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Clips from Good Times (1974) - Springtime in the Ghetto (S01E01)

but you gotta be prepared for the fact

"but you gotta be prepared for the fact"

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that it ain't what you do but who you know.

"that it ain't what you do but who you know."

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James, I feel too good to let you rain on my parade.

"James, I feel too good to let you rain on my parade."

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in the contest is how good things look.

"in the contest is how good things look."

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And Mrs. Vinson is the head of the committee.

"And Mrs. Vinson is the head of the committee."

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That's the same thing they said about them people in Washington.

"That's the same thing they said about them people in Washington."

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The plants look the way you like 'em?

"The plants look the way you like 'em?"

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Put the philodendron on top.

"Put the philodendron on top."

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Now which one is that?

"Now which one is that?"

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I don't know a philodendron from a collard green.

"I don't know a philodendron from a collard green."

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I didn't mean that, all the rest of you plants.

"I didn't mean that, all the rest of you plants."

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I love you all.

"I love you all."

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I think each and every one of you is beautiful.

"I think each and every one of you is beautiful."

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Baby, you talkin' to them plants like they understand you.

"Baby, you talkin' to them plants like they understand you."

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I guess you right.

"I guess you right."

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Them turnip greens we had for dinner

"Them turnip greens we had for dinner"

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Yeah. Cost me $1.95.

"Yeah. Cost me $1.95."

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Boy, them plants eating better than we do.

"Boy, them plants eating better than we do."

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Why don't we just sprinkle a little grits on 'em?

"Why don't we just sprinkle a little grits on 'em?"

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JJ, the plants don't like that kind of talk.

"JJ, the plants don't like that kind of talk."

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Now I'm sure you've upset them,

"Now I'm sure you've upset them,"

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so I want you to go over there and tell them you are sorry.

"so I want you to go over there and tell them you are sorry."

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You want me to apologize to a plant?

"You want me to apologize to a plant?"

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I'm sorry if I said anything to offend you.

"I'm sorry if I said anything to offend you."

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Since I'm making a formal apology,

"Since I'm making a formal apology,"

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don't you think I should be introduced formally first?

"don't you think I should be introduced formally first?"

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Plants, I'd like you to meet my smart-alecky son James Jr.

"Plants, I'd like you to meet my smart-alecky son James Jr."

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This is a philodendron. That's a Boston fern.

"This is a philodendron. That's a Boston fern."

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This is a spreckle plant. And that's an African violet.

"This is a spreckle plant. And that's an African violet."

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Hello there, Boston fern.

"Hello there, Boston fern."

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Hello there, spreckle plant.

"Hello there, spreckle plant."

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

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

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Well, if y'all excuse me,

"Well, if y'all excuse me,"

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See, that's what us human beings... JJ.

"See, that's what us human beings... JJ."

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And good-bye, my African violet.

"And good-bye, my African violet."

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Hi, Florida!

"Hi, Florida!"

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Ta-da!

"Ta-da!"

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What have you got there?

"What have you got there?"

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Two adorable goldfish

"Two adorable goldfish"

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to put the finishing touches to your house beautiful.

"to put the finishing touches to your house beautiful."

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Oh, Willona, they are beautiful!

"Oh, Willona, they are beautiful!"

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Mr. and Mrs. Evans, I'd like you to meet Ozzie and Harriet.

"Mr. and Mrs. Evans, I'd like you to meet Ozzie and Harriet."

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Now this one's Ozzie, and that one's Harriet.

"Now this one's Ozzie, and that one's Harriet."

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Or is this one Ozzie and that one Harriet?

"Or is this one Ozzie and that one Harriet?"

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I can't tell the difference.

"I can't tell the difference."

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But they ain't got no problem,

"But they ain't got no problem,"

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'cause they can. [SPEAKS BABY TALK]

"'cause they can. [SPEAKS BABY TALK]"

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Willona, your bread ain't baked.

"Willona, your bread ain't baked."

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Oh, it really is nice.

"Oh, it really is nice."

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But, Willona, you shouldn't have spent the money.

"But, Willona, you shouldn't have spent the money."

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What money? I got the bowl wholesale.

"What money? I got the bowl wholesale."

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

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

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'Cause Ozzie just swims around the bowl.

"'Cause Ozzie just swims around the bowl."

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Hi, Thelma. Hey, Willona.

"Hi, Thelma. Hey, Willona."

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Whoo, you really got everybody working, haven't you?

"Whoo, you really got everybody working, haven't you?"

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Got to get it together.

"Got to get it together."

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Well, I'm glad to see the house looking so good,

"Well, I'm glad to see the house looking so good,"

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'cause I got news for you.

"'cause I got news for you."

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The judging committee is coming around this afternoon.

"The judging committee is coming around this afternoon."

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

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

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They don't call me

"They don't call me"

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the Rona Barrett of the projects for nothing.

"the Rona Barrett of the projects for nothing."

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Willona, how did you find out?

"Willona, how did you find out?"

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You know Mrs. Vinson, the head of the committee?

"You know Mrs. Vinson, the head of the committee?"

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Well, her husband has a brother who's married to some chick

"Well, her husband has a brother who's married to some chick"

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who has a father-in-law who has a nephew

"who has a father-in-law who has a nephew"

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who's a real handsome dude.

"who's a real handsome dude."

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Took me dancing at the Ambassador East last night.

"Took me dancing at the Ambassador East last night."

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Oh, and he told you about it.

"Oh, and he told you about it."

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No. I overheard it in the laundry.

"No. I overheard it in the laundry."

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at the Ambassador East last night.

"at the Ambassador East last night."

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Better than not enough.

"Better than not enough."

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Well, I gotta go. Uh-oh, almost forgot.

"Well, I gotta go. Uh-oh, almost forgot."

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Here is some food for the fishes.

"Here is some food for the fishes."

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Good.

"Good."

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When you feed them, make sure you give more to Harriet.

"When you feed them, make sure you give more to Harriet."

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Why?

"Why?"

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Because the man at the fish store

"Because the man at the fish store"

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said she was pregnant.

"said she was pregnant."

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She may be eating for 46. Bye, fishies.

"She may be eating for 46. Bye, fishies."

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See y'all later.

"See y'all later."

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Okay, Willona. And thanks again.

"Okay, Willona. And thanks again."

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You know something, baby? You all too much for me.

"You know something, baby? You all too much for me."

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How you supposed to know

"How you supposed to know"

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Oh, that's simple.

"Oh, that's simple."

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If one of 'em gets up in the middle of the night

"If one of 'em gets up in the middle of the night"

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and wants chocolate crackers and sauerkraut,

"and wants chocolate crackers and sauerkraut,"

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that's Harriet.

"that's Harriet."

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Hello there, vegetation.

"Hello there, vegetation."

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I'm back from the bathroom.

"I'm back from the bathroom."

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Willona brought 'em to brighten up the place a little bit.

"Willona brought 'em to brighten up the place a little bit."

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Suppose I have to talk to them, too.

"Suppose I have to talk to them, too."

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Well, they are living things.

"Well, they are living things."

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It wouldn't hurt to say something nice.

"It wouldn't hurt to say something nice."

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Okay.

"Okay."

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Hello, little gold brothers.

"Hello, little gold brothers."

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May the water in your bowl always be wet.

"May the water in your bowl always be wet."

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Move your easel.

"Move your easel."

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Fixing up the apartment and winning first prize

"Fixing up the apartment and winning first prize"

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It isn't just the first prize.

"It isn't just the first prize."

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It's taking pride in your surroundings

"It's taking pride in your surroundings"

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and trying to make things look better.

"and trying to make things look better."

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

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

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Just 'cause you the best filly in the race

"Just 'cause you the best filly in the race"

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James, I just know all this work ain't going for nothing.

"James, I just know all this work ain't going for nothing."

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We got to win the first prize! All right.

"We got to win the first prize! All right."

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hungry, and had no place to go, would you help him?

"hungry, and had no place to go, would you help him?"

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Come on in, brother.

"Come on in, brother."

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Ned the wino? Oh, not in my apartment today.

"Ned the wino? Oh, not in my apartment today."

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Thelma, open the windows!

"Thelma, open the windows!"

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That won't be enough. I'll get the Lysol.

"That won't be enough. I'll get the Lysol."

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Michael, come here.

"Michael, come here."

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Why, of all people, and why, of all times,

"Why, of all people, and why, of all times,"

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did you bring Ned the wino into this house today?

"did you bring Ned the wino into this house today?"

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Well, Mama, he was lying in the gutter.

"Well, Mama, he was lying in the gutter."

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That ain't nothing new.

"That ain't nothing new."

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We been stepping over him for years.

"We been stepping over him for years."

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He's the closest thing the projects have

"He's the closest thing the projects have"

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to a national monument.

"to a national monument."

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Michael, come here a minute, son.

"Michael, come here a minute, son."

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