- Lamont Sanford: Sit down, Pop, because I have a surprise for you.
- Fred G. Sanford: Don't tell me your Aunt Esther had her face paved?
- Fred G. Sanford: [Holding four tickets to "The Gong Show"] Now, who should I ask?
- Lamont Sanford: Well, besides me, you could ask Aunt Esther.
- Fred G. Sanford: Esther? This is the GONG Show, not the GOON Show!