This comment has me screaming because I’m thinking the same thing compared to how I thought she was just being mean when I saw this movie when I was younger.
Before the whole TV fracas, Carolyn was getting on Woody over another bounced check he wrote. So she went and opened a separate account so that it wouldn't happen again. Woody was trying to compose music his own way which was not bringing any income according to Carolyn. She was already frustrated but the whole TV thing was everything boiling over.
You would have to be a struggling artist whom LOVES (not simply “like”) music to understand the argument between Woody and Carolyn. I love music and I love creating it. I don’t have a job so, I couldn’t help a woman to save my life but, as someone whom loves to create and write music such as Woody; we don’t see having a “regular job” as being of our ilk. Even if we know the music isn’t raking in any or enough money, we still believe in and hope that one day- we will be able to make a decent living off of what we LOVE doing. Point is- Woody loved making music, and he wanted to make a living off of what he LOVES to do. Music is near and dear to his heart. If you don’t write music or aspire to do it, you simply could never empathize with Woody or myself. Our creating music is all we have. It allows us to unwind and escape, even if it’s only for a moment. There is no real “light switch” or “on-and-off button” once you dedicate yourself to life as a musician, a rapper, a saxophone player, etc. I totally get your perspective as a woman but, as a man who sees Woody in myself (Pause on that 😅) - this is the male perspective. We just wanna create music and be happy. Nothing more, nothing less.
@@corellraps the issue is , Woody had a family to take care of. At some point you have to be realistic about the situation around you. If he was a single man that wanted to live the life of a struggling artist, then that would be his business. But he had a wife and kids. in this thing called life, we can't always do what we LOVE. most of the time we just have to do what needs to be done. he was the man of the house and he should've been focusing on providing for his family. that was not something that his wife should been doing on her own. he was a poor excuse of a man and i would've left him long ago.
@@corellraps You think that the wife doesn’t have any wishes and dreams besides taking care of 6 people? Imagine having to give birth to all of those kids, clean up after them all, your mind and body going through all of those changes, then going to work. And then out the blue one day, your husband decides he wants to be irresponsible and only focus on himself after you just birthed all of his kids. On top of that you have an illness. Women do what they have to do because we love our family but that’s lot of stress on your body. It seems like all you men can ever see is the male perspective. Y’all should try putting yourselves in our shoes.
Okay a lot of you are not understanding is not about the TV it's about the disrespect I told you to turn the TV off turn the TV off. And it's not about the TV is about her husband not backing her up when the children were being disrespectful little s***
@@elleryburnette when is watching TV ever made anyone professional basketball player 🙃 and that kid was Spike Lee's vision of himself, definitely not NBA caliber...
This movie is so good!! I probably saw it when I was like 3 or 4 and of course watched it through out my upbringing. Spike really captured a family and neighbor in the 70s. However he still made it kind current for the 90s too. When it’s a bunch of kids in the house, chaos is bound to happen. This scene truly shows how the mom and dad were not able to coparent. I believe you shouldn’t show the kids
This a whole black classic, I can relate growing up with boy cousins and a lil brother 🤣🤣. I was confused how kids was so disrespectful back in the day smh 🤦🏾♀️I wanted to name my daughter Troy when I saw this 💀💀💀
I wonder if this was a problem in a lot of families at the time? The mother goes out and gets a job, then wonders why her husband gets to make the decisions. When the unemployment levels went up in the early 80's, I imagine a lot of wives became the sole breadwinners. Divorce rates went up too.
@@EarlMcGee-x5h well let’s not get on here telling a grown person what to do how about that this is social media I said what I said don’t act like you wouldn’t correct a person if they said your name wrong 🙄
I don't like the mother's energy (but Alfre is great!) however, if you're talking to someone who pays the bills, you say "Yes Ma'am" and keep it moving, and never discount your partner's decision right in front of the children.
This is the complete fault of the father for the whole thing. He has a family and he is being very selfish. The mother is tired and needs help financially. He needs to find a full time job and a weekend gig to support his family. The music isn't paying the bills and his wife is angry at him for it.
When I first saw this movie almost 10 years ago, I thought the mom was being abusive and I didn’t understand what was going on originally. When my mom explained it to me, I switched sides and I feel sorry for the mom and pissed that the dad didn’t support the mom since she made a good point. When she grabbed the son with the glasses I laughed hysterically. This reminds me when I saw a family fight one time tumbling down the stairs when I was 6 and I was so confused
Just finished watching the movie 5 minutes ago. Easily, 1 of the beautifulest movie I've ever seen in my life! Our own lil BK version of "Children of Heaven" :)
This story is one of my fave it really frame the black family in the that time. My mother who was born in 50s said it reminded her of her childhood to a T
The one thing overlooked here is what society overlooks all the time and foolishly so. The mom and the dad CHOSE to get married, they CHOSE to bring life into this world. Now granted this movie was set in 1973 before there were the child protection laws we have today. Nowadays if a mom threatened her kids like that CPS woud take those kids right out of there.
It was a rule being broken...no TV on a school night, then the dad who she just had an argument with, overruled her. The anger wasn’t about the TV, it was about her husband not paying bills then telling the kids what to do over her.
My mom was the same way my dad was military bread winner in the house, but my mom was like Roseanne she didn't play. When my mom told me and my sister and brother no video games, TV after a certain time she meant that and my dad if he was mad enough especially when it came to grades.
Angelic: *pretends to be a worker* Koala girl: ma’am you don’t work here Koala man: You can’t be here Koala man with a scooter: you want me to tell her again Angelic: you all fired *they argue*
Am I the only one who always wonder how the house is set up exactly?! Like where does Vic stay? All the way at the top? What’s on the main level. How many rooms do the family have to themselves?
Troy putting tissue in her shirt lmao is almost all little girls in the world. This movie was so on point on how it was as a kid
This movie is a pure gold. Thank you Spike Lee!
7 year old me: That lady’s crazy. 25yo me: I’d knock all their heads between the washer and dryer.
This comment has me screaming because I’m thinking the same thing compared to how I thought she was just being mean when I saw this movie when I was younger.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🎯🎯🎯🎯
Same!
The realest comment EVER
Lol 😂😂😂
She wasn't playing when she busted open the door
Fr
She Was One Of Them Police
Frfr
She was about that LIFE!
Black mothers
All the father had to do was get a job to help his wife out. She was tired! Spike Lee did great with this movie the acting was perfect
Before the whole TV fracas, Carolyn was getting on Woody over another bounced check he wrote. So she went and opened a separate account so that it wouldn't happen again. Woody was trying to compose music his own way which was not bringing any income according to Carolyn. She was already frustrated but the whole TV thing was everything boiling over.
You would have to be a struggling artist whom LOVES (not simply “like”) music to understand the argument between Woody and Carolyn. I love music and I love creating it. I don’t have a job so, I couldn’t help a woman to save my life but, as someone whom loves to create and write music such as Woody; we don’t see having a “regular job” as being of our ilk. Even if we know the music isn’t raking in any or enough money, we still believe in and hope that one day- we will be able to make a decent living off of what we LOVE doing. Point is- Woody loved making music, and he wanted to make a living off of what he LOVES to do. Music is near and dear to his heart. If you don’t write music or aspire to do it, you simply could never empathize with Woody or myself. Our creating music is all we have. It allows us to unwind and escape, even if it’s only for a moment. There is no real “light switch” or “on-and-off button” once you dedicate yourself to life as a musician, a rapper, a saxophone player, etc. I totally get your perspective as a woman but, as a man who sees Woody in myself (Pause on that 😅) - this is the male perspective. We just wanna create music and be happy. Nothing more, nothing less.
@@corellraps the issue is , Woody had a family to take care of. At some point you have to be realistic about the situation around you. If he was a single man that wanted to live the life of a struggling artist, then that would be his business. But he had a wife and kids. in this thing called life, we can't always do what we LOVE. most of the time we just have to do what needs to be done. he was the man of the house and he should've been focusing on providing for his family. that was not something that his wife should been doing on her own. he was a poor excuse of a man and i would've left him long ago.
@@corellraps You think that the wife doesn’t have any wishes and dreams besides taking care of 6 people? Imagine having to give birth to all of those kids, clean up after them all, your mind and body going through all of those changes, then going to work. And then out the blue one day, your husband decides he wants to be irresponsible and only focus on himself after you just birthed all of his kids. On top of that you have an illness. Women do what they have to do because we love our family but that’s lot of stress on your body. It seems like all you men can ever see is the male perspective. Y’all should try putting yourselves in our shoes.
@morenaflorena7793 Facts! When you have a family. It’s no longer just about you.
If I lived in this house I’d be wishing to have my own room.
30th like
Good luck.
If they could, they would.
Me too, but they're all still loud as HELL! 🤣
This was our house when we were kids
Okay a lot of you are not understanding is not about the TV it's about the disrespect I told you to turn the TV off turn the TV off. And it's not about the TV is about her husband not backing her up when the children were being disrespectful little s***
Thats rht..
When I was a kid, I thought the mom was a villian. As an adult, I see why she was so stressed out in this movie.
@@Sheabuttahbaby we all did , my mother was something but I damn sure have a lot of her qualities
Naw let him watch that game he could be a professional basketball player growing up
@@elleryburnette when is watching TV ever made anyone professional basketball player 🙃 and that kid was Spike Lee's vision of himself, definitely not NBA caliber...
*kicks in door* "Surprise, boys."
😂😂 The super casual delivery is perfect.
Clinton was disrespectful
I just found out today that he actor who plays Clinton died in 2003 from sickle cell.
Hes was very dispectfuil and the father condoned it hw should have been dicplining those kids from the rip
Because it was a stupid rule.
Disrespectful to his own mama
@@kerrajohnson3203no tv during a school night was not uncommon or unusual. Also Considering they needed to cut back on bills..
This movie is so good!! I probably saw it when I was like 3 or 4 and of course watched it through out my upbringing. Spike really captured a family and neighbor in the 70s. However he still made it kind current for the 90s too. When it’s a bunch of kids in the house, chaos is bound to happen. This scene truly shows how the mom and dad were not able to coparent. I believe you shouldn’t show the kids
Here having fond memories of growing up in Philly in the 70s. Hopscotch, jump rope, sharing toys out on the front porch...enjoyed watching this!
Long Live Carlton Williams II (1979 - October 6, 2003)
Spike Lee is a genius.
Into filmmaking over Black excellence.
This a whole black classic, I can relate growing up with boy cousins and a lil brother 🤣🤣. I was confused how kids was so disrespectful back in the day smh 🤦🏾♀️I wanted to name my daughter Troy when I saw this 💀💀💀
“The Knicks Gotta Job!” I’ve always loved that line
You need an education.
What the little girl was doing with the toilet paper was so cute. Trying to be grown.
Lol I did the same thing when I was her age
Jade Dixon, aw. 😌🥺
Eh her name's troy not trying to be mean to you ms Liana :3
No that's not cute she's already screwed if she's thinking like that before puberty.
I did the same thing with socks 🤣🤣
He screamed for his daddy 🤣
I wonder if this was a problem in a lot of families at the time? The mother goes out and gets a job, then wonders why her husband gets to make the decisions. When the unemployment levels went up in the early 80's, I imagine a lot of wives became the sole breadwinners. Divorce rates went up too.
But this was 1973
Little Jo- Mommy, I gotta go to the bathroom.
Caroline- Shut up.
🤣🤣🤣
Poor boy just wanted to pee 💀😂
bro can’t even ask to pee in peace
Who’s Caroline? Her name was Carolyn
@@Yo-yo-dt5zeOr her name is spelled Carolyn. Let’s not be that type of person to correct people…it’s reductive and low-brow
@@EarlMcGee-x5h well let’s not get on here telling a grown person what to do how about that this is social media I said what I said don’t act like you wouldn’t correct a person if they said your name wrong 🙄
Bringing back memories of my childhood
“The Knicks gotta job” soooo underrated 😂😂😂
This fight is always hilarious to me! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
i know i feel so bad for laughing
I don't like the mother's energy (but Alfre is great!) however, if you're talking to someone who pays the bills, you say "Yes Ma'am" and keep it moving, and never discount your partner's decision right in front of the children.
This is the complete fault of the father for the whole thing. He has a family and he is being very selfish. The mother is tired and needs help financially. He needs to find a full time job and a weekend gig to support his family. The music isn't paying the bills and his wife is angry at him for it.
0:52 The minute I heard that music with Carolyn marching up those stairs I was scared for anyone that crossed her path, Innocent or not 😂
This is my favorite movie I cry no matter how many times I watch it brings back memories of my childhood ❤
Aww please send me a link to watch it for free!!
@@nayilhamoudit’s free on the app called Tubi right now
@@nayilhamoudthere is no link to watch it for free you have to pay to watch it Tubi had it for free for a while but removed it
Same
@@nayilhamoudthe movie is on Tubi right now
*“BOY I WILL KNOCK YOU OUT,GET OVER HERE”*
Man I swear I love this movie
This movie is a pure gold thank you souls lee
"In a MINUTE!!"
Surprise boys lol 😂
@Shadow Play in the Woods Hahaha that part too with Nate 😂
@Angel Stanis Hell yeah 😂👍
@Angel Stanis 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Shadow Play in the Woods 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂
When I first saw this movie almost 10 years ago, I thought the mom was being abusive and I didn’t understand what was going on originally. When my mom explained it to me, I switched sides and I feel sorry for the mom and pissed that the dad didn’t support the mom since she made a good point. When she grabbed the son with the glasses I laughed hysterically. This reminds me when I saw a family fight one time tumbling down the stairs when I was 6 and I was so confused
This is one of my favorite movies from when I was a kid. Still remember watching it at 13 on the old portable telly.
1:40 did he not just hear his mama’s lecture about not watching the tv let alone the lecture about paying a bill for a tv that isn’t his lol
The momma was doing the most 😂
Nah them kids was being mad disrespectful and the dad didn't help matters either
Lady T Nawl she was doing the most going down the stairs is what I’m talking about
@@LyricalIAm oh yeah that was extra i don't know what the hell was going on on them steps lol
I don’t think you watched the movie before
Brokenwether I clearly seem the movie and you clearly can’t read
This scene was epic 🥴🥴😂
Year 3098🎇🎎🧨🎈✨🎈🎉🎊🎃🎭♟♟🃏♟♟🀄♟♟🃏🀄♟
The dad was enabling the disrespect. No wonder the sons talked like that smh
Just finished watching the movie 5 minutes ago. Easily, 1 of the beautifulest movie I've ever seen in my life! Our own lil BK version of "Children of Heaven" :)
1:02 suprise boys 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
She went ‘I think you better call Tyrone’ at the end on him
1:39 I'm watching this game.
😯🤣
How slow he said it 😭
He got a smart mouth lolol
1:40
“EVERYBODY STOOOOOOOP!!! STOP!!!” 2:11
Lol
😂😂😂
Lolol
"STOOOOP!" That was so funny! 🤣🤣🤣
2:12
Bust the door open and said surprise boys.
imagine kicking your husband out over a argument about a tv
@Kate B. thank you 🤣
It was more. That was just the straw that broke the camel's back
did u watch the movie at all lmao
That wasn’t the case! You obviously ain’t watched Crooklyn before.
It was more than that. She running after the kids AFTER work, and he sitting around spending her money. She was tired
My mom HATED the TV Lol so bad and she was a teacher too
What time period did you grow up in
I genuinely don’t know if I should laugh at this
1:56 was funny asf 😂😂😂
The TV was the highest paid actor in the film.
I LOVE this movie
1:35 - FACTS! This is me back in the day, They go to school tomorrow. Get your tail in bed lights out.
Childhood before social media
love the dad in this movie
Favorite movie of alll time
My mama was worse when I was little, she got sweeter when i moved out. She said she wanted to raise me right.
RIP Clinton 🙏🏾😞
What he died ?
@@terrellmackvideos yeah of sickle cell complications in 2003
Imagine what the neighbors think is going on.
Ask Tony Eyes.
Omg I have been looking for this movie since forever!!! I literally remember this very scene 😅
When she fell down the stairs it's a metaphor for domestic violence?
Kind of yea
That's why you fall down the stairs all the time 😡😡😡
Now she gonna tell the kids to go play the game 🙄
I can tell you never watched this before
@@morethenmorehomies424 lol fr
Go watch it
@@morethenmorehomies424 bruh I think he was joking
@@luvv.m4riee he was joking
One of the best movies
The way Mom dukes busted open that door lol they all got scared.
0:53 this scene reminds me so much on my grandma
Whenever I have company over
This story is one of my fave it really frame the black family in the that time. My mother who was born in 50s said it reminded her of her childhood to a T
Imagine PS4 in 1994
No TV On A School Night
I love this movie
The music hitting was A1 directing
"Walt Frazier not paying my bills" 😂😂😂😂😂😂
She kicked that door open like my dad. 🤣
And I didn't even live in this era.
Me as the little boy knocking on. The bathroom door needing to pee
My mom: ina. Minute!!!😡
Greatest movie ever made❤❤
Is it normal that I like this scene but I thought it was a little intense but in a understanding way
1:23 Clinton and Wendell told Nate to SHUT UP!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 What did he say to Nate?
Walt Frazier not paying my bills
Ain’t about no Walt Frazier Carolyn
😄😄😄
All of these years... ALL of these years.. I did not know that was what they said. 😂
Mama did have a valid point!
The one thing overlooked here is what society overlooks all the time and foolishly so. The mom and the dad CHOSE to get married, they CHOSE to bring life into this world. Now granted this movie was set in 1973 before there were the child protection laws we have today. Nowadays if a mom threatened her kids like that CPS woud take those kids right out of there.
It’s the Summer of 1973
Since when there’s school over the Summer time
Let the kids watch the game since there’s no school the next day
That boy forgot he had to use the bathroom when they busted down the stairs
I was born by the river.
She just gonna kick the door like that
My movie 🍿❤️❤️❤️🖤🖤 love seeing black families they don’t make movies like this no more this forever will be a classic
love this movie 🥰
0:01, Clinton I want to see the Knicks!
"Daddy she won't let me watch the GAME!"
Watching this as a kid…Troy looked so grown to me
Who tf go this crazy all because they kid was watching tv....?
A mother with all the bills to pay and nobody listening to her
@@panicfan2006 there was a high unemployment rate but patience doesn't last.
It was a rule being broken...no TV on a school night, then the dad who she just had an argument with, overruled her. The anger wasn’t about the TV, it was about her husband not paying bills then telling the kids what to do over her.
Clearly you haven't been to my house.
My mom was the same way my dad was military bread winner in the house, but my mom was like Roseanne she didn't play. When my mom told me and my sister and brother no video games, TV after a certain time she meant that and my dad if he was mad enough especially when it came to grades.
The boy’s tall like his mom
1979-2003
My Favorite movie
1:01, you must be punished.
0:09,I watch the Knicks!
That!! That is what you call a Mom!!
I been looking for this scene since I was 6 I’m now 14
I’m watching this game 🤣
1:42 KING OF THE JUNGLE TIME
No TV until You Finish your homework
1:56 had me dead 😂
Don’t answer me with what I ain’t no owl 🦉
1:11 the knicks got a job n she said this idiot box 😂 real life
Angelic: *pretends to be a worker*
Koala girl: ma’am you don’t work here
Koala man: You can’t be here
Koala man with a scooter: you want me to tell her again
Angelic: you all fired
*they argue*
I use too love this movie I think I was like 4 when I was watching this
Am I the only one who always wonder how the house is set up exactly?! Like where does Vic stay? All the way at the top? What’s on the main level. How many rooms do the family have to themselves?
The Nick's got a game