Jay Thomas credited as playing...
Bill Meister
- [at the burial service for Louis Russ, who was killed during his service in the war]
- Glenn Holland: You alright?
- Bill Meister: Yeah. We know too many of these kids...
- Bill Meister: [pulling Glenn out of the lunch line] Teachers don't wait.
- Glenn Holland: Pardon me?
- Bill Meister: High school is not a democracy. Teachers don't wait. Bill Meister, phys ed.
- Glenn Holland: Glenn Holland. Music teacher.
- Bill Meister: Hi.
- [Bill hands Glenn a plate of cafeteria food]
- Bill Meister: There you go.
- Glenn Holland: Oh, my God. What is this?
- Bill Meister: It's Monday. It's turkey Spam surprise. You could mortar walls with it. Word of advice: always bring a bag lunch.
- Glenn Holland: Where's yours?
- Bill Meister: I ate it in second period.
- Glenn Holland: The only ingenue we seem to have so far is Todd Markam. I really don't think that Todd Markam, or his parents, are-
- [is interrupted by Rowena singing]
- Bill Meister: Maybe it's just me, but I think she's better than Todd Markam.
- Glenn Holland: [Mr Holland can't get the band to march properly] Left, right, left, right, left...
- Bill Meister: [Blowing his whistle] STOP! Take a knee!
- Bill Meister: [the football players start laughing] All right, START RUNNIN'! Hats ON! And don't stop until ya hear this whistle!
- Bill Meister: [Starts walking with Glenn] Glenn... I take it you were never in the Army.
- Glenn Holland: [laughing] Well, that's a stupid question!