Good Times (1974–1979)

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker: James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.

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• J.J. : Around here, we've got something more powerful than Drano. See, all we do is hang a picture of Thelma's face over the drain, and the clog goes away. We call it: Thelmo.

  Thelma : Yes, and when it's really clogged, we have to use the snake, so we send J.J. down there personally.

• J.J. : Thelma, I think I got VD!

  Thelma : VD! The only way you can get that is by... JJ!... well who is it?

  [JJ looks at her] 

  Thelma : ... Mariaane Thomas? Sweet little Marianne Thomas? ooooooWOOO!

  Michael : [Michael comes out of the room with his text book]  JJ what you say you got?

  J.J. : VD

  Michael : [looking up VD]  It says here you can only get VD by... ooooooWooo!

• J.J. : [demonstrating to Florida how to do a TV commercial]  Hi, y'all out there in TV land. This is Florida Evans - star of stage, screen, and the ghetto - here to tell you about Vita-Brite Health Tonic. My husband James used to have slow blood. He would cut himself shaving on Monday and wouldn't start bleedin' till Thursday. But *now*...

  James : ...now, thanks to Vita-Brite Health Tonic, my blood is fast, fast, *fast*! Now I bleed all the time!

• J.J. : Looking for dead roaches. Because if they ate that cake, they couldn't got too far.

• Michael : Hey, Thelma. You about ready for that kissing booth?

  Thelma : Yep, I've got my lips, and my lip gloss, and... Oh, Michael, you didn't tell me how much to sell my kisses for.

  J.J. : Thelma, be ready to make change of a dime.

  Thelma : You know something, if you were in there, it wouldn't be a kissing booth... it would be a house of horrors, you ugly monster.

• Thelma : Don't worry, daddy. I've got eyes like an eagle.

  J.J. : And a face like a beagle.

• Larry : Someday, I plan to own my own gas station.

  Florida : When is "someday", Larry?

  Larry : In about 10 years, ma'am.

  J.J. : There won't be no gas left by then.

• James : [to Thelma and Michael]  If I do have hypertension, y'all gave it to me wit' all that nickin' and naggin' goin' on. Junior here's the only one who haven't got on my nerves.

  J.J. : That's because, one, I respect you, and two, I fear for my life.

• James Sr : Junior, get your Mother a glass of water.

  J.J. : Water?... She ain't drinkin' nothin' but the best from now on... Kool Aid!

• J.J. : Jesus may have your soul, but mama gonna have your behind.

• J.J. : Here's the way it comes down, Michael. The alleged mama, took her alleged fist, and hit the little kid's alleged back, and left a mess of alleged bruises, that were legally clear.

• Florida : [after discovering J.J's illegal gambling]  J.J, there are two roads out of the ghetto. So far, we've managed to stay on the right road.

  J.J. : That's what's taking us so long to get out of here! Look, Ma, tell me one dude in the projects who's got a future that ain't in the rackets.

  Florida : You, because you just resigned.

  J.J. : Oh, no, Ma. It's MY way out and I'm going to take it.

  Florida : Then you can start by getting out of here.

  J.J. : Oh, come one, Ma...

  [moves forward to hug Florida] 

  Florida : [pulls away and begins gathering his belongings] 

  J.J. : Now, Ma! Let's be reasonable...

  Florida : [shoving his belongings into his hands]  And take these things with you!

  J.J. : Ma, you haven't even...

  Florida : [angrily]  J.J, get the HELL out of my house!

• J.J. : Van Gough, and Rembrandt, don't be uptight, cause here comes KID DYNOMITE.

• J.J. : Looks just like me, slim, black and DYN-O-MITE.

• [repeated line] 

  J.J. : DYN-O-MITE!

• Bookman : Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute. Now, this ticket says "Come in costume". What am I supposed to do about a costume?

  J.J. : Hey, Bookman, just grab a basketball, and you can come as the Harlem Globetrotters.

• Grandpa : In this box is something that is going to get all of us out of the ghetto.

  J.J. : What is it? A BOMB.

• J.J. : [J.J. phones home after a police raid on his "friend's" apartment]  Ma? I'm ready to come home.

  Florida : It's your home.