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Clips from Good Times (1974) - The TV Commercial (S01E01)

I know you got one less now.

"I know you got one less now."

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You heard, huh?

"You heard, huh?"

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Well, Florida?

"Well, Florida?"

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Willona, it's getting worse.

"Willona, it's getting worse."

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James was laid off for a couple of days,

"James was laid off for a couple of days,"

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and I've got to tell him when he wakes up.

"and I've got to tell him when he wakes up."

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That's like having to tell Nixon

"That's like having to tell Nixon"

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they're adding another $100,000 to his tax bill.

"they're adding another $100,000 to his tax bill."

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I know.

"I know."

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Well, honey, is there anything I can do to help?

"Well, honey, is there anything I can do to help?"

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Thanks, Willona,

"Thanks, Willona,"

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but it's my problem, and I'm going to handle it.

"but it's my problem, and I'm going to handle it."

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The first thing I did

"The first thing I did"

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was call the employment agency

"was call the employment agency"

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to see about getting a job to help out.

"to see about getting a job to help out."

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Now, Florida, you know James is a proud dude.

"Now, Florida, you know James is a proud dude."

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He ain't going to hardly like you working in somebody's kitchen.

"He ain't going to hardly like you working in somebody's kitchen."

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Can you think of anything else I could do?

"Can you think of anything else I could do?"

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Well, you can make your will out

"Well, you can make your will out"

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before you tell James you're going to work.

"before you tell James you're going to work."

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Well, I got to go myself, but good luck,

"Well, I got to go myself, but good luck,"

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and if you need me, just dial me direct:

"and if you need me, just dial me direct:"

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H-E-L-P.

"H-E-L-P."

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Bye-bye.

"Bye-bye."

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Bye, and thank you.

"Bye, and thank you."

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Bye, baby.

"Bye, baby."

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I'll make the lunches, Ma.

"I'll make the lunches, Ma."

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Well, Ma, I'm ready to make the supreme sacrifice

"Well, Ma, I'm ready to make the supreme sacrifice"

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and give up a day of school for Daddy's sake.

"and give up a day of school for Daddy's sake."

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JJ!

"JJ!"

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Well, I tried.

"Well, I tried."

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Florida, why you let me oversleep?

"Florida, why you let me oversleep?"

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You know I got to go to work. I'm over an hour late now.

"You know I got to go to work. I'm over an hour late now."

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James, wait. I got to tell you something.

"James, wait. I got to tell you something."

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I ain't got no time. James, this is important.

"I ain't got no time. James, this is important."

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Uh, well... Have a cup of coffee.

"Uh, well... Have a cup of coffee."

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Baby, I ain't got time for no coffee.

"Baby, I ain't got time for no coffee."

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James, I've got to tell you something.

"James, I've got to tell you something."

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Florida, I'll talk to you later. I'll call you on my lunch hour.

"Florida, I'll talk to you later. I'll call you on my lunch hour."

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James, you're laid off!

"James, you're laid off!"

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but he'll call you back in a couple of days.

"but he'll call you back in a couple of days."

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James, no!

"James, no!"

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Don't worry, baby. I ain't going to throw the chair.

"Don't worry, baby. I ain't going to throw the chair."

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Well, I guess they hired that out-of-work brain surgeon.

"Well, I guess they hired that out-of-work brain surgeon."

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I wonder what this bad news is.

"I wonder what this bad news is."

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Hello. Yeah.

"Hello. Yeah."

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Baby, this could be a job. It's the employment agency.

"Baby, this could be a job. It's the employment agency."

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Yeah, go ahead.

"Yeah, go ahead."

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Who y'all want to speak to?

"Who y'all want to speak to?"

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Florida Evans?

"Florida Evans?"

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What job in what kitchen?

"What job in what kitchen?"

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No, she ain't here,

"No, she ain't here,"

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and if she was, she wouldn't be taking no job in no kitchen.

"and if she was, she wouldn't be taking no job in no kitchen."

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What the hell you doing dealing with an employment agency?

"What the hell you doing dealing with an employment agency?"

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I just undecided for you. You got a full-time job here.

"I just undecided for you. You got a full-time job here."

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You ain't putting in time in nobody's kitchen.

"You ain't putting in time in nobody's kitchen."

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James, there is dignity in all work!

"James, there is dignity in all work!"

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It's not the kind of work you do that gives you dignity.

"It's not the kind of work you do that gives you dignity."

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It's how well you do it,

"It's how well you do it,"

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and when I was a maid, forgive me,

"and when I was a maid, forgive me,"

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but I was the best damn maid there was!

"but I was the best damn maid there was!"

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James, I'm only trying to help you

"James, I'm only trying to help you"

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I don't need no help. I'm the man of this house,

"I don't need no help. I'm the man of this house,"

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and I'll bring home the bacon!

"and I'll bring home the bacon!"

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At a $1.59 a pound,

"At a $1.59 a pound,"

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sometimes it takes more than one person

"sometimes it takes more than one person"

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to bring home the bacon.

"to bring home the bacon."

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What's all this job foolishness about anyhow?

"What's all this job foolishness about anyhow?"

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First, it was Thelma. Now it's you!

"First, it was Thelma. Now it's you!"

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I'm going to tell you both, I've had about enough of it!

"I'm going to tell you both, I've had about enough of it!"

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Thelma, you and Michael say I got hypertension?

"Thelma, you and Michael say I got hypertension?"

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Well, if I am hypertensed,

"Well, if I am hypertensed,"

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you all gave it to me with this nagging all the time.

"you all gave it to me with this nagging all the time."

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Junior's the only one who ain't bugging me to death.

"Junior's the only one who ain't bugging me to death."

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Yeah, that's for two reasons, Dad...

"Yeah, that's for two reasons, Dad..."

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One, because I respect you,

"One, because I respect you,"

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and two, because I fear for my life.

"and two, because I fear for my life."

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James, you know what your trouble is?

"James, you know what your trouble is?"

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You got too darn much pride.

"You got too darn much pride."

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What else I got to hold onto?

"What else I got to hold onto?"

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And what's wrong with a man having a little pride?

"And what's wrong with a man having a little pride?"

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being concerned about your health...

"being concerned about your health..."

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and loving you?

"and loving you?"

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James, everything is going to be just fine.

"James, everything is going to be just fine."

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Daddy, please go and get a checkup.

"Daddy, please go and get a checkup."

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Daddy, I heard if you don't cry, they give you a lollipop.

"Daddy, I heard if you don't cry, they give you a lollipop."

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Daddy, the article said that most black people

"Daddy, the article said that most black people"

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don't take enough physical examinations.

"don't take enough physical examinations."

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I hope that article also said most black people can't afford

"I hope that article also said most black people can't afford"

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to pay for physical examinations.

"to pay for physical examinations."

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But, James,

"But, James,"

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you can get a free one at the clinic.

"you can get a free one at the clinic."

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Daddy, even if there isn't anything wrong with you,

"Daddy, even if there isn't anything wrong with you,"

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you're still supposed to get a physical once a year.

"you're still supposed to get a physical once a year."

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There could be something wrong, and you don't even know it.

"There could be something wrong, and you don't even know it."

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Don't even know it?

"Don't even know it?"

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Does this look like I've got hypertension, huh?

"Does this look like I've got hypertension, huh?"

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Well, that doctor sure is taking

"Well, that doctor sure is taking"

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his sweet time bringing them results back, ain't he?

"his sweet time bringing them results back, ain't he?"

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Well, they got a lot of things to check out.

"Well, they got a lot of things to check out."

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You said they gave you a thorough examination.

"You said they gave you a thorough examination."

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Yes, he did.

"Yes, he did."

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Baby, he peered and poked and thumped.

"Baby, he peered and poked and thumped."

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Wasn't nothing like that exam

"Wasn't nothing like that exam"

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I had when I got called up for the Army.

"I had when I got called up for the Army."

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When they saw I was strong enough to open the door,

"When they saw I was strong enough to open the door,"

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they said, "Man, you're in!"

"they said, "Man, you're in!""

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Hi, Ma. Hi, Dad. Hey, folks.

"Hi, Ma. Hi, Dad. Hey, folks."

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What y'all kids doing down here?

"What y'all kids doing down here?"

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We came to see you, Daddy.

"We came to see you, Daddy."

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How did you all get all the way down here?

"How did you all get all the way down here?"

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What did the doctor say, Dad?

"What did the doctor say, Dad?"

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What they always say after you get finished with a physical:

"What they always say after you get finished with a physical:"

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"Put on your clothes and wait."

""Put on your clothes and wait.""

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Okay, Mr. Evans, I've got your lab reports.

"Okay, Mr. Evans, I've got your lab reports."

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You can come into the office now.

"You can come into the office now."

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This is my family. They're kind of interested.

"This is my family. They're kind of interested."

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I'm afraid my office isn't large enough for everybody.

"I'm afraid my office isn't large enough for everybody."

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Well, I suppose we can talk right out here.

"Well, I suppose we can talk right out here."

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Well, let's see what we've got here.

"Well, let's see what we've got here."

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