04x17 - Alabamy Bound: Part 1

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♪ Gimme a break, now I know what it takes ♪



♪ Gimme a break, now I know what it takes ♪


♪ I'm putting a new face on the old one ♪


♪ Ready for anything


♪ Playing with fate, not a moment too late ♪


♪ I'm showing the whole world nothing can get me down ♪


♪ O-o-o-oh


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ gimme a break


♪ 'Cause I sure need one ♪ gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ I finally know where I belong ♪


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ gimme a break


♪ 'Cause I sure need one ♪ gimme a break


♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ I finally know where I belong ♪


♪ Gimme a break!


Ma. Ma, ma, ma. Ma. M-- mama!


Look, there are no other flights scheduled.


Mama, I can't get there any faster.


They don't have a space shuttle between glenlawn and alabama.


Mama, I'll see you when I get there.


Now goodbye.


Give me a break!


Nell, was that your mother calling you again?


Yes.


First she wanted to know what airline I was coming in on


And to remind me that it's been over three years


Since I've been home.


Then she called to tell me to be sure to bring a warm coat


And to remind me that it has been over three years


Since I have been home.


Well, what did she want this time?


Just to remind me that it's been over three years


Since I have been home.


Nell, you and joey are gonna have a great time


This weekend.


I know that, honey.


You know what, katie?


I still can't believe


That my little sister loretta is getting married.


Just goes to show you


That some men are attracted to a snitch.


Nell, all little sisters are snitches --


Just like sam telling you


I came home at this morning.


You did? Wait, wait. She didn't tell me that.


Oh, um, well, actually, it was closer to .


Have a great time this weekend, okay?


Nell, why the hell are you taking so many clothes


Just for a weekend?


Chief, don't you understand anything?


It is not just a weekend. This is my sister's wedding.


Well, you're gonna miss it


If we don't get you to the airport.


Aunt nell, I don't want to go.


I'm not gonna have any fun.


What do you mean you don't want to go?


Do you know how many little white boys your age


Are dying to spend a weekend with a black family in alabama?


Look, you just stop whining and go back upstairs, okay?


Okay, okay.


Why do they always want kids at weddings?


You know, nell, maybe you ought to leave joey at home.


Oh, no, no, no, no.


My sister's getting a stepson out of this marriage.


All I ever hear about is "little jerome this,


Little jerome that."


What's that got to do with joey?


If my sister got a child,


I ain't getting off that plane empty-handed.


[ Telephone rings ]


I'll get that.


Hello?


Mama?


Ye--


You're kidding.


Has it been three years since I've been home?


Look, mama, if you don't stop calling,


I'm gonna miss my flight.


Lady, of course I remember how to get to the house!


I was born there!


I'll see you when I get there.


Goodbye, mama.


Let's get the show on the road.


I'll take your bags out to the car.


Thank you, chief.


[ Doorbell rings ]


Hi, chief. Hi, addy.


I already put my bags in your car. Oh, fine.


Would you mind putting nell's in there, too?


Nell, I am so excited


About our going home for loretta's wedding.


Aunt nell, I don't know how to tie a tie.


Nell oh, come here, sweetheart.


Stand over here. Come on, quick, quick.


Oh, I bet your mother is so excited.


After all, it has been three years


Since you've been home.


Nell! Nell!


Quit clowning around. You'll miss your plane.


Aunt nell, how much longer are we going to stand here?



Nell, maybe your mother has changed.


I mean, after all, it has been three --


I'm gonna hurt you, addy.


I'm sorry.


How do I look?


Oh, nell, you look fantastic.


Aunt nell, why don't we just go in and get it over with?


You're right, joey, but first, let me straighten your tie.


No!


Honey, relax. You're home.


You are home.


Aw.


I am home.


Mmm.


And I'm glad I'm home.


You know what, joey?


This is the house where I was born.


And, believe it or not,


This is the porch where addy and I used to play.


And that's the tree she used to tie me to.


She would shake it so all the walnuts fell on my head.


Aw, you loved it.


[ Both laugh ]


Oh, good, you finally got a smile on your face.


Now, here's what I want you to do.


I want you to go over, ring the doorbell,


And when your mama comes to the door,


You greet her with open arms, okay? Okay.


Are you gonna stay out here all day, or are you coming in?


Loretta, she's here!


Oh, maybelle, it's so wonderful


To see you again.


It hasn't been that long.


But then, you come home every year to see your mother.


Hello, nell.


Oh, mama, it's so good to see you again.


Joey, this is my mama.


Mama, this is my joey.


Hi.


It's nice to meet you, joey.


His hair's too long.


Girl! Loretta!


Oh, loretta!


Loretta!


Addy!


Loretta!


Oh, loretta!


Nell!


Get away from me!


Nell, let me look at you.


Girl, you look marvelous.


Is that the way they dress out there in california, nell?


Nell, this is howard's little boy, jerome.


Hello, jerome.


And this must be joey.


Hi.


Hi. I like your tie.


If I could get it off, I'd give it to you.


Now, why don't you two go out and play?


Oh, aunt nell, can we?


Yeah, but you just stay away from that walnut tree, okay?


Okay.


Come on, joey.


Aw, jerome is just as cute as you said.


Oh, I know. Everybody says that.


I'm gonna make some iced tea.


Now, you two make yourselves comfortable.


Okay.


Unh-unh, don't sit on that arm rest!


I just had that couch covered for the wedding.


Oh, all right, mama.


[ Both chuckle ]


Unh-unh, don't lean back!


Just had them cushions restuffed.


Okay, mama.


Uh, maybelle, isn't this a new rug?


Mm-hmm. I just had the old one replaced.


I don't know why.


You never let anybody walk on it.


Oh, lord, lordy, lordy.


Whew.


I just bought this rug


A week after that lovely surprise birthday party


Loretta gave me


That you didn't want to come to, nell.


Mama, I wanted to come.


But you have to remember, I have a family now.


Oh, that's right, the kaninskys.


I keep forgetting you're polish.


But nell did buy you a beautiful gift.


I was with her when she picked out


That very expensive, exquisite lead-crystal vase.


Yeah, mama. I hope you like it.


I loved it.


I used it as an umbrella stand before it broke.


Umbrella stand?


You used that hand-blown lead-crystal vase from romania


As an umbrella stand?


It was better than putting it on our shelf


And letting it collect dust.



Mama, nothing in this house ever collects dust.


The only thing in this house that ever collected dust


Was me waiting for you to come home.


That's it.


Addy, would you please call me a cab?


I'll be waiting outside.


The number is - .


But try to understand mama. She's just upset


Because you've been away from home for so long.


That's right. It's a kind of punishment.


No, no. Mama always gets on me.


She's on me about everything.


Nell, you've always been touchy where mama's concerned.


Loretta, I want to ask you something.


Now, I know this is probably a big family secret.


But it's the kind of thing that mama would tell you.


Now, if I asked you, would you tell me the truth?


What is it?


Am I adopted? Oh, nell!


I can't believe you, nell.


Okay, you've had your temper tantrum.


Now let's go back -- no, no, no, no.


If I go back, it's gonna be the same thing all over again.


I don't believe it. I don't believe it!


All the way here I kept telling myself


That I was not gonna let that woman get to me,


That no matter what mama said,


I was not gonna rise to her bait.


But as soon as she throws out the hook,


I swallow the whole boat.


Well?


Well, what?


Well, you're the one who rang the doorbell.


I did not ring your doorbell.


You are leaning on it.


♪ California, here I come


Oh, stop it, nell.


You can't blame your mother. You rang the doorbell.


Listen to me, nell.


Nell, I'm asking you to stay for my sake.


Now, I know mama can be difficult,


But this is my wedding, honey.


And your being here means more to me than anything.


Why? You always hated me.


Nell, that's not true.


Now, little sisters do not hate big sisters.


They just...


Don't like them.


Well, if you don't like me, why do you want me to stay?


Because your little sister grew up,


And I love you.


Well...


So, you'll stay?


On one condition.


All right, what's that?


You know that walnut tree? Sure.


Let me hang mama from it.


Nell, you cannot hang mama from the tree.


Now, you can tie her to it, but you can't hang her.


Well...


Oh, by the way, addy, your mother called


To say she'd be a little late.


She's showing a house to a buyer over on elm street.


Well, mama.


Um...


I'm all right now. I guess it was just jet lag.


Good.


I'm real sorry.


You know, I know I came here with a rotten attitude.


Yes, you did.


But then, you always do.


Anyway, mama, I'm all right now.


Just needed some fresh air.


I understand, dear.


Well, I'm gonna get out the way now.


I'll let you all catch up on old times.


After all, loretta,


It's been three years since you've seen your sister.


Get me that rope!


Come on, nell. Now, you know mama.


Her bark is worse than her bite.


Oh, please.


Come on, loretta.


Why don't you tell us all about howard?


Della tells me he's on tv?


Yeah, he's the local weatherman for channel .


I don't believe that somebody in this family


Finally got into show business.


Oh, listen -- that reminds me.


The two of you are not gonna believe


What I found in the attic.


She's been up there again?


She's always been strange.


What does she do up there?


Look. [ Gasps ]


Girl, is that our old tape recorder?


Mm-hmm, and the old tape is still on it.


Listen.


[ "My boyfriend's back" plays ]


Shut up. Can you believe it?



Ooh, girl. Take me back to the ' s!


You know, remember we were gonna be


The best girl trio ever?


We were a hit at the senior prom.


Do you remember how we used to rehearse to this tape? Do i?


We were gonna be bigger than the shirelles,


The crystals, the ronettes.


Oh, I always dreamed we'd be the supremes.


Oh, I had that dream. No, no, no, no, no, no.


That was my dream,


Because I was gonna be diana ross.


What you laughing at?


Oh, listen. [ "Soldier boy" plays ]


♪ Oh, my little soldier boy


♪ Duh, nuh, nuh, nuh, nuh


♪ I'll be true to you


This way.


♪ You were my first love


♪ And you'll be my last love


♪ I will never make you blue


♪ I'll be true to you


And turn.


♪ In this whole world


♪ You can love but one girl


♪ Let me be the one girl


♪ For I'll be true to you


[ "Chapel of love" plays ]


♪ Goin' to the chapel and we're ♪


♪ Gonna get married


♪ Goin' to the chapel and we're ♪


♪ Gonna get married


♪ Gee, I really love you and we're ♪


♪ Gonna get married


♪ Goin' to the chapel of love


♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


♪ Goin' to the chapel of love


Oh, I love that song.


[ "Stop! In the name of love" plays ] supremes!


♪ In the name of love


♪ Before you break my heart ♪


♪ Stop! In the name of love


♪ Before you break my heart


♪ Think it o-o-over


♪ Think it o-o-over


[ "He's a rebel" plays ]


♪ And he never does... Pony.


This was hers.


♪ He's a rebel 'cause he never ever does what he should ♪


♪ Well, just because he doesn't do what everybody else does ♪


♪ That's no reason why we can't share a love ♪


♪ He's always good to me


♪ Always treats me tenderly


♪ He's not a rebel, no, no, no


♪ He's not a rebel, no, no, not to me ♪


♪ Oh, he's not a rebel, no, no, no ♪


♪ He's not a rebel, no, no, not to me ♪


[ "Big girls don't cry" plays ] oh, that one's me.


Oh, right, remember. Okay, here we go.


♪ Big girls


♪ They don't cry-y-y


♪ They don't cry


♪ Big girls


♪ Don't cry


♪ That's just an alibi [ "charlie brown" plays ] that's you.


♪ Cool and slow


♪ Who calls the english teacher daddy-o? ♪


♪ Charlie brown, charlie brown ♪


♪ He's a clown, that charlie brown ♪


♪ He's gonna get caught


♪ Just you wait and see


♪ Why's everybody always picking on me? ♪


[ "Heat wave" plays ] oh, oh!


Behind me. Behind me.


♪ Whenever I'm with him


♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ something inside


♪ Somethin' inside ♪ starts to burnin'


♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh ♪ and I feel the desire


♪ Could it be the devil in me?


♪ Or is it just the way love's supposed to be? ♪


♪ It's like a heat wave


♪ Burnin' in my heart


♪ I can't keep from cryin'


♪ It's tearin' me apart


Take it, girl. Come on.


♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah


♪ Whoa, whoa


♪ Yeah, yeah


♪ Whoa, whoa


♪ Don't pass up this chance


♪ It's time for a new romance


♪ It's like a heat wave


♪ It's like a heat wave


♪ It's like a heat wa-a-a-a-ave ♪


Let's forget the wedding and go on tour.


Oh, mama, did you hear us singing?


Nell still sounds great, doesn't she?


Nell always sounded great in the living room.


It's a pity her voice just wasn't good enough


To make it professionally.


Get the rope.



Maybelle, you know that is not true.


Now, it takes a lot more than talent


To make it in show business.


It takes a lot of luck.


I guess all her luck ran out when she married that drummer.


Uh, mama, he was a trumpet player, mama.


What's the difference?


Loretta waited for the right man.


You panicked and married the first bum that came along.


Mama?


Hmm?


He wasn't a bum.


[ Laughs ]


And he wasn't the first!


Teach her to talk to me like that. [ Doorbell rings ]


Oh, wait. Now, it's howard.


Now, he always stops by after the weather report.


How-- oh!


I didn't get the satellite map until I was off the air.


Then there was a sudden cloudburst downtown.


Honey, your coat is soaking wet!


Don't worry, cupcake -- it's wash and wear.


Oh, you know, when you're a weatherman,


You never know when it's gonna rain.


[ Laughter ]


You should have asked me.


I always know when it's gonna rain. How's that?


Whenever the man on television


Says it's gonna be sunny and clear.


I get it, I get it! [ Laughs ]


You must be nell!


And this is addy.


Oh, excuse me. I'm getting you all wet.


I'm so sorry.


This is wash and wear, too. Come here.


Give me another hug. Give me another hug.


Oh, hello, mother.


Howard, you're all wet.


Well, I just got caught in a sudden shower.


But we're still way below our seasonal average.


Well, now, you just sit right down


And let me make you a hot cup of tea.


Oh, thank you, mother.


Don't sit back, howard.


Pay her no attention, howard.


You just relax and make yourself comfortable.


Addy, honey, could I ask you


To see if you could help mama with the tea?


There's some family things I'd like to talk to nell about.


Sure. There's a phone call I need to make, anyway.


All right, thanks, honey.


A family thing?


Girl, are you pregnant?


Oh, nell, of course not.


No, no, if you are, you can tell me.


Look, I won't tell mama. I promise.


I'm not a snitch like you are.


Nell, what she's trying to tell you


Is that I've got a new job.


Oh, is that all?


In denver.


Oh.


Colorado. Oh!


Channel !


Aah!


This is gonna be quite a challenge for howard.


The weather here is boring.


Poor thing --


And he hasn't given a frost warning in two years.


This is so exciting.


If I were you, I would skip the honeymoon


And go straight for the weather.


[ Laughter ]


Oh, I knew you would feel that way.


Yeah. But what about mama?


Oh, mama, she's all for it.


Yeah, I think the change will be good for mama.


Oh, well, mama's not coming to denver.


Oh?


Mama's going to live with you in glenlawn.


Mama's gonna live with me?


Well, yeah, sis. We don't want her to live alone.


Mama's going to live with me?


Nell, I'm starting a whole new life


With howard and jerome,


And, well...


It's your turn now, nell.


Mama's gonna live with me?


Nell, I told you not to lean back on that couch.


Mama's gonna live with me?


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break


♪ Gimme a break