Little House on the Prairie (TV Series)

Crossed Connections (1979)

Sam Edwards: Mr. Bill Anderson

Quotes 

• Dr. Hiram Baker : [entering the bank]  Afternoon, Bill.

  Mr. Bill Anderson : Hello, Doc.

  Dr. Hiram Baker : [referring to Mr. Anderson's newly-installed telephone]  So, you're the first to get one of those contraptions, huh?

  Mr. Bill Anderson : Yeah. I expect it'll improve business.

  Dr. Hiram Baker : Mine too. Folks won't be so shy about calling me out at two in the morning when it's made so easy.

  Mr. Bill Anderson : Oh, you're getting one then, huh?

  Dr. Hiram Baker : Yeah, tomorrow. Being a doctor, I can't see my way around it.

  Mr. Bill Anderson : [laughs]  Well, what can I do for you, Doc?

  Dr. Hiram Baker : Well, uh, Jonathan was telling me how much you made selling off that pharmaceutical stock you inherited.

  Mr. Bill Anderson : Yeah, I did indeed. An excellent profit!

  Dr. Hiram Baker : Uh-huh. Well, I was thinking, if it's all that good, maybe I should buy in.

  Mr. Bill Anderson : [chuckles] 

  Dr. Hiram Baker : Did I say something funny?

  Mr. Bill Anderson : Oh, not really. I'm certainly glad you brought it up, though; you'd have lost your shirt.

  Dr. Hiram Baker : What do you mean?

  Mr. Bill Anderson : Oh, somebody'll get rich, all right. It just wouldn't be you! Doc, that stock is being manipulated to go up; I warned Jonathan to get out. Anytime now, it's going to crash right through the floor.

  Dr. Hiram Baker : How do you know that?

  Mr. Bill Anderson : Well, in my business, you learn to see the signs.

  [chuckles, pressing a hand to his chest, wincing slightly with discomfort] 

  Mr. Bill Anderson : Especially when they're that obvious.

  Dr. Hiram Baker : Oh. Well, thank you for the advice; I'm much obliged.

  Mr. Bill Anderson : Anytime!

  Dr. Hiram Baker : [heading towards the door]  When you close up, come on over to my office, and I'll give you something for that heartburn.

  Mr. Bill Anderson : [surprised]  How'd you know I had heartburn?

  Dr. Hiram Baker : [smiling slightly]  In my business, you learn to see the signs.

  [exits the bank]