Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV Series)

Pilot: Part 1 (1980)

Ben Vereen: E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner

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Quotes 

• E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner : My real name is E.L. Turner. See, E.L. stands for Early Leroy. See, sorta, ehm... I was born in a taxi, so my mother called me 'Early'. Now Lionel, that's no excuse, but you try going through life with a joke name, and it distorts you.

• E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner : You know, Lionel, when I first met you I just had you figured for another Brown Shoe.

  Lionel Whitney : A brown shoe? What's a brown shoe?

  E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner : That's a person in a three piece suit, brown shoes, dow jones square type.

  Lionel Whitney : Are you insulting me?

• E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner : [eating someone elses sandwich]  What is this?

  Construction Worker : Sardines and peanut butter.

  E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner : Nobody puts sardines on peanut butter.

  Construction Worker : You do if you like it.

  E.L. 'Tenspeed' Turner : Then you eat it!