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Clips from Good Times (1974) - God's Business Is Good Business (S01E01)

splitting the big take.

"splitting the big take."

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Man, there's a block-long Cadillac parked outside

"Man, there's a block-long Cadillac parked outside"

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Sam, I want you to meet my oldest son, James Jr.

"Sam, I want you to meet my oldest son, James Jr."

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Junior, this is Reverend Sam.

"Junior, this is Reverend Sam."

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Is that your Cadillac out there?

"Is that your Cadillac out there?"

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That's the biggest hog I ever seen.

"That's the biggest hog I ever seen."

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Well, son, the Lord watches over me.

"Well, son, the Lord watches over me."

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Well, he must've blinked,

"Well, he must've blinked,"

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'cause one of your hubcaps is missing.

"'cause one of your hubcaps is missing."

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I dug you on the tube, man.

"I dug you on the tube, man."

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Them threads, those rocks, them wheels...

"Them threads, those rocks, them wheels..."

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Junior, my friend Sam

"Junior, my friend Sam"

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wants me to go to work for him.

"wants me to go to work for him."

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Far out!

"Far out!"

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Now, that's the kind of religion I can get into.

"Now, that's the kind of religion I can get into."

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The good word rolls out, and the long green rolls in.

"The good word rolls out, and the long green rolls in."

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JJ, did you get my... Hello?

"JJ, did you get my... Hello?"

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You're Reverend Sam!

"You're Reverend Sam!"

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Sam, this is my daughter, Thelma.

"Sam, this is my daughter, Thelma."

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Isn't she a little doll?

"Isn't she a little doll?"

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So can I.

"So can I."

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From the corner drugstore.

"From the corner drugstore."

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I just can't believe it!

"I just can't believe it!"

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Reverend Sam, right off of television,

"Reverend Sam, right off of television,"

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Wow, you must know everybody on TV,

"Wow, you must know everybody on TV,"

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Know them? I saved every one of them.

"Know them? I saved every one of them."

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Out of sight!

"Out of sight!"

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Reverend, may I please have your autograph?

"Reverend, may I please have your autograph?"

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Well, I usually charge a quarter,

"Well, I usually charge a quarter,"

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but for you, my pretty, do you have a Bible handy?

"but for you, my pretty, do you have a Bible handy?"

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Sure, I'll get you Mama's.

"Sure, I'll get you Mama's."

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No you don't.

"No you don't."

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Now, you go to your room

"Now, you go to your room"

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and help Michael with his homework.

"and help Michael with his homework."

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Mama... Thelma, go.

"Mama... Thelma, go."

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Baby, would you mind

"Baby, would you mind"

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Well, as I was saying, James,

"Well, as I was saying, James,"

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trust is the name of the game

"trust is the name of the game"

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when you're working for the Lord,

"when you're working for the Lord,"

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and I need a man I can trust.

"and I need a man I can trust."

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I need my old buddy, Honest James.

"I need my old buddy, Honest James."

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You really think I can help you, huh?

"You really think I can help you, huh?"

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Positive.

"Positive."

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When my ushers drive better cars than I,

"When my ushers drive better cars than I,"

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I need help.

"I need help."

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Florida, there's a Cadillac outside as fine...

"Florida, there's a Cadillac outside as fine..."

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as this dude right here.

"as this dude right here."

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I've seen you somewhere.

"I've seen you somewhere."

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You're that preacher who makes more money on television

"You're that preacher who makes more money on television"

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than Bob Hope and Redd Foxx put together.

"than Bob Hope and Redd Foxx put together."

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What are you doing here?

"What are you doing here?"

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Business is slow, so he's making house calls.

"Business is slow, so he's making house calls."

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I'm Willona, a friend of the family.

"I'm Willona, a friend of the family."

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Well, any friend of this family

"Well, any friend of this family"

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is a particular friend of mine.

"is a particular friend of mine."

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I'm delighted to meet you, Willona.

"I'm delighted to meet you, Willona."

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[HUMMING "CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG"]

"[HUMMING "CAISSONS GO ROLLING ALONG"]"

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Ooh, honey.

"Ooh, honey."

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You got your thing so together I almost sent you a dollar once.

"You got your thing so together I almost sent you a dollar once."

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They come from the Lord.

"They come from the Lord."

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This dollar came from the Devil.

"This dollar came from the Devil."

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It was alimony money.

"It was alimony money."

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You're divorced.

"You're divorced."

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Yes, but not desperate.

"Yes, but not desperate."

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Florida, check out my new hat I got on sale.

"Florida, check out my new hat I got on sale."

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Ooh, girl, you will not believe

"Ooh, girl, you will not believe"

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who walked into the boutique shop

"who walked into the boutique shop"

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this afternoon!

"this afternoon!"

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Who? Who?

"Who? Who?"

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The woman who has the weight-watching place?

"The woman who has the weight-watching place?"

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The one who's always bragging about her perfect size eight?

"The one who's always bragging about her perfect size eight?"

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Mm-hm, well, now she's a perfect size 14.

"Mm-hm, well, now she's a perfect size 14."

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Because of her diet?

"Because of her diet?"

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Nope, because of her husband.

"Nope, because of her husband."

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I don't know, Sam, I got a job now,

"I don't know, Sam, I got a job now,"

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and it pays pretty good.

"and it pays pretty good."

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You think you can beat $2.50 an hour?

"You think you can beat $2.50 an hour?"

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I think so.

"I think so."

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What about a hundred dollars a day?

"What about a hundred dollars a day?"

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I mean $100 a day, seven days a week.

"I mean $100 a day, seven days a week."

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That's $700 a week!

"That's $700 a week!"

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What's wrong, Honest James? Not enough?

"What's wrong, Honest James? Not enough?"

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No, I didn't mean it like that.

"No, I didn't mean it like that."

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It's just that I didn't know

"It's just that I didn't know"

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that honest men were that expensive.

"that honest men were that expensive."

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I know what you mean,

"I know what you mean,"

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but put your mind at rest...

"but put your mind at rest..."

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come down to the revival meeting tonight,

"come down to the revival meeting tonight,"

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and you'll see the kind of joy

"and you'll see the kind of joy"

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I bring to my following.

"I bring to my following."

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What do you say?

"What do you say?"

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Now, James, tonight is my last night in Chicago.

"Now, James, tonight is my last night in Chicago."

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I have to catch on the midnight plane.

"I have to catch on the midnight plane."

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I must have your answer by then.

"I must have your answer by then."

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You'll have it.

"You'll have it."

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Florida, Sam has invited us all

"Florida, Sam has invited us all"

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to a revival meeting tonight.

"to a revival meeting tonight."

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What does he need us for?

"What does he need us for?"

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Sister Florida, you doubt me now,

"Sister Florida, you doubt me now,"

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but seeing is believing,

"but seeing is believing,"

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when you see all those sad people

"when you see all those sad people"

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walking in, disgruntled, dispirited,

"walking in, disgruntled, dispirited,"

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and disillusioned, despairing,

"and disillusioned, despairing,"

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walking in the steamy waters of despair.

"walking in the steamy waters of despair."

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Can I get an Amen?

"Can I get an Amen?"

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People who can't go no further,

"People who can't go no further,"

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then they hear the Lord's name through me,

"then they hear the Lord's name through me,"

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can I have an Amen?

"can I have an Amen?"

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And they hear the voice of God,

"And they hear the voice of God,"

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and the people rise up,

"and the people rise up,"

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and their backs straighten, and their heads sit tall,

"and their backs straighten, and their heads sit tall,"

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can I have an Amen?

"can I have an Amen?"

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And then they walk out dancing, dancing,

"And then they walk out dancing, dancing,"

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dancing with a smile on their face

"dancing with a smile on their face"

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and a newborn courage in their hearts

"and a newborn courage in their hearts"

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to fight the trials and the tribulations!

"to fight the trials and the tribulations!"

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Can I have an Amen?

"Can I have an Amen?"

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What do you say?

"What do you say?"

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That was good.

"That was good."

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Now let us see you do Geraldine.

"Now let us see you do Geraldine."

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