Doneforyou program so you can finally live independent of drugs and insulin shots. You know, michael, i still cant believe it tomorrow, that keith and thelma will be celebrating their first wedding anniversary. Yeah, it seems like theyve only been married for a year. I see youre in your funny phase. Im just jivin. Im just jivin. Hi, yall. Hi, willona. I got some stuff for the party tomorrow night. Oh, girl, you didnt have to bring all this. No, i told you id help out. Most of this stuff was in my freezer, anyway. Heres some swedish meatballs from the year 1971 new years. And these are some shrimp from the party i had when ali beat frazier, 1975. Willona, do you have any peptobismol, 1979 . That stuff is older than the childrens marriage. Honey, these containers keep everything fresh. Dont you worry about it. Got Something Else real special for you, too. Imported russian caviar 37. 37 . The sturgeon who put the eggs up for adoption would not take less. You have gone wild, willona oh, flo, delirious is the word. I got a big promotion today. You are now talking to the head buyer of the boutique. Oh, willona [ laughs ] thats great, willona. Thats great. I got more good news, flo. Guess what. I got an apartment on baker street. Hey, willona, hey, thats on the north side. Uhhuh. Youre moving . Yeah, for pennys sake. This is a good opportunity, flo better schools, Better Living conditions. Oh, look, you dont need to apologize. Youre doing the right thing. Besides, i have other friends. And ill make new friends. Well hardly miss each other. [ both crying ] oh ladies, ladies, heres your weeping towels. All these years weve been together i dont know what im gonna do without you [ sobbing ] weve been through so much together, you know . Dont talk about it. Look at us acting like a bunch of kids. What are we crying for . I dont know. I dont know about you, but im crying cause im being stuck here. Oh [ laughs ] oh, im only kidding. Thats really great news, and im happy for you. Oh, thank you, baby. But first, we got to celebrate. The Anniversary Party is gonna be really special. Well, i wish i could be sure of that. You know, theyve both been acting so strange lately. Thelma is so edgy. And then keith hes so preoccupied. Yeah, j. J. s been acting weird, too. I tell you, this outfit wasnt easy to arrange, cause, see, i couldnt find a telephone booth in which to change. Heres dummy man. Willona, thats dynoman. Okay, so its dynoman. Didnt the comicbook company reject that character . Willona, dynomans able to leap tall piles of rejection slips in a single bound. You know, there are other comicbook companies. Son, do you have to wear this outfit . Ma, it helps me paint. And when i get it, its gonna be Something Else. I tell you, i can sell this thing. I can feel it in my bones. Of course you can feel it in your bones. Aint no flesh to get in the way. You see what i mean by acting strange . Thats perfectly normal. If youre voting. Well, if it isnt the lovebirds. Looks like this lovebird is about to lay an egg. You know, a mans got to exercise. [ laughs ] now, j. J. , what is this sheet doing off of our bed . Cooling off, thelma. Cooling off. This is part of your anniversary present. Im using this sheet to keep it a surprise. What are you gonna do for our next anniversary take the mattress . And look at this outfit. Now, i know you have flipped now. I flipped . Hey, come on, thelma. And you ate all of it. Yeah, but it was the best thing you ever cooked. Watch it, beanpole. Oh, yeah . Hey, look here, keith. You know, you cant walk 10 feet lately without going. Its called exercising, j. J. Something you dont know anything about. Youre the only guy i know who gets a hernia pouring cornflakes. You got some nerve i got muscles right here muscles in your lip oh, oh all right, all right stop it stop it, all of you listen, this is supposed to be a celebration. You all have managed to turn it into a battlefield. Now, all of you have been acting strange. Who, me . Im cool. Im the same solid rock ive always been. [ telephone rings ] get out of the way drop that phone get out of there mrs. Calm, mr. Cool, and mr. Collected. Give me the phone got to be for me. Yes . This is the evans household. They want to talk to me, ma. Michael its for you, dear. Hello . [ deep voice ] oh, hi, cindy. How you doing, baby . Say what . Oh, no, baby, i cant take you to the dance tomorrow night. Well, because its my sisters wedding anniversary. Come on, baby, now, dont beg. What . Yeah, its cool, its cool, but, you know, ill talk to you later, mama. Why do i feel like im in the Twilight Zone . [ knock on door ] happy anniversary, you guys. Awwww. Thank you, bookman. Your first anniversary. And everybody said you wouldnt make it. Booger, you got about as much diplomacy as a rhino who cant find his water hole. Hey, look, i went way out for that. I could eat for a whole week for what i spent for that gift. Oh, you must have got us diamonds, bookman. Well, thank you, bookman. Well open it tomorrow, okay . Hey, bookman, what time is it . 2 30. Oh, i got to get out of here. I got an appointment downtown at 3 00. Let me make tracks here. Hey, hey, hey, dynoman, dynoman, sweetheart havent you forgotten something . Oh, my cape. I cant fly without my cape. I got to get out of here. J. J. , will you look at what youre wearing . You cant get on a bus like that. Go and change. Go change. I dont have time, ma. I got to get out of here. Bookman, can you drive me downtown . Are you kidding . i wouldnt be seen in public with you looking like that. Whatll people think . Theyll think were fatman and robin. By the way, j. J. , where are we going . I cant tell you where were going, bookman, but i can tell you one thing if this thing works out the way i plan on it working out. This could be the start of Something Big pow pow pow boy, im looking forward to that Anniversary Party. If its half as nice as the wedding, thats one wedding ill never forget. Boy, i walked in, and i saw a vision of loveliness in white. Oh, bookman. Sweet, delicate. Thank you, bookman. It was the best sourcream dip i ever had. But it was a fantastic wedding i know that. Wasnt it beautiful . Oh, yes, everybody looked so nice all dressed up like that. Hey, yeah. Look at bookman in that tuxedo. Is that him . I thought it was a pregnant penguin. And theres j. J. Adjusting one of the bridesmaids garters. Yeah, and look at her boyfriend readjusting j. J. s face. Hey, wait a minute. I dont remember that picture. Thats keith, laying flat on the ground. Turn the page. No, wait a minute. I remember. Thats the shot that j. J. Took and tripped you when you came down the aisle and busted your knee. Thank you, bookman. Dont mention it. Sure was a rough way to start out a marriage. No profootball contract, no decent job. But did you complain . No. You dealt with it in your own quiet way. You hit the bottle. Bookman yes, we had our problems, but we worked them out together. Now theres no need to look back. Well just look forward to the future. Itll probably get worse. Well, now were on the brink of what happened here . Goodness gracious. Ive seen happier faces in a lobster tank. I dont know. I was trying to cheer them up. Oh, well, bookman, lets get our rear in gear and get on out of here. Come on, now. Move on. Mmhmm. Thelma, i got to go jogging. Now, you dont want to come, do you . Uh, ill see you later. Oh, i know why keith didnt want me to come. Hes gonna get me a present. Well, ma. I cant tell you just yet. But when i do, its gonna blow your mind. Oh, thelma, come on. What is it . Tomorrow, ma. Tomorrow. Oh, thelma. Oh, look at isnt it beautiful . Look, everybody. Ooh, look at that. Bookman get out of the way. Hi, everybody. Oh, keith, youre home. Of course im home. Im not gonna miss my own anniversary, am i . Happy anniversary, baby. [ clears throat ] [ clears throat ] hot stuff. [ chuckles ] come on and give me a hand. And miss all the action . No way. You better come on, jos\. [ laughs ] thelma, have i got a gift for you. Ive got the gift for you, and i got to go first. Let me go first. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Ill go first. See, since this is your first wedding anniversary, which is your paper wedding anniversary, i will give you something commensurate with the occasion. And here it is. A newspaper . Just what we needed if we were training a puppy. J. J. , if you wanted to buy them a gift no, no, take it easy. Take it easy. Turn to the travel section. Why is this ad circled a trip to the bahamas . Thats right. A trip to the bahamas from the millionaire. [ laughs ] hey, hes not kidding firstclass tickets to the bahamas i dont beli thanks a lot, j. J. Think nothing of it. Oh, j. J. , i dont know what to say oh, j. J. , thats so generous, but, honey, whered you get the money . Well, folks, that is the real surprise. Ladies and gentlemen, friends and family, peoples and peepettes. Im glad yall are gathered here for this news cause i want yall to know that now you are looking at a famous working cartoon artiste. Thats right. [ laughs ] j. J. , are you sure this time . Positive. You sold dynoman . Not exactly, willona. From this fertile imagination springs forth another character one more dynamic and flamboyant than dynoman. cause if you dug dynoman, you can definitely dig. Dyno woman oh, my goodness. Thats thelma um. J. J. , after all these years, you have been calling me ugly. And you did not even tell me you were gonna put my face on your cartoonstrip character. Now, i think thats pretty. Pretty fantastic. J. J. , i love you. I love you, too, catfish face. Oh, j. J. J. J. , we always knew youd make it. Yeah, and i knew him when he was a nobody. [ laughs ] well, ma, now im moving up, and im moving out. Im getting my own pad. But, j. J. , why . Well, theres three good reasons, ma joanne, judy, and boomboom. Okay, j. J. , now for my anniversary gift. Thelma, mama, now, you all have been probably wondering what ive been doing with my spare time, why ive been acting so strange. No. Not at all. Actually, i was in training. You joined the army . No, penny. In training with the Chicago Bears i know they said my knee was gone, that i was through, but, babe, i couldnt give up on you. I exercised. I never gave up. Maybe they say miracles can never happen, but it did. The team doctor checked it out, and my legs healed fine. Oh, keith keith, brotherinlaw. This means you can play football again . Maybe better than ever, michael. I signed on as a free agent 60,000 for the first year with an option for 3 more years. Do you all know what this means . That means we can all have free season tickets to Chicago Bears games. I can see it now. 339, 339 hut, hut, hut not hut, hut. How about house, house . Were getting out of the ghetto. Thelma, you know that duplex on the north side you and i looked at and dreamed of having someday . Oh, keith, thelma, im so happy for you when do we move in, and what time do we eat . Hey, let me congratulate you two. Good luck. Im so happy for you guys. Baby, you havent said anything. But, keith. Thelma keith, get her to the couch. Hon, are you all right . Yeah, im okay. [ laughs ] im fine. Just got a little dizzy. Here, lay down. I feel kind of embarrassed now. Lay down, baby. I can understand. Some people just react that way to big news. And that was big news, keith. Its the biggest news ive heard since saniflush. Thelma, its a great place and all, but i didnt think it would hit you that hard, even though i knew you wanted it that bad. Well, i just hope it has an extra bedroom for the baby. Are you kidding . Its got three bedrooms. Baby . A baby . keith a baby . baby . yes, keith, that was my gift to you. Youre gonna be a daddy oh, my baby girl. Im so happy oh, ma. Im going to be a godmother. [ laughs ] and im gonna be a babysitter. Hey, man, this means we gonna be uncles. Yeah. If its a girl, we can be aunts. Im gonna be a grandmama ohhhh and im gonna be a grandbooger im gonna have a baby im gonna have a baby look here, keith, you may be a bigtime running back, but i think you should let thelma make this carry. Thelma, babe, this is the best news yet. You comfortable, huh . Do you want a pillow . You hungry . You want something to eat . I do. Thelma, why didnt you tell me . Well, i thought i was pregnant about four days ago, but the doctor called and confirmed it just in time for our anniversary. Ah. So thats why you were acting so strange. Well, im gonna get to see you as often as i can. You wont have far to travel. Youll be living with us. Oh, no. No, keith. No, no, no. Ii couldnt. Ma, you have to you have to, because this is my first baby i dont know what to do you take it easy. You just do what comes naturally. Yeah, ma, but id feel so much better if youre there with me. I. [ crying ] to tell you the truth, baby, so would i. Thank you, ma. Michael, you can come live with us. Thanks, anyway, brotherinlaw, but im getting tired of sleeping on couches. So im gonna stay at one of the dormitories at school. But ill come by to visit. By the way, where is this place . Baker street. Baker street . Thats where im moving. What address . 743. 743 . I just took an apartment there this morning on the first floor. Well, were upstairs. Florida captions by vitac www. Vitac. 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