Jericho Quotes
Johnston: Let me get this straight. We’re talking about Vietnam era planes flying through Kansas airspace doing a Chinese drop and they’re using U.S. Air Force equipment to do it.
Robert: Sounds about right.
Eric: In what world does that make sense?
Jake: Ours.
Robert: Sounds about right.
Eric: In what world does that make sense?
Jake: Ours.
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Mimi: What we did (sex), it’s not what you think. I had a weak moment. It was a mistake.
Stanley: I’m really good at making mistakes.
Mimi: Yes, you are.
Stanley: I’m really good at making mistakes.
Mimi: Yes, you are.
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Gray: I love this town. And I just want to keep it safe; the way it always was.
Johnston: What it was was a democracy. that's easy when everything is going well, but when you get mad or angry it gets a whole heck of a lot harder.
Johnston: What it was was a democracy. that's easy when everything is going well, but when you get mad or angry it gets a whole heck of a lot harder.
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Gray: We just had our first murder in 30 years.
Johnston: And I’ve been Mayor of this town for 25 of those years.
Gray: Maybe that’s the problem. You still think Jericho is the same sweet little town it was before the bombs. We need someone who understands….
Johnston: Save it for the election, Gray.
Gray: This is what the election is about.
Johnston: You wanna get this civilian off the crime scene?
Johnston: And I’ve been Mayor of this town for 25 of those years.
Gray: Maybe that’s the problem. You still think Jericho is the same sweet little town it was before the bombs. We need someone who understands….
Johnston: Save it for the election, Gray.
Gray: This is what the election is about.
Johnston: You wanna get this civilian off the crime scene?
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Jake: It’s up to you Gray. Go on…no? [Jake puts Jonah on the ground and points a gun to his head] This is what you want, right? You make the rules? Decide who lives and dies? Go ahead and do it, you do it here in front of me and Dale, in front of everyone. Not in some back room with your buddies. Don’t let someone else do the dirty work for you, mayor. You want him dead, you take this gun and you blow his brains out. [Gray takes the gun from Jake and points it at Jonah] You better be damn sure he’s guilty because if he’s not, you’re a murderer. Justice will be swift. [Gray lowers the gun]
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Mimi: This will never work.
Stanley: Ah, that's what they said about Brangelina.
Mimi: Are you seriously quoting US magazine right now?
Stanley: Yeah, what do you think they'd call us? Stimiley? Mimiley? [Pause] St... Stimi!
Mimi: [Laughing] You are such an idiot!
Stanley: Ah, that's what they said about Brangelina.
Mimi: Are you seriously quoting US magazine right now?
Stanley: Yeah, what do you think they'd call us? Stimiley? Mimiley? [Pause] St... Stimi!
Mimi: [Laughing] You are such an idiot!
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Gail: It’s time for some changes, Johnston, starting with your diet.
Mayor Green: [indicates his mostly empty plate] A man can’t live on that.
Gail: He can if he wants to stay married to me.
Mayor Green: [indicates his mostly empty plate] A man can’t live on that.
Gail: He can if he wants to stay married to me.
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Stanley: It’s nice to meet you, Miss Clark.
Mimi: Do you not read your mail?
Stanley: Nope. Nothing but bills and bad news. Why?
Mimi: Well, this would be a little of both. I work for the IRS and according to our records you owe $180,000 in back taxes. It’s nice to meet you.
Mimi: Do you not read your mail?
Stanley: Nope. Nothing but bills and bad news. Why?
Mimi: Well, this would be a little of both. I work for the IRS and according to our records you owe $180,000 in back taxes. It’s nice to meet you.
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Jake: You finally pulled the trigger, Freddy? All right.
Freddy: You know it baby. Hey she’s got some good looking sisters, man? Unless you’re still all hung up on that farm girl in Iowa.
Jake: Kansas.
Freddy: Same thing.
Jake: No, not the same thing.
Freddy: You know it baby. Hey she’s got some good looking sisters, man? Unless you’re still all hung up on that farm girl in Iowa.
Jake: Kansas.
Freddy: Same thing.
Jake: No, not the same thing.
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[Robert throws Darcy’s cell phone to the side]
Darcy: You let them out of there right now Robert or so help me I’ll start screaming.
Robret: No, you listen to me very carefully, in 5 seconds I’m getting on this truck and I am leaving Washington for good and I did not come here to discuss this with you, now you can either trust me and come with us or you can stay here, but you will never ever see your children again.
Darcy: You let them out of there right now Robert or so help me I’ll start screaming.
Robret: No, you listen to me very carefully, in 5 seconds I’m getting on this truck and I am leaving Washington for good and I did not come here to discuss this with you, now you can either trust me and come with us or you can stay here, but you will never ever see your children again.
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Stanley: Well, now, who doesn’t like corn? I mean you got corn on the cob, cornflakes, corn nuts, corndogs, cornsicles.
Mimi: Cornsicles?
Stanley: It’s a joke, lady.
Mimi: Can you not talk to me please?
Mimi: Cornsicles?
Stanley: It’s a joke, lady.
Mimi: Can you not talk to me please?
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Johnston: [listening to Gray speak to the town] There’s a way of doing this without scaring the crap out of everybody.
Gail: He was elected. Means he’s gonna do it his way.
Johnston: Ahhh, I’m gonna need a hobby.
Gail: He was elected. Means he’s gonna do it his way.
Johnston: Ahhh, I’m gonna need a hobby.
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Heather: I shouldn't have sprung this on you. This is too weird.
Jake: What? What's weird?
Heather: Okay...I kissed you...a month ago. We haven't spoken since. Generally people speak after something like that.
Johnston: I'm just gonna...you know...uh... [walks away]
Jake: What? What's weird?
Heather: Okay...I kissed you...a month ago. We haven't spoken since. Generally people speak after something like that.
Johnston: I'm just gonna...you know...uh... [walks away]
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Heather: You know why things didn’t work out between us? I’m not dangerous. I’m crossword puzzles and flannel pajamas and the occasional light beer. I was never gonna be hazardous to you. That’s how you tick.
Jake: No it isn’t.
Heather: Of course it is but it’s okay. If it wasn’t, your dad would probably be dead right now. You and I would’ve never met on that bus. So I’m taking a page out of your book, I’m throwing caution to the wind. I’m gonna help turn the lights on for everyone back home.
Jake: Just for a few days.
Heather: You worried about me?
Jake: Come back in one piece.
[Jake hugs Heather]
Jake: No it isn’t.
Heather: Of course it is but it’s okay. If it wasn’t, your dad would probably be dead right now. You and I would’ve never met on that bus. So I’m taking a page out of your book, I’m throwing caution to the wind. I’m gonna help turn the lights on for everyone back home.
Jake: Just for a few days.
Heather: You worried about me?
Jake: Come back in one piece.
[Jake hugs Heather]
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Mimi: The closest I ever got to the outdoors was the Ralph Lauren section of Neiman Marcus.
Stanley: Bargain hunting. Same thing but with a gun.
Mimi: Bargains? At Neiman's? Sometimes I forget that the biggest designer in your closet is Wrangler.
[Jake chuckles]
Stanley: What are you laughing at?
Jake: I’ve never seen you in a domestic squabble before.
Stanley: Knock it off.
Mimi: This isn’t squabbling.
Stanley: Bargain hunting. Same thing but with a gun.
Mimi: Bargains? At Neiman's? Sometimes I forget that the biggest designer in your closet is Wrangler.
[Jake chuckles]
Stanley: What are you laughing at?
Jake: I’ve never seen you in a domestic squabble before.
Stanley: Knock it off.
Mimi: This isn’t squabbling.
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Robert I have something in my possession, and there’s people out there that want it, that will stop at nothing to get it. And that puts you, me and the kids in danger here.
Darcy: Ok, so th-then we go. I trust you. Robert, do..do you trust me?
Robert: Yeah.
Darcy: Then listen to me. Okay, Sarah is not on our side. Now whatever’s gone on between the two of you, I’m telling you, Robert she’s not here to help us.
Darcy: Ok, so th-then we go. I trust you. Robert, do..do you trust me?
Robert: Yeah.
Darcy: Then listen to me. Okay, Sarah is not on our side. Now whatever’s gone on between the two of you, I’m telling you, Robert she’s not here to help us.
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Jake: I can see her.
Johnston: See who?
Jake: The girl.
Johnston: What, girl? Jake I think you’re hallucinating son?
Jake: No, listen to me. When I was in Iraq….there was a girl, she couldn’t have been more than 10 or 12.
Johnston: Shh, shh, shh…don’t talk now son, save your energy. We’ll talk when we get home.
Jake: I killed her dad. I killed a little girl.
Johnston: See who?
Jake: The girl.
Johnston: What, girl? Jake I think you’re hallucinating son?
Jake: No, listen to me. When I was in Iraq….there was a girl, she couldn’t have been more than 10 or 12.
Johnston: Shh, shh, shh…don’t talk now son, save your energy. We’ll talk when we get home.
Jake: I killed her dad. I killed a little girl.
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Mimi: Your lips are still cold.
Stanley: Well...maybe you can warm them up.
Mimi: That's the worst line I've ever heard!
Stanley: Well...maybe you can warm them up.
Mimi: That's the worst line I've ever heard!
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Jake: Wager for the first kill.
Stanley: I’m in for a dozen eggs.
Jake: Two hours chopping wood.
Mimi: Tax Return consultation.
Stanley: How about foot massages for a week? For me, not for him.
Mimi: We’ll talk.
Stanley: I’m in for a dozen eggs.
Jake: Two hours chopping wood.
Mimi: Tax Return consultation.
Stanley: How about foot massages for a week? For me, not for him.
Mimi: We’ll talk.
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Mimi: I just realized.
Stanley: Hmm?
Mimi: If the government is up and running, you know what that means, right?
Stanley: No.
Mimi: Paperwork. They’ll need accountants again.
Stanley: Does that mean I’m back in debt?
Mimi: Don’t be so negative. New York made it. Come next summer I’ll be taking walks through Central Park. [Stanley shakes his head] What?
Stanley: Hmm?
Mimi: If the government is up and running, you know what that means, right?
Stanley: No.
Mimi: Paperwork. They’ll need accountants again.
Stanley: Does that mean I’m back in debt?
Mimi: Don’t be so negative. New York made it. Come next summer I’ll be taking walks through Central Park. [Stanley shakes his head] What?
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Robert: This is my family, Sarah.
Sarah: It never mattered before.
Robert: Yeah, well, now it does.
Sarah: What’s it going to take, someone slitting your wife’s throat before you get it?
Robert: Hey, Hey…..You’re right. We will drop them at the safe house and then we’ll keep moving.
Sarah: It’s the right thing for them.
Robert: Yeah.
Sarah: It never mattered before.
Robert: Yeah, well, now it does.
Sarah: What’s it going to take, someone slitting your wife’s throat before you get it?
Robert: Hey, Hey…..You’re right. We will drop them at the safe house and then we’ll keep moving.
Sarah: It’s the right thing for them.
Robert: Yeah.
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Sarah: How can I be sure you won’t follow me?
Robert: I won’t follow you.
Sarah: Not if I take your son with me you won’t.
Darcy: My God.
Sarah: I’ll leave him just outside of town.
Robert: I won’t follow you.
Sarah: Not if I take your son with me you won’t.
Darcy: My God.
Sarah: I’ll leave him just outside of town.
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Jake: Hey.
Maggie: Our own personal escort out of town?
Jake: Look, you’re a smart girl; you need to get out before these guys get you killed.
Maggie: And go where? Towns aren’t taking refugees and there’s only one thing they want women for.
Jake: Stay here, all right, you’ll be safe.
Maggie: It’s not going to work, not after the story we told.
Maggie: Our own personal escort out of town?
Jake: Look, you’re a smart girl; you need to get out before these guys get you killed.
Maggie: And go where? Towns aren’t taking refugees and there’s only one thing they want women for.
Jake: Stay here, all right, you’ll be safe.
Maggie: It’s not going to work, not after the story we told.
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Stanley: Not now, Mimi.
Mimi: Like hell right now, Cornhusker.
Stanley: Cornhuskers are from Nebraska, I’m a Jayhawker...What? What?
Mimi: You drive me so crazy and you know that I can’t stay here forever but, the truth is I can’t live without you, either.
Stanley: Really?
Mimi: Yes, really.
[Stanley kisses Mimi]
Mimi: Like hell right now, Cornhusker.
Stanley: Cornhuskers are from Nebraska, I’m a Jayhawker...What? What?
Mimi: You drive me so crazy and you know that I can’t stay here forever but, the truth is I can’t live without you, either.
Stanley: Really?
Mimi: Yes, really.
[Stanley kisses Mimi]
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Mimi: In this crazy world, we don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow and I don’t wanna leave anything unsaid, so I’m just going to say it, okay? So here I go..
Stanley: I’ve loved you since the first day I saw you at Bailey’s.
Mimi: You said it…you said it first. No one’s ever said it first to me before.
Stanley: I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, plus I can hold it over you for the rest of our lives. [kisses Mimi]
Mimi: I love you Stanley Richmond.
Stanley: But I said it first. [kisses Mimi]
Stanley: I’ve loved you since the first day I saw you at Bailey’s.
Mimi: You said it…you said it first. No one’s ever said it first to me before.
Stanley: I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, plus I can hold it over you for the rest of our lives. [kisses Mimi]
Mimi: I love you Stanley Richmond.
Stanley: But I said it first. [kisses Mimi]
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Gail: Honey, you look tired, you getting enough sleep?
April: Almost seven hours.
Gail: Where?
April: In my office.
Gail: Sleeping in your office doesn’t count. You’re going to give the baby a crick in its neck.
April: You’re going to make a terrific grandmother.
Gail: I know.
April: Almost seven hours.
Gail: Where?
April: In my office.
Gail: Sleeping in your office doesn’t count. You’re going to give the baby a crick in its neck.
April: You’re going to make a terrific grandmother.
Gail: I know.
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Mimi: I’ll pick you up at 5: 00
Bonnie: I’ll walk.
Mimi: Look, Stanley thinks that you’re using this whole volunteering thing as an excuse to go see Sean Henthorn. I’m just following orders to keep an eye on you; personally I don’t give a damn who you date.
Bonnie: I’ve been volunteering here since I was 16, it’s not about Sean. You volunteered for anything? Ever?
Bonnie: I’ll walk.
Mimi: Look, Stanley thinks that you’re using this whole volunteering thing as an excuse to go see Sean Henthorn. I’m just following orders to keep an eye on you; personally I don’t give a damn who you date.
Bonnie: I’ve been volunteering here since I was 16, it’s not about Sean. You volunteered for anything? Ever?
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Mary: I’m so cold my mouth is numb.
Eric: We need the logs or we’re going to freeze to death.
Mary: Isn’t that what we are doing now?
Eric: All right. Let’s get in the car. A blanket.
Mary: Let’s turn on the heat.
Eric: We can’t I’m sorry, we won’t have enough gas to get home. You know we could make our own heat.
Mary: Don’t get any ideas I ‘m not taking my clothes off.
Eric: You know how happy you make me.
Mary: I’m still not taking my clothes off.
Eric: We need the logs or we’re going to freeze to death.
Mary: Isn’t that what we are doing now?
Eric: All right. Let’s get in the car. A blanket.
Mary: Let’s turn on the heat.
Eric: We can’t I’m sorry, we won’t have enough gas to get home. You know we could make our own heat.
Mary: Don’t get any ideas I ‘m not taking my clothes off.
Eric: You know how happy you make me.
Mary: I’m still not taking my clothes off.
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Kyle: Ma’am, there are empty houses all over Jericho and we sleep in a shelter.
Gail: Those are our neighbors’ homes. They were gone when the bombs went off. They’re coming back!
Kyle: Well, wherever your neighbors are, I hope nobody’s kicking them out of town in the middle of winter.
Gail: Those are our neighbors’ homes. They were gone when the bombs went off. They’re coming back!
Kyle: Well, wherever your neighbors are, I hope nobody’s kicking them out of town in the middle of winter.
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Gail: [to townsfolk about evicting the refugees] You can’t let them go out there. A woman died on Main Street today. I didn’t even know her name. Did you? Think of our neighbors who didn’t make it back yet. That’s who they are! Now my family can feed two people. Who else here is willing to share their rations?
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