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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:03,237 --> 00:00:05,715 ♪ Well, we're movin' on up ♪ ♪ Movin' on up ♪ 2 00:00:05,739 --> 00:00:08,551 ♪ To the East Side ♪ ♪ Movin' on up ♪ 3 00:00:08,575 --> 00:00:13,357 ♪ To a deluxe apartment In the sky ♪ 4 00:00:13,381 --> 00:00:16,326 ♪ Movin' on up ♪ ♪ Movin' on up ♪ 5 00:00:16,350 --> 00:00:19,196 ♪ To the East Side ♪ ♪ Movin' on up ♪ 6 00:00:19,220 --> 00:00:24,134 ♪ We've finally got A piece of the pie ♪ 7 00:00:24,158 --> 00:00:27,604 ♪ Fish don't fry In the kitchen ♪ 8 00:00:27,628 --> 00:00:30,140 ♪ Beans don't burn On the grill ♪ 9 00:00:30,164 --> 00:00:32,642 ♪ Took a whole lot of tryin' ♪ 10 00:00:32,666 --> 00:00:35,612 ♪ Just to get up that hill ♪ 11 00:00:35,636 --> 00:00:38,048 ♪ Now we're up In the big leagues ♪ 12 00:00:38,072 --> 00:00:40,583 ♪ Gettin' our turn at bat ♪ 13 00:00:40,607 --> 00:00:43,220 ♪ As long as we live It's you and me, baby ♪ 14 00:00:43,244 --> 00:00:45,188 ♪ There ain't nothin' Wrong with that ♪ 15 00:00:45,212 --> 00:00:47,690 ♪ Well, we're movin' on up ♪ ♪ Movin' on up ♪ 16 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:50,227 ♪ To the East Side ♪ ♪ Movin' on up ♪ 17 00:00:50,251 --> 00:00:54,731 ♪ To a deluxe apartment In the sky ♪ 18 00:00:54,755 --> 00:00:58,235 ♪ Movin' on up ♪ ♪ Movin' on up ♪ 19 00:00:58,259 --> 00:01:00,737 ♪ To the East Side ♪ ♪ Movin' on up ♪ 20 00:01:00,761 --> 00:01:08,267 ♪ We've finally got A piece of the pie ♪♪ 21 00:01:35,096 --> 00:01:37,074 Florence, are you busy? 22 00:01:37,098 --> 00:01:39,476 Sure. I'm busy resting. 23 00:01:39,500 --> 00:01:41,411 Do you mind helping me with my French lesson? 24 00:01:41,435 --> 00:01:42,879 It beats working. 25 00:01:42,903 --> 00:01:45,014 You read me the English 26 00:01:45,038 --> 00:01:46,216 and I'll say it in French. 27 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:47,217 All right. 28 00:01:47,241 --> 00:01:48,485 "How are you?" 29 00:01:48,509 --> 00:01:49,919 Comment allez-vous? 30 00:01:49,943 --> 00:01:50,954 That's wrong. 31 00:01:50,978 --> 00:01:53,378 It's "Comment Alice vows." 32 00:01:57,718 --> 00:01:59,429 No, I was right. 33 00:01:59,453 --> 00:02:00,763 The French write words differently 34 00:02:00,787 --> 00:02:02,365 than the way they say them. 35 00:02:02,389 --> 00:02:03,900 I did the same thing in school. 36 00:02:03,924 --> 00:02:06,725 Only they called it bad spelling. 37 00:02:08,061 --> 00:02:09,872 Read me the next one. 38 00:02:09,896 --> 00:02:12,942 How come you're so interested in learning French all of a sudden? 39 00:02:12,966 --> 00:02:14,877 Well, with you working here full-time, 40 00:02:14,901 --> 00:02:16,346 there's not enough for me to do. 41 00:02:16,370 --> 00:02:18,215 So rather than go crazy, 42 00:02:18,239 --> 00:02:21,017 I've decided to take up something. 43 00:02:21,041 --> 00:02:22,419 Well, why don't you take up cleaning? 44 00:02:22,443 --> 00:02:24,510 Then you could help me. 45 00:02:26,813 --> 00:02:28,391 Read the next question. 46 00:02:28,415 --> 00:02:29,981 Oui, oui, mademoiselle. 47 00:02:31,152 --> 00:02:32,829 I'm not a mademoiselle. 48 00:02:32,853 --> 00:02:34,397 I'm a madame. 49 00:02:34,421 --> 00:02:36,888 Well, I sure hope Mr. Jefferson don't find that out. 50 00:02:38,626 --> 00:02:41,238 I'd hate to spoil that good mood he's been in. 51 00:02:41,262 --> 00:02:42,572 What's gotten into him? 52 00:02:42,596 --> 00:02:45,475 Well, I think he's got some big deal cooking. 53 00:02:45,499 --> 00:02:47,144 But he won't tell me what it is. 54 00:02:47,168 --> 00:02:48,445 He wants to surprise me. 55 00:02:48,469 --> 00:02:49,779 [DOORBELL RINGS] 56 00:02:49,803 --> 00:02:50,947 Oh, I'll get that, Florence. 57 00:02:50,971 --> 00:02:52,415 Oh. Thank you. 58 00:02:52,439 --> 00:02:54,351 While you do the bedroom closets. 59 00:02:54,375 --> 00:02:55,840 I knew there was a catch to it. 60 00:02:57,378 --> 00:02:59,122 [DOORBELL RINGS] 61 00:02:59,146 --> 00:03:01,625 You sure you don't want me to help you do the door? 62 00:03:01,649 --> 00:03:03,393 The closets, Florence. 63 00:03:03,417 --> 00:03:04,417 Yes, ma'am. 64 00:03:07,020 --> 00:03:08,231 Hi, Ben. 65 00:03:08,255 --> 00:03:10,066 Hello, Louise. 66 00:03:10,090 --> 00:03:11,668 Well, George forgot the cleaning again, 67 00:03:11,692 --> 00:03:13,770 so I thought I'd bring 'em up to you. 68 00:03:13,794 --> 00:03:15,838 Ben, you shouldn't have to deliver... 69 00:03:15,862 --> 00:03:18,841 Hey! I'm the manager of the store. 70 00:03:18,865 --> 00:03:20,977 I can send whoever I want to. 71 00:03:21,001 --> 00:03:22,546 So I sent me. 72 00:03:22,570 --> 00:03:23,780 Because you know 73 00:03:23,804 --> 00:03:26,816 I wouldn't let you leave without a cup of coffee. 74 00:03:26,840 --> 00:03:29,653 You saw right through me. 75 00:03:29,677 --> 00:03:30,720 Well, come in. 76 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:32,155 Florence! 77 00:03:32,179 --> 00:03:33,823 You sure it's no trouble? 78 00:03:33,847 --> 00:03:35,559 For you, never. 79 00:03:35,583 --> 00:03:36,593 Hi, Ben. 80 00:03:36,617 --> 00:03:38,528 Hi, Florence. How you doing? 81 00:03:38,552 --> 00:03:40,686 I'm doing too much, as usual. 82 00:03:43,156 --> 00:03:44,668 Would you bring us some coffee, please? 83 00:03:44,692 --> 00:03:45,802 Good idea. 84 00:03:45,826 --> 00:03:48,360 It's about time I had a coffee break. 85 00:03:50,030 --> 00:03:52,209 And don't forget the cream and sugar, s'il vous plait. 86 00:03:52,233 --> 00:03:53,510 We got the cream and sugar, 87 00:03:53,534 --> 00:03:56,479 but I think we all out of s'il vous plait. 88 00:03:56,503 --> 00:03:59,216 Say, when did you start talking French? 89 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:01,218 Well, I've been taking French lessons 90 00:04:01,242 --> 00:04:03,019 for when George and I go to Paris. 91 00:04:03,043 --> 00:04:04,454 Oh, that's funny. 92 00:04:04,478 --> 00:04:07,624 George never told me anything about going there. 93 00:04:07,648 --> 00:04:10,493 That's because I haven't told him yet. 94 00:04:10,517 --> 00:04:13,129 That's a lot of flying and sightseeing 95 00:04:13,153 --> 00:04:14,797 to cram into one day. 96 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:16,600 One day? 97 00:04:16,624 --> 00:04:19,869 Well, you'll never get George to take off more than a Sunday. 98 00:04:19,893 --> 00:04:23,206 He loves working better than anybody I ever knew. 99 00:04:23,230 --> 00:04:25,575 And I wonder who he learned that from. 100 00:04:25,599 --> 00:04:29,011 Did you know that Ben gave George his first job? 101 00:04:29,035 --> 00:04:31,470 Anybody can make a mistake. 102 00:04:40,281 --> 00:04:42,201 How long you known Mr. Jefferson? 103 00:04:43,350 --> 00:04:45,962 Well, let's see. I'm over 60 now. 104 00:04:45,986 --> 00:04:48,998 Must be more than 30 years I've known George. 105 00:04:49,022 --> 00:04:51,968 Well, he was no more than 16. 106 00:04:51,992 --> 00:04:55,272 I was working in this cleaning store in Harlem, see, 107 00:04:55,296 --> 00:04:57,440 and one day George come running in there 108 00:04:57,464 --> 00:05:01,244 with these two big bad dudes chasing after him. 109 00:05:01,268 --> 00:05:02,646 What a sight. 110 00:05:02,670 --> 00:05:07,506 Two big sledgehammers after one little toothpick. 111 00:05:08,776 --> 00:05:10,887 Now, I wish I could have seen that. 112 00:05:10,911 --> 00:05:14,023 I don't mind telling you I was scared. 113 00:05:14,047 --> 00:05:15,558 Then what happened? 114 00:05:15,582 --> 00:05:17,494 Well, the first thing George did 115 00:05:17,518 --> 00:05:21,298 was to run behind the counter and grab hold of my hand. 116 00:05:21,322 --> 00:05:23,232 Then he yelled, 117 00:05:23,256 --> 00:05:26,936 "Come one more step, and my dad will cave your head in." 118 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:32,475 Then he looked at me. My soul nearly left my body. 119 00:05:32,499 --> 00:05:36,313 Well, I couldn't help liking that little kid. 120 00:05:36,337 --> 00:05:38,815 It was something about the way he stood there 121 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:40,917 that gave me some spine. 122 00:05:40,941 --> 00:05:43,986 And before I knew it, it was us against them. 123 00:05:44,010 --> 00:05:45,488 And what a battle. 124 00:05:45,512 --> 00:05:48,224 Mr. Jefferson sure was lucky to have you on his side. 125 00:05:48,248 --> 00:05:52,751 No, he wasn't, because they beat the hell out of both of us. 126 00:05:55,789 --> 00:06:01,037 By the time I got myself up, I said, "Son, 127 00:06:01,061 --> 00:06:04,341 the next time you get in trouble, don't come in here." 128 00:06:04,365 --> 00:06:07,310 And George said, "Don't worry. 129 00:06:07,334 --> 00:06:09,546 "The next time I get myself into trouble, 130 00:06:09,570 --> 00:06:13,149 I'm going to find somebody who can fight." 131 00:06:13,173 --> 00:06:15,618 And you still hired him after all that? 132 00:06:15,642 --> 00:06:19,255 Well, I felt sorry for him. 133 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,624 His father was dead. 134 00:06:21,648 --> 00:06:23,960 He'd quit school so he could find work. 135 00:06:23,984 --> 00:06:27,564 So I talked the owner into letting me hire him. 136 00:06:27,588 --> 00:06:29,432 You know, Ben, if it wasn't for you, 137 00:06:29,456 --> 00:06:31,534 George wouldn't be where he is today. 138 00:06:31,558 --> 00:06:33,069 Oh, sure he would. 139 00:06:33,093 --> 00:06:34,093 [LAUGHS] 140 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:37,540 Weezy, I got me some big news. 141 00:06:37,564 --> 00:06:39,275 I mean big news. 142 00:06:39,299 --> 00:06:43,212 I mean big, big, big, big! 143 00:06:43,236 --> 00:06:44,714 [LAUGHS] 144 00:06:44,738 --> 00:06:47,049 Ben, I'm glad you're here. You can help us celebrate. 145 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:48,551 What about me? 146 00:06:48,575 --> 00:06:50,942 You can help too. Get some glasses for us. 147 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,958 What's the big news? I'm selling out. 148 00:06:55,982 --> 00:06:57,560 LOUISE: You're what?! 149 00:06:57,584 --> 00:06:58,762 I'm selling out all my stores. 150 00:06:58,786 --> 00:07:00,129 You ever hear of Allco Enterprises? 151 00:07:00,153 --> 00:07:01,130 No. 152 00:07:01,154 --> 00:07:02,665 Well, Allco Enterprises owns everything 153 00:07:02,689 --> 00:07:04,300 from bowling alleys to restaurants. 154 00:07:04,324 --> 00:07:06,335 They're what you call a conglomerate. 155 00:07:06,359 --> 00:07:07,737 That's because they glom 156 00:07:07,761 --> 00:07:10,139 onto anything they can get their hands on. 157 00:07:10,163 --> 00:07:12,341 And? 158 00:07:12,365 --> 00:07:13,943 And they're buying out all my stores. 159 00:07:13,967 --> 00:07:15,311 Paying me cash for the stores 160 00:07:15,335 --> 00:07:17,914 plus paying me a big salary to stay on and manage them. 161 00:07:17,938 --> 00:07:19,416 What do you think of that? Well... 162 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,418 Florence, I thought I told you to get some glasses! 163 00:07:21,442 --> 00:07:23,420 Wait, Florence. 164 00:07:23,444 --> 00:07:25,789 George, you're your own boss now. 165 00:07:25,813 --> 00:07:28,124 You may not like working for someone else. 166 00:07:28,148 --> 00:07:29,893 Maybe you're moving too quickly. 167 00:07:29,917 --> 00:07:31,728 And I'll tell you something else that I'm getting: 168 00:07:31,752 --> 00:07:33,095 a regular paid vacation. 169 00:07:33,119 --> 00:07:34,553 Four weeks a year. 170 00:07:35,689 --> 00:07:37,400 Well, what are you waiting for? 171 00:07:37,424 --> 00:07:38,935 Grab it! 172 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:41,003 You heard Mr. Jefferson. Get some glasses, and fast. 173 00:07:41,027 --> 00:07:42,004 Yes, ma'am. 174 00:07:42,028 --> 00:07:44,340 Oh, George, I'm so happy. 175 00:07:44,364 --> 00:07:46,676 Will you take me to France on our first vacation? 176 00:07:46,700 --> 00:07:48,010 You got it. 177 00:07:48,034 --> 00:07:49,211 When can we leave? 178 00:07:49,235 --> 00:07:50,747 Uh, next Friday. 179 00:07:50,771 --> 00:07:53,716 Next Friday? That's wonderful! 180 00:07:53,740 --> 00:07:55,919 You make all the arrangements, get a new set of luggage. 181 00:07:55,943 --> 00:07:57,487 We'll fly out of here Friday night 182 00:07:57,511 --> 00:07:59,388 and we won't have to come back till... 183 00:07:59,412 --> 00:08:00,479 Monday morning. 184 00:08:05,218 --> 00:08:07,263 Monday morning? 185 00:08:07,287 --> 00:08:09,866 Oh, yeah, that's right, Weezy. I need a good night's sleep. 186 00:08:09,890 --> 00:08:11,255 Make that Sunday night. 187 00:08:12,759 --> 00:08:15,271 But what happened to the four weeks vacation? 188 00:08:15,295 --> 00:08:18,307 Allco Enterprises is making me a vice-president. 189 00:08:18,331 --> 00:08:19,709 As a big executive, 190 00:08:19,733 --> 00:08:21,478 I got to work harder than anybody else. 191 00:08:21,502 --> 00:08:25,314 Then what's the big deal about this big deal? 192 00:08:25,338 --> 00:08:27,550 Weren't you listening? They're gonna give me a lot of money. 193 00:08:27,574 --> 00:08:29,318 But we've got enough now. 194 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:31,988 They're also taking all the worries off my hands. 195 00:08:32,012 --> 00:08:33,122 How? 196 00:08:33,146 --> 00:08:34,457 If a machine breaks down, 197 00:08:34,481 --> 00:08:35,859 they gotta take care of it. 198 00:08:35,883 --> 00:08:37,727 See, they're taking care of all of my headaches. 199 00:08:37,751 --> 00:08:39,128 Here you are. 200 00:08:39,152 --> 00:08:42,331 Well, most of my headaches. 201 00:08:42,355 --> 00:08:44,200 I got to hand it to you, George. 202 00:08:44,224 --> 00:08:46,769 You sure got a good head for business. 203 00:08:46,793 --> 00:08:48,738 Yeah, I couldn't have done it without you, Ben. 204 00:08:48,762 --> 00:08:51,140 And I surely couldn't have done it without you, Weezy. 205 00:08:51,164 --> 00:08:52,542 [LAUGHS] 206 00:08:52,566 --> 00:08:56,412 Behind every successful man there stands a good woman. 207 00:08:56,436 --> 00:08:59,838 Oh, that's the nicest thing you ever said about me. 208 00:09:02,175 --> 00:09:04,353 George, here's to your success. 209 00:09:04,377 --> 00:09:07,957 You earned all the good things that's gonna happen to you. 210 00:09:07,981 --> 00:09:11,360 I'm not the only one good things are going to happen to, Ben. 211 00:09:11,384 --> 00:09:14,497 You and all of my workers are going to get lots of benefits, 212 00:09:14,521 --> 00:09:17,199 including medical insurance, cost-of-living raises 213 00:09:17,223 --> 00:09:18,601 and paid vacations. 214 00:09:18,625 --> 00:09:20,937 You got to be jiving. No, I ain't. 215 00:09:20,961 --> 00:09:23,272 It says so right here in the company rules book. 216 00:09:23,296 --> 00:09:24,306 Look for yourself. 217 00:09:24,330 --> 00:09:25,942 No, no, I'll take your word for it. 218 00:09:25,966 --> 00:09:26,943 Let me see that. 219 00:09:26,967 --> 00:09:28,444 For what? 220 00:09:28,468 --> 00:09:31,147 Now that you're a big executive, I'd like a few benefits too, 221 00:09:31,171 --> 00:09:34,150 and there must be something in here I ain't never thought of. 222 00:09:34,174 --> 00:09:37,486 Well, I better grab some lunch and get back to work. 223 00:09:37,510 --> 00:09:38,821 Wait a minute, Ben. 224 00:09:38,845 --> 00:09:40,623 You're gonna have lunch right here 225 00:09:40,647 --> 00:09:41,858 in the executive kitchen. 226 00:09:41,882 --> 00:09:43,092 Florence, get us some lunch. 227 00:09:43,116 --> 00:09:44,460 Mm-hm. What'll it be? 228 00:09:44,484 --> 00:09:46,729 Well, something befitting the vice president 229 00:09:46,753 --> 00:09:49,231 of Allco Enterprises Dry-Cleaning Division 230 00:09:49,255 --> 00:09:51,434 and his new administrative assistant. 231 00:09:51,458 --> 00:09:53,069 [LAUGHS] 232 00:09:53,093 --> 00:09:56,527 Two baloney sandwiches coming up. 233 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:01,343 Have some more champagne, Ben. 234 00:10:01,367 --> 00:10:02,645 Well, I don't know. 235 00:10:02,669 --> 00:10:04,047 Go on, go on. 236 00:10:04,071 --> 00:10:05,314 It comes under executive expenses. 237 00:10:05,338 --> 00:10:06,783 I'll write it off in my taxes. 238 00:10:06,807 --> 00:10:09,819 Yeah, and you're gonna have plenty of those. 239 00:10:09,843 --> 00:10:11,888 So what? I'll just get me a good tax shelter. 240 00:10:11,912 --> 00:10:13,990 What's a tax shelter? 241 00:10:14,014 --> 00:10:18,182 It's like welfare, only it's for the rich. 242 00:10:23,824 --> 00:10:26,268 Ben, I'm putting you in charge of a lot of things 243 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:27,670 from here on in. 244 00:10:27,694 --> 00:10:30,339 Mr. Jefferson, can I see you a minute? 245 00:10:30,363 --> 00:10:32,141 Soon as you finish making our lunch, you can. 246 00:10:32,165 --> 00:10:34,644 I think you want to hear this, Mr. Jefferson. 247 00:10:34,668 --> 00:10:36,412 Didn't you say you was over 60? 248 00:10:36,436 --> 00:10:38,781 Yeah, I'm 63. Why? 249 00:10:38,805 --> 00:10:40,149 Because I just found another benefit 250 00:10:40,173 --> 00:10:41,818 you gonna get from Mr. Jefferson. 251 00:10:41,842 --> 00:10:44,053 Oh, yeah? What's that? He's going to fire you. 252 00:10:44,077 --> 00:10:45,977 What? 253 00:10:55,488 --> 00:10:57,333 Florence, what are you talking about? 254 00:10:57,357 --> 00:10:58,734 It says here 255 00:10:58,758 --> 00:11:02,938 when an employee reaches 60, he gets the ax. 256 00:11:02,962 --> 00:11:04,940 You're going to have to fire me? 257 00:11:04,964 --> 00:11:06,075 No. 258 00:11:06,099 --> 00:11:07,109 I read this book. 259 00:11:07,133 --> 00:11:08,344 I don't remember seeing that. 260 00:11:08,368 --> 00:11:10,079 It's right there. 261 00:11:10,103 --> 00:11:12,614 Oh. See, that's how dumb you are. 262 00:11:12,638 --> 00:11:15,973 It don't say nothing about being axed. It says "terminated." 263 00:11:19,279 --> 00:11:21,990 They ain't gonna ax me. 264 00:11:22,014 --> 00:11:24,093 They're gonna kill me. 265 00:11:24,117 --> 00:11:26,362 George... Hold on, hold on, hold on. 266 00:11:26,386 --> 00:11:28,697 Everybody... Everybody just relax. 267 00:11:28,721 --> 00:11:32,535 Now, ain't nobody going to be axed, fired or terminated. 268 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:33,802 But it says in the book... 269 00:11:33,826 --> 00:11:35,938 Look, George Jefferson don't go by no book. 270 00:11:35,962 --> 00:11:37,339 All I got to do 271 00:11:37,363 --> 00:11:39,641 is pick up the phone for the executive vice president 272 00:11:39,665 --> 00:11:41,043 and tell him, "Look, 273 00:11:41,067 --> 00:11:42,678 you can't fire my main man." 274 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:44,346 Me and the VIP are just like that. 275 00:11:44,370 --> 00:11:46,115 Thanks, George. 276 00:11:46,139 --> 00:11:49,185 Ain't that boy something? 277 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:51,220 He's going to straighten out them big wheels. 278 00:11:51,244 --> 00:11:53,355 It's the least he can do. 279 00:11:53,379 --> 00:11:57,148 Hello. Mr. Sparks, please. George Jefferson speaking. 280 00:11:58,884 --> 00:12:00,463 Hello, Mr. Sparks? 281 00:12:00,487 --> 00:12:01,464 What? 282 00:12:01,488 --> 00:12:03,165 Oh, oh, okay! Jim. 283 00:12:03,189 --> 00:12:04,300 [LAUGHS] 284 00:12:04,324 --> 00:12:06,535 Jim, this is George. How are you doing? 285 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,305 Well, look, Jim, we've got ourselves a problem down here. 286 00:12:09,329 --> 00:12:11,307 Oh, no, it's got nothing to do with the deal. 287 00:12:11,331 --> 00:12:13,275 Well, see, one of my employees... 288 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:14,810 well, he's over 60. 289 00:12:14,834 --> 00:12:16,412 Yeah, I know what the rulebook says. 290 00:12:16,436 --> 00:12:18,514 But, see, Ben is my right-hand man 291 00:12:18,538 --> 00:12:21,183 and I know Allco don't want me to chop off my right hand. 292 00:12:21,207 --> 00:12:22,184 [LAUGHS] 293 00:12:22,208 --> 00:12:25,154 George is laying it on him. 294 00:12:25,178 --> 00:12:26,655 Sure, I know that. 295 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:28,190 Uh-huh. 296 00:12:28,214 --> 00:12:30,080 Uh-huh. 297 00:12:31,217 --> 00:12:33,295 [SOFTLY] Uh-huh. 298 00:12:33,319 --> 00:12:36,187 Uh-huh. 299 00:12:37,390 --> 00:12:39,089 Bye. 300 00:12:44,397 --> 00:12:48,144 I didn't like the sound of all them "uh-huhs." 301 00:12:48,168 --> 00:12:52,814 A lot of "uh-huhs" usually mean "Uh-oh." 302 00:12:52,838 --> 00:12:55,017 Well, what did he say? Is Ben going to get fired? 303 00:12:55,041 --> 00:12:57,986 No, he ain't. 304 00:12:58,010 --> 00:12:59,955 Oh, that's wonderful! 305 00:12:59,979 --> 00:13:01,023 Thanks, George. 306 00:13:01,047 --> 00:13:02,613 He's gonna be retired! 307 00:13:04,116 --> 00:13:06,228 Uh-huh! 308 00:13:06,252 --> 00:13:09,831 What's the difference between fired and retired? 309 00:13:09,855 --> 00:13:13,101 Two months pay and a farewell lunch. 310 00:13:13,125 --> 00:13:15,204 Look, Ben, old buddy. 311 00:13:15,228 --> 00:13:16,639 As Jim was saying on the phone, 312 00:13:16,663 --> 00:13:18,940 the company's got this mandatory retirement policy. 313 00:13:18,964 --> 00:13:20,176 Why? 314 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,178 So we can make room for the bright young guys 315 00:13:22,202 --> 00:13:23,579 to get to the top. 316 00:13:23,603 --> 00:13:27,416 But you ain't got no bright young guys to make room for. 317 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:28,817 I know, but it ain't just that. 318 00:13:28,841 --> 00:13:30,219 If we keep the older workers on, 319 00:13:30,243 --> 00:13:31,420 then their health insurance goes up, 320 00:13:31,444 --> 00:13:33,755 which cuts into profits. 321 00:13:33,779 --> 00:13:38,827 Well... George, I'm in good shape. 322 00:13:38,851 --> 00:13:41,397 George, this is plain stupid. 323 00:13:41,421 --> 00:13:44,866 Can't Allco Enterprises make an exception in Ben's case? 324 00:13:44,890 --> 00:13:46,368 Weezy, will you get off my back? 325 00:13:46,392 --> 00:13:47,969 But it's not fair! 326 00:13:47,993 --> 00:13:49,338 Well, it ain't my fault! 327 00:13:49,362 --> 00:13:50,539 Wait, wait, wait. 328 00:13:50,563 --> 00:13:53,041 I don't want you two fighting over me. 329 00:13:53,065 --> 00:13:55,544 You see that, Weezy? You're getting Ben all upset! 330 00:13:55,568 --> 00:13:56,878 Come on over here, Ben. 331 00:13:56,902 --> 00:13:58,480 Whew! 332 00:13:58,504 --> 00:14:01,983 Look, Ben, retirement ain't the end of the world. 333 00:14:02,007 --> 00:14:03,319 It's not? 334 00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:05,521 No, you'll get a chance to do some of the things 335 00:14:05,545 --> 00:14:06,655 you always wanted to do, 336 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:07,856 like sleep late in the morning, 337 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:09,425 relax, play checkers in the park. 338 00:14:09,449 --> 00:14:12,316 With the muggers and the winos. 339 00:14:13,453 --> 00:14:14,896 Feed the pigeons. 340 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,165 If your heart can stand the excitement. 341 00:14:17,189 --> 00:14:19,735 Well, you know, you get a chance to travel! 342 00:14:19,759 --> 00:14:21,537 Go to Europe or Japan. 343 00:14:21,561 --> 00:14:24,340 You don't travel to Japan on Social Security. 344 00:14:24,364 --> 00:14:25,841 Okay, so there's Chinatown. 345 00:14:25,865 --> 00:14:28,065 Same thing, only cheaper. 346 00:14:30,035 --> 00:14:31,980 Look, all right. All right, George. 347 00:14:32,004 --> 00:14:34,149 I know you're trying to make me feel good, 348 00:14:34,173 --> 00:14:36,418 but really, I enjoy working. 349 00:14:36,442 --> 00:14:40,021 And since Alberta passed on, I'm alone now 350 00:14:40,045 --> 00:14:43,459 and there ain't much for me to be going home for. 351 00:14:43,483 --> 00:14:47,028 Every morning when I wake up, I thank God for two things: 352 00:14:47,052 --> 00:14:49,298 one, for letting me wake up, 353 00:14:49,322 --> 00:14:51,900 and two, for having the store to go to. 354 00:14:51,924 --> 00:14:54,470 That's my family now. 355 00:14:54,494 --> 00:14:56,672 Oh, Ben. 356 00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:58,140 Oh, that's all right, Louise. 357 00:14:58,164 --> 00:14:59,975 I'll see you all later. 358 00:14:59,999 --> 00:15:01,076 George! 359 00:15:01,100 --> 00:15:03,078 You gonna let him go just like that? 360 00:15:03,102 --> 00:15:04,079 Of course not! 361 00:15:04,103 --> 00:15:06,114 Oh, you're not? 362 00:15:06,138 --> 00:15:08,417 This is me, Ben. George. 363 00:15:08,441 --> 00:15:10,218 You think I'm gonna let you leave like that 364 00:15:10,242 --> 00:15:11,219 after all these years? 365 00:15:11,243 --> 00:15:12,220 No way. 366 00:15:12,244 --> 00:15:13,922 Oh, thank goodness. 367 00:15:13,946 --> 00:15:16,759 You're gonna leave in style. 368 00:15:16,783 --> 00:15:19,027 I'm gonna throw you the biggest retirement party 369 00:15:19,051 --> 00:15:20,462 anyone ever had. 370 00:15:20,486 --> 00:15:22,398 Ha, ha, ha! A party? 371 00:15:22,422 --> 00:15:25,701 We'll rent a ballroom at a fancy hotel, 372 00:15:25,725 --> 00:15:27,235 hire a band, get a big cake, 373 00:15:27,259 --> 00:15:29,204 and you'll be the guest of honor. 374 00:15:29,228 --> 00:15:31,072 Yeah, George. 375 00:15:31,096 --> 00:15:32,974 That's real nice. 376 00:15:32,998 --> 00:15:35,010 Aren't you forgetting the gold watch? 377 00:15:35,034 --> 00:15:37,613 Okay, so we get you one of those too. 378 00:15:37,637 --> 00:15:38,747 No, George. 379 00:15:38,771 --> 00:15:40,749 I won't need no gold watch. 380 00:15:40,773 --> 00:15:42,017 Because when I stop working, 381 00:15:42,041 --> 00:15:44,620 there'll be no place I'll have to be on time. 382 00:15:44,644 --> 00:15:45,621 Bye. 383 00:15:45,645 --> 00:15:48,056 Oh, wait, Ben. 384 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,758 Aren't you going to stay for lunch? 385 00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:52,093 No, Louise. 386 00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:56,332 It seems like I've lost my appetite. 387 00:15:56,356 --> 00:16:01,792 I guess you don't eat as much when you're old. 388 00:16:10,870 --> 00:16:12,914 Oh, that's nice, George. 389 00:16:12,938 --> 00:16:17,519 Give a party for good old Ben, and then we'll kick him out. 390 00:16:17,543 --> 00:16:18,520 Weezy... 391 00:16:18,544 --> 00:16:20,522 I think folks who are able to work 392 00:16:20,546 --> 00:16:22,123 ought to be allowed to work. 393 00:16:22,147 --> 00:16:25,949 I think so too. Get back to work! 394 00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:33,736 How could you do this to Ben? 395 00:16:33,760 --> 00:16:37,038 Pushing him out into the cold just because he's over 60. 396 00:16:37,062 --> 00:16:38,240 It ain't my fault. 397 00:16:38,264 --> 00:16:40,208 I didn't invent retirement. The government did. 398 00:16:40,232 --> 00:16:43,812 Oh, yeah? Then why is Gerald Ford running for president? 399 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:45,347 He's 63. 400 00:16:45,371 --> 00:16:48,105 Maybe he lied about his age. 401 00:16:49,442 --> 00:16:51,953 Look, Weezy, if it was up to me, I'd keep Ben on. 402 00:16:51,977 --> 00:16:54,390 It's Allco Enterprises that's letting him go. 403 00:16:54,414 --> 00:16:55,991 It's not just Ben. 404 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:59,027 You have someone over 60 in every store, 405 00:16:59,051 --> 00:17:00,796 and they're some of your best workers. 406 00:17:00,820 --> 00:17:02,297 What are you getting so upset about? 407 00:17:02,321 --> 00:17:04,500 Maybe they want to retire. Old folks do all right. 408 00:17:04,524 --> 00:17:06,602 They get Social Security and food stamps. 409 00:17:06,626 --> 00:17:11,462 Uh-huh! $200 a month and all the dog food they can eat. 410 00:17:14,066 --> 00:17:19,002 That's a lie! You can't buy dog food with food stamps. 411 00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:23,285 Forced retirement is terrible, 412 00:17:23,309 --> 00:17:25,020 and somebody ought to do something about it. 413 00:17:25,044 --> 00:17:27,088 And I think you should call off that merger. 414 00:17:27,112 --> 00:17:29,858 Are you crazy? We're gonna be walking on easy street. 415 00:17:29,882 --> 00:17:31,894 Is that all you can think of? 416 00:17:31,918 --> 00:17:34,396 Have you forgotten all that Ben has done for you? 417 00:17:34,420 --> 00:17:35,464 No! 418 00:17:35,488 --> 00:17:37,232 Then what are you gonna do about it? 419 00:17:37,256 --> 00:17:39,735 I'm... I'm getting outta here! That's what I'm doing. 420 00:17:39,759 --> 00:17:42,137 You're just running off because you don't have a good answer. 421 00:17:42,161 --> 00:17:43,338 I do have a good answer! 422 00:17:43,362 --> 00:17:44,907 Okay, let's hear it. 423 00:17:44,931 --> 00:17:46,797 You're wrong! 424 00:18:13,125 --> 00:18:15,559 Do you come here often? 425 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:22,578 You know, you and I have a lot in common. 426 00:18:22,602 --> 00:18:25,603 We're both jolly well potted. 427 00:18:27,974 --> 00:18:30,107 Sorry. 428 00:18:42,254 --> 00:18:44,221 Scotch on the rocks, please. 429 00:18:45,625 --> 00:18:48,103 Why, Mr. Jefferson. Forgive me. 430 00:18:48,127 --> 00:18:49,905 You've been sitting here all this time, 431 00:18:49,929 --> 00:18:51,439 and I didn't even notice you. 432 00:18:51,463 --> 00:18:53,074 I'm terribly sorry. 433 00:18:53,098 --> 00:18:55,878 Yeah, I'm terribly sorry you noticed me too, Bentley. 434 00:18:55,902 --> 00:18:58,313 That is all right. 435 00:18:58,337 --> 00:19:03,485 You know, an hour ago I was in a state of euphoria. 436 00:19:03,509 --> 00:19:05,153 Yeah, you should go back there. 437 00:19:05,177 --> 00:19:08,223 Any place is better than New York. 438 00:19:08,247 --> 00:19:11,426 But now I'm in the glepths of doom. 439 00:19:11,450 --> 00:19:15,063 Uh, doopths of... glem? 440 00:19:15,087 --> 00:19:18,066 The depths of gloom! 441 00:19:18,090 --> 00:19:20,602 Do you mind, Bentley? I'm in enough gloom of my own. 442 00:19:20,626 --> 00:19:24,406 Oh, good. You know the old saying: misery loves company. 443 00:19:24,430 --> 00:19:25,941 Thank you. 444 00:19:25,965 --> 00:19:28,710 I got another one. One's company, two's a crowd. 445 00:19:28,734 --> 00:19:31,046 I've got a wonderful idea. 446 00:19:31,070 --> 00:19:32,948 Hey! 447 00:19:32,972 --> 00:19:35,784 Why don't you tell me your sad story 448 00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:38,620 and I will tell you mine. 449 00:19:38,644 --> 00:19:39,721 You go first. 450 00:19:39,745 --> 00:19:40,989 Um... Aren't you drinking? 451 00:19:41,013 --> 00:19:43,324 I thought I was. 452 00:19:43,348 --> 00:19:46,562 Uh, this time, don't forget to bring one for my friend. 453 00:19:46,586 --> 00:19:48,586 Go on. 454 00:19:50,122 --> 00:19:51,967 Well, there's this big corporation 455 00:19:51,991 --> 00:19:53,602 that wants to buy out all my stores, 456 00:19:53,626 --> 00:19:55,604 which gives me a chance to become a big executive 457 00:19:55,628 --> 00:19:56,908 and make a lot of money. 458 00:19:58,130 --> 00:19:59,908 That is a sad story. 459 00:19:59,932 --> 00:20:01,843 Let me tell you mine. 460 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:03,378 I met Muriel one afternoon... 461 00:20:03,402 --> 00:20:05,280 Look, I didn't finished yet. 462 00:20:05,304 --> 00:20:06,748 Louise is mad at me 463 00:20:06,772 --> 00:20:08,550 because this company is gonna do some things 464 00:20:08,574 --> 00:20:09,785 that she doesn't like. 465 00:20:09,809 --> 00:20:12,153 Such as? 466 00:20:12,177 --> 00:20:15,090 Well, you know Ben, the manager of my store next door? 467 00:20:15,114 --> 00:20:17,158 Yeah. Salt of the earth. 468 00:20:17,182 --> 00:20:20,095 Well, Ben's over 60, and... 469 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:23,198 That's a peculiar saying, isn't it, salt of the earth. 470 00:20:23,222 --> 00:20:24,933 We don't say pepper of the earth. 471 00:20:24,957 --> 00:20:25,968 What? 472 00:20:25,992 --> 00:20:27,168 Or mustard of the earth. 473 00:20:27,192 --> 00:20:29,004 The point is, 474 00:20:29,028 --> 00:20:30,906 this guy has worked hard all of his life. 475 00:20:30,930 --> 00:20:32,674 So don't you think a man his age 476 00:20:32,698 --> 00:20:35,243 is entitled to sit back and take it easy for a change? 477 00:20:35,267 --> 00:20:39,014 I understand exactly what you're saying, Mr. Jefferson. 478 00:20:39,038 --> 00:20:40,482 You do? Certainly. 479 00:20:40,506 --> 00:20:43,585 You're throwing Ben on the scrap heap. 480 00:20:43,609 --> 00:20:45,587 No, I ain't. They're making me retire him. 481 00:20:45,611 --> 00:20:49,124 See? It ain't my fault. Why should I feel guilty? 482 00:20:49,148 --> 00:20:52,094 And why should I feel guilty about Muriel? 483 00:20:52,118 --> 00:20:53,428 Oh, Muriel. 484 00:20:53,452 --> 00:20:56,197 She's the salt, pepper and mustard of the earth 485 00:20:56,221 --> 00:20:58,700 all rolled into one. 486 00:20:58,724 --> 00:21:02,403 A seasoned veteran in the spicy game of love. 487 00:21:02,427 --> 00:21:05,607 Ha! Do you get it? Salt and pepper, seasoned... 488 00:21:05,631 --> 00:21:06,908 Bentley! 489 00:21:06,932 --> 00:21:09,544 Mandatory retirement, yes? That's too bad. 490 00:21:09,568 --> 00:21:12,547 I see they'll be retiring you too in 12 years time. 491 00:21:12,571 --> 00:21:13,548 Say what? 492 00:21:13,572 --> 00:21:14,850 Oh, yes. 493 00:21:14,874 --> 00:21:15,917 The retirement program isn't limited 494 00:21:15,941 --> 00:21:17,686 to employees like Ben. 495 00:21:17,710 --> 00:21:20,221 It includes management too. It's right here. 496 00:21:20,245 --> 00:21:21,923 Management? 497 00:21:21,947 --> 00:21:24,192 You mean when I'm 60, they're gonna give me the ax? 498 00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:25,927 Didn't you know that? 499 00:21:25,951 --> 00:21:27,595 No, I didn't know that! 500 00:21:27,619 --> 00:21:29,197 Ain't nobody throwing me out when I'm 60. 501 00:21:29,221 --> 00:21:30,766 What do they expect me to do? 502 00:21:30,790 --> 00:21:34,102 Well, it might be rather nice. You'll be able to sleep late. 503 00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:38,173 Feed the pigeons? Play checkers in the park? 504 00:21:38,197 --> 00:21:39,708 What a pleasant thought. 505 00:21:39,732 --> 00:21:41,231 You gotta be kidding. 506 00:21:42,668 --> 00:21:46,614 Sometimes I feel like getting away from it all myself. 507 00:21:46,638 --> 00:21:48,917 Just Muriel and me. 508 00:21:48,941 --> 00:21:51,486 Far from the madding crowd. 509 00:21:51,510 --> 00:21:54,945 If only Muriel could understand that. 510 00:21:56,682 --> 00:22:00,283 If only Muriel's husband could understand that. 511 00:22:18,637 --> 00:22:20,215 Weezy, darling! 512 00:22:20,239 --> 00:22:22,150 If you want lunch, you're too late. 513 00:22:22,174 --> 00:22:24,720 There's more important things in life than lunch. 514 00:22:24,744 --> 00:22:26,621 Well, hallelujah! 515 00:22:26,645 --> 00:22:29,224 And Ben is one of them. I'm calling off the merger. 516 00:22:29,248 --> 00:22:30,992 What? 517 00:22:31,016 --> 00:22:33,695 I'm calling off the deal. You were right. I was wrong. 518 00:22:33,719 --> 00:22:36,064 George, do you mean it? 519 00:22:36,088 --> 00:22:37,099 I mean it. 520 00:22:37,123 --> 00:22:38,299 What changed your mind? 521 00:22:38,323 --> 00:22:40,335 I changed my own mind. 522 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:41,469 Nobody's got to tell me 523 00:22:41,493 --> 00:22:42,704 the difference between right and wrong. 524 00:22:42,728 --> 00:22:44,773 And taking a man like Ben, any man, 525 00:22:44,797 --> 00:22:46,641 and retiring him in the prime of his life 526 00:22:46,665 --> 00:22:47,976 is definitely wrong. 527 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:52,180 Oh, George, I'm so proud of you. 528 00:22:52,204 --> 00:22:53,548 So I just said to myself, 529 00:22:53,572 --> 00:22:57,875 how would I feel if I was in his position? 530 00:23:02,514 --> 00:23:03,859 Right. 531 00:23:03,883 --> 00:23:05,060 [DOORBELL RINGS] 532 00:23:05,084 --> 00:23:06,628 So I'm just gonna call Jim Sparks 533 00:23:06,652 --> 00:23:08,933 and tell him the deal's off. 534 00:23:09,789 --> 00:23:12,934 Ah, Mr. Jefferson, you forgot your book. 535 00:23:12,958 --> 00:23:14,169 Thank you, Bentley. 536 00:23:14,193 --> 00:23:15,804 It's a lucky thing you did too, 537 00:23:15,828 --> 00:23:18,840 because after you left, I perused it more carefully. 538 00:23:18,864 --> 00:23:20,742 You did what to it? 539 00:23:20,766 --> 00:23:22,710 And you know something? I was wrong. 540 00:23:22,734 --> 00:23:24,045 About what? 541 00:23:24,069 --> 00:23:27,182 The mandatory retirement rule does not apply to you, 542 00:23:27,206 --> 00:23:28,850 only to your employees. 543 00:23:28,874 --> 00:23:31,920 What? You mean they can't kick me out after I'm 60? 544 00:23:31,944 --> 00:23:33,864 That's right. According... That's terrific! 545 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:37,725 Did you hear that, Weezy? 546 00:23:37,749 --> 00:23:40,361 I heard it. So now... 547 00:23:40,385 --> 00:23:43,031 So that's how you were able to put yourself in Ben's place. 548 00:23:43,055 --> 00:23:45,033 But don't you understand, Weezy? Everything's okay now. 549 00:23:45,057 --> 00:23:47,269 Is it, George? 550 00:23:47,293 --> 00:23:49,626 Now, Weezy, look... 551 00:23:54,733 --> 00:23:55,977 Yeah, you're right. 552 00:23:56,001 --> 00:23:58,780 Nothing's changed for Ben. 553 00:23:58,804 --> 00:24:00,481 Okay, I'll call off the deal. 554 00:24:00,505 --> 00:24:04,385 Oh, I'm glad, George. You're doing the right thing. 555 00:24:04,409 --> 00:24:06,221 If you had to retire Ben 556 00:24:06,245 --> 00:24:07,923 you could never live with yourself. 557 00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:11,092 No, that's where you're wrong. I couldn't live with you. 558 00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:12,816 Oh, George! 559 00:24:40,679 --> 00:24:43,191 ANNOUNCER: The Jeffersons was recorded on tape 560 00:24:43,215 --> 00:24:45,949 in front of a studio audience. 561 00:24:51,523 --> 00:24:53,523 ♪ Movin', movin' on up ♪♪ 40568