- Elsa Dutton: There are no weekends on a ranch. The routine of Wednesday is the routine of Saturday. And the chores of Tuesday are still chores on Sunday. Though the banker and bookkeeper may be tethered to a calendar, ranchers are bound only to the seasons, and note the milestones of their lives by saying, "We were married in the spring," or "She was born in the fall," or perhaps, "On the hottest day in the driest summer ever to plague Montana, my husband returned to me."
- Cara Dutton: So are you selling the electricity in the valley?
- Power Salesman: Yes, ma'am. We will run the cable as they pave the road to the park.
- John Dutton, Sr.: You say they're paving the road to the park?
- Power Salesman: All the way from Canada to Mexico.
- Elizabeth Strafford: What is that?
- Power Salesman: That's a washing machine.
- Jack Dutton: What does it wash?
- Power Salesman: Clothes.
- Cara Dutton: Oh! Can you imagine? How?
- Power Salesman: Well, an electric motor spins a cylinder as water is pumped through the machine. Soap is added here and the agitation removes any soiling.
- Cara Dutton: Hm.
- Elizabeth Strafford: What does that wash?
- Power Salesman: That's a refrigerator. The top compartment keeps food frozen and the bottom compartment maintains a temperature of 38 degrees.
- Jack Dutton: And you sell these?
- Power Salesman: We rent them.
- Jack Dutton: So you sell electricity, and then you rent all the things that need electricity.
- Power Salesman: More or less.
- Jack Dutton: But we don't need any of these things.
- Power Salesman: Well, they're conveniences. Their use gives you time to do other things.
- Jack Dutton: What other things?
- Power Salesman: Well... Like other chores.
- Jack Dutton: Until you invent machines to do those, then what do we do?
- Power Salesman: Go on a picnic. Go for a swim. You can go to the cinema. You can enjoy a more leisurely life.
- Jack Dutton: But that ain't more leisurely because we gotta work more to pay for all this stuff.
- John Dutton, Sr.: He's got you there.
- Power Salesman: This is the future. Every home in New York City has electricity. They have refrigerators, and some even have electric stoves.
- John Dutton, Sr.: No here's the thing, we buy all this stuff, we're not working for ourselves anymore. We're working for you.
- Cara Dutton: The washing machine seems like a good idea, I must admit.
- Power Salesman: It is the future, ma'am.
- Jack Dutton: [Jack explains why he does not need modern conveniences] But that ain't more leisurely because we gotta work more to pay for all this stuff.
- John Dutton, Sr.: Now here's the thing, we buy all this stuff, we're not working for ourselves anymore. We're working for you.
- Power Salesman: This is the future. Every home in New York City has electricity. They have refrigerators, and some even have electric stoves.
- Power Salesman: [the salesman explains how a washing machine works] Well, an electric motor spins a cylinder as water is pumped through the machine. Soap is added here and the agitation removes any soiling.
- Power Salesman: That's a refrigerator. The top compartment keeps food frozen and the bottom compartment maintains a temperature of 38 degrees.
- Spencer Dutton: [having been tree'd by lions] I'm gonna send Alex down to you.
- Banner Creighton: Alex?
- Spencer Dutton: She's my fiancé. At least she was a few hours ago. You still my fiancé?
- Alexandra: We'll talk about it in the car.