[about Alex] I haven't seen him this excited since Reagan got elected.
All S1
Characters
Alex P. KeatonMichael J. Fox · 28 quotes
Steven KeatonMichael Gross · 13 quotes
Elyse KeatonMeredith Baxter-Birney · 9 quotes
Mallory KeatonJustine Bateman · 9 quotes
SkippyMarc Price · 7 quotes
Jennifer KeatonTina Yothers · 4 quotes
Elizabeth DavidsonGarn Stephens · 3 quotes
Most scenes together: Alex P. Keaton & Steven Keaton (6), Alex P. Keaton & Elyse Keaton (6), Alex P. Keaton & Mallory Keaton (6)
S1 E15Unfinished Business
[to Elyse] Do you think maybe he was switched at birth and the Rockefellers have our kid?
Alex, maybe you're getting a little carried away here. I mean, if Kimberly doesn't like you or your family for who they are, then maybe she isn't worth caring about at all, don't you think?
Are you going to wear your hair like that, or are you going to put it up?
[witnessing her parents kissing in the kitchen] You guys have been married for a long time. Haven't you had enough?
How do I look?
Middle-aged.
Dad, recent studies show, that you can predict success by the way a person dresses.
Alex, you're a young man. You shouldn't be worried about success. You should be thinking about hopping on a steam trainer, and going around the world, or putting a pack on your back and heading down to Mexico, South America, or anywhere.
The 1960's are over Dad.
Thanks for the tip.
What's impetuous?
Well, uh. That's when you do something without thinking it through.
Like when you guys decided to have Alex?
Skippy, remember when we were little kids, and I accidentally ran over you with my bicycle?
Yeah.
I drive a car now.
What do you say, Alex? She really thinks you're cute.
Look, Mallory. I don't go out with girls who have an IQ lower than room temperature, or have contagious diseases, or friends of yours. And there's certainly some overlap in those categories.
[turning on the radio] Oh I hope you don't mind, it's time for the commerce and shipping news.
Alex we do mind we're doing a project for school here.
All right, all right I'll listen to it upstairs, it's a lot more exciting in stereo anyway.
What happened?
Oh he was going out for a pass and he ran into the pole.
I told you to run down and in Skippy, you were supposed to go to the pole and stop!
I did, I stopped when I hit the pole.
Who is Sherry Marshall?
She happens to be a Pi Nu the best sorority in the whole world, she's the president.
Is she coming alone or with some secret service agents?
Mr. Carlyle, Do you really believe that my brother stole that money? I mean, he's not the type.
CCarlyle
I'll mention that to the guys in New York. But to be honest with you: I think they're going to want to push ahead with the case anyway.
CCarlyle
[on what would happen if it turned out that the Keatons were lying to him about where Ned is] Well, hypothetically speaking, you would be hypothetically arrested for harboring a known criminal, and hypothetically sent to a very real jail.
It's like taking candy from a baby.
Brings back memories.
No movies, no dates....
Sounds fair.
... and no TV.
Not even Wall Street Week?
Especially not Wall Street Week.
Come on Dad. I didn't kill a guy!
Alex I am out $2,700. I am the major investor in an underwater video company in the Philippines. They probably have a picture of me in one of their huts with the caption, Our Founder. You are lucky to be getting off this easy.
Oh listen, just in case, I mean if this stock does go up, we are in this 50/50 right?
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