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Clips from Diff'rent Strokes (1978) - The Social Worker (S01E01)

♪ They got nothin' but their jeans

"♪ They got nothin' but their jeans"

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♪ Everybody finds a way to shine

"♪ Everybody finds a way to shine"

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♪ They'll have theirs you'll have yours

"♪ They'll have theirs you'll have yours"

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♪ 'Cause it takes

"♪ 'Cause it takes"

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Boys?

"Boys?"

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Arnold, that is the second time this week

"Arnold, that is the second time this week"

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Oh, never. Never.

"Oh, never. Never."

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This Mr. Drummond is a real cool dude.

"This Mr. Drummond is a real cool dude."

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For me, likewise.

"For me, likewise."

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Come.

"Come."

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A wonderful human being.

"A wonderful human being."

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Mrs. Garrett, I'm a very fortunate man.

"Mrs. Garrett, I'm a very fortunate man."

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Just shut up and give me a hanky.

"Just shut up and give me a hanky."

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Now, that's a joke.

"Now, that's a joke."

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I thought you liked it here.

"I thought you liked it here."

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Good night, boys.

"Good night, boys."

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I hardly slept a wink all night, thinking about those kids.

"I hardly slept a wink all night, thinking about those kids."

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This darling little one is my goldfish.

"This darling little one is my goldfish."

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And they're simply marvellous boys.

"And they're simply marvellous boys."

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♪ A man is born he's a man of means

"♪ A man is born he's a man of means"

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♪ They got nothin' but their jeans

"♪ They got nothin' but their jeans"

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♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes

"♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes"

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♪ Everybody finds a way to shine

"♪ Everybody finds a way to shine"

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♪ It don't matter that you got

"♪ It don't matter that you got"

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♪ Now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum

"♪ Now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum"

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♪ What might be right for you may not be right for some

"♪ What might be right for you may not be right for some"

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♪ A man is born he's a man of means

"♪ A man is born he's a man of means"

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♪ Then along come two

"♪ Then along come two"

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♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes

"♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes"

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♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes

"♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes"

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♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world

"♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world"

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♪ Everybody's got a special kind of story

"♪ Everybody's got a special kind of story"

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♪ It don't matter that you got

"♪ It don't matter that you got"

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♪ Not a lot, so what?

"♪ Not a lot, so what?"

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♪ And I'll have mine

"♪ And I'll have mine"

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♪ And together we'll be fine

"♪ And together we'll be fine"

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♪ Diff'rent Strokes to move the world, yes, it does

"♪ Diff'rent Strokes to move the world, yes, it does"

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♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world! ♪

"♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world! ♪"

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Boo!

"Boo!"

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Arnold, what are you doing in there?

"Arnold, what are you doing in there?"

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Scaring the buns off you.

"Scaring the buns off you."

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That's the only way somebody my size is gonna scare anybody your size.

"That's the only way somebody my size is gonna scare anybody your size."

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Yeah, well, watch yourself.

"Yeah, well, watch yourself."

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Because somebody my size might decide to keep somebody your size

"Because somebody my size might decide to keep somebody your size"

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from getting any bigger.

"from getting any bigger."

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You got that, Arnold? Got it.

"You got that, Arnold? Got it."

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All right, dear.

"All right, dear."

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Boo!

"Boo!"

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Willis? Arnold?

"Willis? Arnold?"

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Now, why are the drapes closed? It's such a lovely day.

"Now, why are the drapes closed? It's such a lovely day."

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that you've scared me half to death.

"that you've scared me half to death."

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Please, don't do that again.

"Please, don't do that again."

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All right, Mr. Drummond.

"All right, Mr. Drummond."

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And where's Willis? I have to talk to you boys about something very important.

"And where's Willis? I have to talk to you boys about something very important."

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Uh-oh. Whatever it is, I didn't do it.

"Uh-oh. Whatever it is, I didn't do it."

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No. Arnold, you're not in any trouble. Yet.

"No. Arnold, you're not in any trouble. Yet."

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But have patience, the day's just started.

"But have patience, the day's just started."

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Do you want me, Mr. Drummond?

"Do you want me, Mr. Drummond?"

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Yes, please.

"Yes, please."

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Now, you boys know that there's a social worker dropping by today

"Now, you boys know that there's a social worker dropping by today"

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to see how you're doing, right?

"to see how you're doing, right?"

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Yeah. Right.

"Yeah. Right."

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Now, it's very important to all of us that she sees how much you like it here.

"Now, it's very important to all of us that she sees how much you like it here."

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But you said if we wanted to leave, the door was always open.

"But you said if we wanted to leave, the door was always open."

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That's right, Willis.

"That's right, Willis."

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Now, I'm gonna tell the social worker how much I like you guys.

"Now, I'm gonna tell the social worker how much I like you guys."

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It might be helpful if you could say something,

"It might be helpful if you could say something,"

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you know, complimentary about me.

"you know, complimentary about me."

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Okay, I'll tell her you got all your own teeth.

"Okay, I'll tell her you got all your own teeth."

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I thank you. And my dentist thanks you.

"I thank you. And my dentist thanks you."

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But that's not exactly what I meant.

"But that's not exactly what I meant."

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Arnold, what could you say?

"Arnold, what could you say?"

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I could say this is a place I wanna die and be buried.

"I could say this is a place I wanna die and be buried."

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Right here in this room with a color TV and stereo.

"Right here in this room with a color TV and stereo."

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Yeah, just like King Tut.

"Yeah, just like King Tut."

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Yeah, King Tut.

"Yeah, King Tut."

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Who's that?

"Who's that?"

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It might be better if you just simply said

"It might be better if you just simply said"

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that you couldn't imagine wanting to live anywhere else.

"that you couldn't imagine wanting to live anywhere else."

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Except Harlem.

"Except Harlem."

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You know what I like about Harlem?

"You know what I like about Harlem?"

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What? That I ain't there.

"What? That I ain't there."

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Well, I miss the gang of kids.

"Well, I miss the gang of kids."

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If you behave yourself, Willis, today, I'll buy you your own gang of kids.

"If you behave yourself, Willis, today, I'll buy you your own gang of kids."

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We'll give it a try. We'll do what you say.

"We'll give it a try. We'll do what you say."

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Thanks, Willis.

"Thanks, Willis."

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Now, let's see. What could you say about me that's nice?

"Now, let's see. What could you say about me that's nice?"

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And still truthful, of course.

"And still truthful, of course."

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We could say you're a real cool dude.

"We could say you're a real cool dude."

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A real cool dude?

"A real cool dude?"

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You know, I like that.

"You know, I like that."

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The last cool dude we knew, he got five years for stealing a hot car.

"The last cool dude we knew, he got five years for stealing a hot car."

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Yeah. Then he got spanked by his mommy, 'cause he wasn't old enough to drive.

"Yeah. Then he got spanked by his mommy, 'cause he wasn't old enough to drive."

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All right. Okay, fellas, get ready for breakfast.

"All right. Okay, fellas, get ready for breakfast."

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And that social worker could be here any minute.

"And that social worker could be here any minute."

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All right, Mr. Drummond.

"All right, Mr. Drummond."

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Okay, Mr. Drummond.

"Okay, Mr. Drummond."

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Are you Mr. Drummond? Yes.

"Are you Mr. Drummond? Yes."

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Ms. Aimsly. Social worker.

"Ms. Aimsly. Social worker."

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Oh, yes. Please, come in.

"Oh, yes. Please, come in."

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Can I get you a drink, Mrs. Aimsly?

"Can I get you a drink, Mrs. Aimsly?"

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Ms. Aimsly. And I never drink on the job.

"Ms. Aimsly. And I never drink on the job."

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Do you drink, Mr. Drummond?

"Do you drink, Mr. Drummond?"

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Won't you please sit down?

"Won't you please sit down?"

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Now, then, the children.

"Now, then, the children."

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Yes. Those happy, well-adjusted little tots.

"Yes. Those happy, well-adjusted little tots."

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Boys?

"Boys?"

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Coming, Mr. Drummond.

"Coming, Mr. Drummond."

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Coming, Mr. Drummond.

"Coming, Mr. Drummond."

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Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Drummond.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Drummond."

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Yeah. We would have been here sooner,

"Yeah. We would have been here sooner,"

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but we were up there counting our blessings.

"but we were up there counting our blessings."

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Boys, there is someone here I want you to meet.

"Boys, there is someone here I want you to meet."

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This is Arnold. And this is Willis Jackson.

"This is Arnold. And this is Willis Jackson."

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Boys, this is Ms. Aimsly, a social worker, who's come to pay our happy home a visit.

"Boys, this is Ms. Aimsly, a social worker, who's come to pay our happy home a visit."

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How do you do? I'm happy Willis.

"How do you do? I'm happy Willis."

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And I'm delirious Arnold.

"And I'm delirious Arnold."

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Charmed, I'm sure.

"Charmed, I'm sure."

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You're Arnold. You're Willis.

"You're Arnold. You're Willis."

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Yes, ma'am.

"Yes, ma'am."

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