Army Wives: A Final Salute Page #2

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wouldn't just come together.

But it was

a really cool premises,

- like, forced these people...

- Under the circumstances.

- ...to communicate and

to work together. - Yeah.

Roland!

Roxy:
We need a ride.

Brown:

I had a nice SUV.

I was able to accommodate

everybody. No, I'm just saying.

Did you keep that SUV?

I don't remember it in later episodes.

Oh, the Burton mobile is there

through the end.

- Yeah.

- Through the end. Don't forget.

I remember I screamed and got to

say almost a full swear word.

Oh, mother...

[ Horn blares ]

- That was crazy.

- Screaming in pain.

She's about to crown.

We are not gonna make it

to St. Luke's.

- The tribe was born in that car.

- Yes.

I can't have these babies

in the back seat of a car.

I am not 15

and working at a dairy queen.

Roxy:
- Everybody out.

Claudia Joy:
- Let's get her out. Come on.

Brown:

That pilot was pretty smooth,

I mean, given the fact

that we have people

delivering babies on pool tables

and everything else.

[ Baby cries ]

- Do you guys remember that pool table?

- I do. - Oh, yeah.

Do you remember those rubber

little babies in all the goo?

That was good times.

You having a good time?

[ Chuckles ]

Let's just say childbirth

is as disgusting

as it is miraculous.

Vodka and a hammer.

- Vodka and a hammer.

- [ Laughs ]

Vodka and a hammer!

I need vodka and a hammer.

Got it.

Got it, got it.

Brannagh:
This is why

you sign up to be an actress.

You sign up to be able to scream

at the top of your lungs.

[ Groans ]

[ Baby cries ]

Childbirth on camera,

a pool table, like, with

really extreme circumstances...

that's a given.

We were in debt.

I'm a surrogate.

Please don't tell anyone.

We all have our secrets.

Yes, we do.

Pressman:
I feel like our

viewers really loved the tribe

despite everything that

every character went through,

we still came back and had

this, like, core tribe group,

which, I think, is so nice.

[ Chuckles ]

Serpico:

I just knew in my bones

that it was gonna be...

a great experience.

McNamara:
You never know

if a show's gonna get picked up.

But we did know we were telling

really good stories.

When the show first aired,

I thought people were

going to watch it

for the entertainment value.

And then I started traveling

and meeting military spouses,

and they told me

what the show meant to them.

It was at that point

that I realized

"Army Wives" was more

than just a TV show

and it was more than

just entertainment.

"Army Wives" really taught me

how to be an army wife.

I believe that it reflected

our lifestyle very accurately

and addressed many of the issues

that are facing us.

There's not one episode

that I go through, practically,

without crying because it hits

home in one area or another.

Even though I'm a Marine wife,

I love my army sisters, too.

And I was so excited to have

this focus on our families.

I must have gone through

three episodes when I thought,

"You know, I need to have

my husband watch this with me

so he understands what

I'm going through, as well."

I got to have, like,

some sense of... comfort

knowing that somebody knew

what I was going through.

It's not an easy job.

And I'm just glad

that it's recognized as a job

because I don't just stay home

and... watch TV and, you know,

eat chocolates.

[ Voice breaking ]

It a lot of work.

I can't begin to imagine,

you know,

somebody being gone a year,

two years,

and being a single parent.

How do people do this

when one parent is gone?

How they deal with being

that single parent

and all those kids

is they're together.

- They truly are a tribe.

- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.

It's a real fear for soldiers,

being forgotten

by their children.

Well, then why are

they all gung-ho to leave

in the first place?

It's the military, sweetheart.

Army, unit, family

in that order.

My favorite character is Roxy.

We also got married

very quickly,

and I had to adapt just

as she did...

so quickly...

to the military life.

I love Roxy because

she's opinionated, she's strong,

she's sassy... she's like me.

[ Rock music plays ]

Oh!

I remember I got the script

and I was like, "Wait."

You want me to read

for what part?"

I ain't in the mood for a game

of grab-ass, cowboy.

It was just, like, so entirely

different from me and who I was.

Roxy Leblanc was one of

the more original characters

that I had seen in a long time.

And it was a wonderful marriage

of actress and material.

- She got it.

Roxy:
- I'd like an application.

What's a big hot hooter?

Roxy started out

as this little spitfire

from Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

1 ounce Tequila,

3/4 ounce amaretto.

Fill it up

with pineapple juice.

And she's got two kids

from two separate guys.

Don't forget

your cherry on top.

She is completely swept off

her feet

by this wide-eyed dreamer,

Trevor.

Trevor:
I know I only met you

four days ago,

but I've decided I want you

to marry me.

And just like that,

she is brought into the world

of the military.

Trevor:
This is it, baby.

This is our new home.

Whoo!

Fuller:
Trevor was convinced

from the moment he met her

that that was his soulmate.

This was his girl,

and he was gonna do everything

he possibly could to, like, get

her and keep her in his life.

- This is more than we have

ever had, okay? - Yeah.

The first obvious challenge

was just adapting to army life

for her.

I'm the new girl around here,

and I was wondering if you could

tell me who I have to...

Who I have to get busy with

around here to see a doctor.

That's what Trevor

loved about her, too.

She was just kind of loud

and spunky

and just didn't know protocol,

and it didn't really matter

to her.

At ease.

Both of you.

I wasn't supposed to do that,

was I?

No, ma'am.

Melvoin:

You want her to win,

and you know

she's gonna make mistakes,

but she's gonna make it,

and she's gonna do it with humor

and with guts

and with her own unique spin.

How did you do all of this?

Staple gun.

It was so much fun to play Roxy

with those little phrases.

Girl nearly stripped her clutch

when she saw me.

I'm so attracted to him,

I ovulate like a slot machine.

Don't pee on my leg

and tell me it's raining.

You just make them up as you do,

don't you?

They're pretty golden.

The dress code,

that was a big thing for Roxy.

They're gonna be talking about my

outfit for weeks, aren't they?

I would just look at the,

like, rack of clothes for Roxy

and I'd be like,

"Oh, my God, this girl!"

The patterns and the colors

and the midriff showing.

This is, like,

clothes for Barbie,

like Tuscaloosa, Alabama,

Barbie.

Roxy, where'd you get

that shirt?

My sponsor,

Harry's Wholesale Fish.

Ain't it a kick?

That's Roxy.

She was never trying to be

anything else,

and she was always true

to herself.

We got married at city hall.

We never had a chance to say

our vows.

Fuller:
I don't think Trevor

batted an eye

when the person he fell in love

with had two kids.

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