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

Ms. Aimsly, Philip Drummond here.

"Ms. Aimsly, Philip Drummond here."

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What?

"What?"

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I can't believe that.

"I can't believe that."

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But I...

"But I..."

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Well, yes, under the circumstances...

"Well, yes, under the circumstances..."

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Very well. I'll be expecting you.

"Very well. I'll be expecting you."

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Ms. Aimsly is bringing a black couple here tomorrow morning.

"Ms. Aimsly is bringing a black couple here tomorrow morning."

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Oh, adopting two more children?

"Oh, adopting two more children?"

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Why not? The more, the merrier.

"Why not? The more, the merrier."

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Just the opposite, I'm afraid.

"Just the opposite, I'm afraid."

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He ain't coming yet.

"He ain't coming yet."

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Keep looking.

"Keep looking."

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What do you think he'll do 'cause we called the social worker?

"What do you think he'll do 'cause we called the social worker?"

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He'll probably throw a party after we leave.

"He'll probably throw a party after we leave."

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Yeah. Maybe we could leave later.

"Yeah. Maybe we could leave later."

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I sure hate to miss a good party.

"I sure hate to miss a good party."

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Uh-oh. He's coming up.

"Uh-oh. He's coming up."

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Remember now, if he don't want us here, we'll show him we don't care. Get up there.

"Remember now, if he don't want us here, we'll show him we don't care. Get up there."

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Good evening, fellas.

"Good evening, fellas."

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You see that, Arnold? Yeah.

"You see that, Arnold? Yeah."

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What's so funny, guys?

"What's so funny, guys?"

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The whites are attacking the Indians, and the Indians are winning.

"The whites are attacking the Indians, and the Indians are winning."

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Oh, man, talk about a fast haircut.

"Oh, man, talk about a fast haircut."

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Oh. Oh.

"Oh. Oh."

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Willis, I understand that you called that social worker this afternoon.

"Willis, I understand that you called that social worker this afternoon."

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Yeah, I had a chat with the lady.

"Yeah, I had a chat with the lady."

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And just what did you tell her?

"And just what did you tell her?"

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I thought we'd be better off with a black family.

"I thought we'd be better off with a black family."

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In case you hadn't noticed, we're black.

"In case you hadn't noticed, we're black."

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But you were happy this morning. I mean, what's the problem?

"But you were happy this morning. I mean, what's the problem?"

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It's just that things ain't working out.

"It's just that things ain't working out."

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You know, man, blacks belong with black and whites belong with white.

"You know, man, blacks belong with black and whites belong with white."

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Unless you happen to be a zebra.

"Unless you happen to be a zebra."

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I don't understand.

"I don't understand."

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Why do you want to leave?

"Why do you want to leave?"

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'Cause we'd like it better somewhere else.

"'Cause we'd like it better somewhere else."

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I see.

"I see."

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Well...

"Well..."

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All I want to do is what's best for you guys 'cause I love you.

"All I want to do is what's best for you guys 'cause I love you."

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But if that's the way you want it...

"But if that's the way you want it..."

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A black couple's coming here tomorrow morning to see you.

"A black couple's coming here tomorrow morning to see you."

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Well, I guess we told the man.

"Well, I guess we told the man."

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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For a guy who don't want us to stay, he sure is pretending like he does.

"For a guy who don't want us to stay, he sure is pretending like he does."

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Yeah. You know, if he wanted us to stay, he would have tried harder.

"Yeah. You know, if he wanted us to stay, he would have tried harder."

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But he didn't say one word about us staying.

"But he didn't say one word about us staying."

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He sure can put on a good act.

"He sure can put on a good act."

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This is a tough world we live in, Willis.

"This is a tough world we live in, Willis."

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There's only two people we can trust, and that's you and me.

"There's only two people we can trust, and that's you and me."

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Right.

"Right."

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And sometimes, I ain't so sure about you.

"And sometimes, I ain't so sure about you."

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Come on, Mr. Drummond, cheer up. Eat your breakfast.

"Come on, Mr. Drummond, cheer up. Eat your breakfast."

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How can I eat?

"How can I eat?"

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and then you stick it in the eggie-poo,

"and then you stick it in the eggie-poo,"

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and then you put it in your mouthie-poo.

"and then you put it in your mouthie-poo."

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That makes me sickie-poo.

"That makes me sickie-poo."

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I still can't understand why the boys want to leave.

"I still can't understand why the boys want to leave."

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Just tell me one thing that I did wrong.

"Just tell me one thing that I did wrong."

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Well, sometimes, you're a little overbearing,

"Well, sometimes, you're a little overbearing,"

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and you can be a perfectionist,

"and you can be a perfectionist,"

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and you can be very demanding.

"and you can be very demanding."

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I only asked for one thing.

"I only asked for one thing."

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Wait, that was the bad news. Now, for the good news.

"Wait, that was the bad news. Now, for the good news."

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I could use some.

"I could use some."

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Well, you're very kind and loving.

"Well, you're very kind and loving."

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And you make a wonderful father.

"And you make a wonderful father."

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You really think so?

"You really think so?"

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Oh, yeah.

"Oh, yeah."

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Besides, look at what they've got here.

"Besides, look at what they've got here."

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I'm telling you, these kids are living in the lap of luxury.

"I'm telling you, these kids are living in the lap of luxury."

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Confidentially, this place would make the greatest garage sale in history.

"Confidentially, this place would make the greatest garage sale in history."

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What's a garage sale?

"What's a garage sale?"

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"What's a garage sale?" Now, that's what I call rich.

""What's a garage sale?" Now, that's what I call rich."

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Oh, believe me, Mr. Drummond,

"Oh, believe me, Mr. Drummond,"

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that black couple's gonna have to be something else

"that black couple's gonna have to be something else"

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before those boys will give up all this and leave you.

"before those boys will give up all this and leave you."

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Thanks, Mrs. Garrett, you really cheered me up. Now, all I feel is miserable.

"Thanks, Mrs. Garrett, you really cheered me up. Now, all I feel is miserable."

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I'll get it.

"I'll get it."

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Good morning, Ms. Aimsly. Please, come in.

"Good morning, Ms. Aimsly. Please, come in."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Please, come in. Thank you.

"Please, come in. Thank you."

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Mr. Drummond, this is the couple I was telling you about.

"Mr. Drummond, this is the couple I was telling you about."

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Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. How do you do, sir?

"Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. How do you do, sir?"

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How do you do, Mr. Thompson? Mrs. Thompson.

"How do you do, Mr. Thompson? Mrs. Thompson."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Charming place you have here, Drummond.

"Charming place you have here, Drummond."

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Thank you, Thompson.

"Thank you, Thompson."

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It reminds me of our little flat in London.

"It reminds me of our little flat in London."

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Your little flat?

"Your little flat?"

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Oh, our main home's on Long Island.

"Oh, our main home's on Long Island."

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We use the London place just for weekends.

"We use the London place just for weekends."

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May I ask what line of business you're in, Mr. Thompson?

"May I ask what line of business you're in, Mr. Thompson?"

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Well, you know all the oil the Arabs have?

"Well, you know all the oil the Arabs have?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Someone has to sell them the barrels.

"Someone has to sell them the barrels."

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Mr. Drummond, the children.

"Mr. Drummond, the children."

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Oh, yes. Yes, of course. Willis? Arnold? Would you come down here, please?

"Oh, yes. Yes, of course. Willis? Arnold? Would you come down here, please?"

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Oh, Jeffrey, look at the darling little one.

"Oh, Jeffrey, look at the darling little one."

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I'm the darling next size up.

"I'm the darling next size up."

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Boys, I want you to meet Mr. and Mrs. Thompson.

"Boys, I want you to meet Mr. and Mrs. Thompson."

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This is Arnold. And this is Willis.

"This is Arnold. And this is Willis."

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Hello, Arnold, Willis.

"Hello, Arnold, Willis."

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Hi. How do you do?

"Hi. How do you do?"

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I'm in love with them already.

"I'm in love with them already."

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Well, we're packed and ready to make tracks.

"Well, we're packed and ready to make tracks."

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Yeah, well, tell us something about yourselves. How old are you?

"Yeah, well, tell us something about yourselves. How old are you?"

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Eight, trying for nine.

"Eight, trying for nine."

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I'm 13. Trying to get out of here.

"I'm 13. Trying to get out of here."

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Well, I know we're going to make one big happy family.

"Well, I know we're going to make one big happy family."

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I'm sure.

"I'm sure."

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As I told you yesterday, Mr. Drummond, black children belong with black families.

"As I told you yesterday, Mr. Drummond, black children belong with black families."

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You said that?

"You said that?"

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That's right.

"That's right."

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You said Mr. Drummond said that.

"You said Mr. Drummond said that."

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He did say it. What do you want, an instant replay?

"He did say it. What do you want, an instant replay?"

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Hold it, boys. What did I say?

"Hold it, boys. What did I say?"

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You said that black children belong with black families.

"You said that black children belong with black families."

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I heard you say it.

"I heard you say it."

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So, that's it.

"So, that's it."

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You boys started all this because you thought...

"You boys started all this because you thought..."

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