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Quotes
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Pat Dugan : The staff's not supposed to work for anyone except Starman.
Courtney Whitmore : Starman?
Pat Dugan : Of the Justice Society of America. It was before your time.
Courtney Whitmore : I know who they are. A bunch of superheroes from the old days. They quit when I was a kid.
Pat Dugan : Well, they didn't exactly quit. Starman and the JSA died saving the world.
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Courtney Whitmore : What were you, like, the Star-Spangled Kid's assistant?
Pat Dugan : I was Starman's sidekick. I looked after his car, I kept his suit clean.
Courtney Whitmore : Sounds like an assistant to me.
Pat Dugan : Being a sidekick was an honor. They made me a really important part of the JSA.
Courtney Whitmore : Well... why aren't you in the picture, then?
Pat Dugan : Because I took it.
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S.T.R.I.P.E. : Courtney, I told you not to touch the staff.
Courtney Whitmore : Pat?
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Courtney Whitmore : Was my dad a superhero?
Barbara Whitmore : I am not joking around here.
Courtney Whitmore : I'm not joking, either.
Barbara Whitmore : You want to know the truth about your father? Your dad, the superhero, he only came to see you once a year. Until you were five, and then he... he just abandoned us, Courtney.
Courtney Whitmore : Mom.
Barbara Whitmore : There's... there's only been one man who's ever been there for us. And that's Pat. You know, if your dad was as great as you think he is, he would be here right now instead of Pat. But he's not.
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[while Courtney is battling three goons in the drive-in's parking lot, her Cosmic Staff lets loose an energy blast that blows up her antagonists' car]
Courtney Whitmore : Oh my God. What did you do? Bad stick! Bad!
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Courtney Whitmore : I don't like that you've kept this from my mom.
Pat Dugan : Ah...
Courtney Whitmore : But you make her happy. Happier than I've ever seen her, and I don't wanna take that away. I can't. So I'll keep your secret, as long as you stay out of my way.
Pat Dugan : Stay... stay out of your way? I mean, hey, you... you don't even have a driver's license yet, all right? This isn't just about keeping my secret. This is about keeping your mother and you safe. Mike, too. You understand that?
Courtney Whitmore : Okay.
Pat Dugan : Okay.
Courtney Whitmore : So, do we have a deal, Stripesy?
Pat Dugan : I guess when you call me Stripesy, I see your point.
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Courtney Whitmore : So... your name was Stripesy?
Pat Dugan : 'Cause of all the stripes.
Courtney Whitmore : Yeah, I... I got that. Someone really should have helped you brainstorm a better code name.
Pat Dugan : What's wrong with it?
Courtney Whitmore : Um... well, for starters, I highly doubt it intimidated the bad guys. I mean, "Look out! Here comes Stripesy!"
Pat Dugan : Well, see, Stripesy made more sense when Sylvester went by The Star-Spangled Kid.
Courtney Whitmore : The Star-Spangled Kid?
Pat Dugan : Yeah. You see, Sylvester was 15 when we met. I was 20. I was his family's driver and their mechanic. He put on a mask to stop some criminals who were threatening his parents, and I helped him. Anyways, later he... he got the staff and became Starman, and he joined the JSA and he brought me along.
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Courtney Whitmore : What is this thing, anyway?
Pat Dugan : It's called the Cosmic Staff.
Courtney Whitmore : Okay.
Pat Dugan : It's extremely temperamental.
[as he takes it, it powers down]
Pat Dugan : And it should be back in its crate where it belongs, not vandalizing automobiles and endangering people's lives.
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Pat Dugan : [catching Courtney sneaking back into the house] All right, give me that. It's a...
[as he moves to take the staff, she takes a step backward]
Pat Dugan : That's incredibly dangerous.
Courtney Whitmore : I know. It blew up a car.
Pat Dugan : You blew up a car?
Courtney Whitmore : I didn't! It did!
[the staff lights up to the bulb and warbles]
Courtney Whitmore : I was only going to let the air out of their tires.
Pat Dugan : Okay, look... are you okay? And was anyone hurt?
Courtney Whitmore : Everyone's fine. The car lost a little resale value, though.
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Mike Dugan : Hey, why's everyone talking to us?
Pat Dugan : It's called being friendly, Mike.
Mike Dugan : I don't know. Just a little weird.
Town Girl : [passing by] Hi.
Mike Dugan : [checking her out] Hey. But it's like I always say, Pat, "gotta take the good with the weird."
Pat Dugan : Yeah. It's, uh, it's "Dad", not "Pat", okay?
Mike Dugan : Yeah, but Courtney calls you Pat.
Courtney Whitmore : Don't drag me into this conversation.
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Courtney Whitmore : So, uh, what do you guys do for fun around here?
Beth Chapel : Oh, oh, we're not friends. This is the table for the singles.
Courtney Whitmore : The singles?
Beth Chapel : The losers.
