All language subtitles for Good Times s03e13 A Loss of Confidence

Good times.

Can I borrow your razor?

Why, you ain't using tweezers no more?

Oh, Dad.

Oh, sure you can use my razor, Junior.

Who's your big date with tonight?

Gorgeous Gertrude.

The glamour girl of the ghetto.

What ever happened to your one and only
delightful Delilah?

Oh, no, Dad.

The flame is flicking out.

Oh. Who turned off your pilot light,
Romeo?

I did, Ma.

for french fries and a malt, and she
didn't come up with what I had for the

loot. I got one rule with all my chicks.

They gots to pay their own way.

Our son's a lover.

Yeah.

Well, that stands to reason. I mean,
look who his father is.

Maybe it won't be long before old
Michael here will be chasing after

I got news for you, Daddy. I already
caught a few.

faster than we thought.

Yeah. Hey, look here.

Who's your main squeeze these days?
Romeo number two?

Oh, Daddy, I don't have just one main
squeeze.

I'm gonna take my advice from J .J., and
I'm playing the field.

All right.

Since when have you been taking advice
from J .J.? J .J. talks a lot in his

sleep, and I do a lot of listening.

Hi, Mom and Dad.

Hello. You remember me talking about my
girlfriend Joanne Taylor, right? Uh

-huh. Well, Joanne, this is my mother
and my father and my brother Michael.

We're having a French test this week,
and I'm going to help Joanne. Oh, that's

nice.

Thelma told me about you being voted
homecoming queen for your senior class.

Congratulations. Thank you, but if I
don't do better with my grades, I might

still be in the senior class next year.

Oh, now don't go putting yourself down.

That's right, Dad. In French, she's just
a little weak on verbs.

And adverbs, adjectives, prepositions,
and nouns, especially nouns, like the

word door. I mean, I know in French it's
port, but you gotta know whether it's

masculine or feminine.

Oh, that's easy. I mean, if the door is
marked men, then it's masculine.

If it's marked ladies, then you know
it's feminine.

What is around here?

Uh, my brother, J .J. I think I've seen
some of his paintings around.

You probably saw them down at the
community center.

He took up some of his work over to the
art show a couple of weeks ago.

He won first prize.

Hey, now, that's how I say it.

There, where's that to shave, Lucia?

Uh, J .J.? Uh, Joanne, this is my
brother, J .J.

In the flesh, whatever there is of it.

JJ. Nice to meet you, JJ.

JJ.

JJ.

JJ.

Nice to meet you, Mama.

Whoa. Something tells me he's going to
do a lot of talking in his sleep

Hello, Joanne.

She's gone.

Yeah, so is Junior.

Hey, JJ.

JJ. Hey, JJ, step out of it, man. I
thought you had a date with gorgeous

Gertrude. Who?

The glam girl of the ghetto, man.

Oh, no. Now she's on a junk power with
delightful Delilah.

Well, I better go put on my shirt.
Probably drove Joanne crazy with this

fantastic body.

Dave Lotion. I'm all out, Junior.

Oh, that's okay.

I use Stommer's Afro Sheet.

J .J., that's a hair conditioner.

Oh, better yet, Ma, it makes my mustache
more soft and kissable.

Well, when it comes to girls, J .J.
flips faster than a pancake.

You can't keep up with him without a
scorecard.

Gorgeous Gertrude, delightful Delilah,
marvelous Myrna the human burner.

Yeah, and don't forget sizzling Susie.

I never heard him mention her.

I know, Mama, that's because she's one
of my chicks.

Young man.

Don't you have some homework to do?
Yeah, some biology, and I'm learning

subject fast.

You know.

Well,

Flora, you... We really can't blame
girls for chasing after our sons. I

there's something about the Evans man
that runs in the family.

It does, huh?

Yeah, well, I mean, like when I was
Junior's age, baby, I didn't have no

with girls either. I'd see a good
-looking girl and I'd just say to

What did you say, James?

I'd say, self, that ain't the right one.

You sure said that.

Yeah, well, Florida, now, you know
you're the only one for me. The minute I

you, baby, I said, that's it. Well, you
must have done a lot of window shopping

before you decided what to buy.

You know what I mean when a man is
looking for a wife? He wants to make

gets the quality product.

Let's face it.

Careful how you handle the merchandise.

Thelma, would you and Joanne like
something cold to drink?

They still in there studying?

Mm -hmm.

Uh, Ma, what you doing over there?

Well, I'm giving the girl something cold
to drink.

Well, let me take it in the room, Ma.

Wow, how come you're so helpful all of a
sudden? Just so I know my little

sister's in there studying, and I want
to make sure she has the proper

nourishment. All right, Casey, you want
to take this tray in here.

Oh, uh, Ma, could you hold this for a
minute? Sure, what's the matter?

Before I take it.

all the drinks.

Thank you, J .J. You're welcome.

Thank you.

J .J., the drink.

It's delicious.

Oh, uh, how y 'all doing with the
French?

Well, Thelma's really a great teacher,
but man, I'm... Still having trouble.

Well, then, uh, maybe I can help you out
here.

You know, when I was a mere youth in
high school, French was one of my big

subjects. JJ, you took Spanish. You
don't know any French, so why don't you

out of here?

What are you talking about, girl?
Remember the time the family went to

fancy restaurant?

I ordered the entire meal in French.

Yeah, but it was a Chinese restaurant.

To speak one foreign language, you speak
them all.

Let me tell you something, Joanne. Yeah?

The main thing you got to remember about
speaking a foreign language is never

speak it in English.

I'll try to remember that.

Yeah. And when you go on the road,
always remember to... Uh, J .J., if you

mind, we have a lot of work to do.

Oh, so do I.

I got to finish a painting.

Even though I may be big on foreign
languages, art is still my...

Numero uno.

Great, fantastic. Fine, now will you get
out of here?

Si, buple.

And until next time, si, si, bon.

You mean you racked up some points with
the beauty queen? The beauty queen

melted at the sight of the beauty king.

She really fell apart, huh, Junior?

Let me put it to you this way, Dad.

After seeing me, the only French words
she could say was, ooh -la -la.

That boy's foot is a size 12 and his
head is catching up fast.

Just getting some threads more suitable
for the occasion.

Oh, no.

Not those, Junior. Those are your killer
threads.

Why don't you have a little mercy on the
girl?

Well, Dad says she's going to be my
future fox. She might as well see the

enchilada.

You know, I don't believe that boy.

I tell you, baby, I mean, can you
imagine anybody being that stuck on

self?

I married him.

Now, wait a minute now, baby. I mean, I
admit, I am handsome. Oh.

Well, you never heard me doing that much
horn blowing.

Oh, come on, James. You blow so many
horns, you could beat a whole brass

for Count Basie.

You got to make one thing, baby. What?
Making beautiful music together.

Oh, we sure have.

Bologna, do you ever even think about
knocking?

Yeah.

The thought has occurred to me, but I
drove it right out of my mind.

The bicentennial's getting next to me,
and I want to be able to say I was

and that's the way it was.

Ho, ho, ho, hey, hey.

Well, if you want to make it a real
bicentennial, why don't you just visit

every 200 years?

Oh, don't tell me they all left home and
you was just getting ready to start

another set.

Michael is in our room doing his
homework.

Thelma and Joanne Taylor are in there.
She's helping her with some schoolwork.

Joanne Taylor.

Oh, isn't she the high school homecoming
queen?

Yep. And she's beautiful.

She sure is. She looks just like me when
I was her age.

And homecoming queen myself.

You're a long way from home.

You know, Flo, when I was a bridesmaid
at your wedding, I remember thinking to

myself, crazy, here I am carrying a
bouquet of roses just because Flo caught

herself a clump of poison ivy.

Well, Lord, if we're done doing it
again, give me five.

Well, I better blow the whistle before
we go into overtime.

Folks like it.

You look like an explosion in a paint
factory.

I better go home and get my sunglasses.
The glare is blinding me.

Have a nice time, sugar.

I'll see y 'all later. All right,
Malone. Take it easy. Bye -bye. Boy,

if you was any sharper, you could be
considered a dangerous weapon.

Sorry about that, Dad. That's like when
I wore my conservative socks.

Yes, though, Mrs. Evans, I just can't
seem to get it together.

Yeah, I think it's better if we start
off fresh some other time.

Yeah, goodbye, everybody.

Okay. Bye -bye. Thanks for your help,
Thelma. Anytime.

Uh, Joanne.

Yeah? Look here, I got some tickets for
the old J's concert on Saturday night.

You're welcome to be my guest, and, uh,
you don't even have to pay your own way.

I'm sorry, J .J., but I really can't
make it. I'm busy Saturday night.

Uh...

How about Sunday? I got some tickets for
the Isaac Brothers concert, and they're

even hotter than the OJs.

But I gotta study Sunday.

Uh, well, I just happen to be free on
Monday night.

Oh, J .J., I'm sorry, but I really can't
make it.

Uh, Tuesday afternoon?

Oh, J .J., listen, I'm gonna be kind of
busy the whole week. I'm sorry.

Bye.

talking about, James?

Well, I'm trying to get some sleep, but
I can't.

Ain't nobody yelling.

Well, JJ's not around.

You know, he hasn't been himself since
Joanne walked into his life and then

walked right back out.

Oh, don't worry about JJ.

You can't keep him down too long.

Yeah, it's his nature.

Happy -go -lucky. He'll bounce back.

Hi, y 'all.

on his head.

How's it going, son?

How's the poultry pushing business?

I don't know, Dad.

My heart just ain't into my work.

Come on, J .J., snap out of it.

Anyhow, how much heart do you need to
deliver chicken?

Dumb, I really messed up today. One of
my big customers, too, the Thomas's.

They're usually a wings family, but by
mistake I brought over two buckets of

legs.

And when you're into wings, you don't
like to mess with no legs.

Mr. Thomas got so mad he nearly broke
both of mine.

Oh, come on, J .J. Everybody makes a
mistake.

Yeah, Ma, but I just can't concentrate.

J .J., you shouldn't let that thing with
Joanne get you down. You have to

realize she's very busy and she's also a
very popular girl.

I don't even think about chicks anymore.

Only chicks I bother with are the ones I
deliver.

Oh, now, wait a minute.

Hold on. Now, that ain't fair to all the
rest of them girls out there climbing

all over each other just to get a lock
of your mustache.

Huh? Yeah, I wish I had a bad mustache
like that.

You're so handsome. I hear that Billy
Dee is eating his heart out.

Yeah, and Diana Ross tore up his number
and is now looking for yours.

Stop it, all y 'all. Just stop it.

Now, look here.

Let's get something out front right now.

Dad, you're a handsome dude.

Ma, you're a beautiful lady.

Thelma, you're good looking.

Michael, you're good looking.

Tell me, what happened to me?

Can I change things?

You're our firstborn.

You were beautiful then, and you're
beautiful now.

And what about all those girls?

There is Delightful Delilah, Gorgeous
Gertrude, Marvelous Myrna.

Oh, Ma, let me tell you something.

Delightful Delilah is really Delilah the
dog.

Gorgeous Gertrude is really Gertrude the
gorilla.

And Marvelous Myrna is really Myrna the
monster.

Junior, what you talking about?

Nah, Dad, I knew I was out of my class
when I tried to date Joanne.

You know the kind of girls I go out
with? The kind the other dudes reject.

I get more recalls than General
Motorsport and Chrysler together.

J .J.

Well, I'm going to change for art
school.

Oh, James, it hurts me to see him this
way. I can't believe that's J .J.

Yeah, I know what you mean, baby.

I guess it's all my fault. I should have
never brought Joanne here.

Oh, now stop that, baby girl. Sorry.

Well, Joanne really bowled him over.

Hello, Mrs. Evans.

Hello, Joanne.

Joanne? Well, hi, Thelma. Don't you
remember we made up to meet tonight for

to help me with my fringe?

Well, don't you remember?

Oh, yeah.

Look, you guys better start studying
right now.

Right now, here. Oh, come on, Joanne.
Let's get started. Yes, honey. The

the better. Right, Ma.

Hi,

J .J.

Oh, hi, Joanne. I'm getting ready to go
to art school. Bye.

Bye, y 'all.

Just a minute.

J .J., can I talk to you a minute?

You want to talk to me?

Yeah.

In private.

Privacy, why don't you sit down? Thank
you, J .J.

Michael.

Don't you see they want privacy?

I'm reading this magazine. I ain't
interested in what they're doing.

Get your butt over here.

Wow, J .J., I don't know how to begin.

Why don't you start at the beginning?

Uh, J .J., about the other day, when you
asked me out for a date and I turned

you down?

Well, I got to thinking about it, and
wow, J .J., I mean, the way I must have

sounded.

I hope I didn't hurt your feelings.

Are you kidding?

I never even...

It was just that, well, oh, I was scared
to go out with you, J .J.

Scared?

Well, yeah. I mean, I usually go out
with all those big husky dudes on the

football team and the basketball team.

Well, J .J., I've never gone out with
someone like you.

Someone like me. What do you mean,
someone like me?

Well, J .J., what I mean is just that,
well, you're so

intellectual.

J .J., you are deep.

You are just a creative genius.

I know.

I don't like to brag, though.

Brag, brag.

Anyway, J .J., the reason I was scared
to go out with you is that, well, I

wouldn't even know what to talk about.

I mean, J .J., I'm not the smartest
person in the world, you know.

Who cares?

Look here, Joanne.

If you still want to go out, you know,
well, maybe I may be able to

find the time.

Hallelujah, our boy is back to normal.

Amen. Well, what night would be good for
you, J .J.? Well, let me see now.

Schedule is pretty tight here.

Well, no, right here.

How about, uh, tonight?

Wow, J .J., I got to study with Thelma.

And, well, I thought you had to go to
art school.

I do, but I'll be home by 9 .30, and
McDonald's don't close till 11. We got

whole evening ahead of us.

Wow, that sounds hip. I just hope I
don't disappoint you.

No way.

Well, Until then, au revoir.

Bon ami.

Que sera, sera.

Like your son really has class.

We know.

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