The Jeffersons (1975–1985): Season 4, Episode 6 - Good News, Bad News - full transcript

Louise is hoping that Fay Blanchard, the director of the Neighborhood Help Center, will appoint her as editor of the center's newsletter. While Helen visits Louise to invite her to go shopping for a party, she invites Helen to stay so she could meet Ms. Blanchard. While Ms. Blanchard discusses the newsletter job to Louise, she is impressed with Helen's journalism experience. As a result, she appoints Helen as editor instead, making Louise think that Helen stole the job she wanted from her.

♪ WELL, WE'RE MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ TO THE EAST SIDE ♪

♪ MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ TO A DELUXE APARTMENT ♪

♪ IN THE SKY ♪

♪ WE'RE MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ TO THE EAST SIDE ♪

♪ MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ WE FINALLY GOT
A PIECE OF THE PIE ♪



♪ FISH DON'T FRY
IN THE KITCHEN ♪

♪ BEANS DON'T
BURN ON THE GRILL ♪

♪ TOOK A WHOLE LOT OF TRYIN' ♪

♪ JUST TO GET UP THAT HILL ♪

♪ NOW WE'RE UP IN
THE BIG LEAGUES ♪

♪ GETTIN' OUR TURN AT BAT ♪

♪ AS LONG AS WE LIVE ♪

♪ IT'S YOU AND ME, BABY ♪

♪ THERE AIN'T NOTHIN'
WRONG WITH THAT ♪

♪ WE'RE MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ TO THE EAST SIDE ♪

♪ MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ TO A DELUXE APARTMENT ♪



♪ IN THE SKY ♪

♪ WE'RE MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ TO THE EAST SIDE ♪

♪ MOVIN' ON UP ♪

♪ WE FINALLY GOT A
PIECE OF THE PIE ♪♪

MR. JEFFERSON?

MR. JEFFERSON? WHAT DO YOU WANT?

CAN I HAVE PART OF THAT PAPER?

SURE.

HERE.

NOW QUIT BOTHERING ME.

IT'S AMAZING HOW SOME PEOPLE CAN
BE SO FUNNY SO EARLY IN THE MORNING.

IT'S TOO BAD YOU
AIN'T ONE OF THEM.

WHY AIN'T YOU WORKING, FLORENCE?

'CAUSE I CAN'T DO NOTHIN'
TILL I READ DEAR ABBY.

DID YOU WRITE A LETTER
ABOUT YOUR BROKEN ROMANCE?

- WHAT BROKEN ROMANCE?
- BETWEEN YOU AND WORK.

HERE.

YOU KNOW, MR. JEFFERSON,
IN ALL GOD'S CREATION...

THE GOOD LORD ONLY
MADE ONE MISTAKE.

- WHICH ONE WAS THAT?
- I'M WORKING FOR IT.

GEORGE, I NEED SOME HELP.

I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU
THAT FOR YEARS, WEEZY,

BUT YOU INSIST ON
KEEPING FLORENCE.

GEORGE, WILL YOU HOOK THE
BACK OF MY DRESS FOR ME?

OH, SURE, BUT YOU KNOW,
I'M BETTER AT UNHOOKING.

BEFORE I MET YOU,

GIRLS CALLED ME
"FINGERS" JEFFERSON.

SINCE I'VE KNOWN YOU,

YOU'VE BEEN ALL THUMBS.

WHY ARE YOU DRESSED UP?

MRS. BLANCHARD IS COMING.

I'LL CLEAR THE DISHES
BEFORE SHE ARRIVES.

WHY? WILL SHE STEAL THEM?

WHO'S MRS. BLANCHARD?

THE DIRECTOR OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HELP CENTER.

WHY'S SHE COMING HERE?

SHE MAY ASK ME TO BE THE EDITOR

OF THE CENTER'S NEWSLETTER.

OH.

DON'T JUST SAY "OH."

I'D LOVE THAT JOB. GET EXCITED!

OK.

OH! OH! OH!

I'M SO EXCITED!

SATISFIED?

THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER.

YOU THINK YOU'LL GET THE JOB?

LAST WEEK, MRS.
BLANCHARD HINTED ABOUT IT.

NOW SHE WANTS TO SEE ME.

SHE BETTER NOT
BRING NO DOPE FIENDS.

THE CENTER DOES MORE
THAN WORK WITH DRUG ADDICTS.

WE HANDLE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.

WE PROVIDE PREGNANCY COUNSELING.

SOME PEOPLE STILL DON'T
KNOW HOW TO GET PREGNANT?

WHEN I WAS A KID,

YOU COULD ASK ANYBODY OVER 12.

THEY COULD HAVE
ASKED ME WHEN I WAS 11.

YOU'RE IMPOSSIBLE!

I'M DOING SOMETHING USEFUL.

YOU WERE USEFUL IN
NURSING SCHOOL LAST YEAR.

I WASN'T MEANT TO BE A NURSE.

YOU LOOKED GREAT
IN THAT UNIFORM,

EVEN THOUGH IT WAS WHITE.

THERE'S MORE TO BEING A NURSE

THAN WEARING A UNIFORM.

YOU MAKE BEDS, PASS OUT PILLS,

AND KNOW WHICH END TO
STICK THE THERMOMETER IN.

I FAINTED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM.

THE PATIENT'S MOTHER
HAD TO HELP ME OUT.

I THOUGHT THE DOCTOR
CARRIED YOU OUT.

HE CHASED ME OUT.

AT LEAST NURSES GET PAID.

I LOVE WORKING FOR THE CENTER.

I DON'T WANT PAY.

MY WIFE WORKS
WITHOUT GETTING PAID.

MY MAID GETS PAID
WITHOUT WORKING.

WHEN YOU'VE BEEN AS
FORTUNATE AS WE HAVE,

YOU SHOULD HELP OTHERS.

CAN'T YOU WORK WITH
MORE RESPECTABLE PEOPLE?

WHEN ONE OF THE
ROCKEFELLERS NEED HELP,

I'LL BE THERE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

THE HELP CENTER IS A
RESPECTABLE CHARITY.

MRS. BLANCHARD IS A VERY
RESPECTED WOMAN IN TOWN.

BLANCHARD.

WHO IS MRS.
BLANCHARD MARRIED TO?

MR. BLANCHARD.

IS THIS BLANCHARD OF BLANCHARD,
JONES, AND WENTWORTH,

THE BROKERAGE FIRM?

I DON'T KNOW.

ARE THEY RICH?

NO. THEY'RE LOADED.

FLORENCE!

BLANCHARD, JONES, AND WENTWORTH

IS A FIRM ON WALL STREET.

I'LL BE FIRST FOR THE HOT TIPS.

YOUR LAST HOT TIP NEARLY
COOKED YOUR GOOSE.

CLEAN THIS PLACE UP QUICK.

MR. BLANCHARD'S
WIFE IS COMING OVER.

WHO?

THE DIRECTOR OF THE HELP CENTER.

IS SHE COMING TO HELP ME?

NO, DUMMY. THAT'S THE
PLACE WEEZY WORKS

TO HELP THOSE POOR,
MISGUIDED SOULS.

POOR, MISGUIDED SOULS?

YOU CALLED THEM DOPE FIENDS.

SEE? YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.

DON'T MAKE THIS A
BUSINESS MEETING.

MRS. BLANCHARD IS
COMING TO SEE ME.

ASK HOW HER HUSBAND IS.

THEN GET HER TO
INVITE US TO DINNER.

THAT WOULD BE WRONG.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

WE'LL INVITE THEM TO DINNER.

FOR MONEY, YOU'D INVITE
THE DEVIL TO DINNER.

WHY NOT? WE GOT
AIR CONDITIONING.

SEE YOU LATER, WEEZY.

GOOD LUCK WITH MRS. BLANCHARD.

HEY, GEORGIE, MAN.
WHAT DO YOU SAY, MAN?

WHY YOU TALKIN' LIKE THAT?

I'M PRACTICIN' MY ACCENT, MAN.

MY WEST INDIAN
RELATIVES COMIN' FOR VISIT.

WHEN DO THEY ARRIVE?

WHY?

I WANT TO MAKE OTHER PLANS.

YOU HAVE RELATIVES
IN THE WEST INDIES?

MY AUNT REBECCA, MY COUSIN ESAU,

AND MY COUSIN SOLOMON.

I LOVE BIBLICAL NAMES.

I LIVED WITH A
WEST INDIAN FAMILY.

FROM WHAT ISLAND?

LONG ISLAND. I WAS THEIR MAID.

DO YOU WANT TO GO WITH
ME TO BUY SOME CONCH?

CONCH. ISN'T THAT SHELLFISH?

YES, MY DEAR.

I'M GONNA BUY PIGEON
PEAS, RICE, MANGOES, YAMS.

WE'RE GONNA MAKE BACCHANAL.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT BACCHANAL IS?

BACCHANAL.

ISN'T THAT NEAR
THE PANAMA CANAL?

BACCHANAL MEANS...

BIG PARTY, RIGHT?

RIGHT. WE'RE
GONNA BE EATIN', YES,

AND DANCIN', YES.

♪ BACK TO BACK, BELLY TO BELLY ♪

♪ I DON'T GIVE A DAMN,
I DONE THAT ALREADY ♪

♪ BACK TO BACK, BELLY TO BELLY ♪

♪ A JAMBOREE, HEY HEY HEY ♪

♪ BACK TO BACK, BELLY TO BELLY ♪

♪ I DON'T GIVE A DAMN,
I DONE THAT ALREADY ♪

♪ BACK TO BACK, BELLY TO BELLY ♪

GET DOWN! GET DOWN!

I THOUGHT Y'ALL WAS
THE POINTER SISTERS.

I MADE COFFEE FOR
YOU AND YOUR COMPANY.

YOU'RE EXPECTING COMPANY?

MRS. BLANCHARD.

SHE'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE
NEIGHBORHOOD HELP CENTER.

I'LL GO SHOPPING BY MYSELF.

STAY. SHE WON'T BE HERE LONG.

WE'LL GO SHOPPING
AFTER SHE LEAVES.

SHE'S AN AMAZING WOMAN.

WHEN SHE WANTS SOMETHING DONE,

IT GETS DONE.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

THAT MUST BE HER.

LOUISE.

HI, FAY. COME IN.

SORRY I'M LATE.

LATE?

I'M THREE MINUTES LATE.

WHAT'S THREE MINUTES?

YOU CAN MAKE MANY PHONE
CALLS IN THREE MINUTES.

I ALMOST FORGOT.

CALL MR. BENNETT,
HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

MRS. BLANCHARD,
THIS IS MRS. WILLIS.

JUST CALL ME FAY.

IF YOU'LL CALL ME HELEN.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

LOUISE TOLD ME WHAT
WONDERFUL WORK YOU'RE DOING.

PEOPLE LIKE LOUISE
KEEP THAT CENTER GOING.

I PUT THE RIGHT
PERSON IN THE RIGHT JOB,

WHICH IS WHY I'M HERE.

DORIS BINGHAM, WHO EDITS
OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER,

IS MOVING OUT OF TOWN.

THAT REMINDS ME.

DORIS, JEWELRY.

YOU'RE GIVING DORIS A PRESENT?

NO.

SHE BORROWED MY
NECKLACE 21 DAYS AGO.

I WANT IT BACK
BEFORE SHE LEAVES.

OH, I SEE.

WE NEED A NEW EDITOR.

WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED, LOUISE?

ME?

THIS IS SO SUDDEN!

HOW ABOUT IT?

WELL...

HERE'S SOME OLD NEWSLETTERS

AND SOME IDEAS FOR NEW ARTICLES.

IT WOULD BE MARVELOUS FOR YOU.

IT SHOULD BE FUN.

DO YOU THINK SO?

WHEN TOM AND I LIVED IN EUROPE,

I PUT OUT A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
FOR AMERICANS LIVING ABROAD.

DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU

HOW IMPORTANT
THAT NEWSLETTER IS?

OH, NO.

GOOD. THAT SAVES ME TWO MINUTES.

I'VE NEVER REALLY DONE
MUCH WRITING BEFORE.

I'LL HELP YOU.

I TOOK JOURNALISM
COURSES IN COLLEGE.

REALLY?

I'M A GOOD SPELLER.

YES.

MOTHER JEFFERSON SAYS
I WRITE GOOD LETTERS.

YOU EDITED A
NEWSLETTER IN EUROPE?

YES.

LOUISE, I HAVE A GREAT IDEA!

YES?

WE CAN'T FORCE YOU
TO DO THIS NEWSLETTER.

LET'S MAKE HELEN THE EDITOR.

HELEN?

YES!

WITH YOUR BACKGROUND,
YOU'LL BE PERFECT!

WON'T SHE BE PERFECT?

HELEN?

YES.

SURE. YOU'D BE PERFECT, HELEN.

HOW ABOUT IT, HELEN?

THIS IS VERY FLATTERING.

I DON'T WORK AT THE CENTER.

YOU DO NOW.

NEW MEMBER
PACKAGE, HELEN WILLIS.

HELEN?

LOOK OVER THIS MATERIAL.

I MUST BE GOING.

BUT...

FAY, WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE?

I WOULD LOVE SOME,

BUT I CAN'T.

I HAVE ANOTHER
MEETING IN 17 1/2 MINUTES.

BYE.

YOU LIVED IN EUROPE?

WE LIVED IN PARIS TWO YEARS.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE IN PARIS

THREE MONTHS AND FIVE DAYS.

WE'LL DISCUSS IT SOMETIME.

I WOULD LOVE THAT.

HELEN, PARIS.

THANK YOU FOR FINDING

A REALLY GOOD
EDITOR, LOUISE, DEAR.

GOOD-BYE, HELEN, DEAR.

YOU'RE WELCOME, FAY...

DEAR.

SHE IS AN AMAZING WOMAN.

YEAH.

I BETTER GET BUSY.

WHAT ABOUT THE SHOPPING?

IT CAN WAIT.

I HAVE TO WORK ON
THE NEWSLETTER.

THANKS FOR INTRODUCING
ME TO MRS. BLANCHARD.

SURE.

ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND.

HEY, WEEZ.

I HEARD THIS JOKE
ABOUT A BUS WEIGH.

WHAT'S A BUS WEIGH?

DEPENDS ON HOW
MANY PEOPLE ARE ON IT.

DEPENDS ON HOW MANY
PEOPLE ARE ON THE BUS.

YEAH, GEORGE. THAT'S A RIOT.

I KNEW YOU'D LIKE IT.

DID YOU MEET WITH MRS.
BLANCHARD ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER?

YES.

LET'S CELEBRATE.

CELEBRATE WHAT?

YOU BEING NAMED EDITOR.

I'M NOT THE EDITOR.

YOU TURNED HER DOWN?

MRS. BLANCHARD
GAVE HELEN THE JOB.

HELEN? HELEN WILLIS?

I ONLY KNOW ONE HELEN.

YEAH, ONE TOO MANY.

SHE WAS HERE,

AND MRS. BLANCHARD
MADE HER EDITOR.

DIDN'T MRS. BLANCHARD WANT YOU?

YES, BUT MRS. BLANCHARD SAID...

HELEN TOLD HER...

OH, IT'S A LONG STORY.

HELEN STOLE YOUR JOB.

SHE DIDN'T STEAL MY JOB.

SHE'LL MAKE A BETTER
EDITOR ANYWAY.

YOU BEEN WRITIN'
SINCE YOU WAS A KID.

SO HAS HELEN.

BUT YOU OLDER THAN HER.

YOU BEEN THERE THREE MONTHS.

FOUR.

WHAT'S HELEN WILLIS GOT?

SHE'S GOT A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

THAT DON'T MEAN NOTHIN'.

YOU DIDN'T TELL LIONEL THAT.

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

HOW?

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
EDITING A NEWSLETTER.

ANY DUMMY CAN DO THAT.

WELL, THANKS A LOT!

YOU GOT MORE BRAINS THAN HELEN.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

SHE WASN'T SMART ENOUGH
TO MARRY HER OWN KIND.

HELLO. JEFFERSON RESIDENCE.

SHE DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

BUZZ OFF, TURKEY.

WHO WAS THAT?

YOUR EX-FRIEND, HELEN.

HELEN IS STILL MY FRIEND.

SHE'S A FRIEND
AFTER WHAT SHE DID?

YOU'RE MAD BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
MEET MRS. BLANCHARD'S HUSBAND.

THAT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND.

I DON'T LIKE HELEN WILLIS
WALKING ALL OVER YOU.

I DON'T LIKE HELEN
WILLIS AT ALL.

GEORGE!

THIS MORNING, YOU
WANTED THAT JOB.

BUT...

HELEN MESSED THINGS UP.

WELL...

SHE COMES SNEAKING
INTO YOUR APARTMENT.

RIGHT.

KISSES UP TO YOUR FRIEND.

RIGHT.

[DOORBELL] AND STEALS YOUR JOB.

RIGHT!

NOW THAT'S WRONG, RIGHT?

DAMN RIGHT!

LOUISE...

BUZZ OFF, TURKEY!

WAS THAT LOUISE?

IT WAS LOUISE'S BODY,

BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE
GEORGE'S MOUTH.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

THEY'RE WEARING
OUT THE DOORBELL.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

YOU KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

DON'T PLAY DUMB.

YOU HAVE FOR YEARS.

LOUISE.

SHE'S NOT TALKING TO YOU.

LOUISE SHOULD SPEAK FOR HERSELF.

OK. I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU.

STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

YOU AIN'T WANTED AROUND HERE.

YOU CAN'T TALK LIKE THAT.

I'LL TALK ANY WAY I WANT.

HI, I'M BACK.

WHO CARES?

WAIT TILL YOU SEE...

WHO CARES?

I FOUND...

WHO CARES?

SEE MY NEW DRESS?

WHO CARES? WHO CARES?

I DO, THAT'S WHO.

NOW JUST HOLD IT.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S
SOME MISUNDERSTANDING.

YOU WILLISES HAVE BEEN
PULLING STUFF LIKE THIS FOR YEARS.

YOUR DAUGHTER STEALS MY SON.

THEN YOUR WIFE
STEALS LOUISE'S JOB.

HELEN DID NOT
STEAL LOUISE'S JOB.

DID YOU, HELEN?

IT NEVER ENTERED MY MIND

THAT LOUISE WANTED
TO EDIT THIS NEWSLETTER.

HOW COULD IT ENTER YOU MIND?

YOU AIN'T GOT NONE.

YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR!

YOU HONKY!

YOU CALLIN' ME A HONKY?

I COULDN'T THINK
OF ANYTHING ELSE.

LOUISE, I DIDN'T KNOW

YOU WANTED TO EDIT
THIS NEWSLETTER.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?

YOU WERE DOING ALL THE TALKING.

"I STUDIED JOURNALISM."

"I EDITED A NEWSLETTER
WHEN WE LIVED IN PARIS."

WE DID LIVE IN PARIS.

WHY DON'T YOU MOVE BACK THERE?

I'LL RESIGN, AND YOU
EDIT THE NEWSLETTER.

YOU WANTED THE
JOB. YOU'VE GOT IT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GETTING THE COFFEE FOR YOU.

I'LL DO THAT MYSELF.

I WAS JUST HELPING.

I SUPPOSE YOU WERE HELPING

WHEN YOU WERE KISSING
UP TO MRS. BLANCHARD?

I WASN'T DOING THAT.

THE HELL YOU WEREN'T!

LOUISE, I'M YOUR FRIEND.

A FRIEND WOULDN'T
HAVE DONE WHAT YOU DID.

WE'RE NOT FRIENDS ANYMORE?

I GUESS NOT.

I HOPE YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I'M DOING.

YEAH?

YEAH!

YOU'RE PUTTING FLOUR
IN YOUR COFFEEPOT.

OH, HELEN, WAIT.

LET'S SIT DOWN
AND HAVE A CUP OF...

PASTE.

IF BRAINS WERE MONEY,
YOU'D BE ON WELFARE.

I'M DUMB?

YEAH!

LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND SAY THAT.

DUMB! DUMBER! DUMBEST!

MORE DUMBER! MOST DUMBEST!

MOST UNUSUALLY DUMB!

CALM DOWN.

WE CAN'T LET A LITTLE
THING RUIN OUR FRIENDSHIP.

LET'S MAKE IT A GREAT BIG THING.

YOU GAVE US THIS
MARTINI PITCHER.

BEAUTIFUL, ISN'T IT?

NO, WAIT! NO, PLEASE!

NO! NO!

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS A MARTINI PITCHER.

STOP WAVING YOUR
HAND IN MY FACE.

I'LL RAM MY FIST
THROUGH YOUR FACE.

GEORGE!

LET'S THROW THEM BOTH OUT.

WE ARE NOT THROWING ANYBODY OUT.

THE WILLISES ARE OUR FRIENDS.

FRIENDS?

YES.

WHAT ABOUT THE NEWSLETTER?

HELEN AND I WILL BE CO-EDITORS.

TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU
HAVE A LARGE FAMILY.

GET IT? HEADS.

YOU KNOW, NAVY
TALK... JOHN, BATHROOM...

WE GOT IT, DEAR.

IT SHOULD BE FUN WORKING
ON THAT NEWSLETTER TOGETHER.

WOULDN'T THAT LOOK NICE?

"EDITED BY HELEN WILLIS
AND LOUISE JEFFERSON."

WHY DON'T THAT SAY, "LOUISE
JEFFERSON AND HELEN WILLIS"?

YOU BEEN WORKING
LONGER THAN HER.

GO ALPHABETICALLY.

DON'T TRY TO GET SLICK.

♪ A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J ♪

HEY, RIGHT! GOOD IDEA.

LET'S CELEBRATE
WITH SOME DRINKS.

GOOD IDEA!

WEEZY, WATCH.

YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS.

THIS PITCHER DON'T BREAK.

GEORGE, THAT'S AN EXPENSIVE...

IT DIDN'T BREAK BEFORE.

♪ DAY-O ♪

♪ DAY-O ♪

♪ DAYLIGHT COME
AND I WANT GO HOME ♪

♪ DAY ♪

♪♪ [Scatting]

♪ DAYLIGHT COME
AND I WANT GO HOME ♪

♪ MR. TALLY MAN ♪♪

WE CAN GO HOME IF YOU'D QUIT
YOUR "DAY-O-ING" AND OPEN THE DOOR.

THAT WAS A WILD
PARTY, WASN'T IT, WEEZY?

YEAH, AND YOU WERE
THE WILDEST ONE THERE.

I DON'T THINK YOU
SAT DOWN ALL NIGHT.

WELL, I HAD TO SHOW THEM WEST
INDIES PEOPLE HOW TO DANCE, DIDN'T I?

YOU SHOW THEM HOW TO DANCE?

SURE. I WON THE
LIMBO CONTEST, DIDN'T I?

YEAH. THAT'S BECAUSE
YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE...

WHO DIDN'T HAVE TO BEND
TO GO UNDER THE BROOMSTICK.

[Laughing] COME ON, FLORENCE.

OH, GEORGE, WE LEFT
FLORENCE IN THE ELEVATOR.

I THINK SHE HAD TOO MUCH RUM.

SHE WAS ACTING A LITTLE SILLY.

I DIDN'T NOTICE
NOTHING DIFFERENT.

♪♪ [Scatting]

FLORENCE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE, BUT HIS ROOM
KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN.

HEY, FLORENCE. COME ON.
WE GOTTA GET YOU TO BED.

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF
ME. I CAN MAKE IT BY MYSELF.

FLORENCE, I DON'T THINK
YOU CAN WALK A STRAIGHT LINE.

OH, YEAH? WATCH ME.

OK. COME ON, FLORENCE.

FLORENCE, YOU SHOULDN'T...

YOU SHOULDN'T... OH.

WEEZY, DON'T WORRY.
ABOUT FLORENCE.

IN HER CONDITION SHE'LL
NEVER GET BACK HERE.

YEAH. AIN'T THAT GREAT? COME ON.

♪♪ [Humming]

♪♪ [Humming]

[Isabel Sanford] THE JEFFERSONS WAS
VIDEO TAPED IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE.

♪♪ [Humming Continues]

♪ MOVIN', MOVIN' ON UP ♪