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I Am Dick Pentameter!

‘I Am Dick Pentameter!’

Season 4, Episode 6 -  Aired November 4, 1998

Dick is so enthralled with his new office mate, Dr. Jennifer Ravelli (Laurie Metcalf), he tells Mary he thinks they should see other people. Meanwhile, Sally, Harry and Tommy try their hands at interior design by bringing the kitchen and living room together.

Quote from Dick

Dick: Dr. Ravelli.
Jennifer Ravelli: Dr. Solomon.
Dick: No, no. Before you speak, there's something I need you to know. [clears throat] "We've only been sharing this office 3 days, and already I have concerns. What happened between us last night, and by that, I mean the kiss, was, in hindsight, impetuous, rash..."
Jennifer Ravelli: And perfect.
Dick: Oh, thank god. I thought so, too. Now I won't have to read the rest of this crap. [they kiss]

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Quote from Dick

Don: Now hold still.
Dick: Oh, I can't hold still.
Don: You've got to hold still.
Dick: I can't. I'm so excited to be going out with Jennifer. She's got me all tangled up in one big, doughy love pretzel.

Quote from Don

Dick: She's brilliant, she's kind, she has the most delightful giggle. Mary never giggles.
Don: Right. So was the breakup with Mary messy?
Dick: No, not at all. I haven't done it.
Don: You haven't?
Dick: Oh, no. Who needs all that unpleasantness? Life is too short.
Don: Dick, two ladies. That could blow up in your face.
Dick: What do you mean?
Don: As a man with an active fantasy life, I can respect what you're going through, but it can't work. You've got to do right by Mary.
Dick: You're probably right. I've got it! I'll pick up Jennifer, then I'll swing by the office to break up with Mary, but I won't kiss Jennifer until afterwards.
Don: Now you're talking like a man.

Quote from Dick

Jennifer Ravelli: Oh, Dick, you'll love this place.
Dick: Tofu dog? Wheatgrass soup? Celery ham? [laughs] This is very funny. Now, uh, where's the real menu?
Jennifer Ravelli: Dick, this is a lacto-ovo-vegetarian restaurant. I have a lot of allergies.
Dick: Oh. Are they bad?
Jennifer Ravelli: Well, if I eat a peanut or a nut, my face swells up, and my body explodes in hives.
Dick: Oh, that is so cute.
Jennifer Ravelli: Here's an odd bit of trivia for you. A lot of people don't know that a peanut is not actually a nut. It's a legume.
Dick: Oh. And a lot of people don't know that a walnut is not actually a peanut. It is a walnut.
Jennifer Ravelli: [giggles] You nut.

Quote from Dick

Jennifer Ravelli: You know, you remind me of my good friend Geoffrey Chaucer.
Dick: Is he gay? Because if he isn't, I don't want you hanging out with him.
Jennifer Ravelli: Fear not, my dear Dick. You've no competition.
Dick: Oh, how I crave you, my academician. What say we skip dinner and rush to dessert?
Jennifer Ravelli: Listen to you, you impetuous flirt.

Quote from Dick

Tommy: Guys, Dick's home.
Harry: Oh, gosh, he's gonna be so excited.
Dick: [humming the theme from Love Story]
Sally: Dick, what do you think?
Dick: I think I found my soul mate.
Tommy: No. What do you think of this?
Dick: This? Oh, this is stupid.
Harry: Blasphemer!
Tommy: No, no! It's not his fault. We're so cutting-edge, it just confuses him. People have to be eased into this.
Dick: Cutting-edge? You just moved the kitchen into the living room. [all groan]

Quote from Tommy

Harry: We haven't made any improvements at all. This is just two less-good versions of the same old room.
Sally: Oh, god, we're idiots. Let's move it all back.
Tommy: Not so fast. What if there was a room that combined the comfort and leisure of the living room with the food-making capabilities of the kitchen?
Harry: Well, even I don't believe in that Xanadu.
Sally: Hold on a second. That's a room I'd like to hear more about.

Quote from Dick

Dick: A beautiful day today, is it not?
Jennifer Ravelli: I had a nice walk from the parking lot.
Dick: I noticed you had a nice shady spot.
Jennifer Ravelli: It's a handicapped space. I hope I'm not caught.
Dick: I'm feeling a feeling I thought I'd forgot.
Jennifer Ravelli: Is it me, or is this room incredibly hot?
Nina: Ahem.
Jennifer Ravelli: Methinks we'd best get back to work.
Nina: Youthinks? Mmm, that's very street.
Jennifer Ravelli: Street? Circa 1638. [chuckles]
Nina: Mmm, that's so funny. I'm gonna go write it down.

Quote from Dick

Jennifer Ravelli: Uh, I'll have the Joy of Soy.
Dick: Deux. You really love that Joy of Soy.
Jennifer Ravelli: It's one of the only protein sources I'm allowed.
Dick: Oh. Ever?
Jennifer Ravelli: Uh... kinda. I'm allergic to nuts and peanuts. You know, a lot of people don't know that a peanut is not actually a nut... it's a legume.
Dick: It's a legume. Yes, you mentioned that before.
Jennifer Ravelli: Oh, Dick, pray tell, have I become a bore?
Dick: I find you delightful. Now please tell me more.

Quote from Mary

Nina: Are you okay?
Mary: I'm thrilled. I'm at my job. No time for a relationship. I'm the big Dean. Career lady.
Nina: Come on. That doesn't give him the right to do what he did.
Mary: No, it doesn't. He's an immature, loathsome, stupid man! Oh, god, I miss him.
Nina: Come on, let's go out, get drunk, make fun of him!
Mary: I don't feel like going out.
Nina: Okay.
Mary: [pulls out a bottle of Scotch] Sit down.

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