All in the Family (TV Series)

Edith Writes a Song (1971)

Cleavon Little: Coke

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• Coke : Stealin' from her would be like stealin' from my mother.

  Horace : We done that, Coke.

• Coke : Your neighbor, Mr. McNab, just called to tell you that two Jigaboos just robbed Morgan's Jewelry Store and they hiding in the neighborhood.

  Archie : Hi, how are ya?

• Coke : [on the phone with Mr. McNab]  This is the family physician, Dr. Black. What's that, Mr. McNab? Oh. Mrs. Bunker. Your neighbor, Mr. McNab, called to say that two fellows just robbed... What did you say, Mr. McNab? Oh, two jigaboos.

• Coke : You know, where I lived, all eight of us slept in one room together.

  Horace : Eight? There was eleven of us in one bed.

  Coke : You had a bed? My father was so...

  Horace : You had a father?

• Archie : I hope youse all understand now the meanin' of havin' a gun in the house.

  Edith Bunker : I understand. If the gun wasn't here, they wouldn't have it.

  Coke : Now, now that makes sense.

• Coke : Cash!

  Edith Bunker : You can't have it!

  Coke : I beg your pardon. Who's the crook, here?

• Horace : We didn't have no heat, no runnin' water, no gas, and no electricity.

  Coke : Well whatchu do?

  Horace : Well, we just stood around sayin', "Where is everything?"

• Coke : Yeah, you know, I must tell you one thing, lady, that sho was a baaaad song. But I like you, I like you.

• Edith Bunker : I don't know how you can laugh through all of that misery.

  Coke : Practice, lady... .practice.