You Can't Do That on Television (TV Series)
Priorities (1984)
Abby Hagyard: Valerie Prevort
Quotes
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Lance Prevort : Wait'll you hear, kids. Your mother and I are going to get...
Doug Ptolemy : Divorced? Oh, yey! More Christmas presents!
Lisa Ruddy : Yeah! Divorce!
Valerie Prevort : No-no, no, your father and I have decided we're...
Lance Prevort , Valerie Prevort : [together] ... going to get married.
Doug Ptolemy , Lisa Ruddy : [together] Married? Who to?
Lance Prevort : Uh...
Valerie Prevort : Well, um, to each other.
Lance Prevort : Uh.
Doug Ptolemy : But, aren't you supposed to get married before you have kids?
Valerie Prevort : Oh, well, for heaven sakes, Dougie. If people got married BEFORE they had kids, where would they get the pageboys and bridesmaids from for the wedding?
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Doug Ptolemy : [seeing Lisa get extra pie] Oh, Mom, that's not fair. You love Lisa the most.
Valerie Prevort : That's not true, Dougie. I love Alasdair the most, then Lisa. What, you come a distant seventh.
Doug Ptolemy : But, Mom, there's only four kids in our family.
Valerie Prevort : Well, that's right, Dougie, but I love the neighbors kids more than you.
Doug Ptolemy : The neighbors only have two kids.
Valerie Prevort : That's right. And I also love their cat.
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Doug Ptolemy : Mom, I think you love your new stove a bit more than you love me.
Valerie Prevort : Not a bit, Dougie - a lot! And don't you forget it!
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Doug Ptolemy : Mom, I think you love the WIlson's kids more than you love me.
Valerie Prevort : Why that's ridiculous, Dougie. Whatever gave you that idea?
Doug Ptolemy : I'm sorry, Mom. I guess I was wrong. I don't know what made me think that.
Valerie Prevort : I don't love you at all - and I don't know WHERE such a nasty rumor started.