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Now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for

you may not be right for some.

A man is born, he's a man of me.

Then along come two, they got nothing but the genes. But they got different

strokes to take, different strokes to take, different strokes to move the

Everybody's got a special kind of story.

Everybody finds a way to shine.

It don't matter that you got not a lot. So what? I'll have theirs, you'll have

yours, and I'll have mine.

And together we'll be fine. Different strokes to move the world. Different

strokes to move the world.

Uh, Betty, I will leave a rough draft of my letter on the desk.

Uh... please clean up the first paragraph, check the spelling and

Thank you, Betty.

Dad, I've got this English composition test next week, and I've got a great

idea. Yeah, what's that?

Let me borrow Betty.

Wouldn't that be cheating?

Not if Betty keeps her mouth shut.

Okay, can I borrow the tape recorder?

I just want to tape some music from the radio.

Well, all right, but you take good care of it.

Remember, it is a very sensitive tape recorder.

Oh, don't worry. I won't say anything to hurt its feelings.

Good. I'd hate to hear a grown tape recorder cry.

Testing, testing.

One, two, three.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, key.

this afternoon.

Oh, terrific.

We went to a movie.

Did you make out of the balcony?

Now, Arnold, do you think I'd go to a movie to watch the movie?

Now, come on, Arnold. Do you think I'd

go to a movie to watch the movie?

Arnold, you shouldn't take people without telling them first.

said that former President Nixon did it.

Yeah, and that's why he's former.

Hi, Willis. Hi, Dad.

How was the movie?

He kissed her in the balcony.

Arnold, Dad didn't ask you.

Arnold, you better keep your nose out of your brother's private life.

Yeah, before you're the first person to need a nose transplant.

Was there good snow?

Oh, fantastic.

Did it get very cold?

Fantastic.

Okay, what's his name?

Who? Mr.

Fantastic.

Okay. Oh, his name is Roger, and he's tall and handsome, and he's 17, and he

lives here in Manhattan.

And he's got a sister who's 13, and she's really terrific because she

butt in like some people I know.

I think she means you, Willis.

Well, he sounds like a very nice young man, honey. Yeah, is he a good skier?

Oh, we didn't ski.

What did you do?

Oh, we just took long walks in the snow.

You can do that with the same Bernard.

Roger's on the tennis team and he gets straight A's.

I know how you feel, honey. We've all had these romantic encounters.

Of course we have, Kimberly.

Now,

Arnold, when have you had a romantic encounter?

I didn't. I just don't like to be left out.

Tell me, Kimberly, how does Roger feel about you?

Oh, he never really said. My luck. I'll probably never see him again.

Oh, I guess it was just one of those things.

Just two ships that pass in the snow.

I'll get it.

Hello?

Yes. Who's calling?

Oh.

Just a minute, please. Kimberly, your ship just pulled into port.

Roger?

Do I look okay? For a phone call, fine.

Hi, Roger.

What a nice surprise.

You are?

Hey, that sounds great. I'll see you. Bye.

Hey, Daddy, Roger's coming over. He and his sister are in the neighborhood, but

I've got to go change. I look just terrible.

You've been looking like that ever since I met you.

It means you look as good now as you did then. That's what I was trying to say,

but my mouth got in the way.

Gosh, I'm going to ruin everything. Here, go see a movie. It's on me.

But I just went to a movie. But we'll take the cash. You'll get it.

Kimberly, I'm sure the boys will behave.

Won't you, boys?

Yeah.

That's not nice. I apologize.

Okay.

Kimberly Willis, I'm sorry about invading your privacy.

Dad, I'm sorry about your privacy, too.

Oh, you didn't invade my privacy. Oh, that was my next move.

That must be Roger.

Mr. Drummond?

Hi, I'm Emily Morehouse. My brother Roger's looking for a parking place.

So is everybody.

Nice to meet you.

Come in.

I'll take your sweater.

Oh, thank you. Hi, Emily. It's nice to see you again. You too. Come on over and

meet my brothers.

This is Willis and Arnold.

Hello. Hi, Emily. Hi, guys. How you doing?

Hey, Emily. You're pretty cool. You're not even staring.

Why should I stare?

In case you haven't noticed, we have a white sister.

Why didn't you tell me you had two brothers?

Because she only had one brother on her mind.

Yours.

Kimberly, let's face it. You and Roger never missed a dance, even when there

no music.

Well, I taught her everything she knows about dancing. All the girls call them

sweet beats.

Well, I only know a few basic steps.

to dancing, my feet are all thumbs.

Oh, sure he could. Would you please, Willis?

Oh, sure.

The stereo's in my room if you want to come up, Emily.

Okay. Well, I'll let you two get down with your dancing, and I'm going to get

down with a baloney sale.

Teach me, Willis.

If I could teach Arnold how to dance, I could teach anybody.

Why was it hard?

Listen, Arnold is living proof that not all of us have rhythm.

Okay, Emily, let's see you move.

Promise you won't laugh at him. I won't.

Not too bad.

You just gotta loosen up a little bit like this.

You are really smooth.

You don't even make ripples.

Thanks.

Daddy!

Daddy!

What is it, honey?

Well, it's the doorbell.

Yep, that's what it is, all right.

Why don't you answer it? Because it's Roger.

But you're waiting for Roger.

But, Daddy, I don't want it to look like I'm waiting for Roger.

I'll tell you what, let's both sneak out the back door. Maybe he'll go away. Oh,

Daddy, please.

Mr. Drummond? You must be Roger. Yes, sir. Very nice to meet you. Come on in.

Thank you.

Hi, Kimberly.

Hi, Roger.

Kimberly tells me you met at a skiing lodge.

Well, actually on the bus ride up.

Yeah, we struck up a conversation.

I struck first.

I understand you're quite a student, Roger.

Yeah. Oh, yeah, I have to be, sir, if I want to get into medical school.

He wants to be a doctor.

That must be why he wants to go to medical school.

I'll leave you two alone.

Nice meeting you, Roger. Oh, you too, sir.

Hey, seems like a real nice guy.

Oh, yeah, he's the greatest.

It's nice to see you again, Kimberly.

You too, Roger.

Well, here, let me take your coat. Oh, sure.

Hey, you know, it's been almost two hours since we saw each other. Three.

Oh, listen, next Saturday night, my school's having their annual costume

and I thought... I'd love to!

one of the things I really like about you. You're up front about everything.

don't play games.

Thanks. Neither do you.

Hey, did Emily get here?

Yeah, she's upstairs with our family dance instructor, my brother Willis.

really a terrific dancer.

Really? How old is he? Fourteen.

That's perfect.

You know, maybe he'd like to take Emily to the dance. She is dying to go.

Hey, that's a great idea. Come on, I'll introduce you. Okay.

Now you're getting it, Emily.

Every move is in the groove.

thought I could.

Willis, you're the greatest.

Hey,

Kimberly, you're right. Willis is fantastic.

He's got Emily moving just like Lola Falana.

Hey, Willis, I'd like you to meet Roger.

How you doing?

Well, if it's okay with you and Willis, Emily, I thought you guys would like to

go with us.

Oh, I'd love it. How about you, Willis?

Well, sure, that'd be great.

Terrific. Well, listen, who's hungry? Oh, I am. Hey, I'll go for a little

something.

Dad usually has stuff from the deli on Sundays. Oh, like ham and cheese, corned

beef, hot dogs.

Potato salad, coleslaw.

Sounds good to me. Really great. Can you give me a hand, please, Willis? Sure.

We'll call you guys when it's ready. Okay, thanks.

Yeah, and help yourself to the stereo.

Oh, thanks a lot.

Oh, gee, Emily, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to put you on the spot like that.

What do you mean?

I suggested that Willis take you to the dance before I saw him.

You saw him? He's a terrific dancer.

Well, there are terrific dancers. He's black.

Look, you can't bring him to the dance.

Roger, so what... What if he's black?

He must be adopted. Who cares?

Well, I care.

And so would Mom.

But he's with this family.

Look, there's no way you're going with him, Emily.

You're suddenly going to get the flu with a temperature of 103.

But, Roger... Look, believe me, Emily, this is for your own good.

Okay, everything's ready, you guys. Oh, hey, great.

Leave me to it, man.

Man.

What am I going to do, Abraham?

That Roger's a real rat.

If I tell him, Willis will feel real bad and it'll break Kimberly's heart.

And you know what I'm talking about, Abraham.

Because you black, too.

until sundown to get out of town.

This penthouse ain't big enough for the three of us, cowboy.

Wow.

Wow.

Watch it, partner, or you'll shoot off your saddle horn.

I ain't about to mess with you, Sheriff.

she was here about the dance Saturday?

Nope.

Oh, well, I guess everything's okay then.

What do you mean?

I was just wondering if she picked out a costume to wear. Of course she did.

She's coming as an Indian girl.

Hey, everybody, I'm ready.

Wow.

Do I look all right? I still have two days before the dance to make any

alterations. You look just beautiful, Maid Mary.

Oh, I hope so.

Roger's gonna be a handsome Robin Hood.

Wait till Robin Hood sees you.

His arrows are really gonna quiver.

Hello?

Oh, yes. Hello, Emily.

Yes, Willis is here.

Just hold on, Emily. I'll get him for you.

Willis, it's for you.

It's your date, Pocahontas.

Howdy, Pocah.

It's the Sheriff Jackson.

Why can't you come Saturday night?

Well, sure, I'm disappointed.

But if you're sick, it's not your fault.

No, don't worry about it.

Man, I hope you feel better.

Okay, yeah. Maybe some other time.

Bye.

Emily's sick?

The flu with a high temperature.

103 degrees.

See, how'd you know?

Just a lucky guess.

Well, does he say how Roger was?

Oh, yeah, he's okay.

Hey, Willis, I'm sorry about Emily, but there'll be another dance.

Oh, no big deal.

I'm just sorry that you had to raise this costume.

Well, look on the bright side. I haven't hired the horse yet.

I better go take this off. Yeah, me too.

Poor old Willis. He's really disappointed.

Uh, Dad.

Huh? Maybe Kimberly shouldn't go to that dance either.

What do you mean, Arnold? Why not?

Emily's in really sick.

She's just faking.

Now, why would you say a thing like that?

Well, I knew two days ago, and I should have said something, but I didn't want

to hurt Willis and Kimberly.

What is it, Arnold?

Well, I know you told me not to do this with this tape recorder, but...

I want you to listen to something anyway.

They're all terrific dancers.

He's black.

You can't bring him to the dance.

Roger, so what if he's black?

He must be adopted.

Who cares?

Well, I care.

And so would Mom.

What is with this family?

Look, there's no way you're going with him, Emily.

You're suddenly going to get the flu with a temperature of 103.

Arnold, I've heard enough.

What do I do, Dad?

Sometimes telling the truth can hurt someone you love.

But you can hurt them an awful lot worse by not telling them.

Look, there's no way you're going with him, Emily.

You're suddenly going to get the flu with a temperature of 103.

Believe me, Emily, this is for your own good.

I can't believe it.

Shall I play it again?

No.

I can't believe that Roger's a bigot.

Believe it.

He just doesn't wear both of his faces at the same time.

Oh, Daddy.

I liked him so much.

I know. As a matter of fact, so did I.

Yeah, me too.

He really had me fooled.

Now I know why he wants to be a doctor.

So he can wear his favorite color.

White.

I know how you feel, honey, and I'm sorry.

But I had to tell you.

Oh, I know it.

It's just that I'm so happy when I'm with him.

He's the nicest boy I've ever met.

How could somebody so nice be so rotten?

Well, it's my fault, Kimberly.

If I wasn't hiding in the bed, we wouldn't have known how rotten he was.

Well, you're a big girl now, honey. It's up to you to decide how you want to

handle this.

I know just what I'm going to do.

Burn his KKK card?

No.

I'm still going to let Roger come and get me for the dance.

What you talking about, Kimberly?

And then I'm really going to tell him off and kick him out. Right on.

All right!

You mean you're going to teach him a lesson?

Right. Well, all right.

You know, Kimberly, telling Roger off is too good for him.

I'd like to feed him a big fat knuckle sandwich for dinner.

And I'd feed him my little knuckles for an appetizer.

No, guys. Fighting isn't the answer. There's a much better way to get the

message across.

It's got to be Roger, Arnold.

And don't give it away. Be cool.

Don't worry. Cool is my middle name.

See, taking low off the arrows.

So, how's things in Sherwood Forest?

Oh, hey, listen, Willis. I'm sorry about Emily, but she is really sick.

Hey, Willis. How about going over and keeping her company?

Oh, yes. Oh, no, no.

I wouldn't want you to catch anything.

Oh, I wouldn't.

You see, my people are immune to that.

It's from eating all that watermelon.

Where's my beautiful maid, Marion?

She's all ready for you.

How come you're dressed like that?

Well, I told you I was going to be your maid, Marion. So what, do I look okay,

guys? You look terrific. You took Roger's breath away. Yeah, you look

How come all the makeup?

Roger, what would you say if I were to tell you that I were really black?

What do you mean?

Well, you've met my brothers.

Well, what, did you think they were adopted?

Yeah.

So what if Kimberly decided to come out of the closet?

What are you talking about?

make any difference to you, Archer, because you're such a great guy.

Wait till Kimberly over there by the dance tonight.

She's gonna slide her feet and create some heat. Hallelujah, brother!

Hi, gang.

Roger.

Hey, I don't mean to interrupt, gang.

feel if i was black oh dad may look white on the outside but on the inside

pure black yeah you ought to see him tap dance

oh come on impossible you guys are just fooling around

well maybe we are yeah i figured you were pulling my leg yeah we were giving

jerk a jerk

Sure. You want to take the makeup off first, huh?

No, I'm going to go like this.

But you can't.

Why not?

Because I feel funny.

Yeah, I bet you would.

You know, Roger, I liked you a lot.

You really disappointed me.

How?

You're prejudiced.

Me?

What makes you think I'm prejudiced?

When you told Emily she couldn't dance with Willis because he's black, I took

as a hint.

You must have misunderstood me, Arnold.

Roger, Arnold has it all on his tape recorder.

You want me to play it back for you?

How did you ever get to be such a bigot, Roger?

I'm not a bigot.

I'm just not comfortable around people who aren't my own kind.

And when it comes to my sister dating a black guy, I just don't like it.

Emily didn't seem to mind.

She's a nice kid, Roger. I hope you don't poison her mind.

It's really a shame, Roger.

You're holding yourself back like this. You know, maybe one day you ought to

learn to judge people for what they are.

In case you missed a point, that means adios, auf wiedersehen, arrivederci, so

long, and get lost.

You handled that very well, honey.

You too, guys.

I'm proud of you.

You know, a lot of people just talk about taking on bigots.

But very few people ever really do.

What are you staring at? Oh, I was just wondering how you'd look at an afro.

We'd have just one drum.

What might be right for you?

May not be right for some. For men in four, he's a man of ease.

Then along come two.

They have nothing but the gene.

But they got different strokes and things.

Different strokes and things. Different strokes and do the work.

Different strokes and things.

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