- Mary Ann's Mother: [answering phone] The boring residence of Miss Mary Ann Singleton
- Mary Ann Singleton: [grabbing receiver] MICHAEL!
- Michael Tolliver: [voice] Mary Ann?
- Mary Ann Singleton: Oh... Hi Mom.
- [takes phone into bedroom]
- Michael Tolliver: [voice] Oh my God. We haven't heard from you in weeks.
- Mary Ann Singleton: Sorry. It's been hectic.
- Michael Tolliver: [voice] Who was that man?
- Mary Ann Singleton: Who? Oh. Michael. He's...
- Michael Tolliver: [voice] What's his last name?
- Mary Ann Singleton: What?
- Michael Tolliver: [voice] His last name Mary Ann. Don't you KNOW his last name? Oh my God... I saw something like this on "McMillan and Wife" just last week and...
- Mary Ann Singleton: [walking out of bedroom holding receiver aloft for Mona and Michael to hear] What difference does it make what his last name is?
- Michael Tolliver: [voice] You know darling, your father and I were talking and we thought you deserved a chance to try your wings. But we can't just let you throw your life away.
- Mary Ann Singleton: It's my life to throw Mom.
- Michael Tolliver: [voice] No it's not. Not when you apparently don't have the maturity to...
- Mary Ann Singleton: [interupting] Well, how would you know?
- Michael Tolliver: [voice] Mary Ann, a strange man answered the phone.
- Mary Ann Singleton: He's not a strange man Mom. He's a homosexual
- [mouthing "shhhhhhh" to Mona and Michael as Mona makes devil's antennae over Michael's head]
- Michael Tolliver: [voice] WHAT?
- Mary Ann Singleton: I know you've heard of them. They have them on TV now! Ever watched "Soap"?