Hope Island
1999
Boris Obolenski: (responding to Capt Kangaroo in trivial pursuit) No KGB official would allow himself to be called "Kangaroo". No dignity to be named after a hopping animal.
Boris Obolenski: (playing trivial pursuit) Okay, smart guy. What was the nickname of captain Ilyich Murlowski? The "Maniacal Mongoose"! How many points for that?
Brian Brewster: (three men drooling over a car) The girl of my dreams. A 1958 El Dorado convertible. I've wanted one of these since I was 10 years old. Daniel Cooper: Did your dad have one? Brian Brewster: No. Next door neighbor Elmo Sapp. I dreamed one day that'd be me. Nub Flanders: You dreamed you'd be Elmo Sapp?
Brian Brewster: Just think. Four days from now people will be calling me Mayor Brewster. Can't you just smell the victory in the air, Nub? Nub Flanders: (opening a crate of fish) Yeah. I smell something.
Boris Obolenski: (receiving a gift of free fish) America is truly the land of opportunists.
Brian Brewster: (reading script for a play) Brian Brewster as Rex Masterson. Callie Pender: Sorry, Brian. Rex is only 30 years old. And he has a full head of... Nub Flanders: (stopping Callie) Yeek! Callie Pender: (reminded that Brian's baldness is a sensitive issue) Rex is only 30 years old. Brian Brewster: So, I am an actor, Callie. I shall simply get in touch with the 30-year-old inside of me. Alex Stone: (sarcastically) How are you going to get in touch with a full head of hair? Nub Flanders: There's such back-stabbing in the theater.
Kevin Mitchum: (reading for an audition) No matter how much lipstick or how much make-up I wear, I'm still that simple girl you met back in Kansas. Delores MacMaster: (reading in a bad southern accent) And I'm that simple boy. Kevin Mitchum: How I wish you had whisked me up in your strong arms and carried me off that night. Delores MacMaster: (in an even worse southern accent) I was a fool. I let my macho ego get in the way. Daniel Cooper: (stunned at the awful reading of the wrong parts) I'd like you to read the scenes again. Kevin, you read the part of Rex. And, Delores, you read the part of Lola.
Boris Obolenski: (coming to Molly's rescue in the kitchen) You leave cooking to Boris. Molly Brewster: (stressed out and exhausted) Wait. What? You're a chef? Boris Obolenski: Chef, artist, plumber, sword swallower. Now to finish salad. I will need garlic, dill and vodka. Molly Brewster: (confused) Okay. Wait! You put vodka in salad? Boris Obolenski: (escorting Molly out of the kitchen) I put vodka in Boris. Moosh! Moosh!
Ruby Vasquez: Can't they fax it to you? Callie Pender: Not with the phone lines down. It's just like the "Olden Days". Nub Flanders: Yup. It's the '80s all over again.
Ruby Vasquez: What do you mean you've got nothing else to do? Nub Flanders: Well, I'm in sort of a leave of absence. Ruby Vasquez: Oh, is that because Brewster's Estate is under water? Nub Flanders: Yeah. It's just temporary. Ruby Vasquez: Yeah. That's what they said about my tattoo.
Ruby Vasquez: (upset that Daniel misplaced the winning lottery ticket) Dare we ask what the good news is? Alex Stone: Well, the good news is that Zabar is going to hypnotize Daniel. Brian Brewster: (angry that Daniel misplaced the lottery ticket) Oh, well! That's going to make me feel better, watching Daniel cluck like a chicken! Alex Stone: You, guys! Look, I was as upset as you are. But Zabar says that as soon as he hypnotizes Daniel, Daniel is going to remember where he put the ticket. (pause) And then he'll cluck like a chicken.
Marcus Griffith: (sadly) I guess, it's time for me to move on. Start building a new life. Daniel Cooper: Haven't you started already? You've got a job, friends, family. It's all here if you want it. Marcus Griffith: I don't think this is the right place for me. Daniel Cooper: (laughs softly) I said the same thing when I first got here. I was surprised how fast this place starts to feel like home.
Alex Stone: (whispers nervously) Daniel just, uh, asked me over for dinner. Molly Brewster: (surprised) Dinner? Alex Stone: Mm-hmm. Molly Brewster: (smiling) That's a first. Alex Stone: He said to come over there by 5: 30. Molly Brewster: How come so early? Alex Stone: I don't know, but he said, that way we'll have plenty of time. Molly Brewster: To do what? Alex Stone: (blushing) I don't know, but apparently we're going to have plenty of time for it. Molly Brewster: (smiles approvingly) Aha.
Father Mac: (discussing the vandalism against Daniel's church) I hear this was Cory's handiwork. That's what landed him in the hoosegow. Daniel Cooper: The what? Father Mac: The slammer. The clink. Up the river. Doesn't anybody watch old gangster films anymore?
Bonita Vasquez: (counseling Roy on his alcoholism) We can just sit here in silence if you like, Roy. I just want you to know I'm here. Roy: What? You mean we can just sit here the whole session and say nothing? Bonita Vasquez: Uh-huh. Roy: Good! Daniel Cooper: (frustrated at Roy's stubbornness) Roy... Bonita Vasquez: No, Daniel. Silence is fine for today.
Daniel Cooper: (concerned that Dylan is being bullied in school) What do you mean this kid keeps hitting you? What's his name? Dylan Stone: (embarrassed) Rebecca. Daniel Cooper: (smiling) Oh, Rebecca. That's a tricky one, Dylan. Sometimes people have feelings they don't know what to do with. Dylan Stone: Huh? Daniel Cooper: (teasing) Maybe she likes you. Dylan Stone: (shocked) Rebecca? No way! Daniel Cooper: It's possible. Dylan Stone: (blushing) I'd rather die!
Daniel Cooper: (sensing Kevin's apprehension regarding dancing with Molly) Kevin, do you not like to dance, or do you... Kevin Mitchum: Stink? Oh, yeah! I waaaay stink.
Molly Brewster: (excitedly presenting Kevin with his new pair of dancing shoes) Look what I got for you! They're supposed to be the best. The soles won't slip or slide. So they'll help you grip the floor when we do aerials. Hmmmm. Kevin Mitchum: (trembling in fear) Aerials?
Boris Obolenski: (teaching a dance class) Must to find your midsection. Ruby Vasquez: I'm sorry, Boris. I lost my midsection years ago. Boris Obolenski: Boris will help you find it again. Ruby Vasquez: (in a seductive Russian accent) Then, I'm all yours!
Daniel Cooper: (asking how Alex is helping Callie overcome her fear of meeting her "internet Romeo") What did you say to her? Alex Stone: I just told her that if she lied to him, he probably lied to her too. I mean, think about it - 6'3", Rhodes Scholar, Olympic skier? He's albino. He's a dwarf.
Alex Stone: Don't do that, Daniel. Come on. Don't talk to me like a minister. Talk to me like a man. Daniel Cooper: Excuse me! Talk to me like a man? Like a man? Are you saying that because I'm a minister, I'm not a man?
Alex Stone: (very frustrated) Oh, you drive me crazy sometimes! Daniel Cooper: (softly) The feeling's mutual.
Alex Stone: (troubled by how her son will react to his father leaving) What I'm worried about is Dylan. Daniel Cooper: He'll be okay. Alex Stone: How do you know? Daniel Cooper: Because he has a fantastic mother. There's a lot of people on this island who care about him. We're all going to take good care of him. Alex Stone: Thank you. How do you know just the right things to say? Daniel Cooper: (smiles) Somedays I just get lucky.