Day by Day (TV Series)

Birthday Presence (1988)

Doug Sheehan: Brian Harper

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• Kate Harper : I talked to that museum guy about our field trip, he thinks it's a great idea.

  Brian Harper : He's gonna let us bring 15 four-year-olds on a tour of the art museum?

  Kate Harper : He only had one condition, he would like them all to be shackled together. I said okay!

  Brian Harper : I love taking the kids out, you know, stores, shops, museums. I love the look of fear on people's faces when we walk in.

• Barbara O'Donnell : You guys are the best! And you've done so much for Justin.

  Brian Harper : Well, we're still new at this, but we're trying to give the kids a place where they can feel, you know, safe, loved, secure.

  Justin O'Donnell : My dad could bash your head in!

  Brian Harper : He's darn secure.

• Eileen Swift : Before I went to the office, I just had to drop by and put two words in your ear: catastrophic illness.

  Brian Harper : Those are two words I hadn't thought of yet this morning.

  Eileen Swift : It's the stock tip of the '90s, Brian! Health care companies. See, listen, no matter what's going on in the economy, people are ALWAYS gonna be sick. It's fantastic!

  Kate Harper : Well, Eileen, that's very, uh... What's the word I'm looking for? Sleazy.

• Martha : You know that talk you and I had about separation anxiety, it was very helpful! Did you ever have that problem with your son?

  Brian Harper : Well, when Ross became a teenager, we experienced a kind of separation anxiety. We, uh, became anxious for him to separate.

• Kristin Carlson : I'm majoring in child psychology and minoring in textile arts.

  Brian Harper : Textile arts?

  Kristin Carlson : Weaving. It's really a fascinating subject, my final exam is a rug.

• Kate Harper : Did Dana drink his juice? I promised his mother he would.

  Brian Harper : He drank it.

  Molly : No, he didn't!

  Brian Harper : Yes, he did.

  Molly : He spilled it on the rug and then he licked it up.

  Brian Harper : Let's not split hairs here, Molly. Okay?

  Molly : It's disgusting and it's got to stop!

• Larry O'Donnell : How long have you had this school, anyway?

  Brian Harper : About six months, I used to be a stockbroker.

  Larry O'Donnell : Oh, sorry. You out on parole now?