The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series)
Bess, You Is My Daughter Now (1970)
Mary Tyler Moore: Mary Richards
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Quotes
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Mary Richards : Have you had dinner?
Bess Lindstrom : Yes, Phyllis burned it.
Mary Richards : Aw, I'm sorry.
Bess Lindstrom : Why? You didn't burn it.
Mary Richards : Well, no. But it's just that when you try to fix something and then it doesn't turn out right it's kinda disappointing.
Bess Lindstrom : Well, it doesn't bother Phyllis.
Mary Richards : Do you always call your mother Phyllis?
Mary Richards : It's her name!
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Lou Grant : Who's the kid?
Mary Richards : Oh. Well, that's kind of a long story.
Lou Grant : How can it be a long story? I say 'Who's the kid', you say 'Sally Jones'. Who's the kid?
Mary Richards : Bess.
Lou Grant : That wasn't too long.
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Lou Grant : I'd like to cuss right now because that kid's out there. But I can't cuss because that kid's out there. Do I make myself clear?
Mary Richards : I think so. You'd like to cuss, is that it?
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Mary Richards : [to Ted Baxter] Mr. Grant asked me to remind you it's Richard Milhous Nixon, not mill horse.