Price 25 Cents DE N I SON'S BLACKFACE SERIES . ^W' ' • J7^^^^^^^^^^ 1 ^ ^M^^^' »' JE^i^^^^^^^B 'V^^^^^^^flp'j.'^' '.■'% v'^j^^^^^^Kb "^^B^^^^^^"' '■>'.'!ii '■''■/ l^F' '^^H ^^^j^jj^^^^^^^^W ^^M A Good Day's Work T.S. DEN I SON ©COMPANY PUBLISHERS CHICAGO DENISON'S ACTING PLAYS Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays. Large CataloKue Free. DRAMAS, COMEDIES, ENTERTAINMENTS, Etc. M. F. Aaron Boggs, Freshman, 3 acts, 2J4 hrs (35c) 8 8 Abbu San of Old Japan, 2 acts, 2 hrs (3Sc) 15 All a Mistake, 3 acts, 2 hrs. (35c) 4 4 All on Account of Polly, 3 acts, 254 hrs (35c) 6 10 And Home Came Ted, 3 acts, 2J4 hrs (50c) 6 6 Arizona Cowboy, 4 acts, 2]/^ hrs (35c) 7 5 Assisted by Sadie, 4 acts, 2i^ hrs (50c) 6 6 As a Woman Thinketh, 3 acts, 25^ hrs (35c) 9 7 At the End of the Rainbow, 3 acts, 214 hrs (35c) 6 14 Betty's Last Bet, 3 acts, 25^ hrs (50c) 5 6 Black Heifer. 3 acts, 2 hrs. (25c) 9 3 Boy Scout Hero, 2 acts, 1J4 hrs. (25c) ; 17 Boy Scouts' Good Turn, 3 acts, 1J4 hrs (25c) 16 2 Busy Liar, 3 acts, 254 h. (25c) 7 4 Cabin Courtship, 3 acts, 2 hrs. (35c) 5 4 Call of Wohelo, 3 acts, \yi hrs (25c) 10 Civil Service, 3 acts, 2^/4 hrs. (35c) 6 5 Clubbing a Husband, 3 acts, 2 hrs , (3Sc) 12 College Town, 3 acts, 2% hrs (35c) 9 8 Deacon Dubbs, 3 acts, 214 hrs. (35c) 5 5 Deacon Entangled, 3 acts, 2 hrs. (35c) 6 4 Dream of Oueen Esther, 3 acts, 2% hrs (35c) 3 16 Dream That Came True, 3 acts, 2% hrs (3Sc) 6 13 Early Bird, 3 acts, 2 14 hrs. (35c) 7 7 Editor-in-Chief, 1 hr (25c) 10 Empty House, 3 acts and epi- logue, 2% hrs (35c) 6 8 Everyvouth, 3 acts, 1^ h. (25c) 7 6 Fifty-Fifty, 3 acts, 254 hrs. (50c) 5 5 For the Love of Johnnv, 3 acts, 254 hrs (50c) 6 3 Fun on the Podunk Limited, V/2 hrs (30c) 9 14 Fun Revue, 2 hrs (35c) Optnl. Gettin' Acquainted, 25 min. (35c) 1 2 Gold Bug. 4 acts, 254 hrs. . (50c) 7 > Her Honor, the Mayor, 3 acts, 2 hrs. (3Sc) 3 5 High Brown Breach of Prom- ise, 1 hr (30c) 16 Indian Days, 1 hr (50c) 5 2 In Hot Tamale Land, 2 acts, 2 hrs (35c) 6 4 Jayville Junction, 1J4 hrs.(30c) 14 17 Kicked Out of College, 3 acts, 254 hrs (35c) 10 9 Kingdom of Heart's Content, 3 acts, 254 hrs (35c) 6 12 Laughing C:ure, 2 acts, 1J4 hrs. (35c) 4 5 Lie That Jack Built, 1 act, 30 min (3Sc) 2 2 Lighthouse Nan, 3 acts, 2% hrs (35c) 5 4 Little Clodhopper, 3 acts, 2 hrs (35c) 3 4 Mary's Millions, 3 acts, 2% hrs (50c) 5 6 Mirandy's Minstrels. ... (30c) Optnl. Mrs. Tubbs of Shantytown, 3 acts, 2% hrs (35c) 4 7 My Irish Rose, 3 acts, 25^ hrs. (35c) 6 6 Old Maids, 3 acts, 2 hrs.. . (SOc) 5 8 Old School at Hick'ry Holler, \% hrs (30c) 12 9 Poor Married Man, 3 acts,- 2 hrs (35c) 4 4 Prairie Rose. 4 acts, 2}^ h.(3Sc) 7 4 Real Thing After All, 3 acts, 2% hrs (35c) 7 9 Royal Cut-Up, 2 acts, 2 hrs. (J5c) 7 3 Rustic Romeo, 2 acis, 2% hrs (35c) 10 12 Ruth in a Rush, 3 acts, 2% hrs (3Sc) 5 7 Safetv First, 3 acts, 2% hrs (35c) S 5 Southern Cinderella, 3 acts, 2 hrs (3S.c) 7 Spell of the Image, 3 acts, 2^4 hrs (35c) 10 10 Star Bright, 3 acts, 2j4 h. (35c) 6 5 Thread of Destiny, 3 acts, 2J4 hrs (35c) 9 16 Trial of Hearts, 4 acts, 2% hrs; (35c) 6 18 Trip to Storyiand, 154 hrs.(25c) 17 23 Under Blue Skies, 4 acts, 2 hrs (3Sc) 7 10 Way Down Along, Prologue and 2 acts, 2 hrs (35c) 7 3 When Smith Stepped Out, 3 acts, 2 hrs (50c) 4 4 When the Clock Strikes Twelve, 3 acts, 2J/^ hrs (3,Sc) 8 20 Whose Little Bride Are You? 3 acts, 2Y2 hrs (SOc) 5 5 Winning Widow, 2 acts, V/t hrs. (25c) 2 4 Zaraetieta. 2 acts. 2 hrs. ..(3Sc) 7 4 T. S. DENISON &COMPANY, Publishers, 623 S. Wabash Ave. .Chicago A GOOD DAY'S WORK OR HANDY ANDY A BLACKFACE SKIT ARRANGED BY WADE STRATTON AUTHOR OF 'Almost An Actor" "An Awful Appetite," "The Barber's Bride,' "A Burnt Cork Barrage," "Cash Money," "Fu'st Aid to Cupid," "Hitting the African Harp," "Kiss Me, Camille," "When Cork Is King," etc. CHICAGO S. DENISON & COMPANY Publishers A GOOD DAY'S WORK CHARACTERS. Old Grimes The Employer Handy Andy The Servant Scene — Old Grimes' Kitchen. Time — Time to Go to Work. Time of Playing — About Fifteen Minutes. TYPES AND COSTUMES. Grimes — Elderly negro character, with gray or white wig; fairly well dressed; costume includes a house jacket, loose house slippers and battered high hat ; carries red bandana handkerchief. Andy — Eccentric young negro character ; dilapidated cos- tume, details optional ; carries a stick with a bundle, made of a red bandana handkerchief tied together at the corners, fastened at the end. PROPERTIES. Kitchen table. Two chairs. Sign, "Boy Wanted." Ham- mer. Pan of flour on table. Newpaper on table. Hand- kerchief and matches for Grimes. Bundle and cigar for Andy. Pitcher. Tray with dishes to break. Unbreakable tea-pot, with lid fastened on so it will not spill when dropped. Tin cup. Broom. Envelope with letter. Two bits of candle, pasted together with tube of paper to make one big candle, that will burn at both ends and will break. Crash box off stage. STAGE DIRECTIONS. Up stage means away from footlights ; down stage, near footlights. In the use of right and left, the actor is sup- posed to be facing the audience. COPYRIGHT. 1922, BY T. S. DENISON & COMPANY. 2 ©CI.0 «058 6 APR 20 72 A GOOD DAY'S WORK Scene: Inside Grimes' house. Use kitchen or rough interior setting, if scenery is available. But this skit can be played on a bare platform if necessary. Doors right and left. Practical unndow, center, if azwlable; othenvise use left door instead of zvindozv for comedy business. Kitchen table right center, zvith a chair on either side. Broom against wall. Pan of flour and newspaper on table. At rise, Grimes enters from right, carrying a large piece of cardboard on which is crudely lettered, "Boy Wanted," and a hammer. He crosses and exits, left. There is a sound of hammering, and he re-enters left, zvithout sign. He puts hammer on table, starts to sit in one chair, looks at it, signi- fies it is too dusty, goes to other chair, dusts it off zuith his red bandana handkerchief, sits dozvv, removes hat and puts it on table, wipes forehead zmth handkerchief, suddenly re- meynbers he dusted chair ziith it and indicates fear he has soiled his face. At this moment Andy enters from left, zvith stick oz'er his shoulder and bundle tied to end of stick. In his other hand he has the sign that Grimes is supposed to hazfe just nailed up. Grimes sees him and rises. They meet at center. Andy (bozving, and hitting Grimes accidentally on the head zinth bundle). How do do, boss? Grimes. Who told you to come in? Andy. Nobody, boss. I just come in. (Bows and hits Grimes as before.) Have a see-gar. (Offers a cigar.) Grimes. Boy, who is you? (Takes cigar and lights it.) Andy. Is you de gentleman what lives here? Grimes. Yes, Ps de gentleman what lives here. Andy. Oh, you is de gentleman what lives here ? (Bozvs and hits Grimes as before.) Grimes. Cut out dis 'sault and battery! Who is you? 3 4 A GOOD DAY'S WORK Andy. 'Scuse me, boss. Here's my cyard. (Hands Grimes the sign.) Does you want a boy now? Grimes. Yes, I wants a boy now — and fo' some time to come, if he's — (Is interrupted by a violent fit of coughing, and sinks into ehair, m-aking signs for help by snapping his fingers. Andy at first thinks Grimes is snapping his fingers for him to dance, and does a few grotesque douole-shuffle or buck and zving steps. Then he realises that Grimes is in distress. Gets his stick, puts it doimi Grimes' back and forces him to sit upright; then fans* him imth newspaper. Grimes pulls the stick loose and throws it at Andy.) Boy, where did you git dat see-gar? Andy. Why, boss, I — I done found it. Grimes. Well, next time you see a strange see-gar layin' around, you leave it lay ! What's yo' name ? Andy. Andy. Grimes. Andy what? Andy. Andy, if you please. Grimes. Is Andy all de name you got? Andy. Folks calls me Handy Andy. Grimes. Dat's a very good kind of a name, and I hope you will prove very handy, Andy. What was de last work you did? Andy. Work is de last thing I ever would do. Grimes. I means where was you last occupied? Andy. I occupied de county jail fo' six months. Grimes {getting impatient) . What was de last thing you done? Andy. Six months. Grimes. Where was you raised. Andy. I wasn't raised. De rope busted and I got away. Grimes. What did you do before you went to jail? Andy. Got arrested. Grimes. Of course. But what for? Did you rob a henroost ? Andy. No, boss, I didn't rob no henroost. I jes' tried to rob a henroost. Grimes. What did you do befo' dat? A GOOD DAY'S WORK S Andy. I was a farmer's boy. Grimes. Do you think you could wait on me? Andy (scratches head). Reckon I could. I used to tend to de hogs. Grimes (threatening him). Never mind dat ! You git to work. (Sits in chair at right of table.) Andy. Wait a minute, boss. Dey's one topic of conver- sation dat ain't been disgusted in detail. Grimes. What you mean? Andy. You knows dog-gone well what I means. What does I git? Grimes. You gits a job. Andy (sits left of table and looks sternly at Grimes). What does I git in wages, ol' man? Grimes. Wages? Andy. Yassuh. Wages ; cash money ! (Starts pushing table slowly tozvard Grimes.) Grimes. Bless my soul! Who ever heard of such ex- actitude? Andy. I ain't mentioned exactitude. I says wages; cash money. How much does I git? Grimes (defiantly). Who wants to know? Andy. Handy Andy! (Pushes table suddenly against Grimes^ who tilts back and nearly upsets. He returns the table vigorously against Andy, zuho tumbles backivard off his chair.) Grimes (striding toward Andy). I'll tell you what I'll do wid you. I'll give you nothin' at all the fu'st year. (Takes Andy by the collar.) And de second year, I'll raise you. (Lifts Andy to his feet.) Andy (drazmng azvay timidly). Keep yo' hands off o' me. I don't like to git raised. Grimes. Well, git busy; git busy. Andy. Yassuh, boss. An' what is de particularities of my job of employment? Grimes. Fu'st, I want you to keep de house. Andy. Yassuh. I won't leave nobody run off wid it. 6 A GOOD DAY'S WORK Grimes, And look to de door. Andy. I's lookin' at it now. Grimes. And take out de garbage. Andy. Yassuh. Grimes. And carry out all my orders. Andy. Yo' orders and de garbage will be carried out together. Grimes. Now, go down dem stairs (points off right), and you'll see de kitchen. You'll find my Dinah there. Andy. Boss, what do you think this is, a Pullman car? {Disgustedly.) Dineh! Grimes. I said Dinah; my servant. Andy. Oh ; de kitchen mechanic. Grimes. She'll tell you where to put your things. Andy {starting to go iimi.*illingly) . Anoder colored folks in dis house. Me and de other old woman'll be havin' a battle all de time. Grimes. Dis ain't a old woman. Dis is a young yaller gal. Andy. Young? {Enthusiastically.), Oh, kitchen, kitchen; I hear you callin' me ! {Picks up his stick and bundle and rushes off right.) Grimes (sits at table and picks up newspaper). Ah, it looks like Handy Andy is jest de boy what I wanted; spry and energetic; and so quiet. (Loud crash off right.) I want some cool water. I'm dyin' wid thirst. (Calls.) Andy ! Handy Andy ! A-NDY (off right). Suh? Grimes. Here ! Andy (off right). Yassuh. Grimes. What? Andy (off right). I hear you. Grimes. Come here dis moment. Andy. I can't ; I's engaged. (Another loud crash off right.) Grimes. Engaged to my gal already? Come here, you black bottle of ink. A GOOD DAY'S WORK 7 Andy enters, right. Andy {sulkily). Yon's always wantin' somethin'. Grimes. What you been doin'? Andy. Gettin' acquainted with yo' yaller gal. Grimes. How come all dat noise? Andy. Jes' me and Dinah droppin' a few remarks. Grimes. Git me some drinkin' water. A'SDY (starting right) . Yassuh. (Turns.) Some drink- in' water? Yassuh! (Goes out right and immediately re- turns ivith a pitcher, which he places on table.) Grimes (picking up pitcher, and about to drink from it). Now fo' a good long inwigoratin' swig of — (Looks in pitcher.) What's dis, ink? Andy. No, suh. I jes' dumped a cup of cofifee in de water. Grimes. How come? Andy. You said you wanted some drinkin' water. Grimes. Well ? Andy. Cofifee is drink. So I done give you some drink in water. Grimes (starts to throiv pitcher at Andy and then checks Jiimself). You is a tricky black rascal! Andy, Yassuh. Same to you, suh. (Laughs heartily.) Grimes (shouts). Shet up yo' liver-lipped mouth or I'll have it nailed up, or a door built on to it. Here (giics pitcher to Andy), heave dis here junk outen de window. (Andy drops pitcher through window. Crash off stage.) Hey? (Sinks into chair.) Is de roof comin' in? \\^hat in Sam Hill has you done, niggeh ? Andy (looking out zvindoxv, laughs heartily). It done hit a lady plumb on de head. She sure has ruined dat pitcher ! Grimes (angrily). Hustle yo' dogs, black boy! Go down in de kitchen and git my toast and tea. (Picks up netvs paper.) Andy (shuffles off right, and immediately returns). Does you want butter on yo' toast ? 8 A GOOD DAY'S WORK Grimes (reading paper, snappishly). Yes! Andy (disappears and re-appears, as before). Bofe sides? Grimes. No ! Andy (same bus.). On de edges? Grimes. I'll edge you. Andy (same bus.). What kind of toast does you desire? Grimes. Dry toast ! Git out, befo' I busts yo' neck. (Andy exits right.) I'm clean discombobbolated. (Slides down in chair, sleepily, and lets paper fall over his face; speaks with muffled voice under it.) He's de wustest boy I ever see in all my born days, (Falls asleep and snores.) Andy enters right, and observes that Grimes is asleep. Andy (sings, to a made-up tune) : I've heard tigers holler, I've heard lions roar. But I never heard nothin* Like that before. (Stealthily approaches Grimes, picks up paper and peeps underneath at Grimes' face. Sings:) I've travelled all over From North to South, But I never seen nothin' Like dat nigger's mouth. Grimes (awakening). What you mean disturbin' me, boy ? Where's my tea and toast ? Andy. You wants dry toast, boss? Grimes. Sure I wants dry toast. Fetch it here. Andy. 'Tain't dry yit. Grimes. Is it on de fire? Andy. No; I hung it on de clothes line to dry. Grimes. Fool! Go and git it! (Pushes against Andy, who resists.) Go and git it! (Same business.) Go and git it! (Pushes again, but this time Andy doubles down and Grimes falls over him.) A GOOD DAY'S WORK 9 Andy (laughing). Did you say go and git it? (Exit right.) Grimes (mutters angrily to himself). Did I say go and git it! (Yells after Andy). Yes, I said go and git it, you great, big, flat-footed, liver-lipped, lazy, no-count, low-down, dog-gone — Andy enters hastily, from right, zvith tray of dishes and tea-pot. Andy, Comin' to you, boss; comin' to you. (Trips and drops tray, which falls with a crash.) Grimes. Pick it up, you clumsy-footed, butter-fingered, misguided offspring of adversity! (Andy Jtastily scrambles the dishes and fragments back on the tray and picks it up.) Sot it down ! (Places his left hand on the edge of the table. Andy sits on his hand.) I didn't say set down. I says sot it down! (Andy gets up.) Git de tea. (Andy puts tray on far end of table, and picks up tea-pot; it is hot, and he keeps passing it from, one hand to the other). Sot it down here ! (Pounds right hand on table. Andy puts tea- pot on Grimes' hand. Grimes jumps up, imth business of burnt hand, putting it in his mouth, blowing on it, etc.) What kind of treatment is dis? Are you tryin' to scalp me? Andy. Dis ain't no scalp treatment, boss. Grimes. Git a cup. (Comic business by Andy of get- ting cup zuhile -tea-pot is burning fingers.) Pour me a drink of tea. Andy. How much? Grimes. Enough fo' to drink. Andy. About one finger? Grimes. About four fingers and a thumb. (Takes cup and holds fingers around it. Andy starts to pour tea, and Grimes throws the drops from cup into Andy's face.) Pour some tea! (Andy starts pouring carefully into cup held by Grimes. Then his attention strays from cup to Grimes' face, and he pours tea on Grimes' hand. Grimes drops cup, and roars with rage. When Grimes drops cup, Andy drops tea-pot in fright, at the same time pushing tray and 10 A GOOD DAY'S WORK dishes from table to floor; crash.) You great, big, low- down, monkey-faced — Andy. Boss,^you done said all dat before. Grimes. You lazy bag o' bones, git to work. Git a broom and clean up dis mess. {Picks up newspaper angrily and sits doztm to read. Andy starts to clean up hut makes so much noise Grimes cannot read. Turns angrily.) Hush dat fuss! {Resumes reading. Andy reverses hroom^ and pretends to brush JiigJi in the air. Grimes turns again and sees him. ) What you up to ? Andy. Pooty nigh up to de ceilin'. Grimes. What are you doin'? Andy. Sweepin' down de spiders. Grimes. You better hadn't. Andy. How come I better hadn't? Grimes. Bad luck, Andy. Go long! What's spiders good for? Grimes. Good for flies. (Picks up hat from table, puts it on and resumes reading.) Andy (shouldering broom, in burlesque military fashion). Shouldeh — humph ! Company, atten — humph ! Mark — humph! (Marks time.) Fix — bay'nets ! (Comedy busi- ness li'ith broom.) Over de top — humph! (Tzvirls broom over Grimes' head so it knocks his hat off.) Charge — bay'nets ! (Rushes toward window and pokes broom handle out of unndow. Glass crash.) Grimes. More trouble. You broke de window ! Andy. It was cracked befo' ! Grimes. Shut up yo' noise; you'll split my head! Andy. It was cracked befo'. (Doorbell rings.) Grimes (motioning tozvard left). Answer de door. Andy. De door ain't said a word. Grimes. Answer de doorbell. Andy (threateningly). Don't you call me no dumb-bell! (Exit left door, and immediately re-enters, tearing open an envelope.) A GOOD DAY'S WORK 11 Grimes. Who de letter for? Andy. Reckon it's for you, boss. Grimes (snatching if). How dare you open my letters? Andy. To save you de trouble. Grimes. Go fetch me a candle. (Andy exits right.) And remember, I wants it lighted, too. Andy re-enters, right, zvith a candle that is lighted at both ends. Grimes {amazed). Well, what do you call dat? Andy. You said you wanted it lighted too. Grimes. Blow out one end. Andy. Which end? Grimes. De bottom end. Andy. Which is de bottom end? Grimes. De heavy end. Andy. Ain't no heavy end. Both ends is light. {They both blow at the same time, each blowing out one of the ends.) Andy and Grimes {together). What fo' did you blow out de wrong end? Grimes. Go and light one end. (Andy starts right, falls and breaks candle, exits right and immediately re-enters zvith one end lighted. Mean- zvhile Grimes prepares to read the letter, turning it over several times, scotvling, etc. Andy holds lighted candle for Grimes to read, but forgets to pay attention, toying zmth imlighted piece of candle, tasting it and grim-acing, etc.) Grimes. Reckon it's from my daughter. Hoi' dat light! (Reads.) "My dearest father — " (Andy zveeps loudly.) What you blubberin' 'bout ? Andy (crying). I had a father once. Grimes. Well, who ever heard of anybody havin' a father twice? Hoi' dat light! (Reads.) "I have been under de doctor's care, and hopin' you are de same, please turn over." (Andy turns a somersault.) What are you doin'? Andy. Turnin' over. 12 A GOOD DAY'S WORK Grimes. It means turn over on de other side. (Andy rolls over sideways.) Cut out dem monkeyshines and hold dat light! (Reads.) "Dey would not pass me at my exam- ination. Dey said I was a donkey. I am, your lovin' daugh- ter, Sarah Ann." (Andy, in curiosity oz'cr letter, brings candle close to it and sets it afire as Grimes finishes reading. Fast hurry music. Grimes burns his fingers, drops letter, goes after Andy and chases him once around the table. Then Andy grabs Grimes ^3' the neck and shoves his face dozvn into pan of flour on table. Grimes cofnes up with face "white, blozi's flour from mouth, gropes in front of him. as if blind- ed, etc. Andy runs once around table, pushing tray, dishes, etc., off on to the floor, zvith Grimes in pursuit. Then he jumps out zn'indozv zvith taunting yell. Loud glass crash. Grimes shakes his fists in anger, picks up "Boy Wanted" sign, and starts despairingly for left door, as — ) The Curtain Falls. DENISON'S ACTING PLAYS Partial List of Successful and Popular Plays. Largo CataloEue Free FARCES. COMEDIETAS, Etc. Price 25 Cents Each M. F. All on a Summer's Day, 40 min. 4 6 Aunt Harriet's Night Out, 35 min 1 2 Aunt Matilda's Birthday Party, 35 min 11 Borrowed Luncheon, 20 min.. 5 Case Against Casey, 40 min... 23 Doo-Funny Family, 1 hr 3 9 Fun in Photo Gallery, 30 min.. 6 10 Getting Rid of Father, 20 min. 3 1 Goose Creek Line, 1 hr 3 10 Great Pumpkin Case, 35 min.. 12 Hans Von Smash, 30 min.... 4 3 Honest Peggy, 25 min 8 Irish Linen Peddler, 40 min... 3 3 Irish Stew, 1 hr 6 4 Just Like a Woman, 35 min... 3 3 Me and Betty, 30 min 2 5 Men Not Wanted, 30 min 8 Mother Goose's Goslings, 30 m. 7 9 Mrs. Hoops-Hooper and the Hindu, 35 mm 12 Mrs. Jenkins' Brilliant Idea, 35m. 8 Mrs. Stubbins' Book Agent, 30 m. 3 2 Not a Man in the House, 40 m. 5 Paper Wedding, 30 min 1 5 Pat's Matrimonial Venture, 25 min 1 2 Rummage Sale, 50 min 4 10 Sewing for the Heathen, 40 min 9 Shadows, 35 min 3 4 .Sing a Song of Seniors, 30 min. 7 Taking Father's Place, 30 min. 5 3 Teacher Kin I Go Home, 35 min 7 3 Too Much of a Good Thing, 45 min 3 6 Two Ghosts in White, 20 min.. 8 Two of a Kind. 40 min 2 3 Uncle Dick's Mistake. 20 min.. 3 2 Watch, a Wallet, and a Jack of Spades, 40 min 3 6 Whole Truth. 40 min 5 4 Who's Crazv Now? 25 min.... 3 2 Who's the iBoss? 30 min ^ 6_ Wrong Baby, 25 min v 8" FARCES. 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