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Clips from Good Times (1974) - Getting Up the Rent (S01E01)

Don't try shining me on with that smile, James Jr.

"Don't try shining me on with that smile, James Jr."

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Cool it, Thelma.

"Cool it, Thelma."

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I just been down 17 floors for the mail.

"I just been down 17 floors for the mail."

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I got some dispensing here to do.

"I got some dispensing here to do."

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Here's something for Michael...

"Here's something for Michael..."

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bulletins from the NAACP, CORE, SNCC...

"bulletins from the NAACP, CORE, SNCC..."

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And the Pan-African Council.

"And the Pan-African Council."

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Thank you kindly, sir.

"Thank you kindly, sir."

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"Afro-Glo Face Cream, for the look of beauty."

""Afro-Glo Face Cream, for the look of beauty.""

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I didn't know they could bottle miracles.

"I didn't know they could bottle miracles."

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Look who's talking.

"Look who's talking."

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If you were born in Detroit,

"If you were born in Detroit,"

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you'd have been recalled for being dangerously ugly.

"you'd have been recalled for being dangerously ugly."

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Thelma, you shouldn't talk to JJ like that.

"Thelma, you shouldn't talk to JJ like that."

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If her BB brain falls out,

"If her BB brain falls out,"

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we ain't going to be able to find it.

"we ain't going to be able to find it."

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You hear the way he talks to me?

"You hear the way he talks to me?"

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She called me the ugliest thing!

"She called me the ugliest thing!"

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I said hold it.

"I said hold it."

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Well, it's comforting to know

"Well, it's comforting to know"

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there is still some respect for Black Power around here.

"there is still some respect for Black Power around here."

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Sorry, Mama.

"Sorry, Mama."

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Mama, you should be resting.

"Mama, you should be resting."

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You're supposed to be weak.

"You're supposed to be weak."

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She called me ugly.

"She called me ugly."

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That could reduce a less beautiful person

"That could reduce a less beautiful person"

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to tears.

"to tears."

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I think they're both beautiful.

"I think they're both beautiful."

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Don't you, Mama?

"Don't you, Mama?"

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I mean, they're different.

"I mean, they're different."

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Thelma, she's got

"Thelma, she's got"

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that real beautiful beauty,

"that real beautiful beauty,"

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

"and JJ... well, he's got..."

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Mama, was they both beget the same way?

"Mama, was they both beget the same way?"

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This is a Christian house.

"This is a Christian house."

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I put it as biblical as I could.

"I put it as biblical as I could."

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Michael may have a point there, Mama.

"Michael may have a point there, Mama."

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Maybe he and Thelma look the way they do...

"Maybe he and Thelma look the way they do..."

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You know, all that nice quiet beauty...

"You know, all that nice quiet beauty..."

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

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

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Settle down, James Jr.,

"Settle down, James Jr.,"

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or you're going to have me believing

"or you're going to have me believing"

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you was born out of an act of madness.

"you was born out of an act of madness."

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Let me see the rest of the mail you got there.

"Let me see the rest of the mail you got there."

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Oh, ain't nothing, Mama.

"Oh, ain't nothing, Mama."

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Just bills, bills and... Uh-oh.

"Just bills, bills and... Uh-oh."

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You want to see the bills, huh, Mama?

"You want to see the bills, huh, Mama?"

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That's right,

"That's right,"

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and I want a little peek at that "uh-oh."

"and I want a little peek at that "uh-oh.""

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This is an eviction notice.

"This is an eviction notice."

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What are you talking about?

"What are you talking about?"

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They say they're going to throw us out today.

"They say they're going to throw us out today."

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Didn't we get any warnings?

"Didn't we get any warnings?"

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We got a couple of notices when you were in the hospital,

"We got a couple of notices when you were in the hospital,"

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but Daddy didn't want to worry you.

"but Daddy didn't want to worry you."

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He said it'd be okay anyway.

"He said it'd be okay anyway."

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who works in the projects,

"who works in the projects,"

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and he told Daddy everything was going to be okay.

"and he told Daddy everything was going to be okay."

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That's the same Monty

"That's the same Monty"

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Come on, Ma, let's have breakfast.

"Come on, Ma, let's have breakfast."

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How much money we got in that shoebox?

"How much money we got in that shoebox?"

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About $32.

"About $32."

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That's about some $72 short.

"That's about some $72 short."

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I got 100 ways I can get $70.

"I got 100 ways I can get $70."

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

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

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I don't want you stealing, James Jr.

"I don't want you stealing, James Jr."

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I wouldn't do that, Mama.

"I wouldn't do that, Mama."

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Yeah, but I don't want you finding it

"Yeah, but I don't want you finding it"

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before it gets lost.

"before it gets lost."

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I hope I'm coming through to you, boy.

"I hope I'm coming through to you, boy."

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

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

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Michael, this ain't no time to be black.

"Michael, this ain't no time to be black."

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Mama, racial freedom demands vigilance...

"Mama, racial freedom demands vigilance..."

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And your Mama demands silence.

"And your Mama demands silence."

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Oh, Lord, just help us through all this oatmeal,

"Oh, Lord, just help us through all this oatmeal,"

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and we promise we'll never ask for anything else again.

"and we promise we'll never ask for anything else again."

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Amen.

"Amen."

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James Jr., that is blasphemous.

"James Jr., that is blasphemous."

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He's no good, Mama.

"He's no good, Mama."

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[KNOCKING]

"[KNOCKING]"

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I'm coming.

"I'm coming."

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Will you open the door? It's cold out here!

"Will you open the door? It's cold out here!"

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I'm coming! Quiet, kids!

"I'm coming! Quiet, kids!"

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Whoo-ee!

"Whoo-ee!"

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Was that the fastest you can open a door?

"Was that the fastest you can open a door?"

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I'm froze numb.

"I'm froze numb."

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If you wanted somebody fast,

"If you wanted somebody fast,"

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you should have married O.J. Simpson.

"you should have married O.J. Simpson."

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Good morning, kids.

"Good morning, kids."

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Good morning, Daddy.

"Good morning, Daddy."

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Sit down, James,

"Sit down, James,"

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and get some hot oatmeal into your stomach...

"and get some hot oatmeal into your stomach..."

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and in between,

"and in between,"

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you could tell me what we're going to do

"you could tell me what we're going to do"

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about this little piece of mail that James Jr.

"about this little piece of mail that James Jr."

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Got from the mailbox this morning.

"Got from the mailbox this morning."

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What is it? Another eviction notice?

"What is it? Another eviction notice?"

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Oh, baby, we got two of those while you was in the hospital,

"Oh, baby, we got two of those while you was in the hospital,"

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he said don't worry about it,

"he said don't worry about it,"

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'cause they know I'm a hard-working man.

"'cause they know I'm a hard-working man."

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They'll extend me.

"They'll extend me."

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Yeah, they'll extend you... right out into the street.

"Yeah, they'll extend you... right out into the street."

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Your friend Monty don't know shellac from Shinola.

"Your friend Monty don't know shellac from Shinola."

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Mama!

"Mama!"

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Now, Florida, you want to worry your head about nothing,

"Now, Florida, you want to worry your head about nothing,"

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go on and do it,

"go on and do it,"

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

"and I got another $6.00 right here in my pocket."

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You worked all night

"You worked all night"

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and all they paid you was $6.00?

"and all they paid you was $6.00?"

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They paid me a lot more,

"They paid me a lot more,"

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but after they got finished taking out federal withholding,

"but after they got finished taking out federal withholding,"

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the unemployment compensation,

"the unemployment compensation,"

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then this extra goody

"then this extra goody"

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they slipped on me at the last minute,

"they slipped on me at the last minute,"

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a $2.00 charge

"a $2.00 charge"

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for getting my dishwashing uniform cleaned...

"for getting my dishwashing uniform cleaned..."

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You know something, baby,

"You know something, baby,"

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if I'd worked for them a few more hours,

"if I'd worked for them a few more hours,"

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I'd end up owing them 10 bucks.

"I'd end up owing them 10 bucks."

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Well, anyhow, all we need now is $70.

"Well, anyhow, all we need now is $70."

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