Good Times Season 1 Quotes

[nlearfan]

Here are some quotes I took down from season 1 for my book. Enjoy them.

Florida: This family got through the meat shortage without even knowing there was one.

Government interviewer: Government rules can't be broken.
James: Unless you runnin' the government.

JJ on painting Ned the Whino: He was passed out in the gutter and he was the only one who'd hold still long enough to pose.

Michael: Boy is a white racist word.
Florida: This aint no time to be black.

Sam, the religious scam artist: The Lord watches over me.
JJ: Well he must've blinked 'cuz one of your hub caps is missing.

JJ: With the shape of dollar bills, he [George Washington] couldn't afford to buy no slaves now.

Florida: Why don't you paint things like trees, mountains, meadows?
JJ: As soon as we get some around here, I'll paint 'em.

JJ: Pretty soon we gotta go to the bathroom at the gas station. We're only gonna be able to go on odd-numbered days.

JJ on Ned the Wino: He's the closest thing the projects have to a national monument.

Michael: I think all the poor people oughta get together and send letters of protest to Washington.
James: No way son. They stopped us from doing that by raising the price of stamps.

JJ: The last time we had meat in here, Chicken Delight made a wrong delivery.

Michael: Daddy, the article says that most black people don't take enough physical examinations.
James: Hope that article said that most black people can't afford to pay for physical examinations.