Pleasantville Quotes

[David and Howard are eating lunch at school and studying for the Pleasantville Trivia Competition]
Howard: Okay, in the very first Pleasantville episode, whose window did Bud break when he was playing with his father's golf clubs?
David: Easy: Mister Jenkins. What job did Mister Jenkins have? [Howard doesn't know]
David: Salesman. What did Bud and Mary Sue name the cat they found in the gutter?
Howard: Scout?
David: Marmalade! All right, all right, here's one. Why did their parents come home early from their weekend at the lake? [Howard doesn't know]
David: 'Cause Bud didn't answer the phone and they were worried about him.
Howard: Man. You're unbelievable. You'll win this thing for sure. When is it on?
David: Uh, marathon starts at 6: 30, contest is tomorrow at noon.
Howard: A thousand bucks, huh? And it's on all night?
David: Well, of course it is, Howard. That's why they call it a marathon.

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Betty Parker: [Betty is in color, George is still black & white] George, look at me. Look at my face. That meeting is not for me.
George Parker: You'll put on some make-up.
Betty Parker: I don't want to put on make-up.
George Parker: It'll go away. It goes away.
Betty Parker: [firmly] I don't want it to go away.

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George Parker: You know, your mom went out.
David: Went out?
George Parker: Yeah. She went out for a little while.
David: When?
George Parker: Three days ago.

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Jennifer: You can pin me anytime, Skip. Or maybe I should just pin you.
Skip: [laughs] That's silly, Mary Sue. How could you possibly pin me?

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Jennifer: I knew you'd pay a price for this. I knew you couldn't be so hopelessly geek-ridden for so long without suffering some really tragic consequences.

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[Pleasantville's first-ever rainstorm]
Big Bob: Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.

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