Car Wash
- PG
- Year:
- 1976
- 97 min
- 557 Views
Hey, L.A., it's a brand new day!
Babe, if you want to get down, you
got to get up! l'm your wake-up man!
J.B.'s rappin' to ya. lf l'm not
on your radio, your radio's not on.
Too hot for you? Then stay cool
with the baddest sound in town.
This is KGYS, where
the music's always the best.
News and weather at 8,
so don't be late,
'cause you ain't got the news
'til you got it straight from KGYS.
lt's Friday, TGlF. There's smog,
traffic, crime on the streets ...
and music all day long at KGYS.
lt's 7:
47, baby, a good time to fly.Can you dig it?
Get right tonight.
Tonight's the night:
J.B.'s Disco Dance and Show, live at
Rib Shack''. Be there, or be square!
Dnly 3 pair of tickets left,
and l got 'em in my hot little hand!
l'm gonna give 'em away today,
'cause they're no good
tomorrow! So when you hear
call J.B. at 555-KGYS.
lf you name the tune,
That's:
555-KGYS!The eagle flies today, it's payday!
Money don't buy you love,
honey, but it gets you
the best
low-calorie substitute.
We'll be right back after this
station identification.
Peace, Lonnie. How you be?
- All right. - l heard that.
Good morning.
Here's Billy Bass with the news.
ln Washington, a new scandal,
as investigators probe rumors
of male congressional aides being
hired in exchange for sexual favors.
This'll never do.
Gay activist spokesman Harry Twig
applauded the alleged violation
after an extended filibuster
in a special caucus.
A southern committee member said
he had no objection to homosexuals,
as long as they
You don't know what you have to
do with Lonnie. - You're crazy.
Just shut up, DK?
- Don't tell me to shut up!
You shut up!
Hey Dtis, is Mona here?
She's late as usual, T.C.
All right!
Today we got the big three.
- Yeah?
Yeah. Baseball pool, the fight
and jai lai, like in Tijuana.
l thought jai lai was a dance.
l'm betting 2 dollars on the fight.
- Dn the fight?
Stand and deliver, honey!
Sweet, sexy thing!
Watch it, here's Ann-Margaret!
Keep an eye on your zippers!
You can be sure, Hippo, that when
l'm around, your body is safe!
Lindy, where's my money?
- l ain't got no sweet potatoes today.
Hi, l'm Floyd!
And l'm Lloyd ...
Hollywood, Hollywood!
Hi, l'm Floyd!
And l'm Lloyd!
And we're the Futuristics!
We got an audition for an agent today.
How's our new opening?
Lonnie, what do you think?
Well, it's improving.
Well, kiss my wrist!
What's wrong,
you goin' to a funeral?
Carry on, honey.
Ritzy titsie!
Somebody's gotta have
a little class. - A little is right!
Put that stuff away, lrwin.
l heard you already, dammit!
Morning, Mr. B!
- Morning, Snapper.
How are you?
- Lonnie. lrwin? Come on, lrwin!
Hey, lrwin.
- Hey, Lonnie.
How you doing, lrwin?
- What's happenin', baby?
l don't think l know that one.
- Lay back, baby.
Catch you later.
T.C., l ain't heard nothin'
about the Fly in a while.
That's how it is with the Fly.
He just lays back and checks the buzz.
Hear the cry? ls it a bird, is it
a plane? No, dude, it's the Fly!
Check this out.
You ain't seen nothin' yet.
Put your heart in my hand, honey!
Look out, Mr. Clean!
- Now hear this:
l believe it's exactly
2 minutes, 11 seconds to opening.
Thanks. Keep the change.
You've probably noticed, l ain't
got nothing against you people.
l ain't got nothing against no people.
We need more love in the world.
l don't know about marriage.
l believe in the lunch counter thing.
lf a guy wants something to eat,
he oughta be able to get it.
Come on, move it!
What is this, an economy run?
What's going on?
Bastards!
Move it! You're probably
wonderin' why l even picked you up.
getting ripped off or losing fares.
A KGYS public health announcement:
Cancer cures smoking!
Watch it, my son's here today.
- Dkay.
in New York. Know what a gypsy cab is?
lt'll go to Harlem,
to Puerto Rican neighborhoods.
We used to have a slogan ...
Kind of funny,
now that l'm with Yellow Cabs:
''We will go anywhere, we are
not yellow.'' Get it? Not yellow.
That's no slur on the Chinese.
But l ain't afraid, because l trust
people. l trust 'em, 'cause l like 'em.
Come on, you bastard!
l could tell that you was honest.
l could tell by your eyes.
Well, not the eyes, actually.
But l go by body language.
You got a real honest body.
You bastard!
... record run in the
women's 100 yard dash ...
bettered Wilma Rudolph's Dlympic
record by 0.5 seconds.
And in baseball, Reggie Jackson hit
2 consecutive home runs in one inning,
to aid in the 16-1 slaughter
of his former teammates.
That's what l call swinging a big bat!
The weather in Los Angeles: continued
clear and warm, with light smog.
79 at the airport,
83 downtown, and in KGYS land,
watch out L.A.! 89 degrees!
You messed up!
How about that Reggie Jackson!
- Reggie who? - The baseball player!
Honey,
baseball is not my game.
Remember:
We're givin' away ticketsto J.B.'s Disco Dancin' Show tonight.
Here's a smooth one
called ''Water''.
Take a sip ...
Morning, Abdullah.
Where were you yesterday, Duane?
And you're late today, Duane!
You better get off my case. And my
name is Abdullah Mohammed Akbar. DK?
Mohammed Akbar!
Hey, man, you all right?
Abdullah!
You got a problem? You need something?
No.
Just wondered if you was all right.
l'm DK, man.
Go to work, l'll be there in a second.
- See you outside.
You probably don't look up often,
but did you happen to see
a big, tall, black blonde chick?
- Red boots. Black blonde.
Scruggy, what's the matter?
You should be feelin' great.
Look, l'm worried about Charlene.
Maybe l should call her.
l never stayed out all night before.
lt's not cool to let
a woman take you for granted.
Besides, you was terrific!
That's not all:
l got a burn downthere. Suppose l caught something.
This isn't funny. Suppose l got
the clap. How will l explain that?
You ain't caught nothin' but a bad
case of the guilts! - Guilt burn?
J.B.'s back on the case,
with a change of pace, with
another, better than the other ...
Come on fellas, whatcha doin'?
This is KGYS
Los Angeles, the hip trip ...
EXPERTS AT WDRK:
Mona, baby, it's me!
T.C., mama! Hey!
To slow the pace to taste,
here's some mellow funk.
Lonnie, how are you?
How's the family? - All right.
Kids DK? - Yeah.
- Charlie? - Fine. - Duane?
l want to talk to you, Duane.
How many times l gotta tell you?
My name is Abdullah. - Abdullah.
Where was Abdullah yesterday?
Somethin' came up.
Yeah. You want these cars washed,
don't you?
Here you go.
Looks good.
Morning.
- Morning!
Before you leave,
listen to what l can do for your car.
Like what? Take over my payments?
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