The Avengers (TV Series)
Homicide and Old Lace (1969)
Mary Merrall: Georgina
Quotes
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Harriet : Just a minute. You made Tara King a blonde.
Mother : Yes.
Harriet : I've seen her. She's a brunette.
Georgina : That's right!
Mother : Now look here, aunts.
[raising his voice]
Mother : This is my story. And if I wish to make Tara King Sky Blue Pink, I will.
Georgina : Oh, you're so forceful.
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Harriet : But they always end like that.
Georgina : Couldn't we have a downbeat ending for once?
Mother : Well as a matter of fact, there was a slight tragedy.
Harriet : Really?
Georgina : Oh, tell us.
Mother : Steed sprained his thumb. And Tara, poor gal...
Harriet , Georgina : A fate worse than death?
Mother : Worse!
Mother : The shock... turned her... brunette.
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Mother : Would you like some tea?
Harriet : Please.
Mother : And a large whiskey for me.
Harriet : Whiskey?
Georgina : We're disappointed in you.
Mother : Oh, purely for medicinal purposes.
Harriet : We thought you'd have five fingers of old red-eye.
Mother : What?
Georgina : We read all the spy books, you know. Five fingers of old red-eye is the conventional thing.
Mother : Oh, I see. Five fingers of old red-eye, hm.