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Clips from Diff'rent Strokes (1978) - The Social Worker (S01E01)

We also got a happy goldfish named Abraham.

"We also got a happy goldfish named Abraham."

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And he's the only goldfish we ever saw laugh.

"And he's the only goldfish we ever saw laugh."

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Happy children making happy jokes.

"Happy children making happy jokes."

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If this was heaven, I'd kill myself tomorrow.

"If this was heaven, I'd kill myself tomorrow."

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Did you hear that? "A real cool dude."

"Did you hear that? "A real cool dude.""

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Well, I must say that you children

"Well, I must say that you children"

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certainly do have a lovely place to live in.

"certainly do have a lovely place to live in."

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Confidentially, the man is loaded.

"Confidentially, the man is loaded."

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L-O-D-I-D.

"L-O-D-I-D."

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And he sure treats us right.

"And he sure treats us right."

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You know, children can be spoiled that way.

"You know, children can be spoiled that way."

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Well, if you're gonna turn bad, that's the way to do it.

"Well, if you're gonna turn bad, that's the way to do it."

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Now, boys, I'm strict, too. I always tell you right from wrong.

"Now, boys, I'm strict, too. I always tell you right from wrong."

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Oh, and wrong from right.

"Oh, and wrong from right."

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Whichever we happen to get involved in first.

"Whichever we happen to get involved in first."

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Boys,

"Boys,"

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have you ever lived in a non-black neighborhood before?

"have you ever lived in a non-black neighborhood before?"

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Just once.

"Just once."

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When our landlord in Harlem painted our building white.

"When our landlord in Harlem painted our building white."

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Arnold, do you miss seeing other black children your age?

"Arnold, do you miss seeing other black children your age?"

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No, ma'am. If I miss seeing a black kid my age,

"No, ma'am. If I miss seeing a black kid my age,"

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all I got to do is look in the mirror.

"all I got to do is look in the mirror."

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Well, I guess that's all the questions that I have for the boys.

"Well, I guess that's all the questions that I have for the boys."

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All right, boys, you can run up to your room and listen to your classical records.

"All right, boys, you can run up to your room and listen to your classical records."

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Perhaps Peter and the Wolf.

"Perhaps Peter and the Wolf."

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I know you like the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies.

"I know you like the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies."

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Far out, man.

"Far out, man."

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Those are our favorites.

"Those are our favorites."

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Yeah. Them fairies are something else.

"Yeah. Them fairies are something else."

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Come, little brother.

"Come, little brother."

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Children, just a minute. I want you to take my card.

"Children, just a minute. I want you to take my card."

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We can never be too careful in these cases.

"We can never be too careful in these cases."

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And I want you to feel free to call me, should the need arise.

"And I want you to feel free to call me, should the need arise."

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Oh, we won't be needing anything.

"Oh, we won't be needing anything."

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We even got a phone in the car.

"We even got a phone in the car."

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Yeah. And if you don't have anything to do yourself sometime,

"Yeah. And if you don't have anything to do yourself sometime,"

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you can give us a buzz.

"you can give us a buzz."

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Come, little brother.

"Come, little brother."

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It was a pleasure meeting you, Ms. Aimsly.

"It was a pleasure meeting you, Ms. Aimsly."

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A very civilized person, isn't she?

"A very civilized person, isn't she?"

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Aren't they adorable?

"Aren't they adorable?"

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Yes. And you've coached them very well.

"Yes. And you've coached them very well."

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Now, then, Mr. Drummond, I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask you.

"Now, then, Mr. Drummond, I have a couple of questions I'd like to ask you."

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Yes?

"Yes?"

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You also have a teenage daughter.

"You also have a teenage daughter."

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Kimberly. She's 13.

"Kimberly. She's 13."

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She's at boarding school, but she comes home weekends

"She's at boarding school, but she comes home weekends"

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to keep me from using the phone.

"to keep me from using the phone."

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Now, then, Mr. Drummond, I understand you're a widower.

"Now, then, Mr. Drummond, I understand you're a widower."

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And when it comes to women, do you...

"And when it comes to women, do you..."

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Yes, I do.

"Yes, I do."

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Well, the boys seem to be getting along just fine.

"Well, the boys seem to be getting along just fine."

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And frankly, I'm surprised.

"And frankly, I'm surprised."

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Why should you be?

"Why should you be?"

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Well, it's been my observation

"Well, it's been my observation"

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that white children are usually happier in white families,

"that white children are usually happier in white families,"

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and black children with black families.

"and black children with black families."

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Oh, really? Mmm-hmm.

"Oh, really? Mmm-hmm."

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But then it just might be that money can buy happiness.

"But then it just might be that money can buy happiness."

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It must be nice to be L-O-D-I-D.

"It must be nice to be L-O-D-I-D."

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It's true. I do have money, but I really care a lot for those boys.

"It's true. I do have money, but I really care a lot for those boys."

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Good. Goodbye.

"Good. Goodbye."

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Goodbye.

"Goodbye."

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Yeah, you sure are to have a gem of a housekeeper like me.

"Yeah, you sure are to have a gem of a housekeeper like me."

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I was referring to the boys, but you, too.

"I was referring to the boys, but you, too."

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Thanks.

"Thanks."

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Do you know what that social worker was just telling me?

"Do you know what that social worker was just telling me?"

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That it's been her observation that black children belong with black families.

"That it's been her observation that black children belong with black families."

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Black children what?

"Black children what?"

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Black children belong with black families!

"Black children belong with black families!"

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Willis, sit up. What for?

"Willis, sit up. What for?"

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Just sit up.

"Just sit up."

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Arnold, what's the matter?

"Arnold, what's the matter?"

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Now, tell me why you're crying.

"Now, tell me why you're crying."

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Never mind.

"Never mind."

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Oh, now, come on, Arnold. We've always been straight.

"Oh, now, come on, Arnold. We've always been straight."

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You know, brother to brother, right?

"You know, brother to brother, right?"

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Yeah.

"Yeah."

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And now that Mama and Papa have died, we got to look out for each other.

"And now that Mama and Papa have died, we got to look out for each other."

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I know.

"I know."

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Arnold, when you hurt, I hurt.

"Arnold, when you hurt, I hurt."

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Now, stop crying and tell me what's bugging you.

"Now, stop crying and tell me what's bugging you."

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Well...

"Well..."

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Mr. Drummond said we belong with a black family.

"Mr. Drummond said we belong with a black family."

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I heard him telling Mrs. Garrett.

"I heard him telling Mrs. Garrett."

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Are you sure he said that?

"Are you sure he said that?"

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I heard him. My ears aren't painted on.

"I heard him. My ears aren't painted on."

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Now, why would he say a thing like that?

"Now, why would he say a thing like that?"

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You know, he likes us. It doesn't make sense.

"You know, he likes us. It doesn't make sense."

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I wouldn't lie to you, Willis. What I heard is what I heard.

"I wouldn't lie to you, Willis. What I heard is what I heard."

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And all the time I thought there was one dude who was colorblind.

"And all the time I thought there was one dude who was colorblind."

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What are we gonna do, Willis?

"What are we gonna do, Willis?"

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Don't worry about it.

"Don't worry about it."

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I'm your big brother and I'll take care of it.

"I'm your big brother and I'll take care of it."

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I'm sure glad you're my big brother.

"I'm sure glad you're my big brother."

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Me, too, short stuff.

"Me, too, short stuff."

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Why would he pretend to like us, Willis?

"Why would he pretend to like us, Willis?"

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I guess 'cause we're the latest fad in honky land.

"I guess 'cause we're the latest fad in honky land."

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What does that mean?

"What does that mean?"

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It means we better get out of here

"It means we better get out of here"

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before he puts us in a jockey suit and plants us on the front lawn.

"before he puts us in a jockey suit and plants us on the front lawn."

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A lovely tune.

"A lovely tune."

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Good evening, Mrs. Garrett.

"Good evening, Mrs. Garrett."

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Hi, Mr. Drummond.

"Hi, Mr. Drummond."

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Hasn't this been an absolutely terrific day?

"Hasn't this been an absolutely terrific day?"

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And why not?

"And why not?"

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I had a wonderful day at the office. I've got two fine boys,

"I had a wonderful day at the office. I've got two fine boys,"

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and I walked home all the way through Central Park without being mugged.

"and I walked home all the way through Central Park without being mugged."

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It's a little joke.

"It's a little joke."

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Oh, when they're that little, they really need a magnifying glass.

"Oh, when they're that little, they really need a magnifying glass."

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Well, I'll go up and call the boys for dinner.

"Well, I'll go up and call the boys for dinner."

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Forget it. They've already eaten.

"Forget it. They've already eaten."

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What?

"What?"

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Went out and bought? Yes, sir.

"Went out and bought? Yes, sir."

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The only one who ever walked out on my cooking was my ex-husband.

"The only one who ever walked out on my cooking was my ex-husband."

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And that was only because I tried to poison him.

"And that was only because I tried to poison him."

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I think I better have a talk with the boys.

"I think I better have a talk with the boys."

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Oh, by the way, that social worker called three times.

"Oh, by the way, that social worker called three times."

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Her number's on the pad there.

"Her number's on the pad there."

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I wonder what she wants.

"I wonder what she wants."

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