Detective School Dropouts (1986)

Annette Meriweather: Carlotta

Quotes 

• Carlotta : [as Donald is drinking a can of Coca-Cola]  That's $4!

  [Donald begins to choke] 

• Donald Wilson : [Donald enters the office]  Hi!

  Carlotta : Up yours!

• Paul Miller : Would you mind getting out of my chair? You're crushing the vinyl.

  [takes off his jacket and hands it to Carlotta] 

  Paul Miller : Hang this up for me, will ya?

  [Carlotta just drops it on the floor] 

  Paul Miller : Thanks. Now, do I detect a little tension in here. Is that it? I mean, is Mr. T not returning your phone calls, or what?

  Carlotta : [takes out a jar of peanut butter from a cabinet]  You better come up with my back pay!

  Paul Miller : I'm trying, Carlotta!

  Carlotta : I've been working my fingers to the bone for you!

  Paul Miller : A bone is a long way off.

• Paul Miller : [on the night of Donald's first class]  You all hear me out there?

  [Donald looks around to know he is the only one in the office] 

  Paul Miller : I was hoping for a bigger turnout, but I don't think we can wait much longer, so why don't we get started? Now, before we get into the nuts and bolts of being a detective, we shall have the traditional payment of tuition. The first week comes to exactly $174.25.

  [Donald gets out his checkbook and starts writing one out] 

  Paul Miller : Make that check payable to the Department of Water and Power.

  [Donald looks up confused] 

  Paul Miller : We do that for tax reasons. While you're doing that, Miss Wembley will serve the complementary horderves. Carefully, Miss Wembley.

  [Carlotta goes over to the cabinet and takes out a paper plate with a single Ritz cracker topped with peanut butter and offers it to Donald] 

  Donald Wilson : No, thank you. I don't really like peanut butter.

  [she takes it off the plate and forces it near his face] 

  Carlotta : [firmly]  Eat it.

  Donald Wilson : Maybe just one.

  [takes it] 

  Donald Wilson : Thank you.

  [he puts into his mouth and starts eating it] 

  Donald Wilson : [to Paul]  You got a drink?

  Paul Miller : I got half a beer or a Coke.

  Donald Wilson : Coke, please.

  [Carlotta hands him a can of Coke] 

  Donald Wilson : Thank you.

  [he pulls the top of the can and starts drinking] 

  Carlotta : That's $4.00.

  [Donald begins choking]