All language subtitles for The Jeffersons s05e16 Florence Meets Mr Right

Well, we're moving on up. Moving on up.
To the east side. Moving on up. To the

deep.

of them all.

I'll give you a hint.

It ain't Snow White.

Florence! Florence!

Oh, Florence, you just got to see what I
picked up today. Oh, I ain't got time,

Miss Jefferson. I still have to get
dressed. You'll be here any minute. Now,

calm down.

Sometimes it's fashionable to keep a
gentleman waiting.

Not when you've been waiting for the
gentleman for 20 years.

This was...

Thatcher of yours must really be
something.

He sure is, Miss Jefferson. I tell you,
if Buzz was meat, he'd be steak.

And if he was steak, he'd be filet
mignon.

And if he was filet mignon, he'd be...
$6 .59 a pound.

He sounds delicious, Florence. Where did
you meet him? At the butcher shop?

No, in church.

When I first laid eyes on Buzz, he was
praying. And that's a good sign.

Well, I like to give my prayers a little
help.

with something like this.

Hey, that's quite a conversation piece.

I didn't buy it for conversation.

You know, it's amazing how a flimsy
little thing like this can keep a body

warm.

Oh, hey, I better check on dinner before
I get dressed.

You in a hurry, I'll do that.

Just take this into the bedroom.

I don't want George to check out the
merchandise before...

He checks out the merchandise.

Get away from that mirror. You don't
need no more bad luck.

I know.

I already got you.

Who is this?

Oh, hello, George.

How was your day?

Good, bad, and ugly.

What? Well, business was good, traffic
was bad, and then there was Florence.

How come the table's set for four?

I told you this morning, Florence
invited her new boyfriend over for

damn, I forgot about that. I didn't want
to do nothing tonight but relax.

Why'd you have to drag him over anyway?

Oh, we're like family to her. She wants
us to get to know him.

Well, have him send a resume.

When I eat, I like my turkey on the
plate, not in the chair next to me.

How can you say something like that,
George? You haven't even met the man.

No, but I have met the woman. And all
Florence's boyfriends are losers.

Do you think this kind of suits me?

Sure. It's loud, ain't it?

Mr. Jefferson, would you zip me up,
please?

Florence, you look beautiful.

This dress is going to knock your man
right off his feet. And if it don't,

cooking will.

What time is the chump going to show up
anyway? Any minute, and don't call him a

chump. He ain't like no man I ever met,
Miss Jefferson.

He's smart, he's kind, he's sensitive,
and an upstanding Christian.

As a matter of fact, he goes to church
every day.

You figure. If you were my woman, I'd be
praying a lot, too.

Oh, there must be buzz.

Would you open the door for me, Mr.
Jefferson?

Why can't you open it?

Because I don't want him to think I'm
desperate.

Now open the door!

Guess what?

Oh, no. I'll just throw you back out
this time, Bentley. I was doing sit

Sit -ups? What for?

To strengthen my back.

Oh, my, what lovely shoes, Florence.

You should see the rest of me.

Florence, the man is in enough pain
already.

George, will you get off Florence's
back?

And onto mine?

Yeah, and hurry up. What bug don't think
if he comes up here and sees you

walking on Mr. Bentley?

If he's dumb enough to date you, I'll
charge him a quarter and tell him this

a ride.

Are you expecting a date tonight,
Florence? Not just a date.

The date.

Florence's dream man is coming for
dinner.

Ah! What's the matter? You met him?

No, my back just snapped into place.
Thank you. Good, now you can snap back

your own place.

Next time, Mr. Bentley, maybe you should
do your sit -up standing up.

Oh, that's good advice, Mrs. J. Good
luck with your date tonight, Florence.

Hey, Harry Bentley, you don't want to be
late.

Oh, that's all right, Mr. J. I'm
spending tonight alone.

Oh, well, you want to keep yourself
waiting.

George, don't you think that was a
little rude?

No, but watch this time.

Buzz off!

Buzz, Thatcher, actually, is Florence
home.

Oh, hey, you ain't bad looking.

Oh, I got the wrong apartment.

Don't mind Mr. Jefferson. He don't get
much practice giving out compliments.

hello, Mr. Jefferson. It's nice to meet
you. Florence talks about you all the

time. She does?

Well, we hope you'll have dinner with us
anyway.

Oh, Buzz, this is Miss Jefferson.

Miss Jefferson, Buzz Thatcher. How do
you do? Hello, Buzz.

Welcome to our home. Thank you very
much. And my, my.

What a lovely home you've made for
yourselves here.

Thank you, Buzz.

We've been very fortunate. Praise the
Lord.

And dirty clothes.

Would you like a drink?

No, no, thank you. I don't drink.

The book of Proverbs says, Look not thou
upon the wine when it is in the cup,

for at the last it biteth like a serpent
and stingeth like an adder.

Sounds like you've been buying the cheap
stuff.

Anybody else?

have what you're having, George.

I'll just have a glass of wine.

I guess that couldn't hurt.

Lips that touch wine will never touch
mine.

On second thought, cancel my order.

What do you do for a living, Thatcher? I
work at the post office.

You work in the section that delays the
mail or the section that loses it?

Actually, I'm a mailman.

I guess that's why Florence gave me
her...

Stamp of approval.

Well,

Mr. Jefferson, Florence tells me you're
in the cleaning business.

Well, you've certainly chosen a noble
profession.

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Oh, well, in my case, cleanliness is
next to Dave's discount records, which I

don't mind, because I get to hear the
Bee Gees all day. Ah, ah, ah, ah.

I take it, Buzz, you're not a Bee Gees
fan.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Jefferson. I don't even
know what a GB is.

It's Bee Gees. I'll put on one of their
records. No, thank you, Florence. I only

listen to Christian music.

So much of today's music seems to be the
work of the devil.

Buzz has such high standards.

What's he doing hanging around you?

Well, to answer your question, Mr.
Jefferson, it's simply that I've never

woman as charming and as upright as
Florence.

Upright? Every time I see her, she's
lying down.

Listen, Buster, you heard him. He said
I'm charming.

Mr. Jefferson is your employer, and you
shouldn't speak to him that way.

Hey, hey, you hear that, Flo?

If you say so, Buzz.

Hot damn, that's the first time I see
somebody put a muzzle on Flo.

You know, there's something that
troubles me about that word you just

Muzzle? No, the four -letter one.

Damn? Right.

With all respect, Mr. Jefferson, do you
have to use a word like that?

Why, you know a better one?

No, no, you see, Mr. Jefferson, words
like that show a lack of reverence.

They're blasphemous.

Well, I could say hot darn, but I'd be
thinking damn.

George, could you come with me for a
minute? I want to show you something in

kitchen. Hold it, Wheezy, we're talking.

Please.

Wheezy, what could you possibly have in
the kitchen so important for me to see?

The corner you're going to be sleeping
in tonight if you don't come right away.

Okay, okay.

I'll be right back in a minute, Satch.

Weasley, what do you want? I want to
know what you think of him.

Thatcher? Well, I think he's exactly
what Florence was looking for. I mean,

he's a cross between Billy Dee Williams
and Billy Graham.

What do you think?

I don't know.

There's something about him that bothers
me.

Weasley, what could bother you about
him? He don't do nothing wrong.

He don't drink. He don't swear.

He don't even listen to music. That's
what I mean.

He's not normal.

Well, neither is Florence.

What was that?

Sounds like Minnie Mouse.

Florence, what is it?

Well, we got some good news and some bad
news.

Florence is not gonna be working here
anymore.

What's the bad news?

That is the bad news.

The good news is

I got the cake. What kind is it?

Angel food.

Perfect for Buzz.

Well, I guess I'm ready.

Lawrence,

you look lovely.

Yeah, you sure do.

Coming from you, that's a compliment.

Coming from you, that's a miracle.

How do you like your cake, Florence?

Oh, Miss Jefferson.

Congratulations, Buzz and Florence.

It's beautiful.

Why don't you get some plates to go with
it?

George, you get them.

Florence shouldn't be working at her own
wedding shower.

Oh, yeah, you're right. Why should today
be different from any other day?

I got something for you, Miss Jefferson.

Here.

Oh, Florence. These are your favorite
earrings.

I know. I wanted you to have them.

But I know... Well, Buzz doesn't like me
to wear jewelry.

Why not?

He says the body is the temple of the
Lord, and jewelry ain't got no place in

temple.

Uh, Florence, are you sure you are not
rushing into this wedding?

Miss Jefferson, at my age, I gotta rush.

I wanna get married while I can still
walk down the aisle.

Well, I'm really gonna miss you,
Florence.

I'm gonna miss you, too, Miss Jefferson.

Oh.

I get it. That must be her.

Her who?

Our new maid.

Were you this excited when you first
heard I was coming?

Sure. What happened?

You showed up.

Mr. Jefferson, I'm Betty Clark, the new
maid.

Oh, yeah, come in.

Here, I'll take your coat. Oh, thank
you.

This is my wife, Louise.

Hello. Oh, how do you do? Oh, Mrs.

Jefferson. Oh, she does fine as long as
she's married to me.

Oh, and this is Florence Johnston, the
old maid.

He means former maid.

Hi. Hi.

Nice to meet you. Well, I want to get
right to work.

Now, that's a maid.

Florence, why don't you show Betty
around?

Okay. What would you like to see first,
Betty?

Well, let's start with the big things
I'll have to worry about. Right.

This is his mother.

Florence.

Now I'll show you the kitchen.

While you're out there, you can have an
apple, Betty.

Apple Betty, get it?

Oh, I'll get it, Mr. Jefferson, if you
show me where it is.

Never mind.

How can anybody have such a bad sense of
humor?

I've been asking myself that for years.

Oh, come on, Weezy, your sense of humor
ain't that bad.

Mr. Jefferson, please!

Oh, I forgot, it's your job. Yes,
sirree, Mr.

Jefferson.

Oh, hello.

We're here for the shower.

But I haven't had a chance to clean it
yet.

Oh, that's good.

Hi, Ellen.

Mr. Bentley.

Hello, Tom.

Oh, thank you, Betty. Oh, yes, sirree,
Mrs. Jefferson.

Betty, would you bring the champagne in
from the kitchen, please? Oh, yes,

sirree, Mr. Jefferson.

A pin, Mr. Jefferson. You could have
gotten

stuck. I think I've been stuck already.

Yes, we're all very happy for you.

We're certainly going to miss you around
here, Florence. How long has it been?

Four years.

Ah, tempest fugit. Hey, you better watch
your language with Buzz Goods, or he

don't like swearing.

I wonder how it'll feel to be married.

Oh, don't worry, Florence. Being married
is no big thing.

Tom. What I mean is marriage shouldn't
change you.

Although, I remember when my older
sister got married. She married a

they moved away from home for a number
of years. Well, when she finally

to the house after all that time, nobody
recognized her.

She changed that much?

Oh, no. We didn't live there anymore.

Oh, it's him, everybody. It's him.

Oh, wait till you see him. You ain't
gonna believe your eyes.

But I know you're gonna like him because
he's kind.

He's gentle. He's considerate. Florence,
if you don't answer the door, he's

going to be gone. Oh, right.

Hello, Buzz.

Hello, Florence. Praise the Lord.

Right. Come in.

Florence, would you like to introduce
your fiancé? All right. Everybody, this

him!

Buzz. That should meet our neighbors.

Harry Bentley.

Hello. How do you do? And Tom and Helen
Willis. Hello.

Mrs. Willis, good to meet you, too.

Oh, thank you. No, no, no, Mr.
Jefferson. Take a napkin. Your furniture

hard to replace.

Oh, yeah? You wouldn't.

Yes, I read, Mr. Jefferson.

How about a toast? Oh, great idea.

Yes. Thank you.

Here's a toast my best man proposed to
me and Helen on our wedding day.

Made the bed in your hotel room... Tom,
not that one. It even made you turn red.

That must have been an improvement.

Man, I get tired just watching her.

To Buzz and Florence, may your voyage
together be full of happiness.

Hear, hear. And may the waters on your
sea of matrimony be forever tranquil.

And may the sails... Hey, Shirley.

Doctor ship, my champagne's getting
flat.

Cheers.

You and Florence make such a handsome
couple.

Thank you, Mrs. Willis. But beauty is
only skin deep. It's not important in

eyes of the Lord.

Is it, Florence?

Right.

Florence, why don't you open your
presents now?

Oh, yes.

Ain't this nice, Buzz? All these
presents? The Lord has truly blessed us.

I don't think there's a present there
from him.

That's from us.

Oh, thank you, Mr. and Mrs. Willis. I
wonder what it is.

It's a special edition from Tom's
Publishing House. Oh, thank you very,

much. This reminds me of Psalm 68, verse
12.

The Lord gave the word, and great was
the company of those that published it.

Well, that certainly is appropriate.

Oh, you made a mistake, Buzz.

Is Psalm 68 all right, but it's verse
number 11?

Lawrence, dear, you should know better
than to correct me in front of others.

But I... Remember, Florence, a woman's
duty is to honor her husband.

Pay attention, we... Can't you find
something else to do?

That one's for me.

Oh, let's see here.

Oh.

How lovely.

It's a needlepoint. I made it myself.

Oh, thank you. Thank you, Mr. Bender. An
East Indian friend of mine suggested

it. It's a Hindu design symbolizing
love.

Hindu? Isn't it a shame that a culture
which creates such beauty is so unaware

of the ways of our Lord?

It's unfortunate that until these people
can accept the true light, they're

doomed eternally to the fires of hell.

Oh, and my friend is such a nice fellow,
too.

way, it's beautiful, Mr. Benny, and I'm
going to hang it right up. I don't know

that we'll have room for it, Florence.

What Buzz means is that at the moment,
all we can afford is his little bachelor

apartment. But the Lord will provide.

You know, Buzz, I was thinking maybe I
could help provide.

I could get a job and we could save up
for a house. No, no, dear. I don't want

my wife to work.

You married the right woman.

Until... Florence, I think you must have
heard me the first time. I said, no.

If you plan to be a good wife, dear,
your place is in the home. And in the

there can only be one master.

Master?

The good book says, the head of the
woman is the man.

Now, you are the woman, and I am the
man.

Yeah, but I... Florence, here's our
present for George and me.

Jefferson.

It's beautiful.

How do you like it, Buzz? Put it back in
the box.

But don't you like it? Put it back in
the box.

But, Buzz, I... Put the damn thing back
in the box.

It's okay, Buzz. We all know you were
thinking darn.

I'm sorry. Forgive me, my friends,
please, for my blasphemy.

If you like, Florence, you can exchange
it tomorrow.

I think you should do that.

Why? Because only a sinner would wear
such a thing.

What are you talking about? Wheezy's got
one just like it.

So have I.

I mean, I bought one for a lady friend.

Tom, I'd like a drink of water. Will you
come with me?

Well, I...

Yes, I'm a bit parched myself.

Uh, Buzz, I only meant to... I know
exactly what you meant. You meant to

my Florence with this... this garment.

I... You're a sinful woman.

Now, wait a minute, chump. Sit down.

And don't call my man a chump. Now, look
here, chump.

Florence, how dare you talk to me like
that? I'll talk to you any way I want.

But, Florence, you never... And I'll
wear anything I want.

I used to think of you as my angel.

Some angel. The moment you called this
sweet woman a sinner, you lost your

and sprouted a tail.

Now, Florence, you... This woman is a
saint.

Look who she married.

This woman has more Christian charity in
her little finger than you got in your

whole Bible -thumping body.

I guess I was wrong about you, Florence.
I thought you were a decent Christian.

In the scriptures, you'll find the
words... That's your problem, Buzz.

You know all the words. You just don't
know what they mean.

The engagement is off.

And I didn't mean darn.

Oh, God.

Oh,

Florence, I'm sorry.

Oh, ain't no need to be sorry, Miss
Jefferson.

That dreamboat should have sunk a long
time ago.

I guess the only thing I was in love
with was the idea of getting married.

Then I'd say we still have a reason to
celebrate.

Anybody want a drink?

Yes. Oh, wait a minute. I'll go get a
napkin. Hold on. Come back here.

But, Mr. Jefferson, I'm only doing what
a maid is supposed to do.

Wrong. I'll show you what a maid is
supposed to do.

Florence, I need a drink.

Me too, and make mine a double.

See?

I'm sorry, Mr. Jefferson. I'll finish
out today, but I'll just have to tell

agency I just can't stay here.

Are you quitting?

Yes, sirree, Mr. Jefferson. It's crazy
to pay a maid to do nothing.

She called me crazy. You believe that?

Yes, sirree, Mr. Jefferson.

was videotaped in front of a studio
audience.