Freddie Prinze: Chico Rodriguez

Quotes 

• Chico Rodriguez : Patty, Do you think I made a mistake moving here?

  Nurse Patty Villa : Moving? No. Here? Yes.

  Chico Rodriguez : Well, What don't you like? The place or the people?

  Nurse Patty Villa : A..The place. B..The people.

• Chico Rodriguez : [after meeting Lorraine]  Are all your tenants that friendly?

  Mrs. Ortega : Yeah, To her. She has more mileage on her than her airplane.

  Chico Rodriguez : Ok. I'll see you tonight.

  Chico Rodriguez : [as Chico begins to exit the room, he notices something crawling on they floor and chases it]  Hey! Hey! Hey! I got him.

  [Stomping on it] 

  Mrs. Ortega : You didn't have to do that. We take pets.

• Ed Brown : [Ed comes downstairs to find Chico and Patty by the van]  Who is she?

  Chico Rodriguez : Who?

  Ed Brown : Her. Who is she?

  Chico Rodriguez : Oh, I'm glad you noticed, Ed. This is Nurse Patricia Villa, RN.

  Nurse Patty Villa : Delighted, Mr. Rodriguez.

  [She reaches out to shake hands] 

  Ed Brown : Rodriguez? My name is Brown. Ed Brown.

  Nurse Patty Villa : Rodriguez is such a pretty name. Why'd you change it?

  Chico Rodriguez : We're not related.

  Ed Brown : We're not even happy together.

  Ed Brown : [Looking and pointing at Chico]  You, Go to bed. Alone.

  Chico Rodriguez : Ed, You're in the presence of a lady!

  Ed Brown : Nobody is a lady at 2:30 in the morning.

  Nurse Patty Villa : [Turning to Ed and then Chico]  beg your pardon! Who do you think...? Who does he think... .?

  Chico Rodriguez : He didn't mean it.

• Chico Rodriguez : [Chico and Patty are tiptoeing into the garage, in the dark. Patty knocks something over]  Patty! Patty! Will you watch your step?

  Nurse Patty Villa : Chico! Will you watch your hands? Will you turn something on?

  Chico Rodriguez : That's what I'm trying to do.

  [He hugs and tries to kiss her] 

  Nurse Patty Villa : It's not working. Hit the lights.

  [Chico turns and switches on the lights] 

• Chico Rodriguez : [Chico opens the door to Louie and Ed]  Did you have trouble finding the place?

  Ed Brown : No. No trouble at all. We just followed the flies.

  Louie Wilson : Come on. You said you were gonna be nice now, Ed.

  Ed Brown : Yeah, Well I lie a lot.

  Chico Rodriguez : Don't worry folks. It's just Darsky and Crutch.

  Ed Brown : [Louie is greeted by another Black guest and is getting ready to "slap five" when Ed stops him]  Don't bother shaking hands. We're not gonna be here that long.

  Louie Wilson : [Louie notices a Black woman wearing a decorative African robe]  OOH, What a beautiful Dashiki!

  Ed Brown : You can see through that robe?

  Chico Rodriguez : Ed, No, No. The robe is a Dashiki. It comes all the way from Africa.

  Ed Brown : Oh. I don't think it was worth the trip.

  Louie Wilson : Let Ed keep Lorraine happy.

  Ed Brown : I don't have enough money to keep Lorraine happy.

  Lorraine : Or the strength.

  Chico Rodriguez : Weasel, Come here. Come here. I want you to meet Ed Brown. This is Weasel.

  Weasel : Oh, Beautiful. An oldie but a goodie, huh? Ed, Ya need anything? I got some jewelry right here. You need a hearing aid? I got some nice necklaces.

  Chico Rodriguez : See, Weasel's into second hand jewelry and such.

  Ed Brown : You mean he's got a jewelry store in this neighborhood?

  Weasel : What store? I come to your house.

  Ed Brown : Oh.

  Chico Rodriguez : Yeah, Whether you're there or not.

  Weasel : [Inviting Ed to eat]  Hey, Grab a plate.

  Ed Brown : No thanks, I just washed my hands.

• Chico Rodriguez : [to Louie about his date]  Man, I met a nurse from Notre Dame Hospital. And what a body! Whoo! She had a build. This was the "Hunchfront of Notre Dame.

• Chico Rodriguez : Yo! Man, Have you forgotten what it's like to be young?

  Ed Brown : No, The trouble is, I remembered!

  Chico Rodriguez : Yeah! Well, How about letting me find out for myself?

  Ed Brown : Hey, Where are you going?

  Chico Rodriguez : To cool off!

  Ed Brown : Well, Take a cold shower. You're not going out at this hour of the morning.

  Chico Rodriguez : Hey Ed, You can't give me orders. I am twenty-four years old

  Ed Brown : Well, You're liable to run into a twenty-five year old mugger. Go get some sleep. It's way passed your bedtime.

  Chico Rodriguez : Since when do you tell me when I can go to sleep?

  Ed Brown : Since you became my responsibility!

  Chico Rodriguez : I am not your responsibility, Ed. And furthermore, I sleep when I feel like sleeping.

  Ed Brown : Oh sure, Tomorrow, On the job, heh?

  Chico Rodriguez : Oh, That's really a crack, Boy. That's really a nice cheap shot. I've given you an honest days work ever since I started slaving in this salt mine.

  Ed Brown : Slaving? You slaving? I'm the one's been slaving. Ever since you moved in here my life hasn't been my own.

  Chico Rodriguez : Right. My life's been your own. And I'm done with your meddling. I'm sick of it. Goodbye, man!

  [Chico storms out of the garage] 

  Ed Brown : Hey! Come back here! You can't leave like this! Come back here! You don't mean that! You don't... .!,

  Ed Brown : [Talking to himself quietly, after Chico has left and looking down the stairs]  He didn't mean that. Did he?

  [He looks up,asking God]