Joan of Arcadia (TV Series)

The Uncertainty Principle (2003)

Mary Steenburgen: Helen Girardi

Quotes 

• Helen Girardi : Is it strange that you're always awake before I am?

  Luke Girardi : I like to ambush my brain before fear and reason kick in.

  Helen Girardi : You're too young to worry about fear and reason. That doesn't start 'till you're 30.

• Will Girardi : I just won a Community Leadership Award from the Citizens' League.

  Helen Girardi : Hey, that's great.

  Will Girardi : Apparently, being taken hostage makes me a hero.

• Helen Girardi : You're going with Ramsey?

  Luke Girardi : You asked Ramsey?

  Will Girardi : Who's Ramsey?

  Helen Girardi : Why on earth would you ask that boy to the dance?

  Joan : Because he's the only person who would go with me.

  Helen Girardi : Adam Rove would've been thrilled to go with you.

  Joan : Hello! Do I have to brief you people every morning? Adam. Hates. Me. Okay? I have to go.

  Will Girardi : [she leaves]  Who's Ramsey?

• Helen Girardi : Okay, start talking.

  Joan : Why? You're not going to listen to anything I have to say.

  Helen Girardi : Oh, this is not you mouthing off, Joan. This is you explaining why you defied what your father and I specifically said!

  Joan : What about Price? It's 'cause of him this whole thing started!

  Will Girardi : We said no cars under any circumstances. There were no exceptions to that.

  Helen Girardi : It wasn't Price who pulled a gun on your father.

  Will Girardi : Do you have any idea how seriously you could've been hurt tonight?

  Joan : I'm really sorry. This whole... this whole thing... has gotten way out of hand.

  Helen Girardi : So what do we do now? Is it back to therapy or what?

  Kevin Girardi , Luke Girardi : No, no, no.

  Kevin Girardi : Dad, there's no need for that.

  Helen Girardi : Okay, we will do this the old-fashioned way. You are grounded, young lady. And as for everybody else, if we could just keep it down to one tragedy a month, that would be really great.