NewsRadio (TV Series)

Lucky Burger (1998)

Dave Foley: Dave Nelson

Quotes 

• Dave : All right, now, I want you to look around. Not over there, over here, Max. Max, I want you to look. See? Here's... Here we have Lisa, who, uh, today very nearly gave up a career in journalism for a life in the fast food industry. Over here we have, uh, Beth, who, uh, dresses like a barmaid from "Blade Runner." Mr. James, a billionaire who has spent the entire day eating food he knows for a fact to be spoiled. Joe, who's earned upwards of 11 dollars working as an amateur surveillance expert. Albeit, half of that is Monopoly money. And, of course, Matthew, who appears to have taken the surveillance into his own hands.

• Matthew : I know why he was fired from all those jobs.

  Dave : Why?

  Matthew : Because I hate him.

• Dave : Max, everyone is just a little bit weird.

  Max : I collect buttons.

  Dave : That sounds like a normal hobby.

  Max : And rubber bands. I put peanut butter on absolutely everything, even steak.

  Dave : Well, it's an acquired taste, but it's hardly...

  Max : I still have the sweater my mother knitted for me when I was a baby.

  Dave : That's sweet.

  Max : ...and I'm wearing it right now.

• Max : So I can just be myself?

  Dave : Yes.

  Max : Indulge my likes and dislikes?

  Dave : Yes.

  Max : Feel free to express my opinions?

  Dave : Absolutely!

  Max : Can I use my own voice?

  Dave : Max, I would like nothing more.

  Max : [Speaking in Dave's voice]  Dave, I can't thank you enough.

  Dave : Oh, that's just... Ew!

• [Lisa wants to go undercover] 

  Dave : Look Lisa, you've never done undercover work before. It's too dangerous.

  Lisa Miller : Well if you ask me, this place could use a little bit of danger.

  Dave : Fine, I'll get Matthew to replace the fluorescent light bulbs again.

• Dave : Hey Joe, any luck?

  Joe : No. And I talked to the guards downstairs in the lobby and he hasn't passed through, so he's still in the building.

  Dave : That's so ODD.

  Matthew : No, Dave, it isn't odd, it is reality, and you'd better buckle your seatbelt, because reality SUCKS!

  Dave : Ever been bitch-slapped?

• Beth : He's so good. Hard to believe he was fired from 37 different stations.

  Dave : Don't ask, don't tell.

  Beth : Are you saying he was a gay Marine?

• Max : And I put aluminum foil on all my windows.

  Dave : To keep out the light?

  Max : No, to keep them clean, only it doesn't work.

• Joe : My sources tell me that there is no sign of a Max Louis working on any of those stations.

  Dave : And by sources, I assume that means other electricians?

  Joe : We're everywhere, Dave. But don't worry. We like you.

• [Mr. James talks Dave into letting Lisa go undercover] 

  Dave : Mr. James, why are you so gung ho about this?

  Jimmy James : Because investigative reporting is the lifesblood of American journalism. Besides, I lost my golf date this afternoon so I'm kinda bored.