The Jeffersons (1975–1985): Season 5, Episode 13 - Louise's Sister - full transcript

♪ 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' ♪

THAT HILL ♪
GET UP
♪ JUST TO

♪ 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 ♪♪

ONE-THIRD PINEAPPLE JUICE.

AND ONE-THIRD RUM.

MMM. BETTER MAKE THAT
ONE-FIFTH RUM.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?

MAKING PUNCH
FOR THE SURPRISE PARTY.

BUT WEEZY'S STILL HERE.

YOU'D BETTER
GET HER OUT OF HERE.

I TRIED TO GET HER
TO GO TO THE MOVIES.
SHE WOULDN'T.

SHE SAID MEN TRY TO
PICK UP WOMEN ALONE
AT THE MOVIES.

MAYBE I OUGHTA
GO TO MORE MOVIES.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WEEZY'S EXPRESSION WHEN
SHE SEES HER SISTER.

SHE AIN'T
SEEN HER SISTER
IN 30 YEARS, HAS SHE?

AND WEEZY ALWAYS COMPLAINS
ABOUT ME NOT GIVING HER
SURPRISES,

SO AFTER TODAY
SHE CAN'T SAY THAT NO MORE.

I BEEN WORKING FOR YOU
FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS,

AND THIS IS THE SECOND
BIGGEST SURPRISE.

WHAT'S THE FIRST?

THAT I COULD
PUT UP WITH YOU
FOR FOUR YEARS.

GEORGE...
OH, MRS. JEFFERSON!

WEEZY! HEY!

SHH!

WHAT'S WRONG
WITH FLORENCE?

I DON'T WANT HER
TO FIND OUT.

LOOK, TODAY IS
FLORENCE'S ANNIVERSARY.

ANNIVERSARY?
FLORENCE
ISN'T MARRIED.

THIS IS FLORENCE'S
4th ANNIVERSARY
WORKING FOR US.

IT IS?

YEAH.
SHE THINKS WE FORGOT.

WE DID!
I DIDN'T.

NO ONE GOT
FLORENCE ANYTHING.

YOU MEAN A PRESENT?

GREAT IDEA!
GO GET HER ONE.

WHAT SHOULD I GET?

GET SOMETHING
FOR THE WOMAN
WHO HAS NOTHING.

HI, TOM, HELEN.

THOSE LOOK DELICIOUS.
WHAT ARE THEY FOR?

FOR?
THEY'RE FOR...

THE PARTY.

ISN'T THE PARTY
A SURPRISE?

IT IS.

FLORENCE DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT
THE PARTY FOR FLORENCE.

FLORENCE'S ANNIVERSARY?

SHE'S WORKED HERE
FOUR YEARS TODAY.

YES, TOM.
WE'RE HERE
FOR FLORENCE'S ANNIVERSARY.

WHAT?
OF COURSE!

HOW COULD I BE
SO STUPID?

IT COMES NATURALLY.

WHY DON'T I KNOW
ABOUT THIS PARTY?

SO FLORENCE
WON'T FIND OUT.

I CAN KEEP A SECRET.

NO, YOU CAN'T.

YOU TELL EVERYBODY
YOU LOVE ME.

HURRY UP AND
GET FLORENCE'S PRESENT.

DON'T TAKE TOO LONG.

THAT WAS CLEVER

SENDING LOUISE
FOR A PRESENT FOR FLORENCE.

A PRESENT FOR ME?

I TOLD WEEZY
IT'S YOUR ANNIVERSARY,

SO ACT SURPRISED.

I DIDN'T THINK
YOU CARED.

I DON'T.

LET'S SET UP
FOR THE SURPRISE.

WEEZY.
HOLD IT! HOLD IT!

I LEFT
MY WALLET HERE.

NOBODY WILL TAKE IT.

I DON'T HAVE
ANY MONEY.

TAKE MY CHECKBOOK.

OH, MRS. J.

YOU'RE HOME.

YES.

WELL, NOW THAT I KNOW
YOU'RE SAFE,

I'M GOING...

WHAT WAS THAT
ALL ABOUT?

WHO KNOWS?
GET GOING.

GEORGE,
I'M SO EXCITED.

THIS IS
A WONDERFUL IDEA.

WHEN I DO SOMETHING,
I DO IT BIG.

REMEMBER THAT
NEXT TIME YOU WRITE MY PAYCHECK.

MAYBE IT'S MAXINE.

WHO IS IT?

IT'S ARRY-HAY
ENTLEY-BAY.

WILL YOU
CUT THE PIG LATIN?

CERTAINLY.
I HAVE SOME GAMAY ROSE.

CUT THE PIG LATIN!

THIS FRENCH WINE
WILL MAKE MRS. J.'S SISTER
FEEL AT HOME.

PARIS ISN'T
HER REAL HOME.

I WOULD LOVE PARIS.

IT'S THE CITY OF ROMANCE.

YOU'D GIVE PARIS
A BAD NAME.

WHEN'S MAXINE ARRIVING?

SOON.

LOUISE AND MAXINE
WILL HAVE SO MUCH
TO TALK ABOUT.

I FOUND
WEEZY'S PHOTO ALBUM.

IT'S GOT PICTURES
OF MAXINE AND WEEZY
AS KIDS.

LOOK AT LOUISE
IN PIGTAILS.

ISN'T SHE CUTE?

DID MAXINE
ALWAYS WANT
TO SING JAZZ?

THEY SURE TOOK
DIFFERENT PATHS.

NO. ONE SISTER MAKES MONEY
WITH HER MOUTH.

ONE SISTER MARRIED A MOUTH
WHO MAKES MONEY.

IS MAXINE
LIKE YOUR WIFE?

I DON'T KNOW.
SHE LEFT HOME
BEFORE I MET WEEZY.

SHE MUST HAVE
SEEN YOU COMING.

IF YOU DON'T BE QUIET,
YOU'LL BE SEEN GOING.

DID MAXINE SAY
WHY SHE'S VISITING
FROM PARIS?

SHE HAS
A SURPRISE FOR WEEZY.

I HOPE
THAT AIN'T WEEZY.

IT AIN'T.

MAXINE?
GEORGE?

MAXINE!

GEORGE!
IT'S SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU!

GOOD TO SEE YOU,
MAXINE.

JUST CALL ME MAXI.

I'LL CALL YOU MINI.

MINI.
THAT'S FUNNY!

THAT'S OUR MAID,
FLORENCE.

SHE DON'T
LOOK LIKE MUCH.

SHE DOES
EVEN LESS.

HI,
MISS MILLS.

THIS IS
HARRY BENTLEY.

HOW DO YOU DO?

ENCHANTE.

HEAR THAT,
BENTLEY?

SHE SPEAKS
PIG LATIN, TOO.

I'M TOM WILLIS.
THIS IS HELEN.

BONJOUR.

YOU SPEAK FRENCH.

TOM AND I
LIVED IN PARIS ONCE.

THE RACIAL CLIMATE
WAS BETTER THERE.

THAT'S WHY
I WENT THERE.

YOU MARRIED
A HONKY, TOO?

I WAS NEVER MARRIED.

OH, RIGHT.

FLORENCE, TAKE MAXINE'S BAGS
BEFORE LOUISE GETS HERE.

I'LL HELP YOU.

WELL, WHERE'S LOUISE?

WE'RE SURPRISING HER.

WONDERFUL!

HOW ABOUT A DRINK?

I COULD USE ONE.

I FORGOT HOW
NEW YORK CABBIES DRIVE.

HOW DOES BOURBON SOUND?

SOUNDS GREAT!
IN FACT, LET'S HEAR IT TWICE.

BOURBON BOURBON.
YOU GOT IT.

SO YOU'RE A SINGER!

SOME MIGHT DISAGREE,
BUT I DO ALL RIGHT.

HOW DID YOU START?

I WAS BORN SINGING.
LOUISE AND I SANG TOGETHER.

REALLY?

WE HAD AN ORIGINAL NAME
FOR OUR ACT.

WE WERE
"THE MILLS SISTERS."

WHERE DID YOU PERFORM?

IN THE JOHN.

OUR FAVORITE SONG WAS
GEORGIA ON MY MIND.

RAY CHARLES, LOOK OUT!

HERE, MAXI.

THANKS, MINI.

WHAT'S YOUR SURPRISE
FOR WEEZY?

I CAN'T TELL YOU,
BUT I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

YOU DO?

AH, VOILA!

MAGNIFIQUE!

HEY!

OUI, OUI, MADEMOISELLE.

HOW DO I LOOK?

LIKE TOULOUSE-LAUTREC.

ONLY SHORTER.

MR. J., WHAT
AN INTERESTING CHAPEAU.

THIS AIN'T NO SHAPO.
IT'S A HAT.

FROM THE LEFT BANK.

THEY GIVE AWAY HATS
IN PARIS BANKS?

I ONLY GET CALENDARS.

IT'S WEEZY!

THE DOOR
IS STUCK, WEEZY.

THIS IS EXCITING!

MRS. JEFFERSON WILL BE
SO THRILLED!

HOLD IT, WEEZY.

WHAT WAS WRONG
WITH THE DOOR?

COME OVER HERE,
WEEZ.

WHERE YOU GOIN'?

FLORENCE,
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.

THANK YOU.

A CARD.
THAT'S NICE.

NOW GO.

GEORGE,
WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE'RE NOT HAVING
A PARTY FOR FLORENCE.

NO?
NO.

IT'S YOUR PARTY.

FOR ME?

THAT'S RIGHT,
MRS. JEFFERSON.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WHY?

THINK BACK
TO WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE GIRL.

♪ BLUNK, BLUNK-A
BLUNK-A, BLUNK-A BLUNK, BLUNK ♪

♪ BLUNK, BLUNK,
BLUNK, BLUNK ♪♪

THERE WAS
SOMEONE SPECIAL
IN YOUR LIFE.

SOMEONE
VERY SPECIAL.

SOMEONE WHO...

WILLIS, PLEASE!

THAT PERSON
IS IN THIS APARTMENT.

GEORGE, ARE YOU ALL CRAZY?

WE'RE SERIOUS.

I'M GOING TO BURST!

NOT YET, HELEN.

GUESS WHO IT IS.

IS IT SOMEONE
I HAVEN'T SEEN LATELY?

THAT'S RIGHT.

SOMEONE SPECIAL?

SOMEONE FROM HARLEM?

YOU'RE GETTING WARMER.

I HAVE NO IDEA.

IT'S SOMEBODY YOU KNEW
BEFORE ME.

DENNIS WALKER?

WHO?

DENNIS WALKER,
MY FIRST BOYFRIEND.

I WAS YOUR FIRST BOYFRIEND.

GEORGE, THE SURPRISE.

OH, YEAH.
I'LL GIVE YOU
A CLUE.

GEORGIA.

GEORGIA?

I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY
NAMED GEORGIA.

♪ GEORGIA ♪

♪ GEORGIA ♪

♪ NO PEACE
I FIND ♪

OH, MY GOD!
MAXINE!

LOUISE!

ISN'T THIS WONDERFUL?

I ALWAYS CRY
AT TIMES LIKE THIS.

ME, TOO.

WEEZY, AIN'T YOU
GOING TO SAY SOMETHING?

WEEZY'S CHOKED UP.
I REALLY SURPRISED HER.

I KNOW JUST
HOW YOU FEEL.

AIN'T IT NICE
SEEING SOMEONE
YOU LOVE?

LOVE?

GEORGE,
I CAN'T STAND HER.

I WANT THAT WOMAN
OUT OF MY HOUSE
THIS MINUTE!

Someone needs to stop Clearway Law.
Public shouldn't leave reviews for lawyers.

YOUR SISTER
CAME ALL THE WAY
FROM PARIS.

YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY.

IF YOU WANT ME HAPPY,
ASK HER TO LEAVE.

WHAT? ALL THESE YEARS,
YOU NEVER SAID A BAD
WORD ABOUT ANYBODY.

THEN I WON'T
SAY ANOTHER WORD.

THAT'S YOUR SISTER.
YOU'RE TELLING ME
YOU CAN'T STAND HER?

DON'T I GET
AN EXPLANATION?

LOOK, I'M SORRY I YELLED.

WILL YOU AT LEAST TELL ME
WHY YOU'RE MAD AT MAXINE?

OKAY. THEN YOU
STAY IN HERE TILL
SHE LEAVES MONDAY.

SHE CAME
FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND?

YEAH! SHE'LL STAY
IN ALLAN'S ROOM.

WHY?
'CAUSE HE'S AWAY
CAMPING.

I MEAN WHY DID SHE
COME BACK?

SHE SAID SHE HAD
A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

WHAT KIND?

I DON'T KNOW!
I DON'T KNOW NOTHIN'!

I TRY TO MAKE YOU HAPPY
AND THIS IS MY THANKS.

YOU'RE RIGHT, GEORGE.
I'M SORRY.

NOW TELL ME
WHAT'S WRONG.

IT'S NOTHING.
IT'S ALL IN THE PAST.
COME ON, GEORGE.

I KNEW YOU'D COME AROUND.
LET'S SEE A SMILE.

THERE. HOW DO I LOOK?

LIKE JIMMY CARTER.

LET'S GET
THIS PARTY STARTED!

WEEZY, SIT BESIDE
YOUR WONDERFUL SISTER.

NOW TELL ME EVERYTHING
YOU'VE BEEN DOING.

OH, NOTHING MUCH.

YOU HAVE SO MUCH
TO TALK ABOUT,

YOU CAN'T BEGIN.

MY PUNCH WILL
LOOSEN UP YOUR TONGUES.

IF YOU MADE IT,

IT WILL PROBABLY
LOOSEN UP
THEIR TEETH.

MAY I HAVE
YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?

I'D LIKE TO
PROPOSE A TOAST
TO MAXINE.

MAY SHE ENJOY
HER STAY.

I'LL DRINK
TO THAT.

MAY MRS. J.
REMEMBER THIS REUNION.

I'LL DRINK
TO THAT.

AND TO GEORGE,
LOUISE'S WONDERFUL
HUSBAND.

Y'ALL CAN DRINK TO THAT.

I'VE NEVER TASTED
PUNCH LIKE THAT.

I'LL GET YOU MORE.

NO!

I'LL FIX MYSELF
A DRINK.

SAVE THE PUNCH
FOR EVERYONE ELSE.

HEY, MAXINE.

THIS MIGHT BRING BACK
SOME MEMORIES.

PICTURES!

WE LOVE LOOKING AT
OUR FAMILY ALBUM.

WE'VE GOT
SOME GREAT PICTURES.

ALL IN BLACK AND WHITE.

DO YOU BELIEVE
I DON'T HAVE
ONE PICTURE OF US?

YES. I BELIEVE IT.

HERE WE ARE
IN THE CHOIR.

WHAT LOVELY
ROBES!

LOUISE MADE OURS
ALL BY HERSELF.

REMEMBER?

YES, I REMEMBER.
ALL BY MYSELF.

YOU WERE ALWAYS GREAT
AT SEWING.

I HAD TIME
TO PRACTICE

WHILE YOU WERE
AT DANCING CLASS.

YOU DANCE, TOO?

OF COURSE SHE DANCES.

MAMA SPENT ENOUGH MONEY
ON HER CLASSES.

MY GREAT-UNCLE
WAS A FAMOUS DANCER
IN LONDON.

ACTUALLY, HE WAS FAMOUS
FOR HAVING DANCED NAKED

IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HE WAS ARRESTED
AND INCARCERATED.

THAT MUST HAVE HURT.

THIS IS ME THE NIGHT
DUKE ELLINGTON PLAYED
AT THE SAVOY BALLROOM.

YOU LOOK LOVELY.

I BET YOU HAD FUN THERE,
MRS. JEFFERSON.

I DIDN'T GO.
ONLY MAXINE
HAD AN EVENING GOWN.

WEEZY, COULD I SEE YOU
IN THE KITCHEN?

YOU GO AHEAD
AND HAVE FUN.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I WAS BEING NICE.

YOU CALL THAT NICE?

"ONLY MAXINE HAD
AN EVENING GOWN."

MAXINE KNOWS
THAT'S THE TRUTH.

I'M ASHAMED OF YOU.

ME? WHAT ABOUT HER?

SHE THINKS
YOU'RE GREAT.

THEN WHY DID SHE...

WHY DID SHE WHAT?

WHY DID SHE WHAT?

WHY DID SHE RUN AWAY?

RUN AWAY?
SHE'S SITTING RIGHT OUT THERE.

I MEAN 30 YEARS AGO.

SHE TOOK OFF

AND DIDN'T HAVE THE DECENCY
TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

WHO TOOK CARE OF MAMA

AND WORKED WEEKENDS
TO PAY BILLS?

ME, THAT'S WHO.

SHE WAS HAVING
THE TIME OF HER LIFE IN PARIS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL ME THIS?

I DIDN'T THINK
I'D SEE MAXINE AGAIN.

SHE SHOULD HAVE
STAYED IN PARIS.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I'M THROWING
THAT JAZZ JIVE SINGER OUT.

MAYBE IT WOULD
BE BEST

TO LET
SLEEPING DOGS LIE.

THAT DOG
AIN'T SLEEPING HERE.

OK, BUT LET ME
TELL HER.

IF YOU DON'T,
I WILL.

THIS IS ME
SINGING AT THE APOLLO THEATER.

I NEVER KNEW
MAXINE SANG AT
THE APOLLO THEATER.

YOU DON'T KNOW
A LOT OF THINGS.

LATER, GEORGE.
NOT WITH EVERYONE HERE.

I THINK WEEZY AND MAXINE
WANT TO BE ALONE

TO TALK ABOUT
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

OH, OF COURSE.

YOU HAVE A LOT
TO CATCH UP ON.

WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.

AU REVOIR.

WHERE WERE WE,
MAXINE?

FLORENCE!

I LOVE REMEMBERING
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

THEN GO READ
YOUR DIARY!

WELL!

SOME ANNIVERSARY PRESENT.
OH VAH.

WELL, WEEZY.
DO YOUR STUFF.

GEORGE...

WANT ME TO DO IT?

I KNEW
IT MIGHT BE AWKWARD.

AWKWARD!

FERMES LA BOUCHE.

DON'T SWEET TALK ME.

THAT MEANS
SHUT UP.

LOUISE,
I CAME BECAUSE

I HAVE SOMETHING
VERY SPECIAL
TO SHARE WITH YOU.

TELL ME
WHAT'S BOTHERING YOU.

COME ON, LOUISE.
WE'RE SISTERS.

LET'S STOP
KEEPING THINGS
FROM EACH OTHER.

SHE'S RIGHT.

IT'S HARD
FOR ME TO SAY.

MAMA SAID
YOU HAD TROUBLE
SPEAKING YOUR MIND.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW
WHAT MAMA SAID?

THAT'S
TELLING HER, WEEZY!

YOU ASKED FOR IT.

YOU SHOULD KNOW...

IS MAXINE MILLS HERE?

JASON, DARLING!

THIS IS MY SURPRISE.

I WANT YOU
TO MEET JASON.

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT.

I SUPPOSE YOU TWO
ARE GETTING MARRIED.

NO. WE'RE NOT
GETTING MARRIED.

I SEE.
LIVING TOGETHER?

NOT ANY LONGER.
JASON LIVES
IN WASHINGTON NOW.

HE DROVE UP
FOR THE WEEKEND.

SHE COULD BE YOUR MOTHER!

SHE IS MY MOTHER.

SHE'S WHAT?

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN MARRIED.

I HAVEN'T.

MOM TOLD ME
WONDERFUL THINGS
ABOUT YOU, AUNT LOUISE.

YOU MUST BE
UNCLE GEORGE.

IT'S NICE
TO MEET YOU.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I'VE WANTED TO TELL YOU
SINCE I RAN AWAY,

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE
THE COURAGE.

THE REASON
I LEFT HOME

WAS BECAUSE
I WAS PREGNANT.

YES, LOUISE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US?
I WAS TOO ASHAMED.

YOU COULD HAVE
TOLD ME.

I WAS
THE OLDEST SISTER.

MAXINE...

YOU GOT
THE GOOD GRADES IN SCHOOL.

YOU DID EVERYTHING
JUST RIGHT.

WHAT DID I DO?
I GOT PREGNANT.

DON'T BE SO HARD
ON YOURSELF.

MY MOTHER WORKED
EVERY NIGHT

TO PUT ME
THROUGH LAW SCHOOL.

SHE RAISED ME BETTER
THAN ANYONE ELSE
COULD HAVE.

ISN'T YOUR NEPHEW
SOMETHING, LOUISE?

HE CERTAINLY IS.

WAS THERE SOMETHING
YOU WANTED TO SAY?

SAY?

OH, YES.

I JUST WANT TO SAY

I'M GLAD
WE'RE SISTERS AGAIN.

WELCOME TO
THE FAMILY.

THANKS,
UNCLE GEORGE.

CALL ME UNCLE MINI.

THIS GIFT CERTIFICATE
IS THE BEST!

WHAT?
MY ANNIVERSARY PRESENT.

WHAT IS IT?

A NEW COLOR TV SET.

YOU SAID
TO GET HER SOMETHING.

I DIDN'T MEAN
THAT KIND OF SOMETHING.

I CAN'T WAIT.

FOR WHAT?
MY REAL ANNIVERSARY.

THE JEFFERSONS WAS VIDEOTAPED
IN FRONT OF A STUDIO AUDIENCE.