Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986): Season 1, Episode 10 - The Club Meeting - full transcript
Willis misses his friends from Harlem so he has a club meeting at the penthouse.
♪ Now the world don't move
to the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some
♪ A man is born
he's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Everybody's got
a special kind of story
♪ Everybody finds a way to shine
♪ It don't matter that you got
♪ Not a lot, so what?
♪ They'll have
theirs you'll have yours
♪ And I'll have mine
♪ And together we'll be fine
♪ 'Cause it takes
♪ Diff'rent Strokes to
move the world, yes, it does
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
to move the world! ♪
Mrs. Garrett, can
I have a donut?
Well, you just had one, Arnold.
You call that a donut?
That thing was 10 percent
donut and 90 percent hole.
Good morning, everybody.
Good morning.
BOTH: Good morning.
Hey, where's Willis?
Well, he didn't
want any breakfast.
Yeah. Because I made a deal
with him to eat for both of us.
What's the matter?
Is Willis sick?
Well, he's just a little
down in the dumps.
Why is he down in the dumps?
I don't know. Maybe
it's just a habit.
In Harlem, you're always
down in the dumps.
What?
Just a little uptown
humor, folks.
(CHUCKLES)
Daddy, who are you
playing tennis with today?
Oh, just some fella I
do some business with.
I gotta make a couple of calls
before he picks me
up. I'll see you all later.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
I think I'll take Willis this
donut and cheer him up.
Hey, Willis, I brought
you a donut for breakfast.
How come there's a bite missing?
Maybe we got mice.
Well, the mouse who
sleeps in the upper bunk
can eat the rest of the donut.
The mouse thanks you.
What do you want to do
today, Willis? It's Saturday.
I know it's Saturday.
I don't wanna do nothin'.
Oh, Willis, you're
already doin' that.
Let's play something.
Go hide in the closet.
Okay.
What kind of game is that?
No game. Just
hide in the closet.
Willis, what's the
matter with you?
If your face gets any longer,
you'll be trippin' over your lips.
See, Arnold, this mornin' I
finally found out what's buggin' me.
I miss my old club
back in Harlem.
You do?
Yeah. We used to
meet every Saturday.
And since I moved up here,
I've missed every meeting.
Well, at least you got a
perfect attendance record.
I sure do miss 'em.
Bubba and Tiny and
Charles and Vernon.
They was the best
friends I ever had.
Yeah.
Well, I miss some things, too.
Like playin'
stickball in the street.
Yeah. That was a lot of fun.
Except when we
accidentally broke a window.
You mean, one that
wasn't broken already.
You see? That's
what I'm talkin' about.
In Harlem, there was always
somebody hangin' around the streets.
I could walk outside and see
some of my buddies any time.
Except for a couple you
could only see on visiting days.
The guy I miss
the most is Bubba.
We used to hang
around the candy store.
You know, I used to like to
play kick the can with the guys,
but you never let me play.
That's because they
wanted to use you for the can.
Look, Willis, if you
stop to think about it,
we got everything a
guy could want right here.
And what we don't
have, they deliver.
This has nothin'
to do with money.
And besides, this isn't ours.
It's all Mr. Drummond's.
Well, besides all this, you got
the greatest thing in the world.
What? Me for a brother.
Listen, Arnold, you
are a terrific brother.
And you won't get an
argument out of me.
Sometimes, a guy needs
his buddies, not just family.
Can't a man be friend and
family at the same time?
Sometimes. See,
it's hard to explain.
You get somethin' from friends
that you don't get from family.
I see.
Friends can't send you to
your room when you're bad.
Friends share secrets.
They're your own age, and
they know what's coming down.
I still don't get it.
Look, Arnold.
I love you, Mrs. Garrett
and Kimberly and Mr. Drummond.
But sometimes a guy
needs his buddies.
Like Bubba.
He makes me happy
in a different way.
Gee, Willis, I'm
trying to cheer you up.
Instead, you're
cheering me down.
Arnold, please, leave me alone.
But look at all the
fun we can have.
We can catch a frog and
put it in Kimberly's bed.
No, Arnold.
Yeah, you're right.
With her luck, it'll
turn into a prince.
Do me a favor,
Arnold. Just let me be.
(SIGHS)
Hey, Willis, let's go down to the
schoolyard and shoot some baskets.
Arnold, I said, let me be.
Come on.
Hey, Willis. What?
Arnold, I don't want
to play basketball here.
Now, you done it. You dumb head!
Why didn't you reach
up and grab the ball?
I tried. But I got
a short reacher.
What was that?
What was the
crash? Anybody hurt?
No, we're fine. But this
ain't the clock's finest hour.
Oh, good Lord!
You know you're not
supposed to play basketball
in the living room!
(SIGHS) Boy, is Mr. D
going to give it to us.
Don't blame me. You were
the thrower, I was the throwee.
When Mr. Drummond finds
out, you're gonna be the spankee.
Oh, no, he won't, Mrs.
Garrett. Daddy's fair.
He'd never spank the boys
if it was only an accident.
My head believes you but my
other end says, "Get out of town."
Yeah. My end's with his end.
You're wrong, guys, believe me.
I know Daddy a lot
better than you do.
So long, family.
I'm off to play tennis.
(CLEARING THROAT)
What happened to the clock?
I broke it, Mr. D.
It's my fault.
No, I did it. You can believe me
because when Willis breaks
something, I'm the first to admit it.
It was an accident.
Well, okay.
Accidents do happen
once in a while.
Having three kids
doesn't help your odds.
(GUFFAWING)
Now, you don't need to laugh it
up, Arnold, I'm not gonna spank you.
Just a little insurance.
I'll see you all later, guys.
And listen, ease up
on the accidents, okay?
Sorry.
Now, see? What did I
tell you guys about Daddy.
If I had a daddy like that,
I'd still be living home.
Throwing a ball
in the living room.
We gotta be careful, Arnold.
We can't break no more
of Mr. D's nice things. Right.
Fellas, they're not just Daddy's
things. They're our things.
What you talkin'
about, Kimberly?
We share things.
All this is ours.
Ours, huh?
That ought to cheer
you up. All this is ours.
Willis, why do you
need cheering up?
It's nothin', Kimberly.
Nothin' is right.
He misses his dumb club
meetings in Harlem on Saturdays.
Now, don't go knockin' my club.
'Cause you were just the mascot.
So? So, you were the mascot
only 'cause the dog ran away.
Oh, Willis, is that
why you got the blahs?
I know. Why don't you call your
friends and invite them to meet here?
Here? In your apartment?
There you go again, Willis.
It's our apartment.
You got it.
Now, if Willis
would just catch it.
Willis, why don't you just call
your friends and invite them over?
And I'm sure if you ask Mrs. Garrett,
she'll serve some cake and stuff.
Well... I'll go ask her for you.
You know, I really
like that Kimberly.
Especially the way she
uses the word "ours."
Do you think she
really means it?
Like this is ours?
And that's ours?
And this is ours?
And this chair is ours?
You finally tuned in
on the right station.
Ours. Ours. This is all ours.
It just sunk in.
Arnold, we are loaded.
Let's face it. Rich is better.
Yeah. You can tattoo
that one on my piggy bank.
I'm gonna call up
Bubba and the gang.
Wait till they see this pad.
It ain't nothin' like that
shack they used to meet in.
Yeah. I never been in a room
that small that couldn't flush.
What do you think they'll
say when they see this place?
You mean before or
after they freak out?
Hey, remember what you first
said when you seen this penthouse?
Yeah. I said, "I do believe I
have died and gone to heaven."
I can't wait to see the guys.
Me, too.
You think they'll have
enough money for the subway?
You know, it's Saturday.
So what?
Yeah. But they're
always broke by Saturday.
I guess 'cause they're broke
the rest of the week, too.
They don't need no
money to get here.
Run that by me again?
Willis, Mr. Drummond was
just picked up for tennis, right?
Right. Which leaves
us with our chauffeur
waitin' downstairs
with our limousine.
Oh, wait till they see that
long, black limo pull up.
They're gonna
think somebody died.
Welcome, gentlemen.
Come in. Come on in.
Hey, I'm Bubba, the club prez.
I'm Mrs. Garrett,
the housekeeper.
I thought all housekeepers
who worked downtown was black.
No. A few of us white
ones are being bussed in.
I know where you're coming from.
She's cool.
Oh, thanks, Bubba.
Hey, this is Vernon,
the club secretary.
'Cause he's the only one
who didn't flunk spelling.
Hi, Vernon.
That's V-E-R-N-O-N.
How you doin', Mrs. Garrett?
That's G-A-R-R-E-T-T.
Hey, right on.
And this is Charles,
the former impeached
and still treasurer.
The former impeached
treasurer? That's me.
There wasn't any
money in the treasury,
so it didn't make no
difference no how.
Your treasury's
like my hope chest.
There's nothing in
either one of 'em.
What's happenin'? All right.
And I'm Tiny. Hi, Tiny.
How you doing, Mrs. Garrett?
Just fine.
Tiny'll eat anything
that don't eat him first.
Man, will you dig this place?
This place is bigger
than the subway station.
Yeah. And it smells better, too.
This is classier than
a subway station.
This is more like
a funeral parlor.
It's better than
a funeral parlor.
You don't have to be
lying down to enjoy it.
All right, fellas.
Loosen your belts and
practice swallowing.
Now, food's coming soon.
Make yourselves
comfortable, kids.
Willis, your guests are here!
TINY: Mamma mia!
BUBBA: Little Richard lives.
Will you dig those threads?
Yeah. What are you
cats all dressed up for?
Is it Kunta Kinte's birthday?
Man, they sure are stylin', boy.
I can't stand the glare.
Ain't we too much?
Like somebody said, "If
you got it, flaunt it, brother."
Oh, man. Check it out, man.
Check these shoes out.
Man, you done
stepped into it this time.
I keep tellin' you guys,
these are our old clothes.
We're so fancy, we
wear cufflinks to bed.
You guys just ain't
used to seein' us like this.
You knew us when
we used to be poor.
We also knew you when
you used to be black.
We really missed you, brother.
Refreshments will be
ready in a minute, gentlemen.
If we need
anything, we'll tinkle.
You really doin' okay, huh?
We doin' better than
okay. We doin' all right.
Ain't this joint fantastic?
Man, you guys are lucky
to be livin' in this penthouse.
We're so high up, we're
safe from the pigeons.
Let me show you our expensive
antiques and heavy stuff.
This is an antique mirror.
It's one of our
prized possessions.
It costs way up
there in the big bucks.
How much?
Just think of the biggest number
you can and add a row of zeroes.
(SIGHS)
Hey, man, watch it!
This antique chair's
200 years old.
You break it, you'll be 200 years
old when you're through payin' for it.
That'll make you an antique.
Is it okay if we just
stand here and breathe?
Hi, guys.
There's our main man now.
What's going on?
I'm havin' a club meeting for
my old partners from Harlem.
Well, what a pleasant surprise.
Everybody, this is Mr. Drummond.
Hello. Hey, Mr. Drummond.
Mr. Drummond, this is Bubba,
Charles, Tiny and Vernon.
I'm very glad to meet you boys.
Welcome to our home.
Our home.
Our. Our. Our. Love that word.
What are you two
all dressed up for?
Hey, I thought you said
those was your old clothes.
They are. We wore
'em two weeks straight.
We got so many
clothes in the closet,
we get thank you
notes from our moths.
Arnold, what are
you talking about?
Us and the man got it all.
Color TV, stereo, tape
recorder, everything.
And we got them the hard
way, without goin' on a quiz show.
We'll have a little talk later
about "everything we've got."
Oh, hi, Daddy. Hi.
I told Willis it was okay to
have his club meeting here.
Well, of course it is.
Fellas, have you met
my daughter, Kimberly?
Hello. How you
doin'? Hey, Kimberly.
I told you we got everything.
Even a live-in sister.
Thanks, Arnold.
Hey, Mr. Drummond.
That sure was a sharp limousine
that you gave
Willis for Christmas.
Oh? Is that what he told you?
(WHISTLES) BUBBA: Yeah.
Well, we'll get out of your
way, guys. Nice to meet you all.
Bye-bye. It was nice
meeting you. BOYS: Bye.
What in the world is going on
in there with Arnold and Willis?
They're telling their friends
the most ridiculous things.
Daddy, I'm afraid it's all my
fault they're being so obnoxious.
I hate to say this,
Mr. Drummond,
but I think that your money
is going to their heads.
And their mouths, too.
I was afraid that this might
happen sooner or later.
Well, Daddy, don't
blame them too much.
I mean, I told them that everything
that was yours and mine was theirs.
And now I sort of
want to take it back.
(ALL CHATTERING)
This meeting's called to order.
As president of this club,
I'm startin' the meetin'.
Anybody who ain't
a member, get lost.
That means you.
Oh, my brother can sit
anywhere he wants to sit.
This is our living room.
Thank you, Willis.
You're welcome.
Okay. This meeting
is called to order.
Charles, read the
treasurer's report.
Stand up, man.
The treasurer's
report. We are broke.
Mr. Treasury, what happened
to the 89 cents we had?
I had to buy this
notebook and pencil
to write down that we are broke.
If it's money you need,
you came to the right place.
I pledge $1,000.
Say what?
Maybe less.
Shut up, Arnold. You
ain't even a member.
Oh, man, yeah.
Exactly, man.
Hold it. You guys ain't got
nothin' to worry about money.
Because from now on, we're
gonna hold all our future meetings
in our fancy pad,
with free food.
And if nature calls, we got
enough plumbing for everybody.
Now, I make a motion
that that's what we do.
I second that motion.
I third it, and it's passed.
Hold it, fancy pants.
You're out of order.
Says who? Says me.
Break it up, bloods.
Now, I got it all figured out.
(INAUDIBLE)
Okay.
Before I tell you my ideas to
give the club a shot in the treasury,
I move we make my
brother a member of the club.
I second that motion.
I object. You can't do that.
According to the rules of
this club, Arnold is too young.
TINY: Yeah. Right.
CHARLES: Yeah, that's true.
So? I'll grow a mustache.
Forget it.
And now that I'm a member,
I make the motion that my
brother, Willis, be elected president.
Instead of you.
Oh, man. Come on.
Look, Arnold, you ain't a
member, and I am the president.
Oh, Bubba, stop
actin' like a big shot.
Hey, do you believe this dude?
Hey, you're talkin'
to the generous guy
who's nice enough to
let you use his place.
Let me lay this on
you, Mr. Generosity.
I make a motion that we
kick Willis out of the club.
Yeah, that's right.
Tell him, Bubba.
Hey, hold it. You guys
can't. Now you crazy.
I make another motion.
Hey, we let Arnold be a member of
this club so we can kick him out, too!
I second that motion!
I third it!
BUBBA: And I pass it!
Hey, what you talkin' about?
Hold it! What's goin' on here?
Hey, look, Willis, you ain't
the same guy you used to be.
You ain't one of us anymore.
Sure I am.
No, no, man. You think
'cause you're livin' here now,
you're somethin'
and we're nothin'.
Yeah.
He never said that.
Hey, a skunk don't have to say
nothin' before he lets you have it.
But when you get it, you
sure know what he had in mind.
Oh, come on. You
guys got it all wrong.
Yeah. Willis
was just tryin' to...
Tryin' to... Tell him, Willis.
Hey, man, he don't
have to tell us nothin'.
Our club ain't for
you anymore, rich kid.
All right, now. Come on, Bubba.
I'm the same old Willis and
he's the same old Arnold.
ARNOLD: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, sure.
And this is the
Midnight Mission.
So long, Willis. Come on, man.
Let's get out of here.
Stop, wait. Hey, hold it, guys.
Hey, man, if this is what
movin' downtown does to you,
we'll stay in Harlem.
Yeah. You know
it. He can have it.
And we'll take the subway home.
You know what you can
do with your limousine.
BOYS: Yeah.
This is crazy, man.
You got it.
Those guys are just jealous.
They ain't my friends.
Yeah.
They're just jealous, I guess.
I thought they'd be happy
for us, but I was wrong.
You're right, you're wrong.
Yeah. I tried to be nice to Bubba
and he stabs me in the back.
If you're gonna stab somebody,
that's the right place to do it.
Let's face it, Arnold.
When you make it big, your old
friends don't like you anymore.
Yeah.
Then you made it
bigger than you thought,
'cause you don't
have a friend left.
Well, who needs those turkeys.
Yeah. Who needs 'em.
I'll tell you who needs 'em.
I need 'em.
I ran those guys out of here.
I acted like a...
Skunk.
And I rubbed their noses in it.
No wonder they walked out on me.
Well, it wasn't much of
a club meeting, was it?
I really blew it, Mr. Drummond.
I did a dumb thing.
I'm ashamed of myself.
Well, I helped you blow it.
Could you be ashamed of me, too?
Well, fellas, is there anything
that you can think of to do about it?
Yeah.
Man, I'm goin' back to Harlem
and tell those guys I'm sorry,
and beg 'em to let
me back in the club.
Yeah. I'm goin', too, and ask
them if I can be mascot again.
I'll even learn to bark
if they want me to.
Come on, Arnold.
Say, Mr. Drummond...
No, forget it. You
take the subway.
Right.
I hope you realized
something, guys.
Nothing in this world
can replace a lost friend.
Amen. Amen.
And by the way, I
guess you know now
that being well-to-do
isn't always a blessing.
I'm glad it didn't happen
to me till I was eight.
Check with you,
Mr. Drummond. Bye.
Okay. We're going to
come back again. Bye.
Bye.
♪ Now the world don't move
to the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some
♪ A man is born
he's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Yes, it does
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
to move the world! ♪
to the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some
♪ A man is born
he's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Everybody's got
a special kind of story
♪ Everybody finds a way to shine
♪ It don't matter that you got
♪ Not a lot, so what?
♪ They'll have
theirs you'll have yours
♪ And I'll have mine
♪ And together we'll be fine
♪ 'Cause it takes
♪ Diff'rent Strokes to
move the world, yes, it does
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
to move the world! ♪
Mrs. Garrett, can
I have a donut?
Well, you just had one, Arnold.
You call that a donut?
That thing was 10 percent
donut and 90 percent hole.
Good morning, everybody.
Good morning.
BOTH: Good morning.
Hey, where's Willis?
Well, he didn't
want any breakfast.
Yeah. Because I made a deal
with him to eat for both of us.
What's the matter?
Is Willis sick?
Well, he's just a little
down in the dumps.
Why is he down in the dumps?
I don't know. Maybe
it's just a habit.
In Harlem, you're always
down in the dumps.
What?
Just a little uptown
humor, folks.
(CHUCKLES)
Daddy, who are you
playing tennis with today?
Oh, just some fella I
do some business with.
I gotta make a couple of calls
before he picks me
up. I'll see you all later.
Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
I think I'll take Willis this
donut and cheer him up.
Hey, Willis, I brought
you a donut for breakfast.
How come there's a bite missing?
Maybe we got mice.
Well, the mouse who
sleeps in the upper bunk
can eat the rest of the donut.
The mouse thanks you.
What do you want to do
today, Willis? It's Saturday.
I know it's Saturday.
I don't wanna do nothin'.
Oh, Willis, you're
already doin' that.
Let's play something.
Go hide in the closet.
Okay.
What kind of game is that?
No game. Just
hide in the closet.
Willis, what's the
matter with you?
If your face gets any longer,
you'll be trippin' over your lips.
See, Arnold, this mornin' I
finally found out what's buggin' me.
I miss my old club
back in Harlem.
You do?
Yeah. We used to
meet every Saturday.
And since I moved up here,
I've missed every meeting.
Well, at least you got a
perfect attendance record.
I sure do miss 'em.
Bubba and Tiny and
Charles and Vernon.
They was the best
friends I ever had.
Yeah.
Well, I miss some things, too.
Like playin'
stickball in the street.
Yeah. That was a lot of fun.
Except when we
accidentally broke a window.
You mean, one that
wasn't broken already.
You see? That's
what I'm talkin' about.
In Harlem, there was always
somebody hangin' around the streets.
I could walk outside and see
some of my buddies any time.
Except for a couple you
could only see on visiting days.
The guy I miss
the most is Bubba.
We used to hang
around the candy store.
You know, I used to like to
play kick the can with the guys,
but you never let me play.
That's because they
wanted to use you for the can.
Look, Willis, if you
stop to think about it,
we got everything a
guy could want right here.
And what we don't
have, they deliver.
This has nothin'
to do with money.
And besides, this isn't ours.
It's all Mr. Drummond's.
Well, besides all this, you got
the greatest thing in the world.
What? Me for a brother.
Listen, Arnold, you
are a terrific brother.
And you won't get an
argument out of me.
Sometimes, a guy needs
his buddies, not just family.
Can't a man be friend and
family at the same time?
Sometimes. See,
it's hard to explain.
You get somethin' from friends
that you don't get from family.
I see.
Friends can't send you to
your room when you're bad.
Friends share secrets.
They're your own age, and
they know what's coming down.
I still don't get it.
Look, Arnold.
I love you, Mrs. Garrett
and Kimberly and Mr. Drummond.
But sometimes a guy
needs his buddies.
Like Bubba.
He makes me happy
in a different way.
Gee, Willis, I'm
trying to cheer you up.
Instead, you're
cheering me down.
Arnold, please, leave me alone.
But look at all the
fun we can have.
We can catch a frog and
put it in Kimberly's bed.
No, Arnold.
Yeah, you're right.
With her luck, it'll
turn into a prince.
Do me a favor,
Arnold. Just let me be.
(SIGHS)
Hey, Willis, let's go down to the
schoolyard and shoot some baskets.
Arnold, I said, let me be.
Come on.
Hey, Willis. What?
Arnold, I don't want
to play basketball here.
Now, you done it. You dumb head!
Why didn't you reach
up and grab the ball?
I tried. But I got
a short reacher.
What was that?
What was the
crash? Anybody hurt?
No, we're fine. But this
ain't the clock's finest hour.
Oh, good Lord!
You know you're not
supposed to play basketball
in the living room!
(SIGHS) Boy, is Mr. D
going to give it to us.
Don't blame me. You were
the thrower, I was the throwee.
When Mr. Drummond finds
out, you're gonna be the spankee.
Oh, no, he won't, Mrs.
Garrett. Daddy's fair.
He'd never spank the boys
if it was only an accident.
My head believes you but my
other end says, "Get out of town."
Yeah. My end's with his end.
You're wrong, guys, believe me.
I know Daddy a lot
better than you do.
So long, family.
I'm off to play tennis.
(CLEARING THROAT)
What happened to the clock?
I broke it, Mr. D.
It's my fault.
No, I did it. You can believe me
because when Willis breaks
something, I'm the first to admit it.
It was an accident.
Well, okay.
Accidents do happen
once in a while.
Having three kids
doesn't help your odds.
(GUFFAWING)
Now, you don't need to laugh it
up, Arnold, I'm not gonna spank you.
Just a little insurance.
I'll see you all later, guys.
And listen, ease up
on the accidents, okay?
Sorry.
Now, see? What did I
tell you guys about Daddy.
If I had a daddy like that,
I'd still be living home.
Throwing a ball
in the living room.
We gotta be careful, Arnold.
We can't break no more
of Mr. D's nice things. Right.
Fellas, they're not just Daddy's
things. They're our things.
What you talkin'
about, Kimberly?
We share things.
All this is ours.
Ours, huh?
That ought to cheer
you up. All this is ours.
Willis, why do you
need cheering up?
It's nothin', Kimberly.
Nothin' is right.
He misses his dumb club
meetings in Harlem on Saturdays.
Now, don't go knockin' my club.
'Cause you were just the mascot.
So? So, you were the mascot
only 'cause the dog ran away.
Oh, Willis, is that
why you got the blahs?
I know. Why don't you call your
friends and invite them to meet here?
Here? In your apartment?
There you go again, Willis.
It's our apartment.
You got it.
Now, if Willis
would just catch it.
Willis, why don't you just call
your friends and invite them over?
And I'm sure if you ask Mrs. Garrett,
she'll serve some cake and stuff.
Well... I'll go ask her for you.
You know, I really
like that Kimberly.
Especially the way she
uses the word "ours."
Do you think she
really means it?
Like this is ours?
And that's ours?
And this is ours?
And this chair is ours?
You finally tuned in
on the right station.
Ours. Ours. This is all ours.
It just sunk in.
Arnold, we are loaded.
Let's face it. Rich is better.
Yeah. You can tattoo
that one on my piggy bank.
I'm gonna call up
Bubba and the gang.
Wait till they see this pad.
It ain't nothin' like that
shack they used to meet in.
Yeah. I never been in a room
that small that couldn't flush.
What do you think they'll
say when they see this place?
You mean before or
after they freak out?
Hey, remember what you first
said when you seen this penthouse?
Yeah. I said, "I do believe I
have died and gone to heaven."
I can't wait to see the guys.
Me, too.
You think they'll have
enough money for the subway?
You know, it's Saturday.
So what?
Yeah. But they're
always broke by Saturday.
I guess 'cause they're broke
the rest of the week, too.
They don't need no
money to get here.
Run that by me again?
Willis, Mr. Drummond was
just picked up for tennis, right?
Right. Which leaves
us with our chauffeur
waitin' downstairs
with our limousine.
Oh, wait till they see that
long, black limo pull up.
They're gonna
think somebody died.
Welcome, gentlemen.
Come in. Come on in.
Hey, I'm Bubba, the club prez.
I'm Mrs. Garrett,
the housekeeper.
I thought all housekeepers
who worked downtown was black.
No. A few of us white
ones are being bussed in.
I know where you're coming from.
She's cool.
Oh, thanks, Bubba.
Hey, this is Vernon,
the club secretary.
'Cause he's the only one
who didn't flunk spelling.
Hi, Vernon.
That's V-E-R-N-O-N.
How you doin', Mrs. Garrett?
That's G-A-R-R-E-T-T.
Hey, right on.
And this is Charles,
the former impeached
and still treasurer.
The former impeached
treasurer? That's me.
There wasn't any
money in the treasury,
so it didn't make no
difference no how.
Your treasury's
like my hope chest.
There's nothing in
either one of 'em.
What's happenin'? All right.
And I'm Tiny. Hi, Tiny.
How you doing, Mrs. Garrett?
Just fine.
Tiny'll eat anything
that don't eat him first.
Man, will you dig this place?
This place is bigger
than the subway station.
Yeah. And it smells better, too.
This is classier than
a subway station.
This is more like
a funeral parlor.
It's better than
a funeral parlor.
You don't have to be
lying down to enjoy it.
All right, fellas.
Loosen your belts and
practice swallowing.
Now, food's coming soon.
Make yourselves
comfortable, kids.
Willis, your guests are here!
TINY: Mamma mia!
BUBBA: Little Richard lives.
Will you dig those threads?
Yeah. What are you
cats all dressed up for?
Is it Kunta Kinte's birthday?
Man, they sure are stylin', boy.
I can't stand the glare.
Ain't we too much?
Like somebody said, "If
you got it, flaunt it, brother."
Oh, man. Check it out, man.
Check these shoes out.
Man, you done
stepped into it this time.
I keep tellin' you guys,
these are our old clothes.
We're so fancy, we
wear cufflinks to bed.
You guys just ain't
used to seein' us like this.
You knew us when
we used to be poor.
We also knew you when
you used to be black.
We really missed you, brother.
Refreshments will be
ready in a minute, gentlemen.
If we need
anything, we'll tinkle.
You really doin' okay, huh?
We doin' better than
okay. We doin' all right.
Ain't this joint fantastic?
Man, you guys are lucky
to be livin' in this penthouse.
We're so high up, we're
safe from the pigeons.
Let me show you our expensive
antiques and heavy stuff.
This is an antique mirror.
It's one of our
prized possessions.
It costs way up
there in the big bucks.
How much?
Just think of the biggest number
you can and add a row of zeroes.
(SIGHS)
Hey, man, watch it!
This antique chair's
200 years old.
You break it, you'll be 200 years
old when you're through payin' for it.
That'll make you an antique.
Is it okay if we just
stand here and breathe?
Hi, guys.
There's our main man now.
What's going on?
I'm havin' a club meeting for
my old partners from Harlem.
Well, what a pleasant surprise.
Everybody, this is Mr. Drummond.
Hello. Hey, Mr. Drummond.
Mr. Drummond, this is Bubba,
Charles, Tiny and Vernon.
I'm very glad to meet you boys.
Welcome to our home.
Our home.
Our. Our. Our. Love that word.
What are you two
all dressed up for?
Hey, I thought you said
those was your old clothes.
They are. We wore
'em two weeks straight.
We got so many
clothes in the closet,
we get thank you
notes from our moths.
Arnold, what are
you talking about?
Us and the man got it all.
Color TV, stereo, tape
recorder, everything.
And we got them the hard
way, without goin' on a quiz show.
We'll have a little talk later
about "everything we've got."
Oh, hi, Daddy. Hi.
I told Willis it was okay to
have his club meeting here.
Well, of course it is.
Fellas, have you met
my daughter, Kimberly?
Hello. How you
doin'? Hey, Kimberly.
I told you we got everything.
Even a live-in sister.
Thanks, Arnold.
Hey, Mr. Drummond.
That sure was a sharp limousine
that you gave
Willis for Christmas.
Oh? Is that what he told you?
(WHISTLES) BUBBA: Yeah.
Well, we'll get out of your
way, guys. Nice to meet you all.
Bye-bye. It was nice
meeting you. BOYS: Bye.
What in the world is going on
in there with Arnold and Willis?
They're telling their friends
the most ridiculous things.
Daddy, I'm afraid it's all my
fault they're being so obnoxious.
I hate to say this,
Mr. Drummond,
but I think that your money
is going to their heads.
And their mouths, too.
I was afraid that this might
happen sooner or later.
Well, Daddy, don't
blame them too much.
I mean, I told them that everything
that was yours and mine was theirs.
And now I sort of
want to take it back.
(ALL CHATTERING)
This meeting's called to order.
As president of this club,
I'm startin' the meetin'.
Anybody who ain't
a member, get lost.
That means you.
Oh, my brother can sit
anywhere he wants to sit.
This is our living room.
Thank you, Willis.
You're welcome.
Okay. This meeting
is called to order.
Charles, read the
treasurer's report.
Stand up, man.
The treasurer's
report. We are broke.
Mr. Treasury, what happened
to the 89 cents we had?
I had to buy this
notebook and pencil
to write down that we are broke.
If it's money you need,
you came to the right place.
I pledge $1,000.
Say what?
Maybe less.
Shut up, Arnold. You
ain't even a member.
Oh, man, yeah.
Exactly, man.
Hold it. You guys ain't got
nothin' to worry about money.
Because from now on, we're
gonna hold all our future meetings
in our fancy pad,
with free food.
And if nature calls, we got
enough plumbing for everybody.
Now, I make a motion
that that's what we do.
I second that motion.
I third it, and it's passed.
Hold it, fancy pants.
You're out of order.
Says who? Says me.
Break it up, bloods.
Now, I got it all figured out.
(INAUDIBLE)
Okay.
Before I tell you my ideas to
give the club a shot in the treasury,
I move we make my
brother a member of the club.
I second that motion.
I object. You can't do that.
According to the rules of
this club, Arnold is too young.
TINY: Yeah. Right.
CHARLES: Yeah, that's true.
So? I'll grow a mustache.
Forget it.
And now that I'm a member,
I make the motion that my
brother, Willis, be elected president.
Instead of you.
Oh, man. Come on.
Look, Arnold, you ain't a
member, and I am the president.
Oh, Bubba, stop
actin' like a big shot.
Hey, do you believe this dude?
Hey, you're talkin'
to the generous guy
who's nice enough to
let you use his place.
Let me lay this on
you, Mr. Generosity.
I make a motion that we
kick Willis out of the club.
Yeah, that's right.
Tell him, Bubba.
Hey, hold it. You guys
can't. Now you crazy.
I make another motion.
Hey, we let Arnold be a member of
this club so we can kick him out, too!
I second that motion!
I third it!
BUBBA: And I pass it!
Hey, what you talkin' about?
Hold it! What's goin' on here?
Hey, look, Willis, you ain't
the same guy you used to be.
You ain't one of us anymore.
Sure I am.
No, no, man. You think
'cause you're livin' here now,
you're somethin'
and we're nothin'.
Yeah.
He never said that.
Hey, a skunk don't have to say
nothin' before he lets you have it.
But when you get it, you
sure know what he had in mind.
Oh, come on. You
guys got it all wrong.
Yeah. Willis
was just tryin' to...
Tryin' to... Tell him, Willis.
Hey, man, he don't
have to tell us nothin'.
Our club ain't for
you anymore, rich kid.
All right, now. Come on, Bubba.
I'm the same old Willis and
he's the same old Arnold.
ARNOLD: Yeah. Yeah, yeah, sure.
And this is the
Midnight Mission.
So long, Willis. Come on, man.
Let's get out of here.
Stop, wait. Hey, hold it, guys.
Hey, man, if this is what
movin' downtown does to you,
we'll stay in Harlem.
Yeah. You know
it. He can have it.
And we'll take the subway home.
You know what you can
do with your limousine.
BOYS: Yeah.
This is crazy, man.
You got it.
Those guys are just jealous.
They ain't my friends.
Yeah.
They're just jealous, I guess.
I thought they'd be happy
for us, but I was wrong.
You're right, you're wrong.
Yeah. I tried to be nice to Bubba
and he stabs me in the back.
If you're gonna stab somebody,
that's the right place to do it.
Let's face it, Arnold.
When you make it big, your old
friends don't like you anymore.
Yeah.
Then you made it
bigger than you thought,
'cause you don't
have a friend left.
Well, who needs those turkeys.
Yeah. Who needs 'em.
I'll tell you who needs 'em.
I need 'em.
I ran those guys out of here.
I acted like a...
Skunk.
And I rubbed their noses in it.
No wonder they walked out on me.
Well, it wasn't much of
a club meeting, was it?
I really blew it, Mr. Drummond.
I did a dumb thing.
I'm ashamed of myself.
Well, I helped you blow it.
Could you be ashamed of me, too?
Well, fellas, is there anything
that you can think of to do about it?
Yeah.
Man, I'm goin' back to Harlem
and tell those guys I'm sorry,
and beg 'em to let
me back in the club.
Yeah. I'm goin', too, and ask
them if I can be mascot again.
I'll even learn to bark
if they want me to.
Come on, Arnold.
Say, Mr. Drummond...
No, forget it. You
take the subway.
Right.
I hope you realized
something, guys.
Nothing in this world
can replace a lost friend.
Amen. Amen.
And by the way, I
guess you know now
that being well-to-do
isn't always a blessing.
I'm glad it didn't happen
to me till I was eight.
Check with you,
Mr. Drummond. Bye.
Okay. We're going to
come back again. Bye.
Bye.
♪ Now the world don't move
to the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some
♪ A man is born
he's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Yes, it does
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
to move the world! ♪