The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series)
Mary's Delinquent (1975)
Mary Tyler Moore: Mary Richards
Quotes
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Mary Richards : I've been around, well - alright, I might not have been around, but, I've been nearby.
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Mary Richards : Celestine, can I get you something?
Celestine : Oh, no, thanks, I got these.
[Addresses Francine]
Celestine : Hey, you want some?
Francie : Sure, I love reds.
Mary Richards : Uhhhhhhhhh...
Celestine : [Interreupting Mary's stammer] Oh, I'm sorry - would you like some?
Celestine : Listen, um, girls - what you do on your own is one thing, you know, but, when you're here, I'm afraid I'm going to have to put my foot down, I'm sorry, but, uh, I just don't go for that kind of thing.
Celestine : You don't go for... TicTac's?
Mary Richards : Yeah, well, you know...
[Mary flips a Tic-Tac in the air, and catches it in her mouth]
Mary Richards : .
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Mary Richards : [Mary's on the phone with the Big Sister program] Hello, ths is Mary Richards, and I would like to talk to someone about getting a little sister... right, I think I should mention that I haven't had a whole lot of experience in this area, and I was sort of wondering if you had a girl who hasn't done uh... well, a girl, you know who hasn't been... listen; would you have a girl who's just sort of cranky?
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Murray Slaughter : So: how did things work out at the Big Sisters?
Mary Richards : Terrific! They put you through a kind of screening process, and, uh, I guess I passed, 'cos I've got a little sister!
Murray Slaughter : Ah - what's she like?
Mary Richards : Well we were just sort of introduced, so, we didn't get a chance to talk, but, she's 15, bright, cute as a button, and out on probation for shoplifting.
Sue Ann Nivens : What was the name of this group, Mary?
Mary Richards : The Big Sisters.
Sue Ann Nivens : The big sisters that would be the perfect thing for me to clinch the award and I'd be wonderful at it, because, I had an ideal relationship with my own sister. And it wasn't easy; naturally, she resented being the ugly one.
Mary Richards : I had to mention the Big Sisters, didn't I? Now, because of me, some poor underprivileged kid is going to be forced to learn how to cook a quiche
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Ted Baxter : Hey Murray. Murray; where's my money?
Murray Slaughter : Uh, in my top left-hand drawer, Ted.
Ted Baxter : Is that camera left, or 'real' left?
Murray Slaughter : Left, Ted.
Ted Baxter : It's not here, Murray.
Murray Slaughter : What do you mean it's not there?
[growing concerned]
Murray Slaughter : It's got to be there - I just put it there, before lunch!
[after Murray rummages though the drawer]
Murray Slaughter : It's not there!
Ted Baxter : Somebody stole my money!
Mary Richards : Oh, Ted, that's ridiculous. Oh, oh, I know what you're thinking, well, you're just wrong! Francine doesn't steal money from desks! She happens to be a shoplifter!
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Mary Richards : [In Mr. Grant's office, right after Mr. Grant lectured Francine about returning an item she'd just stolen] Well, how hard could it be to do something like that, right? Just, walk in, and say 'I'm sorry, I made a mistake, I don't need this, I don't want this, please take it back.'
Lou Grant : Good Mary. Now just remember that, when you take back the helicopter.
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Ted Baxter : [after handing Ted his money back after finding out it was indeed Francine, who stole it from Murray's drawer] So; she stole it, huh?
Mary Richards : Yes, Ted.
Ted Baxter : [Smugly] I was right, huh?
Mary Richards : [Trying not to play Ted's game] Yes, Ted, you were right.
Ted Baxter : [Smug] You were wrong.
Mary Richards : [Beginning to get irked] Yes, Ted, I was wrong.
Ted Baxter : [Trying to emphasize he was correct] I was right, and you were wrong.
Mary Richards : Yes, Ted, you were right, and I was wrong.
Ted Baxter : [Again trying to emphasise he was right] You were wrong, and...
Mary Richards : [Exasperated] Ted, I was wrong and...
Ted Baxter : [shouting] Alright, alright, Mare, let's not dwell on it
