Sports Night (TV Series)

Pilot (1998)

Josh Charles: Dan Rydell

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• Dan Rydell : Why are we quoting high-level sources inside the Swiss Olympic Committee on Helsinki's bid for the 2010 Olympics?

  Dana Whitaker : What's the problem?

  Dan Rydell : Helsinki's in Finland.

  Dana Whitaker : Really?

  Dan Rydell : Yeah. Don't worry. I got it.

  Dana Whitaker : Are you sure?

  Dan Rydell : Am I sure that Helsinki's in Finland? Yeah. I'm quite sure.

  Will : I thought it was in Sweden.

  Chris : It says "unnamed Swiss Olympic officials."

  Natalie Hurley : [shouting]  Graphics, which is it? Sweden or Switzerland?

  Casey McCall : It's in FINLAND!

• Casey McCall : I speak four languages!

  Dan Rydell : You speak three languages.

  Casey McCall : I speak four languages.

  Dan Rydell : You speak German, French, and Italian.

  Casey McCall : I dabble in a little English.

• Dan Rydell : Casey's got Tampa Bay and the mighty Bengals of Cincinnati.

  Dana Whitaker : What's in Cincinnati?

  Dan Rydell : Well the mighty Bengals, for one thing.

• J.J. : My point is: at the moment, Casey has less on-air charm and charisma then my high school driving instructor. And you know it, Danny. Now I think that the time has come, for you to think about the possibility of another partner.

  Dan Rydell : I'm not gonna do the show with your high school driving instructor, JJ, if that's what you're asking me, okay?