Sheryl Lee Ralph was 20 here (and just graduated from Rutgers) and in five days turns 65. She hasn't aged a day.

sheryl should have recieved an oscar nod for that performance

@keitrasanders1398

4 жыл бұрын

That's I'm saying she killed it 😀♥️♥️♥️

@missayawk

3 жыл бұрын

Incredible!!! Big up Sheryl Lee 🇯🇲!!

@gigi.wilkins

Жыл бұрын

YESS LAWWWD!! A Classic!! If this were now..everybody would've been trying to get them canceled 😁

@dinkyluvsmusic

Жыл бұрын

@@gigi.wilkins agreed...first thing they would say it was offensive or hurt them some how.this was during a time when nobody was above a good cussing out.

Sheryl Lee Ralph's first movie. Brilliant performance. This kind of talent is why she's still around 41 years later. Hope Clarke was great in this scene also.

Barbara was angry at HER OWN LIFE.The teacher just represented all the ppl she was angry with.Knowing the teacher was going home to a nice house or apartment and she had to head back to the projects.She just lost it.35 yrs later and we haven't made any true progress.Excellent acting by SLR and Hope Clarke.

@seandafny

2 жыл бұрын

You’re shuckin

@kimakotrotman6860

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the electric v.......😝.

@Qutstm

Жыл бұрын

One of the top movie scenes, ever. Unfortunately, that blame game still continues. Hurt people hurt people. (CTG)

Visiting this scene thanks to Sheryl Lee Ralph’s tribute to the late Sidney Poitier. Man, even though this was a movie, it just shows us that a lot of folks had the same mentality about life then, that they do now.

@erichinton5774

2 жыл бұрын

You ain't lying

@Mickkie

Жыл бұрын

@Brent Foster: And that's the pitiful damn shame of it all.

Sheryl lee Ralph was brilliant in this scene.

This was the scene for me, I remembered when I saw the movie for the first time and like 👍. To see “Barbara years later and the award speech “ ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉 Congrats Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph got down in that scene!!!

RIP Sidney Poitier. The epitome of class, grace and excellence while looking good and being brilliant doing it.

"Oh! You mean like talking about someone's attention span?" Barbara cracked my shit up.

BARBARA DIDN'T SET THE TEACHER STRAIGHT.....WHAT SHE DID WAS SHINE A LIGHT ON HERSELF AND ALL OF THE PAIN SHE HAS EXPERIENCED IN LIFE.😏

@theduchess5284

6 жыл бұрын

Barbara gave her a RULER to measure herself by. After that class should have been dismissed.

@davep1103

5 жыл бұрын

I KNOW THIS MUCH IS.... T-R-U-E !

@seandafny

2 жыл бұрын

Nah she gave the teacher a what for

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

That Part which they don’t get💯💯💯💯💯💯

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

@@seandafny she gave the teacher a more insight of what’s going on with people like herself and others that live in the ghetto

Sheryl Lee Ralph was amazing!! She should have got an oscar for this!

@acampbell2662

9 ай бұрын

True, so true. Check Out her Emmy Award acceptance speech. It is so moving and emotional. I have grown up watching some black characters and actors since the late 70s and it is a thrill to see them be rewarded for their peers for puttin' in work for so long.

When my mama first showed me this film when I was younger I thought Barbra was disrespecting the teacher but as I got I see where she coming from

@tlr8879

4 жыл бұрын

Same here ...... It just took a few years to connect the dots. Very powerful scene that still rings true today.

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

@@tlr8879 absolutely

Damn that's some powerful acting for real 👍

Sheryl Lee Ralph.....that crap had me in silence . "Time dammit"

You have to be careful what you say to kids from the ghetto. They will set you ass on fire. They have the ability to make a person feel low if the person don't know how to deal with them.

@thedavehudshow3802

4 жыл бұрын

Facts!! They will see who's real and whos not. If u aint from where they from, watch out

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

I work in the school system and I am from the hood and work with students from the hood. I get it but again but I will tell them don’t let my professionalism fool you because I can go there but I choose not too because I want to show that I care and children know when you care about them it’s a Love/ Hate relationship. But as a teacher you have to establish a relationship with those students because they face a lot of issues at home which is unfair to them. The challenges are there and they’re already facing the cruelties of the world and someone to tell them that in the classroom there biggest defense mechanism is I don’t give a F or I don’t care, but deep down inside they do. You have to show them that you do care. I work in high school and I keep it real with them and tell them that it is not a game out there and the world will eat them out alive

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

@@thedavehudshow3802 That Part

I love this movie. I saw it when I was a kid. This scene is kind of devastating but great.

Sheryl killed that damn!!!

SHE CLINKED!!! this is my favorite scene in that movie.. one of the iconic monologes out there

"You ain't deaf!". Get em Barbara.

Congratulations Soror Ralph! From Piece of the Action To Your Emmy!

RIP The great legendary Sidney Poitier

I almost wanted to cry, because when I was in high school, I was talked to and pretty much heard the same garbage for being in the gifted program and honors classes, speaking what most would say proper english, and I wasn't always in trouble. It isn't fair to come at someone that way just because you don't know any better, especially in class when someone is trying to show you better. I want to see the part where Sidney pwns her and everyone else in the class. Classic stuff!

@seandafny

2 жыл бұрын

You’re shuckin too

@AnthonyATonFoster

Жыл бұрын

@@seandafny shuffling left and right 😂

I love the scene when they make up so touching

@d0cn0tes

5 жыл бұрын

Yes.. my eyes get so glassy on the make up scene

@missayawk

3 жыл бұрын

If that scene doesn't make you tear up or cry....YOURE A ROBOT.

@NOrleansbro

3 жыл бұрын

I loved it too...

She broke her down! This movie came out my senior year in high school.

Every first year teacher should see this clip. The teacher made all the wrong moves. She practically gave Barbara the floor to take over the class. I know it is a movie, but there are some who don't know how to deal with people.

@huddieentertainment

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@missayawk

3 жыл бұрын

She should've cut her off after the 1st sentence.

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

I work in Special Education so I know. I face challenges everyday dealing with high school students, but I tell it like it is I told them they were all smart but learn different and don’t let anyone tell them any different because our special Ed students already have a complex about their learning disabilities and they don’t need anyone to make them feel like they’re not intelligent

We just lost Sydney today and Ms Sheryl had some very nice things to say about working with him here. And beyond........

The teacher should've said that, but barbara went in. The teacher was just trying to give a better life.

@vino1954

5 жыл бұрын

that's typical of the ignorant

That was Sheryl Lee Ralph's film debut and she killed it! Somehow, watching it is still a bit sad though as Barbara's attitude still exists today amongst many IRL. Still, Ms. Ralph DID that scene do death!

This was a perfect display of how people that have "made it" totally underestimate people that come from the "hood". Some of the most brilliant minds come right out of the projects, but when you're always fighting for survival it's extremely hard to focus on anything else. Barbara brought that teacher to tears because deep down she knew that everything Barbara was saying was true! She saw straight through the program.

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

And it’s still happening today unfortunately

It may sound funny, but this is one of my favorite scenes in film history. Right on! Thanks for posting!!

UH OH! GET DOWN TIME YALL! STABLE MASTA'S HERE!.... LMAO!!

4:40 Denise is like "damn".

I don’t remember this scene from Abott Elementary ☠️

Ohh Man memmories....This movie and the rest in what I call "The Bill Cosby/Sidney Poitier trilogy" are my favorite movies of all time. Damn...memories

@allencollins1617

5 жыл бұрын

I Like Let's Do It Again.

One of my all time favorite movies

this is the greatest scene in movie history...so powerful.....And today is Sheryl's birthday!

Man I was so young when I saw this movie and still felt the drama and all that was happening. And Sheryl Lee Ralph was awesome for the role and acted it perfectly. But I really felt that scene and how the other actress made me feel super sad. I didnt even get some of the subject matter of the scene at that age but I felt it.

I'll say it again, this scene (and the dance scene) gets posted, but not the scene that follows where Mr Durrell lets the class have it. Anyone who thinks Barbara was right evidently hasn't seen this movie, or is utterly stupid. Outstanding acting though.

@seandafny

2 жыл бұрын

Barbara was right

@brownpapi2634

Жыл бұрын

@@seandafny I can't co-sign that....now the teacher shouldn't have embarrassed her like that in front of the class BUT for Barbara to go in on her like that as if the teacher doesn't deeply care about all of them and just wants the best for them and for them to do their best was wrong. She wore her ignorance like a badge of honor and get why but that's not going to help improve your situation in the present or the future

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

@@brownpapi2634 I agree she shouldn’t have embarrassed her like that but Barbara came back her using it as a defense mechanism. Although she made a valid point

Sheryl Lee Ralph had me cracking up in this scene! “My @$$ bleeds for you!” “…your electric vibrator!” “What you need is a man…or whatever gets you through the night!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 She had such comedic timing!

DANG!!! I feel so sorry for that lady...

I agree wholeheartedly. That monologue is still true today.

in my opinion this is Sheryl's best scene on film! everyone knows Will Smith owns the rights to the Cosby/Poitier films, but i hope he does NOT remake any of them. NO one can fill those shoes. those films are classics and can never be touched!! as far as the scene sometimes inner city kids: black, latino. etc act like someone owes them something. the woman is doing her job tryin to teach them to compete in the job market. NO one gets a handout. u gotta bust to succeed. period!

@missayawk

3 жыл бұрын

You stole all the words I was gonna use....lol.WELL SAID!

@seandafny

2 жыл бұрын

Wait what about will smith???

@ghanasoul

2 жыл бұрын

@@seandafny Will Smith owns the rights to all 3 Cosby/Poitier films. I THINK “Uptown Saturday Night” is gonna be remade with him and Kevin Hart. Another rumor was the remake starring Denzel Washington and Will Smith. That was years ago. I HOPE the remakes aren’t made. If they are, i won’t be watching!

@seandafny

2 жыл бұрын

@@ghanasoul wow. Didnt know that. No need for a remake these films are top notch. I think what will save it is that Will Smith will want to stay away from anything Cosby related for a while

@ghanasoul

2 жыл бұрын

@@seandafny yeah i think the project is shelved. U make a good point too. NO ONE is gonna touch anything having to do with Cosby right now.

She was like half the girls I went to high school with !LOL

@daniellej7914

4 жыл бұрын

DetroitLives313 wheeew don’t I know it

@daniellej7914

4 жыл бұрын

DetroitLives313 dudes had that attitude too

@seandafny

2 жыл бұрын

Middle school

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

Special Education High School

The teacher obviously made Barbara feel inadequate when she insulted her intelligence.. But, yet Barbara was not paying attention to instructions.. That teacher should have told her to sit her narrow behind down somewhere..😉

@muthaafrika6137

2 жыл бұрын

SHE ain't her mother

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

No the teacher should have said sit and listen or she can leave the class

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

@@muthaafrika6137 no but most of the teachers play different roles

did y'all see sidney poitier eyes, he was like dam!

@seandafny

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@oopsydaisy4417

Жыл бұрын

Right 😳😆

it's not like barbara was not telling the truth. she made several valid point to support what she said. sadly there are too many people around who give black kids just enough to get but not enough to succeed!

@huddieentertainment

3 жыл бұрын

Yessss

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely and it’s Sad that the system is designed to set our black children up for failure. Some are able to beat the odds

I actually faciltited classes in Compton and the great adults had vibes like Barbara and the rest of the students...so they were happy that I did not take one dime...that I was straight from the heart.....I actually paid money out of my own pocket to show them a better way...did I suceed?...I feel I reached the majority.....I watched room 222...to Sir With Love...and always wanted to have a classroom of students...

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

Yessss🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

If you watch the movie, you'll see Mr Durrell rip into everyone in the class after he consoles Ms Thomas. That clip isn't on KZread for some reason, but you will find the dance scene. I find that highly suspect. This scene was low income black ignorance gracefully illustrated. Sheryl Lee Ralph played her part extremely well. Sidney Poitier's monologue in the next scene was the straight truth that BET should air on repeat for an entire year. First time I saw this movie I was speechless.

@MsTexas73

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@josephedric4081

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGugrs-gcb2dnag.html

@missayawk

3 жыл бұрын

👍🏿

@tekmeasiam

3 жыл бұрын

You could see it on his face he was about to put in some lyrical work.

@missayawk

3 жыл бұрын

Well you know Sidney being the dignified person he is wasn't gonna let Sheryl Lee's character get the last word.Its the same in the movie " To Sir With Love".There was a scene involving a tampon/ maxipad and he RIPPED into those students, especially the females.Angriest I've ever seen him on screen.

This scene aged well......the attention span of a 5 year old won Barbara an Emmy at Abbott Elementary! WTG Sheryl Lee Ralph!

@oopsydaisy4417

Жыл бұрын

Right! They fired her from Abbot Elementary for not being "Black enough"...guess they haven't seen this 😆 Love this woman 🌼👑🌼

Barbara was on a road to NOWHERE....I seen it a 1,000 times.

One of the top movie scenes, ever. Unfortunately, that blame game still continues. Hurt people hurt people. (CTG)

The overlooked movie of The Cosby and Poitier trilogy. Not as funny as the first two, but more of a message was sent in this film.

Ms. Thomas went one on one with Barbara and got her ass wasted!

@daniellej7914

4 жыл бұрын

Sluggz Mcgee Barbara was a bitch too

@IsaiahWong8

3 жыл бұрын

Danielle J but Barbara was right to check her too many teachers play god in the classroom no business calling someone dumb especially a student

@LisaFrank39

3 жыл бұрын

@@IsaiahWong8 if they dont want to be called dumb then they shouldn't act dumb. All the common sense to "waste" her teacher but she can't get a job.

Yall probably realized, but I just noticed that barbra is ''Dee'' from the moesha show playing the step mother. I didn't know she did movies in the 1970s.

@TheDIVA3482

6 жыл бұрын

OldSchoolKid1994 that's right

@allencollins1617

5 жыл бұрын

I Didn't Either Until 2001.

Actually Barbara was entitled to what she said. She lives the life of the ghetto children just treated like idiots. I'm tired of teachers thinking they can talk to the kids they way they feel. And then when the child responds they are wrong??? I don't think so teachers need to understand their position of authority doesn't entitle them to just say whatever they want!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@bunnielove29

6 жыл бұрын

LaShae true story

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

I agree and I also feel as a teacher being tired of being disrespected and feel like the student can say what they want to say out of their mouth when they are being disruptive

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

That works both ways no student has a right to say what they want just like the teacher doesn’t have a right to say what they want out of their mouths. Sometimes you have pick and choose your own battles the pen is mighty than the sword

@HaynesPitts EXACTLY...as another middle school teacher...I TOTALLY feel you on that.

Listen to 2:43 and watch her lips! It’s an edit! She really used the F word…but they used a voiceover to edit it to “freakin’”. They removed the F word in order to receive a rating of PG.

Woooooooooo that was 🔥🔥🔥

Dayum, she broke her down!

It's true teachers say some shit like that its very true especially black teachers

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

I disagree not all black teachers when you have a disrespectful student you have to set these students straight but the teacher was wrong to tell her what her attention span was like. She should have said listen so you can learn

The bass line on this song and Curtis Mayfield backed it up was killing that shit and at that time they didn't kn😢

Now Barbara is a teacher

@leeleea4164

Жыл бұрын

Right! Such a full circle moment!

First time I watched this as a kid, I was SHOOK! As an adult, I'm up here like "🗣DRAG HER!!!"

@vincentstrain2042

Жыл бұрын

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

It's not WHAT you say, it's HOW you say it!. (In ,2021 and people still don't understand that)

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

That Part💯💯💯💯

Can you please upload the entire movie.

Powerful.

This scene was re-enacted used in the wire season 4

Those were the girls I went to school with and spent most years of my career dealing. I love Barbara.

20 years later and she meets her match moesha Mitchell

Tell it Barbara! Ms. Thomas, WHAT YOU CRYING FOR? STEP TO THAT HEFFA! You should have got her on the rebound.

Dee deen holding back on Moesha 😂😂😂

You're right...however she's also dealing with ADULTS...it's different when it's with children.

1:13 Deena Jones bout to SET IT OFF

Well....I HEARD THAT🙌😁

What gets me is if a student were to lean back in their chair,they'd get the type of discipline that conduct like this deserves. Why??? because some of the teachers get frustrated with the clowns and take it out on the rest. But...they had to keep it real in the movie.

I've seen that kind of Big Dummy before. Fertile as fuck though, that's nature's cruel joke.

right on Sheryl Lee Ralp!!!

That teacher should have stood her ground - all the jive talk in the world would break me ONE BIT - it might BEND me, but it wouldn't BREAK me!

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

That Part I wouldn’t have broke down I would have told her I been where you been at and I beat the odds because I was determined and was not going to let anyone stop me therefore if I can do it you can do it to if you want to learn

Barbara 1970's = KRS 1 slash Chuck D. 1990's Dig IT ?

Sheryl Lee Ralph is fantastic there.

The OLDEST high school students I've ever seen.

Phaedra Parks blueprint

I love Sheryl Lee Ralph

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

She made the teacher cry

twitter vs real life

@AmericanPowerBase even now, just because you say I am a fool does not make me one... so say whatever you wish. I merely spoke truth. Just because you are a teacher doesn't entitle you to treat your students how you wish. Respect is given only where it is deserved. She tried to bring Barbara down and instead of sitting there and just taking it she stood up for herself and told that teacher the truth. And that is why she started crying. Guilt can only claim the guilty....

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

I agree 💯💯💯💯and that goes for the student as well it works both ways

Why poor people always make people who are accomplished guilty for being ACCOMPLISHED?

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

It’s not about that it’s that they forgot where they came from.

@ninosimone

Жыл бұрын

@@sirresebethea why would they want to linger on a bad past ?

Moesha's Stepmother!

I went school barbra im weak!!!!!!!!!!!

oh shit this my part when my grl shirley go off.

dang she really cussed her out

I'm from the hood and I have a doctorate. I agree with Barbara's view point. If you don't understand her, then you have a high level of self-hatred. There are some people that think that just because they've achieved certain things in life, that they are better than others. Some Black folk ABSOLUTELY think that THEY ARE BETTER THAN OTHER BLACK PEOPLE. This movie was heavily influenced by Bill Cosby, and well, everyone knows how he felt about the "lesser".

@brentduanefoster

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but the fact still remains that MANY of us would rather play victim and the blame game, than to actually do what the teacher did. Does that mean that one should talk down to others? No, but that also means that if you’re not willing to do the work to better yourself, you can’t get mad at the folks who did and got ahead. As messed up as the world and society is, it’s not going to offer you much sympathy for not taking initiative to better yourself, regardless of what your circumstances are. You claimed that people who don’t understand Barbara’s point of view have a high level of self-hatred. I disagree. Because, a lot of folks that do come up, have to constantly deal with the resentment and jealousy of those who didn’t. The self-hatred argument goes both ways. Just like what I mentioned for the teacher, the same can be said for Barbara, too. You can operate in self-hatred by being mad at the world for the circumstances that you’re in.

this is my movie gone sheryl lee ralph!!

But what Sheryl was saying was right about the fact that if it wasn't for the under educated black children in the system they wouldn't have a job. the shit was design to fail to, like if my job was too get ten people employed and I did then my job would be terminated or reduce to part time so for me too succeed they must not.

@scorpiosoulja

5 жыл бұрын

And now that they have every opportunity to succeed some still choose the other route to fail. Alot of things I learned..I learned on my own. I did what I was suppose to do in school and then everything else I learned I sought it out for myself.

@sirresebethea

Жыл бұрын

@@scorpiosoulja say that 💯💯💯💯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽No Excuses

Dynamite🎉

TRUTH HURTS!!!

Yo, she crushed her.

Damn Barbara