Living Single (1993–1998): Season 1, Episode 18 - Love Thy Neighbor - full transcript

Well, the stove
worked on the eggs

the sausage and the grits.

Let's see if the temperature's
right for some flapjacks.

Hey, Overton, can I get
bacon instead of sausage?

Uh, sorry, girl.
No substitution.

Overton, I know I don't drink it

but can you fix
me a cup of coffee?

Girl, you know I was
about to suggest that.

You've been lookin'
a little terrible lately.

Like anybody's
been able to sleep

since that couple
moved in upstairs.



No kidding.

I mean really, how many
times can two people

do it in one night?

Is this one of
those "If two trains

"leave the same
station at the same time

what time will they meet"
kind of question, 'cause I'm..

Okay, thank you.

Yeah, who are those
people upstairs anyway?

Yeah, can't say I know 'em,
but I'll be meetin' them soon.

I know their
radiator needs fixin'.

Who needs heat?

The way they're goin' at it

I'm surprised they
haven't burst into flames.

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♪ Hey ♪

♪ Yes we're living
the single life ♪

♪ Yeah ♪
♪ We are living ♪

♪ Hey ♪
♪ Single oh ♪

♪ Ooh in a nineties
kind of world ♪

♪ I'm glad I got my girls ♪

♪ Keep your head up ♪
♪ What? ♪

♪ Keep your head up ♪
♪ That's right ♪

♪ Whenever this life get
tough you gotta fight ♪

♪ With my home girls standing
to my left and my right ♪

♪ True blue it's
tight like glue ♪

♪ We are living ♪
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♪ Single oh ♪

♪ And in a nineties
kind of world ♪

♪ I'm glad I got my girls ♪

♪ Ha ♪

‐ Mornin', everybody. ‐ 'Hey.'

‐ Hi. ‐ Oh, hey, man.

Yo, Overton, man. I
got a favor to ask you.

Um, you remember my
old girlfriend, Dionne?

Dionne.

Oh, the one always
braggin' about her fancy car

and how much money
she was pullin' in?

Yeah, she's a beautiful person.

Anyway, um, she's in
town to visit her cousin

and I wanna take her out tonight

but she doesn't wanna
leave her cousin alone

so I was hoping that,
you know, you come along.

‐ Sorry. No can do. ‐ Oh..

Synclaire's got a
broken tape deck

that requires my..

Intensive care.

Oh, Overton, it's
okay. It can wait.

There you have it.
You're comin' with me.

Yeah. Look, look, look.

I'm operatin' here.

See, first, I fix the tape deck.

Then, I give it
a little trial run

with some Marvin Gaye

which can only
lead to one thing.

You and Synclaire
playing another

hot and heavy game of Monopoly.

There's a lot of
subtext in that game.

Anyway, I'm not goin'.

Overton, you should
go. Kyle's your friend.

And what's more
important than friendship?

‐ Money. ‐ Power.

Coffee. What's up
with that, Overton?

Come on, man, you're gonna
help me out with this or what?

Alright, man. I'll go.

But this time you're payin'

and I'm not orderin'
off the children's menu.

Thanks a lot, man, 'cause
if I don't see Dionne tonight

I might not get another
chance before she leaves.

Yeah, and then Kyle
won't have another date

until Barnum & Bailey
come back into town.

So, Dionne, tell me

are you still drivin' that
beautiful Mercedes Benz?

I've gone through
some changes, Kyle.

You know, there are
people starvin' on this planet.

And each of us has to
make some sacrifices

to make the world
a better place.

I drive a BMW now.

But now, you do still work

for that chemical
company, right?

Oh, yes. You're lookin'
at the new senior VP.

That's my girl.

I just drive an old, dependable
American‐made car.

It's not very
fancy, but it works.

Hey, I like that, Summer.

Nothin' fancy, but it works.

I might make that my
new handyman's credo.

Overton, what's the hardest
part about being a handyman?

Bein' handy, I guess.

Hell, I was born
into the man part.

He's so clever.

So, what do you
think, after dinner

maybe we could
all go to a movie?

If.. If you feel like it.

Hell, I love movies.

Specially, science fiction.

I find the combination
of fantasy and hardware

simply irresistible.

I know exactly,
exactly what you mean.

I must have seen
Star Wars 25 times.

Oh, that's one of
my favorites too.

I like that movie, but this
is what I don't understand.

Why was everybody
so afraid of Darth Vader?

Oh, sure he was big,
but the man had asthma.

If you'll excuse me, I'm
gonna go to the ladies' room.

‐ Oh. ‐ I'll go with you.

Don't go away.

Leave before we get
the parking validated?

Not likely.

Man, Summer really likes you.

Yeah, she's alright
too, in a cute, bubbly

irresistibly female sort of way.

Well, I think you
should make that move.

I don't know, man.

What about Synclaire?

I'd feel like I was
cheatin' on her.

Overton, you're
not in a relationship

with Synclaire.

I feel sorry for you.

With you, it's just one
woman after another.

Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex.

Yes, I have a pitiful soul.

See, you might not think that

I'm not goin' anywhere
with Synclaire

but I'm workin' that
girl slowly but surely.

Pretty soon, I'll be askin'
her to wear my tool belt.

Yes, but you see, the problem is

your plan will take ten years.

My plans pays off at roughly..

10:45.

Yeah, and seven minutes
later, your plan will be over.

Overton, has Synclaire ever

once responded to
one of your advances?

Well, she kissed me
under the mistletoe.

Traditional obligation.

Uh, what about the time
she fell into my arms?

She tripped on a
rug, that's not love

that's bad motor skills.

Man, I am one patient man.

Look, Overton,
live a little, man.

Summer is good
lookin', interested in you

and my personal
favorite, mildly aggressive.

‐ You know what? ‐ 'What?'

You're right. Maybe I should
give Summer a chance.

My son, today you are a man.

‐ Yes. ‐ Yes.

‐ Oh, hey, babe. ‐ Hey.

Uh, you know, Summer.

Uh, uh, 'bout what
you were sayin' earlier..

About, uh, me and you..

‐ Would you like to go
out? ‐ Yes, I would love to.

Dessert anyone?

Regine!

Get your slow dressin'
behind down here

or we're leavin' without you!

Hey, look, girl. Sorry,
but I don't wanna

stay out too late.

What, the marathon couple
keep you awake again?

Mm‐hmm.

I gotta find out where
they got their furniture from.

I mean, that's
really holdin' up well

under the strain.

Come on, everyone is ticklish.

Not me.

Guaranteed tickle proof.

Others have tried and failed.

Yes, but others did
not have the these.

Oh, stop it. Okay. I
ain't even laughin'.

I ain't laughin'.
I ain't laughin'.

Uh, hey. Hey, ladies.

‐ Hey, Overton. ‐ Hi.

Who's your friend?

Um, this is Summer.

Uh, Summer,
that's Max, Khadijah.

Synclaire and, uh, Regine.

Hi, he's told me so
much about you guys

I feel like I know you.

And here he hasn't
mentioned diddly about you.

Okay, well, as you can see

she's about yea high
uh, she has curly hair

she can wear
virtually any kind of hat

uh, she dabbles
in metal sculpture

and she enjoy parasailing.

Wow, I sound really interesting.

Um, uh, so, uh, what
are you two guys up to?

Oh, we just rented some movies.

Just the two of you?
Well, that's no fun.

We're all goin' out. Why
don't you come and join us?

Synclaire, they
obviously have plans.

Oh, you're right.

Well, you two kids
enjoy those movies.

And don't you let that
FBI warning scare you.

‐ Good night. ‐ 'Bye.'

‐ Bye. ‐ 'Good night.'

Okay, so..

My client says to me

all she wants is the same
number of nostrils she had

when she walked
into her doctor's office.

I say a malpractice suit
this good only comes around

once in a lifetime.

Nowadays, she's breathing easy

in her new convertible Porsche.

Thank you very much. Thank you.

Max, don't you
ever feel bad about

hangin' people
out to dry in court?

Don't you ever feel
bad about adding

a hundred and fifty percent
markup at the boutique?

‐ Man, we've got
good jobs. ‐ Okay..

‐ Synclaire. ‐ Huh?

Oh, oh, I'm sorry.

I was just thinkin'
about life, and..

What it all means, and..

You know, where
we all go after we die.

So, what'd you think of Summer?

‐ Ooh, I see. ‐ Oh, oh‐oh!

You're upset because you saw
Overton with another woman, huh?

This shows how much you know.

I just feel bad for Overton.

He's datin' such
a phoney‐baloney.

Like those girls are natural.

And did you see that hat?

Who is she? Mary
Poppins? Come on.

Ooh, somebody had a
little meow mix this mornin'.

‐ Synclaire, you are
jealous. ‐ Mm‐hmm.

It's pretty obvious
you really like Overton.

Is that why I've been
plunged into this swirling eddy

of despair and degradation?

So, what you gonna do?

The only thing I can do.

Make crank phone
calls to his girlfriend?

Oh, come on. Like you guys
have never done it. Please.

Listen, obviously Overton
has someone in his life

that he really cares about.

I'm not gonna get
in the way of that.

From now on, Overton Jones and I

are just good acquaintances.

You know, Synclaire.

In a roundabout sort of way.

Overton has been your man.

Come on, girl, maybe
you should fight for him.

No. That's not my style.

I'll get by without him.

There's lots of ways to
handle being manless.

I could do nothing
but pamper myself

and shop constantly.

Or I could develop
a cold, hard shell

and lash out at my
friends with my icy wit.

I can just get so
involved with my work

I just eliminate my social
life altogether, you know.

The people upstairs
are at it again.

I'm gonna write them a note.

"Dear neighbors.

We live downstairs in 1‐A."

If you will.

"Basically, we can hear you.."

"When you.."

‐ 'Alright.' ‐ Now,
oh, oh. Could you..

You guys, we cannot
send them that.

Okay. We'll send them a note
askin' them to stop by sometime.

And when they get here, we'll
say, "Hello, nice to meet you."

Could you give that
headboard a rest?"

Great.

Well, look, I got to go and
take Dionne to the airport.

‐ Kyle. ‐ What?

Hey, what's up with Overton
and that girl, Summer?

Well, I'll put it like this.

My boy Overton is finally happy.

He's found a woman that..

And that's how the male
seahorse fertilizes the eggs.

Hey, Synclaire, how's it going?

I'm well. Thank you
for asking. And you?

Um, I'm cool.

Just came by to
fix your tape deck.

Well, I know you're
very busy so I took it

to the Dr. Fixit
down the street.

An outside contractor?

The handyman is
always the last to know.

I thought it was best
for me just to step aside

and let you start fixing
other people's things.

I see.

Are you sure?

I think it's best.

Um.. Um, Overton, man, come on.

Why don't you go to
the airport with me?

You know how you like to
watch them refuel the planes.

Yeah, sound like
a good idea Kyle

but there ain't a
fuel tank in the world

as empty as I am today.

Hello.

Well, I hope you're happy.

Because of you,
I've lost the only man

I've ever really cared about.

Was that Summer?

No, Dr. Fixit. He says
my tape deck is ready.

Hey.

Hey, cuz, what you doin'?

Reading some old
letters from Overton.

Letters? When did he write you?

Oh, he used to
write me all the time.

"Dear, Synclaire.

"I'll be down later to change

"the light bulb in
your refrigerator.

Overton."

See, he said "Dear."

See that?

It's an early sign I
obviously missed.

Ooh, the passion.

Synclaire, why don't you
just go talk to Overton?

‐ Tell him how
you feel. ‐ I can't.

I'll just be
interrupting his life.

He's happy now.

Well, sweetie, if that's
how you really feel

I say, next time find yourself

a brother with some bank.

Now, it is just as easy to love

a rich man as a poor man.

Shoot, much easier.

Synclaire, don't listen to
Miss Robin Givens here.

You go for Overton. You
two are made for each other.

I'm gonna go call
the psychic hotline.

They'll know what to do.

Tell La Toya I said what's up.

Hi. Are you Khadijah?

Uh, did I say that right?

Yeah, I'm Khadijah.
Can I help you?

Yeah, I'm Mort, this
is my wife Esther.

Uh, we're your
neighbors upstairs.

You're the couple from upstairs?

Yes, we got your lovely
note asking us to stop by.

We were passing
by so we stopped.

You're the couple from upstairs.

What, do we look
like a strippergram?

Yeah, we're from upstairs.

Oh, Mort, always
something smart to say.

‐ You can't stop
him. ‐ So I hear.

So, um..

Your note said you
wanted to talk, um..

Yeah, uh, we just
wanted to say..

Welcome to the neighborhood.

Oh, what a lovely gesture.

‐ Look, Mort. ‐ Hey.

Well, girls, we hate to rush off

but we've got tai chi tonight.

Goodbye and thank you.

Come, Mort.

Can you believe it?

Sex after 60. Go ahead.

Well, what you doin'?

Lookin' up tai chi.

I wanna know what it is
and where I can get some.

Thanks for the
lift home, Summer.

No, thank you.

Never been to a hardware
store on a date before.

It's really different.

Yeah, there's a
whole undiscovered

world of tools out there.

We need only take
the time to look.

You know, it's still early.

Do you want to go upstairs
and look at a movie, or..

Not look at a movie?

Um, that's a temptin' offer

but, uh, I gotta get up
real early in the mornin'.

Oh, I hear you, man.

Bye, see you.

Overton.

I though I heard you
come in. Are you alone?

Well, if you count you, no.

Would you like to
come in for a minute?

I'm not sure.

You got somethin'
that needs to be fixed?

In a way.

Well, then, uh, let's talk.

Um, so how's your girlfriend?

She's not my girlfriend.
We're just friends.

Really? You took her
to the hardware store.

That don't mean I'm datin' her.

Hell, I took you to
the hardware store.

You're not my girlfriend.

Are you?

Well, no.

But that's what I
wanted to talk to you..

I mean, when a man and a woman..

Oh..

I mean, when two people..

Oh, nuts.

Wow.

Girl, huh.

I dreamt of this
moment for a long time.

Except in my version,
there's a big disco ball

hangin' from the ceiling.

But, uh, I can make
do without that.

Hey, guys.

Be careful of my headboard, huh.

‐ Hi, girls! ‐ Hi.

Look, Esther.

It's, Khadijah and, uh, Regine

and, and that girl that
hangs out all the time.

Y'all movin' out already?

Can you believe it?

Our son, the orthodontist

bought a new house in
Teaneck and invited‐‐.

Insisted.

‐ That we move in
with him. ‐ Uh‐huh.

He's a wonderful boy.

And the divorce
was all her fault.

Well, it was a
pleasure meeting you.

Yes, yes, you are
an inspiration to us all.

Five minutes after we move out

you'll forget all about us.

We just met your new neighbor.

He's a good lookin' guy.

I didn't have much
time to investigate.

But I can tell you this.

He's in sports medicine,
his favorite color is green

he likes Italian
food, he likes girls.

You know what I mean?
And I did not see a ring.

A man that perfect
movin' into our building?

‐ Not likely. ‐ Uh,
don't believe me.

But the line will
be forming outside.

Excuse me.

Yeah, bye.

As soon as he come
downstairs, I'm askin' him out.

That's only if he turns me down.

Like either of you have a chance

once he sees me.

Alright, hold up, y'all.

This has the potential
to get really ugly.

Yeah, only if you take it there.

And you know we will.

Right. None of us are
even gonna look at this man.

‐ Agreed? ‐ Um..

‐ Agreed. ‐ Agreed.

‐ Hello. ‐ Hi.

Bonjour.