Night Court (TV Series)
Pick a Number (1984)
Ellen Foley: Billie Young
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Quotes
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Harry T. Stone : Bull, you look depressed.
Bull Shannon : I am. My word of the month is so obscure I can't find an opportunity to use it in conversation.
Harry T. Stone : What word is that?
Bull Shannon : "Pentimento."
Harry T. Stone : [after a beat, turns to Dan] So how about that Jets game last night, huh?
Billie Young : Bull, what exactly does pentimento mean?
Bull Shannon : It's an artistic term, referring to the reappearance of original elements that had been obliterated by a new outer appearance.
Dan Fielding : You mean like that little brown shadow on top of your head that you affectionately refer to as hair?
Bull Shannon : Good example!