01x18 - The Tickets

[bunniefuu]

Well, that does it!

That does what?

That's the game,
you lost.

You still see
my checker there,
don't you?

I see it,
and wherever you
move it, I jump it.

That's why I'd have
to be a fool to move it.

But it's your turn.

And I've decided
to stay there
on my turn.

Now it's your turn.
Move somewhere or give up.

I give up.

Good.

Honey.

Hi, mama, I just beat
raj again.

How was work?

Oh, work was fine,
but home is better.

And speaking of home and work,
I hope all your
homework's finished.

Yep, I did everything
except study
for tomorrow's algebra test,

Which I'll do
when dwayne and rerun
show up.

Uh-huh. And dee,
how about your homework?

I've decided not to do it.

You what?

I realized today
that I don't believe
in doin' homework,

And there are
many more children
who feel as I do.

One of us
has to take a stand.

Well, isn't that wonderful.

Well, whoever's gonna
take this stand
had better not be you,

Or you won't be able
to take a seat. Now,

Move it!

It's hard fighting
for what you believe in.

Where's tomorrow's
kunta kinte comin' from?

Hmm!

That girl is so--

Oh, my goodness.

Roger, look what
mrs. Mcdermott gave me today.


For a friday night concert.

Oh, mama, that's nice.
Who you goin' with?

Im not goin',
you are.

Oh, thanks, mama,
but I don't like
your kind of music.

Uh, what I mean-- I'm sorry,
i--i wouldn't enjoy
the concert.

Fine. I'll just give them
to dwayne and rerun.

Maybe they like
stevie wonder.

[Both]
stevie wonder?

Stevie--stevie wonder's
at the--at the forum?

Uh-huh,
that's right.

Mrs. Mcdermott bought
these tickets for her son,

But he had a college interview
up north, so she
gave them to me.

That kid gave up
a stevie wonder concert
to go to college?

I'm gonna call my friend robin
and tell her we're goin'
to the concert.

Hey, wait a second.

I'm using these tickets.

I'm givin' these tickets
to roger because you're
too young to go.

But mama, how come roger
always goes--

Dee, the concert won't be over
until one in the morning,

And you have to be in bed,
young lady.

I can stay up until 1:00.

No, you can't.

Why not?

Because you're
only 11 years old.

Well, who has to know that?

Here, roger.

Oh, wow.

Oh, mama,
these tickets
cost $25 a piece.

Well, who're you gonna take,
dwayne or rerun?

I forgot about that!

How can I invite one
without making the other one
mad at me?

You can't.
Well, that's it.

I guess,
I get the tickets anyway.

Now stop it, dee.
I'll tell you what.

When roger goes
to the concert, friday,
I'll take you to a movie, ok?

Ok.

But mama, what should I do?

Well, why don't you
just flip a coin?

[Sighs]

Ok. Uh-huh.

Dwayne is heads
and rerun is tails.

You can say
that again.

What is it?

I'm afraid to look.
You tell me.

It's heads.
That means dwayne goes.

Uh-huh
that's it.

[Pounding on door]

And that's dwayne.
Come on in, dwayne.

Its not dwayne,
it's, uh, gene walker.

Remember me, "rabbit"?

Right, rabbit, right.

Your the fellow
on the u.s.c. Track team

And you came by
to rent the room.

Yeah, did you change
your mind?

Oh, mama, this is
gene walker.

I forgot to tell you.

He saw the ad
that we had in the paper for
a boarder about a month ago,

And he came by
to rent the room.

It's a pleasure
to meet you ma'am.

Its awfully expensive
livin' on campus.

You know, prices goin' up
every day...

I can pay about $50 a month.

I don't think so.

I can also pay $60 a month.

I really need
your room, ma'am.

It's my room
that was up for rent.

I can also pay
a dollar a month

To the little girl
for giving up her room.

Mama?
Huh, what, dee?

The poor man needs shelter.

Hey, mama,
if dee doesn't mind,

That extra money
could make your life easier.

Well...

Uh, $65 a month you say.

No, no, I said $60.

Oh, then it
must have been me
who said $65.

That's where
you heard it, mama.

You got it.

I'll be by tomorrow
with my things.

Thank you very much.
Thank you.

And thank you,
small portion.

See you later, gene.

All right.

I sure hope
I did the right thing.

I think you did.

He's studying
political science...
Politics and stuff.

Smart guy.
Hmm.

He better be.

You're gonna need
a politician around here
to tell rerun

He's not goin' to the concert.

Rerun will understand.

It was a fair flip
of the coin, and that's all
there's to it.

[Knocking on door]

Now, that's dwayne.
Come on in, dwayne.

Hey, hey, hey!

Hi, mrs. Thomas.

Hi, dwayne,
how you doin'?

What's happening?

You're gonna see
stevie wonder
at the forum.

Stevie wonder? Stevie wonder?
Is she kiddin', raj?

No. My mama gave me
the tickets.

Oh, wow!
Stevie wonder!
Ha, ha.

What's happening?
Hi, mrs. Thomas. Hi, dee.

Hey, man, rerun, guess
where we're goin'
this friday night?

Dwayne!

We gonna see
the stevie wonder concert.

All right,
boy are we lucky.

Wait till you hear this,
lucky.

See, rerun, mrs. Thomas gave,
um, raj the tickets
and he's takin' us.

Gee, raj, I don't know
how to thank you.

You don't have
to thank him.

I think you better
explain, roger.

Dee, go upstairs
and work.

And miss this?

Dee.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

What's this all about, raj?

Rerun, I've got
somethin' to tell you.

Yeah, pal, what is it?

[Mumbling]
you're not goin'
to the concert.

What?

You're not goin'
to the concert.

[Dwayne]
huh?

You didn't give me a chance
to finish, dwayne.

You're goin',
but rerun isn't.

My mama only gave me
2 tickets.

And you picked dwayne over me?

Oh, I didn't pick him.
The coin picked him.

The only way I could choose
between you and dwayne
was to flip a coin.

Heads him
and tails you.

And it came out heads.

Why was he heads?

Did you flip a coin
to see who should be heads?

And how do I really know
that you flipped
a coin at all?

Mama and dee were witnesses.

Well, I guess
that's how it goes.

Sometimes you win,

[Laughs]

Sometimes you lose.

And dwayne won.
And that's it.

Congratulations, dwayne.

Hey, rerun, thanks.

Oh, rerun, you're
the best, man.

Thanks, raj. Now, let's flip
to see who goes with him.

♪ [Music playing]

He might not come here.

Did he tell you that?

No, he hasn't said
anything to me since that dumb
flip of the coin yesterday.

Rerun!

Hey, rerun!

What's happenin', buddy?

Oh, I didn't think
he'd get this upset
over these dumb tickets.

You're sittin' over here?

Yeah, you got somethin'
to say about it?

No, but I think I just heard
the stool start to complain.

I'm not in the mood
for you, shirley.

Just bring me
a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

You got it.

Hello, rerun.

I said, hello...
Oh, come on, rerun,
be reasonable.

What else I could I do
but flip a coin?

What else?
I'll tell you what else.

You could've invited
the friend you've known
the longest.

[Sighs]

But I met you and dwayne
at the same time, remember?

When we were kids
on the school playground...

You met me first.
On a seesaw.

You were on one end and I came
over and sat on the other end,

And you went flyin'
into the sandbox
and landed on dwayne.

But, rerun, do you
honestly think I should've
invited you instead of dwayne

Just because I met you
2 seconds earlier?

Yes, I do.

Now if you'll excuse me,
I want to be alone
with my best friend:

Me.

Oh, I don't understand him.

Now, if you had lost,
you'd have taken it
like a man.

Uh-uh.

Here's one.

One what?

Movie you can take me to
tomorrow night
while roger's at the concert.

"pom-pom girl party."

Fine.

"Plus, live on stage,
15 luscious cuties.
Count 'em, 15."

What did you say?

All right, we don't have
to see a x-rated movie.

Let's see what's rated "r."

I'm not takin' you
to no "r."

You're 11 years old
and you're goin'
to see "g" movies,

And that's the all
there is to it.

But how am I supposed
to learn about sex?

You're not.

Until when?

Until you're 185.

[Knocking on door]

Who's there?

[Gene]
gene walker.

Wait a minute.

Is your room
all cleared out?

Yeah.

Hi.
Hi, small portion.

'Afternoon, mrs. Thomas.
Hello.

Where's my dollar?

Can't you wait
till the end of the month?

This is a tough neighborhood.

I don't know
if I'm gonna be here
by the end of the month.

Oh, I see.

Ok, there you go.

The room is at the top
of the stairs, right?

Right, honey.

Ok, I'll be in
with the rest
of my things.

[Panting]

[Door closes]

I think he'll work out.

I don't see why not.

He's nice, polite
and educated.

And he carries cash.

Right up here, tina.

She must be
one of his things.

Hey, mama, was that
our boarder
who just came in.

Yeah, with one luscious cutie.
Count 'em, one.

Hey, mama, rerun was
really upset about not goin'
to the concert.

Well, that's too bad.

He's old enough to know
how to take disappointments.

Suppose I sold these tickets

And used the money
for me, rerun and dwayne to go
to a movie and have dinner?

They're not yours to sell.

Hey, thanks
for the help, tina.

Mrs. Thomas, I'd like you
to meet a friend of mine,
tina.

She'll be dropping in and out
from time to time.

You got my vote.

[Mama]
goodbye, honey.

Yeah, 'bye, honey.

I don't think
I'm goin' to
like this.

What? Him havin'
a girlfriend?
Get with it mama.

It's today.
It's what's happenin'.
Don't you read the newspaper?

Today's college kids are at
their fun-filled freest.

Hey...

That sounds like
pom-pom girls' party.

You got it.

When did you see that movie?

I didn't, I saw it...
It was in the ad here...

Why don't you 2 go
wash up for dinner.

Yeah... Uh, you can go and use
the bathroom first, dee.

pom-pom girl party.

I'll put a pom-pom
on your pom-pom.

Hey, young student,
what's the problem?

Nothin'.

Hey, come on, raj,
who you kidding?

I was your age once,
when I was your age.

What?

You got a problem, right?

Yeah.

Hey, well, come on upstairs
and help me unpack,

And we'll discuss it
man-to-man, in private.

Ok.

Well, I guess,
when you get right down
to it,

I've got 2 tickets
to the stevie wonder
concert...

Why is that a problem?

I need 3 tickets
to the stevie wonder concert.

Wow, raj, you're
the greatest friend
in the world.

I'm really sorry
for the way I acted.
Thanks a lot.

Hey, forget it.
And don't thank me,
thank gene.

Yeah, man, that boarder
of yours is all right.

Where'd he get
these 3 tickets
from, anyway?

Some guy on the track team
needed some money.

Wow, how much are they?

$20 Apiece, and they're almost
as good as the 2
that mama gave me.

Did you pay him yet?

No, I figured I'd sell mrs.
Mcdermott's two $25 tickets
down here,

Then I'll owe him $10 more.

Does your mother know
what you're doin'?

No, and she doesn't
have to.

Here, give me
those 2 tickets.
I'll sell them for us.

All right.

Hey, bro', I got
2 tickets here
for sale, uh...

Hey, little lady, I got
2 tickets for sale...

Sir, madam, would you--
would you care...

I have 2 tickets for sale...

They happen to be
the best seats
in the house.

Are you kiddin' me?

No, he's not kiddin'.
They're $25 seats.

Oh, man, I know,
give me a break, will you?
I'm talkin' to him.

Be cool, fool.

He's my friend.

Mine, too. And what you say
to one, you gotta
say to all 3.

All right, all right,
hey, look, I'm not lookin'
for a hassle.

I just wanna go
see the concert, man.

Now, how much
you want for them tickets?

He told you.
They're $25 seats.

Yeah, $25 and $25,
that's $60.

Rerun...

Raj, I'm handling this.

$60.
Take it or leave it.

[Car horn honking]

I'll take it...

And you and your friends.
You guys are under arrest
for scalping.

Let's move it, fellas.
Let's move it.

Wait a minute,
mister.

My grandmother's white!

Yeah, so was mine.

[All arguing]

[Man]
I know, I know. Yeah, yeah,
I know, I know.

I know, fellas, everybody's
innocent here.

What? 3 More?

You said it.

Phew, what a night.
I've seen more scalpers
tonight than custer did.

You gentlemen want to
empty your pockets, please?

Well, look,
this is a mistake!

Yeah, I know, son. But,
you see, you should've thought
of that before.

What are you
gonna do to us?

Well, first I take your
names and then
since you're juveniles,

I call your families.

Uh, look, my family
is at the movies.

Mine, too.
It's a double feature.

Ok, son,
what's your name?

Start with me.
Uh, they were
really innocent.

Im the one that
did the scalping.

I'm guilty
and you can let them go.

What's right
is right and honesty
is the best policy.

Ok. What's your name?

Belafonte!

Sam belafonte.
Harry's cousin.

The reverend sam belafonte
of the first national church.

And that extra $10
I was seeking was
going to be used

For our korean
children's center.

Hallelujah!

[Roger and dwayne]
oh, amen!

All right, all right!
Now, I just want to know

Who do these tickets
belong to?

Me?

Uh-huh.

And, uh, you were scalping
them, right?

Well, not--not exactly--

No, sir!
I was the one
scalping 'em,

But I wasn't scalping 'em,
because scalping means selling
'em for more than what I paid,

'Cause I didn't pay
for 'em yet,

And I didn't sell 'em yet,

Because, luckily, before I was
committed to a life of sin,
I got arrested! Ha!

Thereby stayin'
out of trouble.
Hallelujah!

[All]
hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Hallelu--

And you! You're not
out of trouble yet,
so hallelujah that!

I really enjoyed that movie
this evening, dee.

Yeah? Well, if I see
another movie about an animal
with a sore leg,

I'm goin' to k*ll myself.

Hey, I thought
it was beautiful.

I even cried
when the little boy
found that dog.

That's because you
seen "r" rated movies.

All I ever get to see

Is little boys finding dogs,
and little dogs finding boys,
and I'm really fed up.

[Phone ringing]

Hello.
No, he's not here.

I'm his mother.
Who's this?

He left his wallet where,
when his who did what?

I see, I see.

Well, you can put it
in the mail.

Thank you, officer,
goodbye.

What was all that
who, what, where stuff
about, mama?

That was a call
from the forum.

Roger was arrested
for scalping

And left his wallet there
when he was released
in the custody of his brother.

His brother?
When did that happen?

When I rented out
your room.

[Laughing]

Hi, mama, hi, dee.

'Evening.

[Roger]
how was the movie?

Not as exciting
as the concert, I bet.

It was great.
Stevie wonder
is a genius!

I never saw
anything like it.

I can believe that.

Did you go, too,
gene?

Oh, yeah, yeah.
I went down there.

It's out awfully early,
isn't it?

Well, we wanted to avoid
the crowds-- huge crowds,
lot's of people.

Well, yeah, I'm gonna go
into my room, too.

And if you get out of it
before you're 40,
you'll be a lucky kid.

What are you
talkin' about?

She's talkin' about the call
I just got from the forum
and the police officer

Telling me that you left
your wallet there.

Huh?

Oh, oh! They found it.
I don't know how I lost it.

Mama does.

All right, all right, mama.
I'm gonna tell you
the whole truth.

And you can punish me
if you want to,

But I want you to know
that what I did,

I really believed was right.

And you always taught me
to do what's right.

And I'm goin'
to tell you what I did,

Which I think was right.

That's why I did it.

And if you still want
to punish me,

Go ahead.

Good speech. Won't help.

Mrs. Thomas,
i-if I may say somethin'
on roger's behalf,

He really wanted to take
rerun to that concert tonight,

And luckily, I was able
to get 3 tickets from
a friend of mine.

Y-y-yeah, and in order to pay
for those, I had to sell
mrs. Mcdermott's tickets.

I just wanted
to make everybody happy.

See how happy
you made everybody.

Well, I told you
not to sell
those tickets.

I thought you
might bring that up.

And all of this happened
because you disobeyed me

And didn't use
mrs. Mcdermott's tickets.

And then you tried to sell 'em
like I told you not to,

And then you got arrested
for scalping,

And then you lied to
the police and told 'em that
gene here was your brother.

Yes, ma'am.

May I say something else,
mrs. Thomas?

No.

[Yawns]

I think
I'll turn in.

Yeah, me too.

'Night, mama.

You'll never make it
to the stairs.

Roger!

See?

Now, this is
very interesting, roger.

All this came about

Over a flip of a coin.

Heads and tails, right?

Right, mama.

And that's how it's
gonna finish.

You were scalpin', right?

Well, yeah.

And scalpin' is heads,
and you took heads.

Now, I'm gonna take tails.

Give me your belt.

[Laughing]

Now, come on, mama,
you're kiddin'.

Let me help you, raj.

[Knocking on door]

Come in.

Hi, dee.

[Both]
hello, mrs. Thomas.

Well, well,
if it isn't
public enemy 2 and 3.

Number one is upstairs
in his room?

You--you punished
him, huh?

This is true.

Hey, what are you 2
doin' out so late
anyway?

Oh, we brought
"the rabbit" his $60.

Where d'you
get it from?

After my brothers came down
and got me out,

They bought the tickets
and went to the concert
themselves.

Well, "the rabbit" is upstairs
sleepin', and I don't want
to wake him up.

But if you want to leave
the money, I'll make sure
he gets it in the morning.

Sure.
Ok.

Can we see roger?

Oh, all right.

[Both]
thank you, mrs. Thomas.

It's hard for you
to stay mad at raj, huh?

Or you.

You know, dee,

The people you love the most
always seem to make you
the maddest,

And I'm kind of sad
that I had to punish roger,

But I did it
because I love him,

And I want him to know
right from wrong.

You understand?

Yes, mama.

[Whispering]
come here.

And to get right down
to it all,

I guess I'm just
an old softie.

You understand?

Dee?

Dee?

Dee?

[Exhales deeply]