Night Court (TV Series)
Author, Author (1986)
Richard Moll: Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon
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Quotes
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Judge Harold T. 'Harry' Stone : Hey, so what did you draw for the cover?
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : A little ducky.
Christine Sullivan : Oh, I love little duckies. There's Daffy and Daisy and Donald and...
[Bull shows her his drawing]
Christine Sullivan : ... Doctor Death?
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Sydney Shoup : Are you Bull Shannon?
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Yep.
Sydney Shoup : I am Sydney Shoup, professor of literature at Manhattan City College. I am in charge of the children's book contest.
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Did you get my entry?
Sydney Shoup : Oh, yes. It was the most vile, offensive, nauseatingly horrid collection of thoughts that I have ever seen put to paper.
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Did I win?
Judge Harold T. 'Harry' Stone : Excuse me guys, what's going on?
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Sir, Mr. Shoup critiqued my children's book.
Sydney Shoup : It was ghastly, nightmarish, apocalyptic.
Judge Harold T. 'Harry' Stone : Did he win?
Christine Sullivan : Bull Shannon is the sweetest, kindest, gentlest man I know, I cannot believe that he would write...
[takes a look at the cover]
Christine Sullivan : ... "Puff, the Flesh Eating Dragon"?
Sydney Shoup : Needless to say, our kiddie panel of judges have been racked with nightmares. Little Stevie even strangled his imaginary friend.
[to Bull]
Sydney Shoup : You are a disgrace, you're a menance, you're *a monster.*
Asst. D.A. Dan Fielding : Did he win?
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Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Thanks, Harry.
Judge Harold T. 'Harry' Stone : Hey, that's what buddies do.
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : So, that means you'll always be there for me?
Judge Harold T. 'Harry' Stone : You bet. Always.
[Bull holds up his hands, both of which are encased in plaster casts]
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : I have to go to the bathroom, Harry.
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Judge Harold T. 'Harry' Stone : Bull, Bull, Bull, Bull, Bull. What the heck have you been sketching, you big ol' post-impressionist lug, ya?
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : It's the cover illustration for the book I've written.
Mac Robinson : [laughs out loud] The man wrote a book?
[Looks up and sees Bull glaring down at him]
Mac Robinson : Hell of an idea.
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Manhattan City College is having a children's book contest. All the entries are going to be judged by school kids.
Christine Sullivan : How old are these kids, Bull?
Baliff Nostradamus 'Bull' Shannon : Oh, eight, nine. Somehow, the idea writing for tiny undeveloped minds seems RIGHT for me.