Alan Rosenberg: Eli Levinson

Quotes 

• Patrick Flanagan : Why don't we just give him another minute?

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : I think not. Let's get started. Ruland vs. Wayside...

  Jonathan Rollins : Uh. uh, uh, uh, Douglas. There he is.

  [Eli has arrived by bus] 

  Leland McKenzie : OK.

  Eli Levinson : Sorry. Sorry.

  Leland McKenzie : Uh-huh.

  Eli Levinson : The buses were running late.

  Arnie Becker : You actually take a bus?

  Eli Levinson : Yes.

  Stuart Markowitz : Unbelievable, isn't it?

  Eli Levinson : It's really not that unbelievable.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : And you're doing it for some kind of ecological reason, Eli?

  Eli Levinson : I'm doing it because I don't have a driver's license. Denise is giving me lessons however, I'm inching on being ready to take the road test. And I'm about to buy a car

  Ann Kelsey : You can buy a car before you get your license?

  Eli Levinson : And to all partners just settle a case of mine is they send me a very large check. I thought I did something extravagant.

  Jonathan Rollins : What are you getting?

  Eli Levinson : I have no idea. Denise is set me up a car broker who presumably will get me through this is painlessly as possible.

  Arnie Becker : Ultimately when buying a car, keep one question uppermost in mind. How am I going to feel when I'm standing in front of a restaurant? The ballet brings me my car.

  Douglas Brackman, Jr. : Thank you, Arnold.

• Denise Iannello : Eli, this is Lenny Mullen.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : How do you do?

  Eli Levinson : Hi, I am told you the man of see about car.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : I am not mad.

  Denise Iannello : Yet, he told me he never own a car before, he only have a learner's permit.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : Oh, if you have any problems with that road test, let me know.

  Eli Levinson : Why?

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : Well, let's just say I have relationships at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

  Eli Levinson : You're kidding.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : When you buy car for me, I'll take care you. That means plates, registration, insurance, turn on the phone, super nuts.

  Denise Iannello : Unless you could find him any call that he wants, right?

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : Tell me what you want. If it's been made, I'll get it.

  Eli Levinson : Wow.

• Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : So, uh, what you gonna to spend?

  Eli Levinson : I'm looking to spend some money, actually.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : You're single?

  Eli Levinson : Yeah.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : There's a white Carrera in Pasadena that I think we could do very well on you gonna have this afternoon.

  Eli Levinson : A White Carrera.

  [Lenny smiling] 

  Eli Levinson : What is that?

  Denise Iannello : The porch.

  Eli Levinson : How about a Mercedes Benz? Somehow I always associated one of those living in Los Angeles.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : You want an SL500?

  Eli Levinson : What is that?

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : Two seats and the convertible. That I can get you by tomorrow.

  Eli Levinson : How much?

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : A little over 500,000.

  Eli Levinson : It has to be in five figures.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : Go with the 320.

  Eli Levinson : Ah, how much is that?

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : 81.

  Eli Levinson : That I can live with.

• Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : Ah, yeah, heh. And, uh, what color are you interested in?

  [Eli shrugs] 

  Denise Iannello : Black.

  Eli Levinson : Black.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : And you want the carphone, the, uh, see CD, air in the trunk, the basic Big Shot package, right?

  Eli Levinson : Why not.

  Lenny Mullen, Car Dealer : All right. Well, I'll call Denise with the amount. You have a cashier's check for me by the end of business today. You'll have a car by tomorrow.

  Eli Levinson : [laughing]  This Denise is the way to buy an automobile.

  [Lenny laughs and Eli shaking hands]