Living Single (1993–1998): Season 2, Episode 17 - Stormy Weather - full transcript

Hey, girl.

Your eggs a la
Overton are ready.

What makes 'em different
from plain old scrambled eggs?

I guess the fact that I
call 'em eggs a la Overton.

Mm, that really works.

I might have to make me
some toast a la Khadijah.

'This is Windy Day with
a special weather bulletin.'

'The groundhog saw
its shadow this morning'

'and the National
Weather Service'

'is predicting the worst
blizzard in over a decade.'

'Happy Groundhog Day.'



'Now back to the hits.'

What the hell does a groundhog
have to do with the weather?

I'm sayin'.

Now, Grandma Wakefield

she knew how to
forecast the weather.

She said if she spits
and it blows to the left

there's a storm‐a‐brewing.

What if it blows to the right?

Oh, that's just plain old spit.

♪ We are living single ♪

♪ Ooh in a 90s kinda
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 homegirl standing
to my left and my right ♪

♪ True blue We're
tight like glue ♪

♪ We are living Check,
check, check it out ♪

♪ Single Check,
check, check it out ♪

Oh.

I told you we'd never
make it to "Flavor."

There's almost a
foot of snow out there.

If we could've just made
it through that snowdrift.

I tried to tell you.
It wasn't a snowdrift

it was a Honda.

I would tell you how to
get to Sesame Street.

You take Puke Avenue.

Ms. Shaw, you're
talking to the TV again!

Did you forget to
take your medication?

Yeah, what's up with the
PJs, Max? You feeling sick?

I'm fine. The office was closed.
I'll spend all day on your couch

so I figured, hey, why
waste time getting dressed?

Right now, that's
some snow day thinkin'!

Snow day!

Okay, Synclaire.

You got your pencil sharpener,
your cute little office toy..

Let's get ready to work.

Oh, my! I feel a
fever coming on.

Maybe a lung infection,
oh, the gout, or..

Scurvy. I..

Synclaire, this is the second
time this year you had scurvy.

Now, sit your ass down.

It's not fair, it's a snow day!

Oh, you think you
got problems, huh?

Well, you should be down
on your hands and knees

thanking God that you
don't have something

serious to complain about.

Something that can
change your life forever!

Max, are you okay?

Oh, yeah, I'm fine, why?

Come on, girl, what's wrong?

It's the snow!

It always makes
me a little queasy.

It's not a solid,
it's not a liquid.

What the hell is it?

Hey, everybody.

This is my..

Friend, Melissa.

Melissa, that's
Synclaire, that's Khadijah..

Oh, yeah, and that's Max,
better know as cousin "It."

Nice to meet all of you.

Nice to meet you. Hi. Heh.

Melissa came over last night,
and, uh, we got snowed in.

So how'd you end up with Kyle?

Did he show up on your floss?

No, no, I'm an
efficiency expert.

I was hired by Kyle's
office to help them

streamline their
office procedure.

Kyle had the neatest desk, and
spent the least amount of time

dawdling in the men's room.

Khadijah, Khadijah,
do you have any coffee?

We're, like, all out upstairs.

I'll be happy to make you some.

Oh, if it's alright,
I'll brew it myself.

I drink a special blend of
decaf with a splash of espresso

lightly flavored with
cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.

Mm! It's the only
way to drink coffee.

It's like fate.

I just stocked up on
that make. Come on.

I cannot take that
anymore, Khadijah.

Please, please don't
leave me in a room

alone with that
woman. Do you know

that she has organized my
soap by the amount of tallow?

Talk to me, what
the hell is tallow?

Come on, man, is she that bad?

I have spent the
night with Mrs. Ed.

Yeah, alright, alright.

I'll call you tomorrow
to reschedule. Okay.

Whoo, man, this blizzard
is really takin' it's toll.

I had to cancel my
pedicure and my facial.

Well, you seem to be
holdin' up pretty well..

Considering.

Thanks for pickin' me up.

With the subways out, I don't
know how I would've gotten home.

'The Giants haven't been the
same since Bill Parcells left.'

'The Patriots are the
team of the '90s and..'

Hey, what are you doin'?

Could I listen to
Doctor David Scott May

the singing psychiatrist?

'Then, he left me
for my brother.'

'And I've been crying
myself to sleep ever since.'

'You've taken the
important first step.'

'You're acknowledging the pain.'

'The next thing
you need to do is..'

♪ Forget your troubles
and just get happy ♪

Make me wish my
radio had been jacked.

Wow, Obie, you really
got this van hooked up.

Yep, I got a setup like
a deluxe hotel room.

Including a fully‐stocked
fridge and a honor bar.

Help yourself.

Oh, just, uh, check
off what you take.

Is that a bean bag chair?

Yep. My mom gave it to
me on my eighth birthday.

What'd you do wrong?

Hey, aren't you kind of
takin' the long way home?

Clearly, you don't
understand the mechanics

of New York City drivin'.

See, I'm takin' the
one‐way streets

so as to avoid oncoming traffic.

Obie, look out! Oh!

‐ You okay? ‐ Yeah.

Yeah, I think so.

I saw my life pass
before my eyes.

I forgot how good I
looked as a teenager.

‐ We're stuck? ‐
No, we're not stuck.

Overton Wakefield
Jones does not get stuck.

You know, Regine, we..

Never have a chance
to just sit and talk.

Wait, wait, wait, wait..

Okay.

I'm startin' to worry
about Overton and Regine.

You know how
slow Overton drives.

There's probably a
wino with a shopping cart

passin' him right now.

Hmm, you sure keep your
phone in an inconvenient place.

Hello.

Regine! Regine, what's wrong?

Oh, my gosh! Are you alright?

Well, how's Overton?

Oh, we're both doin' fine.

Actually, it's kind of
relaxin' being trapped

with nowhere to
go and nothin' to do.

Mm‐hm.

Tell you what? Don't you worry.

I saw a movie once

where a plane crashed
in the mountains

and the people were
stuck with no food..

Oh... this would not be
a good time for that story.

You just give Obie
a big hug from me

and you call us with
an update real soon.

Regine and Overton
are stuck in his van.

Don't worry.

Overton's honor bar is stocked
with enough food for a month.

Come to think of it, maybe I
should get some supplies for us.

Uh, no, let me. I'll go, I
won't take no for an answer.

What do you need? Come on.

When you're in the express
check‐out lane, don't be afraid

to count the number of
items of the cart in front of you.

And pick me up some
Mallomars, a home pregnancy test

oh, and an onion.

Okay, no onion.

Max..

Are you really pregnant?

I won't know till I pee
over the little wand

that comes in the
kit I asked you to get.

There's an image to take
to the store with me, yeah.

Max... who? When? How?

I think we all know how.

Well, then, who?

Michael.

A few weeks ago,
we had a little problem

with the... with the
condom slipping off.

It seems Michael was
feeling particularly arrogant

and bought the magnum size.

Well..

At least, it's someone
you know and kind of like.

Have you called
this Michael person

and worked out some sort of
budget for future expenses?

Not yet.

And I don't want to say anything

till I know for sure.

He'd just use it as
an excuse to get..

You know, closer.

Well, what are you
gonna if you are?

I don't know.

I make a good living.

I'm in good health.

Got a couple of places to live.

Where's Kyle with
that damn test?

You know, in your
medicine cabinet

right behind the laxatives,
there's a pregnancy test

next to the Q‐Tips.

Yeah, that's my test.

My doctor gives out samples.

Wish me luck.

I can't believe Max might
actually be pregnant.

I never thought this
would happen to her.

It's the law of averages.

You walk through a cow
pasture enough times

you're bound to step
in something squishy.

You know it kinda makes
you stop and realize

this whole sex thing..

Is designed to get you pregnant.

So, any news?

Yeah.

I can't go!

I have to go!

‐ I can't hold it in any
longer. ‐ What do you expect?

You crossed off three
apple juices from the list.

The tow truck will be
here once the road's safe.

Well, that could be next week.

Now, you're so handy.

Can't you just whip up
a little toilet up in here?

Not one that would flush.

‐ Hey, what's that? ‐
Oh, I think it's a snowplow.

A snowplow! Oh, we're saved.

Hey, over here!

Over here!

I will not be buried
in this shag coffin.

I am getting out of here.

Regine!

Re... Re..

'Ow!'

You, uh, you okay?

I hate the snow.

And I hate being
cold, and I'm scared.

Oh, Regine, look.

Look, I promise I'm not gonna
let anything happen to you.

Oh well, you're a little late
with the promises, Overton.

You could've just driven
us straight home, right?

But no! You just had to
avoid the head‐on collision.

And now, look where we are.

Okay, I realize that
that's just the fear talking.

But baby..

Don't hit me again.

Okay, then. Okay.

Try to imagine a
gurgling stream.

Okay. Gurgling.

Ah! Still nothin'.

Come on, Max. What
does it take to get you to go?

At work, I have
to go all the time.

As soon as the
elevator doors close.

Is there music in the elevators?

Yeah. It's sappy muzak.

Oh, crap!

If she's pregnant, it
is gonna be hell on us.

Dumpin' that kid off to us every
mornin' before she goes to work.

You'll see.

Once Max has that baby

the magic of
motherhood will kick in.

She may even buy her own food.

Yeah, well, I'll help
Max in any way I can.

But I tell you this,
I'm not breast feedin'.

Whoo, man!

It is ugly out there.

You know, but I did
manage to get Max her onion.

And check me out.

I got your dot, your no dot.

I got your plus, your minus.

And I got your
pink and your blue.

Alright?

I read all the instructions just
in case you need some help.

Gosh, Kyle.

‐ Do I sense some concern? ‐ No.

Don't you wanna find out if
Max is gonna have a litter or not?

Where is she anyway?

Upstairs, taking my test.

Don't‐don't even ask.

Well?

Well, nothin'. It takes 15
minutes to get the results.

Is there anything
we can do, anything?

Sit your butt down
and stop staring at me

like my water's about to break.

Well, I know what'll
take our mind off things.

Work.

So, Max and Synclaire

why don't you guys sort
these receipts for me?

Kyle, could you tally 'em up?

Mellissa, could you
proof‐read this article?

That's right.

Khadijah, you missed a period.

I'll get it.

Hello. Regine?

Regine, I can hardly hear you.

Any progress?

Oh, not much
going on here either.

Except there's a good
chance Max is pregnant.

What? By who? Wait
me minute. He‐‐.

Hello? Hello?

Oh!

Battery just died!

What was that all about?

It's someone else's
personal business.

So, I have to respect
their right to privacy.

Fair enough.

Well, since you're gonna
keep badgering me..

It seems Max is pregnant.

Oh, that's wonderful.

Although I suppose
there is another way

you can look at that one.

Obie, this is the juiciest thing
to hit our house in a long time.

You have got to
get us up outta here.

Girl, without salt or
sand to put under the tires

there's nothing we can do.

Oh, no.

Don't go there.

Then, don't do it for
me. Do it for Synclaire.

Huh? I mean, she's
worried about you.

Sh‐she has no way of
knowing if you're alright.

Your snookums.

Your cheese blintz.

‐ Your snack cake. ‐ Mmm.

Oh, you had to go
and say, "snack cake."

Give me the knife.

No.

No, I'll do it myself.

The chair would
want it that way.

Let me guess. Time for
me to check the results.

I'm so nervous, it's
like I took the test.

I can't wait till I'm a mother.

I mean, I can and I
will. Not like Maxine.

Well, I'm looking
forward to fatherhood.

You know, the
bonding, the nurturing.

Uh, the tax deduction.

You know, hon, the only
real way to raise children is‐‐

'Melissa!'

Melissa, I believe I speak
for everyone when I say

we don't give a damn!

Done it again, haven't I?

Had sex too soon with a
man I like and then alienated

his downstairs neighbors
with my whole control thing.

Well?

First of all, your
Renuzit is hard.

‐ Secondly, I'm not
pregnant. ‐ Whoo!

Oh, my gosh!

Whoa! That was a close one.

I mean, for a minute there, I
actually thought I was pregnant.

Well, so much for
little Tyler Shaw.

‐ Aww! ‐ Yeah.

You know, I was actually getting
used to the idea of being a mom.

Aww, that's nice, Maxine.

Don't you ever..

Ever put us through that again.

Hear me? Hear me?

Nothing unplanned is ever
going to happen to me again.

And when I do get
pregnant, oh, I'm going all out.

Fertility drugs, twins,
two in one pop, tubes tied

and I'm done.

It would've been
interesting to see

the kind of children you'd have.

You saw "Alien", didn't you?

Oh! Thank God. Max
pregnant. Must know.

No, I'm not pregnant.

So? So? Somebody
paint a picture.

What, were we
happy? Were we sad?

Did we‐did we talk about
other near‐pregnancies?

Did we talk about what
it'd be like if we're pregnant?

Somebody gimme the highlights!

Happy, yes.

‐ Yes. ‐ Oh!

Whoo! Whoo, thank you, girl.

I feel like I was there.

Oh, Obie.

Your bean bag chair.

Yeah.

It gave it's tiny little
beans so that we may live.

'This is Windy Day.'

Hush up, people.

'The storm is breaking
and heading east.'

'But don't put away
those galoshes.'

'Another front is
moving in this evening.'

‐ Oh. ‐ Alright,
Melissa, hop to.

Let's get you out of here
as efficiently as possible.

Okay.

I sure hope they cleared
the Holland Tunnel.

It's really the only
way to get to Jersey.

'I usually don't
call shows like this'

'but I don't know
where else to turn.'

'I'm‐I'm hurtin' inside, doc.'

'Well, Overton, the
loss of a bean bag chair'

'can be very traumatic.'

'But you're
acknowledging your pain.'

'The next thing
you need to do is..'

♪ Forget your troubles
and just get happy ♪

♪ You better chase.. ♪

♪ You better chase
all your cares away ♪

♪ Shout Hallelujah
Come on, be happy ♪

'Overton, I'm going to have to
ask you turn your radio down.'

'Oh, oh. Sorry. My bad.'

♪ Forget your troubles
and just get happy ♪

♪ You better chase
all your cares away ♪

♪ Shout Hallelujah
Come on get happy ♪

♪ Ready for the judgment day ♪

Yeah.

Woo‐hoo!