04x02 - The Big Move: Part 2

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[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Just a minute.

[SOBBING]

Save it.

Nobody's home yet.

Oh.

I guess I got back
from the funeral

before they did.

Yeah, I guess you did.

Oh, honey, there's
people... Shh, shh, shh.

I think I hear the elevator.

[SOBBING]

No, it's not the elevator.

Oh, it isn't the elevator? No.

Come over to my place. Help
me put some things together.

Okay.

Oh, I sure enjoyed
myself at the funeral.

Honey, I know you did.

Okay, come on,
kids, lend a hand.

Folks will be coming
here any minute now.

Are you all right, Ma?

Well, yes.

I'm fine, honey, just fine.

Wasn't that a lovely funeral?

Yes, it was.

[SIGHS]

Hope I made enough food.

Folks are gonna be hungry.

Wasn't that some
crowd at the church?

And at the cemetery too.

Your daddy had lots of friends.

The Reverend Gordon

said some beautiful
things about Daddy.

Yes, he did.

Yeah, the one time

Daddy would have enjoyed
listening to the Reverend,

he couldn't.

That's true.

It was always hard getting
your daddy to church.

Come on, Thelma,
put the coffee on.

Ma, how'd you do it?

I mean, you didn't
cry once at the funeral.

You know, Ma,
it's healthy to let go.

Ma, you can cry if you want to.

With a whole houseful of
people coming any second?

I'm all right, honey.

I'm all right.

All right?

You were fantastic, Ma.

I watched you all
through the ceremony,

and you didn't cry once,

and it was me who blew his cool.

Uh...

J.J. get me the dishes
from here, please.

Come on, J.J.

Come on.

Hold it.

Hold it right there, Booger.

Bookman. Bookman!

I know your name, Booger.

What I wanna know is
why you're not going inside.

The least you can do is pay
your respects to the family.

You did not show
up at the funeral.

I hate funerals. I
never go to funerals.

When I die,

they're gonna have
to bury somebody else.

Well, from the looks of you,

they're gonna bury
two somebody else's.

That's a cold sh*t.

I'm hip as a cold sh*t.

[GROANS]

Hello, how are you?

Oh, Mrs. Gordon.

Reverend Gordon,

That was a wonderful eulogy.

Thank you, sister.

I kind of liked it myself.

I particularly liked
the part where I said,

"Family love as no other love

is a many splendored thing."

I thought that was a
nice turn of a phrase,

don't you?

I liked it better

when Reverend Ike
turned it Friday night.

I liked it better
when it was a movie.

Ooh, child.

Well, come on, now,

and pay your respects
to the family. Uh-uh.

Okay, cool.

Later for you.

This is your ham, right? Yeah.

Good, I'll just tell
the folks it's from me.

Hey, hold on, that's my ham,
and I should get credit for it.

Mrs. Evans, I just dropped by

to say she's carrying my ham.

That's very considerate
of you, Mr. Bookman.

Well, I know you
know what I mean.

I gotta be getting along.
I got a lot of things to do.

Oh, please stay.

It was very thoughtful of you

to come by, Mr. Bookman.

Well, you know, I
brought the ham.

Thank you.

Now, look, I know you and James

had your differences...

Yeah, but he had
a kind word for me

from time to time.

Yeah, the kindest
word he had for you

was "Buffalo Butt."

Mr. Bookman, please,
have something to eat.

Well, I brought you a ham too,

but one look in that
refrigerator, child,

it's like old round-up time

at the old hog ranch.

Oh, Flo, you're knocking me out,

the way you're taking this.

You know, I was just thinking.

James said some
pretty nasty things

to me at times, most times,

but he was a sincere dude.

He really meant them.

Oh, he liked hassling with you.

It gave him something to do

until J.J. came home.

[LAUGHING]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[SOBBING]

Wanda, Wanda, don't start.

Otherwise, you'll
get me started again.

Oh, all right, J.J.

I'll be good, I promise.

All right, come on in.

Hello, Wanda.

It was so nice of you to come.

I brought you a ham, Florida.

I thought you might
want... [SOBBING]

Wanda, Wanda, Wanda.

Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot.

J.J., will you get
Wanda a glass of water?

A sandwich would
do me more good.

I brought the ham.

Then I'll make you
a ham sandwich.

Cut off the fat, honey,
because it'll k*ll me.

Ooh, a lovely buffet!

Oh, Florida, you're so brave.

I don't know how you do it.

Such courage.

Such understanding.

Such... nice-looking
pickled pigs' feet.

Yeah, people always
saying, "Florida Evans got

the best looking pickled
pigs' feet in town."

Mrs. Gordon, the
Reverend's wife,

brought them.

Try one.

I remember James just
loved pickled pigs' feet.

They were his
favorite, you know.

Wanda, James never
liked pickled pigs' feet.

He said they gave him heartburn.

Oh, well, it couldn't
have been him.

Who was it?

Oh, I know.

It was my cousin Samuel
who loved pickled pigs' feet.

Well, he passed away last year.

Wanda, that was two years ago.

Well, he's gone, anyway.

Poor Samuel, so full of life.

And pickled pigs' feet,

Oh, thank you, honey.

I trust you found the services
satisfactory, young man?

Oh yeah, you did a great job.

Yes, well, we at
Ferguson's Eternal Light,

we pride ourselves

on being more
than just a mortuary.

We like to think of ourselves

as being a friend
in time of sorrow,

one you can look to for
comfort and economy.

Well, I won't be
looking for you too soon.

Well, I'd appreciate

if you'd tell your
friends about us.

You see, all of our
business is referral.

We don't advertise.

We just pick up what we can

around the neighborhood.

Thank you for
everything, Mr. Ferguson.

You're quite welcome.

Excuse me.

I want to give this
to your mother.

[GRUMBLES]

J.J., why isn't Ma crying?

You know,
everybody's noticing it.

I don't know, Thelma.

I've been wondering
about that myself.

Yeah, I know,

but, I mean, I cried, you cried,

everybody cried but Ma.

I know.

I'm still crying.

Michael, you're a
regular little soldier.

Yes, indeed,

and you're setting an
example for everyone.

Yes, it is written:

"And a little child
shall lead them."

Well, I'm not a little child,
and I'm not a little soldier,

and I wish my father was
here so he can throw you out!

Mrs. Evans.

Yes.

James was a fine man.

I brought you a ham.

Oh.

Look, Willona, another ham.

I see.

That makes four little piggies

in the icebox.

People said such nice
things about James.

Oh, yes.

I only hope when
it's my time to go,

that I'll be missed
a 10th as much.

Oh, I'm sure you'll be missed

one-10th as much.

Mr. Ferguson, have some food.

Thank you, thank you.

Oh, Miss Woods.

Your friend, Lonnie Jackson,

I didn't see him
at the services.

How is he?

Oh, I hate to be the
bearer of bad news,

but he's in perfect health.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Hey, James.

Hey, what's happening?

All right, how are you doing?

We brought you some beer

from the guys down at Brady's.

That's nice.

James always
did like a cold beer

after a hard day's work.

He preferred it to water.

He used to say that
at the plant all the time,

"I don't trust water.

You see what it
did to the Titanic."

Look, why don't I take these?

Ooh, boy, I'll tell you.

Florida, I brought you a ham.

Oh, another ham,
just what we needed.

Ooh, child.

I'm glad we ain't Jewish.

Well, look, since
you brought a ham,

why don't we try some of this?

Let me fix you all a plate.

MAN: Oh, well...
No thanks, Florida.

We're doing just fine, honey.

[ALL HOOT]

I mean, just fine.

We were just talking
about the wild things

James used to do
down at the plant.

Like the time with old larda...

Uh-oh, Moran the foreman.

Moran was a sergeant
in World w*r II.

Sucker thought he
could run Brady's

like a boot camp.

Yeah, he was always
trying, going around

talking about, "Hup,
two, three, four.

Move it, two, three, four."

James listened to this one day

just as long as he could,

and he just got up and went over

and picked up his hat and
headed towards the door,

and old Moran said,
"Hey, where you going?"

And James turns, slowly,

with a big smile on his face,

he said, "Man, you
keep running this place

"like it's World w*r II.

You might as well
mark me A-W-O-L"

Right on, right on.

Tell it like it is.

How can you laugh like that?

My father is dead

and you're standing
here laughing.

Don't you care?

Doesn't anybody care?

Michael.

[DOOR SLAMS]

Okay, folks,

there's plenty to eat and drink.

The night is young,

and there's plenty
of time left to party,

so come on, enjoy yourselves.

[CHATTERING]

Hey, come on, everybody.

Flo said we got
a whole lot of food

and nobody eating it.

That's right.

So we're having a special
on... Guess what? All ham.

You got that right.
We've got all kinds of ham.

♪ We've got baked ham ♪

♪ We've got boiled ham ♪

♪ We've got hot ham ♪

♪ We've got cold ham ♪

♪ We've got ham on
white Ham on wheat ♪

♪ Ham and cheese
And ham on the feet ♪

♪ So don't sit there
As quiet as a mouse ♪

♪ Come get your ham ♪

♪ Or get your hams
Out the house ♪♪

Come over here...

Go on, everybody,
enjoy yourselves.

There's plenty of food.

Ma, can I talk to you
inside for a minute?

Not now, honey, I'm busy.

Later.

[DOOR SLAMS]

[CHATTERING]

All right.

What's going on with you two?

What's going on with us?

Ma, what's going on with you?

What do you mean, Thelma?

Ma, you were out there laughing.

I know, Willona was so
funny about the hams.

Ma, I don't understand you.

It's bad enough

you didn't cry at the
funeral or at home,

but you're out there laughing
in front of all our guests.

Oh, Ma, what's... What's wrong?

Thelma, Michael,

now there's some things
you don't understand.

People have always
acted this way.

It's part of your heritage.

Back in Africa,

folks marked the
passing of a loved one

by running up,
tapping on the drums,

singing and dancing.

They don't mourn the death.

They celebrate their life.

Ma, we don't care
about the old days.

We want to know
what's happening now.

Just a minute!

Now, I want both of you to
remember who's in this room.

You are the children.

I am the parent.

Now, I don't have
to act in a certain way

to prove anything to anyone!

Now, that includes you both.

Hey, what's happening in here?

Ma ran by me so fast,

I could've caught a
cold from the draft.

J.J., what's wrong with Ma?

Why isn't she crying?

Thelma, I don't know
why she ain't crying,

but one thing I know is,

she's suffering
more than any of us.

Well, I wish she
would show a little of it.

You cried.

Hey, Thelma, don't go by me.

I cry at stop signs.

The fact is that everybody
cried at the funeral

except Ma.

That don't mean
Ma didn't love Dad.

[PEOPLE LAUGHING]

Well, I'm going out there

to stop them from
laughing like that.

Hey, Michael, take it easy.

Did you see those
dudes from the plant?

They're tough.

I mean, not even
I could stop them.

They got muscles
in their breath.

Oh, J.J., but how could
you stand the laughing?

I mean, it all sounds like
they're having a ball out there.

You gotta laugh to
drown out Wanda's crying.

Now, y'all coming
out there with me?

No way. I'm gonna stay
in here until they leave.

That ain't gonna
do you all no good.

You should be out there with Ma.

She's doing all right,

out there laughing
and b*ating drums.

b*ating the drum?

What are you talking about?

I'm talking about
our mother, J.J.

Daddy is dead...

and the three of us
are really feeling it,

and Ma was just in here
telling us we're wrong.

We're wrong?

No way, honey.

The way I see it,

James and I had a
different kind of relationship

than most people.

Like cats and dogs.

Oh, Flo, come on.

Look, I gotta admit,

it wouldn't have won any
awards for being good neighbors,

but I loved him,
and he liked me.

Well, that's true.

Mm-hmm.

You were the
bright spot in his day.

You know, James
used to say... Flo.

No matter how bad
things had been,

Willona was sure to do something

that'd make it look
good by comparison.

And that was a
typical compliment

from him to me.

Mr. Bookman.

Mr. Bookman, isn't it?

Yeah?

Nice gathering, isn't it?

Yeah, if you like funerals.

Well, no one really likes
funerals, Mr. Bookman,

but a wise man prepares.

Tell me, do you and Mrs. Bookman

have some type of burial plan?

Yeah, we plan to put it
off as long as possible.

The reason I ask, Mr. Bookman,

is that I have

two very choice plots available.

They're repossessions.

Repossessions?

Yes, you see, the
man that bought them

is having some
financial difficulty,

and he wants to
get out from under.

Hey, isn't that Arthur Davidson,

the man with the
terrible heart condition?

Oh, I'd better go check him out.

Sister Evans,

if there's anything
that we can do...

Oh, Reverend Gordon,
you've already done enough

and Mrs. Gordon,
thank you so much

for the pickled pigs' feet.

Wanda told me how
much James liked them.

James never... Oh,
they were his favorites.

Oh, yes.

Well, thank you.

Well, thank you for coming.

Press on, son.

Hang tough, rev.

Mrs. Evans? Yes.

I must be leaving now.

Oh, thanks for that ceremony.

Oh, you're quite welcome.

Oh, Wanda, I'll
see you Thursday.

Whose funeral is it?

Oh, no one you know,
but I'm sure you'll be there.

Well... it's going good.

WILLONA: Flo,
Ned the wino is here,

and he's got something
in a brown paper bag.

Ned always got something
in a brown paper bag.

Oh, Ned, I'm so glad you came.

Thanks, Florida.

Oh, I brought you something.

Oh?

It's a turkey.

[LAUGHS NERVOUSLY]

A turkey, how nice.

Thank the lord.

I wanted to get you a ham,

but the store was all out.

This'll give the piggies
something to talk about.

Here, Willona.

Give me the bag.

Ned, why don't you stay
and have something?

Well, thanks, Florida,

but I gotta get
back on my hustle,

because, you know,

raising the money
for that turkey

put me way behind
in my muscatel time.

You know what I mean?

But I wanted to say I'm
sure gonna miss James.

We all are.

Oh, thank you, Ned.

Thank you.

Oh, Ned, wait a minute.

This is for you.

California wine.

Mm-hmm.

My old stomach

ain't used to this
imported stuff,

but I sure thank you.

I gotta run now, Florida,

but I'll come back to see you

as soon as I can. Okay, Ned,

thank you again for coming.

Yes, the lord do move
in mysterious ways.

[SIGHS]

Good old Ned.

MAN: Hey, Florida.

Yes?

That was a most
magnificent spread.

Thank you.

Yeah, real good, real good.

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

There's something I
keep... Oh, I remember.

Florida, here's
a little something

from the boys at Brady's.

Oh, how nice.

Be strong, Sister.

I will. I will.

This was the best
"paying respects"

I've ever been to.

[CHATTERING]

J.J., I think you
ought to go back there

and see how Michael
and Thelma are.

Oh, they're all right, Ma.

I don't think so.

They were pretty mad at me.

Ma, they're not mad.

It's just that everybody's
under a little tension here.

I mean, look at me, Mr. Cool.

And I broke down at the funeral,

and I'm not sure
what I was crying for.

What do you mean, J.J.?

Well, was I crying
because I miss Dad

or because I'm suddenly afraid

of becoming the
man of the house?

Well, son... Well, I
gotta be on my way.

I've got things to do.

Thank you,
Mr. Bookman, for coming.

Yeah, if you hadn't
stayed so long,

we'd still have two hams left.

Oh, by the way,

the laundry room will
be closed tomorrow.

Oh... What'd you do?

Rent it out for
another crap game?

That's enough, J.J.

Thanks again for
coming, Mr. Bookman.

Bye.

Well, Florida, I got to go.

I got to catch the
late bus to Detroit.

My cousin, Walter,

went to the hospital
for a checkup.

Poor Walter.

I just can't believe he's gone.

Wanda, maybe he'll recover.

But I already
got the bus ticket.

Well, Florida, you be brave

and you take care
of her, you hear, J.J.?

[SOBBING]

Well, listen,

if you all want to come
to my house for dinner,

you're welcome. Good.

I think I know

where I can get
a couple of hams.

Well, um, call me
if you need me.

Okay, yeah, yeah, fine.

Well, that's that.

Ew, this place is a mess.

I'd better get started.

Hey, Ma, let us help you.

Hey, Thelma. Michael.

No, that's all right, J.J.

I don't need any help.

J.J., I said, I don't
need any help.

THELMA: Oh, no, no,
Ma. We're not gonna...

[ANGRILY] Thelma, I said, no!

Damn, damn, damn!

[SOBBING]

It's all right, Ma.

It's all right. You'll be okay.

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