8 Simple Rules (TV Series)

Thanksgiving Guest (2004)

James Garner: Jim Egan

Quotes 

• Cate : All right, look now. He's here because he had nowhere else to go. So, when he comes out I want everyone to say something nice.

  Jim : Hey, your nose seems to have healed up nicely.

• C.J. : Got a nice wing with your name on it.

  Jim : Don't get carried away.

• Ed Gibb : So, um. Need any help there?

  Jim : Are you some kind of engineer?

  Ed Gibb : No. I just...

  Jim : So what then? You think I need some kind of help because I'm old?

  Ed Gibb : No, I really...

  Jim : Well, let me tell you somethin', college boy.

  Ed Gibb : Hey hey hey, if you hit me again, I am not coming for Christmas.

• Cate : Uh, dad, maybe you wanna unplug that first.

  Jim : Oh, relax Cate. These little zaps make me feel alive.

  Jim : Fireflies!

• Kerry : So, that's all you can think of to be thankful for? That you got the good hair?

  Bridget : No, I said it's what I'm most thankful for.

  Jim : And, what about you, Cate? What are you thankful for?

  Cate : Well, I'm thankful for my wonderful children, and for my great dad and my mom even though she couldn't be here.

  Jim : That's what I'm thankful for.

• Ed Gibb : [Talking to Kate]  You've been a good friend. You've taken me into your home, You've shown me warmth, and hospitality.

  Jim : Out of my chair!

• Ed Gibb : So, um. Need any help there?

  Jim : Are you some kind of engineer?

  Ed Gibb : No. I just...

  Jim : So what then? You think I need help because I'm old?

  Ed Gibb : No, I really...

  Jim : Well, let me tell you somethin', college boy...

  Ed Gibb : Hey hey hey, if you hit me again, I am not coming for Christmas.

• C.J. : Got a wing with your name on it, buddy.

  Jim : Don't get carried away.