Night Court (TV Series)

Pick a Number (1984)

Richard Moll: Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon

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Quotes 

• 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!

• Harry T. Stone : Bull! Explain to this man the penalty for harassing a judge.

  Bull Shannon : Uh, Section 4-C of the Penal Code, wherein the bailiff is encouraged to... pull the assailant's ears behind his head and tie them in a knot!

  Al Craven : That's not... really a law, is it?

  [Bull takes a step towards him] 

  Al Craven : Gotcha! It's probably a regional thing, you know...