Night Court (TV Series)
Author, Author (1986)
Jay Gerber: Sydney Shoup
Quotes
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Sydney Shoup : Are you Bull Shannon?
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Yep.
Sydney Shoup : I am Sydney Shoup, professor of literature at Manhattan City College. I am in charge of the children's book contest.
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Did you get my entry?
Sydney Shoup : Oh, yes. It was the most vile, offensive, nauseatingly horrid collection of thoughts that I have ever seen put to paper.
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Did I win?
Judge Harold T. 'Harry' Stone : Excuse me guys, what's going on?
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Sir, Mr. Shoup critiqued my children's book.
Sydney Shoup : It was ghastly, nightmarish, apocalyptic.
Judge Harold T. 'Harry' Stone : Did he win?
Christine Sullivan : Bull Shannon is the sweetest, kindest, gentlest man I know, I cannot believe that he would write...
[takes a look at the cover]
Christine Sullivan : ... "Puff, the Flesh Eating Dragon"?
Sydney Shoup : Needless to say, our kiddie panel of judges have been racked with nightmares. Little Stevie even strangled his imaginary friend.
[to Bull]
Sydney Shoup : You are a disgrace, you're a menance, you're *a monster.*
Asst. D.A. Dan Fielding : Did he win?