Doris Roberts credited as playing...
Mayor's Wife
- Deputy Mayor Warren LaSalle: All right, Al. You've heard from the Three Wise Men. Now what do you say?
- Mayor: What are THEY going to say, Warren?
- Deputy Mayor Warren LaSalle: "They" who?
- Mayor: Who? Everybody: the press, the man on the street.
- Mayor's wife: He means the voters.
- Deputy Mayor Warren LaSalle: You know what they're going to say. The Times is going to support you. The News is going to knock you. The Post will take both sides at the same time. The rich will support you, likewise the blacks, and the Puerto Ricans won't give a shit. So come on, Al, quit stalling!
- Mayor: Will you stop bullying everybody, Warren? This is supposed to be a democracy!
- Deputy Mayor Warren LaSalle: Wise up, for chrissake, we're trying to run a city, not a goddamn democracy! Al, quit farting around--we've got to pay!
- Mayor: Jessie, Jessie, what do you say?
- Mayor's wife: I know a million dollars sounds like a lot of money. But just think what you'll get in return.
- Mayor: What?
- Mayor's wife: 18 sure votes.
- Mayor: All right, all right. Warren, Warren, arrange for the payoff!
- Deputy Mayor Warren LaSalle: Hallelujah.