How the West Was Won (TV Series)

The Enemy (1979)

Denver Pyle: Sgt. Tripp

Quotes 

• Lt. Collin Ayeless : Do any of these savages understand English?

  Sgt. Tripp : All of 'em do, one way or another.

  Lt. Collin Ayeless : Which one of them is Wolf Paw?

  Sgt. Tripp : Right here in front of me.

• Sgt. Tripp : When are you gonna quit volunteerin' me?

  Zeb Macahan : Which one of us was gonna learn how to pray, Sam?

• Lt. Collin Ayeless : What are they doing out there?

  Private Tripp : Havin' a blabber.

  Lt. Collin Ayeless : Well I can see that, private. What are they talking about?

  Private Tripp : Ooh, old times, old combats for one thing.

  Lt. Collin Ayeless : They know each other?

  Private Tripp : Know each other? Lieutenant, that man sittin' on the blanket down there with Red Kettle knows every indian in these mountains. He's near one hisself. And if Red Kettle could count cool on Zeb Macahan, the stories be told around the camp fires from father to son from now 'till ice caught fire.

• Private Tripp : Seems to me the lieutenant's finally growd himself a side order o' brains.

  [chuckles]