1 00:01:11,690 --> 00:01:12,690 Brady, 2 00:01:18,470 --> 00:01:19,449 will you hurry up? 3 00:01:19,450 --> 00:01:22,730 Will you hurry up? You move sword and a fat woman in a cactus garden. 4 00:01:26,860 --> 00:01:27,860 Barefooted. 5 00:01:29,260 --> 00:01:30,260 Blindfolded. 6 00:01:30,540 --> 00:01:31,540 Naked. 7 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,340 I just want to make sure you don't jump me. 8 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:43,560 What'd you do that for? 9 00:01:43,780 --> 00:01:45,400 Of course, you was going to jump me. 10 00:01:46,580 --> 00:01:49,480 Well, you can't shove that out there like that and then take your finger off 11 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:50,900 it. That's against the rules of the game. 12 00:01:51,260 --> 00:01:54,920 That's only because you made up your mind that that's the move you wanted to 13 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:56,740 make. I know, that's what I said. 14 00:01:57,160 --> 00:02:00,740 But it don't show I made up my mind that that's the move I wanted to make. 15 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,820 It only shows that my finger is slower than my mind. 16 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:11,280 Because after I shoved it, I changed my mind, but my finger didn't change my 17 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:12,280 move. 18 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,280 Yeah, but you shoved it out there and took your finger off. 19 00:02:15,920 --> 00:02:17,500 That's my finger's fault. 20 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,640 Not where I wanted to shove it. 21 00:02:21,519 --> 00:02:24,380 Brady, I don't know where you're going to shove your finger, but I know where I 22 00:02:24,380 --> 00:02:25,380 like to shove my foot. 23 00:02:29,500 --> 00:02:31,440 Now, come on, man. Let's get some action. 24 00:02:32,180 --> 00:02:36,400 Fred, if I could get some action, I wouldn't be sitting here playing 25 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:37,400 with you. 26 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:43,420 Come on, Brady. I don't want to rush you, but I want to get this game over 27 00:02:43,420 --> 00:02:44,600 before Lamar comes home. 28 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:48,040 Because if he comes here and finds me playing checkers instead of doing my 29 00:02:48,180 --> 00:02:49,180 he's going to be mad. 30 00:02:49,380 --> 00:02:50,940 Okay. All right. Okay, okay. 31 00:03:05,670 --> 00:03:08,010 I knew he was going to be mad, but I didn't know he was going to be this mad. 32 00:03:10,610 --> 00:03:11,750 We're going to stop playing, son. 33 00:03:11,970 --> 00:03:13,250 That's not what I'm mad about. 34 00:03:13,510 --> 00:03:17,570 What is it? I got a traffic ticket, Pop. A dumb traffic ticket. 35 00:03:18,390 --> 00:03:19,390 Let me see. 36 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:24,460 Failure to yield to the right of way. 37 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:25,840 What'd you do that for? 38 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,980 I didn't. I know you didn't. That's what failing means. 39 00:03:31,060 --> 00:03:34,860 See, you were supposed to do something and didn't do it, and in not doing it, 40 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:36,080 that means that you did it. 41 00:03:36,340 --> 00:03:38,700 You shouldn't have did it, but you did it, didn't you? 42 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:40,860 What are you talking about? 43 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:42,660 I'm explaining the situation. 44 00:03:43,380 --> 00:03:44,960 May I make a suggestion? 45 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,480 Well, the situation is that I had the green light, but I still got a ticket 46 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:50,620 failing to yield to a guy who jumped the red light. 47 00:03:50,860 --> 00:03:52,520 Well, if you had the green light, you can't get a ticket. 48 00:03:52,780 --> 00:03:56,040 You can if the light is green and you black and the cop is white. 49 00:03:58,120 --> 00:03:59,700 Well, may I make a suggestion? 50 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:01,460 You say you're innocent. 51 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:02,359 That's right. 52 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,700 What are you going to do about it? What do you mean, what am I going to do about 53 00:04:04,700 --> 00:04:05,820 it? I'm going to pay it. What else? 54 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:07,580 May I make a suggestion? 55 00:04:08,500 --> 00:04:11,240 Well, you can't pay that ticket if you're right. If you're right, you've 56 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,700 fight it. Oh, come on, Pop. Don't be ridiculous. You can't fight a traffic 57 00:04:14,700 --> 00:04:17,220 ticket. I'm not being ridiculous. You are. 58 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:18,839 Now, look. 59 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,480 You get a ticket from a white cop in a blue uniform in a black neighborhood. 60 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:25,340 And make you so mad that you see red. 61 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,780 And you ain't gonna fight it because you do yellow. 62 00:04:28,060 --> 00:04:29,060 Now, what are you? 63 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:31,640 What are you, a man or a box of crayons? 64 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,880 May I make a suggestion? 65 00:04:37,860 --> 00:04:40,480 What is it, Grady? I think he needs some legal advice. 66 00:04:40,700 --> 00:04:44,720 And I have a friend who's a lawyer. Why don't I call him? A lawyer? Yeah. That's 67 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:45,499 a good idea. 68 00:04:45,500 --> 00:04:46,720 Why don't you speak up before? 69 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,520 Well, that's what I was trying to... Well, call him on the phone, Brady. 70 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,500 Fred, I was going to... Just call him on the phone, Brady. Okay. 71 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:58,380 Look here, son, let's clean this mess up here. Come over here and I'll 72 00:04:58,380 --> 00:04:59,780 coordinate this whole house. 73 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,900 What's the use, man? What's the use in getting a lawyer? You can give it a try, 74 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:07,480 can't you? Yeah, besides, what are you talking about? We can't afford no 75 00:05:08,180 --> 00:05:11,720 I think we can afford this lawyer that Brady's calling. Right, Brady? 76 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:14,360 Right. 77 00:05:15,420 --> 00:05:16,420 Hello? 78 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:17,910 Sonny Cochran's Tailor Shop? 79 00:05:19,210 --> 00:05:20,210 Hello, Sonny? 80 00:05:20,510 --> 00:05:21,930 Yeah, this is Grady. 81 00:05:22,170 --> 00:05:26,910 Yeah, I'm over to Fred Sanford's Junkyard, and we need some legal advice. 82 00:05:26,910 --> 00:05:27,910 you come over right away? 83 00:05:28,810 --> 00:05:31,810 Yeah, yeah, I'll explain when you get here, son. Yeah, yeah, okay. 84 00:05:32,350 --> 00:05:36,630 Goodbye. Who was that you called, Grady? Oh, that was Sonny. You know, he's sort 85 00:05:36,630 --> 00:05:43,410 of a lawyer -tailor. You see, his law business wasn't working out so 86 00:05:43,410 --> 00:05:45,150 good, so he opened up a tailor shop. 87 00:05:45,610 --> 00:05:48,450 And now he does a little law on the side, and he gets by fine. 88 00:05:48,810 --> 00:05:52,230 Look, I don't need a tailor or a lawyer, and I'm not going to court, okay? 89 00:05:52,450 --> 00:05:54,450 Well, listen, son, look, you got to fight this thing. 90 00:05:54,670 --> 00:05:58,410 Because, see, next time it could be me get the same ticket. And even worse than 91 00:05:58,410 --> 00:05:59,410 that, it could be Grady. 92 00:05:59,850 --> 00:06:03,210 Well, how could it be worse if he gets the same ticket? Because Grady don't 93 00:06:03,210 --> 00:06:04,210 no driver's license. 94 00:06:05,610 --> 00:06:07,350 Now, come on, son, what can you lose? 95 00:06:07,750 --> 00:06:09,690 A day's work plus the fine. 96 00:06:10,590 --> 00:06:11,950 Oh, shut up. Don't be negative. 97 00:06:12,630 --> 00:06:13,630 What if you win? 98 00:06:13,980 --> 00:06:17,260 Hey, Pop, you can't win. Man, haven't you ever heard that old saying, you 99 00:06:17,260 --> 00:06:18,239 fight City Hall? 100 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,240 Oh, yes, you can. I know a guy who did. 101 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,100 See? Who was it, Grady? 102 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,460 Clayton Foley. You remember Clayton Foley. Clayton Foley? Yeah. 103 00:06:25,660 --> 00:06:26,660 Yeah. 104 00:06:27,180 --> 00:06:28,360 Ugly Clayton Foley. Yeah. 105 00:06:28,700 --> 00:06:30,300 Used to work down at the pool hall. 106 00:06:30,540 --> 00:06:35,120 Yeah, real ugly with the big bug eyes. Yeah, that's Clayton. Yeah, you see, he 107 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:40,660 had a goiter in his neck because his... fibroid wasn't working too good. 108 00:06:40,980 --> 00:06:43,700 And that caused his eyes to bug out. 109 00:06:44,580 --> 00:06:48,940 And that's what got him in trouble, them bug -out eyes. 110 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:56,060 You see, Clayton, Clayton was a window washer. 111 00:06:57,500 --> 00:06:59,700 And he was washing this lady's windows. 112 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:05,520 And she saw him looking at her with them bug -out eyes and thought he was a 113 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:06,520 peeping Tom. 114 00:07:08,010 --> 00:07:10,850 And she had him arrested for being a dirty old man. 115 00:07:11,930 --> 00:07:14,990 And you say he fought that case and won it? He sure did. 116 00:07:15,330 --> 00:07:19,850 He went to the doctor and got a certificate saying that he had a goiter. 117 00:07:20,110 --> 00:07:24,990 He walked three miles in the rain, gave it to the judge, and the judge found him 118 00:07:24,990 --> 00:07:28,390 innocent. Two weeks later, Clayton died of pneumonia. 119 00:07:29,370 --> 00:07:33,150 Well, he died knowing that he was a clean old man with a goiter. 120 00:07:35,370 --> 00:07:37,750 See that, son? If ugly Clayton can do it, so can you. 121 00:07:38,330 --> 00:07:40,130 Yeah, but he died doing it, remember? 122 00:07:40,850 --> 00:07:44,650 Well, you can't fight City Hall without making a few sacrifices. 123 00:07:47,530 --> 00:07:51,270 Oh, that must be Sonny. I'll get the door. Yeah, you get it, Grady. Right, 124 00:07:51,470 --> 00:07:52,470 I'll get it. 125 00:07:53,410 --> 00:07:56,090 Hey, Sonny. How you doing? 126 00:07:56,410 --> 00:07:57,510 Come right over here. 127 00:07:57,980 --> 00:08:03,560 Yes, Fred, this is Sonny Cochran. Sonny, this is Fred Everett. And that's 128 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:09,040 Lamar. Yeah, that's Lamar. Sonny, have a little sit -down. 129 00:08:09,260 --> 00:08:11,500 Yeah, have a sit -down. Sonny, have a little sit -down. 130 00:08:12,100 --> 00:08:13,100 Say, 131 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:15,680 Sonny, are you a lawyer? 132 00:08:16,080 --> 00:08:17,660 That depends on who you ask. 133 00:08:17,940 --> 00:08:19,580 If you ask me, I'm a lawyer. 134 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:23,340 Well, who says you're not a lawyer? The state of California. 135 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:30,260 But Sonny knows more law than most judges. Go ahead, ask him anything, 136 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:34,900 Well, look here, Sonny. Now, Lamont here got a traffic ticket, and he's 137 00:08:34,900 --> 00:08:39,320 innocent. Now, what should you do about it? Well, two viable options immediately 138 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:40,320 suggest themselves. 139 00:08:40,740 --> 00:08:43,280 He can either pay the fine or fight it. 140 00:08:43,480 --> 00:08:45,120 Did you hear that, Frank? 141 00:08:46,620 --> 00:08:47,620 Man, 142 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:49,820 that was legal talk. 143 00:08:51,940 --> 00:08:53,060 Look, look, look. 144 00:08:53,850 --> 00:08:57,490 I'm going to pay the fine just like I did the last two and just skip all the 145 00:08:57,490 --> 00:08:59,410 hassle. You have two prior tickets? 146 00:08:59,710 --> 00:09:01,510 Yeah. Within the past year? 147 00:09:01,710 --> 00:09:02,710 Yeah. 148 00:09:02,810 --> 00:09:06,770 If you have two prior tickets within the past year, do you know what this means? 149 00:09:07,250 --> 00:09:10,850 What? This means that this is your third ticket. 150 00:09:14,110 --> 00:09:17,830 What I mean is... I told you he was crazy. 151 00:09:20,110 --> 00:09:24,380 Under California law... you're only allowed four tickets in one year. 152 00:09:24,580 --> 00:09:29,020 And if this one goes on your record as the third one, you're only one away from 153 00:09:29,020 --> 00:09:30,020 the big one. 154 00:09:30,700 --> 00:09:31,700 The big one? 155 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:33,320 What happens when you get the big one? 156 00:09:33,660 --> 00:09:36,360 A judge can revoke your license and no more driving. 157 00:09:36,860 --> 00:09:41,520 Then that means there goes the truck, there goes the business, there goes 158 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,380 Sanford, there goes son. 159 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:45,640 Won't be nothing left but Ann. 160 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,500 Son, I think you ought to fight it. 161 00:09:49,820 --> 00:09:51,280 You may not have a choice. 162 00:09:51,660 --> 00:09:53,940 Well, listen, what are the chances of fighting this case? 163 00:09:54,300 --> 00:09:56,020 Well, that depends on your line of defense. 164 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,420 But first, we have to ascertain the facts. 165 00:09:58,900 --> 00:10:00,020 Well, tell me, what happened? 166 00:10:00,580 --> 00:10:04,660 Well, see, I had the green light, and there was this guy that came up from my 167 00:10:04,660 --> 00:10:08,500 right side, and he was just about to run the red light, but he stopped all of a 168 00:10:08,500 --> 00:10:11,840 sudden. So to keep from hitting him, I had to go around him and run through the 169 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,440 light. But you were supposed to stop and yield. 170 00:10:14,740 --> 00:10:16,420 He was supposed to stop and yield, Fred. 171 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:18,220 You were supposed to stop and yield, dummy. 172 00:10:19,930 --> 00:10:23,770 I know that, but there was a guy directly behind me, and if I had stopped 173 00:10:23,770 --> 00:10:25,290 a sudden, I could have got rammed in the rear. 174 00:10:25,630 --> 00:10:28,910 Yeah, and that would be dangerous. You can get whiplash and a rammed rear. 175 00:10:30,730 --> 00:10:34,070 Did you tell this to the officer? Yeah, I told him, but he said the guy behind 176 00:10:34,070 --> 00:10:35,190 me had enough room to stop. 177 00:10:35,570 --> 00:10:36,429 Uh -huh. 178 00:10:36,430 --> 00:10:38,410 We may have a good defense after all. 179 00:10:38,910 --> 00:10:41,530 The facts establish two immediate hazards. 180 00:10:41,890 --> 00:10:43,790 One in front and one in the back. 181 00:10:44,310 --> 00:10:45,490 And a dummy in the middle. 182 00:10:47,370 --> 00:10:51,820 It may no longer be... Lamont's word against the policeman's word, but 183 00:10:51,820 --> 00:10:53,800 judgment against the policeman's judgment. 184 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:58,380 Your best defense is to take the stand and tell the simple truth. 185 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:02,240 And here's what you do. Watch this. Sonny's going to show them how to do it 186 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,420 court. Yeah, watch this, Lamont. Yeah, watch this. 187 00:11:04,680 --> 00:11:05,860 Is everybody watching? 188 00:11:07,560 --> 00:11:09,320 Yeah, we watching. Go ahead, Sonny. 189 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:15,860 You get up in front of the judge and you say, Your Honor. 190 00:11:17,360 --> 00:11:19,160 My story is quite simple. 191 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:24,220 I saw a car pull in front of me, which constituted an immediate habit. 192 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:31,160 And even though I had the green light, I was intending to yield the right of 193 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:36,300 way, just as the law says, because I was always taught to obey the law. 194 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:41,000 I'm not finished. 195 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:45,720 Sorry. But just then, I looked into my rearview mirror. 196 00:11:46,350 --> 00:11:49,130 and I saw a car coming up fast behind me. 197 00:11:49,350 --> 00:11:50,790 Now what was I to do? 198 00:11:51,330 --> 00:11:53,910 Break the law and avoid an accident? 199 00:11:54,190 --> 00:12:00,290 Or obey the law and see the blood of my fellow man spilled on the streets of our 200 00:12:00,290 --> 00:12:01,290 beautiful city? 201 00:12:02,530 --> 00:12:09,130 I made my decision and I accept full responsibility and throw myself on the 202 00:12:09,130 --> 00:12:13,670 mercy of the court and place my faith in the hands of your honor. 203 00:12:18,730 --> 00:12:19,730 Now. Hey, 204 00:12:22,510 --> 00:12:23,810 sonny, that was just beautiful. 205 00:12:24,030 --> 00:12:25,030 That was beautiful. 206 00:12:25,250 --> 00:12:29,430 You know, you should be a lawyer or have your own TV series in a wheelchair. 207 00:12:30,670 --> 00:12:31,670 Thank you. 208 00:12:32,910 --> 00:12:34,030 Hey, listen. 209 00:12:34,250 --> 00:12:37,550 Now, how much do we owe you for this valuable legal advice? 210 00:12:37,830 --> 00:12:41,890 Well, I never charge my friends, but what you can do is let me make you a 211 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,860 Now, one of my $49 specials. Good. 212 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:49,580 Well, make me a suit with two pair of pants and a vest and throw in a pair of 213 00:12:49,580 --> 00:12:50,499 white socks. 214 00:12:50,500 --> 00:12:51,900 It's a deal. You got it. 215 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:58,880 Good luck, Lamont. And don't forget, throw yourself on the mercy of the 216 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:04,380 I tell you, he was a winner. 217 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,040 sat with you because I'm having a little trouble with my zipper. 218 00:13:11,340 --> 00:13:16,200 How about that, son? 219 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:20,440 You got all that valuable information that you can use in court for nothing. 220 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,920 Because I ain't going to pay no $49 for no suit. 221 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,640 Do you actually think I'm going to get up there in the courtroom and do a thing 222 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:27,940 like he just did? Why not? 223 00:13:28,240 --> 00:13:30,100 Because he's a tailor. He ain't no lawyer. 224 00:13:30,580 --> 00:13:33,800 Take a chance. I mean, best you can do. I mean, you can't let people take 225 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:34,699 advantage of you. 226 00:13:34,700 --> 00:13:35,840 Yeah, but what if I lose? 227 00:13:36,680 --> 00:13:39,560 You're not gonna lose. Yeah, but what if I do? I could go to jail. 228 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,700 Listen, don't even think like that. Yeah, but that's the chance I'm taking, 229 00:13:43,860 --> 00:13:45,380 Now, if I go to jail, then where will you be? 230 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:46,760 Where will I be? 231 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:51,100 I'll be outside the jail with a big sign saying, Free Lamont Fenton! 232 00:13:51,900 --> 00:13:53,220 Free Lamont Fenton! 233 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,080 Free Lamont Fenton! 234 00:13:56,420 --> 00:14:00,200 All rise. This court is now in session. Judge James Cleaver presiding. 235 00:14:02,060 --> 00:14:03,500 Say, why we gotta stand up for judges? 236 00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:05,700 Read the back. Now, be quiet. 237 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:10,380 I don't mind getting up for a woman, but a judge? 238 00:14:10,860 --> 00:14:17,800 You don't think judges might be... Would you 239 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:18,639 stop that? 240 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,260 Well, they wear them long black skirts. 241 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:23,160 And in England, the judges wear powdered wigs. 242 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:25,900 And they don't even have offices. They have chambers. 243 00:14:27,740 --> 00:14:28,900 No, no, be quiet. 244 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:33,320 Well, any time a guy has a chamber and wear a long black skirt like that and 245 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:34,860 will put on a powdered wig... 246 00:14:35,310 --> 00:14:37,170 I just happen to think he might be. 247 00:14:43,710 --> 00:14:45,730 Look at the judge. 248 00:14:46,450 --> 00:14:47,450 It's a brother. 249 00:14:50,770 --> 00:14:51,910 Son, we got it made. 250 00:14:53,430 --> 00:14:54,430 Call the first case. 251 00:14:54,950 --> 00:14:56,330 Juan Diego Lopez. 252 00:14:57,130 --> 00:14:58,130 He's a Mexican. 253 00:14:59,790 --> 00:15:00,790 No kidding. 254 00:15:00,870 --> 00:15:03,130 You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so 255 00:15:03,130 --> 00:15:04,130 you God? 256 00:15:06,210 --> 00:15:07,990 I bet you got a speeding ticket. 257 00:15:08,610 --> 00:15:13,350 See, because when Mexicans get their car started, they have to drive real fast 258 00:15:13,350 --> 00:15:15,550 so they can get where they're going before the car stalls. 259 00:15:20,650 --> 00:15:21,650 Mr. 260 00:15:23,830 --> 00:15:26,970 Lopez, you were cited for causing a traffic jam on the fast lane of the 261 00:15:26,970 --> 00:15:27,970 Hollywood Freeway. 262 00:15:28,050 --> 00:15:30,370 I was driving in the fast lane, see? 263 00:15:30,950 --> 00:15:32,990 But I was going as fast as I could. 264 00:15:33,630 --> 00:15:36,590 But it says on the traffic ticket you're only going 35 miles an hour. 265 00:15:37,390 --> 00:15:39,590 But that's as fast as my car can go. 266 00:15:42,010 --> 00:15:44,230 And in that case, you should have been in the fast lane. 267 00:15:44,530 --> 00:15:47,110 You should have been driving in the slow lane, as the law requires. 268 00:15:47,470 --> 00:15:48,550 I didn't know that. 269 00:15:50,650 --> 00:15:54,230 What did you 270 00:15:54,230 --> 00:16:00,230 say? I didn't know that. 271 00:16:03,370 --> 00:16:04,950 Well, ignorance of the law is no excuse. 272 00:16:05,490 --> 00:16:07,610 I have no alternative but to find you guilty. 273 00:16:08,150 --> 00:16:09,790 See, that's what was wrong. 274 00:16:10,210 --> 00:16:11,810 He let the judge know he was ignorant. 275 00:16:13,470 --> 00:16:16,590 Now, whatever you do, don't let the judge know how ignorant you are. 276 00:16:19,610 --> 00:16:21,070 I fine you $25. 277 00:16:21,350 --> 00:16:22,830 Pay the cashier on your way out. 278 00:16:23,150 --> 00:16:24,150 Thank you. 279 00:16:31,770 --> 00:16:33,610 What did you say? I didn't know that. 280 00:16:47,590 --> 00:16:48,930 This is the right courtroom. 281 00:16:49,730 --> 00:16:51,070 They gotta be here somewhere. 282 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,980 When the judge sees you got a lot of friends, it'd be good for character 283 00:17:14,980 --> 00:17:15,980 witnesses. 284 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:17,240 Hey, Bower. 285 00:17:18,140 --> 00:17:19,240 I'm glad you're talking to me. 286 00:17:19,500 --> 00:17:20,599 Lamont Sanford. 287 00:17:20,900 --> 00:17:24,420 Either they leave or I'm leaving because I'm not going to stand here and be 288 00:17:24,420 --> 00:17:25,760 embarrassed. Hey, call your name. 289 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:27,420 He's going up there, son. Go ahead. 290 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:29,460 Hey, hey, hey, listen. 291 00:17:32,820 --> 00:17:36,240 You're charged with violation section 21803 of the vehicle code. 292 00:17:36,580 --> 00:17:37,840 Failing to yield the right of way. 293 00:17:38,120 --> 00:17:40,240 How do you plead? No, I'm not guilty. 294 00:17:41,830 --> 00:17:43,390 Is the arresting officer present? 295 00:17:43,610 --> 00:17:44,610 Yes, your honor. 296 00:17:45,350 --> 00:17:46,350 Please take the stand. 297 00:17:48,990 --> 00:17:49,849 Hey, Fred. 298 00:17:49,850 --> 00:17:51,770 Huh? Two to one, he's finally guilty. 299 00:17:52,130 --> 00:17:53,330 Put your money where your mouth is. 300 00:17:53,530 --> 00:17:54,730 I got two bucks, he's guilty. 301 00:17:55,070 --> 00:17:56,070 All right. 302 00:17:56,410 --> 00:17:57,630 How about you, Brady, you want some? 303 00:17:58,190 --> 00:17:59,770 I'll put 50 cents on it. 304 00:18:00,450 --> 00:18:01,450 I'll take 50 cents. 305 00:18:01,750 --> 00:18:05,390 Let me have part of it. I'll give each one of you a quarter. 306 00:18:06,150 --> 00:18:07,290 Where's your two dollars, Fred? 307 00:18:07,490 --> 00:18:09,250 No, one dollar is two to one, ain't it? 308 00:18:09,450 --> 00:18:10,530 Okay, all bets is. 309 00:18:10,940 --> 00:18:12,060 The defendant will take the stand. 310 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,660 You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, or nothing but the truth to help 311 00:18:19,660 --> 00:18:20,900 you, God? I do. Be seated. 312 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:26,380 Will you tell the court what happened? 313 00:18:27,820 --> 00:18:32,380 Well, Your Honor, I realize now that the legal thing to do would have been to 314 00:18:32,380 --> 00:18:36,380 yield the right -of -way, but sometimes just being legal isn't all there is to 315 00:18:36,380 --> 00:18:40,180 it. See, all I was doing was trying to avoid an accident. 316 00:18:40,620 --> 00:18:44,200 But it turns out that that was the right thing to do, but not the legal thing to 317 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:45,960 do. Hey, he looked good. 318 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:48,280 Do I still have to give two to one? 319 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,320 No, I'll bet you another dollar, even money. 320 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:55,660 Okay. Officer, what was the condition of the other car? 321 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,500 He had plenty of time to stop. 322 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:00,720 Oh, I object, Your Honor. May I ask the arresting officer a very important 323 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:01,720 question? 324 00:19:01,860 --> 00:19:05,640 Mr. Sanford, I would think that whatever question you had would be better asked 325 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:06,640 by your counsel. 326 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:08,260 Are you represented by counsel? 327 00:19:08,500 --> 00:19:11,340 Well, see, when I came up here, I figured that... Pardon me, Judge. 328 00:19:11,600 --> 00:19:14,840 Did you say that that question could be better answered by his counsel? 329 00:19:15,300 --> 00:19:16,300 That is correct. 330 00:19:16,620 --> 00:19:17,620 Who are you? 331 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:19,440 I'm his counsel. 332 00:19:25,060 --> 00:19:26,060 Order in the court. 333 00:19:28,780 --> 00:19:31,880 You say you're the counsel for the defendant? 334 00:19:32,280 --> 00:19:34,300 I've been counseling all his life. 335 00:19:35,690 --> 00:19:36,810 to ask this officer a question. 336 00:19:38,090 --> 00:19:39,670 Very well. Proceed. 337 00:19:39,890 --> 00:19:41,270 Now, here's the question. 338 00:19:43,690 --> 00:19:45,910 What have you got against black drivers? 339 00:19:52,890 --> 00:19:57,010 I will not tolerate these outbursts. 340 00:19:57,330 --> 00:20:00,750 And you will restrict your inquiry to the matter before the court. 341 00:20:01,070 --> 00:20:03,550 Well, that's what... That's what's wrong with the court, Judge. 342 00:20:03,770 --> 00:20:05,550 A black man ain't got a chance down here. 343 00:20:05,750 --> 00:20:06,589 I'm black. 344 00:20:06,590 --> 00:20:07,990 Well, you're the judge. That don't count. 345 00:20:10,750 --> 00:20:13,710 Listen, why don't you arrest some white drivers? 346 00:20:14,090 --> 00:20:14,729 I do. 347 00:20:14,730 --> 00:20:15,730 You do? 348 00:20:43,920 --> 00:20:47,500 I suggest you write to your congressman or the newspapers to express your views. 349 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:52,260 Well, listen, Judge, a courtroom is where you come to get justice in, and 350 00:20:52,260 --> 00:20:53,660 what I'm looking for, is justice. 351 00:20:53,880 --> 00:20:55,560 And I demand justice! 352 00:20:56,100 --> 00:20:57,100 Order! 353 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:03,920 Order in this courtroom! 354 00:21:04,860 --> 00:21:07,800 Now, another demonstration like that, and I'll clear the courtroom. 355 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:11,860 You two, stand before the bench. 356 00:21:18,060 --> 00:21:22,700 I've taken into consideration the testimony in this case and have reached 357 00:21:22,700 --> 00:21:26,240 decision. It seems to me that you're a pretty conscientious young man. 358 00:21:26,660 --> 00:21:30,520 And taking into consideration the two hazards confronting you, you acted with 359 00:21:30,520 --> 00:21:31,520 reasonable judgment. 360 00:21:31,940 --> 00:21:36,180 Now, in view of all this, I find you not guilty and order this case dismissed. 361 00:21:48,340 --> 00:21:51,820 And, Judge, if I hadn't spoke up for our rights like I did, you'd have found 362 00:21:51,820 --> 00:21:52,759 them guilty, wouldn't you? 363 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:53,760 Wouldn't you, Judge, right? 364 00:21:54,140 --> 00:21:55,140 Wrong. Huh? 365 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,380 Because I've also come to a decision about you. 366 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,160 Who, me? Yes, you. 367 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,660 Due to your repeated outbursts and disruptions, I have no choice but to 368 00:22:04,660 --> 00:22:05,660 in contempt of this court. 369 00:22:05,940 --> 00:22:08,960 Judge, I don't have no contempt for this court. I did, but I don't now. 370 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:12,680 You're fined a sum of $25. 371 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:13,920 Pay on your way out. 372 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,740 $25? Listen, brother, you get... And if you utter one more... Your word, the 373 00:22:17,740 --> 00:22:19,900 fine will be increased by another $25. 374 00:22:20,580 --> 00:22:21,580 Next game. 375 00:22:39,540 --> 00:22:40,540 That's some justice. 376 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,900 You get a ticket and I wind up paying the fine. 377 00:22:43,820 --> 00:22:47,900 I'm gonna get me a coming -back -from -court drink. Yeah, well, it's your own 378 00:22:47,900 --> 00:22:48,799 fault, Pop. 379 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:49,679 My fault? 380 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:52,880 That's right. If you hadn't invited those guys down there and started 381 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,040 the court, it never would have happened. 382 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,360 Look, I wouldn't even have been in that courtroom if you hadn't decided to fight 383 00:22:57,360 --> 00:22:58,360 your ticket. 384 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:04,240 If I hadn't decided to fight the ticket, you were the one that said I should 385 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:05,760 fight it. I wanted to pay it, remember? 386 00:23:06,120 --> 00:23:09,520 You did? Well, then since you was gonna pay it, then give me my 25 bucks back, 387 00:23:09,580 --> 00:23:12,280 and we'll be even again. 388 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:16,200 Why should I give you $25? Because things would be just like they were 389 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,900 you changed your mind. And I'd have my $25 back. 390 00:23:19,180 --> 00:23:20,880 Yeah, and I'd be out of $25. 391 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,460 Well, okay, since I talked you into it, we'll split the difference. 392 00:23:24,740 --> 00:23:26,000 Give me $12 .50. 393 00:23:26,980 --> 00:23:29,720 No. Uh, what about $6 .25? 394 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,620 No. Well, wait a minute. What's half of $6 .25? 395 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:34,639 Forget it. 396 00:23:34,640 --> 00:23:35,619 Forget it? 397 00:23:35,620 --> 00:23:37,560 I'm never going to be your counselor again. 398 00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:41,760 Next time you get in trouble, get you a white lawyer and get you some time in 399 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:42,760 jail. 400 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:05,080 Sanford and Son is recorded on tape for a live studio audience.