The Five Heartbeats "Introduction of Sarge"

A funny scene from the film "The Five Heartbeats"
"Don't let your mouth get you in to something, your ass can't get you out of"..

[@orochikaiba]

"Just like I thought, that ain't shit. HOLD MY CANE!!!"

[@brittanyrobinson4920]

One of my favorite scenes 🤣

[@willjc32]

@@brittanyrobinson4920 Facts 😂😂🤦🏿

[@SingersDream]

Best line ever! Had me dead. 😂😂

[@beyoncesdaughter9128]

But the old man didn't do nothing special 🤣

[@kimberlysmith3202]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@whayes8084]

One half of the great Nicholas Brothers. Best dancers in American history by far.

[@CodyCole80]

I agree. 💯 They even got “Michael” beat in my opinion. I’ve yet to see anyone duplicate or even come close to their stair jump routine. 😂 Fred Astaire doesn’t even come close to that. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@gasaholic47]

@@CodyCole80 They taught Michael....and Janet, at the request of their father.

[@blueberry8848]

Les Twins!!!! Larry and Laurent Bourgeois are the closest that I have ever seen. They remind me of The Nicholas Brothers, and they're middle name's are even Nicholas!

[@weluvb5]

@@blueberry8848 As an LT fan, I say both shine in their own ways but are bringing something to the stage.

[@tracyoneal39]

He was married to actress Dorothy Dandridge for 9 years.

[@hotcakesjubaby7300]

CAT DADDY! 🤣🤣🤣🤣like he did something I screamed

[@RiaE.S]

I know right!!🤣🤣

[@sufundasamuels431]

Ikr" LOL!!! Sarge got in his ass real quick!

[@crimjqt83]

" Hold my cane"

[@rodcooper7532]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@LSs-gp1tn]

😭😭😭 no foreal !!

[@natiablack7144]

Jimmy and Eleanor were dead wrong for laughing at Dresser after Sarge insulted his dance moves 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CreeceMarquis]

Noticed that too!!! 😂😂😂

[@ci.ci.1998]

ONG I would've been laughing too on the low 💀😂

[@kennethlopez6527]

"eleanor. i really like eleanor." on the real though eleanor is a beautiful woman

[@pysq8]

🤣 it's one of the few times Eleanor got to express a sense of humor. I saw her as uptight, as a child, til she..."giggled at a cuss word" like me 😂

[@queenreg7]

They knew….😂

[@kevindavis296]

😂😂😂 0:45 Huh, my ass. Let me see your best combination. 1:18 Just as I thought that ain't s**t!

[@rosecoolgirl8760]

😭😭😭😭

[@mercedesrobinson4360]

Kevin Davis uu[

[@teap.9045]

KD Davis 😂😂😂 gotta love Sarge

[@WhiteCheddarChannel]

Jimmy and his wife's reaction when he says "That ain't shit" 😅

[@rochstan123]

Diahann Carroll was one beautiful woman.

[@nuknuknuk111]

Still is

[@Tornado1994]

@@nuknuknuk111 She Passed October 29,2019.

[@mauricebrown9183]

She was a Goddess !

[@knd2023]

Wasn't she!!!!! No work or nothing. Just beautiful. All the way until she died and Pam Grier is going to be another one

[@isaacruffinjr.4725]

I've always wondered what did Sarge need the cane for if he can do all that? 🤣🤣

[@willjc32]

Right 😂 ole school pimp I guess

[@Capcoor]

When he was dancing, his leg problem, whatever it was went away.

[@chozenkingston]

This guy was before his time “Hold my cane” Pioneer of the the “hold my” meme

[@murjanipeterson9825]

🤣

[@MagentaCircle]

Lmaooooo so true

[@hiawathaclemons]

YO THATS FACTS

[@karinamiddlebrooks2167]

😂😂😂

[@mre.n.ybaggz18]

🗣SHOW HIM DRESSER 😭

[@XxBabyGurlLovexX]

"THAT AIN'T SHIT!!" lmao 😭😂🙌🏽 whooo lord!!

[@aaronverico1396]

This wasn't going to end any other way, except for Terrence getting schooled hard, by Sarge. Lol. 😂 A.k.a the awesome and phenomenal dancer Harold Nicholas. Of the superlegendary dancing duo, the Nicholas Brothers. RIP to Mr. Harold Nicholas. #Salute 👊👑💜❤🙏💯

[@CodyCole80]

You must’ve studied this film/script really well. Not many people know Dresser’s real name was Terrance. 😂

[@Luke-kg7vu]

@@CodyCole80 fr cause they always call him Dresser 😂

[@terryfunk5490]

Jus like I thought That ain't shit!!!!!

[@isaiahwilliams7150]

Terry Funk (YELLING VOICE) NIGGA YOU AIN'T SHIT! I FUCKING HATE THIS MOVIE! I WANT TO WATCH OLIVER AND COMPANY AND THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME!

[@JustMe-ku6rk]

Imagine being a young actor when the legendary Harold Nicholas shows up on set. I would have been dumb struck.

[@debbiesmith7351]

Never knew that was Dorothy Dandridge ex-husband so cool

[@anaityketihw]

Debbie Smith Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers.

[@ryankoehler3170]

One of the greatest dancers of all time.

[@dcap79]

Dresser?

[@maximusprime3459]

Harold Nicholas along with his brother Feyard were incredible.

[@jesincere8589]

Chuck Barksdale in heaven laughing his ass off saying , "That's was me as a youngster, fo' sure" Diahann Carroll one of the loveliest women on the planet, great addition to the stellar cast.

[@trevorhembrough1290]

Chuck told a great story about how Robert originally came to The Dells for some research so the script could be more of a traditional comedy along the lines of his previous work. When they started telling Robert about what actually happened to them in the ’60s and what not, the comedy turned into a drama real fast.

[@timg.1510]

" Just As I Thought, That Ain't Shit"!! 😂😂😂😂

[@lonidu6836]

When Dresser thought he ate.😂😂😂😂

[@yolandamccrary7205]

Best👏scene👏ever. 😂😂😂😂

[@keithpearsonjr1982]

Eddie & Duck leaning over looking hard to keep up with the feetwork and try NOT TO LOL....👀👀👀

[@eatfoodmusic3184]

Dresser thought he had did his thing 😂😂😂

[@rashawntennyson3507]

When me and my lil bros were kids watching this we use to laugh our asses off at the big kool aid smile on Mr. Sarge face while he was dancing 😂😂😂

[@bigjonah5503]

We did too ge was truly having fun😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ajjax9952]

Same. I’m laughing again, many many years later! 😂

[@Hi.Shadow]

That’s how the Nicholas smiled when they danced back in the 1930s and 40s lol

[@keked9231]

Harold nicholas the only guy who was lucky enough to marry the beautiful dorothy dandridge

[@PearsonJd2]

Dorothy Dandridge was married to an abusive white man as well as Harold

[@KAMALAISHERNAME]

Keke D and abandoned Dorothy with their mentally disabled child...

[@ashleysmith8402]

@@PearsonJd2 Dorothy dandrige should've married earl mills I mean he's the one who truly loved and cared for her.

[@CodyCole80]

I SAID WHAT I SAID Right! 💯 I’ve always respected Mr. Nichols’ dance skills, but not the way he treated his family... But we all human. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@AMWTSCAM82]

@@ashleysmith8402 Dorothy Dandrige only attractive to guys who treat her like shit.

[@MusixMan81]

I use to watch this part over and over 200 times amazed by his skills.

[@jackpea7102]

Nicolas Brothers kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWnceHqqi7Clepo

[@murjanipeterson9825]

Me too I use crack my family as kid doing Dressa’s dance 🤣

[@sapphirelight748]

@@jackpea7102 I know I'm late, but thank you for this comment. That performance was breathtaking!!!

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

When Dresser gets upset about Sarge coming in, he reminded me of Overton from that show Living Single haha

[@tremainworrell5997]

Which episodes of Living Single that Overton was reminded as Dresser from The Five Heartbeats

[@allencollins1617]

I Want To Know Too.

[@xxiv8841]

@@tremainworrell5997 I guess the voice?🤷🏽

[@tremainworrell5997]

Dresser: Man if you don't like I was doing, you could've come and talk to me, instead of going behind my back, Bringing in some old drunk.. Sarge: STOP RIGHT THERE, I don't let your mouth get you into something your ass, that can't get you out of! 😂😂🤣🤣

[@CodyCole80]

😂 I always wondered why they called him Dresser. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@2003MARSSKILLS]

"Let me see your best combination."

[@ellisjahfinelcraddock]

@@2003MARSSKILLS Dressa: "huh?"

[@plawson8577]

@@ellisjahfinelcraddock “Huh my ass. Let me see your best combination!”

[@orochikaiba]

The fellas tried to give Dresser the Grinch Who Stole Christmas chest inflate and Sarge put a stop to that immediately. Half inebriated too😂😂😂

[@OfficerSuperman_she-her]

Isn’t that Harold Nicholas from the Nicholas Brothers? A true LEGEND!!💙-Officer Superman

[@mrf19741]

I never noticed Jimmy and Eleanor in the back of Sarge cracking up until now!😂

[@krlm2280]

To think sarge had nearly 60 years in the game when this movie came out him and his brother are not only legends but part of musical and dancing history for African Americans rip mr harold Nicholas aka sarge

[@nikki7128]

One of the BEST scenes of the movie lol. NEVER gets old💗

[@key1up]

Lmfaooooo “cat daddy”

[@tigerlilly9038]

If "getting your ass righteously handed to you by an elder" was a clip!!! LOVE THIS MOVIE. Solidifies for the millionth time: #OscarsAintShit

[@Capcoor]

I’m surprise he didn’t get a slap.

[@theripper3294]

Dressa was smooth wit it though, but he really would've taken a big L if sarge was younger. RIP nicholas brothers.

[@leeleelayla5]

Hell it wouldn't even had to be that many year younger then this in the movie Tap which came out like a year or 2 before this movie and he was still doing his leap over people into a split then slide himself up move. Sarge would had taken a major L if that happen a little sooner

[@oRuTRa45]

@@leeleelayla5 True!

[@edwardherring9640]

Dresser takes the L regardless of Sarge's age. He's just a superior dancer.

[@wavealip8059]

"STOP RIGHT THERE! Now Don't let your mouth get into something that your ass can't get you out of."

[@DEVILSBELONGINHADES.]

HOLD MY CANE! hold my cane

[@nikolasdiallo]

Just to find out today, this man is Harold Nicholas. 1 of the Nicholas Brothers. I’m so astonished right now. My childhood is blown away.

[@Otis_symbol]

Who else has watched this movie every time it was on TV? that old man was part of the Nicholas Brothers from back in the day

[@paulmuti7118]

At the end , look at Sarge's face .

[@aaronlee101aa9]

In all fairness, Sarge was not doing a group step!!! That tap sequence was outstanding...lol

[@thedangerwich5476]

1:15 he started dapping his boys up like he was CJ from San Andreas🤣

[@0612Alpha]

Where did the piano come from and who was playing it???

[@raylenethedford8678]

He came prepared lol

[@r.harris5615]

Right!!😁😁😁😁

[@CodyCole80]

I think it’s in his head.

[@Bananabread537]

Lol

[@stanleysylvain4793]

I know right lol. Dresser didn’t get no background music. Lol.

[@datawolf2318]

I saw dresser in the airport back in 2009. I yelled dresser!!! "He yelled back alright now!" To this day I don't know dresser's real name...just dresser.

[@qmchale5130]

Harry Lennix is his real name, I think.

[@theripper3294]

The cane was just a prop, ya dig. 😉

[@The1baddman]

He played Little Seymour Pettigrew in Uptown Saturday Night.

[@SurgeCess]

Dressa got served

[@krlm2280]

And dresser loved sarge til the end

[@CodyCole80]

I wanna laugh by won’t. Dressa was my favorite character in the film.

[@CodyCole80]

krlm2280 💯👍🏾💯

[@SingersDream]

If they had this in the movies right now,I’m definetly going to see it!!😍😍

[@Artisan1979]

1:44 that smirk screams to Dresser “what do you think now, jackass?”

[@keysjackson]

Show em Dressa

[@perryellis1423]

😂😂😂

[@kitkatx6516]

had to see this clip after watching old footages of the nicholas brothers

[@divali428]

love this scene

[@greatgreatgrindfather335]

Alicia Wright When Sarge was dancing Duck face was priceless, like damn! old dude gettin' it in!

[@RayRay-ml9ut]

0:39 his reaction hilarious af 💀💀💀💀💀

[@missq3197]

He passed away.. RIP Mr. Nicholas "Just like I thought, that ain't sh**..." 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@kirbycollins3223]

That Was Harld Nicolas! Of the Nicolas Brothers! ONE OF THE GREATEST DANCERS OF ALL TIME!

[@clapptothis8837]

I think he was well into his 70s when he did this! Sarge: All right girls, pretty hands now!!!

[@vanxl9]

Harold nicholas was one of the baddest dancers i have ever seen. If he was a young lad in the 80s or even 90s i dont think even michael jackson or any beat street breakdancer had a chance.

[@ReeRee_Donita]

The brothers taught MJ and Janet how to tap dance. They even made a cameo in Janet Jackson’s music vid in 1990, where they do a tap routine.

[@vernonnilesjr7910]

I'll say this to what it is like to be schooled by the old school always willing to teach/give lessons to the new school facts RIP harold nicholas, diahann carroll and chuck patterson 😭😭😭😭

[@xxiv8841]

Ducks face when Sarge started cooking😦 and whispering..."DAMNN"🤣

[@dewaynejordan516]

Danced his perm loose 😂

[@Panamaschild]

The only other man I could see playing Sarge would be Sammy Davis Jr., but this was how many of us were introduced to Harold Nicholas of THE Nicholas Brothers.

[@CodyCole80]

To me, he was better than Sammy. 🤩 Go watch him and his brother do those staircase splits. 😜The Nicholas Brothers didn’t get the limelight Sammy did because they wouldn’t sellout to the establishment. One of their ex-wives talked about it in a documentary. They said they’d rather go work in the world than to let crooks use their talents to get rich. And Remember, SDJ was well known but still died broke. 😏 You gotta respect their stand!!! 🤷🏽‍♀️ That’s why TNB were mainly only seen in black films. This and Uptown Saturday Night are the only two films I can recall Harold playing in, besides the dance features he did when he was younger. He was a BEAST, but didn’t get the recognition because he refused to go along to get along. 😊

[@Panamaschild]

@@CodyCole80 I get your point of view, and although you may not care for Sammy and the route he chose to take, he was still a gifted and talented black man. He was the most talented man in that Rat Pack, even though Frank Sinatra got the most attention. Sammy will always have my respect and he wasn't just a dancer, he played multiple instruments, did comedy and impersonations which influenced a lot of our black comedians today, and a singer. The Nicholas Brother were amazing too, but we don't have to put down one of our brothers just to lift another brother up.

[@blueberry8848]

Didn't even know who The Nicholas Brothers were until about 6 or 7 years ago. I didn't even know Sarge was an ACTUAL legend!

[@montystigall4713]

Huh... my ass let me see your best combination... lol

[@steelers6titles]

The Nicholas Brothers were in both of the Glenn Miller band's movies, "Sun Valley Serenade" and "Orchestra Wives".

[@melodysanger103]

HAPPY 55TH BIRTHDAY HARRY LENNIX (NOVEMBER 16, 2019)

[@perryellis1423]

Duck (the guy in the red jacket, Robert Townsend) face was like damn😧 😂😂😂

[@msrain1235]

That's why ladies and gentlemen you should never judge a book by it's cover!

[@cherryabdul123]

*Dresser: Huh!* *Sarge: Huh! My ass let me see your best combination* *Dresser starts dancing* *Sarge: Just as I thought that ain’t shit...hold my cane!* 🤣🤣🤣

[@treseancann1261]

"Don't let your mouth get you into something your ass can't get you out of." What is trouble ?

[@brothermouzone1307]

The smile on his face after the grapevine.👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@MusicandDancing4Ever]

Dresser was doing the dance steps that most black soul groups did in the 60’s, those steps were common, tho sarge showed them grace, for soul music Sarge tap routine would be considered played out then.

[@geraldjohnson4013]

Which was sad because those brothers from the previous era could really dance and I mean dance. The Nicholas Brothers and dancers like them such as Whitey's Lindy Hoppers were DANCERS. A lot of know it all young people back in the 60s funked it because they refused the guidance of old school pros like "Sarge". And he was right that routine of Dresser.wasn't shit.

[@oRuTRa45]

@@geraldjohnson4013 Reminds me of how The Temptations used Cholly around l Atkins as their choreographer, which I always imagined this scene was based on. Also, The Sylvers used Cholly Atkins and Jaime Rogers.

[@oleboy730]

"Show him Dresser" 🤣😂 A REAL CLASSIC 💯

[@joeguy1092]

CAT DADDY!

[@dejuanjohnson1754]

This scene was base on the temptations 5/18/19

[@stackntax1308]

“Show em dresser” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@IAmTheCraftsman]

Who remember when he walked thru the spot with them two delicious honey-dips and gave the 5 Heartbeats that look as he walked off? 😂😂😂

[@courtneywalker8232]

I never knew who he was until now, he was one of the famous Nicholas brothers and they were the most talented dancers in Hollywood🎬 in their time, also found out another fun fact that Harold married💍 the icon Dorothy Dandridge I'm just blown away 😊👌🏾

[@horror780]

They ain't no way to talk to Obama 😆

[@karenperkins106]

Cat Daddy..Too Funny😀😀😀😀

[@goofygoof5304]

“Huh?” “Huh my ass!!”😂😂

[@roshelltannen9698]

"Huh, my ass!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@Artisan1979]

Shit son you got served lol

[@razorbackfilms]

He got over twice Uptown Saturday Night when Sammy left the project and The Five Heartbeats.

[@raggaeldestro]

I gotta look up videos of his dancing. Thanks for this video and to those people who name-dropped in the comments below. There’s not enough appreciation for the arts especially for respected people of color. They’ll celebrate a terrible actress like Marilyn Monroe but I have to find out about Dorothy Dandridge through KZbin comments. Better late than never. Thanks again.

[@streetspavedofgold575]

You will not be disappointed .. The Nicholas Brothers tap dancing is absolutely breathtaking. The moves , the jumps , the pure athleticism .. Unbelievable ...!

[@Hi.Shadow]

Exactly

[@gregposley4867]

Sarge was right about Dressers combination.

[@SeanSwann1]

Shit was trash. That split was terrible 😂😂😂

I didn't know Barack Obama was in singing group before he became president

[@batata01]

Lol

[@allencollins1617]

They Are The Same Age & Look A Little Alike.

[@murjanipeterson9825]

He sure does look like President Barack 🤣

[@jermainethomas1570]

And he was like 70 years old right here

[@A_Sisiro]

Dresser is so fine man 😫

[@ernestmiller7280]

Little Seymour Pettigrew!!!!! UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT

[@jaylove9844]

Dressa is the closest actor that can play Obama, this bro must be in his family.

[@flowerpot3855]

He was Obama's coach.

[@chefantwan6442]

Funny how they became best friends

[@krlm2280]

Even gave him a cig in the hospital

[@cjordan84]

Let's and gentlemen..I just found out today by watching an old video of The Nicholas Brothers. And this was one of them. History. You can learn something new everyday.

[@jaylenharvin7999]

Sarge looks like my step grandfather but shorter.

[@lilvizyena]

Batman was easy at that time twice their age and he still had major control and mental stability over every movement he made the shit was amazing the face he made while watching him dance was completely accurate

[@johnathanjordan6074]

I just hit 1 question how come they dropped the beat for sarge and not dressa

[@ex4life96]

Nicholas Brothers got their own theme music.... Lol

[@SJRogers0786]

Johnathan Jordan Because Dresser made his own beat.

[@nuknuknuk111]

J Diamond 😂😂

[@hiawathaclemons]

The fact that you asked that question explains your knowledge

[@youtubered304]

Johnathan Jordan CAUSE THAT NIGGA KELT IT!!!

[@hazemcdanill8336]

It's so funny what does he need a cane for if he can dance like that 😂😂😂😂

[@sprtsgalore]

This is the funniest movie of all time

[@divali428]

Dresser's choreography was kind of wack lol

[@krlm2280]

That's why sarge said that ain't shit lol

[@riojones9637]

Love watching Harold and his brother dance together but I always thought Harold had a little bit more flair and style in his movements

[@dot_380gaming]

I swear if he had taps, this scene would’ve went to a whole new level.

[@anthonyweems2573]

My favorite scene in the entire movie.

[@endurex4180]

"Show Him Dresser"

[@Cluv22]

I was today years old when I found out that Sarge was one of the Nicholas brothers. A Whole Gyatt Damn LEGEND and Pioneer!😮😮😮😮

[@avetrey]

Sarge hit him with the three stomp step while looking dead in his face, all in his head like Puff Daddy saying "take dat, take dat, take dat" 🤣 😂 Bet Dresser sit still next time