The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series)
It Was Fascination, I Know (1972)
Mary Tyler Moore: Mary Richards
Quotes
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Mary Richards : You don't suppose... it's him?
Rhoda Morgenstern : [Opens the door, sees Phyllis] Worse... it's her.
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William Campbell : [Mary's young admirer - and Bess' 'young man', William - has shown up at. Mary's, and starts to ask her questions] Tell me, Mary; why haven't you ever gotten married?
Mary Richards : Uh, just never met the right guy, I guess.
[Mary laughs a nervous laugh]
William Campbell : But, you have lived with somebody, before, though.
[with a smile on his face]
Mary Richards : [Nervously] I-I-ice cream.
William Campbell : What?
Mary Richards : Ice cream! That's what we need, is some ice cream.
[Mary quickly jumps up from the chair]
Mary Richards : I haven put had any desert, and I bet I bet you haven't had your desert, either, right? So, why don't I just go down to the store
[Mary grabs her coat, with William following her]
Mary Richards : , and get some ice cream, and I'll have Bess come up here, and then we'll all have some ice cream!
[Mary runs out the door, and yells]
Mary Richards : Bess!
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Phyllis Lindstrom : [Mary's talking to Rhoda, who's about to leave her apartment. As Rhoda opens the door, Phyllis walks in - looks at Rhoda, then goes straight to Mary] Yoo-hoo, Mary, I'm glad I caught you alone. Are you busy?
Mary Richards : Well, Phyl, as a matter of fact, I...
Phyllis Lindstrom : [Cuts Mary off, mid-sentence] Good. Rhoda, close the door
Rhoda Morgenstern : Oh, yeah
[with that, Rhoda closes the door - with Rhoda still inside the apartment]
Phyllis Lindstrom : [Phyllis, next to Mary, twiddled her fingers, and in her 'serious' tone, speaks] Bess... is outside - wit his her young man., and they're going to the school dance, and she's so proud of him, I just know how much she'd like you to meet him...
Mary Richards : Oh, sure , I'd love to meet him...
Phyllis Lindstrom : [Phyllis starts towards Mary's front door, then stops, and turns back] Oh, and, um, Mary; when I bring them in, um, don't make a big tsimmes over them. Don't treat them like children. They're not children., you know. They're little people.
Rhoda Morgenstern : [With a smirky-smile on her face] I would love to meet your 'little people'. Why don't you slide them under the door ?
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Rhoda Morgenstern : [as Mary's been getting ready to go out, Rhoda - who stopped by to borrow an iron - is talking to her. Finally, Rhoda is leaving] Thank you.
[Rhoda waves the iron]
Mary Richards : [Puzzled] Hey, I thought you had an iron?
Rhoda Morgenstern : Yeah, I do, but you need 2 of them for a grilled cheese sandwich