The Gossip Columnist (1980 TV Movie)

Bobby Vinton: Marty Kaplan

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• Dina Moran : How can one man control all those people?

  Marty Kaplan : Case controls a bushelful of stars. And stars control this business.

  Dina Moran : So no one wants to offend Mr. Case and risk losing out on one of his clients?

  Marty Kaplan : Pussycat, it could mean the difference between a 50-million-dollar gross and a 50-megaton bomb.

• Marty Kaplan : I can't let you go back there, pussycat!

  Dina Moran : Marty, I am not a pussycat anymore!

• Buddy Harwin : [raging about Georgia's drunken performance]  She sings like Harpo Marx and looks like Milton Berle in drag, how's that? Marty, I told Case, I begged him, get me Earth, Wind and Fire, E.L.O., Elton John, pay them what they want, I didn't care; it'd be worth it!

  Marty Kaplan : Buddy, you have to understand television. We can't just go after the kids. We gotta attract the older audience, too. And Georgia has a big following with them.

  Buddy Harwin : Listen, my fans...

  Phil : Your fans? Your fans think The Flintstones is heavy drama! They need someone to turn the set on for them because they don't know how towork the knobs yet!

  [Buddy and Phil scuffle, Marty intervenes] 

  Marty Kaplan : Take a walk, Phil! Grab a cup of coffee. Hit on a script girl.

  Phil : [yelling to Buddy]  Georgia O'Hanlon has more talent dead drunk than you'll have if you live to be ninety!

  Buddy Harwin : Hey, don't stop at the coffee machine! Keep going until you reach unemployment!