01x01 - The Runaway

[bunniefuu]

[People chattering]

[Raj laughing]

I'm tellin' you, man,
it's gonna be
a night in paradise.

Hey, and betty's folks
are out of town,

So you know
it's gonna be
the party of the year.

Hey, shirley, shirley!
This soda ain't sweet enough.

Oh?

Yeah, it is.

Hey, shirley,
you comin' to betty's party?

Yeah, I think so.

You want me
to get you a lift?

All right.

Good. There'll be a tow truck
in front of your house
at 7:00.

[All laughing]

Oh, man!

Hey, dwayne,

Diane stewart
just walked in.

Yeah? So what?

So, aren't you
gonna invite her
to the party?

No, I'm not gonna
invite her to the party.

Why should I invite
diane stewart to any party?

Because everybody knows
how crazy you are
about her.

I am not crazy
about her.

Hey, dwayne.

Hey, dwayne!

You're dwayne, stupid!

I'm dwayne, stupid.

Oh, dwayne!

Oh, man, am I dumb!

Am I dumb?

Now, if roger needs me,
the number's right here
by the telephone.

Now, dee, I want you
to mind your brother.

It's bad enough he has
to miss that party.

And he doesn't need
any trouble from you.

Yes, mama.

And stay out of that
peanut butter jar.

Your tongue's gonna stick
to the roof of your mouth
and never come down.

♪ [Roger singing]

Hi, everybody.

Hello, roger.

What is that smell?

That's my new cologne,
brave bull.

[Hums]

He'd have to be brave
to walk around
smelling like that.

Oh, come on, mama,
how do I look?

Roger, dear,
there's somethin'
I have to tell you.

Ok, but could you hurry up?
'Cause I don't want
to be late for the party.

Can I go
in my room, mama?

Well, of course, honey.
Good.

Because even though
we fight, I like roger.

And I don't want to be here
when you tell him

He has to babysit
and can't go to the party.

Babysit?

Uh-huh.

And can't go
to the party!

Oh, mama,
i--i--i can't stay in tonight!
Any night but tonight.

Oh, darlin',
I know how you feel.

But I have to go
to work tonight.
We need the money.

Now, please, bear with me
and just do as you're told.

Yeah, roger,
just do as
you are told.

Sh-shut up
before I beat your behind!

Now be quiet, roger.

Yeah, be quiet,
roger.

Shut up,
before I beat your behind.

I'll be home
about midnight.

And if you need me
for anything,

Mrs. Hutton's number
is right here by the phone.

And remember, roger,

No more peanut butter for her.
Now you hear?

Yes, ma'am.
All right.

'Bye, mama.
'Bye, honey.

'Bye, mama.
'Bye, doll.

Gee, raj,

I sure am sorry
you have to miss
that really wonderful party.

And all that fun
you're not gonna have.

Who said I'm gonna
miss the party?

What do you mean?

I'll figure out somethin'.

You heard what mama said,
you can't leave this house.

If you do,
I'm gonna run away.

And mama'll come home
and find me gone,

And get hysterical,

And call the police
and have you sent to jail
for life or longer.

Then they'll do
my life story on t.v.,

And cecily tyson
will play me as an old child.

Get out of my face!

[Knocking on door]

Hey, raj,
how you doin'?

Hey, raj,
what's happenin'?

Smells like it
already happened.

You wearin'
brave bull?
So am i.

[Sniffing]

Well, how come it smells
different on you
than it does on me?

You probably
took a shower first!

Let's get goin'.

Hey, what's
the matter?

I can't go.

What?

I can't go!

Why not?

My mama had to work tonight,
so I got to bratsit!

Why didn't your mama
hire a babysitter?

Now, what's the matter
with you, rerun?

My mama can't afford
to hire help. She is help.

Hey, raj, maybe
you can hire a babysitter.
You got any money?

Hey, yeah,
that's a great idea.

Maybe, all together,
we got enough
for a babysitter.

I got a dollar.

Good.

Now who can we get
for a dollar?

Huh?

All right, you guys go ahead,

And--no sense in all of us
bein' late for the party--

And I'll meet you there, ok?

Ok.

Oh, raj,
you're gonna be
in big trouble.

Mama told you
not to go to that party!

Now, all mama said
was to look after you, dee.

And gettin' millie
to babysit covers that.

So you won't care
if I call mama and tell her.

Oh, now...

Now, why would you
want to do that?

Because you won't
give me a quarter not to.

[Sighs]

Here.

[Knocking on door]

Hi, millie,
come on in.

[Sniffing]

Brave bull.

That really turns me on.

Thank you.

Hello, dee, darlin'.

Hello.

Well, millie,
I have to run.

So do you want me to pay you
now or when I get back?

I wouldn't think
of taking your money

For looking after
this little angel.

Now, you go on
and have a good time.

Don't you
worry about us.

Ok. 'Bye, millie.

'Bye.

Well, dee, we certainly
are gonna have some fun.

What do you want to do?

I'd like to have
some peanut butter.

Ok, go right ahead.

If you say so.

Then I'll just make myself
comfortable here,

And when you come back,

I'll tell you
one of your favorite stories.

Or maybe, I'll tell
you one of mine.

Once upon a time...

[Snoring]

Millie?

[Millie snoring]

[Door opening]

Hi, mama.

Dee, what is millie
doing here?

Makin' me eat
peanut butter.

And where is your brother?

He gave me a quarter
not to tell you...

That he went to the party.

So roger went
to the party

And left sleeping beauty
here to babysit, huh?

[Snoring]

Uh-huh.
How come
you're home?

Well, I came back to get you
so roger could go
to the party.

Well, come on, go with me.

I'll deal
with him later.

Oh, does this mean I have
to give him back his quarter?

Oh, of course not, honey.

Save it for a get-well card
for your brother's behind.

Hmm, babysitting indeed.

And they lived
happily ever after.

♪ [Music playing]

Stop it.

Stop what?

Blowin' in my ear.

I'm not blowin'
in your ear.

Oh, yeah?

Well, who is
blowin' in my ear?

Your brave bull?

Ha, you recognize it, huh?

I have a nose for bull.

Check that side, man,
and tell me
if everybody's dancin'.

Yeah, look like
everyone's dancin'.

Then now the time
is right for me
to make my move.

With who?

The cake.

♪ [Funk music starts]

Hey, that's my kind of music.
Hold this.

[All clapping]

[All cheering]

[People whistling]

Great, rerun!

Right on.

Hey, dwayne, how come
you're not makin' time?

Oh, man, I feel weird.

All the girls here
are so much older than I am.

Hey, go to the bathroom,
put on some of
mr. Wilson's cologne,

Then, at least,
you'll smell older.

Ok.

Man, this party
is a drag...

Hey, man, get it started,
do something.

All right, everybody!

Now's the time for some
quiet love music.

Betty, you put on a record,
and I'll put out a light.

[People chattering]

♪ [Music playing]

[Girl]
hey, what're you doin'?

[Boy]
well, if you're asking, then
I probably ain't doin' it.

[Rerun]
cut that out!

[Roger]
is that you, rerun?

[Rerun]
hey, raj, what's
the matter with you?

[Roger]
I'm sorry, man.

I thought you were
the fletcher sisters.

[Clearing throat]

Hi, daddy. Hi, mom.

What's goin' on here?

Yeah, and what you all
doin' here in the dark?

Uh, uh, good question.

Hey, everybody,
let's go outside
and discuss it.

Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh,
not you, young lady.

Now, I want you to go upstairs
to your room.
I want to talk to you.

Mmm-hmm.
I'm goin' to teach you
how to do the bump.

Would you like
to hustle?

You're awful old
for a senior.

I happen to be
betty's mother.

Oh. Well, maybe you
want to waltz?

Why don't you waltz
right out the door?

[Sighs]

Man, what a lousy party.

And the worst of it is,
I didn't even get
to taste the cake.

Oh, everybody's asleep.
Let me go upstairs
and check on dee.

Be right back.

Man, dwayne,
that sure was dumb,

Asking betty's mother
to dance.

It ain't my fault
she couldn't hustle.

Dee! Hey, dee!

Dee's missin'!
Dee's missin'!

Hey, rerun, go check
the kitchen.

Uh, dwayne,
look around outside.

Outside, but she
wouldn't be outside.

Why not?

'Cause it's dark
and she'd be scared
to go out there alone.

No, she wouldn't.

Well, I would.

Well, go anyway.

All right.

She's not out there!

She's not
in the kitchen.

Millie, millie!

Wake up!

Millie, dee's gone!

Oh, what a shame!

Was it sudden?

Millie! Dee's missing!
She disappeared!

[Snoring]

Oh, wow, man!
What am I going to do now?

Call ray.
He'll know what to do.

Right, good.
Call ray. Ray will know.

Operator, give me the police.
Northeast division.

All right, don't look
so down, everybody,

Just cool out.
It's gonna be ok.

Look, did she have
any money with her?

Only the quarter
I gave her.

How far can she
go on a quarter?

Look, my experience is
that when kids run away,

They usually go
some place that they know.

The arcade,
she knows the arcade.

All right,
that's hip.

All right, dwayne,
you walk down
to the arcade.

Rerun, you run over
to the soda place.

Ok, and, raj, you check
the bus station. Let's move.

[Roger]
dwayne, let's go.

I was just thinkin'.

Couldn't I stay here
and guard the house?

No way, man! Look,
millie will be here in case
dee comes on back here.

Now, come on.
Let's get goin'.

Uh-uh.

Say what?

I'm not goin'
out there alone, at night!

Don't tell me
you're afraid, little brother!

All right, raj,
you tell him.

He's afraid.

Thank you, raj.

All right, look,
you guys just wait
for me out in the car.

I'll drive you
all down, all right?

And don't mess
with the radio.

Hello. Is mrs. Thomas there?
Mabel thomas?

Oh, mrs. Thomas?
Hi, this is ray cleamons.

I, uh, hate to disturb you,
I know you're working,

But this is very important.

It seems that, uh,
dee is missing and--and...

Ah, she's with you, huh?
I see.

[Laughs]

Oh, that's a great idea.
What I'll do is I'll...

Come on, ray,
you're wastin' time!

All right, sergeant.
Just hold the bloodhounds
until I get back to you.

Fine. All right, goodbye.

Blood--bloodhounds?
They're gonna use bloodhounds?

Just little ones.

With teeth?

She's not down
at the soda shop!

Man, what took
you so long?

They were having a special
on the tuna plate.

Where's ray?

He took millie home.
He said he'd keep cruisin'
the neighborhood.

[Knocking on door]

That might be dee.

It's ok. I'm safe now.
Thanks for walkin' me back.

You asked someone
to walk you back?

Yeah, well,
it's dark and scary, you know,
between here and the arcade.

Yeah...

[Knocking on door]

I told you it's ok.

Open the door, sucker,
you forgot your doll.

Shirley walked you back?

Nobody's gonna
try and mug shirley.

Wait a second!
Did you ask about dee?

Oh, yeah.
She hasn't been there, man.

Oh, man,
where could she be?

sh**t, my mama--

If my mama come home
and she's not here,
she'll k*ll me.

Ray's probably gonna
find her any minute now.

Yeah.

We sure are gonna
have some fun, mama!

This is true.

Now, you must stay
right out here
until I come out and get you.

Give it to him
good, mama.

Um, hello, mama!

[Coughs]

Uh, what are you doin'
home so early?

Well, I just came
to look in on dee

Before I run down to the store
and get some milk and stuff.

She's fine! 'Bye!

Could you bring
some donuts?

What're you 2 guys
doin' here? Didn't you
go to the party?

Yes.
No.

What?

No.
Yes.

Uh, yes and no.

You see, we went
to the party
for a little while,

But without raj,
who didn't go,

It wasn't much
of a party, anyway.

So we came over
to help our best friend,

Who didn't to go
to the party, babysit.

Dwayne even brought
dee a present.

Yeah.

Show it to her.
Huh?

Aw, isn't that sweet?

Well, goodbye.

Hey, hold on fellas.

Don't you want
to go upstairs with me

And see the expression
on dee's face when you give
her this nice doll?

Uh-uh.

And roger,
did dee behave herself?

Hah, did dee behave herself?

She went to bed
right after you left.

And we haven't
heard from her since.

Well, my little angel,
I think I'm gonna go
look in on her.

Oh, no, mama!
You might wake her up
in the middle of a dream.

That's right.

Oh, really?
What is she dreaming, dwayne?

Huh?

Oh. Oh, I think
she's having a dream

About the princess
who kissed the frog.

And then?

And then?

And then the frog turns
into a prince.

And then?

And then?

And then the prince says
to the princess,

"Don't you remember me
from the warts?"

Well, I guess
I'll go upstairs now.

Oh, oh, mama.

I don't want you to make
all those footsteps.

I mean, you still gotta
go down to the corner
for the milk.

And the donuts.

Look, I'll tell you what,
I'll go check on dee.
I'll be right back.

Ok.

Now you stay right here.

Shh.

[Roger]
what's that, dee?

You want some water?

Anything
for my little sister!

Hello, dee!

I can't hear you!

[Roger]
she said "hello."

Well, give her a kiss
for me, roger.

[Roger kissing]

A bigger one!

[Roger kissing]

Now come on down, roger.

Ok, mama.

Uh, goodnight, dee.

Goodnight, roger.

[Mama]
roger!

Ooh, are you
gonna get it!

You're really gonna get it!
Mama's gonna give
it to you.

Roger's gonna to get it!
Roger's gonna to get it!

Roger's gonna ge--

Dee? You know somethin'?

You're a pain in the neck.

Go to bed.

Now, roger, darlin',

Give me your belt.

Sorry, mama,
these are my new pants,
I'm not wearing one.

Here, mrs. Thomas.
You can use mine.

Good lord, rerun!

I want to whip him,
not hang him.

[Knocking on door]

[Mr. Wilson]
who is it?

Who is that?

It's me, mr. Wilson.
Uh, betty's friend dwayne.

Oh, for heaven's sake!

How nice to see you again.

Dwayne, do you have any idea
what time it is?

Gee, no. I don't
have a watch,

But you can call
555-3232.

Yes, dwayne, yes. Look,
if you come here to do
the hustle with my wife,

She's sound asleep upstairs.

No, no. See,
when I was here before,

I used your bathroom,
and borrowed
some of your cologne,

And I think I left
my ring in there.
And I'd like to look.

Oh, dwayne, could you
wait till mornin'?

Ok.

No, dwayne,
come on, come on.

Here you go.

[Mr. Wilson]
do you see it?

Ok.

Now, if I find it,
I'll save it for you

And I'll give it to you
tomorrow, all right?

Gee, thanks. Remember,
it's the little round thing
with the hole in it.

[Mrs. Wilson]
who was it, honey?

Nobody.

Are you comin' up soon?

No, uh, in a minute, dear.
I think I'll have me
some cake.

Where's my cake?