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Philip's parents, Hattie ( Virginia Capers ) and Joe ( Gilbert Lewis ) come to visit for the weekend when he wins a prestigious award who inadvertently reveal his humble country roots growing up on a farm in North Carolina. A journalist ( Kathy Griffin ), comes to the Banks' house to interview Philip about his life, but plans to kill the story because she finds him boring after all he talks about is his work. Will, overhearing, tells her stories about Philip's past "barnyard life" he heard from Hattie, including a story about a pig named Melvin that Philip had a close bond with. This goes down well with the newspaper editors and Philip's parents, but Hattie overhears Philip angrily berating Will for revealing the truth about his past, and she becomes convinced he is ashamed of his roots. At the dinner, Philip makes his acceptance speech where he shows renewed pride in his roots and gratitude for being raised by two devoted parents.
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