The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995 TV Movie)

Larry Miller: Dean Al Valentine

Quotes 

• Dean Al Valentine : [In a meeting with the rest of the professors, Dean Valentine tries to come up with a way to make the school more popular for young people. One professor suggests a scholarship program to which Dean Valentine detests immediately]  No, no, no. I'm tired of trying to buy students.

  Dean Al Valentine : I want them fighting to get in here.

  Dean Al Valentine : Begging us for applications.

  Dean Al Valentine : And I mean the best students too!

• Dean Al Valentine : [Dean Valentines shows the professors a list of which students should go in order to boost more popularity for incoming new students]  If you want the garden to grow, you weave it. If you want the gazelle herd to thrive, you let the slow ones get eaten. Therefore, I say we get rid of them all!

• Dean Al Valentine : "Contest thing"?

  [Frustrated, he turns to the rest of his colleagues] 

  Dean Al Valentine : And he teaches English...

  [shakes his head] 

• Dean Al Valentine : [after a dramatic pause. Dean Valentine pretends to be touched and cry]  I think that's the most beautiful thing that you-

  [Looks at the rest of his colleagues] 

  Dean Al Valentine : Do you love this man?

  [Stops mocking now] 

  Dean Al Valentine : What's wrong with you? That's the problem with you teacher types, you know? You got your head in the closet. Not practical. Like you're little computer purchase.

• Dean Al Valentine : I know what you meant.

  Dean Al Valentine : Let me tell you something about the College Knowledge Bowl.

  Dean Al Valentine : Last time Medfield competed, we placed 64th.

  Dean Al Valentine : Now that's not bad... until you consider that the total number of schools in the competition was ALSO 64!

  Dean Al Valentine : In other words, LAST!

  Dean Al Valentine : Janitors left us after that...