All language subtitles for Good Times s06e14 Floridas Favorite Passenger 1

Good time, any time you need a payment.
Good time, any time you need a break.

Good time, any time you're up and under.

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

Making a wave when you can.

Temporary layoffs. Good time.

Or as they say to democracy, president
me.

Or as my little brother Billy would say,
burp me.

And as your commander -in -chief on this
checkered battlefield, I'd like to say

to my worthy opponent, Michael, I'm
against war, I'm against bloodshed.

And unless you concede, I'm going to go
upside your head.

Keith, it's only a checker game. Yeah,
but this is the first time I ever beat

Michael. Yeah, well, we'll see.

Game's not over yet. What do you mean,
man? You only got one man left to my

four, and it's my move.

Your chance to win this game is about
the same as me selling Afrosheen to

Savalas.

Okay, baby, come on now. Make your move.
This is my moment of glory, and I'm

going to make it last as long as I can.
Okay, we'll just play the game.

of the africone, bro. Here you go.

Boom!

You messed up the whole game, you know?

I had him.

For the first time in my life, I had
him.

I had him.

Let me see your throat, J .J. I want to
remember how it looked with the head

still attached.

Hey, make it easy there, Keith. Don't
you know you couldn't win that checker

game anyway? Why not?

Didn't you know? Michael marks the
checkers.

Hey, Michael, that's not fair. J .J.
said you mocked all the checks.

Very funny. Very funny.

What you got there, old man?

This is my portfolio I'm taking to Gary,
Indiana with me. When I go down to the

bus station to get my bus ticket, I want
you to guard this with your light or

thermos, whichever comes first.

J .J., how come you have to go all the
way to Gary, Indiana just to look for a

job? Don't they have comic book
companies in Chicago?

Yeah, Michael.

But see, the Mahogany Comic Company is a
new one in Gary.

And that opening out for assistant art
director can get me in on the ground

floor. You know, they offered me a
salary commensurate with my talent.

How much is that?

We agreed to split the bus fare.

That sure doesn't sound like much.

Michael. Once I make my presence known,
it'll be a short, swift elevator ride up

to the executive suite.

Oh, you're going to be running the
elevators.

Thelma, as a gesture of appreciation,
I'm going to dedicate my first comic

issue to you.

Oh, that's nice.

Yeah, I'm going to call the creature
from the planet ugly.

That's right.

That's right.

You heard me, y 'all. Ham, hawk, hip.
Get on out of here.

So you got this all figured out, don't
you, J .J.? No doubt about it, Keith.

When the people in Gary's see this
portfolio, they're going to push me

past publisher.

Then my name will be James Evans Hefner.

E -S -Q stands for...

Equestrian. JJ, an equestrian is a
person who rides horseback.

Michael, a jackass would not know that.

Let me see this mess you got here. Yeah,
come on, JJ. Hey, take it easy. Hold

on, hold on, hold on, hold on.

These are only the sketches.

Over here, y 'all, I have the original.

I was my own superhero.

You mean you invented a superhero?

Not just a superhero.

The ultimate superhero.

A little silence, please.

Faster than a marriage to Jaja Cabal.

More powerful than Chicago Bad Locker
Room.

Able to leap Dolly Parton in a single...

weeks for a model for this and i
narrowed it down to either me or

and you picked yourself right well ali
never showed up maybe that's

him now oh it's not ali it's rope -a

-dope

annual service check, so if you guys got
something to do, you better hurry up.

Service check?

Since when do we have an annual service
check?

What do you mean? We've always had an
annual service check.

Of course, you probably don't remember
the last one. You were just a baby.

You know, Bookman, you could save
yourself the trouble of going door to

just putting up an out -of -order sign.

Yeah, I know, but I'm running short of
out -of -order signs. You see, I know I

gotta put one on the first floor
elevator door, plus I got some in the

room and the furnace room.

And the one on your bathroom scale.

Hey, come on, Bookman. Enough of this
foolishness. I got a lot of things to do

today. Let's get out of here. Yeah,
okay.

Hey!

What is this?

Hey, Bookman, that's my own superhero.

Super sleuth, purveyor of truth, Dino
Man.

How do you like it?

Fantastic.

Hey, JJ, you gave him my receipt, huh?

Come on, Bookman, let's go.

Hey, man.

I remember when I was a kid. You know, I
always wanted to be a superhero.

Oh, yeah? Well, Bookman, I didn't use
your flap, but I did use something of

yours in this painting.

You did, J .J.? What? The eyes?

Maybe the chin? How about the hands?

No, Bookman, the cape.

See? I just took a pair of your drawers,
cut them in half.

Hi, kids.

Hi, Mom. Hi, Mom.

Laurie, you can hang your coat right
there.

Good afternoon, Miss Evans.

I just came up to let you know that the
elevator's gonna be out of service, but

I see you already caught it.

where anybody was going to catch
anything, it'll be on that elevator.

JJ, did you pick up your tickets yet?
Not yet, Ma. We're just getting ready to

leave now. Come on, Buckman, let's get
out of here.

Hey, Ma, who's your little friend?

Oh, Larry Baker.

This is my son -in -law, Keith.

Hi. How you doing?

And this is my daughter, Thelma, and my
younger son, Michael.

How you doing, Larry?

Hey, there's some shot you must have
taken there. Were you in a fight or

something?

Sort of.

If I eat his using the word loosely, him
and his little rivals came close to

tearing up my bus.

Who was he fighting?

Everybody.

It looked like a traveling roller derby
back there.

And for no reason.

It seems that all of the other kids just
felt like picking on him.

Yeah, and it's a good thing she pulled
me off them, too, because I started

getting mad.

Mayfield Davis will never be the same
again, the way you was beating up his

with your face.

Well, he got in a few lucky ones.

So you broke up the fight, huh? Yeah.

And now I got to call Larry's parents,
because I think some of those kids are

still waiting downstairs for him.

You know, I just can't understand why.

Larry never causes anybody any trouble.
He's quiet, he's shy, and he's... Yo,

hey, Larry, don't mess with that.

Hey, Larry.

Huh? I said don't mess with that, bro.

Oh, okay, sorry.

Look, Larry, there is paper and pencil
in my bedroom if you want to draw.

It's right around there, the last door,
okay?

Okay.

You want me to move the easel, Ma? Oh,
no, no, no, it's all right where it is.

It's just that we've got to be patient
when he makes mistakes, all of us.

Why?

Well... Well, because he's a special
child.

Special?

Mama, are you trying to say he's
retarded?

Oh, no, no.

I mean, he may be a little slower than
others.

That's all.

So, I want you to be careful what you
say.

And just try to use a little more
patience with him, all right? Okay, Ma.

Okay. Now, I know that's an awful lot
for you to cope with. Oh, no, no, no.

That's okay. We can handle it. You know,
we all live with J .J. Michael,

you're cheating

me. Uh -uh, baby. You got the king, me,
mama. I want the crown. Another king?

There you go.

Sweet. Listen,

everybody. When I said be careful what
you say to Larry, I naturally assumed

that somebody would be saying something
to him once in a while.

Okay, Mom, I'll go talk to him. No, no,
no, you two go ahead and finish the

game. I happen to have a natural rapport
with kids.

Then how come I don't have any
grandchildren?

Uh, maybe the rabbit's a little slow?
Oh.

So what you been drawing, my man, Larry?

Hey, Larry.

Hey, Larry.

I said, what you been drawing, my man?

Yeah, you like drawing lakes?

Yeah. Yeah? Well, let me see what you
got there.

Mm -hmm.

You got the... You got the lakes and the
dock and the... Hey, what are these

things here?

Houses. What are houses doing on a lake?

No turn of houseboats.

Yeah, but you're not supposed to put
the... You're not supposed to put your

on the table. Oh, okay.

So what do you like drawing besides
docks and boats and lakes and stuff? Do

like, uh, drawing, uh... You like
riddles?

Oh, I got one for you. Sure fire, too.

How come the man tiptoed past the
medicine chest?

Because he didn't want to wake up the
sleeping pill.

Don't you know any new ones?

Yeah, I know some new ones. Matter of
fact, I got one I just made up right for

you. How come Indians always get rooms
at hotels?

Because they've all got reservations.

Okay. It was black and white and red all
over.

That's easy.

A newspaper.

Nope. A zebra with ketchup.

I ain't never heard that one before.

How could you? I just made it up.

All right, then. I want another cane.

Michael, I think you do have these
checkers, Mom. No, I don't. Yes, you do.

You know, in a way, Larry, wouldn't you
rather go over there and watch them play

checkers? Might as well.

How did it go?

Cancel the grandchildren.

Now you remember to keep quiet while
Thelma and Michael concentrate, okay?

Larry, you know anything about checkers?

Yeah, they always better be food wrong
in the supermarket.

And as for this game, I know enough to
know that Thelma won't win if she keeps

on playing like that.

Ma, you all right?

Yep, it just slipped.

What happened?

I just dropped a plate, didn't you?

Selma, get up and let Larry finish this
game, please.

Come on, Ma, you're just a little kid.

No competition for me and checkers.
Larry.

Okay, thanks.

Can I move? Yes, you'll move.

What's the matter with him?

You know something?

This child isn't retarded.

He just can't hear.

No,

it's all right. I'll call back later.
Thank you.

Hi, Flo. Hi.

And they say she left a long time ago.

Well, maybe she's waiting for a bus.
Lord, rest her soul. Oh, well, no, no.

Flo, you know how those buses run around
here? Half of them run an hour late,

and the other half don't run at all.

I don't care how she gets here.

I just can't wait to tell her about us.
Fine.

Flo, now you know me.

I don't stick my nose in nobody's
business. Well,

sometimes.

You know, don't you think you might be
stepping a little bit out of bounds

telling that child's family that there's
nothing wrong with his mind?

Well, Lorna, this time I am sure of it.
That child has a hearing problem.

He don't even respond when you call his
name unless he's looking right at you.

Well, that still don't mean he isn't
slow.

Well, how about when I broke the plate?
He didn't hear that either.

So it still don't mean he ain't slow.

He beat Michael at checkers.

Where's the little genius?

They all back there in Thelma's room
waiting for his mother.

I just don't know what... Hi.

Hey, baby. Hi.

Flo, did Larry's mother come over yet?

I'm afraid not, Penny.

Flo, don't worry. If push comes to
shove, Larry can stay at my place for

night.

Well, that does my reputation.

I did not mean he was going to spend the
night in your room, Mrs. Smart Mouth.

Besides, Betty, he's only ten years old.

Jailbait.

Hey,

where's my suitcase at?

JJ, where have you been? It's almost 7
.30.

Oh, I was just saying goodbye to some
friends. Who?

Debbie, Kathy, Carol, Sue.

Stop, JJ.

That's what all my girls say also.

have a drink of water? Oh, sure,
sweetheart.

Larry, this is my friend, Wilona. Hello.
And her daughter, Penny.

Hi. Hi.

Larry.

Larry. Huh?

Did you finish playing checkers?

Checkers? Oh, oh, yeah.

Now we're all playing smut.

Smut? What in the world is smut, Flo?

Smut is a card game.

Something like that game. What's the
name of it? Dirty Hearts. Dirty Hearts.

Except the loser gets flour or something
thrown in his face if he loses.

Then how come Larry's face is clean?

Does this answer your question?

Well, come on, y 'all. Ray turns over.

Okay, but we're not going to play smut
again, are we? No.

Oh, you gonna play knuckles up? Come on.

I tell you something.

If that child is slow, Ben Vereen can't
boogie.

Hey, y 'all.

I'm leaving.

Oh, J .J.

Now, listen.

Remember, when you get to your Aunt
Lily's, you give her a big hug and a

for me, okay?

Okay, Ma. I will.

And tell her to send me my $5 she owe
me.

And, JJ, when you get to be a big -time
comic artist, don't forget to draw a

superhero that looks like me. Right.

And put me in a sexy costume.

Oh, right.

Oh, and feel free to make any changes
that might be necessary.

Okay, uh, goodbye, Penny. Goodbye,
Alona. Goodbye, Ma.

Bye -bye.

Oh, JJ!

Don't forget your portfolio.

Oh, thanks, Ma. Goodbye, Ma. Goodbye,
Penny. Goodbye, Alona. Bye -bye. You be

careful now.

Goodbye, John boy.

Oh, get out of here.

That's crazy.

Oh, well, I really hope he makes it this
time.

Ah, so do I.

Hey, he forgot some of his drawings. No,
no, that's something that Larry drew

earlier. Pretty good, huh?

Yeah.

Why'd he put J .J.'s face on Mr.
America's body?

I don't know.

J .J.'s face?

Oh, my God, he took the wrong drawings.
Cool it, Flo. Take it easy. The bionic

woman will take care of this.

in my support hole.

Are you Larry's mother?

What's left of her, yeah.

But if this ain't enough for you, I
think some more of me is laying back

on them stairs.

Our elevator is out of order. After that
climb, so am I.

I'll go tell Larry you're here.

Well, come on in.

Okay.

You come to the kitchen with me. I'll
get you a cup of coffee. Oh, that sounds

nice. Thank you.

But how come y 'all got to live so high
up?

Closer to God.

Well, I ain't about to argue with that.

And I guess I ought to thank you for
breaking up the fight that Larry got

You know, it seems like the other kid is
always picking on him for something or

other. Well, I think it's more to it
than that.

You know, me and my husband was thinking
about taking him out of public school

so he could be around other kids like
him.

I don't think that's the right thing to
do.

Me neither.

Not when I saw how much it costs.

You know, the boy really ain't all that
bad.

Oh, Larry isn't bad at all.

Uh, Mrs. Baker, have you ever thought
about having his hearing tested?

His hearing? Yeah.

I watched him all afternoon, and you
know, he really isn't any slower than

of the other kids.

Matter of fact, he beat one of my boys
playing checkers.

walk barefooted on water, outsmile Donny
and Marie, or beat my son Michael at

checkers. I know where you're coming
from. But you've got to understand,

doesn't have that many friends. Well,
naturally, he spends a lot of time to

himself. And over a period of years,
he's gotten very good at games. All

of games.

Checkers, chess.

Especially smut.

But what's all this got to do with his
hearing?

I think he has a hearing problem.

Oh, no. I'm serious, Mrs. Baker.

Haven't you ever noticed how he holds
his head and how you have to call his

over and over? Of course I noticed.

The boy don't care.

Honey, he's in a world of his own.

But as far as his hearing goes, he can
hear just as good as you or me.

And I've been watching over him just a
little longer than you have. Oh, Mrs.

Baker, please. No, I'm sorry.

I don't mean no offense, Miss Evans, but
I've got a tendency just to get a

little bit uptight when a bus driver
starts diagnosing my son. Now, you

the bus driver.

How about a concerned mother of two
sons?

Look,

honey, I know more about raising
children than you do.

I happen to have six of my own, and you
are not Larry's mother.

I know I'm not Larry's mother or any of
the other kids on that bus, but when I'm

driving them, I worry about them just as
if they were my own.

I can't turn my back on one, especially
when I see that he has a problem.

Hi, Mama.

Oh, oh, oh, hi, baby. You ready to go?

Yeah. Bye, Mrs. Evans. Bye, sweetheart.

Bye, Mrs. Evans.

Baker, maybe the school could have his
hearing tested, or maybe... What does it

take to get through to you?

Just a minute. Just a minute.

Larry. Yes, Mama? Turn around.

Larry, can you hear me?

Yeah. What?

Case closed.

Well, of course he can hear if you yell
at him. I never said the child was

totally deaf.

You had... haven't said that much of
anything if you want to know the truth.

Can I go in there? Yes, yes, yes, honey.

Now, you saw him answer me from the
front and from the back, so there's no

way that I can prove it to you. He can
hear only if you yell at him, which is

most of the time.

Thank you for the coffee and the 17
-floor climb.

Let's go.

Where did he go? Oh, my God, the
elevator!

Larry!

Larry! Larry!

Larry! Larry! Listen to me, Larry.
Listen to me. Don't move.

Don't move. Don't step back, Larry.
Larry!

Larry! Be sure to join us next week for
the conclusion.

when you can.