L.A. Law (TV Series)

The Venus Butterfly (1986)

Richard Dysart: Leland McKenzie

Quotes 

• [Becker, Markowitz, and Kelsey are loudly arguing over which one of them will get the late Norman Chaney's office] 

  Arnie Becker : I had dibs on this office the day he croaked!

  Stuart Markowitz : Forget it, Arnie! It doesn't work that way!

  Ann Kelsey : You move in here Arnie, and I will scratch the paint off your Porsche!

  [McKenzie enters] 

  Leland McKenzie : SHUT UP!

  [Becker, Markowitz and Kelsey are now silent] 

  Leland McKenzie : Do you realize that your bickering can be heard throughout the complex? Keep this in mind: if you three cannot find some mature and intelligent matter in which to settle this within the next three minutes, this office will be turned into a conference room!

  [McKenzie exits and closes the office door shut] 

  Arnie Becker : All right. Under the circumstances and given the absence of time, there is only one way to settle this.

  Ann Kelsey : What?

  [Becker removes his suit jacket and holds out his clenched fists] 

  Stuart Markowitz : Arnie!

  Arnie Becker : Come on, we haven't got a lot of time. Get 'em out there. Get them out!

  [Markowitz and Kelsey hold out their fists and it is shown that they are playing 'potatos'] 

  Arnie Becker : One potato/two potato/three potato/four. Five potato/six potato/seven potato/more.

  [to Kelsey] 

  Arnie Becker : Out. One potato/two potato/three potato/more. Five potato/six potato/seven potato... more.

  Stuart Markowitz : [to Becker; smirks]  Out.