All language subtitles for Good Times s02e01 Florida Flips

Good time, anytime you need it, baby.
Good time, anytime you need it, baby.

Good time, anytime you're up and under.

Not getting hassled, not getting
hustled. Keeping your head up for water.

Making a way when you can.

Temporary.

Boy, she's really been on the warpath
all week.

laying in your right position for your
funeral.

I don't know what y 'all are so worried
about.

Just because Mama's a little bit
uptight?

A little bit uptight? She's yelling at
every little thing.

Last night she jumped on me for drying
out my pantyhose over the curtain rod in

the bathroom.

I always dry out my pantyhose over the
curtain rod.

Yeah, I know.

Twice this week I took a shower without
turning the water on.

don't know how to handle mama and you do
huh you looking at the number one mama

handler in the business see i give her
my famous jj technique

i lay on my charms and she cuddles me in
her arms

just as you are. A vision of loveliness.

One perfect and exquisite rose.

That's not much coming from one tall
weed.

I wouldn't fall for that crock if you
were Harry Belfonte.

Shut up, JJ. Get out of that blanket.

You look like the tent pole of a teepee.

possible that i'm turning you off move
it move it

why aren't you stirring this oatmeal

i didn't know it was cooking mom it's
not it's burning and if you didn't drown

yourself with all that fancy toilet
water you'd have smelled it sorry mom

got to go down to the laundry room just
keep stirring girl you find a lump in it

just unload

Do something useful and make up your
bed.

Okay, Mom. Oh, never mind. You always
mess it up anyway. I'll do it when I get

back. I should have been born an
octopus.

You need eight hands to run this house.

Oh, boy.

Clyde, if I hear one more door slam
around here, I'm going to... Where's

mother? Taking down the laundry, Dad.

Boy, that woman's about to drive me up a
wall.

What's the matter with Mama, Daddy? I
don't know, son.

It's like she all of a sudden declared
war.

I tell you, boy, lately sleeping with
her is like being in a phone booth with

Joe Frazier.

Something's really wrong with her,
Daddy. Who you telling, Thelma?

I come home last night after work until
four in the morning like a dog, and

she's laying up in the bed asleep.

And I mean calling hogs, too.

So I get in the bed and go to sleep. I
ain't sleep two minutes before she wakes

up with rocks in her jaws talking about,
James, I want to talk.

I say, well, baby.

Can't wait till the morning. I got to
get some rest. She said, no, James, I

to talk now.

I said, okay, Florida, let's talk.

Then she says, James, I ain't got
nothing to say.

Then she rolls over and goes back to
sleep and calls some more hogs, and I'm

the rest of the night trying to figure
out what the hell is going on.

Come on, Dad, now. Shut up, Junior.

So far, I'm batting 1 ,000.

on the 14th and a half floor.

14th and a half floor?

Mm -hmm. See, there's a dude on the 14th
floor who makes out with a chick on the

15th floor, and they kind of like to
meet each other halfway.

I meant that joke to start the day. I
think I just finished it.

Damn. Fire it up.

I felt like saying damn, and I said it.
Now I got it out of my system, I don't

have to say it anymore.

Well, is that damn?

you're talking about me and james ain't
about to get no divorce i love him and

he loves me i know that i'm talking
about a person not being satisfied with

itself all of a sudden florida i don't
know whether you're ready for this but

when i got the downs i went for help i
went to this place where you can talk

about these things i still go there now
and then uh helps me out a lot well

honor i got a house and family to take
care of i ain't got time for that

foolishness

Well, what do you know?

The proud bird with the slow tail
finally rose.

Are you coming, Malona? No, you go on
ahead. I just remembered. I forgot a few

things.

Uh, James, can I come in and talk to
you?

Well, half the talks is already in.

You may as well bring in the rest of it.

I want to talk to you about Florida.

Something's bothering her.

Hey, you kids hear that?

All week long, your mother been slamming
doors, drawers, and hollering at

everybody and keeping me up all night.
Now the Rooney Barrett of the projects

comes in.

With the hot news flash that something's
bothering her. Well, thanks, Winona,

for telling us, because we never would
have known.

interfere. Then don't.

Florida's my best friend, and I care
what happens to her. And I think I'm the

only one who knows what's wrong with
her.

Oh, you are, huh?

Okay, genius, let's hear these pearls of
wisdom. Come on, tell me, what's

bothering her? She doesn't have enough
to do.

What? She doesn't have enough to do.

Wellona, your bread ain't baked.

Wellona, Mama has plenty to do. She's so
busy, sometimes she finishes the thing

before she starts it.

Yeah. The other morning, she folded up
the bed, and I was still in it.

That's one thing she can never complain
about is not having nothing to do. I let

her do all the washing, cleaning,
scrubbing, sewing, shopping.

I ain't the kind of man that interferes
with a woman's pleasure.

Well, that's mighty white of you.

Jane, look.

Now, you go off to work. The kids go off
to school.

and stretch two dreary hours of work
into one big nothing of a day.

What? Now, you think cooking and sewing
and scrubbing is Florida's thing?

She's wasting herself, James.

It's an empty existence.

Well, honey, the only thing empty around
here is your head.

Don't tell me nothing about my wife. I'm
her husband. If there's something

bothering her, I know what it is. Okay,
what is it?

I do know, too, and I should have known
a long time ago. The only trouble with

that woman is she's spoiled.

I've been pampering her.

That is right. We've been treating her
like a princess. Shut up, Junior.

You know, I've been treating her like a
princess.

From now on, no more Mr. Nice Guy.

I'm going to put that lady in her place.

Well, I can see there's no use of me
trying to get through to you, James.

And with that, I will say goodbye.

See you kids later. See you, Mom. Bye,
Mom.

I don't know. What you doing here? I
thought you said you forgot something.

You see how forgetful I'm getting?

I thought this was my apartment.

I couldn't get the laundry done. All the
machines were taken.

Some of the least you could have done
was put breakfast on the table.

Sorry. Never mind.

Want something done around here, you
have to do it yourself. Floyd, I want to

talk to you.

I'm busy.

bothering you. Ain't you happy?

I'm happy.

You sure don't act like you're happy.
Well, I am happy. I'm very happy.

If she gets any happier, she's gonna
break every dish in the house.

Well, if somebody's supposed to be
happy, you sure act strange.

Don't you act strange?

Personally, I think that you should...
Oh, shut up, Junior.

You know, I ain't seen you smiling. in
the last few days. A happy person is

supposed to smile.

So come on, woman, smile.

All right, I'll smile.

You ain't gonna win no toothpaste ad
with that.

Florida, you ought to be counting your
blessings instead of complaining. I

you got a nice home, kids who love you
and understand and husband.

Ain't that right, Florida? Ain't you got
nice kids and understanding husband?

Damn right. I don't want to hear no more
of your lip. I'll button it, you hear?

I told you to put your fist in it.

I paid for that oatmeal. I eat it any
way I want to.

I don't need no more of your lip,
neither.

Maybe I ought to not hear any more of
yours because I am getting... Mama,

please don't argue. Stay out of this.
It's none of your business, Michael.

Now listen to me. No, you listen, baby,
because I'm going to do some talking

now. No, I'm going to talk and you're
going to listen, Michael.

Oh, my God.

still busting our butts to break loose
from a bucket and a broom.

Right, all right.

Oh, I don't know, Cora, that may sound
good here, you know, but just try

that to my husband.

He don't listen minute number one. He
just sits there and gives me the silent

treatment. Well, honey, I settle for
what you got any day, Bernie, don't you?

Oh, no, you wouldn't. Now, I try telling
the truth to George.

He listens, nods, then knocks me back on
my bucket. Oh.

Juan, do you get up off of that cake?

This is what's happening.

A man spends most of his day getting his
tail kicked by someone. That's right.

Drags himself home, and who does he take
it out on? The first one he sees, you.

Yes, yes. If my man didn't beat me up on
Friday, I wouldn't know the next day

was Saturday.

That's what I'm telling you.

You've got to find the inner strength to
stand up to him. I'm loaded with inner

strength. What I've got to find me is a
good left hook.

You back for a refresher course?

Yeah, it never hurts, and I brought a
friend in need. I don't need it. Florida

Evans. Meet Florida Evans. Hi, Florida.

And Florida, these are the lathes that
are going to help you get your stuff

together. Right, girl? Right.

Welcome,

Florida. Now, we're short on rules here.
We just keep rapping, and no holes

barred. So whenever you get the feeling,
you're welcome to join in and let it

all hang out. Right on.

Hey, Bernadine, how you doing? Things
getting any better? Well.

My problem's not the same as Wanda's.
Nobody.

No, but you know, now that I'm working,
my husband got his nose out of joint

because I'm making more money than he
is.

You know, they only understood that we
were not out to get them. We're out to

find us, right? You know, the big thing
stopping us is that most men still think

that we're only good for two things.

Now, if I've heard it once, I've heard
it a thousand times.

Wanda, a good wife, does her best work
in the kitchen.

that the way it is with you? Well, I'm
sorry to be different, but it isn't at

all that way with my husband.

Oh, you mean he considers you a person?

Yes, a person.

Not just a cook or a sex object.

Oh, yeah?

How often you have relations?

That's none of your business.

And plenty.

Hit Michael.

She hit her husband?

You have me there, sister.

Michael is my youngest child. And,
Rolona, this is no place to discuss

as personal as that. This is exactly the
place to talk about it, Florida.

Florida, why did you hit your son? I
don't have to answer that.

I don't know.

She was ashamed it wasn't her husband.

is really bothering you. Look, I don't
know about the rest of you, but I got a

family and a house to take care of.
Sure, Florida, but for how many hours a

Your family don't need you the way you
think they do, honey.

Well, Lorna, I don't know what you're
talking about, and it ain't so.

You're probably holding on to them
because that's all you got. That is not

My family depends on me, and I don't
need a bunch of cackling hens with

else to do except try to say what is
bothering me.

Because nothing is bothering me.

Nothing is bothering me.

I think she did rather well for a
beginner.

Don't you?

Uh -huh.

Uh -huh. Uh -huh.

Oh, okay.

Thanks, Mrs. Anderson. Sorry to bother
you. Yeah, bye.

Boy, I don't know where she is. You
know, it ain't like your mother to just

off like this without telling us where
she went.

Don't worry, Dad.

I'm sure nothing happened bad.

Matter of fact, I read in a magazine one
time that when women get the blues,

they go to a beauty parlor and try and
change their hairstyle to cheer

themselves up. Oh, Junior.

Mama's liable to walk through that door
with a blonde afro.

JJ, you think a woman's whole life can
be changed in a new hairstyle?

If you had something in your head
besides leftovers, then you'd realize

got a problem.

And it's all my fault.

Mama's all upset because she hit me, and
it didn't even hurt.

Mama didn't hit you, Michael. She was
hitting out at the world.

Maybe she was hitting out at me. And I
sure hope a mugger don't try nothing.

Oh, J .J., don't say that.

Oh, I ain't worried about Mama. I'm
worried about the mugger.

And the mood she's in, she's liable to
tear him to pieces.

There's one possibility Mama might be at
a doctor.

It don't take all day to see a doctor,
does it?

You ever been to the clinic?

Hi.

Baby,

where you been? We've been worried about
you. Oh, it's not important, James.

I'm home and I'm all right.

James.

I'm sorry I worried you.

And I'm sorry I was carrying on.

Don't give it a thought, baby.

I'll pick dinner. Don't worry about no
dinner. Just sit down and relax.

Well, Florida, it sure is good to have
you home.

Yeah, without a doubt. Thank you, James.

It's good to be home.

And James, I love you.

I love you, baby.

Michael, I'm sorry I hit you.

You know I love you, too. I know, Ma.

I love all of you.

I love this house and this family more
than anything in the

world. Mama, hearing that makes all the
shut -up JJs worthwhile.

Shut up, JJ.

Well, Florida, we sure did miss you.
Sure did. Huh?

Yeah. Well, we were thinking all kind of
places you might have gone, baby. Where

were you? Oh, James, it's not important.

Oh, you can tell me.

James, you wouldn't be interested.

I am, baby.

I went with Wilona to one of those
meetings where women talk about their

problems. You know, all that silly talk
about... trying to better themselves.

One of them women's groups?

Florida, I'm surprised that you're
wasting your time at a crazy ladies'

like that.

Look at you sitting here bumping your
gums when you ought to be in there

dinner.

James, you asked me to sit down.

I think you've said enough.

Well, if there's one thing I ain't got
no patience with is women trying to push

in and take over a man's job.

James, that is not what women are after.
Don't tell me, Florida. I see it every

day. They're taking it for...

I think you said enough. Hey, woman,
what's wrong with you? You don't tell me

when to talk.

So you haven't been to one damn meeting
right away you're flying in my face.

That means that's not what it's all
about.

I'm going to tell you, you've been
driving everybody crazy running around

and now you're going to them women's
meetings.

I'm going to tell you something my Uncle
Ed used to say and maybe he was right.

There's only two places a woman belongs.
Don't lie to me.

Yeah, I'm going to say something.

You know something, James?

Huh? When I left that meeting, I was
convinced that those women were wrong.

now, listening to you, I am sure they
were right on. Huh?

They hit it dead on the head what was
bothering me, only I didn't want to

it. I've made you and the kids my life,
and now I don't have a life of my own.

Baby, don't say that now. Now, where
does this differentiate your life?

I mean here, James, here.

Selma, I ain't blaming you and nobody
else.

I dug this hole myself.

Well, what hole, baby?

Now, what's wrong with being a wife and
a mother?

Nothing, except my family is all grown
up now, and I still don't have nothing

talk about but my husband and my kids.

James, there's a whole world out there,
and I'm not a part of it. I want to be

somebody, too.

Florida, you always been somebody to me.

But what I'm supposed to be with this
new thing?

My husband.

a wife.

James, I don't want to walk ahead of
you, but I don't want to walk behind you

either.

Howdy.

I want to walk with you.

Oh, isn't that nice, Michael?

Yeah, isn't that nice, JJ?

Yeah, it's nice, but it's kind of
confusing.

Now I don't know which one to ask for a
couple of dollars and which one to ask

to cook me dinner.

Oh, shut up, JJ!

Well,

what do you think about that?

I don't know. Mommy, that one looks
interesting.

Hey, what you doing, baby?

Nothing. I'm just looking through this
booklet to see what kind of courses

they've got down at that night school.

If I see one I like, I might sign up.

Oh, yeah. I looked over that book.

Hey, they got a class there on page nine
that'd be perfect for you. What's that?

Yeah, here it is.

Home economics.

Sewing, cooking.

Just looking out of the window, watching
the asphalt roll,

thinking how it all looks when we die.

Good times, good times, keeping your
head up for water,

making a wave when you can.

Temporary layoffs, good times.

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