Good Times (1974) - Season 1 Edit

A $2.00 charge

A bale of hay would be delicious.

A bet?

A bet?

A bet.

A black family should have a black symbol.

A black man

A boy his age

A card? Let me see it.

A cat ain't doing his work to my satisfaction,

A college thesis can't be dirty..

A convent, Willona. Only men go to monasteries.

A couple of sailors on weekend passes

A couple of seeds on him and turned him into a planter.

A cup of coffee?

A dime to call me if she needs me,

A dollar and a dime, hell. Keep the 5.

A dollar and a dime.

A few days? Willona just told us

A foreman's job, huh?

A girl my age is much too young

A good looking man like you

A hundred dollars a day

A hundred dollars a day?

A hundred dollars a day...

A husband shall cleaveth unto his wife,

A job as an usher in a Pussycat Theater?

A job? What the hell good is a job, man?

A kid back on that farm in Mississippi.

A large percentage of that group,

A little longer than they figured.

A little stumbling block called "high school."

A long time ago, somebody named Leroy...

A lot of mouth to mouth resuscitation.

A man gave you $10?

A nicer place to live.

A patron is a sponsor.

A patron? What's he talking about?

A poor kid getting healed

A poor little girl has fainted.

A racist?

A refresher course ain't never hurt nobody.

A set of barbells! Barbells?

A soda pop?

A spook sailed with Columbus?

A spook sailed with Columbus?

A TV commercial?

A Weight Watchers' dropout feel good.

A wino Jesus.

About $32.

About American history

About burning your dinner.

About Dr. Daniel Hale Williams.

About George Washington.

About getting him unsuspended?

About how much they was gonna pay me.

About it ain't what you do but who you know?

About my wheels.

About Smiling Sam, the happiness man.

About that no good crook Jackson,

About the contest and the committee coming over.

About this little piece of mail that James Jr.

About Van Gogh, the cat who cut off his ear,

About what?

Actually, Mr. Evans, you're in pretty good shape,

Advertise Vita Brite on television.

Advertising nothing below the neck.

After drinking all that stuff,

After I blew that $250 on the race that day,

After I finished paying them,

After I separate your teeth from your mouth.

After that, he comes down.

Against Black Jesus there.

Ah... eh... ah... well, good bye.

Ah... it's only the breakfast again.

Ahem.

Ain't exactly real.

Ain't going to help you none.

Ain't going to put us no closer

Ain't he the preacher Daddy knows?

Ain't never worked a day in his life

Ain't no blacks named Nixon.

Ain't no chance of me crapping out.

Ain't no doubt I'm going to win.

Ain't no hustle, Mama. Thelma said so herself

Ain't no way I'm gonna use anything else but good English.

Ain't no way in the world for me to embarrass you

Ain't no wife of mine

Ain't nobody got an arm that long

Ain't nothing lost. We still got time

Ain't nothing to worry about, Mama.

Ain't nothing wrong with that.

Ain't that a whip?

Ain't that tender?

Ain't the decorations out of sight, Daddy?

Ain't they?

Ain't you as upset about this as I am?

Ain't you asleep yet?

Ain't you gonna kiss me hello?

Ain't you gonna stay and have dinner with us?

Ain't you got nothing better to do

Alcoholics Anonymous, Willona?

All Cs and an A in art...

All he got to do is apologize to Mrs. Danvers,

All he needs is someone to help him.

All his clothes and ran him through the car wash.

All I know is my mother is not going to speak...

All I know is that she can have her pick of any dude in school.

All I need is some time.

All it is is a little white lie.

All of a sudden,

All of you,

All right

All right, baby, I'm sorry.

All right, baby, open your eyes.

All right, baby.

All right, but if you need anything,

All right, but just for Black History Week.

All right, come on, come on.

All right, folks.

All right, folks. Let me through here.

All right, good luck. Thank you.

All right, here you go

All right, JJ.

All right, JJ.

All right, let's try algebra.

All right, my man.

All right, Ned!

All right, now, just keep your eyes closed.

All right, son, go ahead,

All right, stop it, the two of you.

All right, you two, out

All right, young man,

All right! All right!

All right! Just what I always wanted!

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right.

All right. $104.50.

All right. Remember when we was 17 years old, Florida?

All right...

All that's going to change real soon.

All the blood rushed right out of her head.

All the boys used to call you

All the time you spend in the bathroom.

All the way from Napa Valley, California.

All the way to the west wing of the mansion.

All the way. Come on, Ned.

All this quiet is disturbing my concentration.

All this quiet is just too much for me.

All we got is a bottle of iodine and three band aids.

All we got to do

All working at the same time.

All you notice is top of the other heap.

All you're gonna get is one of those recordings saying,

All you've got going for you is superstition.

All your good things are happening.

ALL: The elevator ain't working.

ALL: The elevator's working?

Almost a full bottle, huh?

Almost ready, baby.

Already got my acceptance speech memorized.

Also helped to discover the North Pole

Also under armed.

Amen, brother. Hallelujah.

Amen!

Amen!

Amen!

Amen!

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

An "out of order" sign on your mouth!

An A in English, B+... an A in History!

An A in English, B+... an A in History!

An arm this long is going to stretch out

An artist? He's an amateur.

An awful lot of this family's bathroom time.

An elevated which?

An eviction notice that says "final."

An understanding with the Lord

And a C in all the rest of your classes.

And a chance to work their way up in the Super Bowl Rumble.

And a dollar to get home if she can't reach me.

And a face to go along with it.

And a graduating class of over 600.

And a great barbells man.

And a hard working husband.

And a man asked me to do a TV commercial.

And a newborn courage in their hearts

And a smile that lit up the night...

And after 20 years,

And ain't never been to jail.

And all that was just last week.

And all they paid you was $6.00?

And always complaining about a headache.

And apologize like your mama said.

And apologize to Mrs. Danvers tomorrow

And apologize!

And apologize.

And artists don't need intelligence.

And as for you, African violet, right on, bro!

And asked them about their sexual behavior

And asking for a dime for some wine

And babysit with my Siamese cats!

And be a lawyer.

And believe me, that's mighty good.

And besides, it's a health tonic.

And black eyed peas.

And boogie, huh?

And boogies!

And boy, I believe you can skip "lawyer"

And bust you in your big mouth

And buy us a little food too.

And come in on automatic pilot.

And come out fighting.

And come straight home.

And coming out still wet behind his ears.

And cries when they don't answer back.

And cut my finger on my eyelashes.

And Daddy has all the symptoms of hypertension.

And Daddy will think we've moved into a white neighborhood.

And disillusioned, despairing,

And divine inspiration when he sees it

And do your homework

And don't forget the green backs and turnip fat!

And don't forget, we also made a fine new person out of Ned.

And drink myself into a Kool Aid coma.

And each one with a different girl.

And eight hours in a car wash,

And Elizabeth Taylor.

And empty your pockets

And entertain the troops! Ha ha!

And Español, comme çi, comme ça.

And faith to carry through when things are bad.

And for JJ, that's a first.

And for your hair That is strictly mod

And found out they gave it to a brain surgeon.

And fried foods wherever possible, hmm?

And frustration of ghetto life.

And generosity.

And get in that kitchen and clean it up.

And get me a few bags.

And get Michael's shoes from the shop

And get my food stamps.

And get ready for school... now.

And get some art supplies

And get some hot oatmeal into your stomach...

And girl, take a good look at that bathroom,

And give 'em a real housewarming.

And give up a day of school for Daddy's sake.

And go and set the table?

And go down to the Internal Revenue.

And go right on to president.

And good bye, my African violet.

And good Lord, what is this?

And government rules can't be broken.

And Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes

And have a talk with your principal.

And have so much money,

And he ain't a boy no more. Shucks, he's a man

And he blew everything:

And he bought this slave key for Marcy.

And he decided he liked what he saw.

And he don't want to hear nothing about that mess.

And he escaped

And he mugged me

And he probably will pass again.

And he told Daddy everything was going to be okay

And he was in the basement at the time.

And he was preaching, and the choir was singing,

And he'll try to hit more home runs than Hank Aaron.

And he's going to be ready for black history.

And he's graduating high school.

And he's living dangerous.

And he's still got two yards left over

And he's the only one who'd hold still long enough

And help Michael with his homework.

And here it is, my oldest son has the morals of a Philistine

And his eyes are like flame of fire."

And his was a customized Cadillac.

And hold my arms out to the audience,

And how about those milk commercials?

And I ain't gonna give it a crooked mouth.

And I ain't upset!

And I almost used this tube of paint.

And I bet you're going

And I came over here to warn him

And I can teach you all there is to know about acting.

And I can't get away right away.

And I can't get them up in the morning.

And I don't appreciate you

And I don't care what happens after,

And I don't get scared by no beanstalk.

And I don't mean one at a time.

And I don't mean weight neither.

And I don't want Michael getting out of line,

And I don't want my kids exposed to it

And I don't want to hear another damn word about it!

And I even got my lipstick stains

And I fall out of the chair,

And I finally found the one that was working.

And I gave Charlotte my slave key.

And I get my report card today, Daddy.

And I got $4.60

And I got 100 ways to warm your butt if you do.

And I got a government letter here

And I got another $6.00 right here in my pocket.

And I got news for you..

And I got that all figured out.

And I guess I'll have to deal with it when he wakes up.

And I had it engraved just like he wanted, see?

And I hope what Mama cooked for five

And I just had a horrible thought.

And I just knew we had to have done something

And I know she knows right from wrong,

And I know there's always enough left over

And I need a man I can trust.

And I need some help with this breakfast.

And I opened my program and ducked.

And I say to you, God is with you every minute,

And I spoke, you know.

And I stand up

And I start crawling to you,

And I think we ought to get Mama one bad 25 inch color TV.

And I thought Junior

And I told her I was a great dancer.

And I took him back every penny.

And I want a little peek at that "uh oh."

And I want to become a great actress!

And I want to know now!

And I want to watch a real good flick tonight.

And I was going to give her this.

And I'd feel a lot better about it

And I'd like to express myself

And I'll bring home the bacon!

And I'll give the $2.00 I been saving for law school,

And I'll help you by giving your son a diploma,

And I'll keep a closed pocketbook.

And I'll show you a happy wino."

And I'm getting custody of the truss.

And I'm going to church.

And I'm going to do it.

And I'm going to do my homework,

And I'm going to get a wardrobe

And I'm going to give all my money

And I'm going to say it now.

And I'm going to tie a knot in your tongue.

And I'm late getting dinner started.

And I'm not afraid to face up to Daddy.

And I'm not going to have you talking that way

And I'm still taking my polka lessons.

And I'm tired of being inside the dog looking out.

And I'm torn between a life as an artiste

And I've got the strong feeling

And I've got to pay rent.

And I've got to tell him when he wakes up.

And if I get stuck, I'll ask somebody to help me.

And if I like it,

And if I'd known this was going to happen,

And if our budget is cut, our teaching staff suffers,

And if our teachers suffer, the students' education suffers.

And if she was, she wouldn't be taking no job in no kitchen.

And if that ain't enough, then you get some more,

And if we're lucky,

And if you don't pass,

And if you don't want any problems,

And if you need me, just dial me direct:

And if you put him in a ditch 20 by 30 feet,

And if you're in a hurry for this dress,

And in between,

And in that respect, I'm from Cleave land.

And in the greasy spoon, everybody orders eggs,

And in your heart, you know you miss him, too.

And it ain't a filthy piece of trash

And it blew his mind,

And it looked pretty good for a while.

And it pays pretty good.

And it takes a long time to shovel dirt,

And it took her 15 minutes to jump up.

And it won't be long before you'll be saying,

And it's a health tonic, and they're going to send over

And it's a whole lot better than that cold water flat

And it's hell on the white folks too.

And it's not too expensive.

And it's the number one killer of black people.

And JJ, here you go, man.

And JJ, you put the painting back, son,

And JJ... well, he's got...

And Joe Namath is doing those pantyhose commercials now.

And just sitting there waiting for her retirement.

And killed everything that was.

And leaves dried egg yolk on their plates.

And let me concentrate, ugly sister?

And let me, Reverend Sam, lighten your burdens...

And Liz was waiting for her diamonds to dry.

And look at my favorite daytime serial.

And look at them eyes. Red like fire!

And look here,

And look out that window.

And Lord, look at you now.

And Lord...

And loving you?

And make believe you really on TV.

And make it like I like my men:

And make James' belt a little softer.

And make like the world was coming to an end

And make you know it.

And making dumb remarks about my paintings?

And Mama don't get the money at welfare?

And maybe I got all this wild, restless kind of beauty

And messed up our whole day.

And modest.

And Monty told me don't worry about it.

And move two of our afternoon evictions

And Mr. Jackson could still sell my paintings.

And Mrs. Vinson is the head of the committee.

And my sister.

And needed some emergency funds,

And nobody knows that better than you.

And nobody wanted no money back.

And nobody's going to push him through school

And not enough good teachers to go around.

And not enough vitamins and proteins.

And not find a plainer face than yours.

And nothing means nothing!

And now he's going for his master's degree.

And now that I've done something for you,

And now, James, what were you saying

And Old Man Sweeney

And old Smiling Sam says, "You are healed!

And on the tenth floor,

And once a stubborn ox, always a stubborn ox.

And one stop down at...

And out of this house. Take him down

And Ozzie cost, what, 35 cents, and Harriet cost 50 cents.

And people were clapping...

And picked on somebody like Benedict Arnold.

And pork chops.

And pork chops.

And pork chops.

And probably will be again tomorrow.

And punish you for that?

And pursuant to article five of the lease agreement

And put an extra chair up there for Mr. Stonehurst.

And ran seven miles to the hospital.

And really get things moving!

And regular loving.

And remember, Junior, you got pride.

And remember... Vita Brite is dy no mite!

And reruns and re something or other.

And said he was from an advertising agency

And said, "Florida, this boy is going places."

And Sam turned to me and said,

And say "I am healed! I am healed!

And says, "Mmm, dat's good!"

And see that he stays in there

And see, Mama?

And send letters of protest to Washington.

And settle for the worse.

And shake him up a bit.

And she asked me to paint her portrait.

And she picked JJ? This I can't believe.

And she yells back, "Never. Hold it in till you bust!"

And shouting to the sky,

And shut up!

And slammed the door in my face.

And slammed the door right in my face

And smacks her lips.

And so I had this friend of mine fix me up

And squishing squash,

And standing right here, having a fit,

And stay in the 11th grade

And stepping out more and more

And stop this daydreaming.

And take it down there proud,

And take my place in the senior class.

And take this hat off.

And take your hats off in my house.

And tear up that picture of him that's hidden in my drawer.

And tell you one more thing.

And tell your brother he's got exactly two minutes.

And thank you that we didn't have to go on welfare.

And that's all Thelma's interview

And that's all.

And that's it right there, baby.

And that's obey.

And that's that.

And the coach dropped him after the first practice.

And the guy in the car gave me $2.00

And the guy in the truck gave me $3

And the importance of taking a physical examination."

And the last thing I ever want to hear you doing

And the Lord is going to show you a sign

And the man ain't even called yet.

And the man said I was qualified and had the experience,

And the minute our eyes heaped,

And the money we gonna make

And the night before that, it was Barbara.

And the one thing he don't need is a partner.

And the Pan African Council

And the people rise up,

And the ushers was collecting..

And the words I was sure could spell

And their backs straighten, and their heads sit tall,

And their spirits start soaring, soaring,

And Thelma's bugging me about some jive time job!

And then he said I could make as much as...

And then they walk out dancing, dancing,

And then you take an extra job

And then, James, he said something

And there was this accident,

And there wasn't a dude who didn't...

And there's more.

And they are symptoms of hypertension.

And they gonna grow better, too, knowing that somebody cares

And they hear the voice of God,

And they pay big for commercials, Ma.

And they want to talk to us.

And they're considering me.

And this dude who recognizes true talent

And this is for my little man.

And this is my way of saying, "Available."

And this one I'm gonna put in the funny papers.

And this one's my father.

And this rumble's gonna be a longie.

And those are my children.

And those big feet, you look like a barbell.

And thoughtful and intellectual and..

And to me, and I'm not going to have that

And told me he'd get in touch with me if he needed me.

And too old

And took the vows to do God's work.

And tried to take a shower through the car wash.

And trying to make things look better.

And two years public school.

And two, because I fear for my life.

And under a little emotional stress.

And underpaid.

And use your real face as the voodoo mask.

And wait for some more good news.

And wants chocolate crackers and sauerkraut,

And we double dated.

And we promise we'll never ask for anything else again

And we want to make sure he has a real education.

And we'd like a little privacy.

And we'd like to be alone.

And we're going to have hot corn bread and butter

And what about the cat in the wheelchair?

And what about the people he cured?

And what do you get?

And what do you have to say to that, reverend?

And what she was is what he's gonna get.

And what's wrong with a man having a little pride?

And what's wrong with reading stuff like that?

And when all those white pigeons went flying in the air,

And when he sees what you're up to,

And when I called her, I couldn't reverse the charges.

And when I complete the program,

And when I felt his arms going around me, I froze.

And when I was a maid, forgive me,

And when I'm lost and don't know where to turn,

And when they know you love them,

And when you do, remember everything I taught you.

And when you get paid,

And where am I supposed to sleep?

And where's that big string bean brother of yours?

And while we're eking out the sympathy,

And while you in it, explain to him

And why not, pray tell?

And why not?

And Willie Washington next door,

And with Black Jesus' help,

And with that diploma, help him get a job.

And wouldn't bleed until Thursday.

And yelling, "Get out of there, girl,

And you all go straight to school, you hear?

And you and I both know

And you and me are going down to the school,

And you beat me out of my money.

And you called him a racist?

And you came over to ask him home.

And you do suffer from these headaches,

And you don't get too many chances

And you got seven new dudes to say hello to.

And you got some reach, reverend...

And you got yourself a couple of teenagers

And you know how them models and artists work.

And you know what? He blew it on a horse.

And you know why he cut off his ear?

And you know why he left the other ear?

And you really deserve it, baby,

And you say "You are healed!

And you stop laughing and make yourself useful

And you supposed to be my best friend.

And you will believe

And you'd be surprised

And you'll be just fine.

And you'll be the same Florida Evans

And you'll see the kind of joy

And you're going to apologize to Mrs. Danvers.

And you're going to lock Little Red Riding Hood up.

And you're making him sound like a lecherous old man.

And you're right with him.

And you're still my wife.

And you're supposed to be the smart one in the family.

And you've got exactly 10 minutes

And your Mama demands silence.

And your mother ain't selling nothing

And zap... one skinny, tame house cat.

And, ah, here's a free sample for little sister.

And, baby, this is a dog eat dog world out there,

And, baby, you can spend it any way you like...

And, bam!

And, Florida, it was a chance,

And, Junior,

And... And when you're finished with us,

And... Perfume? Mm hm.

And... whoo.

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Answer the phone, baby!

Any cat named Pedro Alonzo Nino couldn't be no brother.

Any kid his age has got to sow some wild oats.

Any problems to be solved around here, I'll do it

Anybody home?

Anything else you want me to do, Ma?

Anything you wear is all right with me.

Anytime I want to.

Anyway, he says I can paint there

Anyway, we was walking

Anyway, you promised you wouldn't gamble.

Anyway, you're going to him pretty soon,

Are going to some great places

Are me and gasoline.

Are named after presidents?

Are you calling me stupid?

Are you chicken about becoming rich?

Are you crazy, JJ?

Are you going to teach me how to dance, or what?!

Are you kidding?

Are you miserable?

Are you ready for this?

Are you sure of that? How did you find out?

Are you unhappy?

Army. Army.

Around her a lot, and postpone the kissing.

Around this time of the day, but if you got an extra ticket,

As an average housewife with three kids.

As any of the rest of them cats.

As bank presidents and bookies.

As our next cover layout.

As soon as we get some of 'em around here,

As the Good Book says,

As this dude right here

As we leave these ivory colored walls,

Ask me to come home.

Asking me for another date.

Assorted

At 10:00 a.m. today.

At 7:15, I made hot oatmeal for the kids.

At 7:40, I washed your shirts. At 9:10, I went shopping...

At a $1.59 a pound,

At least give me a chance

At least if you can't afford to pay the electric bill,

At least she got a chance to sit down.

At least you're getting turned down

At that concert tonight.

At the AA club.

At the Ambassador East

At the Ambassador East last night.

At the gas station.

At the same time

At the same time.

At what JJ brought into this house?

Aunt Willona, that's terrible.

Aw, baby, you call this serious?

Aw, come on, Dad.

Aw, come on, Gramps.

Aw, Dad, that was 20 years ago.

Aw, Florida... Monty is a wino, James,

Aw, it's so nice

Aw, JJ, that's... that's pretty.

Aw, JJ, you too much.

Aw, Junior, you can come home anytime you get ready.

Aw, Mama, I didn't have nothing to do with this.

Aw, Mama!

Aw, Mama.

Aw, no, no. I mean,

Aw, no.

Aw, now come on, Thelma,

Aw, now, baby, calm down.

Aw, son, it's rough out there.

Aw. Yesterday, I had to take 'em down,

Awfully quiet around here.

Baby, all I know is

Baby, come back here and keep me warm.

Baby, did you know

Baby, everybody knows that what you see on TV

Baby, have you ever tried scraping dried egg yolk

Baby, he peered and poked and thumped.

Baby, how do you answer "I'm sorry?"

Baby, I ain't going to say this but one more time...

Baby, I ain't gonna try and talk you into nothing

Baby, I ain't got time for no coffee.

Baby, I could work myself up to foreman,

Baby, I don't know what happened.

Baby, I don't know what you got

Baby, I know we raised her right

Baby, I told you not to get your hopes up too high, hear?

Baby, I'm so mad, I might bite.

Baby, I've been waiting almost a week now

Baby, I've got to tell you something

Baby, it ain't lying.

Baby, it says here that Alexander Dumas...

Baby, it turned out that that money

Baby, it was like they was blessed.

Baby, it's down to 45 now.

Baby, it's down to 55.

Baby, it's him!

Baby, it's the real thing. Now come on.

Baby, Junior must be in love.

Baby, kids always giving them things to each other.

Baby, let the boy do his thing.

Baby, Sam offered me a job paying a hundred dollars a day.

Baby, that ain't gonna do no good.

Baby, that man offered me a job making a hundred dollars a day

Baby, that must be the man with the script.

Baby, that was a long time ago.

Baby, that's just a coincidence.

Baby, there ain't nothing wrong with having $5,000 now.

Baby, they're just two kids that dig each other.

Baby, think Junior can make it through his senior year?

Baby, this could be a job. It's the employment agency.

Baby, this is a chance for me to give you and the kids

Baby, we can't blame the boy for wanting to be alone.

Baby, we may win yet.

Baby, when I get home tonight, we're going to party hard.

Baby, without money,

Baby, would you mind