All language subtitles for The Jeffersons s06e10 Louise vs Florence

Well, we're moving on up. Moving on up.
To the sun. Moving on up. To a deep.

I ever told you you have a nice voice?

No. Now you know why.

It don't matter.

When Mr. and Mrs. Van Morris come,
they're going to ask me if I can sing.

I think I like them already.

Well, what's more important is that they
like us.

This is our big chance to get into the
black social register.

George, I'm not sure about this high
society business.

That's why I bought this book.

The complete guide to etiquette and
social grace.

George, all etiquette is is common
sense.

Common sense?

Okay. You're so smart.

What would I wear if I was going on a
fox hunt?

In the middle of Manhattan?

A straight jacket.

I'm doing this for you. For me?

Yeah. Look, if the Van Mars... is like
us, then we'll get into the black social

register. And we'll have a lot of rich
friends, and a lot of rich friends means

more business, and more business means
more money, and more money means I'll be

powerful, I'll be famous.

What does all that have to do with me?
You'll have somebody to brag about.

Oh, George.

Look, what I'm trying to say is, then
I'll be able to buy you anything you

I already have everything I want.

Don't you ever let anybody hear you say
that. It ain't American.

All right, George. I know this means a
lot to you, so you can count on me. Oh,

thanks. Now get this junk of yours out
of here.

This isn't junk.

This is my speech for the help center
luncheon. You ain't finished with that

speech yet?

As a matter of fact, I have.

Good. You've been staying up late at
night for a week with that help center

stuff. And here I am laying in bed,
wishing you were next to me.

Oh, George, really?

Yeah, that damn typewriter's been
keeping me awake.

George, tomorrow's award luncheon means
a lot to me. This is the first year I've

been in charge, and I want everything to
be perfect. But, Weezy, everything you

do is perfect. You're perfect.

You're more than perfect.

In fact, you're almost another me.

Hey, I gotta talk to Florence. Where is
she? Hey, Lazy.

She'll be right back. She went out to
pick up an award.

For what, the greasiest pork chop of the
year?

No, the volunteer of the year plaque.

I'm presenting it to Marge Burns
tomorrow.

Wait, is she supposed to be here to help
us get ready for the fair market? She

put it in the oven just before she left.

Uh -huh, sounds just like her, leaving
the scene of the crime.

Hello, Mr. J. Hey, Bentley. Here's the
art book you wanted to borrow.

All right, thanks, Bentley. Ha, ha, ha.
Wait till the Van Marses hear me talk

about these artists.

Hey, Van Gogh, Da Vinci, and Pollock.
All right.

Uh, Mr. J., that's Van Gogh, Da Vinci,
and Pollock.

Oh, well, whoever they are, they don't
know nothing about painting.

Look, this ain't nothing but a lot of
dots.

He didn't even connect them.

Well, Mr. J., you see, those dots
symbolize man's intellectual evolution.

from his first mastering of the basic
tools to his eventual conquest of the

entire interstellar galactic system.

Go ahead, Bentley.

How'd you know that?

I made it up. Oh.

Mr. Jay, you see, modern art means
different things to different people.

That's dumb.

No, no. For example, this painting must
symbolize something to you. Now think.

What does red dots on a white background
mean to you?

A honky with measles.

Well, I'd better be off.

I'm going to wine and dine Jennifer this
evening.

Wine and dine? Oh, no.

I forgot to get the wine for the Van
Morrises.

Bentley, what kind of wine should I get?

Well, first you have to decide between
white wine or red.

What's the difference?

One is darker.

Oh, never mind. It don't matter. I'll
ask the guy at the store.

Weasley, I'm going to buy some wine.

Oh, I'll go with you. Perhaps we can
pick up a nice little puif we say.

it, Billy. I'm a married man.

Florence, am I glad to see you.

Uh -oh, wrong apartment.

Come on in. There's a lot of work you've
got to do right away.

Uh -oh, right apartment.

What do you want me to clean?

Anything that don't move. That way you
both be going at the same speed.

Did you get the plaque? Yes, and have I
got great news.

Halfway down to your engraver, I
remembered Brad Kendrick.

Who's Brad Kendrick? A guy I know who's
an engraver. So I took the plaque to

him. Did you get a discount?

Better. I got a date for next weekend.

Well, but is he a good engraver?

Well, if he engraves as good as he
looks, child, this plaque will make you

in the knees.

Well, thanks for taking care of it. It
was my pleasure. I'm so excited about

tomorrow. Tell me how this sounds.

I'm proud to present this award to
Margaret Burns, a woman who's

devoted her time and energy to the help
center.

So, ladies and gentlemen, can we please
have a big hand for our volunteer

of the year, Margaret Burps.

burns. It is, but this plaque says burp.

Oh, Lord.

Oh, you better get your friend to change
it. I can't. He already left on a

fishing trip. What?

Yeah, that's why he's taking me out next
weekend instead of this weekend.

Oh, this is terrible. Oh, I hope I can
find someone to fix it.

Margaret burps.

Actually, that's kind of funny.

Margaret burps.

I don't think that's funny at all.

Why didn't you take it to our regular
engraver? You never listened to me.

Wait a minute. What do you mean, never?

When ain't I listened to you?

Well, how about yesterday when you were
vacuuming?

I said we needed a new bag. You said no.
There was enough room left in the old

one. Then what happened? The bag broke.

Dust all over the place.

Well, that wasn't my fault. That was
your fault.

Mine? Yeah.

You're my cheap bag.

Lawrence, please don't point your
finger.

You're always pointing at people. That
really bothers me.

Well, excuse me.

You know, you do things that bother me,
too.

Oh, is that so?

Like what?

Like the first thing every morning, you
drag yourself out here, and the only

thing you have to say to me is, coffee.

Well, I shouldn't ask you for my coffee
anyway. You don't even know how to pour

it. You always hold the pot way up here
and end up splashing me.

Yeah? Well, you pick your teeth.

What? You heard me. I said you pick your
teeth.

Like this.

What? When do I do that? Every time we
have cauliflower.

But we hardly ever have cauliflower.

Of course not. Who wants to watch you
pick your teeth?

And another thing. You can't walk by
nobody without picking things off their

clothes. Huh?

So I got a couple of fuzz balls on my
clothes.

What business is that of yours?

Fuzz balls?

Oh, no, no, not you.

Look, I've got to get a plaque engraved
by tomorrow morning.

I know it's short notice, but... Uh
-huh.

Uh -huh.

All right.

Bye.

Well, Florence, I hope you're satisfied.

The help center has to suffer because
you can't even follow simple

Are you saying I'm stupid?

I didn't say it.

Well, I ain't stupid.

And as far as anybody suffering at that
help center, that's a laugh.

That center's just a place for rich
ladies who ain't got nothing better to

with their time.

Florence! Good luck, everybody.

Bailey just happened to have this bottle
of real expensive wine over this place.

So, social register, here you come.

So, just what do you do with your time
that's better? I have a job. I work.

You may have a job, but you certainly
don't work.

What's wrong?

I'll tell you what's wrong.

Margaret burps.

Maybe she's got gas.

work, huh?

Well, who do you think keeps this place
clean?

Half the time you get me to help you.

Well, you ain't got nothing better to
do.

Hey, wait a minute, you two. You stop
arguing. We gotta get this place ready

the Bay of Martins. Well, talk to her.
She's the maid. I may be the maid, but I

sure don't have to stand here and listen
to you insult me.

Oh, well, maybe you'd be happier working
someplace else.

Well, maybe I would.

Florence, where you going?

I'm going...

my stuff and go up to the Willis's.
They'll let me stay there until I find

another job. Another job? Nobody fired
you. Oh, no? Well, then I quit. You

quit. What about the Van Morris's? I
need a man with me.

Well, then go and see if you can find
one that don't mind working for her.

Weasley, you don't really want Florence
to go, do you? You saw her, George.

She's rude, she's thoughtless, she's
inconsiderate. Yeah, but you're

a good point.

Name one.

Well, she ain't twin.

Oh, come on, Weasley. I can't think of
one thing Florence don't do around here.

I can.

How about the way she never waters the
plants?

Well, she's just trying to teach them to
be independent.

And every morning you grumble about your
age.

Right. But from now on, we're going to
put the blame where it belongs, on the

chicken.

Forget it, George. I got to get on the
phone and see if I can find somebody to

redo my plaque. Weezy Bunch.

Florence, you really don't want to go,
do you? Yep.

Hey, Florence, I need you. Please, I'm
begging you, just stay tonight.

Forget it. Look, I'll hire you back.

One night, $100.

Oh, Mr. Jefferson, please. $150.

You think money can buy anything, don't
you? Okay. Look, you stay tonight.

Take care of my guests. I'll give you
$300.

What time do you want to go?

All the engravers closed at five. Now
there's nobody I can call.

What is she still doing here?

She's working. I hired her back.

I don't want her working for me. I ain't
working for you. I'm working for Mr.

Jefferson. George, don't you think I
should have something to say about this?

seems to me you have something to say
about everything.

If somebody around here would have done
as she was told, I wouldn't have to say

anything. All right, now, stop it, you
two. Now, you've been friends too long

for this. Just think of all the good
times you had together. All of the

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Ha, ha, ha, ha.

Hello. Who?

I'm sorry. Florence is on duty right
now.

Who? Brad Kendrick.

Oh, the engraver. Fantastic.

Listen, you misspelled something on that
plaque you made today.

You can?

Great. I wish you were here. I'd kiss
you.

Lighten up, buddy. It's only a figure of
speech.

See you tomorrow.

Well, you two, that was Brad Kendrick.
He didn't go fishing after all, and he

said he'll have a new plaque over here
in the morning, and he'll see you then.

So, now everybody's happy, right?

No, that's wrong. Happy is like this.

Look, will you two say you're sorry?

I'm sorry.

Sorry I ever took this job.

Not half as sorry as I am. Hey, wait a
minute. Oh, look, come on, you two. Now,

look, why don't you just tell each other
how you really feel?

You... Point.

Coffee.

Is this where Miss Jefferson's going to
sit?

Yeah, why?

Just checking.

read in his etiquette book.

When the guests arrive, the host should
introduce himself with a warm verbal

greeting.

Sample greeting.

Welcome to our home.

I'm Heidi Green.

How are you?

That's fascinating, Heidi.

Now let's see. I'll bet the guests will
say, fine, thanks. How are you?

Hey, that's right.

Did you study this stuff in school?

Hey, Mr. Van Marsden, get everything
ready, quick.

The book is here, you're here, you're
here, and I'm here. Okay, we're all

right? Okay, let's go answer the door.
Now remember, one.

Yeah, okay.

Hello.

Welcome to our home.

I'm Heidi Green.

I mean, I'm George Jefferson.

This is my wife, Louise.

How are you?

Fine, thank you.

See, we sit here with the same book.

How do you do? Won't you come in?

Why, Mrs. Jefferson, what a lovely
little place.

It reminds me of where I grew up.

Me too.

Oh, where did you grow up?

Well, we were both born in Hartford.

Great little town, Hartford.

I see, Connecticut.

A lot of old money up there.

Not mine.

I just came from the bank. I got a lot
of brand -new money, see?

Joe, sit down. Make yourself
comfortable.

Yes, would you like some wine?

I have a very old bottle of Pauley
-Boissois.

Do you mean Poulivus, eh?

Oh, yeah, I got some of that, too.

Well, I don't like Foulifoussé.

Me neither. That's why the bottle's so
old.

I do love your dress. Is it an original?

Well... Yes.

Oh, Halston?

No, Dacron.

Was that a joke, dear? I think so.

Oh.

Tell me, Mrs. Jefferson.

Are derps anybody?

There we were, talking.

Just set the tray down, Florence.

Florence, would you set the tray down,
please?

Yes, sir, Mr. Jefferson.

Florence, you forgot the toothpick.

Oh, I thought you had your own special
toothpick.

Oh, thank you for getting rid of that
fuzzball.

like some tea or some coffee?

No, but we'd love some champagne.

Yes, Florence.

Why don't you get some for him and him
and her and me?

Good help is so hard to find.

Mr. Van Morris, what do you do for a
living?

Well, among other things, I own a copper
smelting plant.

Copper smelting?

If there's one thing I'm interested in,
it's copper smelting.

You know about copper smelting? Me, of
course.

First, you take a bunch of copper, you
put it together, and then you smelt it.

And then you smelt it again.

And then you smelt it to make sure you
smelt it right. Right.

Well, it is a bit more complex than
that. Oh, of course.

So I hear you're in the dry cleaning
business, Mr. Jefferson.

That is correct.

Seven stores all over the city. Well, I
suppose someone has to do that sort of

thing.

Yes. Well, it's certainly not as
exciting as copper smelting.

Oh, here's some champagne.

Maybe someone else should pour it.

Oh, no. I'm sure I can pour it properly.

She likes her champagne with the head on
it.

Florence, if you can point yourself in
Mrs. Van Morris' direction.

I'm sure she would like some champagne.

Thank you, but you know you should pour
from the left,

dear.

Really?

Yes, dear.

Well, I'll remember that, sweetheart.

Maybe Mr. Van Morris would like some
champagne.

Yes, as long as it is not a domestic.

Yes, we loathe domestics.

Well, speaking as a domestic, I'm not
real fond of you either.

What? Where is your copper -smelting
plant? You are forgivable. Mrs.

I insist that you reprimand her at once.

Take it easy, Mrs.

Van Morris. Take it easy? That woman
should be put in her place.

Not by you, sweetheart.

Would you like some more champagne, Mr.
Smelt? I mean, uh... Well, Mrs.

Jefferson, would you tell this woman to
whom she is speaking?

Oh, why, certainly, Mrs. Van Morris.

Florence, you are speaking to a jackass.

That woman just called my wife a
jackass.

I don't believe it.

Me neither.

You should have dropped the jack.

Florence,

I'd like some champagne.

Did you hear what they said to me?

There, there, dear. What can you expect?

Mrs. Jefferson's obviously a bull.

What the hell did you say?

Are you losing your hearing?

No, but you're going to be losing your
teeth. I break your heart. It's too late

to beg, Chuck.

Jefferson, what are you doing?

What does it look like I'm doing?

You're asking us to leave.

No, of course not. I'm throwing you out.

I know, Jefferson, but you know you can
kiss the social register goodbye.

Oh, yeah? Well, I won't tell you what
you can kiss.

Florence. Oh, Mr. General.

Oh,

I couldn't control myself.

That's all right. I love it when you
take fuzz balls off my clothes.

Well, I love the way you pour coffee.

And I love the way you say coffee.

And I didn't mean what I said about the
help center.

And I didn't mean anything I said.

Oh, Miss Jefferson. Oh, Florence.

Oh, look, you two, don't get carried
away.

Oh, George, and you were wonderful.

The way you stood up to the Van Morrises
and didn't even care about the social

register.

Oh, that ain't the last we'll be seeing
of them, Weezy.

Someday that guy's gonna be calling me,
begging me for something.

You really think so? I'm sure of it.

I kept his hat.

Shall we break open the poly -what's
-what?