OLDS AFTER 2:00 A.M.?
- CURFEWS ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE.
THEY NEED STRUCTURE.
THEY NEED RULES.
THEY NEED BOUNDARIES.
- WHAT ABOUT, LIKE, 1:00?
LIKE, THAT FEELS A LITTLE BIT MORE NORMAL.
- PLUS, A LOT OF TIMES, IT CAN GET NASTIER
THE LATER IT GETS.
- THIS IS GOING TO FINISH YOU OUT,
AND THEN PUT THIS RING ON.
- I ALREADY HAVE A RING ON.
IT'S MY PURITY RING,
AND YOU KNOW I NEED IT TONIGHT OUT OF ALL NIGHTS.
- THE GIRLS ARE GONE, SO WE CAN TALK CANDIDLY.
NOW, THAT'S CYRENE'S UNCLE, HER BROTHER, HER GRANDDAD,
AND HER DAD.
I LOST MY VIRGINITY ON MY PROM NIGHT...
YOU GOT FOUR PEOPLE TO ANSWER TO, YOUNG MAN,
IF THIS NIGHT DOES NOT COME OUT LIKE YOU PROMISED.
IN THE BACK OF A 1972 FORD PINTO...
- HMM.
- CLASSIC.
- OH. - OH, HERE SHE COMES.
- OH, MY GOODNESS.
- SO PRETTY.
- THANK YOU.
[all awwing]
- JOSH.
- ALL EYES ON YOU.
SO AS A FAMILY, WE DECIDED THAT YOUR CURFEW
NEEDS TO BE 1:00, BABY.
- OKAY.
- OKAY?
- RIGHT.
- HERE ARE THE KEYS TO THE MERCEDES, OKAY?
- OH, MAN.
- DAD, WAY TO INTIMIDATE THE BOY.
- 1:00 A.M.
- WELL, LET'S GO.
- ALL RIGHT.
- HEY, NANNA AND GRANDDAD,
YOU KNOW I FINISHED MY MARATHON TODAY, RIGHT?
- NO.
- I'M GETTING SLEEPY, BABY.
- I'M FRESH.
I'M WIRED.
MY BABY GIRL IS STILL OUT THERE IN THE WILDERNESS.
- [laughs]
- I AM PULLING GRAVEYARD SHIFT.
I'M GOING TO BE UP, AND THE SHOTGUN WILL BE COCKED.
[phone rings]
- HEY. - HI, HONEY.
- HEY, BABY. - HOW YOU DOING OVER THERE?
- HOW'RE YOU FEELING?
I MEAN, IT'S ALREADY, LIKE, MIDNIGHT, BABY.
- UH, NO.
- YEAH, YOU STILL A *** NOW.
WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT THREE HOURS?
LET'S PUT IT THIS WAY.
IF I WAS IN CYRENE'S POSITION, AND IT WAS MY PROM,
THERE IS NO WAY THEY WOULD BE EXTENDING MY CURFEW.
- WHAT TIME ARE YOU SAYING?
- NOOO.
- 3:30, YOU PUSHING NOW.
- YOUR CURFEW WAS 1:00.
YOU'RE CALLING AND SAYING THAT YOU WANT TO BE HOME
AT 3:30 A.M.
- YES.
- 3:00. LET'S DO 3:00.
- [gasps]
- [laughs]
- LET'S DO 3:00. - ARE YOU ON DRUGS?
- THIS IS A KODAK MOMENT.
- I BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN LEARN BY GIVING THEM
THE OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS
AND MAKE THEIR OWN MISTAKES.
- ALL RIGHT HONEY, WELL, HAVE FUN.
THE BLOOD OF JESUS COVER YOU.
WE LOVE YOU. MAKE GOOD CHOICES.
BEN USUALLY HAS THE FINAL WORD,
BUT I CANNOT SAY I AGREE WITH HIM.
BUT I SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT, LORD?
"I'M JUST GOING TO TRUST THAT ALL THE PRAYERS
"HAVE ALREADY GONE FORTH,
THE BLOOD OF JESUS IS COVERING HER,"
BUT ON THE INSIDE, I BE LIKE, "JESUS, NO."
CAN WE GO TO BED?
- I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WANT TO GO TO BED.
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO SLEEP.
- I DON'T WANT TO GO TO SLEEP.
[laughs]
- DAMN.
- YOU ALL TOO MUCH.
- ALL RIGHT, BABY, YOU READY FOR UNCLE BOB?
MR. PRESIDENT, CAN I JUST--
- OH, YOU GOT MY NURSING OUTFIT.
- CAN I DRESS UP FOR YOU, MR. PRESIDENT?
- I WANT IT. I WANT IT.
- SO YOU BE PUTTING THAT ON FOR UNCLE BOB.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GOOD NIGHT IN HERE.
[laughter]
- I NEED TO CHECK ALL YOUR VITAL SIGNS.
- MY HEART IS BEATING A LITTLE FAST, GIRL.
BUT YOU KNOW SOMETHING. HEY, HEY, HEY.
YOU CAN'T CONCENTRATE ON THAT.
YOU'VE GOT TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR BABY.
- OOH, WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT? - SHE'S STILL OUT THERE.
- LORD, JESUS.
- LET'S PRAY.
- YES, COME ON. LET'S PRAY NOW.
- FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS,
YOU KNOW WHERE MY BABY IS, YOU KNOW WHERE CYRENE IS.
- AND AT THE END OF THE DAY,
THAT'S GOING TO BE ON MISS CYRENE TANKARD,
BECAUSE THE GIRL HAS TO BE THE ONE TO SET THE STANDARD.
A MAN IS GONNA ALWAYS BE A MAN.
HE'S GOING TO TRY, BUT IT'S UP TO HER TO SAY,
"NO, BROTHER, NOT THIS ONE. NOT TONIGHT."
- I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW.
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, BUT HOPEFULLY,
THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY HOME.
- IT IS MIGHTY LATE.
WHAT'S UP WITH THE LIPSTICK ON YOUR MOUTH?
- OH, THAT'S KOOL-AID.
[knock at door]
- COME IN.
- JUVENILE.
- HOW'RE YOU DOING?
- THAT SKIRT LOOKS A LOT SHORTER.
- HOW WAS IT? - IT WAS GOOD.
IT WAS A PRIVATE SCHOOL PROM.
- IT'S MIGHTY LATE.
- YEAH.
- WHY DO YOU HAVE A RED MOUSTACHE?
- NO, THAT'S KOOL-AID. - AIN'T NO KOOL-AID!
THEY DON'T HAVE NO KOOL-AID AT NO DOGGONE PROM.
- YEAH, THEY MAKE PUNCH.
- WHAT'S UP WITH THE LIPSTICK ON YOUR MOUTH, THOUGH?
- I TOLD YOU I HAD KOOL-AID.
- [chuckles]
I WAS BORN, BUT IT WASN'T YESTERDAY.
- SO...
- YOU GAVE HIM SOME SUGAR, DIDN'T YOU?
- YES, DAD, I GAVE HIM SOME SUGAR.
- AWWW!
- THE IMPORTANT THING IS I'M STILL A ***,
CONGRATULATIONS.
- WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE PROMISE RING IS STILL WORKING.
I'M RELIEVED.
- NIGHT, NIGHT. - I'M SO FREAKING TIRED.
- MAKE SURE YOU GET UP ON TIME FOR CHURCH, BABY.
NIGHT, NIGHT. - MM-HMM.
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.
- SHE IS BEAUTIFUL.
- THE WOMAN WHO MADE HER IS BEAUTIFUL.
- NOW YOU TALKING.
YOU THE KING, BABY.
- DON'T MAKE ME PULL OUT THE WOMB GOBBLER.
[laughter]
- [claps]
- THIS SEASON ON THICKER THAN WATER...
- WOO!
GROWING UP A SOUTHERN GIRL WAS QUITE DIFFERENT.
- I LOOK LIKE DIANA ROSS.
- MY MOM IS ALWAYS LIKE, "HAVE YOU BEEN PRAYING ENOUGH?"
- MAYBE WE CAN FISH AND FIND ME A HUSBAND.
- OUT WE GO TO YOUR NEW ESCALADE.
- A LITTLE FUNK.
YOU GOT IT.
- KISS HER NOW. KISS HER.
- HEY, I WISH YOU WOULD.
IN THIS HOUSE, IT'S DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO.
I'M ABOUT TO MOLD YOU TONIGHT.
- [laughs]
NOW I KNOW HOW GOD FELT WHEN HE WAS MAKING MAN.
- GOD WANTS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU
TO BE SO RICH THAT YOU CAN PAY OFF THE DEBT
OF EVERYBODY IN YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
- MIGHT AS WELL CALL US THE CHRISTIAN MAFIA,
'CAUSE YOU MESS WITH ONE OF US, YOU MESS WITH ALL OF US.
[cheers and applause]
- MISS KANDI BURRUSS.
- YOU HAVE TWO PLANES?
[screams]
CLEARLY THE TANKARDS LIKE EXPENSIVE THINGS.
- WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO BECOME A MILLIONAIRE?
- BEING A MILLIONAIRE IS SOMETHING OUR FAMILY
TALKS ABOUT A LOT.
"YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A MILLIONAIRE.
"YOU GOT TO BE A MILLIONAIRE.
YOU GOT TO SMELL MILLIONAIRE."
- OH, MY GOD. ARE YOU OKAY?
- I COULDN'T SLEEP. - WERE YOU DRINKING?
'CAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE I SMELL SOME ALCOHOL.
- BENJAMIN IS RE-PROPOSING TO SHANIRA.
- ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY ME AGAIN, BABY?
- MY BROTHER, HE'S VERY SELFISH.
- FROM THIS MOMENT FORWARD, WE SHALL BE ONE.
- WHY IS BROOKLYN STAYING HERE AND NOT PAYING RENT?
- BROOKLYN BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY.
- KIDS KNOW EACH OTHER'S PAST MISTAKES.
- HOW'D YOU GET AN ESCALADE? - IT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS.
- AND THEY USE THOSE PAST MISTAKES AS A DAGGER.
- YOU SELLING DRUGS AGAIN. - MY PAST IS BEHIND ME.
IF YOU WANT TO GO THERE, YOU STAY THERE.
THAT'S NOT WHERE I AM IN MY LIFE ANYMORE,
AND I NEED YOU TO SEE THAT,
BECAUSE YOU ARE BLINDED RIGHT NOW.
- WE GOT TO DRAW SOME BOUNDARIES,
BECAUSE WE CAN'T LIVE IN THE PAST.
- I WROTE SOMETHING TO JEWEL.
IN OUR SISTERHOOD, YOU LET ME DOWN.
- THIS GIRL HAS NO CLUE WHAT SISTERHOOD IS ABOUT.
WHO ARE YOU?
- I HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU ARE ANYMORE.
- I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
- WE ARE THE TANKARD FAMILY.
- BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER.
- WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSE.
- THEY'RE THE MOST CRITICAL, JUDGMENTAL PEOPLE.
- WELL, I LOVE YOU.
- THE WAY THAT YOU DISPLAY IT IS SO INTERESTING.
- WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO.
I DON'T KNOW. I DO NOT KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T.