Yancy Derringer (TV Series)
The Saga of Lonesome Jackson (1958)
Jock Mahoney: Yancy Derringer
Quotes
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[Colton's desk is covered with money]
John Colton : Have a look at this.
Yancy Derringer : I am. In my present financial condition, I've never seen anything so beautiful.
John Colton : Yes you have. It's all bogus!
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[Before he starts his investigation, Yancy talks Colton into paying for his dinner]
John Colton : Please see that I get a return on the investment.
Yancy Derringer : I'll save the after-dinner mints for you.
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Yancy Derringer : My daddy used to say, "Always go to the aid of people with money. If you're in time, they may reward you; if not you can still go through their pockets before the police arrive."
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Lonesome Jackson : What's an Indian like this wandering around the streets of New Orleans?
Yancy Derringer : He loves French cooking.
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[Yancy sits in on a poker game with only a small stake]
Lonesome Jackson : Oh Yancy, you ain't much of a plunger. That's just chicken feed.
Yancy Derringer : Don't you know you can get the whole Mississippi River inside a riverboat just by punching one little hole.
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[Yancy has lost all the money Colton gave him to play poker with Lonesome Jackson]
Yancy Derringer : Hello, Mr. Colton, can I buy you a drink?
John Colton : With what, Mr. Derringer?
Yancy Derringer : You mean you're broke, too?
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[last lines]
Miss Mandarin : Yancy, would you be my guest at the Sandric for a midnight supper?
Yancy Derringer : Your guest? Celestial lady, I'll be your slave.
[Yancy kisses Miss Mandarin's hand]
Miss Mandarin : You and your heathen customs.