Serial (1980)
Sam Chew Jr.: Bill
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Quotes
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Martha : You-ness. Me-ness. Us-ness. We-ness.
Sam Stone : [snorts]
Martha : Your-ness. My-ness. Our-ness. Happiness.
Harvey Holroyd : [whispering] Sickness.
Kate Linville Holroyd : [whispering] Harvey!
Martha : And now, Bill, I'd like to hear where your head is at.
Bill : Thank you, Martha, for pushing my button.
Stokely : [shakes head in disbelief]
Bill : Thank you for inviting me to participate in your life, for I am an asshole. And being an asshole is neither good nor bad. It just is.
Reverend Spike : I think that says it all.
Harvey Holroyd : [whispering] These are exciting times, aren't they? Gas is over a dollar a gallon and it's okay to be an asshole.
Kate Linville Holroyd : [whispering] Shh!
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Bill : So we both said "Hey, we've got a caring relationship, we're each willing to give the other the space to grow and nourish our basic aloneness. Why not make a total commitment, in a legalistic sense? So tomorrow's the big day.
Fred Peele, man on ferry : I can dig it. Who's the chick?
Bill : Martha Sterns.
Fred Peele, man on ferry : No, I don't know her.
Bill : Used to be Martha Byers.
Fred Peele, man on ferry : No, I'm not familiar.
Bill : And before that, she was Martha Crimm.
Fred Peele, man on ferry : And before that, Martha Peele?
Bill : You know her?
Fred Peele, man on ferry : I'm Fred Peele.
Bill : Right, her first husband!
Fred Peele, man on ferry : No. Her second.
Bill : Right.
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Angela Stone : I think it's wonderful that Martha and Bill have a marriage contract that spells out everything. I wish we had a contract.
Sam Stone : You mean like who takes out the garbage? That kind of everything?
Bill : Every kind of everything. How often, who starts it, everything.
Sam Stone : You mean nookie?
Angela Stone : Sam.
Bill : Sexual responsibilities are covered, yes.
Sam Stone : He means Nookie!
Angela Stone : Oh, Sam, for god's sake.
Sam Stone : Where do I sign? It's gotta be better than my present deal.