Perfect Strangers (TV Series)

Lifesavers (1986)

Mark Linn-Baker: Larry Appleton

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Quotes 

• [Balki pulls up Larry's eyelids. After a second Larry lets out a scream and they both jump a mile] 

  Larry Appleton : Don't you ever... EVER... do that again!

  Balki Bartokomous : [clutching his chest]  Don't worry!

  Larry Appleton : What were you doing?

  Balki Bartokomous : Trying to see if you were alive!

  Larry Appleton : Well, obviously, I am!

  Balki Bartokomous : And that makes me happier than a tick on a sheepdog!

  Larry Appleton : Well, that makes it a red letter day for me, too!

  [He gets up and starts to walk around the couch, not noticing the rope tied to his ankle, which is pulling taut] 

  Balki Bartokomous : Are you going to stay mad at me long?

  [Larry stops just short of the rope pulling tight and walks back to Balki to answer] 

  Larry Appleton : No, I am not going to stay mad at you. It's just that you... you... you scared me!

  [Once again Larry walks away] 

  Balki Bartokomous : A hero can be scared?

  [Larry stops just short again and doubles back] 

  Larry Appleton : Oh... not... not scared... but uh... uh... surprised. Look, Balki, I know you're only trying to take care of me and I appreciate the thought, but this has got to come to an end.

  [He walks away and the rope pulls taut, yanking him off his feet] 

• Larry Appleton : That makes me happier than a tick on a sheepdog!

• Larry Appleton : Don't you ever... EVER... do that again!

• Balki Bartokomous : You're a hero.

  Larry Appleton : Well, for what? For running out into the street and throwing my body between you and certain death? Well, maybe a small hero.

  Balki Bartokomous : No, Cousin, take it from me... you're a big one!

• Larry Appleton : Look, let me go over it again. You come through the window...

  [He motions to the window] 

  Larry Appleton : ... You wake him up

  [He motions to a sleeping Balki, whom the burglar peers over at] 

  Larry Appleton : ... Threaten me. When he asks what's going on you scream in terror, beg him not to hurt you and run. Do you think you can handle that?

  Burglar : This some kind of hospital or something?

• [the burglar pushes Larry towards Balki] 

  Balki Bartokomous : You can't do that to Cousin Larry!

  Burglar : Yes, I can!

  Larry Appleton : Yes, he can.

  [the burglar pushes Larry again] 

  Balki Bartokomous : You do that again and you're in big trouble!

  Larry Appleton : Balki, if the man wants to shove me, let him shove me.

  Burglar : There, you heard it!

  [He pushes Larry again; this time he falls back against Balki and they both sit down briefly on the sofabed before bouncing up again] 

  Balki Bartokomous : If you do that one more time, I'm not responsible!

  [the burglar rolls his eyes and pushes them both down again. Again they bounce back up] 

  Balki Bartokomous : Why do you keep doing that?

  Burglar : Because I'm the one that's got the gun.

  Balki Bartokomous : Give me that!

  [He snatches the gun and points it at the burglar]