Silver Spoons (TV Series)

A Fair to Remember (1983)

Joel Higgins: Edward Stratton III

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Quotes 

• Edward Stratton III : Laser light shows are produced by a lot of extremely sophisticated, very expensive, high-tech equipment, right? Now how's Herbie Hobecker's little gizmo possibly going to duplicate that effect?

  Kate Summers : I'll get back to you on that.

  Edward Stratton III : Kate, there's no market for it.

  Kate Summers : Oh, yeah? Well, it's a good thing Jeffrey Cutruzzula didn't listen to the doubters and the skeptics.

  Edward Stratton III : Who is Jeffrey Cutruzzula?

  Kate Summers : "Who is Jeffrey Cutruzzula?" Only the man who invented... the duck phone!

• Edward Stratton III : Kate, they already invented something for use at gala occasions of all descriptions. It's called the accordion.

• Edward Stratton III : You are doing exactly what Mr. Bartman hoped you'd do.

  Ricky Stratton : ...I am?

  Edward Stratton III : You're enjoying science.

• Edward Stratton III : [reading Ricky's teacher's note]  "Dear Mr. Stratton, this is to inform you that your son's conduct in my class is belligerent, uncooperative, and disruptive. He's a rug cleaner, and the other students follow his lemons."

  Ricky Stratton : Dad, that's "ringleader." And the other kids follow my "lead."

• Edward Stratton III : Hi, son. How was school?

  Ricky Stratton : School?

  Edward Stratton III : Yeah. You know that big building with all the kids?

  Ricky Stratton : Well, it, uh... wasn't one of my best days, Dad.

  Edward Stratton III : Well, they can't all be great days, son. Heck, I remember several crummy days when I was in school.

  [chuckles] 

  Edward Stratton III : Like the day I had to stand up and give a book report, my zipper was broken. Or the day I was in chorus rehearsal, and my voice changed.

  [laughs] 

  Ricky Stratton : Or like the day when the teacher would send you home with a note to your father.

  [laughing] 

  Edward Stratton III : Hand it over.

• Ricky Stratton : I see what you're saying, Dad. See, we have a science fair coming up, and I'm gonna make a project that's gonna win first prize. It's gonna be the most fantastic, unbelievable, incredible science project anyone's ever seen!

  Edward Stratton III : That's the spirit, son! What's it gonna be?

  Ricky Stratton : I don't know!