Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986): Season 2, Episode 19 - Skin Deep or True Blue - full transcript

♪ 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 and 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 ♪♪

Uh, Betty, I will leave a rough
draft of my letter on the desk.

Uh, please clean up the first paragraph,
check the spelling and punctuation.

Thank you, Betty.

Dad, I've got this English composition
test next week, and I've got a great idea.

Yeah? What's that?
Let me borrow Betty.

Arnold, wouldn't
that be cheating?

Not if Betty keeps
her mouth shut.

Okay. Can I borrow
the tape recorder?

I just want to tape some
music from the radio.

Well, all right. But you
take good care of it.

Remember, it is a very
sensitive tape recorder.



Oh, don't worry. I won't say
anything to hurt its feelings.

Good. I'd hate to hear a
grown tape recorder cry.

Testing, testing,
one, two, three.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

he-e-ere's Arnold!

[Arnold's Voice] Testing,
testing, one, two, three.

And now, ladies and gentlemen,

he-e-ere's Arnold!

Gee, is that me?

I sound much taller!

- Hi, Arnold.
- Oh, hi, Willis.

Hey, did Kimberly get back
from skiing yet? Not yet.

Come here, Willis.
What do you want?

How was your date this afternoon?
Terrific. We went to a movie.

Did you make out in the balcony?

Now, Arnold, do you think I'd
go to a movie to watch the movie?

[Snickering]

[Willis's Voice] Now,
come on, Arnold. Do you

think I'd go to a movie
to watch the movie?

Arnold, you shouldn't tape
people without telling them first.

My teacher said that
former President Nixon did it.

Yeah, and that's
why he's "former."

Hi, Willis. Hi, Dad.

- How was the movie?
- He kissed her in the balcony.

Arnold, Dad didn't ask you.

Arnold, you better keep your
nose out of your brother's private life.

Yeah, before you're the first
person to need a nose transplant.

[Mr. Drummond] Hey, look who's
back! [Arnold] How you doin'?

- How was skiing, honey?
- Fantastic!

- Was there good snow?
- Oh, fantastic!

- Did it get very cold?
- Fantastic!

- Okay, what's his name?
- Who?

Mr. Fantastic!

Okay. Oh, his name is Roger, and
he's tall and handsome, and he's 17.

And lives here in
Manhattan, and he's got a

sister who's 13, and
she's really terrific,

'cause she doesn't butt
in like some people I know.

I think she means you, Willis.

Well, he sounds like a
very nice young man, honey.

- Yeah. Is he a good skier?
- Oh, we didn't ski.

What did you do?

We just took long walks
in the snow. [Giggles]

You can do that
with a Saint Bernard.

Roger's on the tennis team
and he gets straight A's.

I know how you feel, honey. We've
all had these romantic encounters.

Of course we have, Kimberly.

We? Now, Arnold, when have
you had a romantic encounter?

I didn't. I just don't
like to be left out.

Tell me, Kimberly. How
does Roger feel about you?

Oh, he never really said. My luck.
I'll probably never see him again.

Oh, I guess it was
just one of those things.

Just two ships that
pass in the snow.

[Ringing] I'll get it.

Hello? Yes. Who's calling?

Ah. Just a minute,
please. Kimberly?

Your ship just pulled into port.

Roger? W-Well, do I look okay?

For a phone call, fine.

Hi, Roger. What a nice surprise.

You are? Hey, that sounds
great. I'll see you. Bye.

Hey, Daddy, Roger's coming over. He
and his sister are in the neighborhood.

But I've gotta go
change. I look just terrible!

You've been looking like
that ever since I met you.

He means, you look as
good now as you did then.

That's what I was trying to
say, but my mouth got in the way.

You guys are gonna ruin
everything. Here. Go see a movie.

It's on me. But, uh, I
just went to a movie.

But we'll take the
cash. Forget it!

- Kimberly, I'm sure the boys
will behave. Won't you, boys?
- [Willis] Yeah, Dad.

[Kimberly's Voice] Hi,
Roger. What a nice surprise.

You are? Hey, that sounds
great. I'll see you. Bye.

You invaded my privacy.
Yeah, and he did that to me too.

Arnold, that's not
nice. You apologize.

Okay. Kimberly, Willis, I'm
sorry about invading your privacy.

Dad, I'm sorry about
your privacy too.

Oh, you didn't invade my privacy.
Oh, that was my next move.

[Doorbell Chimes]

That must be Roger.

Mr. Drummond? Hi,
I'm Emily Morehouse. My

brother Roger's looking
for a parking place.

So is everybody. Nice
to meet you. Come in.

Thanks. I'll take your sweater.

Oh, thank you. Hi, Emily.
It's nice to see you again.

You too. Come over
and meet my brothers.

This is Willis
and Arnold. Hello.

Hi, Emily. Hi, guys.
How you doin'?

Hey, Emily, you're pretty
cool. You're not even starin'.

- Why should I stare?
- In case you haven't noticed,
we have a white sister.

Why didn't you tell me
you had two brothers?

- 'Cause she only had one
brother on her mind... yours.
- Cool it, Arnold.

Kimberly, let's face it. You and
Roger never missed a dance,

even when there was no music.

Willis taught her everything
she knows about dancing.

All the girls call
him "Sweet Feet."

Oh, I only know
a few basic steps.

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Willis, you are terrific.

He's just warming up.
You know, he can get up

to the second floor
without using the stairs.

Uh, Willis, um,
could you teach me?

When it comes to dancing,
my feet are all thumbs.

Oh, sure he could. Would
you, please, Willis? [Kisses]

Oh, sure. The stereo's in my
room if you want to come up, Emily.

[Emily] Okay. Well, I'll let you
two get down with your dancing,

and I'm going to get down
with a bologna sandwich.

Come on. Come on.

- [Tape Recorder Clicks]
- I sure hope you can teach me,
Willis.

[Door Shuts] If I can teach Arnold
how to dance, I can teach anybody.

Why? Was it hard? Listen, Arnold is living
proof that not all of us have rhythm.

[Thumps]

♪♪ [Disco] Okay,
Emily. Let's see you move.

Promise you won't
laugh at me. I won't.

Not too bad. You just gotta
loosen up a little bit like this.

Willis, you are really smooth.

You don't even
make ripples! Thanks.

[Doorbell Chimes] Daddy! Daddy!

What is it, honey?

Well, it's the doorbell.
[Doorbell Chimes]

Yep, that's what
it is, all right.

Why don't you answer it?

Because it's Roger. But
you're waiting for Roger.

But, Daddy, I don't want it to
look like I'm waiting for Roger.

I'll tell you what. Let's both sneak
out the back door. Maybe he'll go away.

Oh, Daddy, please!

Mr. Drummond? You must be Roger!

- Yes, sir.
- Very nice to meet you. Come on in.

Thank you.

Kimberly, your...

Kimberly?

Yes, Daddy? Oh,
Roger! You're here.

I guess she
didn't hear the bell.

Hi, Kimberly. Hi, Roger.

Kimberly tells me you
met at a skiing lodge.

Well, actually,
on the bus ride up.

Yeah, we struck
up a conversation.

I struck first.

I understand you're
quite a student, Roger.

Yeah. Oh, uh, yeah, well, I have to be,
sir, if I want to get into medical school.

- He wants to be a doctor.
- That must be why he wants
to go to medical school.

I'll leave you two alone.
Nice meeting you, Roger.

You too, sir.

He seems like a real nice
guy. Oh, yeah. He's the greatest.

Well, it's, uh... it's nice to
see you again, Kimberly.

You too, Roger.

[Chuckles] Oh, here.
Let me take your coat.

Oh, sure. Hey,
you know, it's, uh...

It's been almost two hours
since we saw each other.

Three.

Oh, listen. Next Saturday
night my school's having

their annual costume
dance, and I thought...

I'd love to! Great!

You know, that's one of the
things I really like about you.

You're up front about
everything. You don't play games.

Thanks. Neither do you.
Hey, did Emily get here?

Yeah. She's upstairs with our family
dance instructor, my brother Willis.

He's really a terrific dancer.
Really? How old is he?

Fourteen. That's perfect.

You know, maybe he'd like to take
Emily to the dance. She is dying to go.

Hey, that's a great idea. Come
on. I'll introduce you. Okay.

♪♪ [Continues] Now you're getting
it, Emily. Every move is in the groove.

I never thought I could. Willis,
you're the greatest. Thanks.

[Mouthing Words]

Hey, Kimberly, you're
right. Willis is fantastic.

He's got Emily moving
just like Lola Falana.

Hey, Willis, I'd like
you to meet Roger.

How ya doin'? Hey.

Hey, well, all right.

Willis, Roger's taking
me to his school dance

next Saturday and
he has a terrific idea.

- What's that?
- Well, if it's okay
with you and Willis, Emily,

I thought you guys
would like to go with us.

Oh, I'd love it! How about you,
Willis? Well, sure. That'd be great.

Terrific. Well,
listen. Who's hungry?

[Willis] Oh, I am. [Roger]
I'll go for a little something.

Daddy usually has stuff from the deli
on Sundays... oh, like, ham and cheese,

corned beef, hot dogs, turkey,
pickles, potato salad, coleslaw...

You know, just a bunch of stuff.

That sounds good to
me. Me too. Really great.

Will you give me a
hand, please, Willis? Sure.

We'll call you guys when it's
ready. Help yourself to the stereo.

Oh, thanks a lot. Yeah.

[Door Closes] [Sighs]

Oh, gee, Emily. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to put you on the
spot like that. What do you mean?

When I suggested that Willis take
you to the dance before I saw him.

You saw him. He's
a terrific dancer.

They're all terrific
dancers. He's black.

Look, you can't bring
him to the dance.

Roger, so what if he's black?
He must be adopted. Who cares?

Well, I care...

and so would Mom.

What is with this family?

Look, there's no way
you're going with him, Emily.

You're suddenly gonna get
the flu with a temperature of 103.

But, Roger... Believe me,
Emily. This is for your own good.

- Okay. Everything's ready, you guys.
- Oh, hey, great.

Lead me to it,
man. All right. Yeah.

Oh, man.

What am I gonna do, Abraham?

That Roger's a real rat.

If I tell 'em, Willis'll feel real bad,
and it'll break Kimberly's heart.

You know what I'm
talkin' about, Abraham,

'cause you're black too.

Okay. Who's coming down first?

I am.

Yahoo!

[Imitating John Wayne] I'm givin'
ya till sundown to get outta town.

This penthouse ain't big enough
for the three of us, cowboy.

Wow, wow, wow.

Watch it, pardner, or you'll
shoot off your saddle horn.

I ain't about to mess
with you, Sheriff.

[Both Chuckle] Uh, Willis,

have you heard from Emily since she
was here about the dance Saturday?

Nope. Oh, well, I guess
everything's okay then.

- What do you mean?
- I was just wondering if she
picked out a costume to wear.

Of course she did. She's
coming as an Indian girl.

Hey, everybody. I'm ready.

[Willis] Wow!

[Arnold] Whoa!
Do I look all right?

I still have two days before the
dance to make any alterations.

You look just
beautiful, Maid Marian.

Well, I hope so, 'cause Roger's
gonna be a handsome Robin Hood.

Wait till Robin Hood sees you.
His arrows are really gonna quiver.

[Ringing]

Hello? Oh, yes. Hello,
Emily. Yes, Willis is here.

Just hold on, Emily.
I'll get him for you.

Willis, it's for you. It's
your date, Pocahontas.

Howdy, Poca. This
is Sheriff Jackson.

Huh?

Why can't you
come Saturday night?

Well, sure, I'm disappointed.
But if you're sick, it's not your fault.

No, don't worry about it.

Man, I hope you feel better.

Okay, yeah. Maybe
some other time.

Bye.

Emily's sick? The flu
with a high temperature.

103 degrees. Oop!

Hey, how'd you know?

Oh, just a lucky guess.

Did she say how Roger
was? Oh, yeah. He's okay.

Hey, Willis, I'm sorry about
Emily. But there'll be another dance.

Oh, no big deal. I'm just sorry
that you had to rent this costume.

Well, look on the bright side.
I haven't hired the horse yet.

I better go take this
off. Yeah, me too.

Poor old Willis. He's
really disappointed.

Uh, Dad? Mm-hmm?

Maybe Kimberly shouldn't go to that
dance either. What do you mean? Why not?

Emily isn't really
sick. She's just faking.

Now, why would you
say a thing like that?

Well, I knew it two days ago.

I should've said something, but I
didn't want to hurt Willis and Kimberly.

What is it, Arnold?

Well, I know you told me not
to do this with this tape recorder,

but I want you to listen
to something anyway.

[Roger] They're all terrific dancers. He's
black. You can't bring him to the dance.

[Emily] Roger, so what if he's black?
He must be adopted. Who cares?

[Roger] Well, I care and so would
Mom. What is with this family?

Look, there's no way
you're going with him, Emily.

You're suddenly going to get
the flu with a temperature of 103.

Arnold, I've heard
enough. [Clicks Off]

What do you wanna do, Dad?

Sometimes telling the truth
can hurt someone you love,

but you can hurt 'em an awful
lot worse by not telling them.

[Roger] Look, there's no way
you're going with him, Emily.

You're suddenly going to get
the flu with a temperature of a 103.

[Emily] But, Roger... Believe me,
Emily. This is for your own good.

[Clicks Off] I can't believe it.

Shall I play it again?

No. I can't believe
that Roger's a bigot.

Believe it. He just doesn't wear
both of his faces at the same time.

Oh, Daddy, I liked him so much.

I know. As a matter
of fact, so did I.

Yeah, me too. He
really had me fooled.

Now I know why he wants to be a doctor.
So he can wear his favorite color... white.

I know how you feel, honey,
and I'm sorry. But I had to tell you.

Oh, I know it. It's just that I'm
so happy when I'm with him.

He's the nicest boy I've ever met. How
could somebody so nice be so rotten?

Oh, it's my fault, Kimberly.

If I wasn't hiding under the bed, we
wouldn't have known how rotten he was.

Well, you're a big
girl now, honey. It's up

to you to decide how
you want to handle this.

I know just what I'm gonna do.

Burn his K.K.K. card?

No, I'm still gonna let Roger
come and get me for the dance.

What you talkin'
about, Kimberly?

And then I'm really gonna
tell him off and kick him out.

Right on! Well, all right!

You mean you're gonna
teach him a lesson? Right.

Well, all right!

You know, Kimberly, telling
Roger off is too good for him.

I'd like to feed him a big, fat
knuckle sandwich for dinner.

Yeah, and I'd feed him my
little knuckles for an appetizer!

No guys. Fighting
isn't the answer.

There's a much better way
to get the message across.

That's gotta be Roger, Arnold.
Now don't give it away. Be cool.

Don't worry. Cool
is my middle name.

Hey! Hey! Hey, Rog!

Come on in! All right.
How you guys doin'?

Hey, lay five on
me. I'd really like to.

All right. Come on
in and have a seat.

Take a load off your arrows.

So, how's things in
Sherwood Forest? [Chuckles]

Oh, hey, listen, Willis. I'm sorry
about Emily, but she is really sick.

Hey, Willis. How 'bout goin'
over and keepin' her company?

That's a good idea. Oh, no, no! I mean,
I wouldn't want you to catch anything.

Oh, I wouldn't. You see, my
people are immune to that.

It's from eating all
that watermelon.

Oh, I get it. That-That's funny.

Hey, uh, where's my
beautiful Maid Marian?

She's all ready for you. Yep.

Kimberly! The man from
Sherwood Forest is here!

I'm coming. Hi, Roger.

Hey, you look terrific, Roger.

So do you. How come
you're dressed like that?

Well, I told you I was gonna be your
Maid Marian. So what? Do I look okay, guys?

You look terrific. You
took Roger's breath away.

Yeah, you look beautiful.
How come all the makeup?

Roger, what would you say if I were
to tell you that I were really black?

[Chuckles] What do you mean?
Well, you've met my brothers.

Oh, what? Did you
think they were adopted?

Yeah, so what if Kimberly
decided to come out of the closet?

- What are you talking about?
- I knew it wouldn't make
any difference to you,

'cause you're such a great guy. Wait'll
Kimberly opens up at that dance tonight.

She's gonna slide her
feet and create some heat!

Hallelujah, brother!

Hi, gang. Roger. Oh, hi. Dad.

Hey, I don't mean
to interrupt, gang...

[Chuckling]

Daddy, I just asked Roger
how he'd feel if I was black. Oh?

Dad may look
white on the outside,

but on the inside
he is pure black.

Yeah. You oughta
see him tap dance.

Oh, come on. It's impossible.
You guys are just fooling around.

- Well, maybe we are.
- Yeah, I figured you
were pullin' my leg.

Yeah, we were
givin' a jerk a jerk.

Well, I'm all set.
Let's go to the dance.

Sure. You, uh, want to take
the makeup off first, huh?

No, I'm gonna go like
this. [Scoffs] But you can't!

Why not? Because I'd feel funny.

Yeah, I bet you would.

You know, Roger, I liked you a
lot, and you really disappointed me.

How? You're prejudiced.

Me? What makes you
think I'm prejudiced?

When you told Emily
she couldn't dance with

Willis 'cause he's
black. I took it as a hint.

Oh! You must have
misunderstood me, Arnold. Uh-huh.

Roger, Arnold has it all on his tape
recorder. Want me to play it back for you?

[Sighs]

How did you ever get to
be such a bigot, Roger?

[Scoffs] I'm not a bigot.

I'm just not comfortable around
people who aren't my own kind.

And when it comes to my sister
dating a black guy, I just don't like it.

Emily didn't seem to mind.

She's a nice kid, Roger. I
hope you don't poison her mind.

It's really a shame, Roger, your
holding yourself back like this.

You know, maybe one day you ought
to learn to judge people for what they are.

Good-bye, Roger.

In case you missed the point,
that means adios, auf Wiedersehen,

arrivederci, so
long and get lost.

You handled that very well, honey.
You too, guys. I'm proud of you.

You know, a lot of people
just talk about taking on bigots,

but very few people
ever really do.

Mm-hmm.

Hmm. Arnold, what
are you staring at?

Oh, I was just wondering
how you'd look in an Afro.

♪ 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 ♪

♪ Mmm ♪♪