The Proud Family (2001–2005): Season 1, Episode 18 - Enter the Bullies - full transcript

-(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Uh-oh. Look.

It's the three Robin Hood rats.

Yeah, they take from the rich,
then from the poor.

I don't know.
I think they're misunderstood.

Oh, I think,
"Give us all your money

"or we'll beat you down"
is very clear.

Don't you see?
That's an obvious cry for love.

No, we're the ones
usually doing the crying.

I'll show you.

(SNIFFS)



(GASPS)

-(VACUUM CLEANER WHIRRING)
-(FLOWERS RUSTLING)

(SOBS)

I told you
you'd come back crying.

And unless you all want to do
the same, hands up, cash out.

(GIRLS SCREAM)

-(THEME SONG BEGINS)
-♪ The Proud Family, what

♪ You and me
Will always be tight

♪ Family, every single day
And night

♪ Even when you start
Acting like a fool

♪ You know I'm loving
Every single thing you do

♪ I know that I can
Always be myself

♪ Around you more
Than anybody else

♪ And every day
As I'm heading off to school



♪ You know there's no one
I love as much as you

♪ Family, a family

♪ Proud Family

-♪ They'll make you scream
-(DOORBELL RINGS)

♪ They'll make
You want to sing

♪ It's a family thing, a family
Proud, Proud Family

♪ Proud Family

♪ They'll push your buttons

♪ They'll make you
Want to hug them

♪ Family, a family
Proud, Proud Family ♪

-OSCAR: Ouch!
-(THEME SONG ENDS)

(DOG BARKING)

(BABBLES)

Oscar, it's almost time
for the twins to get their...

-(TWINS CRYING)
-(WHISPERING) ...S-H-O-T-S.

Trudy, why are you doing that?

The twins
don't understand shots.

(BOTH CRYING)

Oh, they some smart kids.

Must take after
their Suga Mama.

-(SLURPS, GULPS)
-(DOOR OPENING, CLOSING)

Good morning,
Mr. and Mrs. Proud.

-Good morning, girls.
-Ms. Proud, are you working out?

You don't look quite as hippy
as you normally do.

Why, thank you, LaCienega,
I think.

That muffin sure looks good.
Y'all going to eat it?

(LAPS)

No. You want it?

No, thank you. I pass.

(WHIMPERS)

That's okay.
There's more for me.

All right, girls. Let's hit it.

Have a nice day
at school, honey.

Thanks. Oh, yeah,
Mom and Dad,

I'll be home late
from school today.

And why is that?

Because me
and my girls are going...

GIRLS: Shopping.

Then you'll be home early
'cause I'm not going

to give you no money
to go shopping.

That's all right, Daddy.
I understand.

You don't want to spoil me.

-That's right.
-So, I'm going to spoil myself.

-I'll use my own money.
-What money?

The 50 dollars I got
from my boyfriend.

-Boyfriend?
-(GIRLS LAUGH)

-Just kidding, Daddy.
-Penny,

where did you get
50 dollars?

I saved it. A dime a week
for my entire life.

I'm finally going to get

to buy something
that I really want

that has nothing to do

with you guys
because it's my money.

Talking like that, you must
be planning on buying a house.

(CHUCKLES) See you.

And don't come back here
with anything

made out of spandex, Lycra,

dental floss, or anything
you see those girls wearing

-on those rump-shaker videos.
-(DOOR CLOSING)

What rump-shaker videos
have you been watching?

(CHUCKLES) You know
the only rump I watch is yours.

Whoo! Look at the time.
I got to go to work. (KISSES)

(DOOR CLOSING)

Girl, I'm gonna get
a matching top and skirt

with a cute little pair
of matching sandals.

-I'm going to be off the heezy.
-(CAR HORN HONKING)

Well, if you want
some real style,

you better introduce
your 50 dollars to another 50.

(GASPS)

PENNY: Uh-oh,
trouble at twelve o'clock.

(COINS CLINGING)

(METAL DETECTOR BEEPS)

(BEEPING INTENSIFIES)

(GROANS)

(COINS CLINGING)

-See you guys later.
-What are you doing?

Oh, I've got the Gross Sisters
Gold Extortion Card.

They deduct straight
from my checking account.

I get a ten percent discount
plus this lovely calendar.

Ciao, ciao!

(CARD READER BEEPS)

You know, that calendar
is kinda cool.

I'm gonna get me one.

So, what are we gonna do?

We can't give them
our shopping money.

I say we stand and fight.

BOTH: So, what are we gonna do?

Come on, my sisters.
We've got to stand together.

I'm not giving them my money.
Not this time.

-You're not?
-No, I'm not.

Because I've saved too long.

BOTH: That's right!
We've saved too long.

The thievery, the intimidation,
the thuggery has got to end.

BOTH: Has got to end.

Yeah, though I walk
through the valley

of the shadow of tyranny,
I shall fear no shakedown

'cause I got my girls Zoey
and Dijonay by my side.

ZOEY: By my side.

I don't hear you, Dijonay.

She's gone.

It's times like this
that you discover

who your real friends are.
Right, Zoey?

(GASPS)

Ladies, can we talk?

Yeah, we could talk.
Where's your money?

(SCREAMS)

(VACUUM CLEANER WHIRRING)

(COINS CLINGING)

(ALL LAUGH)

They're not getting away
with this. Not this time.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGING)

-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(STUDENTS GROANING)

Oh.

-Come on, LaCienega, one bite.
-I can't do it.

Part of my gold card deal
with the Gross Sisters

is that I can't share.
(MUNCHES) It's in the contract.

Forget this. They got
enough food for all of us.

I'm going over there and get me
some food. I'm hungry.

Please, ma'am, could you spare
a bit of porridge?

(CUTLERY CLATTERING)

-(TABLE THUDDING)
-(PLATES CLATTERING)

(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY) Hey.

Suddenly,
I'm not hungry anymore.

There you are!

I understand LaCienega
leaving me,

but I thought you two
were my girls.

Don't trip. After they got you,
they got us, too.

That's twice this week for me.

Something's got to be done
about the Gross Sisters.

I thought they just needed
a little love.

-What's love got to do with it?
-Don't tell anybody,

but something
has already been done.

I talked to the principal
about their little operation.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Well, it's been nice
knowing you.

She's right, Penny.

You saw what they did to me
for giving them flowers.

Imagine what they're gonna
do to you.

Nothing, because they're not
gonna know it was me.

The principal promised to keep
my identity confidential.

-(FEEDBACK SCREECHES)
-MALE PRINCIPAL: Attention,

this is your school principal
speaking.

The reign of terror
that the Gross Sisters

have perpetrated
against you poor, innocent,

-hungry students is over.
-(STUDENTS CHEER)

MALE PRINCIPAL: All thanks
to the courage of one

brave individual,
Penny Proud...

(ALL GASP)

...whose identity
shall remain confidential.

-(FEMALE VOICE WHISPERING)
-MALE PRINCIPAL: I said it?

Uh... oh, I did, didn't I?

Oops. My bad, Penny.
Ooh, I said it again. (CHUCKLES)

-Sorry. That is all.
-(FEEDBACK SCREECHES)

(SNARLS)

Oh, yeah. I'm a goner.

(BABBLES)

Okay, round 'em up
and head 'em out.

I've got other things to do
besides spend all day in a...

What? Don't be shushing me.
This is my house.

Come on.

What happened the other day
was coincidence.

There's no way
they can understand

doctor's office.

(BOTH CRYING)

What's that supposed to mean?

(GRUNTS)

-Come on, Bebe.
-(SOBS)

There's nothing to worry about.

Oscar, would you come
and get your son, please?

Come on, Bebe,
stop acting like a baby.

-Be a man.
-(SOBS)

Would you like a ride
to school, dear?

That's okay, Mom.

I don't want you to go
out of your way just for me.

Nonsense. Besides,
it's on the way.

Well, I really kinda need
the exercise.

You know, I'm not getting
any younger.

Besides, I wouldn't wanna make
you guys late for the doctor.

Okay, have it your way.

Tru... Trudy...
come and get your kids!

-We'll see you later, baby.
-(CRYING CONTINUES)

(CAR HORN HONKING)

(BABIES WAILING)

(CHUCKLES)

(BOTH BABBLE)

(BOTH WAIL)

They're very nervous
about the... you know what.

Don't worry, children.
Dr. Payne knows what he's doing.

(BOTH WAIL)

See what you did?

You can't say doctor
in front of them.

Right, fool, I know
what I'm doing.

Look at my wall. MD, PhD, WBC.

Knocked out Jerry Cooney
in the second round.

-So, back off, skinny boy.
-Who is this guy?

He's the only one
our HMO will pay for.

Little babies,
how would you like a lollipop?

-(BABBLES)
-(LAPS)

All done.

-What about their shots?
-They're in the sucker, fool.

Vaccine pops.
Developed them myself.

That's great.

I don't know. I think
we need a second opinion.

-What'd you say, Proud?
-Uh, nothing, champ.

Let's get out of here.
The doctor's a quacko.

MALE VOICE 1: Boy, he tossed him
into the next zip code.

MALE VOICE 2: You want to be
careful with those slingshots.

-(SNORES)
-MALE VOICE 2: One false move,

you'll shoot your eye out.

Proud, ain't you forgetting
something?

Oh, yeah.

(SNORES) I was watching that.

Come on, Suga Mama,
we're leaving.

Not her.
According to my records,

you missed a flu shot.

Is that all? Hook me up
with one of those vaccine pops.

-Preferably cherry.
-You don't get a sucker, sucker.

(SCREAMS)

Trudy! Help me!
Mama, do something!

They're gonna...
(GROANS) ...they're gon...

-(BOTH BABBLE)
-Stop acting like a baby.

-Be a man.
-No! No!

(BABIES LAUGH)

DIJONAY: Penny!

Penny! Penny Proud!

Hey, what are you doing
looking like Pocahontas?

I'm hiding
from the Gross Sisters.

In a museum?

Well, I figured
it would be the last place

I'd run into the Gross Sisters.
Or you. How did you find me?

-Sticky?
-Sorry, Penny.

She promised not to talk
to me for an entire month.

I would have turned in my mama
for that kind of deal.

How long do you plan on living
on the reservation?

Just until the Gross Sisters
graduate junior high.

I figure ten, 12 years max.

Well, today
must be graduation day

because there they are.

Nah, that's not
the Gross Sisters.

Now, what you got here is some
fly examples of early man.

The Neanderthal,
the Java Man, and the Pygmy.

(BOTH GASP)

(GASPS) Or the Gross Sisters.

-(SCREAMS)
-(OBJECTS CLATTERING)

Penny Proud, did you think
you could drop a dime

on the Gross Sisters
and not get dropped yourself?

Good job, Dijonay.
Here's your free pass.

-Thank you.
-Dijonay?

Well, I didn't have any choice,
Penny.

It was either take a pass

or take a beat down
like Sticky did.

Sorry. Bye.

Wait a minute.
Don't I get one last wish?

Okay, by a five-to-four decision
you get one last wish.

What is it?

I wish
y'all would forget about this

-and give me my 50 dollars back.
-You blew it. That's two wishes.

Why do they always do tha...
(CLICKS TONGUE)

Give me a little chase music.

Let's do this.

Hmm.

One of these things...
is not like the others.

And one of these things
just doesn't belong.

-And I think it's Penny Proud.
-(BOWL SHATTERING)

(SCREAMS, GROANS)

(BONES RATTLING)

PENNY: You girls look good
behind them bones.

It's where you belong.

(CHUCKLES)

-How did you...
-Oh, we can pick a bone.

(HOVERBOARD WHOOSHING)

Get on, Penny.

(SUCKING)

Boy, this sure is sweet.

Not as sweet as you were
at that nice Dr. Payne's office.

I ain't never known
a grown man to cry so much.

Made me embarrassed to say
I was your mama.

Trust me, I know the feeling.

(GROANS)

-Oscar, look out!
-(GASPS)

Who taught you how to drive?
A crash test dummy?

Calm down now, honey.

I sure he didn't mean
to do that.

Uh. He did it on purpose.
You and me, pal, you and me.

Oscar, watch out.

(SCREAMS)

Hi, guys. I could use
that ride now.

All right, young lady,

we want an explanation,
and we want it now.

Why weren't you in school today?

It's not like you to do
something like this, Penny.

It was the Gross Sisters.

-BOTH: Who?
-Three bullies at my school.

They took my shopping money,
so I told the principal on them.

Then they threatened
to beat me up.

Fifty dollars? Show me
where these hooligans live.

Take that! (GRUNTS) Watch it!

Nobody steals from my grandbaby.

Mama, calm your nerves.
I've got it under control.

Penny, you can't allow
thugs to run your life.

You got to stand up to them.
Let 'em know who's boss.

That's right. You never did,
but good advice.

But that doesn't mean
you have to be confrontational.

-Yes, it does.
-No, it doesn't.

Talk to them, baby.

I'm sure you'll discover
it's one big misunderstanding.

No, Mama, they're real clear.

They don't like me
and they want my money.

Okay, this is what we'll do.

Tonight, you, me,
and your father

will all go over
to the Gross Sisters'.

That's what I'm talking about.

And politely speak
to their parents face-to-face,

and clear up this entire matter.

BOTH: Do we have to?

Yes. You'll both see.
I know what I'm talking about.

OSCAR: Okay, Penny,
when you go in there,

I want you to look
those girls right in the eyes

and tell them,
"Enough is enough.

"If you know what's good
for you,

"you'll leave me alone."

-Now, say it. See how it feels.
-Don't say that.

That's not the approach, honey.
Conversation, not confrontation.

You're going to get
our little girl hurt.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

Penny Proud.

So, you decided
to turn yourself in.

No, she came to get
her money back.

Uh-huh. So, you brought
your daddy.

-We got a daddy, too.
-Good.
I want to meet your daddy.

Oscar, please.

Might we speak
with both of your parents?

My mama is asleep.

But my daddy is pulling up
right now.

(CAR APPROACHING)

That's the car that cut me off.
Today is my lucky day.

Oscar, we're not here
to make trouble.

Too late. Trouble has been made
and delivered.

Watch Daddy handle things.

Hey, Gross.
I'd like a word with you.

Daddy?

You cut me off today.

I was hoping that was you.
I came here to apol...

(GROANS) ...ogize.

-Oscar, be still.
-OSCAR: Ouch!

Quiet, fool.
This is a delicate procedure.

Oscar, listen
to the nice doctor.

Thank you, Sugar Bear.

Mama, thank you
for getting my money back.

Honey, I just wanted you to see

that if you approach
someone reasonably,

make a human connection,
and find some common ground,

chances are,
you will get what you want.

If you take your dad's attitude,
you get a call from Dr. Payne.

Listen to your mama, itty-bitty.
Okay, Proud, you are finished.

Take two aspirin
and stay away from water

for about a month.
Well, I'm done.

Here, take my bill.

Five hundred dollars
for some aspirin and some glue?

-It was a house call, fool.
-No, you're the fool,

-because I'm not paying for it.
-What?

(GROANS)

Honey, could you write
Dr. Payne a check?

Remember, baby,
conversation, not confrontation.

Hey, Zoey, LaCienega.
What's their problem?

The word is,

if you value your health,
stay away from us.

Let me guess.
The Gross Sisters.

Yep. And there they are.

DIJONAY:
Don't they ever get tired?

Okay, everybody knows
what to do.

We go in three
different directions.

-Penny, what are you doing?
-I'm gonna find common ground.

Oh, you're going to find
the ground, all right.

-PENNY: Excuse me.
-Well, if it isn't Penny Proud.

-How's your daddy?
-He's okay.

I believe you have something
that belongs to us.

I know. Fifty dollars.

I have one question, though.

Who manages your money?

-No one.
-Do you have a savings account?

-Piggy bank.
-This is not good.

What's wrong?

Well, the life of a bully
is not a long one.

There's always someone younger,
and bigger,

-and meaner that comes along.
-(GROSS SISTERS GROWL)

Not that you have anything
to worry about.

All I'm saying is,
tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

You have to make
your money work for you.

I was just talking
to Olei about that.

You've got to do more
than talk about it.

You've got to do
something about it.

You need to invest your money

and let the bank
do the robbing for you.

They do that?

Ever heard of 19 percent
compound interest?

You can get us that?

Of course, I can.
For a small fee.

Or we can let you keep
your 50 dollars and your face.

Fair enough.

So, have you ever considered
a money market account?

-What's that?
-So much to learn,

-so little time.
-Don't touch me, Proud.

Keeping my hands to myself.
And my money.

-Who are you talking to, Proud?
-Why, you, sir. I mean, ma'am.

(DOORBELL RINGING)

(DOG BARKING)

-What do you want?
-Good afternoon, Gross.

Now, look, obviously,
we got off on the wrong foot.

And since our daughters
are schoolmates,

we have a chance
to set a good example.

What do you say?

Yeah, you're right.
We got to do it for the kids.

Now, you see,
that's what I'm talking about.

Give me some of that.

-(GROANS)
-My bad.

OSCAR:
I appreciate the love. See ya.

Honey, call Dr. Payne.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

(THEME MUSIC ENDS)