"She's saving herself for some tall, good looking cowboy with hair the color of autumn wheat."
Played by Doug McClure
The Virginian · 50 quotes
Most-quoted character in The Virginian: in 34 of its 50 quotes
Most scenes with: The Virginian (8), Stacey Grainger (3), Steve Hill (3)
Lines by Trampas 9
"My Pa always said, 'Live fast, die laughing,' that's the way to do it."
"Suckers and mules, thats what work's for, and mule's got enough sense to turn his tail on it."
"The thing is, if a woman can't win an argument any other way she can always cry. Then she can't lose."
"Oh, I'm human, all right."
Now wait a minute. What did you expect me to do, tie him to the horse? Well, you can be sure of one thing. Whatever happens, I'll be blamed for it. I tried. I tried!
"I guess you said it yourself. I'm just a dumb cowboy. Well, maybe I'm dumb enough to believe that people should be honest and dumb enough to try to stop them when they're not."
"No need to push me, Mister. If you're planning on making a move, make it."
"The Virginian can track a rabbit all the way to St. Louis."
Scenes with Trampas 25
[The Virginian, Steve and Trampas meet Betsy out riding.]
BBetsy
Yes you are.
I'm what?.
BBetsy
Well I've been thinking about this all day, and trying to make up my mind. Yep, you're pretty!
Um... Thank you, Betsy.
TrampasWell what about me?
BBetsy
Uh... Funny.
What about me, Betsy?
BBetsy
I'm going to marry you.
Yes ma'am.
S1 E1 The Executioners
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[Trampas and The Virginian are discussing Judge Garth's new four sided clock for the town square.]
TrampasI wonder what that cost?
The Judge didn't say.
TrampasWell if he's going to throw his money around, he could start by raising my wages.
Well at least this way he can see what he's getting for his money!
TrampasAw, Saturday's a bad day to put a thing like that up.
How come?
TrampasWell, I was just thinking, it's goin' to make a mighty fine target to some cowhand with a bellyful of whiskey.
I wouldn't do it, Trampas.
TrampasWell, I wasn't thinking of me.
I was.
S1 E4 The Big Deal
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KLKyle Lawson
[To Trampas about the Virginian] He still workin' you to death?
TrampasTell him about it.
The only way he'll ever die from overwork is running away from it.
TrampasThat an absolute true statement.
S1 E20 If You Have Tears
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[Trampas tries to find homes for a group of orphans.]
TrampasI brought 'em back.
Shultz wouldn't take 'em?
TrampasHe'd take 'em but I wouldn't leave 'em. He went over them like he was buying horses. He even looked at their teeth. All he asked was how much work they could do.
All kids got chores, you know.
TrampasWell, he had more than chores in mind. All he wanted was a lot of hard labor for no pay. It made me feel like that fella in Oliver Twist, that Fagin.
You know what I think? I think you got soft headed. Couldn't let 'em go. That's what I think.
S1 E21 The Small Parade
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DLDuke Logan
I don't know what you're up to, but we don't want your kind in our town.
TrampasMy kind? What's that?
DLDuke Logan
What you were when you left here. A card cheat, a shiftless, no good to anybody. You and your pa.
TrampasIf my pa and me wanted to cheat, you would have never known about it.
S2 E13 Siege
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TrampasHigh man?
High man. Not your deck.
TrampasSteve, you act as if you can't trust me.
I don't know where you ever got that idea, Trampas.
S2 E28 A Bride For Lars
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