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GIVE IT TO ME.
I SAID GIVE IT TO ME.
GIVE IT TO ME.
GIVE IT TO ME, WILL YOU?
PLEASE GIVE ME THE BALL!
DOG, EARL.
YOU MADE US LOSE.
I NEVER WANNA BE ON YOUR SIDE AGAIN.
WELL, LOOK, IT'S NOT MY FAULT
IF YOU COULDN'T CATCH THE BALL WHEN I PASSED IT TO YOU.
IT'S NOT MY FAULT, YOU PASSED THE BALL
3 FEET ABOVE MY HEAD!
WELL, IT'S NOT MY FAULT
YOUR HEAD IS 3 FEET BELOW MY PASS.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?
JUMP, TURKEY, JUMP.
OH, COME ON, FELLAS, HOLD IT DOWN. NOW, BE COOL.
JIMMY, HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, MAN.
DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU WIN OR LOSE,
IT'S HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME.
RIGHT ON.
AND EARL DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY THE GAME.
NOW YOU KNOW WE'D HAVE DONE A LOT BETTER
IF YOU HADN'T BEEN CHASIN' LINDA PATTERSON ALL OVER THE FIELD.
WELL, HEY, MAN, THAT'S ONE OF THE FEW PLEASURES OF WOMEN'S LIB,
PLAYIN' 2-HAND TOUCH WITH THEM.
BUT SHE WAS ON OUR SIDE.
SHE WAS?
EARL, NEXT TIME I'M NOT GONNA HIKE THE BALL TO YOU,
JUST TO CLIFF!
THAT'S A LIE, 'CAUSE NEXT TIME,
I'M PLAYIN' QUARTERBACK
AND LINDA PATTERSON IS GONNA HIKE THE BALL TO ME.
HUT 1, HUT 2,
HUT 3, HUT 4,
HUT 5, HUT 6--
EARL!
MAMA, DID I TELL YOU ABOUT THE RAISE LEONARD GOT?
HMM, THAT'S NICE.
YEAH, WE'RE USING THE MONEY TO GO ON A VACATION.
HMM, THAT'S NICE.
LEONARD WAS SO EXCITED THAT HE CAME HOME
AND RIPPED OFF ALL MY CLOTHES.
HMM, THAT'S NICE. WHAT?
MAMA, WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
OH, I'M SORRY, HONEY.
WELL, IF YOU MUST KNOW, IT'S JILL'S LITTLE BOY JIMMY.
HE AND CLIFTON HAVE BECOME SO ATTACHED TO EACH OTHER.
WELL, I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT CLIFTON SHOWS AN INTEREST
IN A BOY WITHOUT A FATHER.
BUT THAT'S JUST IT.
I BELIEVE CLIFTON'S SHOWIN' JUST A LITTLE TOO MUCH INTEREST.
HE'S ALWAYS TAKIN' JIMMY TO THE BALLGAMES
AND THE MOVIES.
AND JIMMY'S SPENDING HIS AFTERNOONS
AROUND THE BARBERSHOP.
HMM.
I GUESS CLIFTON MUST BE GETTING TIRED
OF HAVING JIMMY IN HIS HAIR.
GET IT?
[laughing]
WELL, I BETTER GET OUR COATS.
READY, SET,
25, 34,
HUT, HUT, HUT, GO!
HUT.
OH, THERE GOES CURTIS BREAKIN' THROUGH THE PITTSBURGH LINES.
HE BREAKS AWAY FROM ERNIE HOLMES.
N'
UH-OH, STOPPED BY MEAN JOE GREEN.
HI, MRS. CURTIS.
LOOK AT THE DYNAMITE FOOTBALL CLIFTON BOUGHT ME.
OH, THAT'S NICE, JIMMY.
JIMMY, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO
TRACY AND HER HUSBAND LEONARD.
HIYA, TRACY. CATCH, LEONARD.
ARD.
THANK YOU.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD IT IN YOU.
THERE'S MORE TO ME THAN JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE.
HERE YOU GO, JIMMY,
I'M GONNA SHOOT YOU A BULLET PASS.
OH, LEONARD, YOU'RE STILL SHOOTIN' BLANKS.
PLAYER.
GO ON, CLIFF,
TELL 'EM ABOUT THE TIME YOU MARCHED YOUR TEAM
DOWN THE FIELD IN ONLY 3 PLAYS.
BIG DEAL. BIG DEAL.
I USED TO MARCH UP AND DOWN THE FIELD
EVERY GAME WE PLAYED.
YOU PLAYED FOOTBALL TOO, LEONARD?
WELL, NO
NO, HE PLAYED CLARINET IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BAND.
THAT'S A LIE.
IT WAS GLOCKENSPIEL.
COME ON, LEONARD, WE HAVE TO GO.
WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
NICE TO HAVE MET YOU, JIMMY.
IT'S NOT EASY PLAYING GLOCKENSPIEL.
JIMMY, DID YOU HAVE A NICE TIME TODAY?
YES, MA'AM.
WELL, SUPPOSE YOU GO UPSTAIRS AND WASH UP.
I MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE LEFT OVER CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR YOU.
OUT OF SIGHT!
MMM.
LL COMIN'?
OH, ANY MINUTE NOW.
M
WHILE WE GO OUT TONIGHT, DO YOU?
OF COURSE NOT.
CLIFTON,
YOU KNOW I DON'T LIKE MEDDLIN'
IN YOUR PRIVATE AFFAIRS, BUT--
UH, MAMA, LOOK, UH,
JIMMY AND I ARE CRAZY ABOUT EACH OTHER,
BUT I'M NOT READY TO MAKE A MARRIAGE COMMITMENT.
NOW, DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?
CLIFTON, I ONLY WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU WERE GONNA WEAR
THAT OUTFIT TONIGHT.
?
WELL, THAT AND EVERYTHIN' ELSE YOU JUST TOLD ME.
[doorbell ringing]
OH, I'LL GET IT, MAMA.
[mimicking Mama] THAT AND EVERYTHIN' ELSE YOU JUST TOLD ME.
HI, CLIFF.
I, JILL.
OOH, BABY, YOU LOOK FANTASTIC.
HI, MRS. CURTIS. HOW ARE YOU?
HI, JILL.
HI, HONEY.
DID YOU BEHAVE YOURSELF TODAY?
YOU BET.
I BEHAVED MY MYSELF, TOO.
BUT I'M GONNA BE BAD TONIGHT.
MRS. CURTIS, I WASHED UP,
CA
SURE, JIMMY. IT'S IN THE KITCHEN.
I'LL CUT YOU A SLICE.
OH, THAT BOY CAN EAT.
CLIFF, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING SO GOOD TO JIMMY.
HEY, IT'S EASY, JILL.
[chuckles] I DIG HIM.
HE DIGS YOU, TOO.
AND, YOU KNOW, HE HAS NEVER ATTACHED HIMSELF TO ANYONE LIKE HE HAS TO YOU.
I MEAN, HIS OWN FATHER DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TIME FOR HIM.
WELL, LISTEN, BABY, HIS OWN FATHER
MUST HAVE BEEN A FOOL 'CAUSE HE DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT HE WAS MISSIN'.
HEY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OURSELVES
A GREAT TIME TONIGHT, HUH?
I'M WITH YOU.
YEAH. AND, LISTEN, NO MORE OF THOSE
SILLY LITTLE ARGUMENTS WE'VE BEEN HAVIN' LATELY.
RIGHT.
OH, LOOK AT THE TIME.
I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOWER,
CHANGE AND I'LL BE DOWN IN A FEW MINUTES, RIGHT?
DON'T FORGET TO WEAR A TIE.
WE'RE GOING TO LE PETIT CHATEAU, REMEMBER?
OH, JILL,
WHY DON'T I SKIP THE TIE
AND TAKE YOU TO LE PETIT McDONALDS?
COME ON, CLIFF.
A TIE.
NO SHOES, NO SHIRT,
NO DRAWERS,
BUT I'LL HAVE ON A TIE.
OH, MAN, I SWEAR
I DON'T EVER WANT TO GO THROUGH
ANOTHER NIGHT LIKE THAT AGAIN.
WELL, ME, EITHER.
IMAGINE WAITIN' ALL NIGHT JUST TO GET A LOUSY TABLE.
WHEN WE FINALLY GOT ONE,
I WAS TEMPTED TO ORDER BREAKFAST.
WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU?
BECAUSE BY THE TIME THEY BROUGHT IT,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TIME FOR LUNCH.
I DON'T THINK YOU SUFFERED TOO MUCH
WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR A TABLE.
WITH YOUR NEWFOUND FRIEND BEHIND YOU IN LINE, HMM.
SHE SEEMED TO HAVE PLENTY TO KEEP YOU AMUSED.
CINDY FINCH ISN'T A NEWFOUND FRIEND.
I HAPPENED TO KNOW HER.
I HAPPENED TO TALK TO HER.
AND YOU HAPPENED TO IGNORE ME.
I DIDN'T IGNORE YOU, JILL.
CINDY AND I WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT TIES.
TIES?
YEAH.
WE WERE TRYIN' TO FIGURE OUT
WHY I WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE W
CLIFTON, YOU'RE SHOUTING.
I AM NOT SHOUTING.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T STAND SILLY ARGUMENTS.
I CAN'T EITHER.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT'S WORSE THAN ARGUING?
IT'S ARGUING WITH SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS SHE'S NOT ARGUING.
I MEAN, YELL AT ME, SCREAM AT ME,
BUT DON'T KEEP GIVIN' ME THAT,
[mimicking Jill] "CLIFTON, YOU'RE SHOUTIN'."
THAT BUGS ME!
YOU'RE SHOUTING AGAIN.
OH, NO, I'M NOT SHOUTING.
NOW I'M SHOUTING!
LORD, WHAT'S GOIN' ON DOWN THERE?
OH, SORRY, MAMA.
UH, JILL AND I WERE JUST DISCUSSING DINNER.
OH?
WELL, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BOSTON P.T.A.
DISCUSSING BUSSING.
WELL, I'M SORRY IF WE WOKE YOU, MRS. CURTIS.
WELL, YOU DIDN'T WAKE ME,
BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE AWAKENED JIMMY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
HE'S SLEEPIN' OVER THERE ON THE COUCH.
OH, HE'S ALL RIGHT.
ONCE HE'S OFF, HE'LL SLEEP THROUGH ANYTHING.
IF YOU TWO HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY TO EACH OTHER, DON'T.
GOODNIGHT, MAMA.
GOODNIGHT, MRS. CURTIS.
JILL,
SEEMS LIKE WE'VE BEEN DOIN' A LOT MORE FIGHTING
THAN, THAN LAUGHING LATELY.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE BOTH HAVE TO FACE THE FACT
THAT WE'VE COOLED OFF TOWARDS EACH OTHER.
YEAH AND I GUESS THE MAIN PROBLEM IS
THAT I AM JUST NOT READY TO COMMIT MYSELF
VELY.
WHAT?
CLIFF, DO YOU KNOW I FEEL THE SAME WAY
BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU?
NO, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
I GUESS WE'VE BOTH BEEN PUTTIN' FUEL ON A FIRE
THAT DIED 2 WEEKS AGO.
3.
YEAH.
WELL, HEY, JILL,
WE HAD A LOT OF NICE TIMES.
SURE, SURE.
YOU KNOW, I KEEP THINKING ABOUT LITTLE JIMMY.
IT'S GONNA BE KIND OF *** HIM.
WELL, I THINK HE'LL UNDERSTAND.
I'LL WAIT A FEW DAYS BEFORE I TELL HIM,
SO IT DOESN'T COME SO ABRUPTLY.
YEAH, GOOD IDEA.
YEAH, THERE'S NO REASON THAT HE SHOULD KNOW
THAT IT'S ALL OVER BETWEEN US.
(Jill) I'M SORRY, CLIFF.
SO AM I, JILL.
OK, WE'RE ALL FINISHED.
CLIFF, I BELIEVE THIS OLD POSSUM
IS ACTUALLY ASLEEP.
MAIL CALL.
WHAT'S HAPPENIN', WILDCAT?
OH, I CAN'T KICK, I MIGHT LOSE MY FOOT.
[snickering]
[whooping]
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO BE, SLEEPIN' BEAUTY?
NO, THAT'S BLACK BEAUTY.
YEAH, BUT IF A PRINCESS CAME ALONG AND KISSED HIM,
SHE MIGHT TURN INTO A FROG.
HEY, WAKE UP, UGLY.
OVER HERE, UGLY.
HEY, WHAT YOU WAKIN' ME UP FOR, EARL?
SHOOT, I JUST DREAMED THAT I WON A WEEKEND
WITH LENA HORNE ON THE DATIN' GAME.
YEAH, WHERE DID THEY SEND BOTH OF YOU?
RIGHT INTO AN OXYGEN TENT.
CLIFTON, JILL JUST CALLED.
JILL?
JIMMY RAN AWAY AND SHE DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
OH, DAMN.
I SHOULD HAVE FIGURED HE'D REACT THAT WAY.
I'LL HELP YOU LOOK FOR HIM, BROTHER.
YEAH, COUNT US IN.
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO START?
WHO KNOWS?
HE COULD BE ANY PLACE.
YEAH, ANY PLACE, THE BUS STATION,
THE BALLPARK.
[bell chiming]
(Earl) THE DOORWAY.
JIMMY.
HEY, MAN.
TELL ME SOMETHIN', YOU OK?
SURE.
JIMMY, YOUR MOTHER IS WORRIED SICK.
SHE THINKS YOU RAN AWAY.
I DID.
I RAN AWAY TO STAY WITH CLIFF.
WELL, JIMMY, RUNNIN' AWAY ISN'T NICE.
YEAH, BUDDY, LOOK,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FACE SOME FACTS
AND WELL, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS,
WELL, YOUR MOTHER AND I...
DON'T GO TOGETHER AND THAT'S THAT.
EARL.
YEAH.
JOSH, LOOK AT THE TIME.
WE'RE GONNA STAND UP THOSE 2 GIRLS.
SHOOT!
THEY'RE SO OLD,
WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO STAND 'EM UP.
SEE YOU.
JIMMY.
I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU AND MOM.
I WAS AWAKE LAST NIGHT WHEN YOU WERE ARGUING.
CLIFF,
I WANNA STAY WITH YOU.
HEY, YOU CAN'T, JIMMY.
I--I'M GONNA TAKE YOU HOME TO YOUR MOTHER.
I WON'T GO.
JIMMY.
HEY, LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO GO HOME?
BECAUSE I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU.
YEAH, BUT YOU BELONG TO YOUR MOTHER.
SO DO YOU.
LOOK, JIMMY, THINGS NGED
BETWEEN YOUR MOTHER AND ME,
BUT THAT'S THE WAY LIFE IS SOMETIMES.
HEY, WE CAN STILL SEE EACH OTHER
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
I WON'T GO.
I'M SORRY, JIMMY,
BUT YOU'RE GOIN' HOME.
THAT'S WHERE YOU BELONG AND THERE'S NOTHIN'
YOU CAN SAY THAT WILL CHANGE THINGS.
CLIFTON.
YEAH?
I LOVE YOU.
[doorbell ringing]
HI, EARL.
HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENIN', MAMA?
UH, HOW'S CLIFF TAKIN' IT?
OH, HE'S NOT SO GOOD.
IT WASN'T EASY FOR HIM TO GET JIMMY TO GO BACK HOME.
WHAT A COMMOTION!
HE
AND THREATENED TO HOLD HIS BREATH
UNTIL HIS FACE TURNED BLUE.
CLIFTON SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF HIMSELF
ACTIN' THAT WAY.
I'M TALKIN' ABOUT JIMMY.
OH.
THAT BOY IS SO DEVOTED TO CLIFTON.
EARL, GOIN' OUT TONIGHT
IS THE BEST THING FOR CLIFTON.
TRY AND CHEER HIM UP
AND HELP HIM TO GET HIS MIND OFF OF JIMMY.
OH, LEAVE IT TO ME, MAMA.
OH, HI, EARL.
WHAT'S HAPPENIN'.
WE'RE GONNA SIP ALL THE BUBBLIES,
BUMP ALL NIGHT LONG WITH THE LOVELIES, HUH?
AND BOOGIE ON DOWN, BROTHER, ARE YOU READY?
NO, BUT LET'S GO ANYWAY.
HEY, MAN, WHY DON'T YOU SNAP OUT OF IT?
REMEMBER WHAT THEY SAY,
A SMILE IS BUT A FROWN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.
COME ON.
[clearing throat]
IT AIN'T NO SIN TO GRIN, BROTHER.
YOUR LIPS WILL JIGGLE IF YOU JUST GIGGLE.
EARL, ARE YOU TRYIN' TO CHEER HIM UP
OR MAKE HIM CRY?
MAMA, I'M GONNA MAKE THIS MAN LAUGH.
OH-OH, HERE IT COMES.
LET ME GET MY CAMERA AND FILM IT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THE GREATEST SMILE IN THE WORLD.
MAMA, I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT, HE IS A FOOL.
YOU OK, EARL?
I'M FINE, BUT YOU'RE LAUGHIN'.
YOU DID IT, EARL.
ON.
MAN, THAT'S THE WAY I LOVE TO SEE YOU.
I BET YOU FORGOT ALL ABOUT JIMMY.
YOU DID IT, EARL.
HEY, CLIFF, HEY, I'M SORRY, MAN.
HEY, HEY, FORGET IT, MAN, I'M ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO PICK UP THOSE CHICKS.
ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU LATER, MAMA.
BYE
[whooping]
JUNIOR, WHY ARE YOU WEARING THAT?
INERY,
I'M NAKED.
OH, WELL, IT LOOKS VERY NICE ON YOU.
THANK YOU, MAMA.
THIS IS MY AGBADA THAT BIG BERTHA BAKER MADE
ESPECIALLY FOR ME.
[clearing throat]
[exclaiming]
WHERE YOU GOIN' TONIGHT IN YOUR AGBADA?
HEY, I HAVE COME TO INVITE YOU ALL
TO AN AFRICAN NAME-CHANGING PARTY.
OH, REALLY?
WELL, IT'S FOR PEOPLE
WHO WANNA CHANGE THEIR NAMES TO AFRICAN NAMES.
LIKE EARL CHAMBERS WOULD BE
SOEKA KAMAU OGEE.
OH, THAT'S BAD. SOEKA OMAKU OGEE.
HEY, YEAH. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
SKINNY WARRIOR WHO DELIVERS MAIL.
NOW, LISTEN, JUNIOR,
ARE THEY GONNA HAVE ANY FOOD AT THAT PARTY?
HEY, BROTHER MAN, IF YOU WANT SOME FOOD,
WE CAN GO TO THE DIPLOMATIC DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
OH, DON'T BE CRAZY, JUNIOR,
HOW YOU GONNA GET ALL OF US INTO THE WHITE HOUSE?
EASY MAN, THEY DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT NO BLACK FOLKS.
HEY, WE JUST TALK WITH AN ACCENT,
WEAR OUR AGBADAS,
AND WALK ON PAST THE GUARDS.
HEY, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, LIKE THEY THINK WE'RE SOME
HINDU AMBASSADORS.
YEAH, WELL, WHAT ABOUT BIG BERTHA BAKER?
I'LL TELL 'EM SHE'S MY ELEPHANT.
[doorbell ringing]
HI, CLIFF.
(Clifton) JIMMY.
GOOD HEAVENS,
THAT'S NOT A CHILD, THAT'S A BOOMERANG.
NO, NO, MAMA.
THIS IS ZIMBALA OODA.
WELL, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
LITTLE BOY WITH HARD HEAD SOON GONNA HAVE SOFT BEHIND.
YEAH, JILL, DON'T WORRY, HE'S STILL HERE.
HEY, LOOK, I'LL HAVE HIM HOME BY TONIGHT, I PROMISE.
WELL, WELL, LOOK, IF I HAVE ANY TROUBLE,
I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL.
OK, GOODBYE.
CLIFTON,
I MAY SOUND CRUEL,
BUT YOU BETTER STOP PLAYIN' GAMES WITH THAT BOY
AND SEND HIM HOME TO HIS MOTHER.
YOU'RE RIGHT, MAMA.
BUT IF I SEND HIM HOME, HE'LL JUST RUN AWAY AGAIN.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS TO THESE FATHERLESS KIDS THESE DAYS.
YES, AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THEM.
THE MOTHER'S WORK ALL DAY LONG,
AND THE KIDS ARE LEFT ALONE TO ROAM THE STREETS.
RUNNIN' WITH GANGS,
GETTIN' INTO FIGHTS,
MESSIN' WITH DRUGS.
SOONER OR LATER THEY END UP IN JAIL, OR DEAD.
BUT, CLIFTON, YOU CAN'T SOLVE SOCIETY'S PROBLEMS
YEAH, BUT MAYBE I CAN HELP SOLVE
ONE LITTLE BOY'S PROBLEM.
I'M JUST GONNA SIT HIM DOWN AND TALK TO HIM LIKE A FATHER.
REMEMBER WHEN YOU WERE 6 YEARS OLD
AND YOU BROUGHT HOME THAT LITTLE PUPPY?
YEAH.
WELL, THE SAME THING'S HAPPENIN' NOW.
NO, IT ISN'T.
JIMMY HASN'T GONE ON THE RUG.
CLIFTON, JIMMY IS NOT YOUR CHILD.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT, MAMA.
AND THE SOONER I LET HIM KNOW THAT,
THE BETTER IT WILL BE FOR BOTH OF US.
BUT HOW AM I GONNA CONVINCE HIM
OFF AT HOME?
WELL, MAYBE YOU CAN START BY LETTIN' HIM KNOW
THAT YOU ARE NOT THE HERO HE THINKS YOU ARE.
BUT, COME ON, I'M GONNA NEED YOUR HELP.
WELL, WHY?
IT'S NOT EASY LYIN' TO A KID.
OH, THERE HE IS.
HI, CLIFF, READY TO PLAY BALL?
I-- WHOA!
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE PUPPY WENT ON THE RUG.
GEE, I'M SORRY.
HEY, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, TIGER.
COME ON OVER HERE AND SIT DOWN.
I GOTTA TALK TO YOU.
LISTEN, JIMMY, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE.
YOU REMEMBER WHEN I TOLD YOU
I WAS A BIG HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STAR?
WELL, I WASN'T?
YOU WEREN'T?
NO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME
JUST WARMIN' THE BENCH, DIDN'T I, MAMA?
THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT I BET YOU WERE THE BEST BENCH WARMER
IN THE WHOLE SCHOOL.
YOUR TURN.
JIMMY, DON'T YOU MISS YOUR MOTHER?
OF COURSE, I DO.
YOU KNOW YOUR MOTHER LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.
AND SHE NEEDS YOU TO BE THE MAN OF THE HOUSE.
BUT IF CLIFTON MARRIED MOM,
HE COULD BE THE MAN OF BOTH HOUSES.
WELL, UH,
JIMMY, YOU DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND.
YOU SEE,
WELL, I--I-- I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOUR MOTHER.
NEITHER WAS MY FATHER, BUT THEY WERE MARRIED.
WELL, I DIDN'T REALLY MEAN IT LIKE THAT. I...
YOU SEE, I DO STILL LOVE BOTH YOU AND YOUR MOTHER,
BUT AS FRIENDS.
YOUR MOTHER LOVES YOU AS A SON.
JIMMY, A MOTHER'S LOVE IS SOMETHIN' VERY SPECIAL.
THAT'S WHY SHE NEEDS YOU AT HOME WITH HER.
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, CAN'T YOU?
SURE.
GOOD. NOW, I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.
I'LL JUST RUN AWAY AGAIN.
JIMMY, I THOUGHT YOU UNDERSTOOD, MAN.
YOU KNOW, ABOUT LOVE AND ALL.
THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO
WITH RUNNIN' AWAY.
OH, EXCUSE US, JIMMY. MAMA.
MAMA, HOW AM I GONNA GET THROUGH
TO THAT THICKHEADED KID?
YOU KNOW, YOUR FATHER USED TO ASK ME
THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU.
A LOT OF HELP YOU ARE.
I'M GONNA TRY SOMETHIN' THAT DADDY TRIED ON ME.
I JU
WHAT DO YOU SAY THE TWO OF US RUN AWAY TOGETHER?
BOTH OF US?
SURE.
SEE, YOU GO HOME
AND EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SO WE CAN RUN AWAY
TO A MOVIE OR, OR A BALLGAME
OR AN AMUSEMENT PARK, STUFF LIKE THAT.
HOW'S THAT GRAB YOU?
REAL COOL, IF YOU SAY SO.
[laughs] THAT'S THE WAY, TIGER.
I'LL GET YOUR BAG.
CLIFTON'S RIGHT ABOUT YOU UR MOTHER.
I SUPPOSE SO.
BUT DON'T YOU THINK HE HAD A GOOD IDEA
ABOUT THE TWO OF YOU RUNNIN' AWAY TOGETHER?
I THINK IT'S DUMB.
OK, JIMMY, LET'S GO.
MAMA, I'LL BE BACK A LITTLE LATER.
OH, HERE, LET ME HELP YOU WITH YOUR COAT.
MAN.
HEY, AREN'T WE GONNA HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF FUN
RUNNIN' AWAY TOGETHER, HUH?
YEAH, WE SURE ARE.
HEY, THAT'S THE WAY. COME ON.
I JUST DIDN'T WANNA HURT HIS FEELINGS.
(Clifton) THAT'S MY MAMA WAS RECORDED ON TAPE
BEFORE A LIVE AUDIENCE.