Loading...

You're not connected to the Internet. Please check your connection.

Clips from Good Times (1974) - Junior the Senior (S01E01)

♪ Good Times ♪

"♪ Good Times ♪"

Good Times (1974)

♪ Good Times ♪

"♪ Good Times ♪"

Good Times (1974)

♪ Not getting hassled Not getting hustled ♪

"♪ Not getting hassled Not getting hustled ♪"

Good Times (1974)

♪ Good Times ♪

"♪ Good Times ♪"

Good Times (1974)

♪ Scratching and surviving ♪

"♪ Scratching and surviving ♪"

Good Times (1974)

♪ Good Times ♪

"♪ Good Times ♪"

Good Times (1974)

♪ Good Times ♪

"♪ Good Times ♪"

Good Times (1974)

♪ Good Times ♪

"♪ Good Times ♪"

Good Times (1974)

No, honey.

"No, honey."

Good Times (1974)

he can't use but one at a time.

"he can't use but one at a time."

Good Times (1974)

since you been working that midnight shift.

"since you been working that midnight shift."

Good Times (1974)

and they're considering me.

"and they're considering me."

Good Times (1974)

You know, Junior, when you was born,

"You know, Junior, when you was born,"

Good Times (1974)

Yeah, without a doubt.

"Yeah, without a doubt."

Good Times (1974)

Hi.

"Hi."

Good Times (1974)

An A in English, B+... an A in History!

"An A in English, B+... an A in History!"

Good Times (1974)

now from the sublime to the ridiculous.

"now from the sublime to the ridiculous."

Good Times (1974)

I'm the victim of 300 years of oppression.

"I'm the victim of 300 years of oppression."

Good Times (1974)

I add 10 to the 66, and that gives me 76.

"I add 10 to the 66, and that gives me 76."

Good Times (1974)

Now, if you don't answer this question,

"Now, if you don't answer this question,"

Good Times (1974)

Fair enough.

"Fair enough."

Good Times (1974)

Well, how can I help you folks?

"Well, how can I help you folks?"

Good Times (1974)

Yeah, he don't know what happened in 1066,

"Yeah, he don't know what happened in 1066,"

Good Times (1974)

Now, if I don't graduate

"Now, if I don't graduate"

Good Times (1974)

You, uh... you dig?

"You, uh... you dig?"

Good Times (1974)

Well, now, if I don't graduate a high percentage,

"Well, now, if I don't graduate a high percentage,"

Good Times (1974)

Total agreement, my foot, man.

"Total agreement, my foot, man."

Good Times (1974)

Do you think he'll agree to that?

"Do you think he'll agree to that?"

Good Times (1974)

I'm proud to go along with your quota system

"I'm proud to go along with your quota system"

Good Times (1974)

otherwise I'll blow your brains out?"

"otherwise I'll blow your brains out?""

Good Times (1974)

"Show me a man who can laugh when he's down,

""Show me a man who can laugh when he's down,"

Good Times (1974)

Went down there,

"Went down there,"

Good Times (1974)

The words I could think of,

"The words I could think of,"

Good Times (1974)

At least you're getting turned down

"At least you're getting turned down"

Good Times (1974)

All right.

"All right."

Good Times (1974)

You should have heard his graduation speech.

"You should have heard his graduation speech."

Good Times (1974)

to that algebra problem.

"to that algebra problem."

Good Times (1974)

♪ Keeping your head above water ♪

"♪ Keeping your head above water ♪"

Good Times (1974)

like a big jackass.

"like a big jackass."

Good Times (1974)

Now, make up your mind, son.

"Now, make up your mind, son."

Good Times (1974)

And remember, Junior, you got pride.

"And remember, Junior, you got pride."

Good Times (1974)

Well, what do you say, Junior?

"Well, what do you say, Junior?"

Good Times (1974)

Well, Mr. Kirkman...

"Well, Mr. Kirkman..."

Good Times (1974)

and take my place in the senior class.

"and take my place in the senior class."

Good Times (1974)

JJ, I don't know what's going to become of you,

"JJ, I don't know what's going to become of you,"

Good Times (1974)

sliding through school like this.

"sliding through school like this."

Good Times (1974)

Oh, Mama, don't worry about me.

"Oh, Mama, don't worry about me."

Good Times (1974)

I can always make a living as a painter.

"I can always make a living as a painter."

Good Times (1974)

That's right, Mama.

"That's right, Mama."

Good Times (1974)

He's an artist,

"He's an artist,"

Good Times (1974)

and artists don't need intelligence.

"and artists don't need intelligence."

Good Times (1974)

JJ, I've got to tell you

"JJ, I've got to tell you"

Good Times (1974)

that your daddy and me was real disappointed in you today.

"that your daddy and me was real disappointed in you today."

Good Times (1974)

Aw, Mama!

"Aw, Mama!"

Good Times (1974)

You're going to need that education

"You're going to need that education"

Good Times (1974)

when the school turns you out into the streets.

"when the school turns you out into the streets."

Good Times (1974)

Mama, what's going to happen?

"Mama, what's going to happen?"

Good Times (1974)

Somebody is going to pull me into an alley and say,

"Somebody is going to pull me into an alley and say,"

Good Times (1974)

"Tell me what happened in 1066,

""Tell me what happened in 1066,"

Good Times (1974)

He could blow your brains out with a soda straw.

"He could blow your brains out with a soda straw."

Good Times (1974)

Look who's talking about smarts.

"Look who's talking about smarts."

Good Times (1974)

The same girl

"The same girl"

Good Times (1974)

who talks to pictures of Billy Dee Williams

"who talks to pictures of Billy Dee Williams"

Good Times (1974)

and cries when they don't answer back.

"and cries when they don't answer back."

Good Times (1974)

You two get along like Sonny and Cher.

"You two get along like Sonny and Cher."

Good Times (1974)

Ma, don't be mad.

"Ma, don't be mad."

Good Times (1974)

I'm not mad.

"I'm not mad."

Good Times (1974)

I may do real good in the 12th grade.

"I may do real good in the 12th grade."

Good Times (1974)

I may surprise you.

"I may surprise you."

Good Times (1974)

They may even pick me to make the graduation speech.

"They may even pick me to make the graduation speech."

Good Times (1974)

That'll be the day.

"That'll be the day."

Good Times (1974)

Thelma... Classmates, parents,

"Thelma... Classmates, parents,"

Good Times (1974)

faculty, and juvenile authorities.

"faculty, and juvenile authorities."

Good Times (1974)

As we leave these ivory-colored walls,

"As we leave these ivory-colored walls,"

Good Times (1974)

let us be inspired by our principal,

"let us be inspired by our principal,"

Good Times (1974)

who once said,

"who once said,"

Good Times (1974)

and I'll show you a happy wino."

"and I'll show you a happy wino.""

Good Times (1974)

I would now like to leave you

"I would now like to leave you"

Good Times (1974)

with these two Latin words... Cesar Romero.

"with these two Latin words... Cesar Romero."

Good Times (1974)

You know, that's the closest you've been to a book all year.

"You know, that's the closest you've been to a book all year."

Good Times (1974)

How did you do with the interview, honey?

"How did you do with the interview, honey?"

Good Times (1974)

Daddy, are you going to be the new foreman?

"Daddy, are you going to be the new foreman?"

Good Times (1974)

No, baby.

"No, baby."

Good Times (1974)

Oh, Daddy, I'm sorry.

"Oh, Daddy, I'm sorry."

Good Times (1974)

You want to tell me about it, James?

"You want to tell me about it, James?"

Good Times (1974)

There's not much to tell, baby.

"There's not much to tell, baby."

Good Times (1974)

and the man said I was qualified and had the experience,

"and the man said I was qualified and had the experience,"

Good Times (1974)

but when I got to the application,

"but when I got to the application,"

Good Times (1974)

that's where I blew it.

"that's where I blew it."

Good Times (1974)

You know on the bottom of the application

"You know on the bottom of the application"

Good Times (1974)

where they ask you to put down

"where they ask you to put down"

Good Times (1974)

why you think you're the right man for the job?

"why you think you're the right man for the job?"

Good Times (1974)

Well, baby, I just couldn't put my words together.

"Well, baby, I just couldn't put my words together."

Good Times (1974)

I wasn't sure if I was spelling them right,

"I wasn't sure if I was spelling them right,"

Good Times (1974)

and the words I was sure could spell

"and the words I was sure could spell"

Good Times (1974)

didn't have nothing to do with what they wanted.

"didn't have nothing to do with what they wanted."

Good Times (1974)

And, Florida, it was a chance,

"And, Florida, it was a chance,"

Good Times (1974)

and you don't get too many chances

"and you don't get too many chances"

Good Times (1974)

when all you got going for you is a sixth-grade education.

"when all you got going for you is a sixth-grade education."

Good Times (1974)

Well, there's another way of looking at it, honey.

"Well, there's another way of looking at it, honey."

Good Times (1974)

on better jobs.

"on better jobs."

Good Times (1974)

Daddy, I've been thinking.

"Daddy, I've been thinking."

Good Times (1974)

Yeah, Junior?

"Yeah, Junior?"

Good Times (1974)

You know, it ain't that I don't want to learn.

"You know, it ain't that I don't want to learn."

Good Times (1974)

It's just that I was too proud to be left behind my classmates,

"It's just that I was too proud to be left behind my classmates,"

Good Times (1974)

so... JJ, does that mean

"so... JJ, does that mean"

Good Times (1974)

you're going to stay in the 11th grade?

"you're going to stay in the 11th grade?"

Good Times (1974)

I said I'm proud, Mama, not crazy.

"I said I'm proud, Mama, not crazy."

Good Times (1974)

But what I was thinking

"But what I was thinking"

Good Times (1974)

was that next term in my senior year

"was that next term in my senior year"

Good Times (1974)

I'm going to study hard,

"I'm going to study hard,"

Good Times (1974)

I'm going to pay attention in class,

"I'm going to pay attention in class,"

Good Times (1974)

and I'm going to do my homework,

"and I'm going to do my homework,"

Good Times (1974)

and if I get stuck, I'll ask somebody to help me.

"and if I get stuck, I'll ask somebody to help me."

Good Times (1974)

I'm always available, Junior.

"I'm always available, Junior."

Good Times (1974)

Son, now you're talking sense, 'cause you know, Junior,

"Son, now you're talking sense, 'cause you know, Junior,"

Good Times (1974)

I don't want you to ever blow an opportunity

"I don't want you to ever blow an opportunity"

Good Times (1974)

because you don't know how to hang the right words together.

"because you don't know how to hang the right words together."

Good Times (1974)

You hear me?

"You hear me?"

Good Times (1974)

Baby, think Junior can make it through his senior year?

"Baby, think Junior can make it through his senior year?"

Good Times (1974)

Show more clips