WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series)
Rumors (1981)
Loni Anderson: Jennifer Marlowe
Quotes
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Jennifer Marlowe : [about the reception area redecoration] Visitors will be very impressed until they talk to someone.
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Jennifer Marlowe : [to Herb and Les] Good morning, gentlemen.
Les Nessman : Morning.
Herb Tarlek : Hi ya, gorgeous. Anything going on?
Jennifer Marlowe : There is that problem in the Middle East.
Herb Tarlek : Yeah.
[shakes his head]
Bailey Quarters : [entering lobby] Good morning.
Jennifer Marlowe : Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed?
Bailey Quarters : Not really. Late night.
Herb Tarlek : I'll bet that's right.
Bailey Quarters : Continuity is so important.
[shakes her head]
Bailey Quarters : Thank you for always being a jerk.
Herb Tarlek : Don't get so upset. You're the talk of the town, sweetheart.
[leaves]
Herb Tarlek : Come on, Les.
Les Nessman : Buzz off, Herb.
[stays]
Jennifer Marlowe : [to Bailey] So how's everything?
Bailey Quarters : Pretty good.
Jennifer Marlowe : That's good.
Bailey Quarters : Mm-hmm.
Jennifer Marlowe : So everything's going great?
Bailey Quarters : Great.
Jennifer Marlowe : That's great.
Bailey Quarters : Mm-hmm.
Jennifer Marlowe : Good.
Bailey Quarters : Real good.
Jennifer Marlowe : So how's Johnny?
Bailey Quarters : Weird.
Les Nessman : Oh, golly!
[storms out in disgust]
Jennifer Marlowe : [smiles] That's interesting. How weird?
Bailey Quarters : You too? Jennifer, what is going on with everybody around here?
[as Mr. Carlson enters:]
Bailey Quarters : What exactly is this?
Arthur Carlson : It's a radio station.
Bailey Quarters : Mr. Carlson, I can promise you, I am doing nothing wrong.
Arthur Carlson : Oh, that's good, Bailey.
[stammers:]
Arthur Carlson : Thanks for telling me that.
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Herb Tarlek : Bailey!
[normally sedate Bailey is wearing denim jeans and rock & roll T-shirt, hair wild and free]
Herb Tarlek : What...? You're supposed to be doing the business... well, business interviews today!
Bailey Quarters : I know.
Herb Tarlek : [scoffs] But these are my clients you're supposed to be interviewing today. What are you doing dressed like that for?
Bailey Quarters : Like what?
Herb Tarlek : [scoffs as he looks at her clothes] Fever's T-shirt.
Bailey Quarters : Oh, I don't know.
[plays with his tie]
Bailey Quarters : I just grabbed the first thing that I could when I got out of bed this morning. I was naked, Herb.
[which leaves him all flustered]
Bailey Quarters : And this was on the bed, so I put it on.
[smirks, then walks towards the others, pretending to be all corrupted innocence:]
Bailey Quarters : You have to have something to keep you warm. Hi, Les.
[winks at him, clicks her tongue, he looks sour, disapproving]
Bailey Quarters : If you know what I mean.
[walks out]
Arthur Carlson : [to Jennifer] Do you know what she means?
Jennifer Marlowe : Yes, I do, Mr. Carlson, and it's very personal. It has to do with rumors and romance, and, I'm sorry, sex.
[ushers him away]
Jennifer Marlowe : Now let's go into your office.