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♪ Good times ♪

♪ Anytime you meet a payment ♪

♪ Good times ♪ ♪ Anytime you need a friend ♪

♪ Good times ♪ ♪ Anytime you're out from under ♪

♪ Not gettin' hassled Not gettin' hustled ♪

♪ Keepin' your head above water ♪

♪ Makin' a wave when you can ♪

♪ Temporary layoffs ♪ ♪ Good times ♪

♪ Easy credit rip-offs ♪ ♪ Good times ♪

♪ Scratchin' and survivin' ♪ ♪ Good times ♪

♪ Hangin' in a chow line ♪ ♪ Good times ♪

♪ Ain't we lucky we got 'em ♪

♪ Good times ♪♪

Yeah. I'm glad we're finished with that.

Finally got the storm windows in place, Michael.

Yeah. Man, would you look at that snow out there? It's like a miracle.

Now, what's so miraculous about a snowstorm?

Overnight, the neighborhood has gone lily-white.

- Coffee's ready. - Good morning, everybody.

Good morning. Good morning, husband.

It's "kiss and hug" time. Mm-hmm.

When isn't it?

Thank you, bro. Hey, Michael, that's my doughnut.

Naw. Possession is nine-tenths of the law.

Keith, when is a dumb, old doughnut more

important than a kiss and hug from your wife?

Baby, you know you don't take no backseat to a lousy jelly doughnut.

Why, I'd give my life for you. But we talkin' custard.

Oh, Keith! Just jivin', baby.

Whoo! Give me some coffee!

I gotta warm up my bones.

Well, I'm so glad it's just your bones,

because Brazil does not make enough coffee to warm the rest of you.

Oh. I tell you. Bookman, the abominable snowman.

Bookman, why are you here?

I don't think you heard me.

Bookman, why are ya here?

Hey, what's the matter? You got Twinkies in your ears?

Good coffee.

The man is wearing earmuffs.

Oh, good. Then we can insult him all day.

Thelma, it ain't no good insultin' Bookman if he can't hear you.

Bookman, when are you gonna clear the snow off the sidewalk?

Listen, I got a plan.

I got something that will clean all the snow off...

and make the sidewalks as clean as a whistle.

What's it called? August?

No. You see, I put this sign out in the entrance... the door entrance...

And it says... Yeah?

"Lost on the front step: five-carat diamond ring."

Then watch the people start shovelin' that snow.

Answer the phone.

Yes, sir. I'll get it, Mrs. Evans.

Bookman!

Hello? Yes, this is Mrs. Bookman.

This is Mrs. Evans.

Good morning, Mr. Collingswood.

Why, yes, of course.

I'll be there in 15 minutes. Mm-hmm.

Thelma, I won't eat breakfast. I'll get a cup of coffee down at the bus yard.

Mama, you're not gonna go to work today, are you?

Listen, half of the regular drivers are out with colds,

so they want all the substitute drivers they can get.

Ma, why don't you tell 'em you have a cold too? Yeah.

Now, you know I can't do that, Thelma.

The kids I drive to school need all the education they can get,

and it's my job to get them there.

Mama, I heard on the radio that they might be closing the schools down.

You tell Mr. Collingswood that.

Whoo-whee, child! Close the door.

Ooh, child, let me tell you somethin'.

When all our ancestors was down there in the hot, sunny southland,

liftin' those barges and totin' those bales,

little did they know that 200 years later some of their kinfolk...

would be freezin' their ex-cotton-pickin' tails off in a project.

And I said all that to say this, honey: Whoo, child, it's cold outside.

- Hi, Ms. Woods. - Oh, you just the one I want to see.

I got a bone to pick with you.

I asked you to fix my thermostat, and you knocked it off the wall.

Of all the ham-handed, oatmeal-brained, fumble-fingered,

stumble-footed goofballs I have ever known, you are the worst.

You are a buffalo-butted,

banjo-behind reject from the school of losers.

You are a disgrace to the human race and the animal kingdom included.

I have no idea why Noah let you on his ark, honey,

because I don't know where they'd fit the elephant butt you got in there.

♪ Sleigh bells ring ♪ You are so ridiculous.

♪ Are you listening ♪ You knock-kneed, big-head...

♪ Snow is... ♪♪ Get out of my face, you fat...

I was just getting ready to insult him.

Flo, Penny is bent on going to school today.

You planning on driving the bus? Sure. Aren't you going to work?

I've got to go to the boutique. But I don't know who's gonna do any shopping.

I don't know many Eskimos with credit cards.

Let's go. I feel like King Tut in a sauna.

Ma, I wish you would change your mind.

Thelma, you know I'm not gonna let a little bit of snow scare me.

It never did when you all were little, and it sure won't start now.

Yeah. I know those kids will appreciate it as much as we did.

Wise guy. Have a nice day, y'all.

Michael, Thelma, did you hear that jive radio announcer in there?

- No, man, what'd he say? - He said...

"Hey, all you sleek and slinky music freaks,

this is Bear Cat Bill, your very own disco dude, rappin' to you."

"Man, it's so cold outside. How cold is it?

"Man, it's so cold outside even the flashers

are just showin' pictures of themselves.

"And, man, the snow is gettin' heavy.

"So just lay back in your sack, and if you want some real delicious fatback,

"save your mama for better things.

"Call Harry's Pick-A-Rib. Guaranteed not to leave a grease ring.

Your mama will thank you."

Hey, I was just trying to cheer you all up.

Well, it's not working, 'cause I'm still

worried about Ma driving that bus in that snow.

It's not that bad out there. Besides, your

mother can handle herself in any emergency.

Yeah, but it seems like there's something we can do.

I was just thinkin' of that.

But seeing that we're stuck with Michael,

I think we better do something that includes the three of us.

Hmm. Oh, well. How about charades?

Hmm. I'm sure glad you didn't say hide-and-go-seek.

'Cause knowin' the two of y'all, you sure enough wouldn't come lookin' for me.

Oh, yeah? You watch your mouth! Come on. Hit me!

Alex. Come on. Give me a hand here.

What's up?

Ooh!

Everybody okay? Kim, Alex, Penny?

I guess so.

This place is scary.

We're gonna die of scariness!

Now, now, now. Nobody's gonna die of anything. I guarantee you that.

What if you die first?

Nothin' scares me. I'm not scared of anything.

Not even tarantulas.

What are they? I don't know.

That's how come I'm not scared of 'em.

I think they look like that bug on your shoe.

Alex.

Gee, Aunt Florida, maybe we should've stayed on the bus.

The heater had stopped working there, honey.

If we'd stayed there, we'd have all frozen.

At least we got room to move around in here.

We won't get drowsy and fall asleep.

- I'm cold. - We're gonna die of "coldnessness!"

Hey, those buildings are boarded up. How come nobody lives in 'em?

Well, it's an abandoned redevelopment project.

I'm hungry. I want me a Big Mac.

Well, I think you're gonna have a little bit of a problem...

finding one in a neighborhood like this.

I ain't never heard of no neighborhood...

where you couldn't walk to a Big Mac place.

You can't walk anywhere. The snow's four feet tall.

Cool. We'll have them deliver.

They can't do that. But I'm hungry!

We're gonna die of hungriness!

Now look, kids. Just stop and think how lucky we are.

We're inside, out of the storm.

I bet they're searchin' for our bus right now,

and they know we're somewhere nearby.

We'll be home in no time flat.

We didn't stay on the regular bus route.

Of course I did.

Oh, no, Aunt Florida. Remember when you told me that we were turning off...

the regular bus route because of the snow?

Penny. Oops. Sorry.

Oh, we're gonna die of "lostnessness." Oh!

Stop it. They'll find us soon enough.

Hey, I know what we can do to keep warm.

Let's all do a little jogging.

Say what? Jogging?

What are you, some kind of health nut?

Maybe you'd like me to warm the seat of your pants, young man.

That's what I said, Mrs. Evans. Let's jog.

All right. Now, one, two, three.

And hup, two, three, four. Hup, two, three, four.

Hup, two, three... Move it!

Hup, two, three, four. Hup, two, three, four.

Hup... I said move it!

Gone With The Wind. Right.

My charades. Okay.

Come on, brother. Let's see what you got. ♪♪

A talent show? A song?

Song?

An old song. Um, "Old Man River"?

Um, "Old Folks at Home"? "That Old Black Magic"?

Um, "My Old Kentucky Home"?

Um, okay, three words. Second word.

Uh, uh, wife? Girl?

Pal? Pal.

Sounds like Thelma, right?

Your... Your...

Okay, "My Gal." Um, "My Gal Al"?

Wait. Might as well do the whole alphabet.

"My Gal Al"? Bal, Cal, Dal?

"My Gal Gal"? Yeah, right.

Hey, I heard this police report on TV.

Bookman, just shut up. You're bothering us. Hal!

I think I got it. "My Gal Sal." Right?

Right. "My Gal Sal."

There's this police report on television... There's no such song, Bookman.

If you keep interruptin', I'm gonna give you a knuckle sandwich.

If you want to play, play. But otherwise, play or get out.

That's right, Bookman. Yeah, but-but...

Okay, okay, okay, okay.

- You. - Us?

People? Living person? Yeah.

Seven words. Okay. Sounds like...

Sounds like, uh, lizard!

Lizard. Longer, longer...

Wizard. Wizard, no...

Gizzard? George Gizzard? Chicken George.

Uh, you said four words?

Four words. Sounds like... kiss. Hiss.

Kiss? Hiss? Kiss. Hiss. Longer.

Kissing... Hissing...

First two words. Picture, picture.

Oh, our mama! Our mama is kissing a lizard!

I got it! I know I got it this time!

Our mama is missing in the blizzard. Right.

Our mama is missing in the blizzard.

Come on, kids. You can't stop now.

Hup, two... Aunt Florida, it's cold, and we're tired.

Yeah. Hey.

A fire. That's what we need.

A fire. That'll give us heat and light in case we're here after dark.

Dark?

We're gonna die of "darknessness!"

Nobody ever died of darkness.

There's always a first time.

Now look, kids. We gonna look for matches.

And this time, Alex, if you have any matches, don't be afraid.

I won't tell your folks. Now look for matches, everybody.

Let's face it, Mrs. Evans. We ain't gonna have us no fire.

We're gonna die of... of...

Of "firelessness."

Say what?

Hey, I know what we'll do.

We'll have us some entertainment. Come on.

Come on. Come on. You kids are gonna teach me how to dance the Freak.

All right. Okay?

Like my kids would say, "Let's get down."

All right? Come on. Okay.

One, two, y'all know what to do.

♪ Come on Let's do it Let's dance ♪

♪ Dance across the floor ♪

♪ Come on Let's do it ♪ ♪ Yeah, let's do it ♪

♪ Let's dance Let's dance some more ♪

♪ Come on Let's do it ♪ Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance across the floor ♪

♪ Come on Let's do it Let's dance ♪

You do it.

♪ Let's do it Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance across the floor ♪

♪ Let's do it Let's do it ♪

♪ Let's dance across the floor ♪

♪ Let's do it Let's do it ♪

♪ Let's dance across the floor ♪

♪ Let's do it Let's do it ♪

♪ Let's dance across the floor ♪

♪ Let's do it Let's do it ♪

All right, Aunt Florida.

♪ Let's do it Let's do it ♪

♪ Let's dance across the floor ♪

♪ Let's do it Let's do it ♪

♪ Let's dance across the floor ♪

♪ Let's do it Let's do it ♪

♪ Let's dance ♪♪

Whoo! Eartha Kitt, eat your heart out.

♪ Let's do it Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance across the floor ♪

♪ Let's do it Let's dance ♪♪ Uh-uh. Kim.

Kim, you can't go to sleep. Come on.

Now listen. We're all gonna clap and sing so loud,

they gonna hear us on Michigan Avenue.

And if the police don't find us,

Motown Records will.

Come on now. But, Mrs. Evans, I'm sleepy.

We can't do that, honey. Come on.

Let's all sing and dance. Now come on.

♪ Let's do it Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance across the floor ♪

♪ Come on Let's do it Let's dance ♪

♪ Let's dance some more ♪

♪ Come on Let's do it ♪ Wake up.

♪♪

Why haven't they found Mama's bus yet?

Thelma, why don't you just do something constructive...

to keep your mind off your worrying?

Yeah, Michael, I guess you're right.

Mm-hmm. I'll go make some muffins.

Baby, please don't make no muffins. I don't want no muffins.

Why don't you wait till the blizzard is over,

the ice thaw out, and we can run away...

Ooh. Oh, hey. I should have known better than try to get to work today.

Stranded three hours on the bus. Aww.

Only got four blocks.

Willona, I know you're freezin'.

Not necessarily.

Sometimes it can be the warmest place in the

world if you stand next to the right man.

Another half an hour, I might have been engaged.

But anyway, the bus stop...

Hey, what's a matter? I've seen happier faces on shrunken heads.

Willona. Hmm?

There's something we should tell you. What, honey?

Well, um,

why don't you have a nice cup of coffee just to warm your system up?

Keep you warm in the wintertime. That is an ingenious idea.

Ingenious.

Here you go, Willona. Thank you, sweetheart.

Coffee's nice and hot. Mm-hmm.

There you go. Now, what is it?

Well, um, it's like this, Willona. Um...

You tell her, Thelma.

Uh, Willona, would you like some sugar in your coffee?

Okay, sweetheart. That's a good idea.

Okay. Willona, don't you take two teaspoons?

No, no. One's enough.

What is it? What is it?

Well, it's really not that bad.

What you mean, it's not that bad?

Huh, Keith?

Well, Willona, we know you're a cool, calm and totally together person.

That's right.

You're not the type to get hysterical if you hear bad news.

Okay. Now come on, somebody. Please tell me what it is. All right. Tell me.

Well, it's just a little thing. What, honey?

Penny and Ma are lost in the blizzard!

Willona, now just stay calm, all right?

Willona? I'm cool.

You are? Cool, calm and collected.

Yeah.

Willona? Willona?

Yeah? You okay, Willona?

Willona, you all right? I want another "cof" of "cooffee."

Another... Uh, Willona?

"Cooffee"... Coffee... "cooffee."

Lord,

I'm afraid I'm gonna need a little help down here.

Nothin' fancy. No frills.

Strictly economy class.

But, Lord, I want you to help me get these nice, little kids home to their warm beds.

Now, Lord, I know you work...

in strange and mysterious ways,

but I never knew you worked that fast.

Who's out there?

Who's out there?

Aunt Florida, is he a heavenly messenger?

No, stupid. He's either Ernest or Julio.

The name is Donald.

And you've been disturbin' my beauty rest all day.

What are you doing here?

Oh, well, I should ask you what you are doing in my townhouse!

Our school bus got stuck in the snow.

Man, I'm freezing. Your place sure is cold.

Hmm. Not when you carry your own antifreeze.

Oh, beg your pardon. Pardon my ill-mannered self.

Have some?

We're not quite ready for that yet.

Well, I am.

You got a match?

Match?

Don't you know what the surgeon general said about smokin'?

You see what I... mean?

Gee, that's the worst smoker's cough I've ever heard.

Yeah.

And just imagine if I smoked.

Mister, we don't want a smoke. We want to build a fire.

Ah, some matches from my favorite pump room.

Where I get may favorite chitterlings à la flambeau.

- It's empty. - Now you just be patient.

I live here. I know what I'm doing.

Now look, kids, there are only two matches here,

so let's gather up all the wood you can.

Hurry. Hey, wait a minute.

What y'all doing with my palatial home here?

Wait! Hey, that's my bathtub.

Wait a minute. What y'all doin' here?

Stop these kids here. What's wrong with y'all?

Is that all the wood you can find?

That's it. The whole enchilada. My Lord.

There's a bunch of old junk in the room next door.

No, no, no! Not my winter furnishings, please!

Well, it's either that or us. Go get it, kids.

Now wait a minute. Y'all... Y'all...

What's wrong with them fools, huh? They crazy?

Aw, there goes my breakfast nook.

And my bedroom suite.

Hey, that has a lot of value to me.

My dear, old daddy slept in that bed.

Are you crazy?

I hope these still strike.

Give me that match. I'm gonna light the first one.

After all, I insist.

This is my memories that's going up in smoke.

Oh! Give me that last match.

What's wrong with you?

Yeah!

Hey. Now we can get warm.

Yeah, so can I.

Did you hear what they called Ma?

"The most courageous school bus driver in Chicago." All right.

Honey, I had no doubt in my mind they'd be saved.

- That's why you were catatonic. - I was not catatonic.

- Can we join the party? - Ma! Hey!

Take of your gloves. How was you?

Aunt Florida saved our lives. She built a fire and even made us do the Freak.

The Freak? Yeah. Come on, Aunt Florida. Let's show them.

Oh, come on, Penny. Show 'em what you can do, child.

♪ Let's dance Let's dance ♪

♪ Come on Let's do it ♪

♪ Let's dance Let's dance some more ♪

♪♪

♪ It all looks hand-me-down ♪

♪ Good times Good times ♪

♪ Keepin' your head above water ♪

♪ Makin' a wave when you can ♪

♪ Temporary layoffs ♪ ♪ Good times ♪

♪ Easy credit rip-offs ♪ ♪ Good times ♪

♪ Ain't we lucky we got 'em ♪

Good Times was videotaped before a studio audience. ♪ Good times ♪♪