Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986): Season 4, Episode 4 - The Team - 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 ♪

COME ON, EDDIE.
DON'T BE SO NEGATIVE.



YOU'LL MAKE THE BASKETBALL TEAM,

JUST LIKE I AM.

'CAUSE YOU'RE AS GOOD AS I AM.

WELL, THANKS.

I WOULDN'T SAY I'M FANTASTIC.

MAYBE JUST SENSATIONAL.

HANG ON A MINUTE, EDDIE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT, TOOTIE?

KIMBERLY AND I
MADE SOME BROWNIES.

YOU WANT SOME?

OH, HEY, THANKS, TOOTIE,

BUT, YOU KNOW, BASKETBALL
TRYOUTS ARE TOMORROW.

IF I ATE ONE OF YOUR BROWNIES,

I'D NEVER GET OFF THE GROUND.

[LAUGHING]

YOU'LL HAVE TROUBLE GETTING
OFF THE GROUND ANYWAY

BECAUSE OF ALL THOSE
ROCKS IN YOUR HEAD.

EDDIE. LISTEN, BELIEVE
ME, YOU'LL MAKE THE TEAM.

I'LL MEET YOU IN THE PLAYGROUND

IN 10 MINUTES TO GIVE
YOU SOME MORE POINTERS.

OK, EDDIE. BYE.

POOR EDDIE.

HE'S GOT NO CONFIDENCE.

HE'S NOT LIKE YOU.

YOU'RE FULL OF IT.

YOU KNOW, TOOTIE, YOU
REALLY GROW ON A PERSON.

LIKE A WART.

IF THAT'S YOUR ATTITUDE, WILLIS,

I'LL JUST GIVE THESE
BROWNIES TO ARNOLD.

LISTEN TO THE CUTE
NOTE HE LEFT ME.

"DEAR TOOTIE. IN CASE
I NEVER MENTIONED IT,

"YOU'RE THE NICEST, PRETTIEST,
CUTEST HOUSEGUEST WE EVER HAD.

"AND I'M NOT JUST SAYING THAT
'CAUSE YOU'RE MAKING BROWNIES.

"WITH DEEPEST AFFECTION,
YOURS VERY TRULY, ARNOLD.

"P.S. WHILE I'M AT THE LIBRARY

"BE SURE WILLIS
DOESN'T GRAB MY SHARE.

HE'S SKINNY, BUT HE'S A HOG."

ARNOLD'S ALWAYS SO NICE TO ME.

HE KNOWS HOW TO TREAT A GUEST.

I'LL SAY.

SINCE YOU ARRIVED,
HE'S NEVER AROUND.

LISTEN, MR. CONROY, I DID
WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RIGHT.

I DON'T NEED ANY
HOT-HEADED, HOSTILE LAWYER

TO TELL ME HOW TO
RUN MY BUSINESS.

AND I RESENT BEING
SPOKEN TO THAT WAY.

ALL RIGHT THEN, SUE ME.

BUT REMEMBER, THE BURDEN
OF PROOF IS ON YOUR SIDE.

ARROGANT,
SELF-RIGHTEOUS, SON OF A...

BARRISTER.

DAD, WHAT ARE YOU SO MAD ABOUT?

WHO'S MAD?

I THINK YOU ARE.

YOUR EARS ARE TURNING PURPLE.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

HE'S GONNA SUE ME.

THAT LOW-LIFE. THAT CRUMB.

WHO'S SUING YOU?

ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.

AT LEAST HE USED TO BE.

CHARLIE WILLIAMS.

MR. WILLIAMS?

WELL, HE'S WORKED FOR YOU

FOR SUCH A LONG TIME, DADDY.

20 YEARS.

HOW CAN HE DO THIS TO ME?

I GAVE HIM HIS FIRST BIG
BREAK AT THE COMPANY.

THEN WHY'S HE SUING
YOU, MR. DRUMMOND?

DID YOU FIRE HIM?

NO, I GAVE HIM A RAISE.

OH. WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND, DAD.

WELL, WHAT HE WANTED
WAS TO BE PROMOTED

TO BE SUPERVISOR OF SALES.

I GAVE HIM A RAISE INSTEAD.

I CAN UNDERSTAND HIS BEING
UPSET AT NOT GETTING THE JOB,

BUT FOR HIM TO
TAKE ME INTO COURT.

SUING ME FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.

A MILLION DOLLARS?

WHAT HAPPENS IF HE WINS?

FIRST I CRY.

THEN I STRANGLE MY LAWYER.

UGH.

WELL, DADDY, WHY DIDN'T YOU
GIVE MR. WILLIAMS THE PROMOTION?

WASN'T HE QUALIFIED?

OH, SURE HE WAS.

THERE'S NOBODY
BETTER THAN CHARLIE,

BUT I HAD TO BRING IN A NEW MAN

FROM OUTSIDE THE COMPANY.

WHY?

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

WELL, IN THE FIRST PLACE,

THE NEW MAN IS BLACK.

ON SECOND THOUGHT,
SOUNDS FAIR TO ME.

DAD, YOU MEAN THIS NEW
GUY BEAT OUT MR. WILLIAMS

JUST BECAUSE HE'S BLACK?

WELL, NO. MORE
BECAUSE HE'S NOT WHITE.

WHAT HE IS, OFF-WHITE?

LOOK. IT WAS A VERY
DIFFICULT SITUATION, KIDS.

IT ALL CAME DOWN TO A
QUESTION OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

BUT THAT'S NOT FAIR, DADDY.

YOUR OLD FRIEND
DOESN'T GET THE JOB

BECAUSE OF THE
COLOR OF HIS SKIN.

SO WHAT?

I MEAN UP UNTIL NOW, ABOUT
THE ONLY WAY A BLACK PERSON

COULD GET A GOOD JOB, WAS TO
TAKE A BATH IN A BARREL OF BLEACH.

SEE, KIMBERLY,

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO MINORITY PEOPLE.

IT HELPS MAKE UP FOR ALL
OF THE JOBS AND PROMOTIONS

THEY HAVEN'T HAD OVER
MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.

THAT'S RIGHT, MR. DRUMMOND.

BUT WHY SHOULD MR. WILLIAMS
TAKE THE WRAP FOR DISCRIMINATION

THAT TOOK PLACE
SO MANY YEARS AGO?

THAT'S RIGHT, KIMBERLY.

TOOTIE, ARE YOU
AFRAID TO TAKE SIDES

BECAUSE YOU'RE A GUEST?

THAT'S RIGHT, WILLIS.

KIMBERLY, WE HAVE TO STOP
DISCRIMINATION SOMEPLACE.

THAT WAS A VERY
HARD DECISION TO MAKE,

TO BRING A MAN FROM
OUTSIDE OF THE COMPANY.

BUT I'M ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN
IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.

OH, IT WAS THE RIGHT
THING TO DO, DAD.

HEY, LISTEN, SOMEBODY'S
GOT GIVE MINORITIES A BREAK.

I'M WITH YOU ALL THE WAY.

WELL, I STILL SAY IT'S NOT FAIR,

AND PEOPLE ARE TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

YOU KNOW I ONCE READ ABOUT
A MAN WHO CHANGED HIS NAME

JUST SO HE COULD GET A JOB.

HE CHANGED IT FROM KEVIN
O'BRIAN TO PEDRO SANCHEZ.

WHAT DOES HE DO
ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY?

WEAR A GREEN ENCHILADA?

KIMBERLY, THE POINT IS THIS:

AT OUR COMPANY, WE HAVEN'T
HAD ANY MINORITY PEOPLE AT ALL

IN UPPER MANAGEMENT, AND I JUST
DECIDED IT'S TIME TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

NOW UNFORTUNATELY, THIS LAWYER
MR. CONROY IS GOING TO MAKE IT WORSE.

HE'S TOUGH. I NEVER MET THE
MAN, BUT EVERYBODY TELLS ME

HE'S THE BEST AT WHAT HE DOES.

WHAT'S THAT?

HE SPECIALIZES IN
DISCRIMINATION CASES.

AH, DON'T WORRY,
DAD, YOU'LL BEAT HIM.

YOU'RE A WINNER.

HEY, LISTEN, I GOTTA GET GOING.

I GOTTA HELP MY FRIEND, EDDIE,
WITH SOME MORE BASKETBALL TIPS

BEFORE THE TRYOUTS TOMORROW.

HEY, THAT'S RIGHT.

TOMORROW'S THE BIG DAY.

YOU THINK YOU CAN
MAKE VARSITY, SON?

DAD, I SAID YOU WERE A WINNER.

WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU INHERITED IT FROM?

HEY, WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF
YOU COULD MAKE A VARSITY LETTER

AS A FRESHMAN, WILLIS?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "IF?"

WHEN COACH NICHOLS SEES ME PLAY,

THERE'S NO WAY HE CAN'T
SAY "WILLIS, YOU THRILL US."

I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE YOUR
CONFIDENCE WHEN I WAS HIGH SCHOOL,

I WANTED SO BADLY TO MAKE A
LETTER, BUT IT JUST WASN'T IN THE CARDS.

I KEPT PSYCHING MYSELF OUT.

I WENT OUT FOR
FOOTBALL, FUMBLED.

I WENT OUT FOR BASKETBALL, I
COULDN'T MAKE A FREE THROW.

I WENT OUT FOR BASEBALL,
I KEPT DROPPING FLY BALLS.

I COULDN'T EVEN MAKE
THE DEBATING TEAM.

WHY NOT?

I TALKED SO FAST,
MY BRACES LOCKED.

DO YOU KNOW HOW
EMBARRASSING IT IS

TO HAVE YOUR MOTHER RUN UP ON
THE STAGE WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS?

DON'T WORRY, DAD.

NOW YOU'VE GOT A
SON WHO'S A JOCK,

AND GONNA MAKE IT
BIG FOR BOTH OF US.

YOU KNOW, WILLIS, I WAS
REALLY WRONG BEFORE.

ABOUT WHAT?

YOU'RE JUST NOT FULL OF IT.

IT'S STARTING TO OVERFLOW.

OOH, MAN.

COACH REALLY WORKED OUR TAILS.

YEAH, I GUESS HE'S
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

WHOSE TAIL TO CUT.

YEAH, WELL, IF I
DON'T MAKE THE TEAM,

I'M NOT GONNA CRY ABOUT IT.

I'LL JUST KILL MYSELF.

TAKIN' THE EASY WAY OUT, HUH?

HEY, WILLIS, YOU WERE REALLY

A STREAK OUT THERE, MAN.

I MEAN, YOU REALLY MOVED.

AW, I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT THAT, EDDIE.

I MEAN, WHAT DID I DO?

I JUST FAKED OUT THE
FIRST STRING SENIOR.

THEN HIT MY JUMP SHOT. BOOM.

[CHEERING]

MAN, THERE'S NO WAY YOU
CAN MISS MAKING THE TEAM.

AW, COME ON, EDDIE. YOU'RE
GONNA MAKE THE TEAM, TOO.

I DOUBT IT.

HEY, LISTEN, THE COACH
IS REALLY AWARE OF YOU.

YEAH, ONLY 'CAUSE I HIT HIM
IN THE HEAD WITH THE BALL.

WELL, AT LEAST YOU
GOT HIS ATTENTION.

OK, OK, GUYS. LISTEN UP.

NOW, BEFORE I READ THE LIST
OF THE NEW GUYS WHO MADE IT,

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I
GOT ALMOST MY WHOLE TEAM

COMING BACK FROM LAST YEAR

AND THERE'S ONLY
ROOM FOR 5 OF YOU.

BUT I WANNA THANK YOU
ALL FOR GIVING IT YOUR BEST.

AND BETTER LUCK NEXT YEAR.

OK, HERE'S THE LUCKY 5.

JOE PATTERSON. [CHEERING]

JOE!

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

EDDIE SANDERS.

IS THAT ME?

HEY, THAT'S ME!

I TOLD YOU! I TOLD YOU, MAN.

OK, COME ON. SETTLE DOWN, GUYS.

WALDO HENRY.

[CHEERING]

AND FRANK SIMPSON.

WAIT. WHOO!

YEAH!

[CHEERING]

AND... AND LAST...

ROY LAVELLE.

Boy: ALL RIGHT, ROY!

[CHEERING]

IS THAT IT, COACH?

SORRY, WILLIS.

UH, FIRST PRACTICE, SAME
TIME TOMORROW, GUYS.

HEY, YOU DIDN'T MAKE IT.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT, MAN.

YOU'RE 10 TIMES
BETTER THAN I AM.

WOULD YOU STOP HAVING
MY NERVOUS BREAKDOWN?

WHERE'S JACKSON?

HE WENT HOME, COACH.

HE'S PRETTY UPSET.

[SIGHS]

I DON'T BLAME HIM.

HI, SWEETHEART. HI, DADDY.

HOW DID WILLIS MAKE OUT
IN THE TRYOUTS TODAY?

I DON'T KNOW. HE ISN'T BACK YET.

I SURE HOPE HE MAKES THE TEAM.

WELL, IF CONFIDENCE
COUNTS, HE NOT ONLY MADE IT,

BUT THE NEW YORK
KNICKS HAVE SIGNED HIM

FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS.

THAT'S A LITTLE FARFETCHED.

20, MAYBE.

I'M REALLY PROUD OF THAT BOY.

HEY, HERE HE IS.

HOW'D YOU DO, SON?

DID YOU MAKE THE VARSITY TEAM?

I DIDN'T EVEN MAKE WATER BOY.

I'M NOT ON THE TEAM.

OH, NO.

I'M SORRY, SON.

I LET YOU DOWN, DAD.

NAH, NOT AT ALL.

I'M SURE YOU DID YOUR BEST.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I THOUGHT I PLAYED SO GOOD,

BUT I GUESS IF I SHOT THE BALL
AS GOOD AS I SHOT OFF MY MOUTH,

I'D HAVE MADE THE TEAM.

HEY, I THINK IT'S TERRIFIC

THAT THEY THOUGHT YOU
WERE GOOD ENOUGH TO TRY OUT.

HEY, YEAH, WILLIS AND
JUST WORK REAL HARD

AND YOU'LL BE GOOD
ENOUGH NEXT YEAR.

YEAH, BUT I THOUGHT I WAS
GOOD ENOUGH THIS YEAR.

I DON'T GET IT.

I'M BETTER THAN MY FRIEND
EDDIE AND HE MADE THE TEAM.

EDDIE?

ISN'T THAT THE KID
YOU WERE HELPING?

YEAH. BUILT MY OWN MONSTER.

JUST CALL ME DR. FRANKENSTEIN.

WELL, LISTEN, YOU CAN STILL PLAY

ON THE JUNIOR VARSITY

OR THE FRESHMAN TEAM, CAN'T YOU?

DAD, OUR SCHOOL HASN'T
HAD THOSE TEAMS FOR YEARS.

IT WAS DIFFERENT
IN YOUR DAY, DADDY.

YEAH.

THINGS WERE A LOT DIFFERENT

WHEN I WENT TO NEANDERTHAL HIGH.

[DOORBELL]

MR. DRUMMOND? YES.

I'M COACH NICHOLS.

OH, HI, COACH.

NICE TO MEET YOU. COME ON IN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE
WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT YOU.

I CAN IMAGINE.

YOUR SON HAS TOLD
ME A LOT ABOUT YOU.

THIS IS MY DAUGHTER KIMBERLY.

HI, KIMBERLY.

COURSE YOU KNOW WILLIS

WHOM YOU JUST CUT FROM THE TEAM.

I KNEW THIS WASN'T
GOING TO BE EASY.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

NO, THANKS. I JUST CAME
BY TO TELL WILLIS SOMETHING.

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE
GONNA CUT ME AGAIN.

LOOK, WILLIS, YOU DESERVE

AN EXPLANATION ABOUT THAT.

WELL, IT SEEMS OBVIOUS.

APPARENTLY, HE WASN'T GOOD
ENOUGH TO BE ON THE TEAM.

HE WAS GOOD ENOUGH.

IT'S JUST THERE'S PRESSURE
FROM THE COMMUNITY.

BUT WHAT HAS THAT
GOT TO DO WITH WILLIS?

THERE ARE A LOT OF GROUPS

PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE SCHOOLS.

THEY WANT THE SCHOOL
TEAMS TO REFLECT

THE ETHNIC BALANCE
OF THE SCHOOL.

AND YOU KNOW OUR
BASKETBALL TEAM.

IT'S SLIGHTLY UNBALANCED.

IT'S ALL BLACK.

I GUESS WHAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING
ABOUT HERE IS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

WELL, WHEN IT CAME DOWN
TO THE LAST SPOT ON THE TEAM

AND THERE WAS A GOOD ENOUGH
WHITE PLAYER TRYING OUT...

YOU MEAN, YOU GAVE IT TO
EDDIE JUST BECAUSE HE'S WHITE?

HE'S ALSO A PRETTY
GOOD BALL PLAYER.

LOOK, I'M SORRY, WILLIS,

BUT, HEY, NEXT YEAR I'M
SURE YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

UNLESS THE BOAT PEOPLE
TRY OUT FOR THE TEAM.

[LAUGHING]

WELL, I BETTER BE GOING.

NICE MEETING YOU,
MR. DRUMMOND, KIMBERLY.

THANKS FOR COMING BY, COACH.

SEE YA, WILLIS.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

PUTTING A GUY ON THE TEAM
JUST BECAUSE HE'S WHITE.

WELL, THAT'S AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION, WILLIS.

NOW, YOU WERE IN FAVOR OF IT

WHEN MR. WILLIAMS WAS A VICTIM.

HOW COME YOU'RE AGAINST IT NOW?

'CAUSE THIS TIME
IT'S HAPPENING TO ME.

YOU'LL GET OVER IT, SON.

NO WAY AM I GONNA GET OVER IT.

AND I'M GONNA DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

HI, WILLIS.

DOIN' HOMEWORK?

NOPE, I'M THINKING.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT BY
THE WEIRD LOOK ON YOUR FACE.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT?

LOOK, WILLIS, WE'RE REALLY SORRY

YOU DIDN'T MAKE THE TEAM.

IS THERE ANYTHING WE
CAN DO TO CHEER YOU UP?

YEAH. LEAVE.

DAD'S BEEN HERE.

ARNOLD'S BEEN HERE.

YOU KNOW, ARNOLD EVEN OFFERED

TO TAKE ME TO A
MOVIE AND CHEER ME UP.

GOOD IDEA.

A MOVIE COULD CHEER YOU UP.

NOT WHEN IT'S CALLED THE
INVASION OF THE SWAMP SUCKERS.

I DON'T NEED TO BE CHEERED UP.

I'M STILL GONNA
FIND A WAY TO MAKE IT

ON THAT BASKETBALL TEAM.

HEY! I THINK I GOT IT.

REMEMBER THAT GUY
WHO CHANGED HIS NAME

TO PEDRO SANCHEZ TO GET A JOB?

WELL, FROM NOW ON, I'M GONNA
TELL EVERYBODY I'M WHITE.

I THINK HE'S CRACKING UP.

REMEMBER WHAT DAD SAID?

THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS ON THEM.

THEY WANT WHITE, I'LL
TELL THEM I'M WHITE.

YOU BETTER TELL THEM
IN A VERY DARK ROOM.

WILLIS, THAT IS THE MOST
RIDICULOUS THING I'VE EVER HEARD.

YOU CAN'T CHANGE YOUR
COLOR LIKE YOU CAN YOUR NAME.

YOU'RE BLACK.

OH, YEAH. PROVE IT.

FOR ONE THING,

YOUR FACE IS HANGING OUT.

WELL, HAVE YOU SEEN
MY FATHER? HE'S WHITE.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY
SISTER? SHE'S WHITE.

HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MIRROR?

DON'T YOU GUYS GET THE IDEA?

IF I TELL THEM I'M WHITE,

MAYBE THE COACH WILL
LET ME PLAY ON THE TEAM

TILL THEY PROVE I'M NOT.

BY THEN, MAYBE THE
SEASON WILL BE OVER.

THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

NO, IT ISN'T.

LIKE DAD SAID, THE BURDEN
OF PROOF IS ON THEIR SIDE.

YEAH, BUT THE BURDEN OF
STUPIDITY IS ON YOUR SIDE.

OK. I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT WAS A STUPID IDEA.

HEY! BUT HERE'S A SMART ONE.

YOU KNOW... YOU
KNOW THAT LAWYER, UM,

MR. CONROY, WHO'S SUING DAD?

WELL, I'M GONNA GET
HIM TO REPRESENT ME

AGAINST THE SCHOOL.

WHAT?

WHO ARE YOU GONNA GET TO
REPRESENT YOU AGAINST DAD?

I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND
SUGAR RAY LEONARD.

WILLIS, YOU HAVE FREAKED OUT.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN
WHEN YOUR DAD FINDS OUT

YOU PHONED THE
LAWYER WHO'S SUING HIM?

I'LL TELL HIM AT THE RIGHT TIME.

THAT'LL BE JUST
BEFORE YOUR FUNERAL.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

I GOT IT.

WILLIS JACKSON? THAT'S ME.

I'M ALBERT CONROY.

MR. CONROY?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA LET ME KNOW

WHEN I CAN COME TO YOUR OFFICE.

WELL, WILLIS, I'VE BEEN THINKING

ABOUT YOUR SITUATION.

LOOK, CAN I COME IN
FOR A MINUTE? YEAH, BUT...

WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER IF
WE WENT TO YOUR OFFICE?

LOOK, I WAS JUST COMING HOME

AND I FIGURED I'D
TELL YOU IN PERSON.

WILLIS, I'M TAKING YOUR CASE.

OH, THAT'S GREAT!

THIS IS TOOTIE.

OH, HOW DO YOU DO? HI.

UH, WILLIS, I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FOR JUST THIS KIND OF A CASE.

NOW, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS IT
WITH YOUR PARENTS. MY PARENTS?

OH, WELL, THEY'RE NOT HERE.

YOU'LL HAVE TO DO
THAT SOME OTHER TIME.

AW. WELL, FINE. FINE.

LOOK, WHILE I'M HERE,
COULD YOU GET ME THAT LIST

OF YOUR TEAM MEMBERS THAT YOU
MENTIONED TO ME ON THE PHONE?

OH, RIGHT. I'LL GO GET IT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. OK.

MR. CONROY, WOULD YOU LIKE
A SOFT DRINK OR SOMETHING?

OH, BE VERY NICE. THANK YOU.

GIVE HIM THE BOTTLE.

HE CAN TAKE IT WITH HIM.

UM, I'LL BE RIGHT
BACK WITH YOUR DRINK.

I THOUGHT YOU LOOKED
VERY NICE IN THE BLUE ONE.

OH, I LIKE THIS ONE
THOUGH. IT'S REAL NICE.

WELL, IT FITS WELL.

OH. LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE GUESTS.

UH, MY NAME'S DRUMMOND.

THIS IS MY DAUGHTER KIMBERLY.

MY NAME'S CONROY.

PHILIP DRUMMOND?

ALBERT CONROY.

MR. CONROY... NEVER MIND.

CONROY. I SHOULD
HAVE RECOGNIZED YOU

BY THE SNEER IN YOUR VOICE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?

YOUR HOUSE?

DID YOU COME HERE TO TRY
TO SETTLE OUT OF COURT?

OF COURSE NOT. I'M
HERE ON OTHER BUSINESS.

OTHER BUSINESS?

I'VE HEARD OF LAWYERS
THAT CHASE AMBULANCES.

WHAT DO YOU CHASE, BUILDINGS?

WATCH THAT TONE
WITH ME, DRUMMOND.

THIS IS YOUR HOUSE?

WHY DON'T I GO INTO THE
KITCHEN AND MAKE SOME WARM MILK

TO CALM EVERYBODY'S
NERVES? ESPECIALLY MINE.

I DIDN'T COME TO
SEE YOU, DRUMMOND.

I CAME TO TALK TO MY NEW CLIENT.

NEW CLIENT. WHAT
NEW CLIENT? HI, DAD.

OH, HI. THIS IS MY SON. DAD.

HIM? YOU?

WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING.

YOU'VE GOT A BLACK SON
AND YOU'RE PREJUDICED.

WHO ARE YOU CALLING PREJUDICED?

YOU WON'T HIRE THE
BEST MAN FOR THE JOB

BECAUSE HE'S WHITE. I
CALL THAT PREJUDICE.

I CALL THAT AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

AND IT'S IMPORTANT.

BUT... BUT, DAD,
THEY HAD NO RIGHT

TO CUT ME FROM THE TEAM.

AND MR. CONROY'S
GONNA HELP ME FIGHT IT.

WHAT? HIM? YOU?

WILLIS, HOW DARE YOU CALL
THIS MAN WITHOUT ASKING ME.

DAD, CALM DOWN.

I DON'T WANNA CALM
DOWN! I WANNA BE ANGRY.

OF ALL THE LAWYERS IN NEW YORK,

WHY DID YOU HAVE
TO CALL THIS MAN?

'CAUSE HE'S AN EXPERT

ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

YOU SAID YOURSELF
HE WAS TERRIFIC.

HA! THAT'S HIGH PRAISE COMING
FROM SOMEONE WHO CALLED ME A...

WELL, YOU REMEMBER
THAT NAME YOU CALLED ME.

YES, AND I JUST THOUGHT OF
A FEW NEW ONES I COULD ADD.

AND HOW MAY I ASK, DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR THIS LAWSUIT?

THERE'S NO FEE, DRUMMOND.

IT'S A MATTER OF
PRINCIPLE WITH ME.

REVERSE DISCRIMINATION IS
A VIOLATION OF CIVIL RIGHTS.

JUST AS BAD AS ANY OTHER
KIND OF DISCRIMINATION.

RIGHT. AND IN MY CASE,

IT'S REVERSE REVERSE
DISCRIMINATION.

WILLIS IS THE PERFECT TEST CASE.

A BLACK FIGHTING
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.

I LOVE IT.

WELL, I DON'T LOVE IT.

DRUMMOND, WHY DON'T
YOU LOOK AT THIS WAY,

WITH ALL THESE LAWSUITS,

YOU COULD END UP
A LANDMARK CASE.

I COULD MAKE YOU FAMOUS.

WILLIS, TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.

DRUMMOND, SEE YA IN COURT.

CHARMING GUY.

GRADUATE OF THE
PIRANHA SCHOOL OF LAW.

DAD... WILLIS, YOU HAVE A RIGHT

TO FIGHT FOR WHATEVER
YOU BELIEVE IN.

BUT YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO HUMILIATE ME LIKE THIS.

I'M SORRY, DAD. DON'T YOU
SAY ANYTHING MORE, WILLIS,

I'M MUCH TOO ANGRY.

OKAY.

WHY DOES EVERYTHING IN THIS
HOUSE HAVE TO BE SO EXPENSIVE?

OH, WHAT THE HELL?

KIMBERLY THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT LIKE SOME HOT MILK.

I HATE HOT MILK.

YOU LIKE COLD MILK?

YEAH.

GOOD.

LET THIS SIT FOR AN HOUR.

TOOTIE.

LISTEN, HAVE A SEAT.

I NEED TO KNOW SOMETHING.

I'D LIKE THE
OPINION OF A SISTER.

WHAT'S KIMBERLY?
YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW?

I MEAN A BLACK SISTER.

COME ON. YOU KNOW
WHY DAD'S MAD AT ME.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO.

IF YOU'RE SMART,
YOU'LL LEAVE TOWN.

COME ON, BE SERIOUS.

YOU THINK I HAVE A RIGHT
TO FIGHT GETTING CUT,

DON'T YOU?

AND I WANT YOUR HONEST OPINION.

I THINK YOU'RE WRONG.

WHO CARES WHAT YOU THINK?

SUITS ME.

W-W-WAIT A MINUTE, TOOTIE.

WHY DO YOU THINK I'M WRONG?

BECAUSE YOU DON'T REALLY
CARE ABOUT DISCRIMINATION.

YOU JUST CHANGED YOUR
TUNE WHEN YOU GOT HURT.

YEAH, BUT THIS IS 2
DIFFERENT THINGS.

BEFORE I TALKED ABOUT JOBS,

AND I MEANT EVERYTHING I SAID,

BUT THIS IS BASKETBALL.

I MEAN, BLACK PEOPLE GET
STOPPED FROM GETTING JOBS,

BUT NO ONE STOPS WHITE GUYS
FROM PLAYING BASKETBALL, DO THEY?

SOMETIMES. WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, SOMETIMES?

WELL, I'VE SEEN BROTHERS
PLAY BALL IN THE PLAYGROUND

AND SOME WHITE DUDE WILL COME UP

AND IT'S OBVIOUS HE'D
LIKE TO PLAY. YEAH, SO?

WELL, THE BROTHERS LOOK AT HIM

AND FREEZE HIM OUT

LIKE HE WAS RECRUITING
FOR THE KLAN.

IF HE DOESN'T GET
A CHANCE TO PLAY

WITH THE BETTER PLAYERS,

HOW'S HE GONNA
GET BETTER HIMSELF?

WELL, THAT NEVER
HAPPENS WITH ME.

I MEAN, DIDN'T I HELP
MY FRIEND EDDIE?

WILLIS, NOT EVERYONE'S LIKE YOU.

I'M SORRY, BUT YOU
WANTED MY HONEST OPINION.

YEAH, AND I THINK I'LL
GO TALK TO KIMBERLY

AND GET A BETTER HONEST OPINION.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

MR. DRUMMOND? YES.

I'M EDDIE SANDERS,
WILLIS' FRIEND.

OH, HI, EDDIE. NICE TO MEET YOU.

COME ON IN.

SAY, CONGRATULATIONS
ON MAKING THE TEAM.

I THINK THAT IS TERRIFIC.

YOU REALLY DID IT, DIDN'T YOU?

YEAH, THANKS. IS WILLIS HOME?

RIGHT HERE, EDDIE.

HI.

WILLIS, I GOTTA TALK TO YOU.

ALONE.

WELL, IF IT'S ABOUT THE TEAM,

YOU CAN SAY IT RIGHT HERE.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT
ANYTHING HITTIN' THE FAN,

I'VE ALREADY BEEN SPLATTERED.

I HEARD YOU'RE GONNA SUE
JUST TO GET ON THE TEAM

AND THAT I ONLY MADE IT

'CAUSE OF REVERSE
DISCRIMINATION.

WELL... IT'S TRUE?

HEY, EDDIE, DON'T
TAKE IT PERSONALLY.

DON'T TAKE IT PERSONALLY?

I'LL BE THE LAUGHING STOCK
OF THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

THEY'LL PUT ME ON A
CHUCK BARRIS SHOW.

I'M QUITTING THE TEAM.

NOW, NOW, CALM DOWN, EDDIE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

YEAH, YOU'RE NOT
THE ONE I'M MAD AT.

AND I DON'T WANT
YOU TO QUIT THE TEAM.

NO, I'M QUITTING.

EDDIE, WHY SHOULD
YOU QUIT THE TEAM?

WELL, WHO WANTS TO BE ON A TEAM

IF THEY THINK I'M
NOT GOOD ENOUGH?

WILLIS, YOU CAN TAKE MY PLACE.

HEY, NO WAY, EDDIE.

AND I DON'T WANT
YOU TO QUIT THE TEAM.

AND THERE'S NOT
GONNA BE ANY LAWSUIT.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I'M DROPPING THE WHOLE THING.

I WAS ANGRY BEFORE

AND I REALIZED I WAS
ONLY INTERESTED IN MYSELF.

I'M SORRY, DAD.

WILLIS, I THINK YOU'RE
DOING THE RIGHT THING,

BUT I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU,

I WAS A LITTLE ANGRY, TOO.

REALLY? YOU KNOW I
NEVER REALLY NOTICED.

WELL, I'M STILL
QUITTIN' THE TEAM.

NO WAY.

YOU WANTED TO BE ON THAT
TEAM MORE THAN ANYTHING

AND NOW'S YOUR CHANCE.

DON'T LOUSE IT UP.

YOU REALLY FEEL
THAT WAY, WILLIS?

YEAH, I REALLY DO.

LISTEN, YOU STAY ON THE TEAM
AND ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN

'CAUSE NEXT YEAR
YOU WON'T BE THERE.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE NEXT YEAR,
WHEN I MAKE THE TEAM,

I'M GONNA PLAY ALL 5 POSITIONS.

♪ 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 ♪