Lamont: "Dad, I am a real sorry excuse for a son, forgive me for being so loud and rude to you all those years."

Lamont being NICE to his dad.

Fred: "Esther, you really look beautiful this morning."

Fred: "I have no desire to die and see my beloved Elizabeth."

The house being spotless and no junk around.

Lamont cooking dinner.

Aunt Esther cleaning up around the house and being nice to Fred.

Fred : "Have a seat Rollo/Julio/AhChew/ Esther"

Fred/LaMont using the handle to open the drawer

Woodrow " I'll just have a glass of water"

Fred" I'm about to have a stroke"

Fred singing disco instead of The Ink Spots

Esther " I left my bible at home"

Fred "Lamont you are a genius"

Fred" How about I punch you in the gut"

Fred/Esther/Grady actually landing a punch

Officer Smith using technical terms

Grady getting someone's name right

Woody standing up to Esther

Officer Hoppy using slang RIGHT

Julio threating Fred with physical violence

Fred and Lamont not competing with each other

An entire episode without the words "Fool" or "Dummy"

Grady winning Jeopardy

Fred: "Money doesn't mean a thing to me!"

Fred at a Cinco de Mayo parade

An entire episode without someone raising his/her voice

Fred joining Future Farmers of America and buying his own "killer goat"

Esther winning a beauty contest

Lamont catching some rays in the backyard

Bubba saying - " Fred, I could've took care of LaMont when you left"
Bubba saying "How did Grady get a show and I didn't"
Melvin saying - " Fred, why'd you stop having me over"

Fred drinking anything with no ripple in it
LaMont has a date over and noone interrupts
LaMont gets engaged and Fred approves
LaMont gets a good job somewhere else

Fred saying- "Lena Horne is ugly"
A farewell party for Julio
Rollo's mother Rita Lawson
LaMonts Room
A Bathroom
Behing the house
The other side of the house going out the kitchen
Donna spending the night over Fred's or vice/versa
Bubba House
Inside Julios House

Fred Telling Aunt Esther That She Is The Most Beautiful Person He Ever Meant.

Lamont calling Fred "Father" instead of "Pop".

Lamont calling Fred "Father" instead of "Pop".


Or Dad-lol

Fred at a Cinco de Mayo parade
What is a Cinco de Mayo parade? I know it means the fifth of May but, what is the parade actually for/about?

^ I found this on a website called mexonline.com.

The History of Cinco de Mayo

Introduction
The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, commemorates the victory of the Mexican militia over the French army at The Battle Of Puebla in 1862. It is primarily a regional holiday celebrated in the Mexican state capital city of Puebla and throughout the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico, and especially in U.S. cities with a significant Mexican population. It is not, as many people think, Mexico's Independence Day, which is actually September 16.


Setting The Stage
The battle at Puebla in 1862 happened at a violent and chaotic time in Mexico's history. Mexico had finally gained independence from Spain in 1821 after a difficult and bloody struggle, and a number of internal political takeovers and wars, including the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Mexican Civil War of 1858, had ruined the national economy.


Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian
During this period of struggle Mexico had accumulated heavy debts to several nations, including Spain, England and France, who were demanding repayment. Similar debt to the U.S. was previously settled after the Mexican-American War. France was eager to expand its empire at that time, and used the debt issue to move forward with goals of establishing its own leadership in Mexico. Realizing France's intent of empire expansion, Spain and England withdrew their support. When Mexico finally stopped making any loan payments, France took action on its own to install Napoleon III's relative, Archduke Maximilian of Austria, as ruler of Mexico.

Mexico Confronts The Invasion

Map showing Veracruz, site of the French invasion
France invaded at the gulf coast of Mexico along the state of Veracruz (see map) and began to march toward Mexico City, a distance today of less than 600 miles. Although American President Abraham Lincoln was sympathetic to Mexico's cause, and for which he is honored in Mexico, the U.S. was involved in its own Civil War at the time and was unable to provide any direct assistance.


Gen. Zaragoza
Marching on toward Mexico City, the French army encountered strong resistance near Puebla at the Mexican forts of Loreto and Guadalupe. Lead by Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin, a smaller, poorly armed militia estimated at 4,500 men were able to stop and defeat a well outfitted French army of 6,500 soldiers, which stopped the invasion of the country. The victory was a glorious moment for Mexican patriots, which at the time helped to develop a needed sense of national unity, and is the cause for the historical date's celebration.

Unfortunately, the victory was short lived. Upon hearing the bad news, Napoleon III had found an excuse to send more troops overseas to try and invade Mexico again, even against the wishes of the French populace. 30,000 more troops and a full year later, the French were eventually able to depose the Mexican army, take over Mexico City and install Maximilian as the ruler of Mexico.

Maximilian's rule of Mexico was also short lived, from 1864 to 1867. With the American Civil War now over, the U.S. began to provide more political and military assistance to Mexico to expel the French, after which Maximilian was executed by the Mexicans - his bullet riddled shirt is kept at the museum at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. So despite the eventual French invasion of Mexico City, Cinco de Mayo honors the bravery and victory of General Zaragoza's smaller, outnumbered militia at the Battle of Puebla in 1862.

Today's Celebration
For the most part, the holiday of Cinco de Mayo is more of a regional holiday in Mexico, celebrated most vigorously in the state of Puebla. There is some limited recognition of the holiday throughout the country with different levels of enthusiasm, but it's nothing like that found in Puebla.

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo has become increasingly popular along the U.S.-Mexico border and in parts of the U.S. that have a high population of people with a Mexican heritage. In these areas the holiday is a celebration of Mexican culture, of food, music, beverage and customs unique to Mexico.

Commercial interests in the United States and Mexico have also had a hand in promoting the holiday, with products and services focused on Mexican food, beverages and festivities, with music playing a more visible role as well. Several cities throughout the U.S. hold parades and concerts during the week following up to May 5th, so that Cinco de Mayo has become a bigger holiday north of the border than it is to the south, and being adopted into the holiday calendar of more and more people every year.

[Sources: Encyclopedia Encarta, Encyclopedia Britanica, Prescott's Mexico:1900, HistoryChannel.com, other sources. minor edits April 25, 2007]