Dallas (TV Series)

The Outsiders (1979)

Larry Hagman: J.R. Ewing

Quotes 

• Sue Ellen Ewing : [J.R. is whistling while pouring a drink]  You seem mighty happy with yourself tonight, J.R. You managed to evict some widows today?

  J.R. Ewing : You keep drinking like that, and you're gonna be evicted onto a trash heap, dear.

• J.R. Ewing : We have got to get rid of Cliff Barnes.

  Jock Ewing : Sure we do, but how?

  J.R. Ewing : There's gotta be a way. We gotta get the power away from the OLM. The court's not gonna help us.

  Jock Ewing : The state created that office, and they're still behind it.

  J.R. Ewing : Who do we know with enough clout to make them change their mind about it?

  Jock Ewing : Only one man with that much power in this state - Sam Culver.

• Bobby Ewing : [at breakfast table]  Hey, Lucy, gonna mope around here all day or you're gonna go to school?

  Lucy Ewing : [down]  Guess I'll go to school.

  Bobby Ewing : Good. I'll drive you. I don't have anything to do for a couple of hours.

  [smiles at his parents before leaving with Lucy] 

  J.R. Ewing : Bobby always was the understanding one, wasn't he?

  Bobby Ewing : [outside]  Gonna stand around with a long face all your life?

  Lucy Ewing : I can't quit thinking about Kit, and J.R. doesn't make it any easier.

  Bobby Ewing : I know, honey. I wish there was something I could do to ease the pain.

  Lucy Ewing : Yes, so do I.

  [spots makeshift wooden panels, obviously hiding something big, in driveway] 

  Lucy Ewing : Hey, what is this? Where did it come from, Bobby?

  Bobby Ewing : What, this? Well, I thought the house was built around it, I don't know.

  Lucy Ewing : Oh, come on, Bobby, you know what it is! Tell me, what is it?

  Bobby Ewing : Okay, okay, okay, okay. Now stand right there.

  [picks up cord that's going to bring the structure down, and she giggles] 

  Bobby Ewing : Now take this, close your eyes... and give a big tug, and you might just see something you've been wishing for. But don't peek, or you get nothing.

  Lucy Ewing : [the panels fall away, it's a brand-new convertible, her eyes are still shut]  Can I look?

  Bobby Ewing : Sure.

  Lucy Ewing : Oh, Bobby, it's beautiful! Oh, Bobby, it's beautiful! Is it for me, really?

  [runs closer, hand-in-hand with her uncle] 

  Lucy Ewing : Bobby! Bobby! Oh, it's beautiful! Bobby, why?

  Bobby Ewing : Oh, because it's a real pain driving you to school every day... and I realize you're more than mature enough to have one of your own.

  Lucy Ewing : Oh, thank you, Bobby, thank you!

  [hugs him] 

  Bobby Ewing : You're welcome, honey. Come on now, you don't want to be late for your first day.

  [she jumps in eagerly] 

  Bobby Ewing : Let me move the front of the box.

  [clears obstruction] 

  Bobby Ewing : Okay?

  [she starts ignition] 

  Bobby Ewing : Now you be careful.

  [she darts off]