Helen Hunt credited as playing...
- Ernie: You were never able to take criticism either.
- Jeannie: I think it depends on how it's given.
- Ernie: There's no easy way to give it. It's like medicine. You just take it... if you really wanna get better.
- Jeannie: Ned...
- Ned: I think he should change, or he can't go.
- Jonah: This is what people wear to a dance.
- Ned: Why don't you just go in a jock strap?
- Jeannie: You're being ridiculous.
- Ethan: You can sort of see the outline of your penis in those.
- Ernie: They're good, your boys. They're beautiful.
- Jeannie: I'm very lucky.
- Ernie: Sometimes luck has nothing to do with it.
- Ned: You look good.
- Jeannie: I feel old.
- Ned: But you look good and that's the main thing.
- Jeannie: I can see that what's happening here is a huge downer for you. You can add it to your list next to gay son, sucky job and wife who's over forty.
- Jeannie: [after Ernie has berated Ethan and forced him to leave] He's just beginning it, Dad. It's a very difficult piece.
- Ernie: [Angrily] If you learn it wrong, it's twice as difficult.
- Jeannie: He's playing for enjoyment. He's not planning on being a professional.
- Ernie: Well, the, guess it doesn't matter how he plays. You were never able to take criticism either.
- Jeannie: I think it depends on how it's given.
- Ernie: There's no easy way to give it. It's like medicine. You just gotta take it if you want to get better.
- Jeannie: [Talking about Ernie on the phone] No, he's not dead. He lives in New York.
- Jeannie: [Epeaking about Ernie] I don't even like him.
- Ned: You're a good daughter.
- Jeannie: I'm a guilty daughter.
- Jeannie: [Solicitously at the dinner table] Do you want some salad, Dad? You must be hungry; you haven't eaten all day.
- Ernie: [Sourly] I need my shit kit.
