Living Single (1993–1998): Season 1, Episode 19 - Mystery Date - full transcript

Previously on "Living Single.."

Synclaire tells Overton
exactly how she feels.

Oh, nuts.

And a perfect man moves in.

By the way everybody,
I'm Hamilton.

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

That's only if he turns me down.

Like either of you have a chance

once he sees me.

‐ Hello. ‐ Hi.

Bonjour.



♪ Check check check it out ♪

♪ Check check check it out ♪

♪ Do what you want ♪

♪ We are living ♪
♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Single ♪
♪ Hey ♪

♪ Yes we're living ♪

♪ The single life yeah ♪

♪ We are living ♪
♪ Hey ♪

♪ Single ♪
♪ Ooh ♪

♪ And 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 ♪
♪ Hey ♪

♪ Single ♪

♪ And in a nineties
kind of world ♪

♪ I'm glad I got my girls ♪

♪ Haa ♪

Wait a minute. He's coming back!

Oh.

Oh, well, can I
help you with that?

Uh, no. I think I
can handle this.

By the way, I'm Hamilton.

Like the Greek God?

No, I don't think there's a
Greek God named Hamilton.

Well, there is now.

‐ I'm Max. ‐ I'm Khadijah.

And I'm Regine.

Well, well, it's nice
to meet you all.

I guess I'll be seeing
you guys around.

‐ Oh, yes. ‐ Alright.

Walk that walk.

"Greek God?" I'm saying..

Oh, please.

You were the one that was
ready to just rip your blouse open.

Yes, you both put
on quite a show.

Yes, quite a show.

I, on the other hand as
usual, remained composed.

You know, that's true, Max.

Now wipe the
drool off your shoes.

Look, I think we need to just
stick to what we said out there.

Keep our hands off Hamilton.

And lips, and
shoulders and hips.

And anything else that,
uh, might accidentally

brush up against him.

You know what I mean, don't you?

♪ Dum dum dum dum dum dum dum ♪

Morning, all.

Guess what?

You'll never guess.

Overton and I did it last night.

‐ 'What?' ‐ What?

That's right. We kissed.

Is that all?

No. I kissed him first.

‐ Yao! ‐ Not good?

No, it's okay for a
woman to kiss a guy first.

No, it's not.

Passive is back,
dear. Don't you read?

Oh, you know, I did
read something in Cosmo.

Mmm‐hmm, than you
know that for most men

it's all about the chase.

As soon as the thrill
is gone, so are they.

And sometimes, they're
gone before the thrill

ain't that right, Regine?

No, Overton is not
that kind of a guy, is he?

You think I was too aggressive?

Please. Overton's
been waiting for that kiss

since the day he met you.

That's right, sweetie.
And he'll be back for more.

Well, um, I'll see how
he acts this afternoon.

It's flea market Sunday,
we go every week.

That's right.

And this afternoon
you two will come home

with more junk

and some seriously chapped lips.

Oh, I don't know.

Synclaire, relax.

You're talking about
a guy, not food.

That's right, and I realized,
no sense in getting all

worked up over some man.

Oh, that's Hamilton.

Sorry about that,
I wasn't knocking.

I was just moving this.

Oh, well, can I
help you with that?

Oh, no, it's okay. See, this
is how I get my exercise.

I just carry it up
and down the stairs.

Look at that door.

Man, that's the
gateway to paradise.

I'mma go to see how my
baby is doing this morning.

Wait, wait, wait. Oh, Overton,
Overton, Overton, man, look.

When dating the
worst thing one can do

is appear too eager.

No, you told me the
worst thing you could do

is call out the wrong name.

Uh‐huh, but
eagerness is just as bad.

Alright, now do you
know what's happening

on the other side of the door?

Yeah, my true love heart
is going lub‐dub lub‐dub.

It's a war council, man.

Right now those hens

are coaching
Synclaire into three C's.

Catch, conquer and control.

No, man. Synclaire
wouldn't listen to none of that.

Would she?

See, you're assuming
she's still Synclaire.

She's one of them now.

And as one of us, you need
to maintain a position of power.

Play it cool, my brother.

‐ Yeah. ‐ 'Yeah.'

Thanks. You saved
a relationship, man.

Well, I do what I can, you know.

Alright. Yeah. Okay.

Hello.

Hello.

Nice talking to you.

Yeah, I got her right
where I want her now.

‐ Hey, what's up,
man? ‐ Hey, What's up?

You must be the new tenant, huh?

I'm Overton, the handyman.

‐ Hey, Hamilton
Brown. ‐ Alright.

Kyle Barker. Welcome
to our communal domicile.

‐ Alright. ‐ It's a
nice building, man.

Although, we do have
to call the exterminator

from time to time.

Hey, what you
got there, big boy?

What is that, a Phyllis mug?

Are you by any chance
from Philadelphia?

‐ Yeah, I'm form
Monteria. ‐ Stop it now.

I grew up there. Right around
the corner from Ishkabbible's.

Ishkabibble's?
Oh, Ishkabibble's!

That's the hook up.

You know they got the
best hoagies in the city.

Umm. Taste good
just to say hoagie.

Hoagie, hoagie, hoagie.

Yeah, that felt good. Didn't it?

Hoagie.

Yeah.

Well, you know, I just got
into town a couple of days ago

and I'm already having some
serious hoagie withdrawals.

Well, hey, look,
there's a sandwich shop

on Flat Bush avenue
that's not half bad.

I'll take you
there of you'd like.

Yeah, let's do that sometime.

‐ Hope to see you soon. ‐ Okay.

Hope to see you naked.

Regine, you were right.

Of course, I was, dear.

About what?

I just ran into Overton.
He was kind of cold.

Told you, if you go after
a man too aggressively

you're only gonna scare him off.

What are you making?

A man trap.

Hamilton likes Italian.

Hey, how come you get to
go after a man and I can't?

That's unfair.

Well, life's not fair.

That's why bras
come in different sizes.

Now, honey, please,
make yourself useful.

Help me pack this basket
so I can take it upstairs.

Why don't you just
invite Hamilton?

He's right outside
taking his garbage out.

You lying. Girl,
open up that window.

Now, see, Synclaire, technically

this isn't me going
after the man.

This is the food
bringing the man to me.

Food.

Man.

I wish I could be
as subtle as you.

Yeah, well, you can't.

Hamilton, what a
surprise! Oh, do come in.

You know, I was out back
and I smelt something amazing

coming from this
kitchen. What is that?

Oh. Just a little
tri‐colored corkscrew pasta

in a marinara sauce with
capers and sun‐dried tomatoes..

Which I sun‐dried myself.

Wow, and you were
planning on serving it

with this Merlot here, huh?

Yup.

Hmm, you really know
your wines, don't you?

Well, I take a
wine tasting class

at the new school once a week.

You know, you should
come with me sometime.

‐ Yeah, let's do that
sometime. ‐ Yes.

Alright, well, I've to go
finish unpacking but, uh..

‐ I'll see you soon. ‐ Okay.

Bye‐bye now.

Oh, I got it.

Good hands, good hands.

You know, you don't
meet a lot of women

who can dribble like that.

You don't meet a lot of
people who can dribble like that.

You know, they used
to call me All‐State

because if you were on my team

you were in very good hands.

‐ Really? ‐ 'Really.'

Well, they used to call me MVP.

No explanation needed.

Well, this sounds
like something that

needs to be settled
on the black‐top.

We could go right here.

Yeah, I got minute.
What you got?

What you got? Come on.

Hello?

Hello?

Timeout

So, what's up, meadowlark.
What's going on?

Just a little, uh, one‐on‐one.

Well, I thought we agreed
no playing ball in the house.

Well, listen, ladies,
you know I'd love

to finish playing this game but

I haven't had a chance
to unpack with so many

pleasant distractions.

Excuse me.

Focus.

Look, it's not my fault
he tried to get next to me

and not y'all.

Excuse you, but Hamilton
and I have a very firm

tentative date to
go wine tasting.

Well, he would have
to taste a lot of wine

to think you're more
engaging than me

an attorney, his
home girl, from Philly.

Thank you very much.

Please.

The man is not looking
for a wine tasting.

Chef Boyardee.

Nor some home‐girl.

A man wants his equal.

Someone he can match
wits and shots with.

Okay, well, this
sounds to me like

we got some tactical
planning to do.

Yes, you do.

I gotta little
scheming I need to do.

Woman can't think on an
empty stomach. Peace and love.

Hey.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
hey, little drummer boy.

Hell, man, don't you and
Synclaire usually go to

the flea market about this time?

Yeah. I'm kinda nervous
about meeting her.

‐ 'Why?' ‐ She hasn't
called me all day.

I think she's losing interest.

Of course he's still interested.

Then why is he been
avoiding me all day?

He's probably out in
the hallway right now

waiting to take you to
that raggedy flea market.

If that ain't love, I
don't know what is.

Alright, alright. I'm going.

But first, smell my breath.

Get away from me, Overton.

I knew something
was wrong, Kyle.

She stood me up.

She's probably doing
whatever females do

to make themselves
late all the time.

No. She stood me up, man.

You knock on her door?

So she could slam it in my face?

Overton, you are bugging and
you are bugging the hell out of me.

Now, you know what they say.

It's better to have loved and
lost than never loved at all.

But the bigger question is

is it better to have
lost without loving

than to never have
loved or never have lost

without having loved or lost.

Um‐hmm.

That's what I want to know.

I cannot take it anymore.

We have got to get our two

socially challenge
roommates together.

So, Khadijah, tell Synclaire
to call Overton and apologize

for standing him up.

What?

Excuse me, but Overton
stood Synclaire up.

Whatever.

The point is, these two are an
accident that needs to happen.

Okay, ladies, it's
time for intervention.

What do you say I throw a
little soiree up at my place?

I will provide the
chips, dip and Overton.

You bring Synclaire
and we'll let nature

such as it is, take it's coarse.

I don't know.

I'm not sure I wanna
get involved in this one.

"One" is the loneliest
number that you ever do.

What time is the party?

Uh‐huh.

You know, Overton and
Synclaire might catch on

if we don't have other guests.

So, I think we should invite

oh, I don't know, say,
one new neighbor.

You got a thing for
the new brother, huh?

Yeah, I remember it was
like that when I first moved in.

Kyle, we didn't know
you were here for a month.

I'm sick of you.

So deep in your denial.

Alright, we have
got to do something

about this Hamilton thing.

And I don't care
how long it takes

I don't care if we
never leave this room

but we've got to figure out
a way to solve this problem.

How about this?

We'll have a party
at Kyle and Overton's

and invite Hamilton.

He'll see his options and
be forced to choose one.

Problem solved.

Now, if you will excuse me

I've got to go pick out an
outfit that will make you both

look like men.

Hey, man. Glad
you could make it.

Hey, thanks for having me, man.

Hey, you now, I can't
believe how friendly

everybody is in this building.

Yeah. Not everybody.

Some of them just
seem like they're friendly.

Then they'd break your
heart into billion pieces.

Dip?

No.

Ladies, how you do..

Okay, now that everybody's here.

What do you say, we
play a little party game?

You know, something to
open up the communication.

Break the ice, give everybody‐‐

I've missed you.

Hmm, I missed you too.

Is there some place we
can go and talk in private?

Um, nice party, Kyle.

Some people just have
an instant chemistry.

Know what I mean?

Actually, I do, you know.

My‐my parents fell
in love at first sight.

Yeah, then they were
married two weeks later.

Ah, what a love
story. Tell me more.

They got divorced
when I was five.

Batter up, Khadijah.

Girl, we look good together.

Oh, Overton, I'm
so glad we made up.

I was afraid, I'd mess things up

by being so aggressive.

Oh, girl, I love how
aggressive you are.

Arrr..

And to think I wasted
a whole day wondering

if you still liked me.

Let's make a promise that
we'll never act this childish again.

Pinky swear?

Yeah. Come here, girl.

So, Hamilton, now that you
have all your things moved in

what's next on your
agenda, some hoops?

An authentic hoagie?

Wine tasting perhaps.

Well, I, uh, I do like 'em all.

Well, which one
do you like more?

Yo, Hamilton.

I just got a new non glass
screen for my computer, man.

Why don't you come
on up, check it out?

It's a little tight in
that cauldron, huh?

‐ See, uh, Kyle. ‐ Mm‐hmm.

You know these
ladies pretty well, right?

‐ Yeah. ‐ I need your advice.

Oh, so I take it, you're
interested in one or more.

Well, actually, there's
one in particular

I can kinda go for.

Do tell.

Hey, Kyle, sorry I can't
stay longer, brother

but, uh, something
very urgent just came up.

Synclaire and Overton are
still in the bathroom, huh?

Exactly.

Alright, man. There
she is. Good luck.

Hey, uh..

I'm on my way out but I was
wondering if you and I could get

a drink or something later?

Well, um, I'd‐I'd love to.

As a matter of fact,
we can go right now.

Hey, that works for
me, listen, I'll meet you

in the hallway in a few.

Kin‐kin.

Don't sweat it.

And that's how I became so
fascinated by the esophagus.

Uh, yeah, well,
check this out, right?

I'd love to hear more about
your med school stories

but I gotta wash my hair.

Hey, wait, wait, wait.

Just one more thing, sweetheart.

Yes?

You said the drinks
were $2.75 each, right?

You include the tax and the
tip and your half comes to $6.84.

You did this to me.

I do chose my people.