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01x05 - You May Hug Your Hero

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins". Aired: January 18, 2026 – present.*
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American sports mockumentary sitcom.

01x05 - You May Hug Your Hero

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I'm bored.

I'm gonna try drug cigarettes

and also join a g*ng!

How about trying

football instead?

Yay!

You can discover

your love of football

at Reggie Dinkins'

MVP Football Camp.

It's free for kids in need

of money and fun.

'Cause football is

the real touchdown!

Reggie Dinkins' Football Camp ♪

Reggie Dinkins' Football Camp ♪

Fresh

I told you.

In 2004, you had

the straight hair,

and I had the afro.

Fascinating.

Now, can we get some

work things done?

OK. Have fun!

OK.

I told RussiaBet88 you're a no

for their "Even Losers Can Win"

campaign.

- Good call.

- Tucker Carlson called.

Wants to meet a Black person.

- No, thank you.

- Yeah.

Oh, and this one could be

a good opportunity.

Listening.

The Boys and Girls Club

of Newark wants

to auction off a lunch with you.

Hard pass.

Are you sure?

It's for charity.

The only people that bid

on those auctions

be Jets fans that want

to throw eggs at me.

What about doing that?

What, straighten my hair again?

I don't know.

People on the streets kept

calling me André 1000.

No, the football camp!

That field is still available.

OK, yeah.

Charity, kids.

A food desert, so no eggs.

When people see this,

they'll be like,

how could such a hard body

contain such a soft heart?

No, Reg,

the camp was never for PR.

If we do it again,

it's gonna be for the kids.

Just like back in the day.

Maybe you two have

gotten so caught up

in chasing what you lost

that you've forgotten

who you are.

I mean, maybe so.

I did like working

with those kids.

Maybe we get the same ones

to come back this time.

Reggie, that was 20 years ago.

They're grown up now.

Yup, new kids.

I have continued to try

to convince the NFL

to let me use game footage.

Their latest offer is a hard no.

But they have agreed to let me

say the words "Super Bowl,"

provided I have

a bowl of soup nearby.

But for a sports documentary,

we are,

uh, quite short on action.

Kick!

Brina, where's my shoe pole?

Let's do this.

Reggie Dinkins Football Camp.

When do kids start

needing jockstraps?

It's early now, right?

'Cause of milk?

- Who's my next victim?

- Come on up.

He don't bite, except me.

Basmati.

Ain't this some

Jerry Basmati and Reggie?

That rivalry was intense.

I mean, Reggie went to Rutgers,

Jerry went to Penn State.

Reggie played for the Jets,

Jerry played for the Dolphins.

Reggie endorsed Ex-Lax,

Jerry endorsed Imodium A-D.

They were Magic and Bird,

but both Black,

so Magic and Magic.

But after Reggie got

kicked out of football

That guy stole my life.

Jerry Basmati could

never stop me,

but now he's in

the Hall of Fame!

He's calling games

and co-hosting

a morning show

with a blonde lady named

Kylie or Kelly or something.

A dog that can vape?

That's coming up next

on "AM New Jersey."

That should be me.

Ten dollars more, I'll sign it.

Thank you very much.

Welcome to my world.

Let's get out of here.

I don't want to deal

with those fake-a*s people.

Holy smokes.

Reggie, Monica, Busty!

The Dinkins!

You know it's not Busty.

Boo!

Boo!

I hate you more than my job

I'm supposed to be at right now.

Now, now, now, now,

everyone be cool.

This man's a living legend.

He deserves our respect.

Come on over here, Reggie.

Come over here with your boy.

Reggie, come on, man.

How you doing, man?

Look, we all make mistakes,

and we all deserve

a second chance.

Plus, us brothers

gotta stick together.

Sure, we had beef

back in the day,

but we left that on the field.

What's with the cameras?

Making a movie, you know?

About the old days.

Also about my quest to solve

my uncle's m*rder, right?

But we're here

'cause I'm starting up

my old football camp again.

Mm.

As it says in Proverbs 22:6,

"Train up a child in the way

he should go,

and when he is old,

he will not depart from it."

Bible!

Monica!

Oh, my God, girl,

you look exactly the same.

It's so good to see you!

Oh, when are we gonna

go get dinner?

Yes, please! OK.

But, um, Jerry and I

are actually

taking the kids

on a mission trip to Haiti

to build a Sweetgreen,

but I will call you

when I get back.

My word, OK?

Reggie, Reggie, Reggie.

My man.

Can't believe how nice it was

to see the Basmatis.

Seriously?

Do you remember how

he used to drag you?

Reggie Dinkins is a punk

who wouldn't be nothing

without that O-line!

His "SNL" with Hoobastank

was a season low point.

The Basmatis are the worst.

Both of them.

I mean, sure, our husbands

are rivals on the field,

but I feel zero competition

with Monica.

And I don't care

what anyone says

she's nice and her teeth

don't look like a bear trap.

Come on, let it go.

You can't say she wasn't

being nice to you in there.

She said you haven't aged.

Yeah.

I don't know how,

but that was a dig.

Like, is she calling me

a vampire?

What the hell?

Dinkins!

What are you doing here, Jerry?

Hey, Reg, here's the thing.

I still hate you,

and I'm trying

to blow up your spot.

You like it?

It's gonna make yours

look like a Taco Bell

next to a Outback Steakhouse.

Is one of those supposed

to be better than the other?

I normally do my camp upstate,

but I couldn't resist

showing everyone

what a joke you are.

What happened to us brothers

gotta stick together?

That was for the crowd, man.

You think the Black community

is a monolith?

I'm an individual

with my own opinions,

and I hate your a*s.

If you use any of this,

I'll just say it was AI

and sue you to death.

Ooh, that's too many fingers.

Ain't that some

Jerry Basmati is two-faced,

like that Batman villain,

the Joker.

He seems all funny and charming.

Turns out, actually,

he's a bad guy.

Basmati has always been

a dirty player.

But my dad has always

gotten the best of him.

Especially on The Crotchdown.

I mean, I guess we still

can't show NFL stuff.

But, uh, one time,

Reggie tried to hurdle Basmati,

and he didn't get

all the way over.

And he just landed

perfectly on his shoulders

and then rode him

into the end zone.

Crotchdown!

Now, look, the Basmatis hate us,

and we hate them, believe me.

But the camp ain't about us.

So we're gonna do this

like Michelle Obama.

Wait we're gonna skip

Jimmy Carter's funeral?

No.

When they go low, we go high.

Oh, no way.

I'm not going high with Jerry.

The only way we're doing this

like the Obamas

is if I get to order

a drone strike

on the Basmati compound.

A rivalry rekindled.

Two aging gladiators face off

once again.

Their Colosseum?

A children's sport camp.

Look, I know it's not

exactly the Super

where is my soup?

No fair!

His kids don't even look

underprivileged.

There's nothing I love more

than giving back

to the community.

After all, you can't spell

"community" without,

"Mm, unity."

That man is crazy.

Oh, my word, Monica,

it's like you're following me.

Hi, Tisha.

Two days this week!

Yeah, I know.

It is such a gift

to help these kids

alongside our husbands.

Oh, I'm sorry,

I just get mixed up,

'cause you're not

married to him anymore,

and you're not

married to him yet.

It's like, is anyone married

around here but moi?

I'm sorry, Tisha,

but if you want to drag anyone,

you should drag yourself

back to Dr. Miami of Ohio

to make your hands

the same age as your face.

See y'all on the field.

Let's go, campers, let's go.

Come on, man!

Hey, I'm just teaching

these kids to play the game.

It's all about

visualizing your opponent.

Why do they have bats?

This is a football camp.

Man, why are you doing this?

You already have everything.

And you know why

I have all of that?

Because I know you want it.

When you won

the Heisman over me,

when you were drafted above me,

I took all of that personally,

and I never let it go.

Seems unhealthy.

And now that I'm out front,

I'm never giving it up.

Is this about The Crotchdown?

No.

I don't care about that dumb

"Mad Magazine" cover,

or that it was

the first-ever meme,

or that Jerry Crotchmati was

the best-selling

Halloween costume of 2004.

I never thought about it,

but yeah,

you never won anything

until I was gone.

You never beat me

on the football field,

not one time.

This is a time!

And this is a field.

So let's settle this

here and now.

My campers versus yours.

You wanna unleash the dog?

- Yeah.

- Well, you got him.

Yip, yip, woof, yip!

The hell was that?

Small dogs are the craziest.

Now get out of here!

Let's go!

OK, yeah.

I wanted action,

I am getting it.

Finally, literal conflict.

For the past two months,

I have done nothing

but eat, sleep, and breathe

this documentary.

And now look.

We are out in the world.

- Mm.

Sun is shining,

blood is pumping,

and something is

about to happen.

I can feel it.

- What you doin'?

- I'm just doing my thing.

I'm the director

in charge of all this.

What you doin'?

What was that with Tisha?

High road, remember?

I'm sorry, Monica.

I don't start fights,

but I do finish them.

Nobody talks to my friend

like that and get away with it

just 'cause they smiling.

Maybe it's a generational thing.

Before I learned to read,

I learned to read for filth.

Yeah, I get it.

And this might sound

a little old-fashioned,

but grace and poise.

I'm all about grace and poise,

but what has going high

ever got anybody?

Mitch McConnell ran

all over y'all.

So what do you want me to do?

Go up to Tisha and be all,

"I don't think so, girl,

"but you need to go

stand on your head

"and make that smile

the frown you should have,

'cause who you are inside

is bad, girl."

What would that accomplish?

That would accomplish nothing.

So please, could you do it

my way just for the day?

I mean, it's a camp.

It's for the kids.

Oh

Say, can you see

By the dawn's early light

- So you make movies?

- Mm.

You ever work

with Paul Giamatti?

That dude does not miss.

- Oh, I did meet Paul once.

- Nice.

Um, on a red carpet

at an award show.

OK.

Put on by the Academy.

Which one?

Of Motion Picture

Arts and Sciences.

Cool.

Yeah, it was the Oscars.

I I have an Oscar.

- Oh, damn.

- Yeah.

OK, now we gotta get out there

and destroy Jerry Basmati

's team!

Why? He's nice.

Uh, he raps the Bible

on "The Miss Janice Show."

Do unto others as you

Would have them do unto you

Break it down

That's an act.

He's the devil!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

This is not about

destroying anyone.

That's not who we are.

It's about having fun.

Having fun busting

the other team in the mouth!

Stop.

This camp is not about

our grudges,

it's about you.

You busting the other team

in the mouth!

No.

When they go low, we go high.

Why won't anybody Obama with me?

Yes, we can

bust the other team

in the mouth!

Let's go!

Yeah!

Halftime.

Monica!

Monica!

Do you need a hat?

I'm getting a lot of glare

off your forehead.

We have extra-larges.

No, thank you!

I will get you one!

I will get you one.

So sweet.

This sucks.

Your way sucks.

I have a Beyoncé quote

you might like.

I'm listening.

Always stay gracious.

The best revenge is your paper.

And we got our paper.

My family is taken care of.

You do handle that paper.

I got in early on Ozempic

after they started making

those pizzas where

the crust is churros.

- Oh!

- Turns out,

our kids actually

can't play football,

'cause we never taught them.

That's what doing

the football camp was for.

That was brutal.

Man, your campers are

even worse than I thought.

What do you want, Basmati?

You bore me, Reggie.

I'm bored.

How about this?

I'll go on TV Monday morning

and tell everyone

you're a great guy,

your camp doesn't suck,

and you actually deserve to be

in the Hall of Fame.

Really?

If those little

unflushed turds you coach

Jerry, damn.

Could just score one point.

How would you even score

just one point?

That makes no sense.

A safety on

a two-point conversion.

But whatever.

I mean, score any points.

Jeez, Busty.

- Oof.

Let's have some fun, kids!

Letters to Santa Claus?

- Yeah?

Just going in the trash.

I should let you

get back to work.

Oh, no, no.

This this is work.

I'm here to capture

everything that happens.

So please, tell me more

about your divorce.

And this Hector fellow,

is he strong?

Has he moved on?

Does he have a temper?

How strong is he?

Look, Arthur,

I got divorced two months ago.

And between work and basically

being a single mom,

I've been busy.

But two months

Is an awfully long time.

OK, good try.

Oh.

Do our kids not know the rules?

What the what?

I want to bring it back.

I want to bring it back.

I want to bring it

now I want to bring it back in.

Muskelgelee? Oh, hell no.

Y'all ever do signs before?

I can't tell.

Oh, yeah.

Wasn't Reggie their spokesman

for, like, 20 years?

That's not a coincidence.

She's messing with our paper.

Mm-hmm.

Which means she's not

just messing with me.

She's messing with

my whole damn family.

Oh, hi.

And how does that make you feel?

Like going over there

and saying,

"Hey, nice top!

Where'd you get it,

the toilet store?"

Let's go clear this trick.

Hey, hey.

Oh!

Let's go, campers!

Destroy!

Yeah!

Guys, score once!

You know, win one

for the Gipper!

Ronald Reagan?

Um, his record on mental health,

A*DS, the crack epidemic,

is hardly inspiring.

I need you to focus, nerd.

Listen up!

We are not going high today.

I want you to get out there

and do whatever it takes,

you hear me?

Get out there

and rip those Basmatis apart!

No mercy!

No.

Going high is exactly

what we're gonna do.

They've been stacking

the box against us

all game because

we have not once

gotten past

the line of scrimmage,

so they'll never see it

coming when we air it out.

A go route.

Luis, you got an arm.

I seen you throwing acorns

at a rat earlier.

That's what's up.

You our quarterback.

Everybody else, go long!

All: Yeah!

That's game.

That didn't work at all!

Damn!

Hey!

Nice top, where'd you get it?

Oh, my God.

I can't take you anymore.

You're seriously gonna

come over here

and compliment my top

after everything

I've done to you?

I am working so hard

to piss you off,

and nothing works.

Wait, what?

You've always been so superior!

With your career

and your self-esteem

and your child

that respects you.

So what if you're not

addicted to pills?

Do you think that makes you

better than the rest of us?

Go on.

Everything I do

just rolls off your back.

When I started that rumor about

Reggie cheating with Shakira,

you didn't say a word!

And when I said my birthday

was a costume party,

you just showed up

as Jack Sparrow

and enjoyed the party!

And the other day

when I said you hadn't aged,

clearly calling you a vampire,

you didn't even bat an eye.

You invited me to dinner!

Girl, you drive me crazy!

Ugh! Ugh!

Oh, my God!

The high road can be diabolical.

Grace and poise, Brina.

Great game, Reg.

Too bad someone's gotta lose, right?

So

how my a*s taste?

Bad!

Bye, kids! Stay in school!

Mwah.

Peace, y'all.

We out.

Hey, Coach.

Ugh, what?

It's over.

Go home.

Uh, but camp isn't supposed

to end till 4:00.

We want to keep playing.

For real?

Even though you lost by a lot?

And disappointed me, your hero?

It was still fun.

I've never been

on a team before.

I got a shirt!

And I've never seen

this much grass before,

or those really big grasses.

Do you mean trees?

OK, yeah.

Let's keep playing.

But first, huddle up.

Nah, this is not for that.

Turn the cameras off.

Great.

I'm gonna go get drunk.

Ah.

Ahh, what a match, eh?

I mean, the plays!

I couldn't pick a favorite,

so don't ask me.

Just good, good football.

Some have suggested

I was less than

professional today,

but I have nothing

to apologize for.

I said at the outset

I was looking for action,

and, well

I want to thank you guys.

For the past 20 years,

thinking about football

has made me think about

what was taken from me.

But what I thought I'd lost,

and what you guys are

just now finding,

it can never be taken from you.

'Cause it's here.

And being a part of a team?

Ooh!

It's the greatest feeling

in the world.

That's my fire.

And you guys have reignited

that here today.

You may hug your hero.

What a beautiful moment,

caught by our own

"AM New Jersey" cameras.

And how about

that Reggie Dinkins?

Maybe he deserves

a second chance after all.

Right, Jerry?

Maybe.

Well, I am

I mean, that was good, right?

You didn't mean

for anyone to see it,

so people know it's genuine,

and now Jerry Basmati said on TV

that you deserve

a second chance.

That's exactly what we wanted.

We know all that, Rusty.

Let the moment happen.

I grew up with, like,

ten brothers, OK?

I have a need to fill silences.

Up next,

a famous rock-and-roller

may not be who he claims.

Is Bon Jovi's Jon Bon Jovi

actually just

Perth Amboy native

John Francis Bongiovi?

Good night, everybody!

Good night