Benson (TV Series)
Band of Gold (1983)
Ethan Phillips: Peter 'Pete' John Downey
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Quotes
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Benson DuBois : [Pete's car won't start because it is out of gas] You put $2 worth of gas into this heap and then drove us 40 miles into nowhere?
Peter 'Pete' John Downey : Don't yell at me! I didn't hear you suggesting we stop along the way and pick up gas.
Benson DuBois : Well, I didn't know being best man made me part of the pit crew.
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Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : [Pete and Katie come running into the kitchen] Guess what! Guess what! Guess what!
Peter 'Pete' John Downey : We're getting married! We're getting married!
Benson DuBois : What?
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : Over my dead body
Denise Florence Stevens Downey : [Denise comes running into kitchen] Pete and I are getting married! Whoo-hoo!
Miss Gretchen Wilomena Kraus : I'm so happy for you.
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : [Governor turns to Katie] You're not getting married?
Katherine 'Katie' Olivia Gatling : Me? I'm still in junior high. I can't even drive yet.
Governor Eugene Xavier Gatling : Oh, yeah, right.
Benson DuBois : Well, congratulations, Denise.
Benson DuBois : Pete, I thought you were dead set against marriage.
Peter 'Pete' John Downey : Oh, no, Benson, I really want this. I'm getting tired of going home every night to a hot plate and a 9-inch black and white TV.
Benson DuBois : You don't need a wife. You need a tupperware party.
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The Judge : [the Judge arrives] Howdy, folks. Downey, I'm sorry but one of my pigs got sick, and I had to wait till the vet arrived. Who's this gentleman?
Peter 'Pete' John Downey : My best man.
Benson DuBois : Benson Dubois. How do you do?
The Judge : Dubois? Dubois? Are you any kin to Carl Dubois?
Benson DuBois : No, I'm afraid not. He from around here?
The Judge : No, no, he's from Laramie, Wyoming. A petty crook.
Benson DuBois : Uh-huh.
The Judge : He used to ride with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Benson DuBois : Really?
The Judge : Yeah, my grandfather bit off his nose in a barroom fight.
Benson DuBois : Oh, that Carl Dubois. Sure, I know him. I believe he started the 'Hole in the face' gang.
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Peter 'Pete' John Downey : You want to know the difference between men and women, Benson?
Benson DuBois : Up till now, I thought they threw a ball differently.
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Benson DuBois : [about the wedding which will take place in a forrest] When is it?
Peter 'Pete' John Downey : Saturday.
Benson DuBois : This Saturday?
Peter 'Pete' John Downey : Yes. We have to do it before hunting season starts.
Benson DuBois : Oh, yeah, you don't want to spend your honeymoon tied to a fender of a pickup truck.