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Well, we're moving on up, moving on up, to the top, moving on up, to a deep...

I know good music. Well, I've heard Lionel sing.

Oh, I miss good music.

But you all, you're just fantastic.

Oh, Jenny, you sure you ain't just saying that?

Would these goosebumps lie to you? And let me tell you, Florence, nobody can

give me goosebumps.

Honey, my old man can give me goosebumps, but they go away as soon as

his teeth back in.

Well, anyway, you're all just great.

Shoot, with an audience like this, too, to practice over here more often. Mm

-mm, Pearl. You know what they say. Just one rotten apple can spoil the whole

barrel.

Uh -oh, girls. Hold on to your apples. We got a worm alert.

Aw, Mr.

Jefferson.

Now, don't tell us you weren't even listening.

The time?

Quarter after one.

Judge, why do you always...

why do you do this whenever Florence brings her group over here to sing? Oh,

were they singing? I thought that was King Kong and the Toothpaste.

That reminds me, Mr. Jefferson, you ought to get that cavity filled.

What cavity?

The one between your ears.

George, why don't you just admit that Florence and her group are good?

Yeah, they're so good, in fact, that I was just about to ask them to sing at

Jessica's baptism next Sunday.

Oh, Jenny, do you mean... Sure I do.

What a beautiful idea.

Yeah, I think it's a terrible idea.

What? Come on, we used to have to sing inside of a church. It's embarrassing.

God's going to be there and everything.

George, Jenny wants Florence to sing. Yeah, well, I don't. End of argument,

of discussion, end of everything. My word is final.

So you're singing the baptism?

Definitely. Good.

Now, be there at 9 .30 that morning, ready to sing.

And if you make it short, you can still make that engagement you got up in

Transylvania.

To howl at the moon.

I'll show you the moon.

Alice,

it's not worth it. Just remember the book of Job and be patient.

Yeah, but I doubt that there was anything in the Bible like him.

Oh, sure there was.

The jawbone of an ass.

Thanks for inviting us over, Florence.

Oh, yeah, we really had a good time.

And thanks for letting us sing at the baptism.

And you tell that handsome husband of yours I'm looking forward to seeing him.

Oh, I'm afraid Lionel, he won't be there. He's in Japan.

Japan? Yes.

My Lionel was picked by his company to study Japanese advancements in computer

circuitry.

Now you know who to thank for giving Lionel his brilliant mind.

Thank you, Mr.

Jackson.

Well, aren't you going to open the door for us? Sure, if it opens to an elevator

shaft.

You better watch him, Ms. Jefferson.

He going to be mean when he grows up.

Mr.

Jefferson, that was the rudest thing I ever saw. You telling me? They're just

going to barge in on Jessica's baptism and ruin it.

Ask them, remember?

Yeah, well, Lionel asked me to make sure that Jessica's baptism was a first

-class ceremony.

Here, Weezy, I figured out the cost.

Mr. Jefferson, this is a spiritual ceremony. The Lord don't care how much

is coming out your pocket.

And just remember one thing.

It's easier for the camel to pass through the eye of a needle than it is

rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven.

A camel can't pass through no eye of no needle. His hump would get caught.

George, I know you're proud of your granddaughter, but please, try not to

carried away this time.

Yeah, Mr. Jefferson, I appreciate all the work that you've done, but, see, I

really prefer a nice, simple ceremony. Oh, yeah, well, look, with Florence and

her cave -winning things, you've got a lot more simple.

George, I believe Jenny has made her decision, okay?

But what about me? Can't I do nothing?

Sure you can, Mr. Jefferson. You know, they're repairing the stained glass

windows, and we can't see our handbook. Oh.

So maybe you could stand on the windowsill so the sun could bounce off

head.

Okay, Jenny, look.

It's your daughter and her baptism. Don't blame me if, when Florence starts

singing, Jessica thinks she's being punished for something.

I don't care, Tom. That was one of the most embarrassing things that you've

done. And just what's so embarrassing about consumer awareness?

They always let you test drive a new car.

But we were at the delicatessen for crying out loud.

I don't think you should know what seems to be the problem. Oh, I'm sorry,

Jenny. Oh, hello, Louise.

George.

Oh, what's the matter, Helen?

An hour.

One solid hour. It took this man to choose the food that we're serving after

Jessica's baptism.

You don't rush through 37 kinds of salami, Helen.

Oh, please.

Really? Oh, Ma, Daddy, could you two call a little truce? I want to show you

dress that I got for Sunday.

Let's go to my room.

Oh, you should have seen him, Louise. No sooner had we walked into that deli

than he was all over the slight pan.

And the white business child don't even make it.

Look,

Willis, I know this might be hard for you, but try to throw food out of your

mind for a minute.

What? Well, have a seat.

Look, now Jenny invited Florence and her gospel singers to sing at Jessica's

baptism. Now I want to get somebody special. What do you think?

Pimento loaf.

You see, I knew I forgot something.

What's a party without pimento loaf?

Willis, Jessica's my granddaughter. She deserves the best.

Jessica's my granddaughter, too.

All right.

Out of pity, she deserves the best.

What do you want me to say? You want me to tell you to go out and hire Andre

Crouch? Who, huh?

Florence will be fine. Now, why don't you two just... Hey, wait a minute.

Andre Crouch. I heard of him.

Ain't he a gospel singer? Yeah, one of the best in the world.

Oh.

Hey, you know, somehow I never figured you for a guy who would get down to

gospel music.

Well, I may be an Episcopalian, but I can still get down.

Yeah, I know you can get down, Willis, but where do you keep the crane to help

you get back up?

Oh, that's very funny, Jim.

Come on, Willis, now this is serious. Look, Andre Crouch is just the kind of

person I'm looking for.

But he sang before 20 ,000 people at the garden.

Why would he sing at Jessica's baptism?

Because I'm George Jefferson.

Well, I'm Tom Willis. Pleased to meet you.

And I repeat, why would he sing at Jessica's baptism?

I don't know. I figured a way to get him there.

What do you know about the man?

Well, he's an ordained minister.

He is?

I thought he was a Baptist minister.

Look, George, why don't you just do yourself a favor?

Go with Florence.

Look, I want Crouch, and I'm getting Crouch. And I'm getting pimento loaf.

Tell Helen I went back to that deli. Wait a minute.

You know what hotel he's staying in?

Well, I read in the paper where they gave a little party for him at the

And I'll bet they had pimento loaf.

Get out, Willis. I got to find me a singing minister.

George, you're never going to get him.

I'll get him. I'll get him.

Sure, sure.

Pimento head.

Hello?

Plaza Hotel?

Is Andre Crouch there?

Oh, no, he doesn't know me, but I'm sure he'll want to talk to me.

My name? George Jefferson.

Uh, the Reverend George Jefferson.

I can't wait to show you the new shoes I bought when I... Why'd you take the

painting down?

Well... The last

supper.

Well, I figured it would help Florence with cooking, if she could see what real

food looks like.

But I don't understand.

And a new Bible, too.

Weasley, that thing was 20 years old. I'm sure a lot of new stuff must have

happened since then.

Look, I got a very special client coming over any minute.

Why don't you go up to Helen's and show her your new shoes?

But I wanted to show them to you. I know, I know, Weasley. But see, just the

other day, Helen pulled me to the side with tears in her eyes. She was saying,

you know something?

Louise never shows me her new shoes first.

So why don't you give the woman a break, Weasley? Go up and show her your new

shoes first.

She'd really appreciate it.

Come on, we need to look. In fact, make a day of it. Show her your feet too.

Thank you.

Oh, those darn kids of mine.

I don't know how they ever get their homework done.

Yes, well, this is quite a nice home you have here.

Oh, thank you. Well, like I always say, it's easier for a needle to get into

heaven than a rich man to squeeze into a camel.

Now,

Reverend, about this... Oh, please.

Don't call me Reverend. I'd rather be referred to as just a simple man of the

cloth. Believe me, if it wasn't for cloth, I wouldn't be what I am today.

I see.

Now, according to your phone message, you said you had some sort of vision

night? Oh, that is correct, yes. You see, there I was lying in my bed when

of a sudden the room got real, real cold and real, real dark.

Has that ever happened to you?

Yes, many times.

Oh, what's the first thing you do?

Pay my electric bill.

See, you don't understand.

This was different. Like I said, this angel came in, and he walks over to me

tells me, George, be ye not afraid.

That's it.

What do you make of that?

Well, I would say that it meant...

You shouldn't be afraid.

Of course.

Why didn't I think of that?

Hey,

I really gotta go. Wait, wait, wait. There was something else.

I was afraid of that.

Like I was saying, this angel guy, he walks into my room and he tells me that

should get in touch with you because the next baby girl's baptism you sing at is

destined for greatness. See?

Let me see if I got this straight. You say an angel appeared unto you in your

bedroom, told you not to be afraid, and then asked you to get me to sing

at a baptism?

Mm -hmm.

Man, you lying your socks off.

I can't sing.

Hey, I got to go.

Oh, look, see, Sunday is my granddaughter's baptism. You just got to

her, please.

Here, look, this is a picture.

Ah, she's cute.

Yeah, she's a big fan of yours, too. In fact, the first word she ever said was,

Andre Crouch is a good singer.

Well, this would mean a whole lot to you, huh?

All right, I'll do it this one time as a favor to a fellow man of the cloth.

Oh, thank you. Boy, you really made a lot of people happy. I'll tell you what,

I'll call the hotel.

And leave the name, the place, and the date. Okay, but there's just one more

thing. Yeah?

If ever you're lying in your bed and an angel really does appear unto you, I

hope he's an Edwin Hawkins fan.

George?

I can't believe you got Andre Crouch to baptize our granddaughter.

I just hope Florence wasn't too hurt when you told her she couldn't sing.

Well, she was at first, but to cheer her up, I got Ralph to take on a long

drive.

Now, I know a lot of you are surprised to see me here this morning. And I was

caught a bit off guard myself.

But now that I'm here, I want to rejoice.

I want us all to rejoice.

Because a baptism is a presentation of another soul to the Lord.

Can I get an amen?

You're here.

Now, I would not be here today were it not for the efforts of a very

special man.

Amen. A kind man.

Amen. A considerate man.

Amen. The Reverend George Jefferson.

Say what?

Reverend?

Well, that's a business term, Weeds. You know, like the mafia, they use

Godfather. Well, in the dry cleaning business, we call each other Reverend.

Reverend Jefferson, would you mind just coming up and saying a few words to the

people?

Come on now, let everybody take a good look at you.

He's so modest. Come on, come on.

Jefferson, everybody.

Say a few words to the congregation.

God bless you.

Hi.

As I look out over the congregation, I'm reminded of that old

parable about the rich camel.

get into needle heaven.

But I won't bore you with that.

I'll tell you what.

Why don't we take this moment to bow our heads in silent prayer.

If we weren't inside a church, I'd death you.

Is something wrong, ladies?

Ralph tried to take us to Canada.

Well, did you have a nice trip?

Lovely until we hit the moose.

That's Andre Crouch. What's he doing?

He's going to sing in a minute.

Oh, is he going to sing with us?

No, he brought some good singers with him.

Look,

Florence, you already killed a moose today.

Let these people in.

Don't worry about these people.

It's the bald eagle I'm after.

Very

inspiring.

Tell me, what do you do at your Easter service? Stack out on the pews?

I've got to tell you something.

I know, I know. You're not a real reverend.

You knew all along?

What was my delivery?

My walk?

Even more simple than that.

Jefferson Cleaners does aqua rules.

But if you knew I was tricking you all along, why did you agree to come here?

Well, George, it's like this. I figured any man that would go to a lynx that you

went to for his granddaughter must love her very much.

And I like the same way there's a lot of love.

All right, brother.

Amen.

At this time, the Reverend Crouch has agreed to bless us by singing a song.

Ladies and gentlemen, the one and only Andre Crouch.

Can't nobody prove me like Jesus.

Ain't nobody.

Do me like the Lord.

Ain't nobody.

Do me like Jesus. Because he's my friend.

Sing along with me.

Ain't nobody.

Do me like Jesus. Ain't nobody.

He's my friend.

Listen.

Let me tell you what it is.

I came to Jesus.

Just as I was.

I was weary.

My heart was so sad.

Trouble, trouble, watch us.

He's my friend.

He's my joy in the midst of sorrow.

He's my friend.

I said he's, he's my friend.

I can lean on him. He's my closest friend.

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