The Facts of Life (TV Series)
The Source (1982)
Kim Fields: Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Quotes
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Natalie Green : I had this idea, I was going to write this really important story for the school paper for a change.
Blair Warner : Oh, I don't know, I really loved your up-close-and-personal look at the bowling team.
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : Or that story on how Peekskill got its name.
Natalie Green : Stories like that are the reason no one reads the 'Eastlander' anymore.
Jo Polniaczek : My biology class never misses an issue. They're great for the hamster cages.
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Natalie Green : [on what her story is about] Abortion.
Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett : Natalie, that's a tough subject for a high-school newspaper.
Blair Warner : That IS a little touchy, don't you think?
Natalie Green : Of course, but abortion is an important issue and it deserves attention. It's controversial, emotional...
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : Exploitable.
Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett : Yeah, I hate to think you were doing this just to boost circulation.
Natalie Green : It's more than that, Mrs. Garrett. I wanted to make some waves with this, stir things up.
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Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : You can't let this suspension happen. You have to talk to Mr. Parker.
Natalie Green : And tell him I made the whole story up? Let everyone know I lied? Forget it! I'd rather leave school.
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : Yeah? Like a hero? Natalie, you're not a hero, so stop taking the easy way out.
Natalie Green : There's nothing easy about being suspended from school. It's a cold world out there, Tootie. I'll probably have to get a job, learn a trade.
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : It doesn't have to be that way. All you have to do is tell the truth.
Natalie Green : Am I too young to join the Marines?
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Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : Cheer up, Natalie. Even Lois Lane has a day like this every once in a while.
Natalie Green : Yeah, but look who she gets to come home to!