1. As much as I loved
growing up in Bed-Stuy,Copy !req
2. the place I loved even more
was down South.Copy !req
3. After segregation and before
the 2 Live Crew, down SouthCopy !req
4. was good, and the weather
was always beautiful.Copy !req
5. Hey, Mom, when are we
going down South again?Copy !req
6. When the Klan breaks up.
I don't know, baby.Copy !req
7. That'll be nice.
Hey, Ma.Copy !req
8. Who's that?Copy !req
9. Oh, that's your
Cousin Beanie!Copy !req
10. You know what, she's
12, just like you.Copy !req
11. Except Cousin Beanie's
not evil.Copy !req
12. You know what,
maybe we should planCopy !req
13. a trip down South.Copy !req
14. I don't like down South;
people act too country.Copy !req
15. They're not acting.
Well, I wish
I could go.Copy !req
16. Well, Drew and Tonya,
you guys get washed up.Copy !req
17. We're about to eat.Copy !req
18. Hey!
Hey!Copy !req
19. Hey!Copy !req
20. Hey, little man.Copy !req
21. Hey, Uncle Louis!Copy !req
22. Hey.
Hey.Copy !req
23. HiCopy !req
24. UhCopy !req
25. I just found out
that Uncle Morris died.Copy !req
26. Uncle Morris?Copy !req
27. Yeah. He taught me how to drive.Copy !req
28. Well, who was
Uncle Morris?Copy !req
29. He's my mother's sister's
second husband.Copy !req
30. A stick shift.Copy !req
31. Oh, baby.
Well, when's the funeral?Copy !req
32. Next week.Copy !req
33. Down South.
Oh.Copy !req
34. I don't think we can go.Copy !req
35. Baby, what do you
mean, we can't go?Copy !req
36. We can't afford to go.Copy !req
37. You can't put a price tag
on family, Julius.Copy !req
38. Yeah, but he'll give you
five dollars to shut up.Copy !req
39. Louis is right.
Family is family, baby.Copy !req
40. Family is family.Copy !req
41. So we're going down South?Copy !req
42. Yep.Copy !req
43. Thanks, Uncle Morris.Copy !req
44. Captioning sponsored byCopy !req
45. Back at school, I tried
to bring Greg up to speedCopy !req
46. on the new direction
of the South.
Down South?Copy !req
47. You mean, like, across
the MasonCopy !req
48. Yeah, you know, Georgia,
Alabama, Mississippi,
South Carolina.Copy !req
49. Mississippi?Copy !req
50. Are you trying
to get yourself killed?Copy !req
51. You going to Mississippi
is like me going to,Copy !req
52. hmm, I don't know,
Mississippi.Copy !req
53. Man, it's not
like that anymore.Copy !req
54. Yes, it is.
Anyway, I
want to go.Copy !req
55. Down South, the
food is better.Copy !req
56. The cops don't beat
the crap out of you,
and nobody's on crack.Copy !req
57. That's because everybody's
on the porch.Copy !req
58. Well, I'm sorry
about your uncle, man.Copy !req
59. I'll see you
when you get back.
All right.Copy !req
60. Before you could buy
plane tickets on the Internet,Copy !req
61. the cheapest way to travel
was to take Greyhound.Copy !req
62. How's it going?Copy !req
63. Well, they've only got
two bussesCopy !req
64. that go to Greenville,
South Carolina.Copy !req
65. The cheaper one goes
to Camden, Portsmouth,Copy !req
66. Baltimore, Richmond,
Baltimore again,Copy !req
67. Raleigh, Toledo, Gastonia...
Darryl Richardson's house,Copy !req
68. What?
Boston,Copy !req
69. the Crossroads, Atlanta,
then Greenville.Copy !req
70. Well, does the other bus
make less stops? Oh!Copy !req
71. Yeah, but it costs
almost $200 more.Copy !req
72. Well, why don't we just drive?Copy !req
73. I love a road trip.Copy !req
74. What, are... you going with us?Copy !req
75. Well, how else am I supposed
to get there, silly?Copy !req
76. You want to...Copy !req
77. Blink!
Yes, master.Copy !req
78. Well, I-I just assumed
you'd be flying— I mean...Copy !req
79. you don't want to be
on no bus with us.Copy !req
80. Are you kidding?Copy !req
81. I love the bus!Copy !req
82. Man, I get
to spend timeCopy !req
83. with my big brother
and his family,Copy !req
84. see the sights,
meet new people,
and best of all,Copy !req
85. sing-alongs.Copy !req
86. Sing it with me.Copy !req
87. ♪ Find the beatCopy !req
88. ♪ Neon light...Copy !req
89. Um, uh, Julius, can you
come upstairs with meCopy !req
90. for a second?
He can if Uncle Louis
isn't coming.Copy !req
91. What is wrong with you?Copy !req
92. Do you hear that?Copy !req
93. That's what's
wrong with me.Copy !req
94. Look, I'm not gonna
spend 26 hours on a bus
with my brother.Copy !req
95. I love him, but
he drives me nuts.Copy !req
96. Baby, why? I mean,
he's always laughingCopy !req
97. and smiling
and in a good mood.Copy !req
98. Exactly. And while
he's having fun, you
know what I'm doing?Copy !req
99. Working. Look, look.Copy !req
100. but I just
cannot take it.
Okay...Copy !req
101. Baby, look,
I can't take it.
All right, I got you.Copy !req
102. After my mother convinced
my Uncle Louis to fly,Copy !req
103. we headed to Port Authority,
the only place in New YorkCopy !req
104. scarier than our neighborhood.
Okay, I want y'all to be
real careful in here.Copy !req
105. This place is full of
pickpockets, pimps and...Copy !req
106. and-and murderers and
child molesters and thieves.Copy !req
107. That's the Port Authority
slogan.Copy !req
108. Rochelle, don't scare 'em.Copy !req
109. Too late.Copy !req
110. Julius, this place
is full of hustlersCopy !req
111. trying to prey
on innocent people.Copy !req
112. She said the same thingCopy !req
113. when we visited Washington, DC.Copy !req
114. So that's why I decided
to divide our moneyCopy !req
115. between me,
you and Chris.Copy !req
116. You did?Copy !req
117. Yeah. So just in case
somebody pickpockets one of us,Copy !req
118. they won't get us all.Copy !req
119. Well, where'd you put it?Copy !req
120. It's in your shirt pocket.Copy !req
121. Don't lookCopy !req
122. for it now!Copy !req
123. Hey, there's the gate
right there.Copy !req
124. Don't touch anything.Copy !req
125. And don't make eye contact
with strangers.Copy !req
126. Please check the board
for updates.Copy !req
127. Two security guards
report to Gate 4.Copy !req
128. Two security guards
report to...Copy !req
129. This pocket doesn't open.Copy !req
130. Oh, well,
I sewed the top closed,Copy !req
131. and I left it open on the side.Copy !req
132. Star Jones had that done
to her stomach.Copy !req
133. Ma, I'm hungry.
Can we get a snack?Copy !req
134. Are you nuts?Copy !req
135. Have you seen the rats
in this place?Copy !req
136. Let's just go home
and eat there.Copy !req
137. Same rats, different borough.Copy !req
138. Okay, okay, we'll get something
from the vending machines.Copy !req
139. I'll go get the tickets.Copy !req
140. All right, well, Chris,
get these bags together, okay?Copy !req
141. We'll be right back.Copy !req
142. Keep your eyes open.
And put the moneyCopy !req
143. away, boy!
Come on.Copy !req
144. Oh, Ma, TV seats!
Can we watch, please?Copy !req
145. Okay, we got time
for one show,Copy !req
146. and then we got
to go back.Copy !req
147. Me first.Copy !req
148. Well, let me get some change.Copy !req
149. It's broken.Copy !req
150. Well, didn't you see meCopy !req
151. about to put money
in there?
Yeah.Copy !req
152. Well, why didn't you
say something?Copy !req
153. Ain't that how it goes.Copy !req
154. Ma, this TV doesn't work.Copy !req
155. Miss, my bus is leaving
for Fort Lauderdale soon.Copy !req
156. You can have my seat then.Copy !req
157. Thank you so much.Copy !req
158. Eh, it's not a problem.Copy !req
159. Como esta, everybody?Copy !req
160. Top o' the morning to you.Copy !req
161. Top o' the day.Copy !req
162. Wherever you think
you're going,Copy !req
163. tiempo para jugar!Copy !req
164. It's time to play.Copy !req
165. Ladies and gentlemen,
I got three cards here.Copy !req
166. You guys got courage?
You know what luck is?Copy !req
167. Luck is opportunity
and preparednessCopy !req
168. coming together as one.Copy !req
169. And I'm prepared.
Are you?Copy !req
170. Three simple cards— you tell me
which one's it gonna be?Copy !req
171. Can you find the jack?Copy !req
172. It's all about this
jack, and if you pickCopy !req
173. the right one out
of these three cards,Copy !req
174. you can win some
money right now.Copy !req
175. Come on, sir, I feel
your intensity over there.Copy !req
176. "Hmm, I could win some money,
I could get my wifeCopy !req
177. a nice little present;
I could bring it on
the bus when I see her."Copy !req
178. Come on. Here we go.
What you got for me?Copy !req
179. You got to find
this jack. You ready?Copy !req
180. It's all about what you see
and what you saw.Copy !req
181. Where's the jack, sir?Copy !req
182. Uh, ten bucks right here.Copy !req
183. Right there, huh?Copy !req
184. Let's turn that
over. Pa-pow!Copy !req
185. Ten dollars.Copy !req
186. This man's a winner, everybody.Copy !req
187. This man's a winner, and
I over here am a giver.Copy !req
188. There you go, sir—
lucky man, lucky man, indeed.Copy !req
189. We're gonna start it
up and running again.Copy !req
190. We're talking about...Copy !req
191. the jack, where's the jack?Copy !req
192. I'm pretty sure
it's out on the end.Copy !req
193. What about you, man, you want
to jump in on this? Here we go.Copy !req
194. Oh...!Copy !req
195. Money, money goes around,Copy !req
196. money, money,
can it be found?Copy !req
197. Congratulations. We gonna
keep this dance going.Copy !req
198. Little man,
why don't you play?Copy !req
199. Nah. I'm not allowed to gamble.Copy !req
200. Aw, this ain't gambling.Copy !req
201. This is easy. You
can handle this.Copy !req
202. See these three
little cards?
I'll show youCopy !req
203. what it's all about, see?Copy !req
204. All you have to do
is see if you... can pick...Copy !req
205. the right... card.Copy !req
206. Where's the right card?Copy !req
207. There.
Little man.Copy !req
208. I'm on him.
What's up,
little man,Copy !req
209. you want to put a
little money on that?Copy !req
210. It would've been great to take
the quicker bus down South,Copy !req
211. and even though
my mind said, "Don't do it,"Copy !req
212. my mouth said...
$20.Copy !req
213. $20 on the young man.Copy !req
214. All right. Why don't you
turn that card over.Copy !req
215. Yeah!Copy !req
216. I knew I wasn't supposed
to gamble,Copy !req
217. but I was doing it
for a good cause,Copy !req
218. and I was winning.Copy !req
219. Oh, man!Copy !req
220. Shuffle the cards
and where's the jack?Copy !req
221. Turn it over, little
man. Turn it over.Copy !req
222. Yeah! All right!Copy !req
223. You cannot lose!Copy !req
224. There you go— the money is
being passed around, everybody.Copy !req
225. Can you feel it?Copy !req
226. There's a jack in here.Copy !req
227. You need to tell me,Copy !req
228. where is it?Copy !req
229. $50.
I'll match you.Copy !req
230. I'm there, I'm there.
He has not lost.Copy !req
231. You sure?Copy !req
232. Hundred dollars
says you're wrong.Copy !req
233. I don't have a hundred.Copy !req
234. Whatcha got?
$80.Copy !req
235. Throw it down.Copy !req
236. $80.Copy !req
237. This was gonna be easy money.Copy !req
238. Turn it over.Copy !req
239. Oh, my Lord.Copy !req
240. I got jacked
with a deck of cards.Copy !req
241. ♪ Oh, flashlightCopy !req
242. Uncle Louis?Copy !req
243. No, it's Bootsy Collins.Copy !req
244. Come on, man, are you okay?Copy !req
245. Yeah. I thought
you were flying to the funeral.Copy !req
246. Oh, yeah, but the weather
was so bad that they
cancelled my flight,Copy !req
247. so I decided to ride
the bus with you.Copy !req
248. Excuse you.Copy !req
249. Sheesh!Copy !req
250. Hey, where's the big man?Copy !req
251. Oh, he's out
getting the tickets.Copy !req
252. Oh, cool. Hey, can you
go find him and tell him
to get me one?Copy !req
253. Yeah, but can you
watch the bags?Copy !req
254. Absolutely. Oh, and
if you see your mom,
tell her I'm here.Copy !req
255. I'll try to get the words out
while she's choking me.Copy !req
256. As hard as my father worked
for his money,Copy !req
257. I couldn't tell him
I got taken,Copy !req
258. so I decided to get the money
back on my own...Copy !req
259. by any means necessary.Copy !req
260. Watch your bags
as you go to the bathroom.Copy !req
261. Oh, thank you,
thank you.Copy !req
262. Watch your bags...Copy !req
263. Hey. Come on now.
You know it's not yours.Copy !req
264. Take a picture with a black kid.Copy !req
265. What?Copy !req
266. Warm your gloves.
Glove-warming.Copy !req
267. Oh, no, terrible.
Oh, this is horrible.Copy !req
268. What's he doing?
No rhythm.Copy !req
269. Can I help you?Copy !req
270. Yeah, I need five tickets;Copy !req
271. two adults, three childrenCopy !req
272. to Greenville, South Carolina
leaving at 8:30.Copy !req
273. That bus is delayed.Copy !req
274. I know, but whatever time
it's leavingCopy !req
275. I'm still gonna need tickets.Copy !req
276. Where are they?Copy !req
277. Who?Copy !req
278. The children. I can't sell you
children's ticketsCopy !req
279. unless I see the children.Copy !req
280. Why not?Copy !req
281. Because what if they're adults?Copy !req
282. Lady, I am not running a scam.Copy !req
283. I need to go to a funeral.Copy !req
284. Sorry to hear that.Copy !req
285. I still need to see the kids.Copy !req
286. Ma'am, I've been waiting in line
almost an hour.Copy !req
287. And you didn't have time
to go get the children.Copy !req
288. Lady, I am buying bus tickets
to Greenville, South Carolina.Copy !req
289. Now that has to be
the worst scam on Earth.Copy !req
290. Now, if I am
that desperateCopy !req
291. to get out of New York City,Copy !req
292. you don't want me
hanging around,Copy !req
293. especially around the time
you get off.Copy !req
294. Is that a threat?Copy !req
295. Let's just say it's a scenario.Copy !req
296. Two adults, three kids.
That's $180.Copy !req
297. They said it was $120.Copy !req
298. That was our Underground
Railroad special.Copy !req
299. It's been discontinued.Copy !req
300. How much
are slave ship tickets?Copy !req
301. Chris.Copy !req
302. Get out of the way, huh?Copy !req
303. Hey, Dad.Copy !req
304. Who's watching our stuff?Copy !req
305. Uncle Louis.Copy !req
306. Uncle Louis is here?Copy !req
307. What'd he do, get kicked off
the plane for singing?Copy !req
308. No, his flight got canceled,
so he wants to ride with us.Copy !req
309. He wants you
to buy him a ticket.Copy !req
310. Buy him a ticket?Copy !req
311. I don't have enough money
to buy our tickets.Copy !req
312. How comeCopy !req
313. Forget about it.Copy !req
314. Just give me the money
your mother gave you.Copy !req
315. Excuse me.
I'll be back in five years.Copy !req
316. Oh, um, I don't have it.Copy !req
317. What do you mean
you don't have it?Copy !req
318. What happened to it?Copy !req
319. The best thing
about having two parentsCopy !req
320. is that usually one of them
wants you to live.Copy !req
321. But my father
could only help meCopy !req
322. if I told the truth.Copy !req
323. Three-card monte.Copy !req
324. Chris, I'm gonna get
that money back.Copy !req
325. Yo, here we go. Bang!Copy !req
326. Had your eyes on the prize!Copy !req
327. Jacks to be found,
I'm throwing the money down.Copy !req
328. Money coming out
to the players.Copy !req
329. You want to keep winning,
ring around the rosy.Copy !req
330. You got to find the jack
and you're gonna win the crown.Copy !req
331. Make your money stack
and find the jack.Copy !req
332. Place your bets.Copy !req
333. It's right there.Copy !req
334. Are you sure?
Place your bets.Copy !req
335. Positive.Copy !req
336. I got $50 on it.Copy !req
337. Oh. $100 says that you wrong.Copy !req
338. Are you sure that's the card?Copy !req
339. Yeah.Copy !req
340. Here we go.Copy !req
341. There you go.Copy !req
342. Take a bat.
Show me where it's at.Copy !req
343. Hmm-hmm-hmm.Copy !req
344. Don't frown.
Don't frown.Copy !req
345. This is the kind of experienceCopy !req
346. that brings a father and son
closer...Copy !req
347. closer to death.Copy !req
348. The only thing my father
hated more than losing moneyCopy !req
349. was borrowing money.Copy !req
350. ThreeCopy !req
351. Yeah, we thought
we had the jack.Copy !req
352. Look, look, I'm sorry, bro.Copy !req
353. I just don't have that much
on me right now.Copy !req
354. Come on, man.Copy !req
355. Uncle Morris taught you
how to drive.Copy !req
356. Stick shift.Copy !req
357. Sorry.Copy !req
358. The rain had fallen,Copy !req
359. butthe storm
was just about to hit.Copy !req
360. Y'all acting like
somebody else died.Copy !req
361. What happened?Copy !req
362. Oh, nothing!Copy !req
363. Everything's all right,
you know.Copy !req
364. I just want
a hug...Copy !req
365. from Tonya!Copy !req
366. Hey!
Yeah!Copy !req
367. You're so funny.Copy !req
368. Why y'all acting all suspicious?Copy !req
369. I'm not acting suspicious.Copy !req
370. I was over there,
but now here.Copy !req
371. But we're cool.
Just havingCopy !req
372. some good times, you know?Copy !req
373. Don't make me have
to get it out of you.Copy !req
374. Okay, I played three-card monteCopy !req
375. and I lost all the money
that you gave me to hold.Copy !req
376. Then I tried to win it backCopy !req
377. and I lost the rest
of the money.Copy !req
378. I-I didn't do anything.Copy !req
379. Gambling?Copy !req
380. How many times do I have
to tell y'all about gambling?Copy !req
381. Quick, sing "Flashlight"!Copy !req
382. Please do not leave luggage
unattended.Copy !req
383. What are you doing here anyway?Copy !req
384. Hey, does that mean we don't
have to go to the funeral?Copy !req
385. No.Copy !req
386. We're going.Copy !req
387. Drew, do you still know
those kill moves?Copy !req
388. Yeah.Copy !req
389. If anybody tries
to touch your sisterCopy !req
390. or take our bags,Copy !req
391. kill 'em.Copy !req
392. You, you and you,
come with me.Copy !req
393. Hey, Rachelle, maybe
you should think about this.Copy !req
394. I thought about it.Copy !req
395. Rachelle, this guy's
really good.Copy !req
396. I don't want us
to lose any more moneyCopy !req
397. than we already have.Copy !req
398. He's good, huh?Copy !req
399. Yeah, he's really good.Copy !req
400. Or maybe you just suck.Copy !req
401. Listen, when I was little,Copy !req
402. my father taught me
all these scams.Copy !req
403. Three-card monte
was his favorite.Copy !req
404. Honey, when it comes
to three-card monte,Copy !req
405. you cannot win
the game.Copy !req
406. Why not?Copy !req
407. Because I always know
where the card is.Copy !req
408. But even if they pick
the right card,Copy !req
409. I just keep raising the bet
till they get scared.Copy !req
410. Oh, too bad!Copy !req
411. But what if I pick
the wrong card?Copy !req
412. Then I let you bet
everything you got.Copy !req
413. Oh, tough break.Copy !req
414. What if I don't want to play?Copy !req
415. Nobody ever wants to play.Copy !req
416. That's how come I got Rudy
and Debra over there.Copy !req
417. They're shills.Copy !req
418. Shills?Copy !req
419. Well, they act like
they don't know each other.Copy !req
420. So in order to get
the game started,Copy !req
421. they best first.Copy !req
422. So him and her?Copy !req
423. Yeah. They're
the shills.Copy !req
424. Here we go!Copy !req
425. What if somebody bets
on the right cardCopy !req
426. and doesn't get scared
when you keep raising the bet?Copy !req
427. Now, honey, this is a very
important lesson right here.Copy !req
428. We run!Copy !req
429. Okay, you guys, all we need
is one good bet.Copy !req
430. What are we gonna bet?Copy !req
431. We don't have any money.Copy !req
432. You don't have any money.Copy !req
433. Where'd you get all that?Copy !req
434. Shouldn't I be saying that?Copy !req
435. Sorry.Copy !req
436. Where'd you get all that?Copy !req
437. It's from my emergency fund.Copy !req
438. If my father had ever thought
to say,Copy !req
439. "Quick, who's got $200?
It's an emergency,"Copy !req
440. she would have given it to him.Copy !req
441. All right, you guys. Let's go.Copy !req
442. You think
it's right there?Copy !req
443. You think it's that
right there?Copy !req
444. Here we go.
Here we go.Copy !req
445. Okay, Julius,
you go over there.Copy !req
446. Louis, you stay here.Copy !req
447. If he try to run,
be ready.Copy !req
448. Chris, you come with me.Copy !req
449. Take my advice,
don't blink twice.Copy !req
450. Pick that jack,Copy !req
451. get your money back.Copy !req
452. You, sir.Copy !req
453. I saw it.
It's this one
right here.Copy !req
454. You over there?Copy !req
455. It's that one.Copy !req
456. Little man back.Copy !req
457. You got some
more money?Copy !req
458. No.Copy !req
459. But I do.Copy !req
460. Who are you?Copy !req
461. I'm his mother,
and I got $50 on that card.Copy !req
462. I got a hundred
that says that you're wrong.Copy !req
463. I got $200 that says I'm right.Copy !req
464. Turn the card over, Mother.Copy !req
465. No, wait.Copy !req
466. Oh-oh-oh, wait!Copy !req
467. Now we wanna wait.Copy !req
468. I bet you want to run, too.
See,Copy !req
469. that's my husband over thereCopy !req
470. and that's his brother
back there,Copy !req
471. so you can run,
but you're not gonna get far.Copy !req
472. You got to ask
yourself one question:Copy !req
473. Is today your lucky day?Copy !req
474. Doubt it,Copy !req
475. punk.Copy !req
476. Now give me my damn money back!Copy !req
477. Hurry!Copy !req
478. And the cards, too!
Give me the cards!Copy !req
479. Just take it.Copy !req
480. Come on, Chris.Copy !req
481. We got back the money,Copy !req
482. but there was still
one problem.Copy !req
483. Hey, where is everybody?Copy !req
484. The bus left.Copy !req
485. What?Copy !req
486. All you had to do
was watch the bags!Copy !req
487. All I wanted was
some Southern hospitality,Copy !req
488. but all I got was
Northern hostility.Copy !req
489. Oh, y'all not hungry, right?Copy !req
490. Yes, we are.
Yeah!Copy !req
491. Y'all hungry for this?Copy !req
492. Louis, this food
is incredible.Copy !req
493. Well, I figured that since
we couldn't go down South,Copy !req
494. I'd make us
a good Southern meal.Copy !req
495. Nice.Copy !req
496. Yeah, if Chris wasn'tCopy !req
497. so stupid, we could have gone.Copy !req
498. Thanks, Chris.Copy !req
499. Well, what
are we gonna doCopy !req
500. with all that money we won?Copy !req
501. We?Copy !req
502. Did you hear your daddyCopy !req
503. We are gonna send Uncle Morris
some flowersCopy !req
504. and the rest of that moneyCopy !req
505. is going back
into my emergency fund. "We."Copy !req
506. Mm-hmm!Copy !req
507. Oh, my goodness.
Mm-mm-mm, goodness.Copy !req
508. Southern pecan pie.Copy !req
509. You know it's
my favorite, right?Copy !req
510. Want a piece?
All right now.
Yeah.Copy !req
511. You can have a piece.Copy !req
512. All you got to do
is pick out the jack.Copy !req