Good Times (1974–1979): Season 6, Episode 15 - Florida's Favorite Passenger: Part 2 - full transcript

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[Man Announcing] And
now for the conclusion.

[Mrs. Baker] Larry! Oh! Oh!

Oh, thank God. Keith,
you saved his life.

Yeah, man. You really did it.

You okay, man?
Yeah, I'm all right.

I'm gonna go talk to
Bookman about this elevator.

If he doesn't do something, I'm
gonna tear the butt off that buffalo.

Amen.

Don't you know you could've gotten
yourself killed backing up like that?

You heard me calling
you. Didn't you, boy?

Well, didn't you?

Yeah, but you were all
yelling at the same time.



I couldn't figure out
what you were saying.

Figure out?

You had to figure out
what we were saying?

Oh, my God.

Believe me, Mrs.
Baker. It's his hearing.

This child needs medical
attention, and he needs it right now.

Because the next
time might be too late.

All right. All right.

Where do I take him to find
out about these kind of things?

Don't you have a family doctor?

Yeah. The free clinic.

But all they give you
is birth control pills.

And after six kids, it's
a little late for that now.

The public health service may be
able to refer you to the right hospital.

Hey, wait a minute.

Would somebody mind
telling me what's going on here?

[Sighs]

Look, baby. We're gonna go
and get your hearing tested.

Okay? What for?

Well, Mrs. Evans and I feel that you're
not hearing as well as you ought to be.

Look, why don't we all
just get out of this hallway...

before somebody comes
along and spray paints us?

Yeah, that's right.
You're right about that.

[Michael] Talk about
it in the living room.

You can make that
call here, Mrs. Baker.

- Oh, no, Mrs. Evans. I can't do that now.
- Wh...

I mean, I would, but I gotta
get back to work tonight.

And I work all day
tomorrow. I'm a bartender.

And if I ain't there to open and
close up, I could lose my job.

Well, can't you get somebody else
to do that, like the cocktail waitress?

I am the cocktail waitress.

- Then what about the cashier?
- That's me too.

- Bouncer?
- Uh-huh.

If anybody get out of line with
the cocktail waitress or the cashier,

I just yell "Bouncer,"
and then I bounce 'em.

Is there anything down
there you don't do?

Uh-huh. Three things:

keep the profits,
get time off...

and a drink when I need one.

But what about Larry?

- You could take me, Mrs. Evans.
- Oh, now, Larry...

That's right, Ma. You're
not working tomorrow.

But, Thelma...

Hey, Ma, I think
that's a great idea.

- But, Michael...
- She'll do it. She's wonderful.

- But, Penny...
- Oh, Ma, that would be great.

You see, then Mrs.
Baker can go to work,

and Larry will still be in the
hands of a great, responsible adult.

A wonderful and
generous responsible adult.

Mm-hmm. Y'all are
spreadin' it so thick.

I just hope it's one of
the cheaper spreads.

Look, Larry. I think your mother
should have something to say about this.

Oh, she doesn't mind.

Well, it would be an awful lot of
help to me if you could, Mrs. Evans.

See? I told you.

Well, in that case,
it's fine with me.

Oh, Mama, that's great.
You made the right choice.

Yeah, yeah. Come
on, honey. Come on.

We got to be going. Come on.

Oh. And, Mrs. Evans,

I'm sorry about the
way I acted earlier. Oh.

I've been so overworked, I guess
I'd just about jump on anybody.

But you've been a
whole lot of help to us,

and I just wish there was
a way I could pay you back.

- A layaway is always nice.
- Penny.

Well, it's the
thought that counts.

Thanks again, Mrs.
Evans. You're welcome.

I'll see you tomorrow,
Larry. Right. Bye, everybody.

- [Michael] See you later, Larry.
- [Florida] Bye-bye now.

[Woman On P.A.] Paging
Dr. Woodcock. Report to Surgery.

Dr. Woodcock, report to Surgery.

Paging Dr. Vincent.

[Clears Throat]

Hi. Hi.

Been waitin' long? No.

Just for some
tests. Oh. For what?

Leprosy. Oh.

What?

It's rare in Chicago.

But when it spreads, it spreads.

Oh!

Fool, what is wrong with
you? That-That-That lady...

I don't want to hear nothin'.

As soon as I get home, I'm
tellin' the old lady on you, sucker.

You hear that?

Willona? Huh?

Larry's been in there an
awful long time with that doctor.

I'm really starting to
get worried about him.

Flo, stop worrying.
He's in good hands.

This is the best
hospital in town.

I know.

I'm so glad you can get time off from
your job to come down here with me.

[Chuckles] Don't thank
me. Thank my boss.

[Laughs] I told him
today was a special day...

for black women
all over America.

It is? What happened? Mm-hmm.

We all made it
through yesterday.

Yeah, well, don't
forget about what I did.

Okay, Bookman.

Thank you for
driving us down here.

How much does she
owe you, Booger?

Nothing. After what almost
happened to that boy yesterday,

I figure it's the
least I can do.

You know, I tossed
and turned all night.

I know. The whole
building was shakin'.

Please, y'all. I'm really
worried about Larry.

Flo, don't worry. What
could possibly go wrong?

Ooh, Lord, I spoke too soon.

Check out the dude
that's comin' in now.

Say, mamas, my name is Lenny.

And if you can't get it here,
then there can't be that many.

Now, I got some cough drops
and potions and cups of hot toddy.

I'm not ear, nose or throat,

but I can fix your whole body.

I got a hot-water bottle.

If you want it, you can take it.

Or a whole set of bedpans,

just in case you can't make it.

[No Audible Dialogue]

Well, hello there,
Lenny. My name is Flo.

I don't wanna rush
you, but I wish you'd go.

'Cause not only are you nuts,

but I'm beginning to see red.

And if you don't get out of my
face, I'm goin' upside your head.

I'll take my stuff to the Red
Cross. Oh, get out of here.

Did you ever see
anything like that before?

Excuse me. You're
with the Baker boy?

That's right, Doctor.
I'm Dr. Casey.

Hey, like in Ben?

- No, like in Harvey.
- Oh.

Well, Doctor, how
is he? Is it serious?

Well, we feel anytime a person
is subjected to a hearing loss,

that's serious.

And so much of
it is preventable.

When I see something like this
happen to a sweet kid like Larry,

I got to stop and take
my own blood pressure.

- Is it that bad?
- 146 over 88.

Of course, if I eliminate
salt from my diet...

Oh, you meant Larry.

Well, I feel we should've been
treating him long before this.

Now don't get alarmed.

It's just that I can't help but feel
concerned about my patients' welfare.

Dr. Casey, it's Mrs.
Fletcher on the phone.

Tell her to go jump in the lake.

Oh, that was just
my mother-in-law.

Doctor, about Larry's
loss of hearing... Mm-hmm.

Exactly what causes this?
Is it some kind of disease?

Well, we can't be sure until all the
tests come back, but, uh, right offhand,

I'd say he's suffering from a
moderate case of stapedial otosclerosis.

Oh, my God!

Not that. No, it can't be that.

That poor kid.
And he's so young.

Exactly what is
"stupidial exclorosis"?

Bookman!

Stapedial otosclerosis is a, uh,

progressive softening of one
of the bones in the middle ear.

To put it quite simply, the
worse it gets, the less he hears.

- Hey, Doctor, you know,
I had an aunt one time...
- Good for you.

Now will you sit down
and shut up, butterball?

Now, uh, getting back to Larry.

If we do find otosclerosis,

I'd suggest a stapedectomy
just as soon as possible.

- What's that?
- Well, it's
a simple operation.

We just surgically
remove the diseased bone,

replace it with
an artificial one.

Of course, he's gonna have to
spend the night for observation.

If everything else checks out,
he can go home the next day.

And that's all there
is to it? Mm-hmm.

Doctor, if it is that
simple, why don't...

Why don't more people
know about it? Right.

I don't know. Kids need
regular physical checkups.

I mean, we can't help
'em until they come to us.

And so many parents don't even
recognize the problem until it's too late.

Instead, they feel the child
is, uh, slow or inattentive.

Well, then, uh, when
can we schedule Larry...

for this operation, Mrs. Baker?

Oh, I'm not Mrs. Baker.

- Uh, Mrs. Baker.
- No, I'm single.

But I'm fighting it every day.

Well, then, uh, how about
you? Are you the parent?

Hey, man, do I look
like I've had babies?

No, but it won't be long now.

Doctor. Yes?

Larry's mother is working.

But I'll tell her, and she'll
get in touch with you.

Good. And the sooner
the better. Yes, Doctor.

Oh, Larry.

Hey. How's my boy?

Fine, Doctor. Good, good, good.

Well, all right, everybody.
Thank you all very much.

Thank you, Doctor. Surely.

Dr. Casey, your
mother-in-law called again.

- She says she threw
her back out.
- Threw her back out.

Now that's a start. If I can just figure
out a way to throw the rest of her out.

[Chuckles] See you later.

Well, Larry, what did
the doctor tell you?

Well, he said I might need an
operation. Are you gonna bring me?

Oh, no. I think your
mother will do that.

Well, then I'm not coming.

Oh, come on, Larry. It's
nothing to be afraid of.

It's a simple operation.

And your mother will
be so proud of you.

No, she won't. She
doesn't even care. Oh!

That's why when I
finally do get out of here,

I'm gonna run away from home...

and come live with you
for the rest of my life.

- Willona, what time is it?
- 4:15.

That's the fifth time you've
asked me what time it is, Flo.

Now listen. You had no choice.

- You had to tell Larry's
mother what he said.
- I know.

So what if she
got a little upset.

And yelled and screamed and
slammed the phone down in your ear.

You have no
reason to be nervous.

Nervous? What makes
you think I'm nervous?

Well, darlin', for
the last 25 minutes,

you've been spray waxing the
furniture with Michael's deodorant.

[Chuckles] I knew
what I was doing.

What's the matter? Don't you
want our furniture to smell nice?

Hmm. Nice try, baby.

Listen, you're
both mature adults.

And mature adults can always get together
and talk things over without getting angry.

Hey, Mrs. Evans, I got a
book here on boxing lessons...

that you can practice with
before Mrs. Baker gets here.

I used to box. The one thing I
remember... the most important thing...

Is to keep your chin
tucked in like this.

That's the way
Ali used to do it.

[Imitating Muhammad Ali] I'm
the greatest fighter of all time.

I dig all that. But what do you do with the
other two chins you got hangin' out here?

Where do you tuck those, huh?

Bookman, I don't
want boxing lessons.

Okay then. I got some
other books you might like.

Here's one on wrestling,
fencing, kung fu.

Oh, here's one: How to Cop
a Plea in Five Easy Lessons.

Bookman, I don't
want any of those.

We're just gonna talk.
That's all. Okay, okay, okay.

But just in case, I got a
first-aid kit tucked in my tool belt,

and I got the police station's
phone number in my wallet.

And I will personally be right
outside just in case you need me.

I appreciate that, Bookman.

And we're deeply
impressed with your concern.

Okay.

[Muttering, Chuckling]

[Jamaican Accent] Hello there.
Excuse me. I'm on my way to Jamaica.

♪ Day-o Day-ay-ay-o ♪

Hey, Flo, you want me to stay?

No, you go help Bookman pack.

Don't be no fool, hon.

'Cause the life you
save might be your own.

Won't you have a
seat, Mrs. Baker?

No, thank you.

I just came over
to pick up my child.

That is, if you already
haven't filed for legal adoption.

Your son is in the back room
playing with my neighbor's child.

Mrs. Baker, when we
talked over the phone,

you didn't give me
a chance to explain.

I didn't influence
Larry to say any of that.

Well, what else would make
him say a thing like that?

I mean, do you have any idea
how that makes me feel, Mrs. Evans?

Working all of
my life, sacrificing,

just so my kids would have a
decent change of clothes to wear.

And then to have a child come
back and say that I don't care?

Now you tell me. Just
how am I supposed to feel?

I don't know what made
Larry say any of that.

Look, maybe if we
can just work together...

- Mrs. Evans, how many
of my kids do you want?
- What?

Maybe I ought to just take out my wallet
and let you browse through the pictures.

Look, Mrs. Baker.

Larry is under the impression
that he is mistreated.

[Scoffs]

Now, if you don't want
to discuss it with me,

I suggest you get yourself
a good child psychiatrist.

Now just a minute!

I don't need no psychologist
telling me that I'm an unfit mother...

and then try to charge me an
arm and a leg for the privilege.

I'm already puttin' myself in debt
for this operation Larry's got to have.

And I will do it gladly, Mrs.
Evans, because I do care.

Now, I don't care what you say,

and I don't care what Larry say,

and I don't care what no
damn psychologists say.

I do the very best that
I can for all of my kids.

The very best that I can!

The best that I know how to do!

- [Slams] - I heard that!

Everybody put your hands up!

Get up against the wall! Move!

Will you get out of here?

But, Mrs. Evans, she... Out!

I only wanted to help.

That's all I need.

Revenge of the Brown
Panther. [Clicks Tongue]

Larry?

Larry, will you come out
here a minute, please?

Yes, Mrs. Evans?

Your mother's here.

Okay.

Larry, she is very upset about
what you said at the hospital.

- You told her?
- Yes, I did.

Oh, well, I don't
care. It's true.

Larry, what makes you think
your mother doesn't care?

Well, she just
doesn't, that's all.

Well, there must be some
reason for you to think that.

Well, she didn't know I had a hearing
problem, and you had to tell her.

Now, if she really cared, she
would've found out a long time ago.

Why didn't you tell her
about your hearing problem?

Well, because I didn't know.

Ah. How'd you
expect her to know?

Well, because she's my
mother. She's supposed to know.

But all she cares about
is working all the time.

Oh, honey, your mother
works because she loves you.

- [Larry] No, she works
because she wants to.
- Well, I'm not sure about that.

Well, if she really loved me,
then how come she never told me?

I never told you. But you
figured it out, didn't you?

Well, how come you knew I had
trouble hearing and she didn't?

Well, Larry...

It's not that she
didn't love you.

It's just that it came
on so gradual...

that she simply got used to it.

It's a case of not seeing the
forest for the trees. But you saw it.

Well, there ain't many
trees around here.

Why, she's loved you all along.

You didn't see it, but I did.

It was in her eyes when you
almost fell down that elevator shaft.

It was in her voice when I
spoke to her over the phone.

And it's written all
over her face right now.

[Sobs]

I'm sorry, baby.

I'm so sorry.

Ha! Now let's see
"Dear Abby" top that.

Oh, J.J., I'm so sorry
you didn't get the job.

Look, you stay right there at the
bus station, and we'll pick you up.

Okay, I'll see you in a minute.

[Knocking]

Larry. Mrs. Baker.

Come on in. Thank you.

How are you? Oh, just fine.

Listen, we just came by to bring
you a little present for all of your help.

Oh, you didn't have to do that.

Oh, yes, we did.
And Larry insisted.

Okay, Larry? Okay.

Now ask me something.

[Softly] Oh.

All right.

If two is company and three's
a crowd, what is four and five?

Nine. Ta-da!

Oh!

Oh, Larry.

[Laughing]

Oh, that's the best
present I ever had.

♪ Good times Good times ♪

♪ Keepin' your
head above water ♪

♪ Makin' a wave when you can ♪

♪ Temporary layoffs ♪
♪ Good times ♪

♪ Easy credit rip-offs ♪
♪ Good times ♪

♪ Ain't we lucky we got 'em ♪

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