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Clips from Good Times (1974) - Michael Gets Suspended (S01E01)

Hi, gang.

"Hi, gang."

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Hi, Willona.

"Hi, Willona."

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There's an article in there about your main man,

"There's an article in there about your main man,"

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Billy Dee Williams.

"Billy Dee Williams."

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Ooh, thanks, Willona.

"Ooh, thanks, Willona."

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You won't thank me when you read it.

"You won't thank me when you read it."

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What a hip life that must be, married to Billy Dee.

"What a hip life that must be, married to Billy Dee."

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I used to have those kind of dreams too.

"I used to have those kind of dreams too."

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Florida, you've got to be kidding!

"Florida, you've got to be kidding!"

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Errol Flynn?

"Errol Flynn?"

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My name would have had a nice ring to it.

"My name would have had a nice ring to it."

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Florida Flynn.

"Florida Flynn."

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But Errol Flynn was white, Ma.

"But Errol Flynn was white, Ma."

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Honey, in my day,

"Honey, in my day,"

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those were the only stars we had to dream about.

"those were the only stars we had to dream about."

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It was either Errol Flynn and Clark Gable

"It was either Errol Flynn and Clark Gable"

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Somehow, the sword seemed a more dashing

"Somehow, the sword seemed a more dashing"

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than the broom.

"than the broom."

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Right, Willona?

"Right, Willona?"

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What do you mean, "Right, Willona?"

"What do you mean, "Right, Willona?""

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I'm too young to remember anything

"I'm too young to remember anything"

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before the Korean War.

"before the Korean War."

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Oh, come on, now. I know your age.

"Oh, come on, now. I know your age."

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You mess with me, I'll tell it.

"You mess with me, I'll tell it."

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Uh, we'll tell on each other.

"Uh, we'll tell on each other."

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I don't care.

"I don't care."

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My children know my age.

"My children know my age."

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I also know your weight.

"I also know your weight."

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My lips are sealed.

"My lips are sealed."

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painting today?

"painting today?"

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Ooh. Hey, don't you think that... I know.

"Ooh. Hey, don't you think that... I know."

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No, the body is too short for the arm.

"No, the body is too short for the arm."

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you can hire somebody to explain it to me.

"you can hire somebody to explain it to me."

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Michael!

"Michael!"

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What are you doing home from school so early?

"What are you doing home from school so early?"

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You shouldn't be back for another two hours.

"You shouldn't be back for another two hours."

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Michael, come here.

"Michael, come here."

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Now, answer me.

"Now, answer me."

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What are you doing home?

"What are you doing home?"

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I got suspended.

"I got suspended."

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Suspended? For what?

"Suspended? For what?"

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Michael, a good student like you

"Michael, a good student like you"

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don't get suspended for nothing.

"don't get suspended for nothing."

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Now, why were you sent home?

"Now, why were you sent home?"

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'Cause I'm black.

"'Cause I'm black."

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I want the truth, Michael Evans.

"I want the truth, Michael Evans."

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That is the truth, Mama. I am black.

"That is the truth, Mama. I am black."

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Michael, I want know why you were sent home,

"Michael, I want know why you were sent home,"

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and I want to know now!

"and I want to know now!"

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I said something my teacher, Mrs. Danvers,

"I said something my teacher, Mrs. Danvers,"

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didn't like.

"didn't like."

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What?

"What?"

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I told her that George Washington

"I told her that George Washington"

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was a white racist.

"was a white racist."

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Well, he was, Mama. He owned slaves.

"Well, he was, Mama. He owned slaves."

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You little squirt.

"You little squirt."

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Where do you come off

"Where do you come off"

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calling the father of our country

"calling the father of our country"

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a racist?

"a racist?"

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Where'd you pick up such trash?

"Where'd you pick up such trash?"

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In the library, in a book on black history.

"In the library, in a book on black history."

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Well, you still don't say things like that

"Well, you still don't say things like that"

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about George Washington.

"about George Washington."

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If you had to insult somebody,

"If you had to insult somebody,"

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you should've played it safe

"you should've played it safe"

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and picked on somebody like Benedict Arnold.

"and picked on somebody like Benedict Arnold."

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Mama, I was just telling it like it is.

"Mama, I was just telling it like it is."

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Look, boy...

"Look, boy..."

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Mama, "boy" is a white racist word.

"Mama, "boy" is a white racist word."

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This child is so black,

"This child is so black,"

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I'm going to have to lead a protest march

"I'm going to have to lead a protest march"

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before he'll say I'm his mama.

"before he'll say I'm his mama."

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Michael, I want you

"Michael, I want you"

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Why? For telling the truth?

"Why? For telling the truth?"

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Aw, come on, Gramps.

"Aw, come on, Gramps."

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Now, don't make a big hassle out of this.

"Now, don't make a big hassle out of this."

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Go on back to school

"Go on back to school"

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and apologize like your mama said.

"and apologize like your mama said."

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Yeah, 'cause Daddy's going to be home soon,

"Yeah, 'cause Daddy's going to be home soon,"

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tired and grouchy from working all night.

"tired and grouchy from working all night."

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You'd better not let him see you here.

"You'd better not let him see you here."

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I don't care.

"I don't care."

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I'm not going to school

"I'm not going to school"

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just to learn what they teach.

"just to learn what they teach."

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Then play it my way.

"Then play it my way."

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Go to school and don't learn nothing.

"Go to school and don't learn nothing."

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You save that big mouth of yours for eating, JJ.

"You save that big mouth of yours for eating, JJ."

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and be a lawyer.

"and be a lawyer."

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I do.

"I do."

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If your father catches you here,

"If your father catches you here,"

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you ain't going to be able to sit anywhere.

"you ain't going to be able to sit anywhere."

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Honey, in Washington's time,

"Honey, in Washington's time,"

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lots of people owned slaves.

"lots of people owned slaves."

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You got no call

"You got no call"

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to be disrespectful to George Washington

"to be disrespectful to George Washington"

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He was a great man.

"He was a great man."

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He was our first president.

"He was our first president."

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He wasn't our president.

"He wasn't our president."

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He was their president.

"He was their president."

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No, Michael.

"No, Michael."

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He was our president too.

"He was our president too."

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They're all our presidents.

"They're all our presidents."

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Why do you think so many black folks

"Why do you think so many black folks"

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are named after presidents?

"are named after presidents?"

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Washington, Jefferson,

"Washington, Jefferson,"

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Jackson, Lincoln, Roosevelt...

"Jackson, Lincoln, Roosevelt..."

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Every president.

"Every president."

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It's because they were all our presidents too.

"It's because they were all our presidents too."

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Ain't no blacks named Nixon.

"Ain't no blacks named Nixon."

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Look, Michael,

"Look, Michael,"

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I'm no longer asking you. I am telling you.

"I'm no longer asking you. I am telling you."

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Gramps, come on.

"Gramps, come on."

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Go on back to school.

"Go on back to school."

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No.

"No."

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Okay, if you don't take back

"Okay, if you don't take back"

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what you said about George Washington,

"what you said about George Washington,"

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your father's going make sure you have a Betsy Ross behind...

"your father's going make sure you have a Betsy Ross behind..."

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red, black, and blue.

"red, black, and blue."

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Mama, I'm ready to take my punishment.

"Mama, I'm ready to take my punishment."

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When you were born, you didn't know you was black.

"When you were born, you didn't know you was black."

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