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>> ON THIS EPISODE OF
TIA & TAMERA...
>> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN OBSESSED
WITH OUR CULTURE.
HAVE YOU GONE TO THE BAHAMAS?
>> I'VE NEVER BEEN EITHER.
>> OH, MY GOD!
THIS'LL BE SO MUCH FUN TO GET TO
MEET SOME OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS.
IS THAT OUR PLANE?
>> THAT'S OUR PLANE.
>> NO!
>> YOU DON'T WANNA DO IT?
YOU DON'T WANT TO?
ALTHOUGH WE ARE HERE ON A
MISSION, WE'RE ALSO HERE ON
VACATION.
>> I DEFINITELY WANNA SEE THE
DOLPHINS.
>> JEROME DOESN'T WANNA GIVE YOU
A KISS--SAY WHATEVER.
>> AAH!
>> [laughs]
>> I WANNA FIND OUT WHO THIS
WOMAN IS.
DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS?
>> YES.
>> [screaming]
HOW ABOUT WE GATHER ALL FAMILY
MEMBERS AND JUST HAVE, LIKE,
A REALLY NICE BARBECUE?
>> HI!
>> HELLO.
>> OH, MY GOD.
[upbeat music]
♪ ♪
>> I LOVE SEEING A PREGNANT
WOMAN EAT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
IT JUST SEEMS LIKE, YOU KNOW--
>> YOU EAT ON A WHOLE NOTHER
LEVEL.
>> [laughs]
>> OH, LORD, I'VE EATEN SO MUCH
BREAD.
DID YOU EVER HAVE, LIKE, CRAVING
ATTACKS?
>> YEAH, THROUGHOUT MY WHOLE
ENTIRE PREGNANCY.
THAT'S WHY I GAINED ALL OF THAT
WEIGHT.
>> OOH, LORD.
>> DO I--AM I GETTING THE DOUBLE
CHIN YET?
>> LET ME TAKE A PICTURE OF IT.
DON'T MOVE.
DON'T MOVE.
>> OH, GOD.
>> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A DOUBLE
CHIN, TAMERA.
IT LOOKS LIKE A TRIPLE CHIN.
[camera shutter clicks]
[laughs]
IT'S NOT BAD, THOUGH.
>> OH, GOD.
>> [laughs]
>> OH, GOD.
>> OH, WOW.
>> WOW.
>> [French accent] ORGANIC PIZZA
WITH ORGANIC CHEESE.
>> OH.
>> OH.
>> WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
>> FROM, UH, FRANCE.
>> [speaking French]
>> CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING ELSE?
YOU NEED SOMETHING?
>> both: MM.
>> I'M GOOD.
>> I'M GOOD.
>> both: THANK YOU.
>> I'M ALWAYS INTERESTED IN
PEOPLE WHO COME FROM ANOTHER
COUNTRY AND COME TO THE STATES,
'CAUSE REMEMBER WHEN GRANDMOTHER
CAME OVER AND SHE WAS TALKING
ABOUT OUR GREAT-GRANDMOTHER?
>> YEP.
>> SHE SAID, "YOU REMIND ME SO
MUCH OF CECILIA."
>> MM-HMM.
>> I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW,
LIKE, HER STORY.
OUR GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
CECILIA CAMPBELL PASSED AWAY
WHEN WE WERE 14.
BUT SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN
THE BAHAMAS.
AND I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY
SHE LEFT.
I'M ALWAYS INTRIGUED WHEN I HEAR
PEOPLE LEAVE THEIR ROOTS.
WHAT CAUSES THEM TO JUST PICK UP
AND LEAVE THEIR FAMILY?
NOT ONLY THAT, NOW THAT I'M
PREGNANT AND WE'RE HAVING A SON,
I REALLY WANT HIM TO KNOW WHERE
HE CAME FROM.
SO I WANNA KNOW THE BAHAMIAN
CULTURE.
>> ME TOO.
>> WHAT IF WE GO THERE AND WE
GET TO EXPERIENCE WHERE WE, OUR
BLOOD...
>> ORIGINATED FROM.
>> HALF OF OUR BLOOD CAME FROM.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, WE REALLY
DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT OUR
DAD'S SIDE.
YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY
WHEN YOU HAD A BLACK AND WHITE
COUPLE TOGETHER...
>> YEAH.
>> IT REALLY WASN'T AS...
>> both: ACCEPTABLE.
>> MY MOM AND DAD--THEY'RE AN
INTERRACIAL COUPLE.
AND WHEN MY DAD MARRIED MY MOM,
HIS SIDE OF THE FAMILY DIDN'T
AGREE WITH IT.
SO WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
THAT SIDE OF THE FAMILY, AND IT
HURTS.
IF I GO TO THE BAHAMAS AND
I MEET MOM'S SIDE...
I'M GONNA WANNA MEET DAD'S SIDE
SO MUCH MORE.
>> YOU WANNA BE COMPLETE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE,
THOUGH.
>> THAT IS TRUE.
TAMERA, I'M JUST STARTING TO
JUST THINK ABOUT IT ALL.
>> YOU JUST RAN A STOP SIGN.
>> I DID? OH.
>> [imitates tire screech]
STOP.
I'M PREGNANT.
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?
>> THAT WAS A STOP SIGN?
>> WELL, IT'S TOO LATE NOW, TIA.
>> OH, WAIT.
WAS IT A STOP SIGN?
OH, MY GOD, IT WAS.
UM, YOU KNOW WHAT, TAMERA?
I SAY WE JUST GO TO THE BAHAMAS.
WHY WAIT?
LET'S JUST GO MEET OUR FAMILY
THAT WE'VE NEVER MET BEFORE.
WE HEARD THAT WE STILL HAVE
FAMILY OVER THERE, AND THERE'S
ALWAYS BEEN A PART OF ME THAT
WANTED TO KNOW MORE.
NOW THAT WE'RE STARTING FAMILIES
OF OUR OWN, IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT OUR
HERITAGE.
AS GENERATIONS GO ON, WE COULD
LOSE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT
OUR FAMILY IF WE DON'T DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT SOON.
THIS'LL BE KIND OF LIKE OUR
LAST...
>> HURRAH.
>> YOUR LAST HURRAH BEFORE YOU
HAVE THE BABY.
>> YEAH.
[both gasp]
TIA ISN'T WORKING, SO THIS IS
THE PERFECT TIME TO TAKE ONE
LAST VACATION WITH MY SISTER
BEFORE THE BABY COMES.
I MEAN, WE'LL BE IN THE FRICKIN'
BAHAMAS.
WOW.
I KNOW WE SHOULD FOCUS ON
FINDING OUR RELATIVES, BUT WE
MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SOME FUN
WHILE WE'RE THERE.
>> LET'S NOT GO TO AN AGENCY
AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO FIND OUR
FAMILY.
LET'S DO THIS OURSELVES.
>> WE COULD JUST CALL GRANDMA.
I THINK SHE'S THE PERFECT
PERSON.
>> THAT'S PERFECT.
>> I HAVE AN IDEA.
WHY DON'T WE ASK JEROME AND
KESHA AND SEE IF THEY'RE DOWN?
>> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA.
OUR MOM, JEROME'S MOM, AND
KESHA'S DAD ARE ALL SIBLINGS.
AND I'M SURE THEY'D LOVE TO GO
TO THE BAHAMAS WITH US TO FIND
OUT MORE ABOUT OUR ROOTS.
JEROME'S MOM KNOWS A LOT ABOUT
THE FAMILY.
I'M GETTING CHILLS.
I REALLY AM.
>> WHAT DID WE SAY ON--
YOU REMEMBER SISTER, SISTER?
CARPE DIEM?
>> both: CARPE DIEM!
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY SEEK
THEIR GENEALOGY?
>> ARE YOU EXCITED?
>> MM-HMM.
LET'S CALL KESHA.
READY?
>> MM-HMM.
>> OKAY.
KESHA!
>> [laughing]
HI.
>> GUESS WHO WE HAVE ON THE
OTHER LINE.
>> JEROMEY-ROME.
>> JEROME'S IN THE HOUSE.
>> both: YOU BETTER WATCH YOUR
MOUTH.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> OH, MY GOSH.
YOU LOOK SO HANDSOME.
>> both: DOESN'T HE?
>> GUYS, SO I'M JUST GONNA CUT
TO THE CHASE, OKAY?
WE WANTED A VACATION, AND WE
WERE ON THE PHONE WITH GRANDMA,
OKAY?
AND WE JUST STARTED TO ASK HER
ABOUT OUR FAMILY.
LIKE, WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
>> GRANDMA REALLY COULDN'T GIVE
US MUCH INFORMATION, BUT SHE
SAID THEY'RE ON THE ISLAND OF...
>> NASSAU.
AND SHE SAID THAT WE HAVE
COUSINS AND STUFF OUT THERE.
CAMPBELL, DID YOU KNOW THAT THAT
WAS OUR GRANDMOTHER'S--
>> THAT'S OUR GRANDMA'S LAST
NAME--I FOUND THAT OUT.
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS, JEROME?
>> HOW DO YOU--
>> I DON'T KNOW THAT AT ALL.
>> MY MOM KEEPS EVERYTHING.
SO SHE HAS, LIKE, THE OBITUARY
FROM OUR GREAT-GRANDMOTHER, SO
I KNEW SOME OF--
A FEW OF THOSE NAMES.
>> OH, WOW.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, BUT I THINK
IT'S A START.
>> AT LEAST IT'LL BE AN
ADVENTURE.
>> ARE YOU GUYS DOWN FOR THAT?
>> WE MIGHT JUST BUMP INTO
SOMEBODY.
>> THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
I HAVE SO MUCH FAITH WE WILL.
>> FOR US TO JUST BUMP INTO
SOMEBODY, TAMERA, THAT'S LIKE--
YOU TWO WATCH TOO MUCH TV.
>> IT'S ON AND CRACKIN'.
I'M COMING. I'M THERE.
>> I'M JUST GONNA THROW SOME
STUFF IN A BAG, AND I'LL BE
THERE.
>> OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS GONNA BE CRAZY.
>> I'M ALWAYS EXCITED.
MY ONE FEAR IS THERE'S GONNA BE
A WHOLE LOT OF ESTROGEN.
SOMEBODY'S GONNA HAVE TO SAVE MY
LIFE.
[laughter]
>> HI, CREE CREE.
>> I LOVE PLAYING WITH HIS
CURLS.
>> HE IS SO CUTE, TIA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> SO, ANYWAY, I'VE BEEN DOING
A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH.
>> MM-HMM.
>> AND I WAS ACTUALLY JUST
DIGGING THROUGH SOME PICTURES
FROM THIS BOX THAT I HAD.
AND I FOUND THIS PICTURE.
DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS?
>> THIS LOOKS LIKE GRANDMA, IN A
WAY.
>> DOESN'T IT?
>> both: BUT SHE'S NOT GRANDMA.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S RELATED
TO GRANDMA.
>> THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMEONE IN
GRANDMA'S FAMILY.
>> MY MOM GAVE ME THIS OLD BOX
OF FAMILY PHOTOS.
BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHO THIS
WAS, SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHO THIS WOMAN IN THE
PHOTO IS BEFORE WE LEAVE.
BUT NO ONE KNOWS.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE A FUN
PART OF OUR TREASURE HUNT TO
TAKE IT WITH US AND SEE IF ONE
OF OUR RELATIVES KNOW WHO IT IS.
YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE REALLY
INTERESTING?
>> WHAT?
>> TO SEE HOW FAR TWINS RUN IN
OUR FAMILY, IN THE BAHAMAS.
>> YEAH, 'CAUSE IT RUNS ON MOM'S
SIDE.
WE SHOULD DEFINITELY, LIKE, LOOK
UP SOME ARCHIVES OF NAMES THERE.
>> OKAY.
>> AND THIS COULD ALSO BE A
REALLY COOL TREASURE HUNT FOR--
FOR ALL OF US.
>> TAMERA, I THINK THIS IS,
LIKE, THE BEST THING TO DO RIGHT
NOW.
I JUST WANNA SEE WHAT THE
BAHAMAS HAS TO OFFER.
>> TO OFFER, YEAH.
>> TIA, THIS IS A BIG DEAL.
YOU'RE GONNA MEET YOUR MOM'S
SIDE OF THE FAMILY.
>> I KNOW.
>> YOU JUST GONNA SHOW UP AT
SOME DOOR.
SOME LITTLE BAHAMIAN MAN WHO'S
4'6"--
Y'ALL GONNA KNOCK ON HIS DOOR,
HE GONNA HAVE HIS SHOTGUN LIKE
THIS.
>> CORY.
GO TO DADDY! GO TO DADDY!
LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
LET'S GO. LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
[laughs]
>> WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE GONNA
MEET THAT SIDE OF YOUR FAMILY.
>> THANK YOU, BABY.
NOW THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A
SON, I REALLY WOULD LOVE FOR HIM
TO SEE WHERE HIS FAMILY IS FROM.
LIKE, WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO KNOW
YOUR ROOTS?
>> I KNOW MY ROOTS--
SHAKA ZULU.
>> [laughs]
>> YOU'VE SEEN THE MOVIE.
THEY CUT OFF HIS FOOT.
I MEAN, THAT'S MY ROOTS.
>> BUT YOU SAID PART OF
YOUR FAMILY WAS FROM KENTUCKY.
>> I MEAN, MY GRANDDAD WAS
WHITE.
>> I KNOW.
WOULDN'T IT BE COOL TO KIND OF
KNOW, LIKE, THEIR SIDE?
>> IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE TO FIND
OUT IF I HAD AN INHERITANCE,
BUT, YOU KNOW...
[laughs]
THAT AIN'T THE CASE.
SO, YOU KNOW, I KEEP GOING,
BABY.
>> CAN MOMMY HAVE A KISS?
>> I LOVE MY FAMILY, THOUGH.
>> AW.
>> IF YOU SEE A COUSIN WITH
CREE'S HAIR, TAKE A PICTURE OF
HIM, 'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE HELL HE GOT THAT HAIR FROM.
>> [laughs]
CORY, THIS IS YOUR HEAD.
>> THAT IS NOT MY HAIR, TIA.
>> [laughs]
>> LET ME SEE THOSE LITTLE FLIES
LIKE THIS, RIGHT AROUND HIS
HEAD.
>> [laughs]
[tropical music]
♪ ♪
>> [screaming]
>> WELCOME TO THE BAHAMAS.
>> OH, HEY, JEROME!
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> Y'ALL SMELL GOOD.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> both: YOU LOOK SO CUTE.
>> CUTE?
>> JEROME, YOU ALWAYS LOOK
HANDSOME.
>> JEROME.
>> WHAT'S WRONG?
>> OKAY, NOW, THE AIRLINES LOST
OUR LUGGAGE.
WE HAVE NOTHING...
NO BRAS.
>> NO TOOTHPASTE.
>> NO PJs...
NO UNDERWEAR.
>> both: NO DEODORANT.
>> NO PRENATAL VITAMINS.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.
>> IN THE MEANTIME, I HAVE SOME
DEODORANT FOR YOU.
I'M JUST SAYIN'.
>> UNFORTUNATELY, THE START OF
OUR TRIP IS OFF TO A ROUGH
START.
KESHA WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
KESHA MISSED HER FLIGHT.
SO SHE WON'T BE HERE UNTIL
TOMORROW.
AND SOMEHOW, OUR BAGS DIDN'T
MAKE IT ON OUR FLIGHT, AND THE
AIRLINE HAS NO IDEA WHERE THEY
ARE.
I MEAN, WHAT--WHAT THE HELL?
LIKE--[laughs]
>> THE BRIGHT SIDE IS YOU'RE IN
BAHAMAS AND EVERYBODY'S A LITTLE
THICKER.
SO YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND A
LITTLE DRESS.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME THICK
WOMEN HERE.
>> I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
>> THAT IS TRUE.
>> YOU CAN FIND IT.
>> AND WE'LL JUST GET SOME
PRENATAL VITAMINS AND--
>> SO IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR IN HERE?
>> both: NO.
>> AND I SAID--WELL, WE DON'T
HAVE OUR SWIMMING SUITS.
WE DON'T HAVE NOTHING.
SO I SAID, "WHILE WE'RE AT IT,
WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST START
LOOKING UP SOME NAMES, YOU
KNOW?"
BUT WE REALIZED THAT THERE'S--
>> both: SO MANY CAMPBELLS.
>> WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO, CALL
ALL 300 OF THEM?
>> AND SAY?
>> "HI, DO YOU KNOW CECILIA?"
>> HOW YOU DOING?
>> GOOD.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> I'M GOOD.
WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK FOR OUR
FAMILY AND OUR FAMILY MEMBERS.
>> OKAY, GREAT.
>> I GUESS THIS IS WHERE ALL OF
THE ARCHIVES ARE?
>> THIS IS OUR REFERENCE SECTION
ON THIS SIDE.
COME WITH ME.
>> OKAY, SURE, SURE.
>> WE'LL FOLLOW YOU.
>> JEROME AND I HEADED OVER TO
THE LIBRARY TO FIND WHERE OUR
RELATIVES' SURNAMES ORIGINATED
FROM.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE.
>> both: DETECTIVES.
>> TAMERA'S BACK AT THE HOTEL,
TRYING TO TRACK DOWN OUR LOST
LUGGAGE.
AND KESHA IS STILL TRYING TO GET
TO THE BAHAMAS.
OH, WOW. OKAY.
I REALLY HOPE WE CAN FIND SOME
INFORMATION, BECAUSE THIS IS
REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO US.
WE WANNA BE ABLE TO SHARE OUR
FAMILY'S STORIES WITH OUR
CHILDREN.
>> HERE'S A LIST OF FAMILY
NAMES.
>> OH.
CAMPBELL.
>> CAMPBELL.
>> [gasps]
DO YOU THINK WE'RE GOING TO THE
WRONG ISLAND?
OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT WE
WOULD KNOW ON NASSAU.
>> BUT THERE HAS TO BE.
LIKE, WHY WERE BEING TOLD ALL
THIS STUFF ABOUT NASSAU FOR ALL
THESE YEARS?
>> IF WE HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER
ISLAND, WE MAY HAVE TO TAKE A
SMALL PLANE.
I AM TERRIFIED OF FLYING IN
SMALL PLANES.
I AM JUST PRAYING TO GOD THAT
ALL OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS LIVE
ON NASSAU.
>> BASTION, BELL...
>> CASH...
KENNY, MCKEY...
[sighs]
YOU KNOW WHAT, JEROME?
THIS JUST KIND OF CONFUSED ME.
BY KNOWING ALL OF THESE
DIFFERENT SURNAMES ON THESE
DIFFERENT ISLANDS--
I KNOW THAT I WAS SAYING IT WAS
KIND OF, LIKE, UNREALISTIC FOR
US TO KIND OF ACTUALLY GO OUT
AND START ASKING PEOPLE NAMES
AND STUFF.
BUT IT'S STARTING TO LOOK LIKE
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
DO.
I THINK YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
EMAIL YOUR MOM.
AND WE HAVE TO GET MORE
INFORMATION.
>> GOOD POINT.
LET'S JUST GRAB TAMERA AND HIT
THE STREETS.
>> OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
>> SO THIS IS THE THING--THE
UNITED REPRESENTATIVE IS SAYING
THAT MY BAG, INCLUDING YOURS, IS
IN HOUSTON.
>> OKAY.
>> IN THE MEANTIME, LET'S JUST
GO HANG OUT, DO A LITTLE BIT OF
SHOPPING.
>> OKAY.
I THINK I HAVE TO USE THE
BATHROOM.
IT'S OKAY.
I CAN HOLD IT.
>> PROBABLY 'CAUSE YOU'S A
BAD GIRL AND YOU CAN PEE IN A
BOTTLE.
[laughter]
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> WAIT, WAIT.
MY MOM JUST EMAILED ME BACK.
THERE IS A GUY NAMED
DAJUAN SWEETING.
HE'S RELATED TO US.
>> HE IS?
>> HE IS RELATED TO US?
>> HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE RELATED
TO US, OR THE EMAIL SAID HE
WORKS AT THE ATLANTIS.
YOU NEED TO LOOK UP THE
ATLANTIS.
>> LET ME GOOGLE THE ATLANTIS,
GET A NUMBER THERE.
>> OKAY.
[line trilling]
>> IT'S RINGING.
IS THERE ANYBODY THAT WORKS
THERE BY THE NAME OF
DAJUAN SWEETING?
>> THAT'S THE NAME WE HAVE.
>> NO, WE'RE LOOKING FOR DAJUAN.
BUT YOU HAVE A JAMES?
>> ASK 'EM IF THAT'S HIS SON.
[both gasp]
>> SURE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU'VE REACHED THE VOICE MAIL
BOX OF--
>> JAMES.
>> PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE.
>> HI, THIS IS TIA AND
TAMERA MOWRY CALLING.
WE GOT YOUR NUMBER FROM A FAMILY
RELATIVE, AND WE JUST HAVE A FEW
QUESTIONS TO ASK.
>> WE HOPE IT DOESN'T SOUND
WEIRD OR ANYTHING.
>> THAT'S TAMERA SPEAKING.
>> TAMERA.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR COUSIN JEROME.
>> SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO LOOK
FOR DAJUAN SWEETING.
SO WE WERE WONDERING IF YOU CAN
GIVE US A CALL BACK.
ALL RIGHT. THANKS. BYE.
>> I WAS THRILLED.
THIS TREASURE HUNT TO FIND OUR
FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG
BUST IF IT WASN'T FOR JEROME'S
MOM.
AT LEAST NOW WE HAVE SOME TYPE
OF INFORMATION THAT'S CONNECTED
TO OUR FAMILY AND OUR RELATIVES.
>> WHAT IF HE ACTUALLY CALLS
BACK?
>> WHY ARE YOU NERVOUS?
>> BECAUSE, JEROME, WE DON'T
EVEN KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS.
>> THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT
WE HAVE, TAMERA, ATTACHED TO A
PERSON--THIS NAME.
>> WE GOTTA JUST TRY IT.
>> YEAH.
WHEN HE CALLS, YOU JUST GOT TO
ANSWER THE PHONE LIKE THIS,
[deep voice] "WHO IS IT?"
[laughter]
[tropical music]
♪ ♪
>> OH, MY GOD, IT IS HOT.
>> YOU'RE SMELLING GOOD TODAY.
>> I DON'T SMELL GOOD TODAY,
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MY LUGGAGE.
>> I WILL NOT SMELL THEM.
OOH, AND YOU NEED TO SHAVE.
[laughter]
>> IS THERE AN UNDERWEAR SHOP?
HOW DID YOU HANDLE YOUR
UNDERWEAR SITUATION?
>> I JUST DID THE INSIDE-OUT
RULE.
>> I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO STOP
TURNING YOUR DRAWERS INSIDE OUT,
TIA.
>> WHAT ELSE WAS I GONNA DO--
GO COMMANDO?
>> THAT MIGHT BE BETTER.
>> I AM.
>> YOU ARE?
YOU'RE NOT WEARING ANY
UNDERWEAR, TAMERA?
THAT IS DISGUSTING.
>> THAT'S NASTY.
>> REMEMBER WHEN GRANDMA DID THE
DANCE IN A CIRCLE?
COME ON, JEROME.
>> TIA.
[laughs]
>> ALL RIGHT, SIS.
>> YOU KNOW ME--I'M NOT JUST
GONNA BUY ANYTHING.
I'D RATHER WEAR THE SAME OUTFIT
FOR THREE DAYS.
>> OKAY. THIS IS KIND OF CUTE.
>> NO, YOU WON'T.
>> IT'S NOT BAD.
>> THAT'S NOT BAD.
>> HOW MUCH IS IT?
>> 80 BUCKS IS YOUR TOTAL.
>> both: $80?
>> THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
>> THAT'S NOT WORTH IT, TIA.
>> $80?
>> $80.
THIS IS NOT HOW I PICTURED OUR
TRIP TO BE AT ALL.
WE ARE OFF TO--
>> DOESN'T IT SOUND LIKE THE
OCEAN?
>> OH MY GOSH, I HEAR THE WAVES.
>> YEAH, IT SOUNDS LIKE--YEAH.
>> TIA?
>> YEAH?
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
>> OH, MY GOSH, MY COMPUTER JUST
DIED.
MY CHARGER IS IN MY BAG.
>> TIA, YOU NEVER HAVE A
CHARGER.
>> NO, MY CHARGER IS IN MY BAG,
AND MY COMPUTER JUST DIED.
>> HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.
TEXT BACK.
>> [gasps] JAMES?
>> HE SAYS, "GOT YOUR MESSAGE."
>> [gasps] OH, MY GOD.
>> both: "I THINK I CAN HELP."
>> "IF YOU'RE AVAILABLE, MEET ME
DOWN AT AIRWALK AT 3:00."
OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS ALL WE HAVE, JEROME, SO
LET'S GO.
>> WHERE DO YOU THINK HE IS?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
HE SAID TO MEET OVER HERE.
>> DO I LOOK OKAY?
>> YOU LOOK FINE.
>> WHERE IS HE? COME ON.
>> SO WE'RE JUST A LITTLE CRAZY
RIGHT NOW.
LIKE, WE'RE SITTING HERE LOOKING
LIKE--
>> OKAY.
WE DON'T KNOW--I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE IS.
>> IS IT OKAY IF WE CAN ASK,
LIKE, ONE GUY TO--
>> LOOK AT THAT GUY WITH THE
HAT ON.
>> THE GUY WITH THE HAT--
>> THAT'S HIM.
>> HE LOOKS LIKE UNCLE, UH--
>> LARRY AND THEM.
I THINK HE'S HIM.
>> OH, MY GOD. HE DOES.
>> I TOLD YOU.
I SAW HIM IMMEDIATELY.
>> [gasps]
>> OH, HE JUST WINKED AT ME,
THAT AIN'T HIM.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> UNLESS HE'S SAYING, "YOU
FOUND ME OUT."
>> WE TOLD HIM WHAT WE LOOK
LIKE, RIGHT?
AND WHERE WE'LL BE SITTING,
RIGHT?
>> I FEEL LIKE--IS ANYBODY'S
NERVES GETTING BAD?
>> I'M JUST GETTING ANXIOUS.
>> NO. I'M JUST GETTING ANXIOUS.
>> HEY.
>> HELLO.
>> HI, YOU GUYS.
>> HI.
>> OOH, BE CAREFUL.
>> [laughs]
>> all: HI.
>> both: HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI.
>> WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
>> JAMES.
>> IS YOUR LAST NAME SWEETING?
>> YES.
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> OH. WELL, SIT DOWN!
>> SIT DOWN.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> OKAY.
>> YOU KNOW WE WERE A LITTLE
HESITANT ABOUT CALLING YOU
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T--WE DIDN'T
KNOW IF YOU WERE GONNA THINK
THAT WE WERE CRAZY.
>> WELL, I WAS KIND OF THINKING
SOMETHING WAS GOING ON OR
SOMETHING WAS UP.
>> SORRY.
WHERE DO YOU--WHERE DO YOU FIT
IN?
I'M SORRY TO BE SO BLUNT.
>> DEVON SWEETING--THAT WOULD
MY, UH, BROTHER.
>> BROTHER!
>> I GREW UP ON THIS ISLAND
CALLED ELEUTHERA--HAVE YOU HEARD
OF IT?
>> both: YEAH.
>> THERE IS, LIKE, A FEW OF US
HERE IN NASSAU, BUT THE MAJORITY
OF THE SWEETINGS ARE BACK HOME.
>> OKAY. OKAY.
>> HOW DOES THE SWEETINGS FIT IN
WITH THE CAMPBELLS?
>> WELL, MARRIAGE.
>> OUR GRANDMA'S NAME IS--
>> WAS IT CAMPBELL, IS IT?
>> YES.
>> RIGHT.
SHE MARRIED A SWEETING.
>> both: SHE MARRIED A SWEETING?
>> SO WE'RE PROBABLY A COUSIN.
>> all: BY MARRIAGE.
>> YEAH, PROBABLY.
>> WE SHOULD INTRODUCE YOU TO
SOMEONE WHO WOULD REALLY KNOW
ABOUT...
>> OH, OKAY.
>> MORE FAMILY HISTORY THAN
I DO.
>> both: OKAY.
>> DORA, UM, SHE LIVES HERE.
>> SHE KNOWS ALL--
>> AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
THEY'RE CAMPBELLS AS WELL.
>> OKAY.
>> AND SHE LIVES HERE IN NASSAU
AS WELL.
>> SHE LIVES HERE?
>> YEAH.
>> TIA!
>> WHAT?
>> YOU DIDN'T LOSE THE PICTURE?
>> NO. I GOT IT. OKAY.
WHO IS THIS?
>> DOES THAT WOMAN LOOK FAMILIAR
TO YOU?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS LADY
IS.
>> YOU DON'T KNOW?
>> NO, BUT SHE CAN DEFINITELY
LOOK LIKE FAMILY.
>> IS ELEUTHERA PRETTY?
>> IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S, LIKE, 15 MINUTES AWAY BY
PLANE.
>> REALLY?
>> BY PLANE?
>> NOW, OKAY--
>> GOD, THAT MEANS GETTING ON A
SMALL PLANE.
>> THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO GET ON
A SMALL PLANE.
THE PLANE'S REALLY SMALL?
>> WELL, 15 SEATERS.
>> OH, THEY HAVE 50 SEATERS?
>> YOU SAID 15 IS WHAT--THAT'S
WHAT HE SAID.
>> NOT 50.
>> both: 15?
>> OH, HELL, NO.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> WHAT?
>> WOW.
KESHA JUST TEXTED ME, AND SHE'LL
BE HERE IN A MINUTE.
>> REALLY?
>> THAT'S AMAZING.
>> RIGHT?
>> AT LEAST SHE MADE IT TODAY.
>> AND JAMES JUST TEXTED ME AND
SAID THAT DORA IS GONNA MEET
WITH US TOMORROW NIGHT.
IF DORA DOESN'T HAVE THE
INFORMATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING
FOR--
I WILL BE DEVASTATED IF WE ALL
LEAVE HERE WITHOUT ANY KNOWLEDGE
OF OUR FAMILY HISTORY.
>> OH, KESHA!
>> KESHA!
>> WELCOME TO THE BAHAMAS!
>> LOOK AT YOUR BELLY.
>> I KNOW.
>> HI.
>> both: MWAH.
>> HOW ARE YOU, SWEETHEART?
>> both: MWAH.
>> WELCOME, CHOCOLATE.
>> MWAH.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
>> HI, JEROME.
>> AW.
>> ISN'T THIS GORGEOUS?
>> HOW WAS YOUR FLIGHT?
>> MISSED THE FLIGHT.
IT WAS STORMING.
IT WAS CRAZY.
>> WOW.
>> TIA AND I LOST OUR LUGGAGE.
>> MM-HMM.
>> SO I'M WEARING THE SAME
THING I WORE.
>> ME TOO.
>> THAT YOU TRAVELED IN?
>> YEAH.
>> WHERE'S THE LUGGAGE?
>> IT'S IN HOUSTON.
>> IT'S IN HOUSTON?
>> YEAH.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN UP
TO?
>> OH, LOOK AT THIS.
>> SHE'LL FORGET HER LIST.
>> [gasps]
>> WHO IS THAT?
>> WHO IS SHE?
SHE LOOKS LIKE GRANDMA.
>> both: RIGHT?
>> WHAT'S HER NAME?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
>> I THINK THIS IS
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER'S MOM.
THAT'S WHO I THINK IT IS.
>> REALLY?
SO YOU THINK SHE'S GREAT-,
GREAT-GRANDMA?
>> both: YEAH.
>> LIKE, I KNOW MY MOM'S SIDE.
BUT OUTSIDE OF OUR COUSINS,
I REALLY DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT
THE HISTORY.
I FEEL LIKE I'M BRIDGING A GAP.
>> AW, KESHA.
>> AW.
IT'S OKAY.
KESHA'S DAD, OUR UNCLE LARRY,
PASSED AWAY A FEW YEARS AGO.
I THINK HE'D BE VERY, VERY PROUD
OF US...
>> HE WOULD.
>> RIGHT NOW.
>> YEAH.
>> HAVING HER HERE IS A REMINDER
THAT DISCOVERING OUR FAMILY
HISTORY IS MORE IMPORTANT NOW
THAN EVER, BECAUSE AT SOME
POINT, WE WILL BE THE ONLY
PEOPLE CARRYING THE STORY, AND
WE HAVE TO PASS IT ON.
>> HE'S WITH US.
>> HE IS.
BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT IT'S
SOMETHING THAT HE WOULD'VE
WANTED YOU TO KNOW.
>> YEAH.
>> I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS
ARE WITH US TO ENJOY THIS
JOURNEY, SO...
>> ME TOO.
>> ANYWAYS, YOU GUYS, ALTHOUGH
WE ARE HERE ON A MISSION,
I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT US TO
FORGET THAT WE'RE ALSO HERE ON
VACATION.
>> HAVE FUN.
>> I MEAN, THIS PLACE IS
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS.
>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT IS.
>> WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT GOING
TO THE BEACH OR JUST, LIKE,
DOING STUFF THAT, YOU KNOW,
NORMAL PEOPLE DO IN THE BAHAMAS.
>> RIGHT.
>> SO I KNOW THERE ARE DOLPHINS
HERE.
>> REALLY?
>> OOH, I WANNA GO SEE.
DO YOU WANNA SEE THE DOLPHINS?
>> I DEFINITELY WANT TO SEE THE
DOLPHINS.
>> THAT'S REALLY COOL.
JEROME, DO YOU WANNA SEE
DOLPHINS?
>> THEY'RE SO INTELLIGENT.
>> YOU DON'T WANNA HANG OUT WITH
THE DOLPHINS?
>> WANNA SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS?
>> THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I HAD
ON MY LIST OF THINGS TO DO.
>> WHAT WAS ON YOUR LIST OF
THINGS TO DO?
>> NOT BE WITH ANIMALS.
COME TO THE BEACH, CHILL OUT.
>> [chuckles]
>> POOR JEROME.
[laughs]
EVERY TRIP WE GO ON, WE ALWAYS
END UP AROUND ANIMALS, AND HE'S
SO NOT AN ANIMAL PERSON.
I THINK IT'S HYSTERICAL.
BUT WHO DOESN'T LIKE DOLPHINS?
JEROME, REALLY?
>> WE'LL PLAY A LITTLE, WORK A
LITTLE.
PLAY A LITTLE, WORK A LITTLE.
>> both: OUR SAYING HERE IS
"CARPE DIEM."
>> SO LET'S GO "CARPE DIEM" ON
THREE.
>> READY?
>> ONE, TWO, THREE.
>> all: CARPE DIEM!
>> OH, I DON'T WANNA RAISE MY
HANDS, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T SHAVE.
>> WHOO!
[laughter]
>> THE GUY FROM THE AIRLINE
CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT HE
HAD ALL THREE BAGS.
>> WE ARE NOW APPROACHING THE
48-HOUR MARK IN THE SAME
CLOTHES.
I'M PREGNANT.
PREGNANT WOMEN SWEAT A LOT, AND
IT'S HOT HERE.
>> I DON'T THINK I EVER WANNA
WEAR THIS OUTFIT AGAIN.
>> [screaming]
>> WHERE?
>> [continues screaming]
>> MY LUGGAGE--OH, OH!
>> OH!
>> [whimpers]
>> OH....
>> OH, MY GOD!
>> MY GOSH.
>> I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA
SEE THIS.
OH, MY GOD.
I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR THE SAME
UNDERWEAR ANYMORE.
[laughs]
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
>> both: WE HAVE OUR BAGS, YEAH.
WE HAVE OUR BAGS, YEAH.
WE HAVE OUR BAGS, YEAH.
WE HAVE OUR BAGS, YEAH.
WE HAVE OUR BAGS.
[ship horn blows]
>> OH, MY GOSH.
ARE THEY WAITING ON US?
[gasps]
JESUS, WE GOT TO GO, Y'ALL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> NOW THAT WE HAVE OUR LUGGAGE,
I FEEL LIKE WE CAN FINALLY DO
SOMETHING FUN...
YAY.
AND ENJOY THE BAHAMAS LIFESTYLE.
SO WE'RE TAKING A BOAT TO
PARADISE ISLAND TO HANG OUT FOR
THE DAY AND SWIM WITH THE
DOLPHINS.
LOOK AT THE WATER.
>> IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.
>> IT DOES.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S EVEN MORE
AMAZING TO ME?
OUR ROOTS ARE FROM HERE.
>> I WILL NOW BE ABLE TO TELL MY
SON THAT I'VE BEEN TO THE PLACE
WHERE HE HAS A PART OF WITHIN
HIM.
>> I THINK WE NEED TO KNOW OUR
HISTORY JUST OUT OF RESPECT...
>> YEAH.
>> BECAUSE IF IT WEREN'T FOR
THEM, WE WOULDN'T BE HERE.
>> WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.
>> IT'S ONE THING TO SAY THAT
OUR FAMILY IS FROM THE BAHAMAS
AND WE'RE OF BAHAMIAN DESCENT.
BUT TO COME HERE AND THEN REALLY
BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT--
I MEAN, YOU CAN TELL SOMEBODY
ANYTHING, BUT ONCE YOU'VE
EXPERIENCED THIS, LIKE--
>> I FEEL, LIKE, PROUD, YOU
KNOW?
>> LIKE HOME.
>> YOU FEEL A CONNECTION TO IT.
>> YEAH.
>> OH, LOOK AT THE TOWER JUST
GOING OUT LIKE THAT.
>> YEAH.
>> OH, MY GOD. THIS IS SO COOL.
LOOK AT THIS, GUYS.
>> I KNOW, IT'S SO PRETTY.
WE'RE, LIKE, FROM SOMEWHERE--
>> both: SO EXOTIC AND
BEAUTIFUL.
>> DO YOU SMELL THE SALT?
>> KESHA'S MORE EXCITED ABOUT
THE SALT THAN THE SUN.
>> IT'S SO STRONG I CAN TASTE
IT.
>> DID YOU SEE THAT?
>> WE WALK THE EXACT SAME WAY.
WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON.
>> DOES SHE KNOW HOW TO ROLL HER
NECK?
>> WE GOT TO ASK, TIA.
>> OH!
>> OH!
>> DID YOU SEE THAT?
>> OH!
>> both: OH!
OH!
>> I'M GONNA HAVE YOU COME UP
ONE AT A TIME.
>> GO, TIA. SHE'S SO SWEET.
>> HAVE FUN.
>> YOU CAN COME RIGHT NEXT TO
HER.
>> HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
MY NAME IS TIA.
YES, YES, YES.
YOU ARE SO PRECIOUS.
YES, YOU ARE.
[seal roars]
>> WHOA!
>> GOOD JOB.
>> LET'S SEE WHO CAN DO A
BIGGER ONE.
[belches]
>> [groaning]
[laughter]
>> I THINK YOU HAVE ME BEAT.
OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS SO COOL.
>> GUYS, YOU'RE GONNA TURN
AROUND BACKWARDS TO MAKE YOU
LEAN RIGHT ON THERE.
>> TURN AROUND BACKWARDS?
>> YES, MA'AM.
IT'S EASIER THAT WAY.
>> ARE YOU SURE YOU WANNA SEE
THIS?
>> HERE, LET ME HELP YOU.
>> THIS IS A BADONKADONK.
>> YEAH, IT'S NOT GONNA GET YA.
SLIDE THIS WAY, THOUGH.
>> NOW YOU HOLD ON--YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE CLIMBING IN FOR NO
REASON.
>> SHUT UP, JEROME.
>> DO YOU WANNA GO?
>> OKAY.
SO GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME.
AND WE'RE GONNA BE MEETING AND
INTERACTING WITH ONE OF OUR
YOUNGER DOLPHINS.
HER NAME IS SULKA.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING
REALLY COOL AS SHE WALKS IT OUT.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> LIFT.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> OH, MY--
>> NICE.
LET'S GIVE SULKA A NICE BIG
ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[cheers and applause]
>> THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I'VE
BEEN WANTING TO DO SINCE WE GOT
TO THE BAHAMAS.
I LOVE ANIMALS.
BUT DOLPHINS--THEY'RE JUST SO
CUTE AND SO MUCH FUN.
THEY HAVE A LITTLE BLOWHOLE, AND
IT JUST GOES POOF.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> SHE'S SO SOFT.
>> THAT'S 'CAUSE THEY SHED AN
OUTER LAYER OF SKIN EVERY
TWO HOURS.
NICE BIG HUG.
>> OH, MY GOD.
OH, MY GOD.
>> AND HERE YOU GO WITH A GREAT
BIG KISS ON THE LIPS.
OH, I'M SORRY, MA'AM.
SHE THOUGHT YOU WERE
EXPERIENCED--THERE YOU GO.
[laughter]
GOOD GIRL.
>> OH, MY GOD.
[dolphin chittering]
>> SHE LIKES THAT.
>> [laughs]
>> OH, YAY!
>> I DON'T WANT TO.
>> WHY?
[laughter]
>> JEROME, WHAT'S UP?
[cheers and applause]
>> BYE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> BYE-BYE NOW.
HAVE A GOOD TRIP.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANKS FOR COMING.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THIS IS, LIKE, REAL MACARONI
AND CHEESE.
THIS ISN'T NO, LIKE, CALIFORNIA
MODIFIED MACARONI AND CHEESE.
>> NO.
>> SO ARE YOU NERVOUS?
>> I'M JUST READY TO GET IT
GOING.
I JUST WANNA MEET HER AND SEE
WHAT IT IS.
>> SO TONIGHT WE ARE FINALLY
GOING TO MEET UP WITH DORA.
WE ARE HOPING THAT SHE'S RELATED
TO US AND SHE CAN TELL US ABOUT
OUR GREAT-GRANDMOTHER CECILIA.
>> THIS BREEZE FEELS GOOD.
[laughter]
DID MY BUTT SPREAD?
IT DID, DIDN'T IT?
[chuckles]
>> I'M NOT SAYING NOTHING.
>> YOU GOT A LITTLE JUNK IN YOUR
TRUNK.
>> SHE ALWAYS DID.
>> MM-HMM.
[tropical music]
♪ ♪
>> [laughs]
>> OH, MY GOD.
I JUST GOT NERVOUS.
>> THIS IS, LIKE, ANOTHER PIECE
OF THE PUZZLE, THOUGH.
>> I KNOW.
>> SHE'S HERE. SHE'S HERE.
>> THAT'S HER.
>> all: HELLO.
>> I'M JEROME.
>> HI, JEROME.
>> KESHA.
>> HI, KESHA.
>> TAMERA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> TAMERA, THANK YOU.
>> [laughs] TIA.
>> AND TIA.
I WOULDN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.
>> REALLY?
>> [laughs]
>> ALL OF US ARE COUSINS, OF
COURSE.
OUR FAMILY IS FROM THE BAHAMAS.
WE'VE DECIDED THAT WE WANNA FIND
OUT WHERE WE COME FROM.
AND THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE
IS THIS PICTURE HERE.
>> both: SO WHO IS THIS?
>> YES.
UM, THIS IS MY GRANDMOTHER.
>> OH, MY GOSH!
>> OH, WOW.
THAT'S SO COOL!
>> SARAH ELIZABETH CAMPBELL.
>> OKAY. WELL--
>> SHE AND CECILIA--THEY WERE
SISTERS.
>> [gasps]
>> [screaming]
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> THAT MAKES US--
>> all: THIRD COUSINS?
>> THIRD COUSINS.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
THAT'S SO COOL!
>> THE SWEETING COMES FROM?
>> THE SWEETING COMES ALSO FROM
SARAH.
MY GRANDFATHER--HE WENT AWAY TO
UNITED STATES, AND, APPARENTLY,
WHEN HE CAME BACK FOR HER...
>> MM-HMM.
>> YOU KNOW, SHE DON'T WAIT.
SHE HAD ALREADY STARTED ANOTHER
FAMILY.
>> both: OH.
>> SO THAT FAMILY APPARENTLY WAS
THE SWEETING FAMILY.
>> SO WHERE WAS SARAH BORN?
>> THEIR FAMILY, CECILIA AND MY
GRANDMOTHER, WAS BORN IN
ELEUTHERA.
>> SO WHO'S ALL IN ELEUTHERA?
>> TONY'S OVER IN ELEUTHERA.
HE'S MY FIRST COUSIN.
THAT'S MY MOTHER'S BROTHER'S
SON.
>> OUR GREAT-GRANDMOTHER WENT TO
MIAMI.
>> MY QUESTION WAS, HOW DID SHE
GET TO MIAMI?
>> MAYBE, YOU KNOW, TONY IS THE
KEY THAT WOULD UNLOCK A LOT OF
THINGS FOR YOU IN ELEUTHERA.
>> both: OH.
>> SO WE HAVE TO MEET TONY.
>> WE GOTTA GET ON THAT DANGGONE
SMALL PLANE.
>> I FEEL LIKE WE ARE GETTING SO
CLOSE TO LEARNING ABOUT OUR
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER AND OUR FAMILY
HISTORY.
I WANT TO FOLLOW IT TO
ELEUTHERA, WHICH PROBABLY MEANS
WE'RE ALL GONNA HAVE TO GET ON A
SMALL-*** PLANE.
HOW DO WE FIND TONY?
>> JUST ASK FOR TONY.
ANYBODY CAN TELL YOU WHO HE IS,
WHERE TO FIND HIM.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'VE CONNECTED SO MANY DOTS
FOR US.
>> YOU HAVE OPENED A NEW BOOK
INTO MY LIFE AS WELL.
>> OH.
>> YAY.
>> YAY.
>> YEAH.
>> IS THAT OUR PLANE?
>> NO.
THAT'S NOT OUR PLANE.
THAT'S OUR PLANE.
>> NO!
NO!
>> IT'S THAT ONE RIGHT THERE?
>> I'M SCARED. [crying]
>> IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
>> I AM SHAKING.
I'M SWEATING.
I'M ABOUT TO LOSE IT.
>> DO YOU WANNA--DO YOU WANNA
CALL HIM AGAIN?
>> BEFORE I GET ON A PLANE,
I ALWAYS LIKE TO CALL MY HUSBAND
BECAUSE HE JUST CALMS ME DOWN
BEFORE I FLY.
[sobs]
>> I KNOW.
YOU DON'T WANNA DO IT?
YOU DON'T WANT TO?
>> I AM SHAKING.
I'M SWEATING.
I'M ABOUT TO LOSE IT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM ON THIS
PLANE RIGHT NOW.
I CAN BARELY FLY IN A JUMBO JET,
LET ALONE A TINY PUDDLE JUMPER.
[engine droning]
[intercom beeps]
>> I'VE NEVER SEEN A LANDING
BEFORE.
>> WE'RE LANDING.
WE'RE LANDING.
>> KESHA, SHUT UP.
>> WE'RE LANDING.
>> [mouthing] YOU OKAY?
>> YES.
[laughing]
>> THANK YOU.
GIVE ME A HUG.
>> DORA SAID THAT ELEUTHERA IS
SUCH A SMALL ISLAND THAT TONY
WON'T BE HARD TO FIND.
SO WE ARE GONNA START BY ASKING
AROUND.
>> HI.
WE'RE HERE VISITING.
AND OUR GREAT-GRANDMOTHER IS
FROM HERE.
AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO FIND
SOMEONE NAMED TONY SWEETING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> both: THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW A GUY
NAMED TONY SWEETING?
>> YES.
>> YOU DO?
>> THAT'S YOUR HOMEBOY?
>> YOU CAN TAKE US TO HIM?
>> YES, MY HOMEBOY.
>> NO WAY!
>> REALLY?
>> YES. I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU
THERE.
>> OH!
>> OKAY. THIS IS TONY'S HOUSE.
>> OOH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> OKAY.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> THE DOOR'S OPEN.
>> I'LL GO FIRST.
>> OKAY.
>> HI.
>> HELLO.
>> HI, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M GOOD, MAN.
>> DOES TONY LIVE HERE?
>> THIS IS TONY RIGHT HERE.
>> both: YOU'RE TONY?
>> YEAH. HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> HI. I'M GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
>> HELLO.
>> TONY SWEETING?
>> TONY SWEETING.
>> OOH.
>> LET'S SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN.
SIT DOWN.
ME AND DORA TALKING, YOU KNOW?
SHE SAID, "WHEN THESE GUYS COME
UP THERE, I TOLD THEM TO ASK FOR
YOU."
I SAY, "DORA, I WOULD BE HERE
WAITING ON ANYBODY WHO'S WILLING
TO TALK ABOUT CECILIA AND
SARAH CAMPBELL."
>> DORA SAID THAT YOU WOULD BE
THE PERSON TO UNLOCK...
>> EVERYTHING.
>> both: EVERYTHING.
>> OKAY.
WELL, I'M GONNA TRY AND UNLOCK
IT, AND EVERYBODY THAT'S INSIDE
THE DOOR LOCKED UP IS COMING
OUT.
>> OKAY.
>> [laughing]
>> ALL RIGHT?
MY GRANDMOTHER SARAH CAMPBELL
IS THE SISTER OF CELIA.
>> THAT'S OUR GREAT-GRANDMOTHER.
>> SHE'S--WE CALL HER CELIA FOR
SHORT.
CECILIA WAS ABOUT 16 YEARS OLD
WHEN SHE LEFT FROM HERE, YOU
KNOW.
>> both: SHE WAS 16?
>> ABOUT 16 YEARS OLD.
YOU CAN SEE THIS.
>> WHAT'S THIS?
>> WHAT'S THAT?
>> THIS IS THE 15TH CENSUS OF
THE UNITED STATES.
>> THEY CAME TO THE STATES IN
1923.
>> THAT'S OUR GREAT-GRANDDAD.
THERE'S CECILIA.
>> YEAH?
>> SO THEY LEFT TOGETHER?
>> YEAH.
SHE WAS ABOUT 16 WHEN SHE LEFT
HERE.
>> OH, MY GOD.
I'M, LIKE, ABOUT TO START
CRYING.
>> LET ME SEE.
>> OKAY. LOOK AT THIS GUY HERE.
>> OKAY.
[both gasp]
>> OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS GRANDMA'S DAD.
OH, MY GOD.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M THE ONLY
ONE CRYING HERE.
SEEING MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER IN
THAT PHOTO FOR THE FIRST TIME
AND FINDING OUT THAT CECILIA
LEFT HERE WITH HIM WHEN SHE WAS
SO YOUNG, IT OVERWHELMS ME.
I MEAN, THERE IS NO WAY I COULD
HAVE DONE THAT AT 16.
THIS IS OUR MOTHER'S...
>> both: GRANDFATHER.
>> MM-HMM.
>> DO WE KNOW WHY SHE LEFT?
>> DURING THOSE TIMES, A LOT OF
THESE PEOPLE WENT LOOKING FOR
WORK.
>> AT 16?
>> WHAT YOU MEAN?
[laughter]
AT 16?
A LOT OF THEM WENT OVER THERE,
THEY GOT ESTABLISHED AND STARTED
TO WORK AND GOT THEIR LITTLE
HOMES AND JUST MOVED ON AND ON.
AND THAT'S WHAT I THINK HAPPENED
TO CECILIA THEN.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU KNOW, CELIA AND THEM IS
THOSE WHO WERE GOING OVER, DID
WHAT THEY HAD TO DO.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU'RE HERE
DOING WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
>> IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL, YOU KNOW?
>> AW.
>> IT ALL STARTED WITH...
>> YEAH.
>> HER.
>> ARE THERE TWINS IN THE FAMILY
AT ALL?
>> I--MY SISTER HAVE TWO TWINS,
15 YEARS OLD.
>> OH.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> YEAH.
THEY'RE COMING DOWN HERE
TOMORROW.
>> I HAVE A GREAT IDEA.
>> MM-HMM.
>> HOW ABOUT WE GATHER ALL
FAMILY MEMBERS TOGETHER AND JUST
HAVE, LIKE, REALLY NICE
BARBECUE?
>> ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS SAY.
[laughter]
>> OKAY.
>> THIS IS SO COOL.
>> THIS HAS BEEN SO GREAT.
>> YOU KNOW SOMETHING, CECILIA
WENT TO SCHOOL HERE IN
TARPUM BAY.
THAT'S STILL HERE.
MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU WANT TO,
WE CAN GO, AND I'LL SHOW YOU,
LIKE, WHERE HER HOUSE WAS.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU READY NOW?
>> both: YEAH.
LET'S GO.
>> LET'S GO DO IT.
>> YEAH, LET'S GO.
>> [laughs]
>> SO WHERE ARE WE GOING, TONY?
>> I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU WHERE
SARAH AND CELIA HOUSE WERE.
>> WOW.
>> THAT'S A TRIP.
>> THAT'S CRAZY.
>> THIS HERE IS THE METHODIST
CHURCH HERE.
>> both: OH.
>> THIS IS WHERE
SARAH CAMPBELL...
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> AND CELIA USED TO GO TO
SCHOOL.
>> SARAH AND CECILIA USED TO
GO HERE.
>> USED TO GO WORSHIP HERE--
YEAH, RIGHT HERE.
>> OH, MY GOD, THIS IS SO...
>> THEY USED TO GO RIGHT THERE.
WHERE I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU NOW
IS WHERE SARAH AND CELIA GOT
THEIR LITTLE EDUCATION RIGHT
HERE.
>> [gasps]
>> I'M ACTUALLY JUST SPEECHLESS.
SEEING ALL THE PLACES WHERE MY
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER AND HER SISTER
WERE RAISED MAKES ME FEEL
CONNECTED TO HER.
I AM SO GLAD I EXPERIENCED ALL
OF THIS, SO I CAN PASS ALONG
THIS AMAZING HISTORY TO MY SON.
>> RIGHT HERE, SARAH AND CELIA'S
HOUSE WAS.
>> WHERE?
>> RIGHT DOWN HERE.
>> THIS IS SO GREAT.
>> AMAZING.
>> TAMERA, SHE WAS BY THE BEACH
ALL THE TIME.
>> YEAH.
>> TONY, THANK YOU.
THIS WAS SO COOL.
FIRST, LET'S LOOK AT THE...
>> SHE--OH, HOLD ON.
>> THE CENSUS.
>> CECILIA, MY
GREAT-GRANDMOTHER--SHE WAS BORN
IN 1902.
>> HE'S 24 YEARS OLDER THAN SHE
IS!
>> HE WAS BORN 1878.
SHE WAS BORN 1902.
>> WAIT A MINUTE!
>> OUR GRANDFATHER...
>> WAIT A MINUTE.
>> WAS A ***!
[laughs]
>> WAIT.
SO THAT MEANS SHE LEFT THE
BAHAMAS AT 16.
>> YES.
I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER LEFT THIS
BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
AND I'M THINKING THAT HE MET
HER...
>> OH, NO. I KNOW FOR A FACT.
>> THIS IS A FINE-LOOKING MAN.
>> FINE-LOOKING...
>> 6'1", DARK, HANDSOME.
>> HE WAS 40 AT THE TIME,
WHEN SHE--WHEN SHE LEFT.
TOOK HER AND SAID, "I'M GOING
TO THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITY."
>> OPPORTUNITY.
>> HE HAD A J-O-B.
HE HAD A J-O-B.
>> [laughing]
>> SEE, THAT'S WHERE WE GET OUR
SMARTS FROM.
[laughs]
>> I'M PROUD TO BE FROM...
>> THE BAHAMAS.
>> YEAH.
IT JUST MAKES ME STAND A LITTLE
TALLER.
>> THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS BETTER
IN THE BAHAMAS.
>> NOT LIKE THAT, TAMERA.
>> THAT WAS MORE LIKE NEW YORK.
>> [laughing] I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THAT CAME FROM.
>> TONY!
>> HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
>> TONY!
>> OH, MY GOD, TONY!
>> I AM SO MOVED AND EXCITED
THAT TONY IS BRINGING SOME OF
OUR RELATIVES OVER.
I FEEL SO BLESSED THAT WE GET TO
MEET A FEW MORE FAMILY MEMBERS
BEFORE WE HEAD HOME.
OH, NICE TO SEE YOU!
>> NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO.
>> all: HI.
>> HELLO.
>> OH, MY GOSH.
THIS HERE IS MY SISTER BEVERLY.
BROTHER JOE.
JOSEPH'S WIFE, HIS DAUGHTER
TINY.
>> HI.
>> HI, TINY.
>> IT WAS AMAZING TO BE
INTRODUCED TO ALL OF THESE
FAMILY MEMBERS AT ONCE.
IT WAS JUST OVERWHELMING, AND
I WAS JUST FILLED WITH SO MUCH
JOY.
I MEAN, WE'RE FAMILY.
>> THIS HERE IS MY SON DAJUAN.
>> NICE TO SEE YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> YOU'RE THE ONE WHO USED TO
WORK AT ATLANTIS.
>> YES.
>> MY MOM TOLD US ABOUT YOU.
>> YES.
YOU ARE THE KEY THAT UNLOCKED
EVERYTHING AND THEN...
>> YOU ALL HEARD THAT, RIGHT?
[laughter]
>> THIS HERE IS THE TWINS.
>> HI!
>> HI.
>> HOW ARE YOU?
NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> THIS WAS JUST AMAZING, AND
I AM SO FULFILLED.
>> I KNOW.
>> GUYS, WE GOT TO DO THIS...
>> both: TOGETHER.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
ALL THIS ESTROGEN, I SURVIVED.
>> YOU DID.
>> WE SHOULD GIVE JEROME A BIG
KISS.
>> WE LOVE YOU.
>> BOO-BOO.
>> WE LOVE YOU.
>> [speaking baby gibberish]
>> I'M NOT DOING ALL THAT.
>> MY JEROME.
>> JEROME...
>> BUT YOU STILL HAVEN'T
MASSAGED MY FEET.
>> GET OFF OF ME, TAMERA.
>> [laughs]
>> THIS TRIP IS DEFINITELY A
SUCCESS.
LIFE IS SHORT.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO STAY
CONNECTED WITH YOUR FAMILY.
I LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT A
BEAUTIFUL PLACE I'M FROM, AND IT
ADDS SO MUCH CHARACTER, TOO, TO
MY LIFE, AND I AM PROUD TO SAY
THAT I HAVE BAHAMIAN ROOTS IN
ME.
>> TONY, I WANNA KNOW...
>> both: HOW DO YOU DANCE THE
BAHAMIAN WAY?
>> I'M NOT A DANCER, RIGHT?
>> OKAY.
>> BUT LET'S KICK IT, MAN.
[laughter]
[upbeat music]
>> OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOSH!
>> [laughs]
♪ ♪
>> all: RIGHT, LEFT!
>> READY?
♪ ♪
>> THIS TRIP WAS SUCH AN
AMAZING, MEANINGFUL, MEMORABLE
EXPERIENCE FOR ME.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE BACK HOME
TO CREE AND CORY WHO I AM AND
WHERE I'M FROM AND WHAT A
BEAUTIFUL PLACE IT IS.
AND IT'S TRUE.
EVERYTHING IS BETTER IN THE
BAHAMAS.
IT REALLY, REALLY IS.
>> WHERE IS TONY?
>> RIGHT HERE.
[camera shutter clicks]
[all cheer]
>> ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF
TIA & TAMERA...
>> HOW HAS THE ADJUSTMENT BEEN
AFTER THE GAME?
>> IT'S A LITTLE SCARY.
>> I WANT ALL OF THIS, BUT
I DON'T HAVE ROOM.
>> I JUST GOT AN IDEA.
WE GIVE TO A CHARITY.
>> I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH
LIFE & STYLE MAGAZINE ABOUT
DOING A BIKINI SHOOT.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> A WHOLE BUNCH OF MAGAZINES--
THEY DO RETOUCH.
>> OKAY.
>> DO I THINK I WILL NEED
RETOUCHING?
HELL, YEAH.
>> I LOVE THE BIKINI.
>> YEAH, GO AHEAD.
>> THIS IS THE MAGAZINE.
>> OH, MY GOD.
>> ARE YOU READY TO SEE IT?
>> NO.
>> IT'S LIKE RIPPING OFF A
BAND-AID.
JUST DO IT.
>> OKAY.
>> YOU READY?
>> MM-HMM.
JORDAN...
>> FOR MORE FROM TIA AND TAMERA,
GO TO MYSTYLE.COM/TIAANDTAMERA.