Silver Spoons (TV Series)

Father Nature (1982)

Joel Higgins: Edward Stratton III

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• Edward Stratton III : Son, everybody has perfect images of the way they want things to be. Sometimes - a lot of times - things just don't turn out the way we want 'em to. There's even a word to describe that.

  Ricky Stratton : What is it?

  Edward Stratton III : Life.

• Edward Stratton III : [Leonard points out that he can't go skiing, because there's no snow]  C'mon, Leonard, they've got snow up in Canada. We could fly up to Banff.

  Leonard Rollins : Banff?

  Edward Stratton III : Yeah, it's a great ski resort.

  Leonard Rollins : I bet I know how it got that name. When skiers fall off a cliff, that's the sound they make when they hit bottom.

• Edward Stratton III : [Edward can't convince Leonard to go skiing with him]  C'mon, Leonard, you're being unreasonable.

  Leonard Rollins : Listen, I'm an indoor kinda guy. I was born indoors, I plan to die indoors. It's my contention that if God had meant for people to be outside, he wouldn't have given us windows.

  Edward Stratton III : If God had meant for people to be inside, why'd he give us thermal underwear?

  Leonard Rollins : Simple. So we can sleep with the windows open.

• Ricky Stratton : Dad? How come this camping trip didn't turn out like I wanted it to? I mean, everything went wrong. No campfire. No fish, no cocoa, no stars. No nothing.

  Edward Stratton III : Rick, I had my own image of what this camping trip would be like. Unfortunately, it turned out exactly the way I imagined.

• Ricky Stratton : Thanks for making me stick it out, Dad. I really want to earn them badger paws.

  Edward Stratton III : Well, I want you to have them badger paws.

  Ricky Stratton : You know, I just thought of another good thing. We learned from our mistakes. We'll be more prepared next time we go camping.

  Edward Stratton III : Yes, we will... Next time?

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