Designing Women S7 E4 - Bernice Clifton: Still a Red-Hot Mama

All aboard! Headed to our next stop on the ST&TV Season 7 Train - BERNICE.

The writers for “Designing Women” season 7 were ALL IN on Bernice as the comic relief this season and so were we. (Don’t be surprised if we break all the rules and share dozens of “funniest moments” for Bernice this season!) We’ll hit all the highs and lows for this red-hot mama. 

And don’t forget to come back Thursday for a mental-health focused “Extra Sugar.”

Come on y’all, let’s get into it! 

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Transcript

It's time to say goodbye to our favorite Designing Women gal, Bernice

Hey, Nikki.

Hey, Salina.

And hey, y'all. And welcome to Sweet Tea and tv. I've got great news.

What is it?

Well, it's our favorite gal. We're covering her today.

It's time, Bernice.

We're covering her with our love, with our laughs. Yeah. Yes. Thank you for saving me from what could have gone sideways. but I am just. Honestly, I'm over the moon to be discussing our favorite Designing Women gal.

Oh.

so here we are. Especially our last little bit of time with her. I was kind of sad preparing for this one.

Oh, I guess that's true. Maybe it hasn't washed over me yet. Maybe when we get to those final few episodes, I'm gonna start feeling really sad.

Yeah, I mean, well, you can just think, about some of the worst episodes this season. And that might make you be like, ah, it's fine.

I'll be okay. I'll pull it.

The time. The time had come. But for now, put this baby down. Yeah, exactly. But for now, we can be in, like, a sweet place about it. A bit of sweet place.

I like that.

We only have two episodes that are solely about Bernice this season

And I'll also, like. Can you let us know through or walk us through the very small piddly list of Bernice episodes. That was the other thing. Like what? It's so weird.

She's very present this season, but we have a very short list of episodes that are just about her. So first of all, she doesn't show up until episode four, but then she's in almost every episode after that. So, but like I said, we only have two that have a really meaningful Bernice focus. Episode four, on the Road Again. And episode 13. Oh, dog. Poor dog. And I did appreciate your note in our shared document where you were basically like, save me. I feel like there's episodes I'm missing. What have I missed here? And I was like, nope, that's it. You got it.

Yeah. Yeah. I was nervous.

Yeah, well, you got it. It's just the two. But we did have some plot points for her throughout the season. So, she enjoys a road trip, which we. Maybe we knew before, but this season it becomes very clear when she goes road tripping with Mary Jo and Julia and kinda sorta snags a long haul trucker for herself. she does lose Anthony to Etienne, but later hits on her dad and dates Etienne's best friend to make up for it. So you win some, you lose some.

Yep.

She has cataract surgery. Humor abounds. She has surgery. She thinks they're trying to. She, sells Tickets to. To see Mary Jo's Magic Elvis Shovel with that episode, I've still only watched one time. It was.

Yeah, I've only watched all of them one time.

Oh, really? I've watched a few of them a couple times. That one was rough.

Yeah.

and then she briefly becomes a palm reader and a psychiatrist. Anything that I miss, Salina?

I. I, don't think you've missed any, plot points at all. I think for me, some of the things that were rolling through my brain was if, like, season six Runner was all about, her very surprising lovers, like John Denver and whatnot, then this season's Runner was been there, done that. You know. Did you notice that?

Yes.

Okay. So. Which I realized in going back, she said more than a few times. She said it about menopause. She said about it proposing in the nude for a painting, and then also for riding the elevator down in your underwear and then sauntering over to the newsstand to pick up the latest copy of Paris Match. Because, I mean, Gus, we've all been there.

Sure.

And for the right amount of money.

She'S had a good, long life, so she's had opportunity to do all these things.

I mean, I think we've said more than once that that's the person we want to hang out with. Right. I'm getting my ties with Bernice. but, you know, she also feels like maybe she's still on a bit of a sexual awakening journey.

You know, I've heard that happens at that later part of your life, too.

1,000% support her. I actually found that the, this episode, harder to prepare for because, again, like, there was, like, less substance and lots of funny lines, and I think we would at least get a little bit of, like, you know, just more insight from her instead of, like, boob jokes, you know? also.

Okay.

But, I would just have liked a little warmth from her as well. And, you know, she's. She's. Because she is often used that way. But, you know, this sort of is part and parcel to other things that we've discussed with other. Other characters in, where it just feels like my Designing Women radar is going off, that something was off here.

Yeah. Yeah. I think maybe you said this, you said it in one of our earlier episodes. Like, I think it was with Anthony where they, took a feature of his personality or something. We knew about him and sort of just exploded it, and it became this caricature. They definitely did that with Bernice, too, this season. And I think you might have said it in that Anthony episode. Like, they kind of knew what would work, and so they. They went with it. That was a huge critic that I read of this season was the boob jokes from Bernice and just sort of deducing her to this one liner sort of character.

Right.

The part of me that enjoys, goofiness and zaniness. That was perfect for me.

Totally. I mean, I enjoyed it. I enjoyed that. It was great. But I think, you know, not everyone gets the opportunity to reflect on every single line and plot point the way we do.

Right. should they all be so lucky?

We're calling Our Bernice Season 7 Adventures Bernice Clifton

Yep, definitely.

So we're calling Our Bernice Season 7 Adventures Bernice Clifton. Still a red hot mama.

Yeah, it's a good name she gives us. And that's the thing about the one liners. There was lots to pull from.

Lots of those little things.

Yeah, absolutely.

So are you ready to tell us what your best Bernice episode was

So similar, to what we've been doing on this trajectory and this journey of ours is getting into these character superlatives for everyone. So are you ready to jump in and tell us what your best Bernice episode was? You got two options.

Two options to pull from. I'm going. So I think if I needed to introduce someone to the character of Bernice, only using season seven, I think I probably would point them to episode four, on the Road Again, which, incidentally, is also my best Bernice episode for the season. there was so much funny in this one, and she was so like, on it every single scene. so when everyone was standing around talking about Julia's new love interest and Bernice reveals that she once dated a CIA operative, Anthony questioned it, and she turned around and gave him a big smile and said, can't stand it, can you? Jealous. It was like, the physical humor was very funny. The line itself was really funny. And then it was also our first glimmer of that escalated infatuation with Anthony this year. And it just made for a delightful. It was early in the episode, and it made for a really delightful, entry to this crazy, experience they were about to have.

Yeah, I agree. It was. I think out of the two is definitely the best that we could get.

Yeah.

So I cheated.

Oh, okay.

And I went off script and because I don't know, I was just like, it just wasn't enough to work with. So I went with episode 19, the woman who Came to Sugar Bakers. This was the one about Julia's former and very grumpy school mistress.

Oh.

And like, when I. Because, you know, I think you and I both took notes as we were watching the season. And when I went back and looked at everything that Bernice kind of did in each episode. For me, this is the one that kind of stood out. And, to be clear, I think we both agreed this episode is not good. Like, not. It's just not the character. that's the teacher is. It was just, like, not a good character. We've done Grumpy Old lady before, and I like it. Yeah, but this was not the Grumpy Old lady of season five.

It didn't hit quite the same note.

No. And again, that sort of goes back to that thing about dipping into the well of things that worked before. But anyways, on that reflection. And thinking about maybe this is her best episode. So hear me out for my reasoning. And then you can be like, thank you. And then you can be like, yay or nay. But, you know, we see her go toe to toe with Mrs. Beecham. And she says to her, stop right there, sister. You can peck at the chickens, but you don't mess with the mother. He. I really like that. She's feisty.

She, is feisty.

But I think maybe my favorite line is. Later she says, I'm not crazy about that bitchy woman staying with you. And Julia corrects her and says, it's Beecham woman. Bernice pauses perfectly. And then goes, no, I think I'm right.

That was my cringy, Bernice. Only because of the, awkwardness that that would be. If you were in her shoes and said that. And didn't have Bernice's, like, brain, you'd be.

Well, not everyone can pull off a line like that for sure. Although I'd like to give it a shot if the opportunity arises. so then she sneaks into the psychiatrist office. Unnoticed by Julia and BJ and without thought or hesitation. She winds up pretending to be the psychiatrist when a patient comes in. And when the patient says she's in pain, Bernice responds, listen, sister, I've got a corn on my foot the size of Baltimore. And. And she, like, she loves her. She miraculously gets through the patient with her, like, nonsense. And then she also still, gets a hold of Mrs. Beachum's husband's file. She's a killer.

She's stone cold.

Yes, that's Bernice.

Salina: I struggled with picking my favorite character on the show

later, everyone is talking about good qualities. This is the boob joke, but I actually think it's pretty funny. And I have some thoughts on it. So everyone's talking about good qualities for a job. And Bernice pipes in, and she says, Great knockers don't hurt. I actually think, upon further reflection, that it's maybe less sexist and more of social commentary. So that's the way I'm choosing to look at it.

Sure, I think that's fair.

so, yeah, that's my favorite. How do you feel about my argument? Do you think it stands or am I on a, crazy bender?

Well, well, that was a weird way to ask that question because two things can be true at one time. no, I think. I think that makes a lot of sense. And, you know, I think that was something that I struggled with a little bit because, like I said at the beginning, she was present in almost every episode after episode four and was definitely brought in for comic relief or to break some scenes up, which for me is like, just. That's my favorite kind of character. I just love that. So for me, there was a lot to pull from, and so I almost had to restrict myself to just the two episodes where she was heavily featured. Otherwise, I don' know that I could have really parsed back through and picked one. So I love that you picked one. She wasn't the, the plot line wasn't her main focus, but she definitely was super present. I. I love that. I think that makes a lot of sense. I think, her feistiness, I think, is what came across for me. thinking about my favorite episode, episode four, because that her interaction over the long haul trucker. Oh, my God, that was just delightful. she says, why don't we take him back to the Motel 6 and ravage him? She's just like, oh, I don't know. She's on it. She's just like. Then she says, hey, big boy, I'll be your long haul mama if you'll be my hard drive in man.

I mean, accept the offer.

And then I also loved in that episode how she, took, Julia and Mary Jo to task for not actually being spontaneous. I. If you're gonna pick one of the characters who's spontaneous, you want to learn from, wouldn't it be Bernice? Like, oh, she's hands down, she's up for anything. She's probably done everything a couple of times. and I really liked when she appeared to that point when she peer pressured them into making some roadside stops. She's like, Slim Gems, Slim Jim. Then she's reading off a billboard, 23 flavors all you can eat clam night. And you'd pass that all up for Tennessee. I'm sorry, but that is not spontaneous in my Book. I want to take a road trip with her.

Yeah, don't eat the clams, though.

Probably not a great idea.

just some advice. Unless you want your final destination, or.

Maybe you don't want to make it to your final destination. Spontaneity sometimes is about the journey, not the destination, Salina.

That's right. Fly by the seat of your pants. Don't worry about that money you put down on Airbnb.

Who cares? I think I am going to go back and watch that, Mrs. Beecham episode, though, because I think you did tell me she had some really funny moments in it.

Yeah, it's probably worth just fast again. I would know. I only watch everything once. Don't listen to me. But just fast forwarding to, like, places where you see Bernice is probably that.

One and the Elvis shovel one are probably the two that I haven't watched again this season because I just. I can't. It's rough. They're not great.

Talk about worst episodes.

Mine is so short and sweet. It's just. Oh, dog. Poor dog. It just wasn't a shining episode in general. and Bernice's storyline just really wasn't that compelling in that episode.

Ditto. So, like, there's no reason to, like, keep looking that gift horse in the mouth. That's not the right thing, but you know what I mean.

Yeah, we don't have to.

Don't keep kicking that cow. That's how that goes, right?

I actually usually say, don't keep kicking the Salina, is that not right?

Oh, please don't. You know, people say, stop kicking me.

Nikki: Maybe up to three funniest moments. I'm not holding it to three

So the next one, in our superlatives here, would be up to three funniest moments. Nikki, before you go ahead and kick us off with, some of yours, and we can volley back and forth if you'd like. I was honest. I put it in our planning document. I'm not holding it to three. This is Bernice. It's our last episode with her. I don't care.

Yeah, and after you gave me that permission, I opened it up a little bit. I have, like, nine. but some of.

Why don't you knock out, like, a few? Maybe up to three.

Some of them. You've already mentioned the been there, done that, Runner. I specifically noticed it through episode four and five. It's just so perfect for her to have been there and done that on the zaniest things. so I really appreciated that. Runner. I also also loved in episode five. This one is for you, Salina. When she said, I sent over a hundred reports to that hype report woman. And she never responded.

Oh, I don't even think I caught that one.

Oh, yeah. because, again, thinking about dipping in the well, I think this was where they said. And, something about the height report. They brought it up like. And you remember that New York Times article or whatever? And she said, oh, okay. I sent over a hundred, letters to her. So I thought. I thought you would appreciate that one.

Oh, man, I wish I had caught that one.

So it's episode five. You can go back and catch that one. Then I'll mention episode six where she said, well, when I asked for three cherries, I want three cherries. I don't want a lime and a cherry and a damn bunch of grapes. It's just so angry.

And I feel it's a little bit more angry this season. Yeah, she was really going through something.

Teetering on the edge. And I think it's something you and I can relate to.

Huh?

right there on the edge. We went out to dinner last night. I'm not the type of person that will ever send a thing back, but we went out to dinner last night, and the kids didn't get what they wanted. And I said something about it. That's where I am in life. I'm saying stuff now.

I'm talking normally.

I'm like, just eat it, guys. It's gonna be fine. But now, I don't know.

That's sometimes hard with kids, I would imagine. Just eat it.

I mean, yeah, it is.

Just eat that olive topping on.

Usually we push through it because it's just. You gotta learn. You gotta learn. But last night, I was having none of it.

Good lesson. Ah, yeah. Well, you know what? There are some weeks or months, long stretches where you just want what you want and need what you need. So I hope whatever you have was delicious. Was it Mexican?

It was Friday night. Mexican night. It was cheese and bean nachos, and they put chicken on top, and the kids don't like the shredded chicken.

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

Not that that matters, but I've channeled my inner Bernice.

Yeah. Now I want nachos. I don't know that's quite the same, but I really want it.

So my first one for Bernice is. Episode 16. And then episode 18, it's not easy being green

So my first one for Bernice is. And I realize I'm, like, all over the place here, but it's episode 15, New Julia, New York Morning. Just, imagine the humiliation of walking into a gallery and seeing a painting of yourself naked, six by four, right there for all the world to see. Bernice jumps in and goes, been there. Done that. I was a new model. Bernice, you have not. I was a new model for the art class at Leisure Land. There is no greater hum. Humiliation than being painted naked by a group of artists with cataracts. A lot of cataracts this season.

It's the, health issue of a certain age, I think.

Of course. and then I have a trifecta of what I'm gonna call horny Bernice returns. Or maybe she never left.

I don't think she left.

I just. Actually, you had this one already about the trucker. Ravage him or taken to the field. I just also want to pipe in that that is a big Thelma and Louise reference. And I'm going to call that a Thelma and Louise reference in case Nikki ever allows that to be our special episode. I'm just going to throw that down right here. Episode 16. And sex, lies and bad hair days. I'm so curious if this made it on your list or not. She said I could fix you up with Big Tony at Tony's Pizzeria. Do you know why they call him Big Tony? Because he can balance a calzone on his brief.

Come on, Salina, get it together.

And then episode 18, it's not easy being green. And it's where we learn that she is dating Etienne's best friend. I. I just can't. Like, I can't. It's great.

So good.

I love it. He's like, I'm just fast. I'm wrapped by this woman. And then Bernice walks through. I was like, of course you are. Yes, of course. It was good stuff.

Bernice made a lot of aggressive comments toward Anthony's love interest this season

What else you got?

Episode, seven. I loved the line. Reality's a suckers game, Homie don't play that. Runs through my head. And not insignificant number of times a week. So commit that to memory. Reality is just the suckers game, guys.

Oh, I thought you said you were gonna say, homie don't play that.

I say that a lot. I do, all the time. Just everything. Homie don't play that. she had a lot of aggressive comments toward Anthony's love interest this season that were hilarious. Including, unfortunately for us, a few that were cut. So the Odyssey. I think this one was in the main episode when they're talking about how Etienne can' join them for the inauguration. I, can't remember what they say to explain why she can't be there, but she says she's a she beast. And then she says, well, whoop dee doo, she's Florence Nightingale and a g String and pasties. So funny. She really hates Etienne.

She does. This is not great.

and then this.

Not great for Etienne.

Not great for Etienne. So this one was a cut line when they were talking about Vanessa in episode six. So this was before Vanessa broke up with him. Or maybe right when she broke up with him. But there was a threat of physical aggression from Bernice. So, where's Anthony right now? He's in the store room. He doesn't want to see anybody. Oh, I cannot believe that anybody would do this to a man two weeks before the wedding. I knew it was coming. That girl was no good. You could just tell it. She was always looking at herself in the mirror. And when she put her lipstick on, she'd purse her lips up like this. I just don't like a woman who does that. I mean, you know, it's like La Dee Da and Ha Cha Cha and Ain't I something? I ought to go over there and slap her face off. Would you drive me? Bernice, you're not going to slap anybody's face off. Sit down. This is no time to be acting goofy.

Oh, that is pretty aggressive.

And I would just have loved to see her act that out. and then the last one was episode 13. Oh, dog. Poor dog. You mess with my homeboy, you get busy with me.

All right, I've got two more.

Mary Jo recounts her strange morning to Bernice and others

Okay, so episode 17, shovel off to Buffalo. We get a recount of her strange morning to Mary Jo. So Mary Jo says, I have had the strangest morning. Then Bernice pipes in me, too. I washed my face, brushed my teeth, had a little breakfast, and then got dressed. Bernice, that sounds perfectly normal. I agree. So why were all those people in the Walmart so upset? But she kind of, like, knew it was coming. I don't know if, like, I don't know if for some reason I saw this episode years ago, but I was like, she's in the Walmart, isn't she? but it's Landon's. Still just as good for me.

Just as funny every time.

That's right. And then finally, in episode 12 in the Odyssey, where she comes dressed in her nightgown when everyone else gets in their ball gown while stranded to the airport for the Clinton inauguration. And I just want to say that I think her reasoning was pretty sound. I didn't write it down, but it was basically something like you said to come. What? I'm comfortable in m. Comfortable? My nightgown. I'm like, not a nightgown because, well, I am old, but I'm not that old. And I was like, yeah, same like I want soft pants and I want them now.

Yes. I think I'm gonna switch to the moomoo life, actually. because even soft pants sometimes are a little too constricting, you know? Yeah.

Sometimes you have to come home and you take off your soft pants and you put on softer, baggier pants.

Yeah, it's the bagginess, I think.

Yeah.

I'm feeling the need for a lot of baggy lately.

Yeah.

Up next is our up to three cringiest or most obnoxious moments

So up next is our up to three cringiest or most obnoxious moments. You want to kick us off?

I just had that episode 19 misunderstanding, about Ms. Beecham, versus Ms. Bitchy.

I. I'm telling you, I'm waiting for a bitchy Ms. Beecham to come into my life.

You can have that line when she.

Yeah, I want to give you something cringy to react to. yeah. I think the closest thing I had for her might be the constant dragging of Etienne. But it's mostly funny. Like we already talked about, like some of the lines are just really good. And she's in love with Anthony.

Yeah.

Let the woman love.

I mean, she just feels very strongly about him. And we can't control someone's emotions.

I love love, you know? Yeah, sure. Everybody's always saying that about me. I definitely such a cuddle nugget.

So when someone asks me about my co host, I say, Salina. She's a real cuddle nugget. We should know something about her.

I really need someone to call me a cuddle nugget Now.

Having a living will is super important as you get older

Last week, I just need you to know that Casey said that living with me is like living with a Disney character.

Oh.

Because I'm always singing and dancing around the house. Oh, that's nice.

That's so lovely.

I guess, I'm like, which Disney character?

Yeah, that's a good question.

Like Stone.

Because I was thinking for me, m it would be like the Beast. You're always just surly and angry.

I mean, kinda don't tell me who I could be. I like to pop around that. I think I do think the villains have some good songs. I'm just saying it's true. That's some good stuff. okay, so then we have the most socially or culturally important or relevant plot. I really like how distilled I made that. Isn't that nice?

Yes, you did.

What do you have?

I think for me, probably the closest we came to was actually oh, dog. Poor dog. And only because we have this concept of a Living will and what elderly people must think when they have a health issue and they're worried about someone taking care of them. Like.

Hm.

Can you imagine going into, at a certain age, any sort of procedure must feel a little bit scary. And then do the people around you know what to do on your behalf?

Yeah, no, I mean, okay, so I have nothing because I was like, ah, she's this like a one woman joke machine.

Yeah.

But that is absolutely a very relevant issue. and as we get older and everyone else gets around us older, thinking about it all the time. So.

Because from the caregiver perspective, you have to make really big decisions on behalf of someone else, not really knowing what they would want unless they told you. And, I think it was, it was this season because we talked about, one of the characters was talking about dying and like, we have to. We have to have conversations about dying and people are super uncomfortable doing that.

Maybe bj.

I was thinking about BJ and I was thinking it was maybe that one. But like, having a living will is super important. Just so you know, we both have something good. Okay. Because it's super uncomfortable.

Oh, I meant you and me not together. I just know you have one too.

When you said we both have one, I thought you meant you and Casey.

Well, that's true.

Yeah. Okay.

Our will is combined.

Yes, we. And when we went to talk to the, the lawyer about the will, it was right after I had had Carolina. We had to have some really uncomfortable conversations. It's really uncomfortable, but you have to do it. So I was thinking about that a little bit in that episode. Yes, it was silly and goofy, but also, that's tough. That's a tough place to live.

Well, and it's something emotional that we could have done our extra sugar on. Living wills. What a treat.

instead we'll do mental health. What a treat.

Salina talks about living wills and mental health on Talk Talk

Well, I think right now is a good time to talk about mental health. You know, it's always a good time, but right now especially feels like one. But when something so emotional meets some, like, legalese, I just remember being very uncomfortable with what I'm going to call the pull the plug language. because I was like reading through it and I was like, like, I still don't understand. And I feel like this is one of those instances where I don't want to fake it until I make it, because I may not make it or I may make it when I didn't want to. So I really need to understand that's my stance on it is what I'm.

Saying that's the one that stresses me out the most, is being your family's trying to protect you by keeping you alive, but you're getting nothing out of it, and it's causing everybody pain along the way.

Yeah, it gets really complicated.

We talked about this. You, and I did in it's, the same episode where Mary Jo is making decisions about her dog, Brownie. And it's an interesting juxtaposition to put those two things together. Bernice having a health scare and a dog. Because we do treat dogs so much more humanely than we do people.

Right.

And especially if you don't have a living will that puts forward what you want to happen in difficult situations, they're gonna make the decision to keep you alive whether you're really there or not. Yeah. And living your best life.

So get that will together.

Get it together. Socially and culturally relevant, Salina.

I believe Legally Zoom will do it for a more affordable price. That's what has been suggested to me in the past. Or legal. Not Legally Zoom, but maybe it's Legal Zoom.

that sounds right.

Okay. so, yeah, look at that. Relevance.

Bernice gets a five out of five for an enjoyable episode

How about. I can't believe it. Not with all those lines, but we're ready to rate this sucker.

Holy crap.

What you got?

my rating scale is outpatient Pitchers of Vodka Stingers. Yeah, that's a throwback to Old Dog. Poor dog. I gave her a five out of five. she's simply magnificent. She didn't have a ton of substance. We didn't have a lot of Bernie's focused episode. But I felt like where the writers did use her, they used her, at least in an enjoyable way. So she became. We talked about this earlier, a bit of a character of herself. The over the top physical threats toward Vanessa or Etienne. The one hot mama stuff. But it never got old. To me, it was always surprising and fun. And in the end, if nothing else, Bernice ends up with Anthony, which is just the way we feel like she deserves. So five out of five for me.

Totally. I did give her a five out of five as well, but I think I'm gonna up it to 10 out of five.

Oh, yeah. I like it. I'll co sign on that.

Let's go out with a bang with, Bernice. you know, I think from my perspective, it's pretty similar, but I'll just say that, you know, Bernice is a good time. It doesn't matter where she is or what everyone else is doing. She is down to party. She is one red Hot mama on the prowl. And I am here for it. I can only hope to be, like, a smidge as fun as her when I get to that age. Or now, for that matter. And, in terms of how she went out again in Anthony's arms, I mean, sure, it was a fantasy, but I can live on that fantasy. I can. Why not be totally fine. and, you know, she was the last thing that we saw in the show. And in my world, all is right.

In the world that makes it, doesn't that. That feels right somehow.

Honestly, it really. After what was so such a letdown of a season, frankly.

Yeah.

It was like when you've watched a really bad movie, but the end's really good.

Yeah.

And you go, maybe it's not that bad.

Right. You know, it wasn't enough to inspire you to watch the episodes multiple times, but.

Nope.

It left you with a good taste in your mouth.

That's right. It sure did.

That's what's important. Well, Bernice, we loved her. I'm sad it's over, but my grandma.

Would say, and I have no idea what it means, and maybe someone will tell me sometime. No, it's not bad. Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.

Oh, man. Now I. I want to Google that. I'm gonna hold back. I'm gonna hold back.

Hold it back.

Hold back. for our next episode, I guess we're moving on to Carlene.

Yes.

so we'll come back next week and talk about her. In the meantime, we'd love everyone to follow along with us and engage Instagram and Facebook. Weettntv. We're on TikTok. Sweettvpod. We're on YouTube. Sweettv7371. Our email address is sweettvpodmail.com and you can find us online at www.sweettv.com. there are lots of ways you can support the show. You can tell your family and friends about us, rate and review the podcast wherever you listen, and then you can also visit the support us page on our website, to support us, and then come back Thursday for an extra sugar. We've alluded to it. As we find ourselves teetering on the edge, it becomes increasingly important for us to have this extra sugar. That should have been the title help.

Right.

Uh, we're going to take this opportunity to think about mental health

we're going to take this opportunity to think about mental health. we're doing it because we. We've sort of, talked about Bernice's mental health, arterial flow issues over the years, but we're going to use that to think about whether Bernice teaches us something. The Southern portrayal of mental health and the Southern Southern ness of mental health, how we approach it in the South. But also, Salina and I are going to take a couple minutes and share some of our mental health tips and tricks which we are using a lot lately.

And then, like, reach out. What are yours? Help us. Please help. Let's build a community.

You know, that's, what we're aiming for here. That's the goal.

Well, you know what that means.

What does it mean, Salina?

It means we'll see you around the bin. Bye.