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Clips from Good Times (1974) - Junior the Senior (S01E01)

and if you put him in a ditch 20 by 30 feet,

"and if you put him in a ditch 20 by 30 feet,"

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there ain't no way in the world

"there ain't no way in the world"

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he could dig hisself out.

"he could dig hisself out."

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Here, look at this.

"Here, look at this."

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Well, now, Mr. and Mrs. Evans, this is a good report.

"Well, now, Mr. and Mrs. Evans, this is a good report."

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All Cs and an A in art...

"All Cs and an A in art..."

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Young James is doing well.

"Young James is doing well."

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Yeah, but old James wants to know how he did it.

"Yeah, but old James wants to know how he did it."

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Our son is going to be facing a tough world pretty soon,

"Our son is going to be facing a tough world pretty soon,"

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and we want to make sure he has a real education.

"and we want to make sure he has a real education."

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We don't want him pushed through high school

"We don't want him pushed through high school"

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like he was going through a three-minute car wash

"like he was going through a three-minute car wash"

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and coming out still wet behind his ears.

"and coming out still wet behind his ears."

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Mr. and Mrs. Evans,

"Mr. and Mrs. Evans,"

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I appreciate how you feel about your son's education,

"I appreciate how you feel about your son's education,"

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but, you see,

"but, you see,"

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we lack the facilities and money

"we lack the facilities and money"

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that schools in more privileged areas have.

"that schools in more privileged areas have."

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This has been happening in all the cities

"This has been happening in all the cities"

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in the United States.

"in the United States."

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You do understand that, hm?

"You do understand that, hm?"

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Well, that's good.

"Well, that's good."

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Perhaps you could understand this.

"Perhaps you could understand this."

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I have thousands of students in this school,

"I have thousands of students in this school,"

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and a graduating class of over 600.

"and a graduating class of over 600."

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a large percentage of that group,

"a large percentage of that group,"

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I wind up looking like I'm not doing too good a job.

"I wind up looking like I'm not doing too good a job."

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Better than that. We understand.

"Better than that. We understand."

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our budget is cut,

"our budget is cut,"

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and if our budget is cut, our teaching staff suffers,

"and if our budget is cut, our teaching staff suffers,"

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and if our teachers suffer, the students' education suffers.

"and if our teachers suffer, the students' education suffers."

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Mr. Kirkman,

"Mr. Kirkman,"

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You certainly did.

"You certainly did."

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I see we're in total agreement.

"I see we're in total agreement."

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We're in total confusion.

"We're in total confusion."

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Sir, you have to understand the system.

"Sir, you have to understand the system."

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One hand washes the other.

"One hand washes the other."

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You have to help us move the pupils along,

"You have to help us move the pupils along,"

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and I'll help you by giving your son a diploma,

"and I'll help you by giving your son a diploma,"

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and with that diploma, help him get a job.

"and with that diploma, help him get a job."

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I've got a job. I've got two jobs.

"I've got a job. I've got two jobs."

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Hell, I had jobs all my life,

"Hell, I had jobs all my life,"

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but I want something more for my son.

"but I want something more for my son."

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I want him to have an opportunity,

"I want him to have an opportunity,"

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and you and I both know

"and you and I both know"

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that opportunities only come through an education.

"that opportunities only come through an education."

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Either James Evans Jr. Gets a good education,

"Either James Evans Jr. Gets a good education,"

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or we're going to know why.

"or we're going to know why."

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That's right.

"That's right."

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But, folks, the system...

"But, folks, the system..."

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Hey, Mr. Kirkman, please don't make me tell you

"Hey, Mr. Kirkman, please don't make me tell you"

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what you can do with your system.

"what you can do with your system."

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You really want me to keep your son in the 11th grade?

"You really want me to keep your son in the 11th grade?"

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You got it.

"You got it."

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You realize

"You realize"

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that he'll be falling behind his classmates.

"that he'll be falling behind his classmates."

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I assure you he'll agree to it.

"I assure you he'll agree to it."

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James, it has to be his own decision.

"James, it has to be his own decision."

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Come in, Junior.

"Come in, Junior."

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Now, JJ, you've got a big decision to make.

"Now, JJ, you've got a big decision to make."

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James, it's up to you now.

"James, it's up to you now."

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If you want to move along in the senior year

"If you want to move along in the senior year"

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with your classmates,

"with your classmates,"

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our school is right behind you.

"our school is right behind you."

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We found out they're just pushing you through here.

"We found out they're just pushing you through here."

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Them grades you got, you didn't deserve them.

"Them grades you got, you didn't deserve them."

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They just gave them to you to get rid of you.

"They just gave them to you to get rid of you."

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But we told Mr. Kirkman our son came to school to learn,

"But we told Mr. Kirkman our son came to school to learn,"

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not to just get pushed around.

"not to just get pushed around."

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'Cause he's got pride.

"'Cause he's got pride."

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Just like his daddy,

"Just like his daddy,"

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and nobody's going to push him through school

"and nobody's going to push him through school"

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without putting something into his head.

"without putting something into his head."

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'Cause he's got pride.

"'Cause he's got pride."

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So Mr. Kirkman is giving you a choice.

"So Mr. Kirkman is giving you a choice."

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Now, either you do the smart thing

"Now, either you do the smart thing"

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and stay in the 11th grade

"and stay in the 11th grade"

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or let them push you through the 12th grade

"or let them push you through the 12th grade"

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♪ Making a wave when you can ♪

"♪ Making a wave when you can ♪"

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Have mercy!

"Have mercy!"

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James, I'll heat you up some stew for breakfast.

"James, I'll heat you up some stew for breakfast."

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Hi.

"Hi."

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10, right?

"10, right?"

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want everything to work out right.

"want everything to work out right."

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That's right.

"That's right."

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Oh, yeah, we understand the lack of money real good.

"Oh, yeah, we understand the lack of money real good."

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that's exactly what we came here to talk to you about.

"that's exactly what we came here to talk to you about."

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A job? What the hell good is a job, man?

"A job? What the hell good is a job, man?"

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It's 7:00.

"It's 7:00."

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All right, son, go ahead,

"All right, son, go ahead,"

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How do you do?

"How do you do?"

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