The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series)
The Sick Boy and the Sitter (1961)
Dick Van Dyke: Rob Petrie
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Quotes
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Rob Petrie : I don't think we outta end this week's show with a joke. I'd like Alan to come out and say something with meaning.
Maurice (Buddy) Sorrell : Yeah? What kind of meaning?
Rob Petrie : I wrote down a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Maurice (Buddy) Sorrell : What show's he write for?
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[Laura thinks Richie might be getting sick; Rob thinks she's overly and unnecessarily concerned]
Rob Petrie : Well, then, how do you know he's sick?
Laura Petrie : Well, there are symptoms.
Rob Petrie : [disbelieving] What symptoms?
Laura Petrie : Well...
Rob Petrie : Come on, I'm the boy's father.
Laura Petrie : He turned down his cupcake.
Rob Petrie : [mocking Laura, exaggeratedly] He turned down his cupcake? And you didn't call an ambulance?
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[Late for the party, Rob has just about gotten Laura out to the car]
Janie : Just a minute! What did you say was in the bottom shelf of the refrigerator?
Rob Petrie : Who knows? If it's food, eat it; if it's a phone number, call it.
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Rob Petrie : [Rob has come home and he wants Laura to accompany him to a party hosted by his boss. They kiss hello] How's your white satin evening gown?
Laura Petrie : Fine, how's your red flannel bathrobe? What kind of a greeting is that?