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

Florida, a Christian keeps an open mind.

"Florida, a Christian keeps an open mind."

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Baby, Sam offered me a job paying a hundred dollars a day.

"Baby, Sam offered me a job paying a hundred dollars a day."

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Nobody makes that kind of money legally.

"Nobody makes that kind of money legally."

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Baby, you've got to give Sam a chance.

"Baby, you've got to give Sam a chance."

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Hell, woman, give me a break. A hundred dollars a day.

"Hell, woman, give me a break. A hundred dollars a day."

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Come on, you've got to come to that meeting tonight.

"Come on, you've got to come to that meeting tonight."

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All right.

"All right."

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Hallelujah!

"Hallelujah!"

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Amen, brother. Hallelujah.

"Amen, brother. Hallelujah."

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♪ We don't roar... ♪

"♪ We don't roar... ♪"

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♪ We don't fight... ♪

"♪ We don't fight... ♪"

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♪ But we're going to score tonight ♪

"♪ But we're going to score tonight ♪"

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Meow!

"Meow!"

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Well, my friend Sam put on quite a show, didn't he?

"Well, my friend Sam put on quite a show, didn't he?"

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I don't know about y'all, but I'm sold.

"I don't know about y'all, but I'm sold."

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Yeah, dy-no-mite!

"Yeah, dy-no-mite!"

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Man, he was up there flapping his arms

"Man, he was up there flapping his arms"

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and shouting to the sky,

"and shouting to the sky,"

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"The happiness man is here

""The happiness man is here"

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to spread the word of the Lord,"

"to spread the word of the Lord,""

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and he was preaching, and the choir was singing,

"and he was preaching, and the choir was singing,"

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And the ushers was collecting...

"And the ushers was collecting..."

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James, how could you go anywhere with that hypocrite?

"James, how could you go anywhere with that hypocrite?"

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Hypocrite?

"Hypocrite?"

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Mama, all those people believed he was the shepherd of the Lord.

"Mama, all those people believed he was the shepherd of the Lord."

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I knew he was a shepherd

"I knew he was a shepherd"

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when I saw him fleecing the sheep.

"when I saw him fleecing the sheep."

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Well, I thought he was beautiful,

"Well, I thought he was beautiful,"

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and when all those white pigeons went flying in the air,

"and when all those white pigeons went flying in the air,"

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I opened my mouth and screamed.

"I opened my mouth and screamed."

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And I opened my program and ducked.

"And I opened my program and ducked."

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Now, baby, stop that talk.

"Now, baby, stop that talk."

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You saw all them people he made happy,

"You saw all them people he made happy,"

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and what about the people he cured?

"and what about the people he cured?"

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And what about the cat in the wheelchair?

"And what about the cat in the wheelchair?"

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Yeah, I liked to die

"Yeah, I liked to die"

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when that old man wheeled down to the front

"when that old man wheeled down to the front"

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and old Smiling Sam says, "You are healed!

"and old Smiling Sam says, "You are healed!"

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The healing power is within you!"

"The healing power is within you!""

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and, bam!

"and, bam!"

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The cat jumps up out of that wheelchair

"The cat jumps up out of that wheelchair"

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and boogies!

"and boogies!"

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Now, baby, that was a miracle.

"Now, baby, that was a miracle."

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Hey, Dad, did you see all that money he collected?

"Hey, Dad, did you see all that money he collected?"

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Where does that go?

"Where does that go?"

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I'm going to go pack.

"I'm going to go pack."

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James. James?

"James. James?"

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James.

"James."

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James, I know you want what's best for us,

"James, I know you want what's best for us,"

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but I don't want you running around the country

"but I don't want you running around the country"

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with that wolf in God's clothing.

"with that wolf in God's clothing."

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Baby, this is a chance for me to give you and the kids

"Baby, this is a chance for me to give you and the kids"

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something to build a life on.

"something to build a life on."

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Then think about the kids.

"Then think about the kids."

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We're trying to teach them honesty.

"We're trying to teach them honesty."

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when you run around town

"when you run around town"

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with Scheming Sam the rip-off man?

"with Scheming Sam the rip-off man?"

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Baby, that man offered me a job making a hundred dollars a day.

"Baby, that man offered me a job making a hundred dollars a day."

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If I live to be a thousand years old,

"If I live to be a thousand years old,"

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I ain't going to get another chance like this.

"I ain't going to get another chance like this."

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Think what we can do with the money.

"Think what we can do with the money."

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We could send Michael to law school,

"We could send Michael to law school,"

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JJ to art school,

"JJ to art school,"

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we can even give Thelma dancing lessons.

"we can even give Thelma dancing lessons."

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Yeah, sure, so she could jump out of a wheelchair

"Yeah, sure, so she could jump out of a wheelchair"

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I never saw so many fabulous clothes

"I never saw so many fabulous clothes"

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in one place in my life.

"in one place in my life."

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Maybe so, honey,

"Maybe so, honey,"

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but they were all on Reverend Sam and his people.

"but they were all on Reverend Sam and his people."

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What's the matter, Willona?

"What's the matter, Willona?"

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Don't you dig the Rev?

"Don't you dig the Rev?"

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I'm suspicious of anyone

"I'm suspicious of anyone"

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who says there's pie in the sky,

"who says there's pie in the sky,"

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Well, nothing comes free in this life.

"Well, nothing comes free in this life."

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Or in the next one, either,

"Or in the next one, either,"

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if Reverend Sam has a concession.

"if Reverend Sam has a concession."

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I don't know, Willona.

"I don't know, Willona."

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Yeah, he kept talking about all of us being equal.

"Yeah, he kept talking about all of us being equal."

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Sure.

"Sure."

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When the meeting was over,

"When the meeting was over,"

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only ours was an old city bus

"only ours was an old city bus"

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and his was a customized Cadillac.

"and his was a customized Cadillac."

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[KNOCKING]

"[KNOCKING]"

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Well, I don't care what anyone says.

"Well, I don't care what anyone says."

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I like Reverend Sam.

"I like Reverend Sam."

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Well, speak of the Devil.

"Well, speak of the Devil."

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Only to drive him out of people's hearts,

"Only to drive him out of people's hearts,"

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Sister Willona.

"Sister Willona."

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You were something else out there tonight, Rev,

"You were something else out there tonight, Rev,"

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You sure was...

"You sure was..."

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but you didn't light my fuse.

"but you didn't light my fuse."

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My, my, my, my, my.

"My, my, my, my, my."

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Still a nonbeliever, eh?

"Still a nonbeliever, eh?"

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One of the sadnesses of my calling

"One of the sadnesses of my calling"

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is that you simply can't reach everyone.

"is that you simply can't reach everyone."

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And you got some reach, reverend...

"And you got some reach, reverend..."

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right from the pulpit to the pocket.

"right from the pulpit to the pocket."

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You will excuse me.

"You will excuse me."

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Some of us poor people still have to work for a living.

"Some of us poor people still have to work for a living."

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Wow, you and Dad

"Wow, you and Dad"

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are going to some great places.

"are going to some great places."

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Does your crusade go to Hollywood?

"Does your crusade go to Hollywood?"

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Why not?

"Why not?"

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I can see it now.

"I can see it now."

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That way, you can get the blood and the money

"That way, you can get the blood and the money"

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at the same time.

"at the same time."

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Would you see if your daddy is ready?

"Would you see if your daddy is ready?"

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Yeah, I'll get him.

"Yeah, I'll get him."

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Daddy? Reverend Sam's here, and he's in a big hurry.

"Daddy? Reverend Sam's here, and he's in a big hurry."

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Okay, Michael, tell him I'll be right there.

"Okay, Michael, tell him I'll be right there."

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Now, baby, this is something I've got to do...

"Now, baby, this is something I've got to do..."

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and I'd feel a lot better about it

"and I'd feel a lot better about it"

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if I knew I was going with your blessing.

"if I knew I was going with your blessing."

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I don't want you away from the kids.

"I don't want you away from the kids."

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They need you.

"They need you."

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I don't want you away from me. I need you.

"I don't want you away from me. I need you."

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A hundred dollars a day.

"A hundred dollars a day."

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Baby, without money,

"Baby, without money,"

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people like us ain't got no chance at all.

"people like us ain't got no chance at all."

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But it ain't always going to be that way, James.

"But it ain't always going to be that way, James."

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