All language subtitles for Good Times s04e11 Floridas Night Out

Good time, anytime you need a payment.
Good time, anytime you need a friend.

Good time, anytime you're out for
Monday.

Not getting hassled, not getting
hustled. Keeping your head above water.

Breaking away when you can.

Temporary layoffs. Good time, easy
credit ripples.

Good time, scratching ass.

After I had the hysterectomy and the
nosebleed, that's when I found out about

Stephanie and that Fred had paid for her
abortion and tonsillectomy.

Doctor, with Father dead, my marriage on
the rocks, and me with these

ugly warts, you had the unmitigated gall
to come to my hospital room and tell me

that my symptoms are psychosomatic and I
really can walk?

At least your feet don't hurt.

Oh, you're talking to the TV set?

Would you like to say a few words to the
chair?

No, but I got a few choice words for
that sink.

You know, Bookman ain't fixed that sink
yet? No.

Let me go over here and see what old
Faithful's doing today.

of water.

That's the way it is, my girl. Well,
it's not fair, Thelma. You can't have it

both ways. You're always hollering about
equal rights for women, but as soon as

Earth, Wind, and Fire come to town, you
look around for some poor sucker who

works his butt off all week to pay for
your ticket.

Well, that's the way, uh -huh, uh -huh,
I like it, yeah.

I wish I had it that easy. I took Judy
out last week, and I spent $3 .85 on

Do you know what she did?

She went off with some Jive Cat on some
high -speed plastic skateboard.

I'll get it, Ma.

These women, I... Hey.

Hi, folks.

Well, well, well.

Bookman, it must be nearer Christmas
than I thought.

Oh, come on, Mr. Evans. You make fun of
me, but I'm really a man of substance.

Yeah, about 300 pounds of it.

You know, I'd like to chit -chat with
you, but Mrs. Bookman is holding dinner

for me.

Now, where's that window that needs
fixing?

Oh, the...

Michael fixed that six weeks ago with a
penknife and a bar of soap.

Well, if you're going to bring in
technical equipment.

Well, anyhow, the window's taken care
of. Bye.

Hey, wait a minute, man. What about our
sink?

Something wrong with your sink? Well, I
put it on the list.

But we're already on the list. You're on
my window list. Now I've got to put you

on my sink list.

Don't worry.

We got you on our list, too.

Kids, what would you like for dinner?

Oh, Ma, don't worry about cooking
anything for me. Jerry took me to a

before the concert.

Okay, dinner for three.

Uh, not exactly, Ma.

Uh, I got a date with a certain young
lady who's fixing me some, uh, ribs a la

JJ.

Which means they're hot, spicy, and, uh,
stay with you for days.

Okay, dinner for two.

Coach said we can't have anything before
practice. I'll pick up a sandwich

afterwards. Oh, I left my sneakers in
your room.

Okay, Florida.

What would you like for dinner?

Oh, I don't know.

What would you like?

Oh, I don't know.

What have you got?

Now, listen, if you're going to argue
about it, you can just fix your own

dinner. You are talking to yourself.

talking to the TV set.

Girl, what a day I had. Yeah? There is
nothing worse than our annual going out

of business thing.

Honey, every bargain hunter on the south
side of Chicago came out today. You

know, Mammoth Minnie Farrell. The one
that owns the reducing salon? Oh, yes.

Would you believe I spent my whole lunch
hour plus two coffee breaks trying to

push that 300 pounds of flab into a pair
of size 12 hip huggers? Oh, no.

Can you imagine?

Hip huggers on that hippo.

You're going to draw a tub of water,
load it with bubble bath, relax,

jump into bed, and zonk out for the rest
of the night. Wrong.

I'm going to get myself together, throw
on some clothes, and then it's rapping,

clapping, and finger snapping.

My neighbor Lola is going to party this
evening.

Lola, why don't you come and go with me?
Oh.

I bet some.

Flo, why don't you come with me? What do
you say? Oh, thanks for the invitation,

honey, but all of the kids are going out
tonight.

And while you are out rapping, clapping,
and snapping, I'll be home napping.

Flo, as hard as you work, you owe it to
yourself to go out once in a while. You

know, if you don't go out to this house
once in a while, you're going to forget

how to have a good time. No, Willow, and
I'll just spoil your night out.

Flo, there's got to be something
happening here. Something that was

Chicago, honey.

Let's see now.

Here's the under 35 dance.

Under 35.

Sure, all it says here is $3 admission.
Don't say nothing about honesty.

And I even got a couple of church
socials going.

Now, that's not more like my speed, but
I think I'll pass.

You sure you want to stay home?

Well, mother knows best, I guess.

Well, if you know, if you change your
mind, you know where to find me. Okay,

thank you. I'll see you later.

Hey, JJ, what's going on?

I'll tell you what's going on. As senior
male member of this household, I got

something to announce.

I don't think y 'all realize how lonely
Ma has been.

Thelma, Michael, you're going to have to
give up your plans for this evening.

What? Uh, Michael, I think he's right.
You know, we should spend more time with

Ma. Well, I'm glad this is all settled.

Wish I could join y 'all. Hey, hold on,
JJ. Hold on there, buddy. Do you really

think I'm going to give up the con...
while you go out with one of your weird

old chicks?

Yeah, JJ, we stay home, you stay home.
That's right.

Wait a minute. I had Charlotte cooking
ribs all day, so she squeezed my ribs

night.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You can rattle all you
want to. All I know is we all staying

home with Mama tonight.

Yeah, JJ, what do you say?

Well, I guess Ma should have one bright,
mature, intelligent adult.

To stay with her tonight.

Well, I'll see you.

Oh, my.

Jerry's here.

Well, how have you been, Mrs. Evans? Oh,
just fine.

Oh, hey, hey. Good looking.

Hi, Jerry. How you doing?

All right. You ready to go?

Well, look, Jerry.

Come here. I have something to talk to
you about, okay? Yeah, sure.

What's happening?

Well, I'm sorry, but I can't go tonight.

What? You can't go tonight?

Did you say something, Jerry?

Yeah, she said that there's no show
tonight.

The concert's been canceled. Canceled.
Come on, Jerry, please. Now, um, if

just be quiet, I can explain this whole
thing, you know what I mean? All right,

explain. Hello there, sweet mama.

Yeah, look here. This is the man when
you think of love.

I am the only one you can think of.

No, this ain't Harold.

I got to cancel them.

No, I don't have Harold's telephone
number.

Hello?

Hello?

Chick's in a state of shock.

Well, Michael, aren't you going to your
basketball practice?

No, Ma, it's a mistake to overtrain.

Now, do you have any idea how much these
tickets set me back, huh? What did you

say, Jerry? I'm trying to tell her that
she... He said that...

myself in this cozy.

Just a minute.

Every one of you had something to do
tonight.

Now, all of a sudden, everything has
changed.

I don't know where you got the idea
from, but you kids seem to think I need

babysitter.

Well, you old folks can sit at home and
twiddle your thumbs if you want to.

But I'm going out tonight.

You didn't tell me the meeting place was
a saloon.

I don't think I caught your face back
there. No, will you stop worrying?

No, I wouldn't take it. It wasn't
perfectly respectable.

This is a friendly, honest place where
you get to meet people.

Look on it as an adventure.

As new for me as it is for you.

Wilona! Hey, girl!

You want the usual table, honey?

New for you as it is for me, huh?

How you doing, ma?

I think they got me confused with
another Wilona.

All you're going to meet back there is a
busboy.

He's 87 years old, got arthritis, and
does a lousy hustle.

Oh, Flo, ain't no crime to be alone, but
it is dumb to be lonely.

Okay, so I tricked you into coming.

But now that you're here, why don't you
relax and have a drink?

I'll be sitting right by your side all
evening.

Have a ball, girl. You owe it to
yourself.

Okay, well, Luna, I guess you're right.
Good, good, good.

Hey,

ladies. Two cats at the bar just want to
buy you a drink. Oh, no, thank you. No,

my mom and Tito, honey.

Which cat?

Then the cat.

Oh, have mercy.

I wouldn't let those two turkeys buy me
cranberry sauce.

I'm sure glad you turned them down.

In a place like this, you got to pick
and choose, you know.

Because a drink is more than just a
drink. It's a calling card.

You know, it's a nice, friendly way to
say hello.

Like, for instance, if you were in a
restaurant, a gentleman might send you

a fancy dessert. And if you were in a
florist, he might send you over a dozen

roses. I'm glad we're not in a stable.

Your usual alone.

Seven and seven, miss.

Well, what are you going to have?

What's seven and seven?

Fourteen.

What you drinking?

In the world is a Rodney Allen Riffey.

That's a Shirley Temple with a black
olive.

I'll take it.

You know, this domestic ripple, it don't
taste as good as the imported stuff.

You know, that voice sounds so familiar.
I know I've heard it somewhere before.

You ought to.

You know everybody here.

I do not know.

Now either he works in a hardware store
or he just rolled Isaac Hayes.

Hello, foxy mamas.

The name is Lenny.

You may have had many, but till you've
tried sweet Lenny, you ain't had any.

you a little bit rough on him. Rough on
him? Honey, he was a complete nut. Here

we go, lady.

Here we go. Here's your usual, Alona.
Oh, well, thank you, darling.

And, honey, this should truly set you
free.

Ruffalo, let's make a toast.

To your first night out, have a natural
guest.

Thank you, Alona.

Hmm.

Not bad.

Hey, listen.

What? If you feel like taking off with
somebody, don't let me hold you back.

you kidding? We in this together. You
are my best friend. There's no way I'm

going to leave you by yourself.

And then after I got my engineering
degree from MIT, that's the Michigan

Institute of Toolology.

You know, and I was only 16. I went
right into private industry.

You know, Alona, you're right. That
voice does sound familiar.

Don't you? I know.

It's you.

I spotted you clear across the room the
minute you walked in.

You're the only woman in the world for
me.

Negro, please.

It's you.

I spotted you clear across the room the
minute I walked in. You're the only

woman in the world for me.

This room must have an echo.

It's you. I spotted you clear across the
room.

You know,

I'm beginning to have a lot of fun.

Kind of glad you tricked me into coming.
Oh, I'm glad too, Flo, and the fun has

just begun.

Stick with me.

If you stick with me... It would take a
wild horse to drag me from this table.

The rest of the men in this place must
be crazy.

Let a beautiful woman like you go to
waste.

Dance with me.

Arrivederci, Flo.

gorgeous as in you. Oh, do you mean it?
Of course I do.

And that's the gospel truth, honey. Or
my name ain't Barry Belafonte.

Are you in any relation to Harry
Belafonte?

Listen to this.

If

you're

through climbing the walls,

Would you care to dance? Oh, no, thank
you.

Well, maybe I could buy you a drink?
Nope.

Sure, why not?

A drink is like a calling card.

That's a nice thought.

My name is Ben Foster.

I'm Florida Evans.

Got lucky, huh?

What you drinking?

Another round, please.

Uh -huh.

Make mine a small one.

You know,

this is the first time I've been to the
meeting place.

Have you ever been here before?

I used to come in here often with my
wife, but I haven't been here since she

passed away.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I lost my husband recently.

Rough, isn't it?

First step.

Get him back into the world?

Sure is.

You know, if my friend hadn't tricked me
into coming here tonight, I'll still be

home being mother hen to my children.

Okay, here we go.

Whoa.

Here's your Rodney Allen Rippey swinger.

How many children do you have?

Three.

Oh, I have two. Both are married.

I'll bet that you have pictures of your
children.

Well, I may have one or two.

I may have one of my grandsons.

You have

a nice laugh.

And then after I got back from Puerto
Rico, I went to work for the federal

government. You know, I was working on a
top -secret project.

You know, they always

Arthur.

Ben.

Ben.

I feel like dancing.

It would be my pleasure, madam.

In his stomach.

See, the answer is now. You over here
knocking me in my head.

Hi. I saw the light under the door. Hey,
where's Flo?

Well, Lana, we thought she was with you.

Well, she was, but I got up to dance.
When I came back, she was gone.

Ma, is that you?

No, Michael, it's not mine. I'll go back
to sleep, okay?

I'm not asleep.

I wonder where Flo could be.

She's going to be all right. I don't
know what's up in the house. Hey, hey,

hey. Take it easy now. Y 'all cackling
like hens here.

Let the man in the house handle this.

Yeah, what are you going to do?

You just watch my smoke, young lady. You
just watch my smoke.

I know how to handle situations like
this.

Hello? Police?

My mommy's missing.

Is that you?

Yes, dear.

Stick with me, huh?

Flo, where did you go? I looked all over
the place for you. Well, you didn't

look in the right places.

Tell me all about it.

Kelowna, it's getting late and we both
got to go to work.

and the action was going on.

But there was a phone in that place. I
just know it.

And you could have picked it up and let
your family who was sitting here

concerned.

You

could

have let us know what was happening.

But Ma, I'm going to have to ground.

I think you got that all backwards. You
don't ground me. I ground you.

You just think that you got the market
cornered for having fun.

Well, I had a good time tonight.

And I'm going out again as soon as I get
a chance.

And if you don't like it, tough
chitlins.

Good night.

Hi there.

What are you doing here at this hour?

Well, you know, I was just saying to
Mrs. Bookman, I couldn't sleep, knowing

that your plumbing is out of order.

But that's the way it is with old
friends like us, ain't it? You know, one

washes the other.

Not in our sink, it don't. That's
exactly why I got up out of a warm bed,

you know that I'll take care of it the
first thing tomorrow morning.

Does that make everything all right?

Good night, Barry.

Mmm, just looking out of the window,
watching the asphalt

road,

thinking how it all looks and we die, oh
yeah, time,

keeping your head above water,

making a wave when you can, till forever

Good times is videotape in front of a
studio audience.