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Annette: Hello Jack? I'm Annette. You're doing it wrong. Doris (TV Repairwoman): Are you crazy? You fed a baby chili!

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Jack: Me and my wife went to the movies the other day, we saw Rocky. While I'm watching it, I'm thinking 'This guy has taken some falls you know. Auto Worker 1: Which Rocky was it? 1 or 2, or 3? Jack: I don't know. Three I guess. But... Auto Worker 2: Hey, did the guy have a mo-hawk like Mr. T? Jack: OK forget Rocky. The point is... when you're down, not not exactly out... I mean, I mean you gotta hang tough... I don't know. Auto Worker 1: Well Hang tough baby! Do what Rocky would do! [Jack walks out] He didn't see Rocky.

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Jinx: [talking about the lay-off] You're not exactly walking out of here empty handed. You got your pension and I'll give you this month's gas money. Larry: There's only one more thing I want. Jinx: What? Larry: DISABILITY! Jinx: Hey keep that sense of humor it'll do you good.

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Caroline: Do you want to go over the list one more time? Jack: No I don't want to go over the list! OK let's go over the list.

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Doris (TV Repairwoman): Butler, you got a problem with your horizontal hold? Jack: I don't know. Doris (TV Repairwoman): Your wife says you do. Jack: Well, she ought to know... come on in...

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Joan: [at the supermarket] Can I give you a hand? Jack: You can give me two I don't know what the hell I'm doing.

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Annette: [as Jack is driving away from the supermarket] He's married! Joan: So were we once!

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Jack: My brain is like oatmeal. I yelled at Kenny today for coloring outside the lines! Megan and I are starting to watch the same TV shows, and I'm liking them! I'm losing it. Caroline: Honey, I know what you're talking about. I've been there myself, alright? Jack: Well, if you're so unhappy, why don't you say something about it? Caroline: Because I wasn't unhappy! Look, maybe I was a little confused, maybe I was a little frustrated, but I knew what I was doing was important, because it means something to raise human beings. What saw me through was pride. Caroline: I've pride in this house, I've pride with my kids, and I've pride being Mrs. Jack Butler! Where are you going? Jack: [Eating pizza before going] I'm goin' downstairs to sleep on the fat couch if I can get through the door. Caroline: Yeah, well be sure to take pride in some of that FAT, Porky!

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Jack: You wanna beer? Ron: It's 7 o'clock in the morning. Jack: Scotch?

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Ron: [about rewiring the house] Yeah? Are you gonna make it all 220? Jack: Yeah. 220... 221, whatever it takes.

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Ron: Wow! What did you use? A .38? Caroline: .38... .39, whatever it took.

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Alex: [about Ron's house] Wow, what a house! Jack: Yeah, probably mortgaged to the eyeballs. Caroline: Not this one, his great grandfather - Commander Richardson - built it. Jack: Eh... hand me down.