Esther Rolle credited as playing...
Florida Evans
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: [hangs up] I got the vet hospital by mistake.
- Florida Evans: Are you sure?
- James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.: I must've, he told me to put Loretta in a cardboard box and let nature take its course.
- Willona Woods: [forced to handle the delivery themselves] Florida, what do either of us know about bringing a baby into the world?
- Florida Evans: A lot more than a baby knows how to get here by itself, now come on!
- Florida Evans: [to Thelma] Get a cold towel to put on Loretta's head.
- Willona Woods: Make that two.
- Florida Evans: Loretta only needs one towel.
- Willona Woods: I know that, the other's for me!