Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986): Season 3, Episode 17 - The Ancestors - full transcript
Drummond is initially excited to hear that he is the owner of a two million dollar piece of land in Harlem only to later find out that the ancestor whom he inherited it from was a slave ...
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HEY, HAVE YOU GUYS FIGURED OUT WHAT YOU
WANT ME TO COOK YOU FOR DINNER TONIGHT?
I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
YOU COOKED FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT.
GOSH, I'M DOING MY BEST.
THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME.
LOOK, TILL ADELAIDE GETS
BACK, YOU'VE GOT A CHOICE:
EAT WHAT DADDY AND I
COOK, OR TRY STARVING.
SOME CHOICE. EITHER WAY, WE DIE.
HELLO. I'M LOOKING FOR
MR. PHILIP DRUMMOND.
REALLY? OUR DAD'S A
MR. PHILIP DRUMMOND.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM.
TELL HIM I'M FROM THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
CITY ATTORNEY?
UH, WHATEVER HE
DID, HE DIDN'T DO IT.
AND EVEN IF HE DID, HE WAS HOME
AT THE TIME, SO HE COULDN'T HAVE.
WHO IS IT, KIDS? LISTEN, DAD.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.
RIGHT. THEY CAN'T TOUCH YOU.
JUST PLEAD THE
FIFTH COMMANDMENT.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
CAN I HELP YOU?
UH, YOU'RE MR. DRUMMOND?
HE'S ADOPTED.
I'M JASON COLLINS
FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I DIDN'T DO IT.
SEE, HE'S NOT
GUILTY OF ANYTHING.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR
YOU, MR. COLLINS?
WELL, I'M NOT HERE
TO PRESS CHARGES.
IN THAT CASE, COME IN.
IN FACT, I MIGHT HAVE SOME
VERY GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
IN THAT CASE, HAVE A SEAT.
YOU MIGHT TURN
OUT TO BE THE OWNER
OF A VALUABLE PIECE OF LAND.
IN THAT CASE, STAY FOR DINNER.
BY THE WAY, THIS IS MY FAMILY.
MY DAUGHTER KIMBERLY, MY
2 SONS, WILLIS AND ARNOLD.
HELLO. HI.
NOW, HERE'S THE STORY.
THE CITY HAS THIS PIECE OF LAND
THAT WE'VE BEEN USING FOR YEARS.
AND RECENTLY, WE'VE
HAD AN OFFER ON IT.
BUT AS IT TURNS OUT, THE CITY
DOESN'T OWN THE LAND AFTER ALL.
THE OWNERSHIP GOES
BACK TO THE 1800s
TO SOMEONE NAMED
HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND.
REALLY? MM-HMM.
WELL, I KNOW THAT
OUR FAMILY NAME
WAS ORIGINALLY VAN DRUMMOND.
I'M NOT SO SURE
ABOUT A HEINRICH.
WELL, IF YOU CAN PROVE THERE'S
A HEINRICH IN YOUR FAMILY,
THAT VALUABLE PIECE
OF PROPERTY IS YOURS.
DAD, YOU REMEMBER UNCLE HEINY.
YEAH, HOW COULD YOU
FORGET UNCLE HEINY?
YOU BOTH ARE SO CLOSE!
ALL RIGHT, KIDS.
MY SISTER, SOPHIA, HAS ALWAYS
BEEN OUR FAMILY HISTORIAN.
SHE'D BE THE ONE TO KNOW
WHETHER THERE WAS A HEINRICH.
MR. COLLINS, WHERE IS THIS LAND?
IT'S UP IN HARLEM.
HARLEM?
DAD, MAYBE WE'VE
GOT THE SAME ROOTS!
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I ALWAYS KNEW THERE WAS
SOMETHING COOL ABOUT YOU, DAD.
THE LAND IS ALMOST AN ACRE,
AND SOME DEVELOPERS OFFERED
THE CITY $2 MILLION FOR IT.
$2 MILLION? MM-HMM.
WHAT'S ON IT? GOLD?
NOPE. GARBAGE.
WHOSE GARBAGE IS IT?
MUHAMMAD ALI'S?
FOR YEARS, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
USING THE PROPERTY AS A DUMP.
BUT THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE.
HOW COME? ARE YOU BUSING THE
GARBAGE TO A BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD?
MR. DRUMMOND, IF
YOU FIND SOME PROOF
THAT YOU'RE RELATED TO
THIS HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND,
GIVE ME A CALL.
FOR $2 MILLION I'LL NOT
ONLY GIVE YOU A CALL,
I'LL COME OVER AND
TUCK YOU IN EVERY NIGHT.
OK, EVERYBODY, PUT
THEM RIGHT OVER THERE.
ARNOLD, YOU'RE HOLDING
YOUR END TOO LOW!
I CAN'T HELP IT!
THAT'S THE WAY MY END IS BUILT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD ALL
THIS STUFF IN STORAGE, SOPHIA?
SINCE I WAS A YOUNG WOMAN.
YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AGO.
AUNT SOPHIA, ARE
YOU SURE YOU AND DAD
ARE RELATED TO THAT
HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND?
WHEN I UNROLL
THIS, I'LL SHOW YOU.
REMEMBER WHEN I FINISHED
MAKING OUT THIS FAMILY TREE, PHILIP,
AND I REALIZED I
LEFT MY NAME OFF?
AND YOU JOKED AND
SAID I WAS OFF MY TREE.
THAT WASN'T FUNNY.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE ARE.
200 YEARS OF DRUMMONDS.
SURE, NOW HERE, SEE?
HERE'S HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND,
WHO BEGAT JOHANN VAN DRUMMOND,
WHO BEGAT PETER VAN
DRUMMOND, WHO BEGAT... ET CETERA.
WHO DID ET CETERA BEGAT?
HEY DAD, DOES THIS MEAN
THE HARLEM PROPERTY IS OURS?
OH, NO. I'M AFRAID
WE'LL NEED A LOT MORE
THAN SOPHIA'S FAMILY TREE
TO PROVE THAT WE'RE THE
SOLE SURVIVORS TO THAT CLAIM.
LISTEN, KIDS.
WHY DON'T WE DIG
INTO ALL THIS STUFF,
AND TRY TO FIND LEGAL DOCUMENTS.
YOU KNOW, LOOK FOR THINGS LIKE
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES, BIRTH CERTIFICATES.
THAT KIND OF THING, OK? All: OK.
LET'S GO! WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT $2 MILLION!
THAT'S A LIFETIME
SUPPLY OF BIG MACS!
NOW GO EASY, KIDS!
SOME OF THAT STUFF IS
VERY OLD AND FRAGILE.
I'LL SAY! LOOK AT THIS.
WHO'S THE NAKED BABY?
THAT'S YOUR FATHER.
GEE, DADDY. YOU HAD
SUCH A CUTE LITTLE TUSH.
IT'S STILL CUTE.
HEY! HERE'S ANOTHER
PICTURE OF DAD. NO.
WOW! LOOK AT THOSE SIDEBURNS!
HIS CHEEKS TO ALL HAIR.
LET ME SEE THAT. THERE YOU GO.
HEY! CHECK OUT THE INSCRIPTION:
"TO MARTHA FROM HEINRICH."
THAT'S NOT DAD! THAT'S
OLD HEINRICH HIMSELF.
AS I REMEMBER, MARTHA
WAS HIS FIRST WIFE.
WHICH MAKES SENSE, SINCE
HE WAS ONLY MARRIED ONCE.
THAT WORKED OUT NICELY.
OH, I WONDER WHO THIS
GORGEOUS PIECE OF WOMANHOOD IS?
OH, FOR HEAVEN'S
SAKE, THAT'S ME.
HEY, WHAT'S THIS?
HEY! HERE ARE SOME LEGAL PAPERS.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT.
YEAH.
HERE'S OLD HEINRICH'S
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
THIS PROVES WE'RE
PART OF HIS FAMILY.
FOLKS, WE'RE HOME
FREE! ALL RIGHT!
WE'RE RICH!
I THOUGHT WE WERE ALREADY RICH!
YEAH, BUT NOW THAT WE
GOT THE GARBAGE DUMP,
WE'RE FILTHY RICH!
NOW WE CAN CALL MR. COLLINS
AND TELL HIM, "WE GOT THE PROOF."
WELL WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DO WITH THE LAND, DAD?
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT
DO YOU THINK, SOPHIA?
IT'S HALF YOURS.
OH, DON'T ASK ME.
MY FIRST EX-HUSBAND
HANDLED ALL MY MONEY MATTERS.
HE WAS SO SMART. I KNEW
HE'D GO FAR, AND HE DID!
HE WAS IN ARGENTINA
WHEN THEY CAUGHT HIM.
HEY, DAD, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
HOW ABOUT BUILDING
SOMETHING ON THAT LAND
FOR THE PEOPLE OF HARLEM?
GOOD IDEA, WILLIS.
HOW ABOUT A COMBINATION
ITALIAN PIZZA PARLOR
AND SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT?
WE'LL CALL IT THE GOD MAMMA!
WHAT DID YOU
HAVE IN MIND, WILLIS?
WELL, WHEN ME AND ARNOLD
USED TO LIVE IN HARLEM,
THERE WASN'T ANY PLACE TO GO.
I MEAN, YOU HAD YOUR CHOICE
TO HANG OUT ON THE CORNER,
OR ON YOUR FRONT STOOP.
NOTHING TO DO
BUT GET IN TROUBLE.
I WAS THINKING OF, UM, YOU
KNOW, LIKE A COMMUNITY CENTER.
OH, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT
WE WOULD DONATE THE PROPERTY
FOR THAT PURPOSE? THAT'S RIGHT.
WILLIS! GIVE AWAY A $2 MILLION
PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR FREE?
HAVE YOU BEEN USING YOUR
ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH ON HIGH AGAIN?
ARNOLD, I THINK WILLIS
HAS A VERY GOOD IDEA.
WELL, OUR FAMILY HAS A LONG
TRADITION OF PHILANTHROPY.
I GO WITH WILLIS.
I THINK WE SHOULD
DONATE THE PROPERTY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, SOPHIA?
OK, I'LL TRY TO
LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS.
WE DIDN'T EVEN OWN
THE LAND YESTERDAY,
SO IF WE GIVE AWAY WHAT
WE NEVER HAD TO GIVE AWAY,
HOW COULD WE MISS IT?
UNLESS WE DRIVE BY.
AND LET'S NEVER DO THAT.
WELL, THAT'S IT, WILLIS, IT'S
GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY CENTER.
AW, THANKS. TERRIFIC, DAD.
OH, WELL, EASY COME, EASY GO.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE MORE
THAN JUST A COMMUNITY CENTER.
THEY CAN TEACH
THE FINE ARTS, LIKE...
PAINTING, BALLET,
MUSIC, THEATRE...
IT COULD BE LIKE A
CULTURAL CENTER.
OH, DON'T MAKE IT ALL CULTURAL.
LET'S GET SOME SOUL MUSIC
IN THERE SO WE CAN GET DOWN.
OH, PHILIP, THIS IS SO ROMANTIC.
IT IS?
A BROTHER AND SISTER
LOOKING THROUGH CARTONS?
NO, HONEY, I MEAN
THIS LOVE LETTER
FROM HEINRICH TO
HIS WIFE, MARTHA.
HE SAYS, "MY DARLING,
I LONG TO BE WITH YOU,
"TO HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS,
AND TO KISS YOUR..." OH, MY.
TO KISS YOUR "OH, MY"?
TO KISS YOUR EARLOBES.
THAT'S VERY DARING
FOR THOSE DAYS.
YES. ANYTHING THAT WAS
ABOVE THE WRIST WAS OFF LIMITS.
WOULDN'T THAT DEPEND WHERE
SHE WAS HOLDING HER HAND?
YOU'VE GOT A POINT.
HEY, MR. DRUMMOND. WHAT IT IS?
IT IS I, OSCAR.
COME IN. THANKS.
HOW ARE YOU? FINE, THANKS.
WILLIS IS UPSTAIRS. OK.
OH, THIS IS MY SISTER,
SOPHIA. THIS IS OSCAR.
HELLO, OSCAR.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, MY MAN?
HEY, ALL RIGHT, GET DOWN.
GET DOWN FROM WHERE?
HEY, OSCAR! HEY, OSCAR.
WHAT'S HAPPENING,
MAN? WHAT'S UP?
HAVE YOU HEARD
ABOUT OUR GREAT NEWS?
YEAH, DAD'S INHERITED
SOME MONEY UP IN HARLEM.
IN HARLEM? MAN,
DON'T THAT FIGURE.
THE RICH GET RICHER,
AND THE POOR STAY POOR.
YEAH, BUT DAD'S GOING
TO DONATE THE LAND
TO THE PEOPLE OF
HARLEM. NO JIVE?
NO JIVE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A CULTURAL ARTS
CENTER FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?
ALL RIGHT, MR. DRUMMOND.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE PEOPLE
GETTING A PIECE OF THE ACTION,
INSTEAD OF GETTING
ACED OUT, AS USUAL.
HEY, OSCAR, THERE'S GOING TO BE
A BIG GROUNDBREAKING
CEREMONY NEXT SATURDAY.
AND DAD'S GOING TO
GIVE A BIG SPEECH. GREAT.
HEY, LET'S GO LISTEN
TO THOSE NEW RECORDS
I TOLD YOU ABOUT. ALL RIGHT.
SEE YOU GUYS LATER. BYE.
SEE YOU LATER, GUYS.
THESE OLD DOCUMENTS
ARE SO FASCINATING,
AREN'T THEY, PHIL?
KEEP READING. MAYBE
WE OWN BROOKLYN.
NOW, THESE OLD PAGES
ARE FROM A SHIP'S LOG,
THE MARY STEWART.
"JUNE 23, 1807,
"CALLED AT BARBADOS.
"LOADED 100
HOGSHEADS FULL OF RUM."
MM-MM, ALL THOSE DRUNKEN HOGS.
PHILIP, DO YOU THINK THERE'S
A POSSIBILITY, A CHANCE, THAT
UNCLE HEINRICH COULD
HAVE BEEN A TRAVEL AGENT?
A TRAVEL AGENT?
UH-HUH. RUNNING CRUISES
FOR BLACK PEOPLE?
HOW'S THAT AGAIN?
HERE'S ONE CRUISE
FOR 200 NEGROES.
THEY STOPPED AT A
PLACE CALLED WHYDAH
AND PICKED UP 100 MORE.
LET ME SEE THAT.
RIGHT THERE.
SOPHIA, GOD HELP US.
HE WASN'T A TRAVEL AGENT.
I'M AFRAID GOOD
OLD UNCLE HEINRICH
WAS A SLAVE TRADER.
OH, DEAR.
THAT IS DESPICABLE!
A SLAVE TRADER!
AND THE PROPERTY WE'RE
INHERITING IS IN HARLEM.
WELL, HOW WILL THAT
EFFECT THE CULTURAL CENTER?
WELL, IT MIGHT BE A
LITTLE LIKE TRYING TO OPEN
A KOSHER DELICATESSEN
IN SAUDI ARABIA.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
UNCLE HEINRICH...
A... SLAVE TRADER. I CAN
HARDLY BRING MYSELF TO SAY IT.
SHAME ON UNCLE HEINRICH!
HE WAS A STINKWEED
IN OUR FAMILY GARDEN!
HELLO, MR. DRUMMOND.
MR. COLLINS, COME IN.
YOU'RE JUST THE
MAN I NEED TO SEE.
OH, THIS IS MY SISTER, SOPHIA.
SHE'S HALF-OWNER OF THAT LAND.
HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW DO YOU DO, MR. COLLINS?
I'VE GOT GREAT NEWS.
I'VE BEEN BUSY
THESE LAST FEW DAYS,
AND YOUR PROJECT
HAS REALLY CAUGHT ON.
WE'VE ALREADY LINED UP 3
COUNCILMEN FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING,
WE'VE GOT SOME VERY PROMINENT
BLACK ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS,
AND THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
WE'RE GOING TO GET THE MAYOR.
WE'RE GONNA CALL IT, "THE
DRUMMOND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER."
JUST TO MAKE SURE THE DRUMMOND
NAME WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED.
YOU MAY WANT TO FORGET IT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I'M AFRAID OUR GREAT-GREAT-
GREAT UNCLE HEINRICH
WASN'T SO GREAT.
WE'VE COME ACROSS
SOME DOCUMENTS,
ACTUALLY A FEW PAGES
FROM A SHIP'S LOG,
THAT SHOW THAT HE
WAS A, UH, SLAVE TRADER.
FOR A MINUTE THERE, I THOUGHT
YOU SAID "SLAVE TRADER."
YES. I DID.
OH, BOY.
WOULD THAT BE A TERRIBLE
PROBLEM, MR. COLLINS?
I HOPE NOT.
I DON'T THINK MOST PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO GIVE A HOOT
WHO OWNED THE
LAND 150 YEARS AGO.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,
THERE'S ALWAYS THE EXTREMISTS.
THEY'RE A SMALL
GROUP, BUT VERY VOCAL.
THE EXTREMISTS? I DON'T
BELIEVE I'VE EVER HEARD
ANY OF THEIR RECORDINGS.
UH...
DO YOU THINK THEY
WILL CAUSE TROUBLE?
COULD BE. THEY MIGHT EXPLOIT
THE ISSUE FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES
AND WRECK THE WHOLE PROJECT.
DEAR. PHILIP, WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO THE CULTURAL CENTER?
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT IS
YOUR ADVICE, MR. COLLINS?
MR. DRUMMOND, I
GREW UP IN HARLEM.
AND I KNOW HOW MUCH THAT CENTER
WILL MEAN TO THE PEOPLE THERE.
FOR THE SAKE OF THE PROJECT,
I SUGGEST THAT NOBODY ELSE
FINDS OUT WHAT'S IN THAT LOG.
HE'S RIGHT ABOUT
THE LOG, PHILIP.
LOG? WHAT LOG?
WELL.
SO MUCH FOR THIS BATCH.
GOOD. WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED.
I DON'T WANT THE KIDS TO COME
ACROSS ANYTHING ABOUT HEINRICH.
I MEAN, I'D BE MORTIFIED
IF THE BOYS FOUND OUT
THAT ONE OF OUR ANCESTORS
BOUGHT AND SOLD THEIR ANCESTORS.
THAT'S IT.
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
THAT'S INCRIMINATING.
HEY, ANYTHING INTERESTING
TURN UP IN THE FAMILY RECORDS?
OH, NO, JUST A LOT OF
MISCELLANEOUS MISH-MOSH.
MOSTLY MISH, NOT SO MUCH MOSH.
YOU KNOW, I THINK
THAT IT'S GREAT
THAT YOU SAVED ALL
THIS STUFF, AUNT SOPHIA.
IT'S MADE ME REALLY
WANT TO LEARN
ALL I CAN ABOUT
MY FAMILY HISTORY.
ESPECIALLY ABOUT UNCLE HEINRICH.
WHAT DID HE USED
TO DO FOR A LIVING?
UM, WELL, HE, UH...
TELL HER, PHILIP.
HE WAS AN IMPORTER.
VERY GOOD, PHILIP.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT HE DID.
HE IMPORTED THINGS.
WELL, NOT THINGS,
EXACTLY, BUT...
WELL, I HAVE A LOT
OF SHOPPING TO DO.
I WANT TO GET A NEW OUTFIT
FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING
CEREMONY NEXT SATURDAY,
SO, IF YOU'LL BOTH EXCUSE ME.
OH, I WONDER WHAT YOU
WEAR TO A GARBAGE DUMP.
A GAS MASK.
GOOD, I'LL SEE IF
GUCCI MAKES THEM.
HEY, KIMBERLY, WHAT YOU DOING?
OH, I'M TRYING TO SEE WHAT ELSE I
CAN FIND OUT ABOUT MY FAMILY TREE.
YOU KNOW, IF WE
HAD A FAMILY TREE,
ARNOLD WOULD BE THE SAP.
THANKS, AND YOUR MOUTH
WOULD BE THE KNOTHOLE.
WELL, COME ON, YOU GUYS.
HOW ABOUT GIVING ME A HAND
GOING THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF?
OK. ALL RIGHT.
I'LL LOOK THROUGH THESE PAPERS.
I'LL LOOK DOWN HERE.
HEY, LOOK AT THIS.
A CLAIM CHECK FOR
SOME DRY CLEANING...
FROM... 1946.
I WONDER IF IT'S READY YET?
IT'S REAL TO GET EASY DOWN HERE.
YEAH.
HEY, HERE'S A LETTER
FROM UNCLE HEINY.
WHOA, HE SURE KNEW
HOW TO GET DOWN.
LISTEN TO THIS.
"MY DARLING,
"I LONG TO BE WITH YOU,
TO HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS,
AND TO KISS YOUR EARLOBES."
TALK THAT TALK, UNCLE HEINY.
THAT MAN SURE
THREW A LOT OF SUGAR.
I BET THEY CALLED HIM
HONEY-MOUTH HEINY.
HEY, LET ME SEE THAT, ARNOLD.
THERE YOU GO.
"AND THAT DAY IS
FAST APPROACHING.
"OUR VOYAGE HAS
BEEN A SUCCESSFUL ONE.
"WE HAVE ALREADY GATHERED
UP 200 PRIME NEGROES..."
SAY WHAT?
"AND AS SOON AS WE
ROUND UP 100 MORE, WE..."
LET ME SEE THAT.
"WE HAVE ALREADY GATHERED
UP 200 PRIME NEGROES,
"AND AS SOON AS WE ROUND
UP 100 MORE, WE SHALL SET SAIL,
"A RICH HARVEST, WHICH WILL
BRING AN EXCELLENT PRICE,
WHEN THE ARCADIA DROPS
ANCHOR AT CHARLESTON."
WHAT'S THE ARCADIA?
IT AIN'T THE LOVE BOAT.
ARNOLD, DAD'S ANCESTOR
WAS A SLAVE TRADER.
WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT, WILLIS?
THAT'S DISGUSTING.
SO THAT'S HOW YOUR
UNCLE HEINRICH GOT RICH
AND BOUGHT THAT LAND IN HARLEM.
BY SELLING OUR
PEOPLE INTO SLAVERY.
GOSH, YOU JUST WAIT UNTIL
DADDY HEARS ABOUT THIS.
HE'S REALLY GOING TO FREAK OUT.
DAD'S GOING TO BE
MADDER THEN WE ARE.
YEAH, AND HE'LL SHAKE
UNCLE HEINY'S BUTT
RIGHT OFF THE FAMILY TREE.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOUR
DAD DOESN'T ALREADY KNOW?
HE'S NO DIFFERENT FROM
THE REST OF THE RICH PEOPLE.
THEY DON'T CARE WHO HAS TO SWEAT
AND BLEED TO GET THEM THEIR BREAD.
OSCAR, YOU BETTER
WATCH YOUR MOUTH
BEFORE SOMEBODY
PUTS MY FIST IN IT.
NO, OSCAR, YOU'VE
GOT DAD ALL WRONG.
IF HE KNEW, HE WOULD TELL US.
YEAH, SURE.
DAD, I'VE GOTTA TALK TO YOU.
NO, WILLIS. I THINK YOU'RE
TOO UPSET TO DO THIS.
IT'S GOING TO
TAKE A LITTLE TACT.
THEN LET ME HANDLE IT.
I'M THE LITTLEST TACT HERE.
HANDLE WHAT?
WELL, I HATE TO MENTION IT,
BUT, OH, THE HECK WITH TACT...
DADDY, YOUR UNCLE
HEINRICH WAS A SLAVE TRADER!
UH, WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
IT'S RIGHT HERE IN THIS LETTER
THAT THAT HONEY-MOUTH
HEINY WROTE TO HIS WIFE.
OH, BOY.
THIS IS ONE LETTER THAT WE
SHOULD HAVE FINISHED READING.
DADDY? YOU MEAN, YOU KNEW?
YEAH, I'M AFRAID THAT I DID.
OH, MAN.
I REST MY CASE.
YOU KNOW, IF THE PEOPLE
FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS,
THEY WOULDN'T WANT THE CENTER.
YOU'RE WRONG, OSCAR.
I'M WRONG?
MR. DRUMMOND, YOU'RE ABOUT
AS WRONG AS A MAN CAN GET.
I'LL CHECK YOU LATER, WILLIS.
YOU KNOW, OSCAR WAS RIGHT.
YOU WEREN'T GOING
TO TELL US, WERE YOU?
NO, I WASN'T, WILLIS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'RE
NOT GOING TO TELL ANYBODY.
WE GAVE THIS MATTER
A LOT OF THOUGHT,
YOUR AUNT SOPHIA AND I,
AND WE DISCUSSED
IT WITH MR. COLLINS,
AND ALL 3 OF US AGREE.
THAT THE CULTURAL CENTER IS
FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS...
THIS BLOT ON OUR FAMILY HISTORY.
YOU MEAN BUYING AND
SELLING OTHER HUMAN BEINGS
IS JUST A BLOT TO YOU?
NO, WILLIS, I DON'T THINK
DAD MEANT IT THAT WAY.
I CERTAINLY DIDN'T, WILLIS.
COME ON. YOU CAN'T
POSSIBLY THINK FOR A MINUTE
THAT I COULD DEFEND
SLAVE TRADING.
BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING AHEAD
WITH THE CULTURE
CENTER, AREN'T YOU?
WILLIS, TRY TO UNDERSTAND.
IT ISN'T IMPORTANT WHERE
THE LAND CAME FROM,
BUT WHAT GOOD WE DO WITH IT NOW.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT, WILLIS.
WELL, IF IT ISN'T IMPORTANT
WHERE THE LAND CAME FROM,
WHY NOT TELL THE PEOPLE
INSTEAD OF HIDING IT?
THAT'S A GOOD POINT, DAD.
WILLIS, THERE ARE LOTS
OF PEOPLE OUT THERE
WHO ARE LOOKING
FOR ISSUES TO EXPLOIT.
THEY COULD USE THIS
INFORMATION TO KILL THE PROJECT
BEFORE WE COULD
EVEN GET IT STARTED.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT, WILLIS.
ARNOLD, WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
BOTH. I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED.
WELL, I THINK DADDY'S RIGHT.
NO, OSCAR WAS RIGHT.
WILLIS, THIS WHOLE
THING WAS YOUR IDEA.
YEAH, BUT THAT'S
ALL CHANGED NOW.
NOW THAT I KNOW
ABOUT YOUR FAMILY,
I WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD
AT THAT GROUNDBREAKING
CEREMONY NEXT SATURDAY.
YEAH, OSCAR.
THEY'RE ALL AT THAT
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY,
YEAH, EVEN ARNOLD.
HEY, MAN, I SAID I
WOULDN'T GO, AND I DIDN'T.
YEAH, WELL, I'M REALLY
DISAPPOINTED IN MY DAD.
GUESS WHO JUST WALKED IN?
MY SISTER AND LITTLE
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
YEAH, I'LL CHECK
YOU LATER, MAN. BYE.
WILLIS, YOU SURE MISSED A
TERRIFIC GROUNDBREAKING.
BIG DEAL.
OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL.
DAD GOT A BIG OVATION
FOR HIS SPEECH.
FROM WHO? YOU
TWO AND AUNT SOPHIA?
NO, FROM THE WHOLE CROWD.
IT WAS A STANDING OVATION,
AND NOT JUST 'CAUSE
THERE WEREN'T ANY CHAIRS.
SURE. DAD PLAYED THAT JIVE
TUNE AND PEOPLE DANCED TO IT,
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
KNOW THE TRUTH.
WELL, WE TAPED HIS
SPEECH FOR YOU, WILLIS.
PLAY THE TAPE, ARNOLD.
DON'T BOTHER.
IT'S NO BOTHER AT ALL!
AND NOW, LIVE FROM
THE GARBAGE DUMP.
Mr. Drummond, on tape: THANK
YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
YOU KNOW, IT GAVE
US A GOOD FEELING
WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT
WE OWNED THIS PROPERTY.
BUT, I'M SORRY TO SAY, THAT
THAT GOOD FEELING CHANGED
WHEN WE FOUND OUT LATER
THAT MY GREAT-GREAT-GREAT
UNCLE HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND,
FROM WHOM WE
INHERITED THE PROPERTY,
WAS ENGAGED IN THE SLAVE TRADE.
HOW ABOUT THAT, WILLIS?
YOU MEAN HE LEVELED WITH THEM?
YEP. DADDY THREW AWAY
THE SPEECH HE WROTE
AND JUST SPOKE OFF THE CUFF.
PLAY THE REST FOR HIM, ARNOLD.
NO, I DON'T THINK WILLIS WANTS
TO HEAR ANY MORE OF DAD'S JIVE.
ARNOLD, PLAY IT.
ALL RIGHT.
Mr. Drummond: TO TELL YOU THE
TRUTH, I WASN'T GOING TO MENTION THIS,
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT
MIGHT HURT THE PROJECT.
BUT MY SON WILLIS FELT
YOU HAD A RIGHT TO KNOW.
AND I REALIZE NOW
THAT HE HAD A POINT.
BUT, IT HAS TO BE YOUR DECISION.
IT'S YOUR COMMUNITY, AND
IT'S UP TO YOU TO DECIDE.
DO YOU WANT A CULTURAL
CENTER ON THIS PROPERTY?
OH, WOW.
YOU MEAN, DAD TOLD
THEM THE TRUTH,
AND THEY STILL WANTED IT?
OSCAR WAS WRONG, AND SO WAS I.
YES, WILLIS.
BUT IT WAS YOUR IDEA
TO TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH,
AND I'M VERY GLAD
THAT I DID THAT.
PHILIP, I THINK
WILLIS SHOULD HEAR
THE END OF YOUR SPEECH.
RIGHT.
OK, YOU GOT IT.
Mr. Drummond: I'M REALLY
GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE A CULTURAL CENTER.
AND IF I MAY, I DO
HAVE ONE REQUEST,
JUST A SMALL FAVOR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY REQUEST WOULD BE THAT...
THAT'S WHERE I RAN OUT OF TAPE.
WELL, DADDY, TELL HIM
THE REST OF YOUR SPEECH.
YES, PLEASE, PHILIP.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR IT.
BEFORE, I WAS SO ENTHRALLED
WITH WHAT YOU WERE SAYING,
I WASN'T LISTENING.
WILLIS, I JUST SAID,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY REQUEST WOULD BE
THAT YOU NAME THE CULTURAL
CENTER AFTER MY 2 SONS.
I'D LIKE IT TO BE CALLED THE
JACKSON CULTURAL ARTS CENTER.
YOU NAMED IT AFTER US.
THANKS, DAD. OKAY.
THANKS, DAD.
BUT, YOU KNOW SOMETHING? HMM?
YOUR NAME SHOULD BE ON IT, TOO.
OH, NOT REALLY.
OK.
♪ NOW, THE WORLD DON'T MOVE ♪
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♪ WHAT MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU ♪
♪ MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR SOME ♪
♪ A MAN IS BORN,
HE'S A MAN OF MEANS ♪
♪ THEN ALONG COME TWO ♪
♪ THEY GOT NOTHIN'
BUT THEIR JEANS ♪
♪ BUT THEY GOT
DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪
♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪
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♪ TO MOVE THE
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♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES
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♪ TO THE BEAT OF JUST ONE DRUM ♪
♪ WHAT MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU ♪
♪ MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR SOME ♪
♪ A MAN IS BORN ♪
♪ HE'S A MAN OF MEANS ♪
♪ THEN ALONG COME TWO ♪
♪ THEY GOT NOTHIN'
BUT THEIR JEANS ♪
♪ BUT THEY GOT
DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪
♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪
♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪
♪ TO MOVE THE WORLD ♪
♪ EVERYBODY'S GOT ♪
♪ A SPECIAL KIND OF STORY ♪
♪ EVERYBODY FINDS
A WAY TO SHINE ♪
♪ IT DON'T MATTER THAT YOU GOT ♪
♪ NOT A LOT... SO WHAT? ♪
♪ THEY'LL HAVE THEIRS ♪
♪ AND YOU'LL HAVE YOURS ♪
♪ AND I'LL HAVE MINE ♪
♪ AND TOGETHER WE'LL BE FINE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE IT TAKES
DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪
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WORLD, YES, IT DOES ♪
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HEY, HAVE YOU GUYS FIGURED OUT WHAT YOU
WANT ME TO COOK YOU FOR DINNER TONIGHT?
I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT
YOU COOKED FOR DINNER LAST NIGHT.
GOSH, I'M DOING MY BEST.
THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME.
LOOK, TILL ADELAIDE GETS
BACK, YOU'VE GOT A CHOICE:
EAT WHAT DADDY AND I
COOK, OR TRY STARVING.
SOME CHOICE. EITHER WAY, WE DIE.
HELLO. I'M LOOKING FOR
MR. PHILIP DRUMMOND.
REALLY? OUR DAD'S A
MR. PHILIP DRUMMOND.
I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM.
TELL HIM I'M FROM THE
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
CITY ATTORNEY?
UH, WHATEVER HE
DID, HE DIDN'T DO IT.
AND EVEN IF HE DID, HE WAS HOME
AT THE TIME, SO HE COULDN'T HAVE.
WHO IS IT, KIDS? LISTEN, DAD.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.
RIGHT. THEY CAN'T TOUCH YOU.
JUST PLEAD THE
FIFTH COMMANDMENT.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
CAN I HELP YOU?
UH, YOU'RE MR. DRUMMOND?
HE'S ADOPTED.
I'M JASON COLLINS
FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
I DIDN'T DO IT.
SEE, HE'S NOT
GUILTY OF ANYTHING.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR
YOU, MR. COLLINS?
WELL, I'M NOT HERE
TO PRESS CHARGES.
IN THAT CASE, COME IN.
IN FACT, I MIGHT HAVE SOME
VERY GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
IN THAT CASE, HAVE A SEAT.
YOU MIGHT TURN
OUT TO BE THE OWNER
OF A VALUABLE PIECE OF LAND.
IN THAT CASE, STAY FOR DINNER.
BY THE WAY, THIS IS MY FAMILY.
MY DAUGHTER KIMBERLY, MY
2 SONS, WILLIS AND ARNOLD.
HELLO. HI.
NOW, HERE'S THE STORY.
THE CITY HAS THIS PIECE OF LAND
THAT WE'VE BEEN USING FOR YEARS.
AND RECENTLY, WE'VE
HAD AN OFFER ON IT.
BUT AS IT TURNS OUT, THE CITY
DOESN'T OWN THE LAND AFTER ALL.
THE OWNERSHIP GOES
BACK TO THE 1800s
TO SOMEONE NAMED
HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND.
REALLY? MM-HMM.
WELL, I KNOW THAT
OUR FAMILY NAME
WAS ORIGINALLY VAN DRUMMOND.
I'M NOT SO SURE
ABOUT A HEINRICH.
WELL, IF YOU CAN PROVE THERE'S
A HEINRICH IN YOUR FAMILY,
THAT VALUABLE PIECE
OF PROPERTY IS YOURS.
DAD, YOU REMEMBER UNCLE HEINY.
YEAH, HOW COULD YOU
FORGET UNCLE HEINY?
YOU BOTH ARE SO CLOSE!
ALL RIGHT, KIDS.
MY SISTER, SOPHIA, HAS ALWAYS
BEEN OUR FAMILY HISTORIAN.
SHE'D BE THE ONE TO KNOW
WHETHER THERE WAS A HEINRICH.
MR. COLLINS, WHERE IS THIS LAND?
IT'S UP IN HARLEM.
HARLEM?
DAD, MAYBE WE'VE
GOT THE SAME ROOTS!
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I ALWAYS KNEW THERE WAS
SOMETHING COOL ABOUT YOU, DAD.
THE LAND IS ALMOST AN ACRE,
AND SOME DEVELOPERS OFFERED
THE CITY $2 MILLION FOR IT.
$2 MILLION? MM-HMM.
WHAT'S ON IT? GOLD?
NOPE. GARBAGE.
WHOSE GARBAGE IS IT?
MUHAMMAD ALI'S?
FOR YEARS, PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
USING THE PROPERTY AS A DUMP.
BUT THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE.
HOW COME? ARE YOU BUSING THE
GARBAGE TO A BETTER NEIGHBORHOOD?
MR. DRUMMOND, IF
YOU FIND SOME PROOF
THAT YOU'RE RELATED TO
THIS HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND,
GIVE ME A CALL.
FOR $2 MILLION I'LL NOT
ONLY GIVE YOU A CALL,
I'LL COME OVER AND
TUCK YOU IN EVERY NIGHT.
OK, EVERYBODY, PUT
THEM RIGHT OVER THERE.
ARNOLD, YOU'RE HOLDING
YOUR END TOO LOW!
I CAN'T HELP IT!
THAT'S THE WAY MY END IS BUILT.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD ALL
THIS STUFF IN STORAGE, SOPHIA?
SINCE I WAS A YOUNG WOMAN.
YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AGO.
AUNT SOPHIA, ARE
YOU SURE YOU AND DAD
ARE RELATED TO THAT
HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND?
WHEN I UNROLL
THIS, I'LL SHOW YOU.
REMEMBER WHEN I FINISHED
MAKING OUT THIS FAMILY TREE, PHILIP,
AND I REALIZED I
LEFT MY NAME OFF?
AND YOU JOKED AND
SAID I WAS OFF MY TREE.
THAT WASN'T FUNNY.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE ARE.
200 YEARS OF DRUMMONDS.
SURE, NOW HERE, SEE?
HERE'S HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND,
WHO BEGAT JOHANN VAN DRUMMOND,
WHO BEGAT PETER VAN
DRUMMOND, WHO BEGAT... ET CETERA.
WHO DID ET CETERA BEGAT?
HEY DAD, DOES THIS MEAN
THE HARLEM PROPERTY IS OURS?
OH, NO. I'M AFRAID
WE'LL NEED A LOT MORE
THAN SOPHIA'S FAMILY TREE
TO PROVE THAT WE'RE THE
SOLE SURVIVORS TO THAT CLAIM.
LISTEN, KIDS.
WHY DON'T WE DIG
INTO ALL THIS STUFF,
AND TRY TO FIND LEGAL DOCUMENTS.
YOU KNOW, LOOK FOR THINGS LIKE
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES, BIRTH CERTIFICATES.
THAT KIND OF THING, OK? All: OK.
LET'S GO! WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT $2 MILLION!
THAT'S A LIFETIME
SUPPLY OF BIG MACS!
NOW GO EASY, KIDS!
SOME OF THAT STUFF IS
VERY OLD AND FRAGILE.
I'LL SAY! LOOK AT THIS.
WHO'S THE NAKED BABY?
THAT'S YOUR FATHER.
GEE, DADDY. YOU HAD
SUCH A CUTE LITTLE TUSH.
IT'S STILL CUTE.
HEY! HERE'S ANOTHER
PICTURE OF DAD. NO.
WOW! LOOK AT THOSE SIDEBURNS!
HIS CHEEKS TO ALL HAIR.
LET ME SEE THAT. THERE YOU GO.
HEY! CHECK OUT THE INSCRIPTION:
"TO MARTHA FROM HEINRICH."
THAT'S NOT DAD! THAT'S
OLD HEINRICH HIMSELF.
AS I REMEMBER, MARTHA
WAS HIS FIRST WIFE.
WHICH MAKES SENSE, SINCE
HE WAS ONLY MARRIED ONCE.
THAT WORKED OUT NICELY.
OH, I WONDER WHO THIS
GORGEOUS PIECE OF WOMANHOOD IS?
OH, FOR HEAVEN'S
SAKE, THAT'S ME.
HEY, WHAT'S THIS?
HEY! HERE ARE SOME LEGAL PAPERS.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT.
YEAH.
HERE'S OLD HEINRICH'S
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE.
THIS PROVES WE'RE
PART OF HIS FAMILY.
FOLKS, WE'RE HOME
FREE! ALL RIGHT!
WE'RE RICH!
I THOUGHT WE WERE ALREADY RICH!
YEAH, BUT NOW THAT WE
GOT THE GARBAGE DUMP,
WE'RE FILTHY RICH!
NOW WE CAN CALL MR. COLLINS
AND TELL HIM, "WE GOT THE PROOF."
WELL WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DO WITH THE LAND, DAD?
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT
DO YOU THINK, SOPHIA?
IT'S HALF YOURS.
OH, DON'T ASK ME.
MY FIRST EX-HUSBAND
HANDLED ALL MY MONEY MATTERS.
HE WAS SO SMART. I KNEW
HE'D GO FAR, AND HE DID!
HE WAS IN ARGENTINA
WHEN THEY CAUGHT HIM.
HEY, DAD, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
HOW ABOUT BUILDING
SOMETHING ON THAT LAND
FOR THE PEOPLE OF HARLEM?
GOOD IDEA, WILLIS.
HOW ABOUT A COMBINATION
ITALIAN PIZZA PARLOR
AND SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT?
WE'LL CALL IT THE GOD MAMMA!
WHAT DID YOU
HAVE IN MIND, WILLIS?
WELL, WHEN ME AND ARNOLD
USED TO LIVE IN HARLEM,
THERE WASN'T ANY PLACE TO GO.
I MEAN, YOU HAD YOUR CHOICE
TO HANG OUT ON THE CORNER,
OR ON YOUR FRONT STOOP.
NOTHING TO DO
BUT GET IN TROUBLE.
I WAS THINKING OF, UM, YOU
KNOW, LIKE A COMMUNITY CENTER.
OH, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT
WE WOULD DONATE THE PROPERTY
FOR THAT PURPOSE? THAT'S RIGHT.
WILLIS! GIVE AWAY A $2 MILLION
PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR FREE?
HAVE YOU BEEN USING YOUR
ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH ON HIGH AGAIN?
ARNOLD, I THINK WILLIS
HAS A VERY GOOD IDEA.
WELL, OUR FAMILY HAS A LONG
TRADITION OF PHILANTHROPY.
I GO WITH WILLIS.
I THINK WE SHOULD
DONATE THE PROPERTY.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, SOPHIA?
OK, I'LL TRY TO
LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS.
WE DIDN'T EVEN OWN
THE LAND YESTERDAY,
SO IF WE GIVE AWAY WHAT
WE NEVER HAD TO GIVE AWAY,
HOW COULD WE MISS IT?
UNLESS WE DRIVE BY.
AND LET'S NEVER DO THAT.
WELL, THAT'S IT, WILLIS, IT'S
GOING TO BE A COMMUNITY CENTER.
AW, THANKS. TERRIFIC, DAD.
OH, WELL, EASY COME, EASY GO.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT CAN BE MORE
THAN JUST A COMMUNITY CENTER.
THEY CAN TEACH
THE FINE ARTS, LIKE...
PAINTING, BALLET,
MUSIC, THEATRE...
IT COULD BE LIKE A
CULTURAL CENTER.
OH, DON'T MAKE IT ALL CULTURAL.
LET'S GET SOME SOUL MUSIC
IN THERE SO WE CAN GET DOWN.
OH, PHILIP, THIS IS SO ROMANTIC.
IT IS?
A BROTHER AND SISTER
LOOKING THROUGH CARTONS?
NO, HONEY, I MEAN
THIS LOVE LETTER
FROM HEINRICH TO
HIS WIFE, MARTHA.
HE SAYS, "MY DARLING,
I LONG TO BE WITH YOU,
"TO HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS,
AND TO KISS YOUR..." OH, MY.
TO KISS YOUR "OH, MY"?
TO KISS YOUR EARLOBES.
THAT'S VERY DARING
FOR THOSE DAYS.
YES. ANYTHING THAT WAS
ABOVE THE WRIST WAS OFF LIMITS.
WOULDN'T THAT DEPEND WHERE
SHE WAS HOLDING HER HAND?
YOU'VE GOT A POINT.
HEY, MR. DRUMMOND. WHAT IT IS?
IT IS I, OSCAR.
COME IN. THANKS.
HOW ARE YOU? FINE, THANKS.
WILLIS IS UPSTAIRS. OK.
OH, THIS IS MY SISTER,
SOPHIA. THIS IS OSCAR.
HELLO, OSCAR.
WHAT'S HAPPENING, MY MAN?
HEY, ALL RIGHT, GET DOWN.
GET DOWN FROM WHERE?
HEY, OSCAR! HEY, OSCAR.
WHAT'S HAPPENING,
MAN? WHAT'S UP?
HAVE YOU HEARD
ABOUT OUR GREAT NEWS?
YEAH, DAD'S INHERITED
SOME MONEY UP IN HARLEM.
IN HARLEM? MAN,
DON'T THAT FIGURE.
THE RICH GET RICHER,
AND THE POOR STAY POOR.
YEAH, BUT DAD'S GOING
TO DONATE THE LAND
TO THE PEOPLE OF
HARLEM. NO JIVE?
NO JIVE.
IT'S GOING TO BE A CULTURAL ARTS
CENTER FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT?
ALL RIGHT, MR. DRUMMOND.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THE PEOPLE
GETTING A PIECE OF THE ACTION,
INSTEAD OF GETTING
ACED OUT, AS USUAL.
HEY, OSCAR, THERE'S GOING TO BE
A BIG GROUNDBREAKING
CEREMONY NEXT SATURDAY.
AND DAD'S GOING TO
GIVE A BIG SPEECH. GREAT.
HEY, LET'S GO LISTEN
TO THOSE NEW RECORDS
I TOLD YOU ABOUT. ALL RIGHT.
SEE YOU GUYS LATER. BYE.
SEE YOU LATER, GUYS.
THESE OLD DOCUMENTS
ARE SO FASCINATING,
AREN'T THEY, PHIL?
KEEP READING. MAYBE
WE OWN BROOKLYN.
NOW, THESE OLD PAGES
ARE FROM A SHIP'S LOG,
THE MARY STEWART.
"JUNE 23, 1807,
"CALLED AT BARBADOS.
"LOADED 100
HOGSHEADS FULL OF RUM."
MM-MM, ALL THOSE DRUNKEN HOGS.
PHILIP, DO YOU THINK THERE'S
A POSSIBILITY, A CHANCE, THAT
UNCLE HEINRICH COULD
HAVE BEEN A TRAVEL AGENT?
A TRAVEL AGENT?
UH-HUH. RUNNING CRUISES
FOR BLACK PEOPLE?
HOW'S THAT AGAIN?
HERE'S ONE CRUISE
FOR 200 NEGROES.
THEY STOPPED AT A
PLACE CALLED WHYDAH
AND PICKED UP 100 MORE.
LET ME SEE THAT.
RIGHT THERE.
SOPHIA, GOD HELP US.
HE WASN'T A TRAVEL AGENT.
I'M AFRAID GOOD
OLD UNCLE HEINRICH
WAS A SLAVE TRADER.
OH, DEAR.
THAT IS DESPICABLE!
A SLAVE TRADER!
AND THE PROPERTY WE'RE
INHERITING IS IN HARLEM.
WELL, HOW WILL THAT
EFFECT THE CULTURAL CENTER?
WELL, IT MIGHT BE A
LITTLE LIKE TRYING TO OPEN
A KOSHER DELICATESSEN
IN SAUDI ARABIA.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
UNCLE HEINRICH...
A... SLAVE TRADER. I CAN
HARDLY BRING MYSELF TO SAY IT.
SHAME ON UNCLE HEINRICH!
HE WAS A STINKWEED
IN OUR FAMILY GARDEN!
HELLO, MR. DRUMMOND.
MR. COLLINS, COME IN.
YOU'RE JUST THE
MAN I NEED TO SEE.
OH, THIS IS MY SISTER, SOPHIA.
SHE'S HALF-OWNER OF THAT LAND.
HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW DO YOU DO, MR. COLLINS?
I'VE GOT GREAT NEWS.
I'VE BEEN BUSY
THESE LAST FEW DAYS,
AND YOUR PROJECT
HAS REALLY CAUGHT ON.
WE'VE ALREADY LINED UP 3
COUNCILMEN FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING,
WE'VE GOT SOME VERY PROMINENT
BLACK ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS,
AND THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
WE'RE GOING TO GET THE MAYOR.
WE'RE GONNA CALL IT, "THE
DRUMMOND CULTURAL ARTS CENTER."
JUST TO MAKE SURE THE DRUMMOND
NAME WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED.
YOU MAY WANT TO FORGET IT.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I'M AFRAID OUR GREAT-GREAT-
GREAT UNCLE HEINRICH
WASN'T SO GREAT.
WE'VE COME ACROSS
SOME DOCUMENTS,
ACTUALLY A FEW PAGES
FROM A SHIP'S LOG,
THAT SHOW THAT HE
WAS A, UH, SLAVE TRADER.
FOR A MINUTE THERE, I THOUGHT
YOU SAID "SLAVE TRADER."
YES. I DID.
OH, BOY.
WOULD THAT BE A TERRIBLE
PROBLEM, MR. COLLINS?
I HOPE NOT.
I DON'T THINK MOST PEOPLE
ARE GOING TO GIVE A HOOT
WHO OWNED THE
LAND 150 YEARS AGO.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND,
THERE'S ALWAYS THE EXTREMISTS.
THEY'RE A SMALL
GROUP, BUT VERY VOCAL.
THE EXTREMISTS? I DON'T
BELIEVE I'VE EVER HEARD
ANY OF THEIR RECORDINGS.
UH...
DO YOU THINK THEY
WILL CAUSE TROUBLE?
COULD BE. THEY MIGHT EXPLOIT
THE ISSUE FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES
AND WRECK THE WHOLE PROJECT.
DEAR. PHILIP, WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN TO THE CULTURAL CENTER?
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT IS
YOUR ADVICE, MR. COLLINS?
MR. DRUMMOND, I
GREW UP IN HARLEM.
AND I KNOW HOW MUCH THAT CENTER
WILL MEAN TO THE PEOPLE THERE.
FOR THE SAKE OF THE PROJECT,
I SUGGEST THAT NOBODY ELSE
FINDS OUT WHAT'S IN THAT LOG.
HE'S RIGHT ABOUT
THE LOG, PHILIP.
LOG? WHAT LOG?
WELL.
SO MUCH FOR THIS BATCH.
GOOD. WE'RE ALMOST FINISHED.
I DON'T WANT THE KIDS TO COME
ACROSS ANYTHING ABOUT HEINRICH.
I MEAN, I'D BE MORTIFIED
IF THE BOYS FOUND OUT
THAT ONE OF OUR ANCESTORS
BOUGHT AND SOLD THEIR ANCESTORS.
THAT'S IT.
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE
THAT'S INCRIMINATING.
HEY, ANYTHING INTERESTING
TURN UP IN THE FAMILY RECORDS?
OH, NO, JUST A LOT OF
MISCELLANEOUS MISH-MOSH.
MOSTLY MISH, NOT SO MUCH MOSH.
YOU KNOW, I THINK
THAT IT'S GREAT
THAT YOU SAVED ALL
THIS STUFF, AUNT SOPHIA.
IT'S MADE ME REALLY
WANT TO LEARN
ALL I CAN ABOUT
MY FAMILY HISTORY.
ESPECIALLY ABOUT UNCLE HEINRICH.
WHAT DID HE USED
TO DO FOR A LIVING?
UM, WELL, HE, UH...
TELL HER, PHILIP.
HE WAS AN IMPORTER.
VERY GOOD, PHILIP.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT HE DID.
HE IMPORTED THINGS.
WELL, NOT THINGS,
EXACTLY, BUT...
WELL, I HAVE A LOT
OF SHOPPING TO DO.
I WANT TO GET A NEW OUTFIT
FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING
CEREMONY NEXT SATURDAY,
SO, IF YOU'LL BOTH EXCUSE ME.
OH, I WONDER WHAT YOU
WEAR TO A GARBAGE DUMP.
A GAS MASK.
GOOD, I'LL SEE IF
GUCCI MAKES THEM.
HEY, KIMBERLY, WHAT YOU DOING?
OH, I'M TRYING TO SEE WHAT ELSE I
CAN FIND OUT ABOUT MY FAMILY TREE.
YOU KNOW, IF WE
HAD A FAMILY TREE,
ARNOLD WOULD BE THE SAP.
THANKS, AND YOUR MOUTH
WOULD BE THE KNOTHOLE.
WELL, COME ON, YOU GUYS.
HOW ABOUT GIVING ME A HAND
GOING THROUGH ALL THIS STUFF?
OK. ALL RIGHT.
I'LL LOOK THROUGH THESE PAPERS.
I'LL LOOK DOWN HERE.
HEY, LOOK AT THIS.
A CLAIM CHECK FOR
SOME DRY CLEANING...
FROM... 1946.
I WONDER IF IT'S READY YET?
IT'S REAL TO GET EASY DOWN HERE.
YEAH.
HEY, HERE'S A LETTER
FROM UNCLE HEINY.
WHOA, HE SURE KNEW
HOW TO GET DOWN.
LISTEN TO THIS.
"MY DARLING,
"I LONG TO BE WITH YOU,
TO HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS,
AND TO KISS YOUR EARLOBES."
TALK THAT TALK, UNCLE HEINY.
THAT MAN SURE
THREW A LOT OF SUGAR.
I BET THEY CALLED HIM
HONEY-MOUTH HEINY.
HEY, LET ME SEE THAT, ARNOLD.
THERE YOU GO.
"AND THAT DAY IS
FAST APPROACHING.
"OUR VOYAGE HAS
BEEN A SUCCESSFUL ONE.
"WE HAVE ALREADY GATHERED
UP 200 PRIME NEGROES..."
SAY WHAT?
"AND AS SOON AS WE
ROUND UP 100 MORE, WE..."
LET ME SEE THAT.
"WE HAVE ALREADY GATHERED
UP 200 PRIME NEGROES,
"AND AS SOON AS WE ROUND
UP 100 MORE, WE SHALL SET SAIL,
"A RICH HARVEST, WHICH WILL
BRING AN EXCELLENT PRICE,
WHEN THE ARCADIA DROPS
ANCHOR AT CHARLESTON."
WHAT'S THE ARCADIA?
IT AIN'T THE LOVE BOAT.
ARNOLD, DAD'S ANCESTOR
WAS A SLAVE TRADER.
WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT, WILLIS?
THAT'S DISGUSTING.
SO THAT'S HOW YOUR
UNCLE HEINRICH GOT RICH
AND BOUGHT THAT LAND IN HARLEM.
BY SELLING OUR
PEOPLE INTO SLAVERY.
GOSH, YOU JUST WAIT UNTIL
DADDY HEARS ABOUT THIS.
HE'S REALLY GOING TO FREAK OUT.
DAD'S GOING TO BE
MADDER THEN WE ARE.
YEAH, AND HE'LL SHAKE
UNCLE HEINY'S BUTT
RIGHT OFF THE FAMILY TREE.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOUR
DAD DOESN'T ALREADY KNOW?
HE'S NO DIFFERENT FROM
THE REST OF THE RICH PEOPLE.
THEY DON'T CARE WHO HAS TO SWEAT
AND BLEED TO GET THEM THEIR BREAD.
OSCAR, YOU BETTER
WATCH YOUR MOUTH
BEFORE SOMEBODY
PUTS MY FIST IN IT.
NO, OSCAR, YOU'VE
GOT DAD ALL WRONG.
IF HE KNEW, HE WOULD TELL US.
YEAH, SURE.
DAD, I'VE GOTTA TALK TO YOU.
NO, WILLIS. I THINK YOU'RE
TOO UPSET TO DO THIS.
IT'S GOING TO
TAKE A LITTLE TACT.
THEN LET ME HANDLE IT.
I'M THE LITTLEST TACT HERE.
HANDLE WHAT?
WELL, I HATE TO MENTION IT,
BUT, OH, THE HECK WITH TACT...
DADDY, YOUR UNCLE
HEINRICH WAS A SLAVE TRADER!
UH, WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
IT'S RIGHT HERE IN THIS LETTER
THAT THAT HONEY-MOUTH
HEINY WROTE TO HIS WIFE.
OH, BOY.
THIS IS ONE LETTER THAT WE
SHOULD HAVE FINISHED READING.
DADDY? YOU MEAN, YOU KNEW?
YEAH, I'M AFRAID THAT I DID.
OH, MAN.
I REST MY CASE.
YOU KNOW, IF THE PEOPLE
FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS,
THEY WOULDN'T WANT THE CENTER.
YOU'RE WRONG, OSCAR.
I'M WRONG?
MR. DRUMMOND, YOU'RE ABOUT
AS WRONG AS A MAN CAN GET.
I'LL CHECK YOU LATER, WILLIS.
YOU KNOW, OSCAR WAS RIGHT.
YOU WEREN'T GOING
TO TELL US, WERE YOU?
NO, I WASN'T, WILLIS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'RE
NOT GOING TO TELL ANYBODY.
WE GAVE THIS MATTER
A LOT OF THOUGHT,
YOUR AUNT SOPHIA AND I,
AND WE DISCUSSED
IT WITH MR. COLLINS,
AND ALL 3 OF US AGREE.
THAT THE CULTURAL CENTER IS
FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN THIS...
THIS BLOT ON OUR FAMILY HISTORY.
YOU MEAN BUYING AND
SELLING OTHER HUMAN BEINGS
IS JUST A BLOT TO YOU?
NO, WILLIS, I DON'T THINK
DAD MEANT IT THAT WAY.
I CERTAINLY DIDN'T, WILLIS.
COME ON. YOU CAN'T
POSSIBLY THINK FOR A MINUTE
THAT I COULD DEFEND
SLAVE TRADING.
BUT YOU'RE STILL GOING AHEAD
WITH THE CULTURE
CENTER, AREN'T YOU?
WILLIS, TRY TO UNDERSTAND.
IT ISN'T IMPORTANT WHERE
THE LAND CAME FROM,
BUT WHAT GOOD WE DO WITH IT NOW.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT, WILLIS.
WELL, IF IT ISN'T IMPORTANT
WHERE THE LAND CAME FROM,
WHY NOT TELL THE PEOPLE
INSTEAD OF HIDING IT?
THAT'S A GOOD POINT, DAD.
WILLIS, THERE ARE LOTS
OF PEOPLE OUT THERE
WHO ARE LOOKING
FOR ISSUES TO EXPLOIT.
THEY COULD USE THIS
INFORMATION TO KILL THE PROJECT
BEFORE WE COULD
EVEN GET IT STARTED.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT, WILLIS.
ARNOLD, WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
BOTH. I JUST WANT TO BE LOVED.
WELL, I THINK DADDY'S RIGHT.
NO, OSCAR WAS RIGHT.
WILLIS, THIS WHOLE
THING WAS YOUR IDEA.
YEAH, BUT THAT'S
ALL CHANGED NOW.
NOW THAT I KNOW
ABOUT YOUR FAMILY,
I WOULDN'T BE CAUGHT DEAD
AT THAT GROUNDBREAKING
CEREMONY NEXT SATURDAY.
YEAH, OSCAR.
THEY'RE ALL AT THAT
GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY,
YEAH, EVEN ARNOLD.
HEY, MAN, I SAID I
WOULDN'T GO, AND I DIDN'T.
YEAH, WELL, I'M REALLY
DISAPPOINTED IN MY DAD.
GUESS WHO JUST WALKED IN?
MY SISTER AND LITTLE
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
YEAH, I'LL CHECK
YOU LATER, MAN. BYE.
WILLIS, YOU SURE MISSED A
TERRIFIC GROUNDBREAKING.
BIG DEAL.
OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL.
DAD GOT A BIG OVATION
FOR HIS SPEECH.
FROM WHO? YOU
TWO AND AUNT SOPHIA?
NO, FROM THE WHOLE CROWD.
IT WAS A STANDING OVATION,
AND NOT JUST 'CAUSE
THERE WEREN'T ANY CHAIRS.
SURE. DAD PLAYED THAT JIVE
TUNE AND PEOPLE DANCED TO IT,
BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T
KNOW THE TRUTH.
WELL, WE TAPED HIS
SPEECH FOR YOU, WILLIS.
PLAY THE TAPE, ARNOLD.
DON'T BOTHER.
IT'S NO BOTHER AT ALL!
AND NOW, LIVE FROM
THE GARBAGE DUMP.
Mr. Drummond, on tape: THANK
YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
YOU KNOW, IT GAVE
US A GOOD FEELING
WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT
WE OWNED THIS PROPERTY.
BUT, I'M SORRY TO SAY, THAT
THAT GOOD FEELING CHANGED
WHEN WE FOUND OUT LATER
THAT MY GREAT-GREAT-GREAT
UNCLE HEINRICH VAN DRUMMOND,
FROM WHOM WE
INHERITED THE PROPERTY,
WAS ENGAGED IN THE SLAVE TRADE.
HOW ABOUT THAT, WILLIS?
YOU MEAN HE LEVELED WITH THEM?
YEP. DADDY THREW AWAY
THE SPEECH HE WROTE
AND JUST SPOKE OFF THE CUFF.
PLAY THE REST FOR HIM, ARNOLD.
NO, I DON'T THINK WILLIS WANTS
TO HEAR ANY MORE OF DAD'S JIVE.
ARNOLD, PLAY IT.
ALL RIGHT.
Mr. Drummond: TO TELL YOU THE
TRUTH, I WASN'T GOING TO MENTION THIS,
BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT
MIGHT HURT THE PROJECT.
BUT MY SON WILLIS FELT
YOU HAD A RIGHT TO KNOW.
AND I REALIZE NOW
THAT HE HAD A POINT.
BUT, IT HAS TO BE YOUR DECISION.
IT'S YOUR COMMUNITY, AND
IT'S UP TO YOU TO DECIDE.
DO YOU WANT A CULTURAL
CENTER ON THIS PROPERTY?
OH, WOW.
YOU MEAN, DAD TOLD
THEM THE TRUTH,
AND THEY STILL WANTED IT?
OSCAR WAS WRONG, AND SO WAS I.
YES, WILLIS.
BUT IT WAS YOUR IDEA
TO TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH,
AND I'M VERY GLAD
THAT I DID THAT.
PHILIP, I THINK
WILLIS SHOULD HEAR
THE END OF YOUR SPEECH.
RIGHT.
OK, YOU GOT IT.
Mr. Drummond: I'M REALLY
GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE A CULTURAL CENTER.
AND IF I MAY, I DO
HAVE ONE REQUEST,
JUST A SMALL FAVOR.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY REQUEST WOULD BE THAT...
THAT'S WHERE I RAN OUT OF TAPE.
WELL, DADDY, TELL HIM
THE REST OF YOUR SPEECH.
YES, PLEASE, PHILIP.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR IT.
BEFORE, I WAS SO ENTHRALLED
WITH WHAT YOU WERE SAYING,
I WASN'T LISTENING.
WILLIS, I JUST SAID,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
MY REQUEST WOULD BE
THAT YOU NAME THE CULTURAL
CENTER AFTER MY 2 SONS.
I'D LIKE IT TO BE CALLED THE
JACKSON CULTURAL ARTS CENTER.
YOU NAMED IT AFTER US.
THANKS, DAD. OKAY.
THANKS, DAD.
BUT, YOU KNOW SOMETHING? HMM?
YOUR NAME SHOULD BE ON IT, TOO.
OH, NOT REALLY.
OK.
♪ NOW, THE WORLD DON'T MOVE ♪
♪ TO THE BEAT OF JUST ONE DRUM ♪
♪ WHAT MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU ♪
♪ MAY NOT BE RIGHT FOR SOME ♪
♪ A MAN IS BORN,
HE'S A MAN OF MEANS ♪
♪ THEN ALONG COME TWO ♪
♪ THEY GOT NOTHIN'
BUT THEIR JEANS ♪
♪ BUT THEY GOT
DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪
♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪
♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪
♪ TO MOVE THE
WORLD, YES, IT DOES ♪
♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES
TO MOVE THE WORLD, MMM ♪
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