Ugh, don't start, please.
Too early in the morning for that.
Why are you in such a good mood anyway?
- 'Cause I'm about to graduate.
This is my last delivery.
Guess I'm gonna have to find a new jale after this.
- I can't believe I'm actually gonna miss your annoying * around here.
- Oh, yeah?
- Nope. ***parasite.
- ***ity... *** you, homey.
- Just hold those.
- Hurry up.
Whoa!
- God... damn!
Sorry, guys.
Uh, my alarm didn't go off.
- You're sleeping in the cupcake van?
Yeah, just the last couple of weeks.
Hey, g-- Give me a minute. Let me get decent.
- Yeah, yeah. Take your time.
Thank you.
- Can you believe that ***?
- ***, no. That verga was massive.
*** was like a machete you cut down trees with.
- I'm worried about that fool.
I think he has elephantiasis.
That didn't look natural.
- You think he got *** enlargement surgery?
- With what money? He's sleeping in the van.
- Well, maybe that's where he spent all his feria.
That's a good point.
Man, you think you know a guy.
theme music playing
- It's been a rough couple of months.
The oven's been acting up,
we couldn't fulfill a few orders, that created a cash flow problem.
So I've been sinking my own money into the place,
and my ex-wife evicted me.
I'm sorry you had to find out this way, Julio.
Lord knows I've tried to shelter you from the truth.
- No, you haven't. You constantly complain about money,
and my paychecks are always late.
Luckily, I learned
it takes like four months
before the phone company realizes
that you aren't paying any bills.
I'm a little worried about the electricity,
but so far those *** haven't turned us off yet.
And now we're out of soap!
I can't even take a whore's bath.
Pass me some paper towels, please.
- Well, what about our big donor Stan what's-his-name?
No, I don't want that prick's money.
We got into a big fight
about his ***new stadium in Inglewood
and how it's displacing working-class people.
So he pulled the funding.
Payne, why'd you piss that fool off?
He's been donating to us for years.
- All billionaires are pigs, Julio.
I'm tired of begging for their scraps.
Jesus, Payne, I get that you don't like
groveling to the rich,
but you run a nonprofit.
*** it up and learn how to ***in' tap dance.
- Happy?
What about this one? It's got a balcony.
- Great. I can jump off of it when I lose my job
and I can't pay my half of the rent.
- Dude, shut up. It's not that expensive.
- There's a $500 pet deposit.
You think Roger's worth that much?
- Roger, are you worth $500?
- Please don't make that voice.
- Wait. Shut up, shut up. - Shut up.
I wanna watch this.
My law firm represents this douche.
Richard Rowell,
scion of the controversial Rowell family,
inherited billions of dollars from his parents
who made their fortune through owning for-profit prisons.
Richard has been charged with a number of DUIs over the years,
but always escaped legal consequences until recently.
- I remember where I was when my lawyer first told me
that he got me off scot-free off of my seventh DUI.
I was in my jacuzzi, you know, jets on blast.
And I thought, "Something doesn't feel right."
So I shut off the jets and I felt much better.
And then I thought, "You know what else doesn't feel right?"
What my lawyer is saying.
So I told him.
"No. I belong in jail."
So that's when I decided to lock myself up
in one of my parents' prisons.
- No mames. These fools make me sick.
- We overbill him all the time,
but he has so much money he never even notices.
- I was in prison for a month, but it was a 31-day month,
and every day is like a week when you're doing hard time.
So really it was 31 weeks, which is almost a year.
- God. Yeah, and I mean, it was less time than what Mandela did,
but it was more time than what Shia LaBeouf did.
- Oh, come on.
- We have an enormous problem with mass incarceration in this country.
Okay, in our foundation,
what we wanna do is we wanna take a stand
because we feel privileged to be privileged enough
to help the least privileged members of our society.
- Hey, bet these guilty rich ***s would donate to Hugs Not Thugs.
- Yeah, they probably would.
I could put you guys in touch. My boss is tight with his publicist.
- Really? - Mm-hmm.
That’d be great.
Payne's really losing it.
I gotta step up and show that fool how it's done.
- I'm gonna make this happen for you.
- Thanks, boss. That'd be dope.
I don't know what else to put.
- What was your last job?
- Well, I babysit my nephews, you know,
and I helped my tía and my grandma around the house.
- Put "childcare and hospitality."
Hey, but what do I put for special skills?
- What can you do?
- Yeah.
- Just put Microsoft Word.
- Minister Payne.
You know those billionaires I was telling you about?
They wanna come by and get a tour and see what we're all about.
Oh, hell, yeah, my boy!
I never met billionaires before.
I got a lot of questions for those fools.
- Those *** are only coming for the photo op.
They'll leave giving us nothing more than pennies.
I'd rather focus on increasing cupcake sales
or win a *** scratch-off for once in my life.
- Payne, stop being a little ***.
Look, I'll do all the work.
All you have to do is show up, smile, and look pretty.
- Fine. I'll ***in' do it.
- So let's get you some new clothes, and an iron.
- It's good if I look like ***.
We're supposed to look like we need money.
Yeah, but not that bad.
Crease your ***in' pants, playboy.
You look like a ***in' bum.
- I am a ***in' bum. I live in a van.
Billionaires
Gonna give my, buh-huh, résumé to billionaires
- You will not ***in' beatbox for those billionaires.
Luis, come on, take that banner down.
We can't make it seem like it's all about the money.
- Hey, well, what if we just cross off everything after "Bill"?
That could work. Because, you know, Bill's short for Richard.
- No, stupid. Bill's short for William.
The short form of Richard is ***.
Well, there ain't nothing short about Payne's Richard.
- Honestly, I think I got PTSD from seeing that thing.
- Okay, Julio, here I am,
ready to be the smiling face of the organization.
- Dawg, come on. Your shirt has ***in' holes in it.
Fabian, give Payne your shirt.
- It's my best shirt.
- Yeah, Julio, it's his best shirt.
- Stop ***in' around and give him the shirt.
- Oh, ***, ghetto bird!
- Alright, everyone, the future of Hugs Not Thugs depends on today.
So act reformed, but we need their money, so not too reformed.
Hey, you ready to ***some***?
marching band music playing
- Hey, everyone, please meet Richard and Rhonda Rowell.
It's through the generosity of people like you
that a place like this is able to survive.
- Aw. Well, thank you for having us.
I mean, we are just so happy to be here.
- Yeah, I've had a small taste
of what everyone here has been through.
So I feel great empathy for your pain.
- Whoa! - Dominic, no, no need for that today.
That's okay. They're reformed. Harmless now.
- Hello. I'm Luis Hernandez, future entrepreneur.
- Well, alright! - Nice to meet you.
- Luis is a shining example of our program.
Hey, but on the real though,
how'd you guys come up on all that money?
- Luis, our resident joker.
It's okay. I don't mind him asking.
I inherited all my money from my parents.
- Damn. That's smart.
- Let me introduce you to our fearless leader,
Minister Leonard Payne.
He really gives everything he has to the program.
No matter how frustrating a situation might be,
he selflessly does what he's supposed to do
for the greater good.
Always.
- Nice to meet you both.
This is our computer lab.
We make do with what we have.
But the truth is, we have more applicants than we can service at this facility.
And as you can see, we're sorely in need of new technology.
- Damn, these outdated computers just won't load.
Wish we weren't working on Windows 95.
- If only I had a new job,
I would be able to get a computer
and then I would get a new job.
And I would never go back to prison.
Before Hugs Not Thugs,
I didn't even have what computers were.
We need computers for the Internet.
Uh, you know, with Internet and computers,
we could connect more and you could follow me.
Thugs Not Hugs is a great place.
But we need money from kind rich white people.
No, no, I'm sorry, all people are the same.
I'm not racist for computers.
Computers is the future and we need some new computers 'cause these are,
you know, they're no good.
tense music plays
Recidivism. Thank you.
- Bravo. - Oh! Great.
On with the tour.
These pieces are done by our huggers in their art therapy class.
- Absolutely amazing work.
Oh, my God. I love this one of the crying peasant.
- That one's cool, I guess.
But have you seen this one?
It's a Luis Hernandez original.
Well, you are very good at drawing, Luis.
- Seems like a wonderful young lady. - Mm-hmm.
- Yeah, she's nice.
- Hey, hey, hey! Cool it with the ***in' flash.
Gonna give me a seizure.
- Uh, Luis, why don't you show our guests our tattoo removal center?
- Ooh!
- Right this way. - Okay.
- Hey, so I hear you guys own an island.
Maybe I could be your cabana boy, but not in a weird way.
- Get your ***in' head in the game.
We're gonna get that money.
Now do what you do best and be empathetic as ***.
Tell me you're gonna give 'em that Minister Payne magic.
- I'm gonna give them that Minister Payne magic.
- Damn right.
...and by the time I got parole,
I had missed so much.
I was a grandmother.
This place has helped me get back on track.
But I've had to accept that my daughter'd never forgive me
for all those years I was away.
- Thank you for sharing, Kim.
Would anyone else like to share in our circle of trust?
Um, how about you, Richard?
I-I know you served time as well.
No, I was only in prison for a month.
I know it doesn't compare to what you've all been through.
- Oh, that's a really good point. - Hold up, Minister Payne.
Aren't you the one that's always saying all trauma is valid?
- I do say that, don't I?
Yeah, and, uh, and while it's true
that Richard's had a very different life than the rest of us, um,
I'm sure he's experienced his own unique version of trauma.
So, please tell us, what was it like growing up
the child of some of the wealthiest people on Earth?
Well, I--
I, uh, felt a sense of... guilt.
You know, like I didn't deserve the extreme privilege
that I was born into.
- It's very brave of you to say that.
Yeah, my parents owned a lot of prisons.
Many of you probably served time in one of my parents' prisons,
but that's neither here nor there.
Anyway, they were so busy keeping inmates in check
that they basically just let me run wild.
The world was my playground.
You know, I just got away with everything.
So deep down,
I feel like maybe
I deserved to be punished.
- Aw. - Ah, man, come on.
Mm.
- I'd say it sounds like you've been punished enough.
I mean, kids need boundaries,
clearly, you had none.
- I mean, I-I did have a trust fund and an international passport--
But you didn't know love,
and you certainly didn't know consequence.
Some people here had no parents, had no money,
but I don't think anybody would want to trade places with you.
- Wow!
- You mean that? - Yes.
You are a victim, Richard.
- Life just isn't fair, you know.
- You know, they call us huggers for a reason.
Come on, everyone.
You deserve it. - That's so nice. Thank you.
- Come on, spread the love with hugs.
Mm.
- And smile. Everyone, everyone, smile.
Payne?
- Smile.
ominous music playing
And first we have a baby spinach salad
with grilled smoked peaches.
Then for the main course, we have Wagyu beef with a seared foie gras.
I ain't gonna *** around, goddamn it.
I'm salivating just thinking about all this scrumptious food.
Y'all lucky I don't eat all this *** my goddamn myself.
Now please, enjoy the bounty of my labor.
- Thank you. - Thank you. Looks delicious.
Well, all that crying has me famished. - Oh.
If you don't mind, just help me out here.
Is this a salad fork or a dinner fork?
I can never tell which is which.
- Yeah. - Such a gas.
- You know which fork it is.
- Pardon me?
- I said, you know which ***in' fork it is,
you billionaire Illuminati ***.
You people know all about fancy ***in' forks
and fancy ***in' spoons.
And I am sick to death of *** up to monsters like you!
We don't need your *** nickels and dimes.
We're doing just fine.
So *** you and *** the helicopter horse you rode in on!
***in' electric company!
- We better find, uh-bop, find some candles
- I completely understand if you don't want to stay for dinner.
Or donate any money at this point. Um--
Truth is, I've always had resentment towards rich people.
I've never had any money.
The little money I do have, I've sunk back into this place
and now I live in the van outside.
But the reason I do this is because
I really, really care about helping people
who have nobody at all to fight for them.
Literally, I would do anything for the people in this program,
so you can hate me,
but, uh, these people really need your help.
And I hope you can find it in your hearts not to punish the huggers for my behavior.
- Well, I mean, the truth is
we deserve to be yelled at.
You guys can't even keep the lights on and we came here in a chopper.
- I mean, nobody should have a billion dollars.
It's just, it's-it's too much.
It's too much.
I don't even know how many zeros are in a billion.
- No. - Right?
- No. - A billion is like the opposite of zero.
So when you think about it, really,
there shouldn't be any zeros in it at all.
- Well, I just want to tell you I'm sorry for what I said.
No, don't you dare be sorry.
We need to hear this stuff.
- We wanna hear from all of you,
what you hate about us.
It's-it's good for us. - Yes.
- Let's-let's go. - Come on.
- Julio, do you have anything to say?
And, please, just let us have it.
Well, um,
I think you guys are nice.
Um, but I do kinda hate everything you represent.
- Great. That's great. - I've heard that before.
That is really great.
Luis, I mean, you must despise us. Please don't hold back.
- Hell, no, I ain't a ***in' hater.
I'll never pocket watch.
On the real, you fools are my idols. - Aw.
- Hey, maybe after I cabana boy for you for a while,
we can become close friends.
- Well, that sounds alright to me, Luis Hernandez.
Okay.
- Thankfully, the gas company hasn't caught on to us yet.
So dinner is still served.
Oh, look at it. This looks divine!
- Ooh. - Hope I got the right fork.
- So I told him, "Why don't you take your stadium
"and shove it where the sun don't shine?
I'm sure it's gonna fit 'cause you're such a gaping***."
Wow.
You can't say that to a person!
Um, you know, speaking of people with too much money,
uh, how about we get down to brass tacks?
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
- Um, how much money do you think you need
to keep this wonderful place afloat?
- Oh!
A million dollars.
- A million dollars?
I mean, I was thinking more like ten million.
- Ten million?
- I don't know how much this all costs, but it's gotta be a lot, right?
- You know what?
Why do we make it an even 15, gumdrop?
Fifteen million dollars.
- And for dessert, our famous cupcakes
made by our very own huggers.
- Oh-oh. - Enjoy.
- Yay! - Chef.
Oh my!
I don't have my glasses. What does it say?
- Oh, it says "Hugs Not Thugs."
- "Hugs Not Thugs." - "Hugs Not Thugs."
- Alright. - Mm.
- Hmm. I like that. - Let's do it.
Everybody, wave to the camera.
Everybody wave.
Great. And that's enough.
Alright. That's enough. That's enough.
You can both go. Thank you so much. Wait in the chopper.
- Wow, I-I just don't know what to say.
Um, thank you so much for your generosity.
I was wrong about you two.
- Wait, we haven't given you the money yet.
- You know, some people consider sweets a guilty pleasure,
and we don't often indulge in dessert.
But my hubby and I, we have a guilty pleasure of our own.
- So, I mean, did you want to start telling them about our little thing?
Yes, I do, Richard.
- Alright, let's go for it. - Okay, great. Great.
- I'm gonna go freshen up.
- Payne.
Payne!
*** these fools! You don't have to do this.
Thank you for saying that, Julio,
but this organization is very important to me,
and it's my job to do whatever it takes to keep it going.
- No, *** that!
- Julio, it's okay.
Hand me some paper towels.
Here.
- Thank you, Julio.
- Damn, Dr. Payne, you're a ***in' G today!
I'm jealous, homey. Rhonda's fine as ***.
- Thank you, Luis.
Now, if you will, a beat, please.
Yeah.
- Did we get the computers?
She Works Hard For The Money by Donna Summer playing
- Yeah. Carlos, thanks to you,
we're about to get a lot of new computers.
- Yes!
She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right
She works hard for the money
So hard for it, honey
She works hard for the money
So you better treat her right
Onetta there in the corner stand
And she wonders where she is
And it's strange to her
Some people seem to have everything