Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

Engaged to Be Buried (1973)

Erik Estrada: Rono Vidalgo

Quotes 

• Koa : [Playing pool in Mr. Hanolo's place]  How about another game, Rono?

  Rono Vidalgo : Sure, I dont have to meet Alia for another hour.

• Koa : Mr. Hanolo, Star Island is adding a line of coin-operated tables... the best quality.

  Rono Vidalgo : Acessories too

  [holding up a rack] 

  Rono Vidalgo : ... Not like this junk.

  [He smashes the rack] 

  Koa : Or this.

  [He breaks the pool cue over his knee] 

• Harold : [Raising his hand to Rono]  Why you!

  Rono Vidalgo : [Grabbing Mr. Hanolo's hand]  You don't wanna do that... It isn't just a pool cue that can get broken... That's one.

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Mr. Hanolo as he is leaving with Koa]  Peace, Bruddah.

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Alia]  Look, all you have to do is cut class, I'll take you home, we'll walk in and you'll say "Hi, family... I want you to meet the man I love, Rono Vidalgo".

• Rono Vidalgo : [Rono wants Alia to tell her family about thier relationship]  Our folks are gonna have to know sooner or later, Alia.

  Alia : But not yet... We can't tell my father yet.

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Alia]  Look honey, Let's get one thing straight... My family's one thing, I'm another... Me, I've done nothing to be ashamed of, or apologize for.

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Alia as she leaves]  I'll be waiting for you.

  Alia : I was hoping you would.

  [They kiss] 

• Rono Vidalgo : I'm sorry, Pa... If I'd known about the Five-o roust...

  Shako Vidalgo : ...You would have known if you had been here.

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Koa]  It's not Carson, it's the Five-O roust.. McGarett says boo, and you hide under the nearest bed.

  Koa : [AboutCarson]  Bull!... I'm telling you, I got a feeling about the guy!

  Shako Vidalgo : Don't talk feelings to a man with two dead legs... You talk fact!

• Rono Vidalgo : [about Carson'w bowling alley]  I can put 10 machines in that bowling alley.

  Shako Vidalgo : I want twelve.

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Shako about the Five-O roust]  I'm sorry I let you down last night.

  Shako Vidalgo : You let yourself down.

• Shako Vidalgo : [Shako gets off the phone, and finds out about Rono and Alia]  Not just any cop's kid, but Chin Ho... Five-O!

  Rono Vidalgo : Did Bertie tell you?

  Shako Vidalgo : No but he should have, and Koa should have... But no, I've gotta find out about our family secrets off the street!

• Shako Vidalgo : [to Rono after finding out that he loves Alia]  Get rid of her!

  Rono Vidalgo : NO!

  Shako Vidalgo : YOU HEARD ME!

• Rono Vidalgo : Pa, Alia and I are engaged.

  Shako Vidalgo : Engaged?... Engaged to be what?

• Rono Vidalgo : Pa, I've done everything you've ever asked me to do... I;ve pushed people around for you, I've parked bombs for you, I've twisted arms for you. And More... But I an not... I AM NOT going to give up Alia for you... We're going to get married.

  Shako Vidalgo : NEVER!

  [Rono shoves the papers off Shako's desk] 

• Rono Vidalgo : [Rono and Alia arrive on Kauai to see Father Jack]  Hi, you old sky captain.

  Father Jack : Hello, Rono.

• Rono Vidalgo : [Rono is talking to Alia about Father Jack]  When I was a kid, I came to this fun filled camp expecting to play, and he puts us to work helping to build those cabins... And then he charges the parents... What a racket!

  Father Jack : Speaking of rackets, are you still working for your father?

  Rono Vidalgo : Yeah, but I'm planning to leave him really soon

  [Father Jack turns and walks away] 

  Rono Vidalgo : Father Jack, wait!

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Alia after they return from Kauai]  Hey, what's with the ice-cube routine?

  Alia : I just wanna think.

  Rono Vidalgo : Sure... I guess a little of that wouldn't hurt me either... I love you, that's one thing I don't have to think about.

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Carson]  It was a real nice place you had here... You sure that's your final answer?

  Carson : Let me put it this way, Punk... YES!

  Rono Vidalgo : Well, in case you change your mind, you have our number... And we sure have yours

  [Rono leaves] 

• Shako Vidalgo : [Shako gets oof the phone]  The Simpson girl just had a visitor... Chin' Ho's daughter.

  Rono Vidalgo : Maybe I better go find out about it.

  Shako Vidalgo : Maybe you better!

• Alia : Pamela just died.

  Rono Vidalgo : I'm sorry.

• Alia : [to Rono about Pamela]  I was with Pamela when she died... She mentioned your name.

  Rono Vidalgo : My name?

  Alia : She mentioned something about if I loved you enough to forgive you.

• Alia : [Rono and Alia wake up the day after they are married]  Didn't I meet you at a wedding?

  Rono Vidalgo : Probably... What's your name?

  Alia : I got a new name now.

• Alia : [the morning after thier wedding]  How many?

  Rono Vidalgo : How many what?...

  Alia : ...Children do you want?

  Rono Vidalgo : I don't know... What kind of hospitalization do you have?

  [They laugh] 

• Koa : [Entering Rono and Alia's room]  Sorry to intrude... Dad's in the slammer. He was picked up this morning.

  Rono Vidalgo : What Happened?

  Koa : Bertie happened.

  Rono Vidalgo : He Spill his guts?

  Koa : The whole song... that whipping Dad gave him didn't help.

• Rono Vidalgo : [as he gets out of bed, and gets dressed]  I got plenty of gas, a plane, money... And a good head start.

• Koa : [Trying to get Rono to surrendur]  The hole's in our defense... You have to turn yourself in.

  Rono Vidalgo : Are you outta your tree?

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Chin as he is trying to escape]  Well... Here we are Daddy.

• Rono Vidalgo : [to Alia as he is dying]  Well,, I finally got to meet your old man.