Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999–2000)

Rino Romano: Johnnie Rico, Johnny Rico

Quotes 

• Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : There's nothing like a bug hunt to get your juices flowing!

  Cpl. Jeff Gossard : So, what do you do to relax, Flores? Bungee jump without the cord?

  Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : Hey! No guts, no glory.

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : [mutters to Jenkins]  No brains.

  Pvt. Carl Jenkins : No kidding.

• Pvt. Carl Jenkins : [Observing the battlefield on Pluto]  They never mentioned this in the commercials.

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : I think we should sue.

• Pvt. Johnny Rico : [after arriving back to base from destroying a bug-built mountain on Buenos Aires]  Diz, I think we should talk.

  Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : About what? Oh, about you being in love with me. Well, you can't be.

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : What's that supposed to mean?

  Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : I'm a jinx, plain and simple. Bad stuff always happen to the people I'm in love with.

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : That's ridiculous!

  Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : Do you want a list? Let's start off with my family, gone. Thought I had feelings for Carl? Whoops, his brain got fried! Zander? Turned into a bug!

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : There's one flaw in your theory, Diz.

  Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : What's that?

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : Me. You're in love with me, and nothing bad has happened.

  Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : Well, I'm not in love with you anymore! That's why you're safe.

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : Diz, I'm not going to let you do this. I won't just walk away!

  Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : Sergeant! You outrank me, remember? I believe that SICON command would deem that this sort of behavior is wholly inappropriate.

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : Fine, Private. I'm sorry if I went out of line. This will never happen again.

• Pvt. Johnny Rico : [after getting the order to bring a marauder suit up a mountain and hearing the consequences of the damage to the suit]  What comes from nothing is nothing

  Sgt. Francis Brutto : What was that?

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : Nothing!

• Pvt. Johnny Rico : [after being given the order to complete a mission on Klendathu]  What happened to "The Roughnecks never leave a man behind? "

  Lt. Jean Razak : That's the advantage of being the boss. You don't have to follow your own orders.

• Pvt. Johnny Rico : [after saving Carmen after she crashlands on Klendathu]  Expecting Prince Charming?

  Lt. Carmen Ibanez : What? No white horse?

• Pvt. Johnny Rico : [when being on a retrieval ship after saving Echo Squad on Hydora]  Diz, when we get back to the Valley Forge, you should take it easy. I'll pick up your meals and stuff.

  Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : Rico, when we get back to the Valley Forge, do me one big favor. Go back to being a jerk. I like you better that way.

• [Ibanez is shooting at a hole in the cave to give out signal for any of the Roughnecks to find them. Rico wakes up from the gunfire] 

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : Hey, keep it down here, I'm trying to get some shut-eye.

  Lt. Carmen Ibanez : Rico!

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : What are you doing?

  Lt. Carmen Ibanez : I'm trying to use your laser to send up a flare. They have to be looking for us right now.

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : Hold off. You're almost out of juice, and the laser will show up better once it's dark.

  Lt. Carmen Ibanez : I refuse to die in such a stupid way!

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : There's no such thing as a smart way.

• [the Roughnecks start to head back to the retrieval ship after saving Rico] 

  Lt. Jean Razak : Private, you disobeyed a direct order and almost got yourself killed! That is not acceptable in my squad, do you get me?

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : Sir, I get you, sir.

  Lt. Jean Razak : [whispers softly referring to Rico attempting to kill a Tanker bug to save Jenkins, Flores, Higgins, and Razak]  Pretty gutsy, son.

• [after killing the bugs posing as humans when retrieving a poison serum for Lieutenant Razak] 

  Pvt. Johnny Rico : How did you know they were fake?

  Pvt. Isabelle 'Dizzy' Flores : Woman's intuition.