NewsRadio (TV Series)

Daydream (1996)

Stephen Root: Jimmy James

Quotes 

• Jimmy : You've never seen a scary movie?

  Beth : No. My parents let me watch The Wizard of Oz when I was five, and it gave me nightmares for years!

  Dave : Oh, right - the Wicked Witch.

  Beth : No - Dorothy.

• Jimmy : [leaning out an open window]  Say, Dave. What'd the - what'd the Dow close at today?

  Dave : Six thousand twenty.

  Jimmy : Six thousand twenty?

  Dave : Yep.

  Jimmy : Oh.

  [Jimmy drops out the window; cut to reality, Jimmy is still on the window] 

  Jimmy : Oh - I'm sorry, Dave. Say, Dave - what'd the Dow close on today?

  Dave : Let's check... Six thousand thirty.

  Jimmy : Six thousand thirty?

  Jimmy : [considers dropping out the window for a moment]  ... Nah.

• Jimmy : Our ratings suck.

  Dave : I wouldn't say that.

  Jimmy : What would you say?

  Dave : Well, I would say that because of the idiosyncrasities of our current economic climate and shifts in our demographic pool, that... our ratings suck.

• Jimmy : Dave, remember when I hired you? I promised you I wouldn't tinker with your creative decisions?

  Dave : Uh, yes - I do remember that.

  Jimmy : You do? Damn! I was hoping you wouldn't, because I have a great idea to boost our ratings.