William Schallert: Martin Lane

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• Patty Lane : Dad, I've just made a very important decision.

  Martin Lane : Namely?

  Patty Lane : When I go to college, I do not want you to buy me a brand new car.

  Martin Lane : Oh, that's very noble of you, especially since I wasn't planning to buy you even a brand old car.

  Patty Lane : Oh, no car at all then. And, since I'm willing to make that great sacrifice, could I please have $10?

  Martin Lane : Patty, now you know this is going to be a rough evening for me. I'd think instead of accentuating the negative you'd try to think of some way to help.

  Patty Lane : Oh, I'll help. What d'ya want me to do?

  Natalie Lane : Well, you can begin by seeing that nobody disturbs us.

  Patty Lane : Okay.

  Martin Lane : And another thing you can do to help would be to take care of Pierre while Miss Sutton is here.

  Patty Lane : She's bringing her son?

  Martin Lane : No, her dog.

  Natalie Lane : Oh, Martin, you didn't tell me she was bringing that spoiled little dog.

  Martin Lane : Well, the sitter canceled at the last minute.

  Patty Lane : A sitter for a dog?

  Natalie Lane : Why couldn't she get another sitter?

  Martin Lane : Listen, you just can't find a registered nurse at a moment's notice.

  Natalie Lane : Let's get one thing straight, Martin; I am not going to set a place at this dining room table for a dog.

  Martin Lane : Well, of course not. He can eat at the kitchen table with Patty.