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The Fifth Solomon

‘The Fifth Solomon’

Season 5, Episode 3 -  Aired November 2, 1999

Dick is outraged to learn that you can't buy insurance after crashing your car, so the Solomons must say goodbye to the Rambler. Meanwhile, an insurance salesman, Gary (Bob Odenkirk), sees a goldmine in Harry.

Quote from Dick

Mary: Okay, Dick, what's going on?
Dick: Mary, I've done something awful.
Mary: Well, what did you do?
Dick: I've been unfaithful.
Mary: Oh, Dick! How could you?
Dick: I don't- I don't know. At first it just seemed so new and exciting.
Mary: It's Tina Swain from the History department, isn't it? You know they're fake.
Dick: What are you talking about?
Mary: The other woman.
Dick: The other woman- Mary, I'm talking about my car! Why does everything have to be about you? Oh.

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Quote from Harry

Dick: Well, old gal, I guess this is it. Hopefully, some of your parts will go to help some other car live a long and happy life. We just want you to know that whenever we see a Rambler proudly rolling down the highway, we'll think of you. Good-bye, old friend. [tow truck arrives]
George: All right, back it up. Come on back. Come on.
Harry: I can't take it anymore! [jumps in front of the tow truck hook]
Sally: Harry!
Dick: Harry, what are you doing? Did it hurt?
Harry: Oh, it did.
Dick: Wait a minute. Harry's got insurance!
Harry: [o.s.] Harry's in throbbing pain.
Sally: What do you mean?
Dick: We can fix the car!
Sally: Yeah, he's got to have at least $5,000 worth of damage on his face alone.
Tommy: You think?
Sally: Look at where his nose is. [Dick, Sally and Tommy cheer]
Harry: Ow!
Dick: Sorry, Harry. That might be enough for a CD changer.

Quote from Dick

Dick: Oh, Mary, what am I gonna do?
Mary: You should call your insurance company.
Dick: My insurance company?
Mary: Oh, don't tell me you're not covered.
Dick: Well, uh, of course I'm covered. I'm with the same insurance company as you. What's their number again?
Mary: Oh. It's on the back of this card.
Dick: Here, I'll call them right now on my brand-new cellular phone. Now, where is it?
Mary: [grabs cell phone from crashed car] Here it is. [throws cell phone into woods] Don, wait up.
Dick: All right, Missy! You're off my speed dial!

Quote from Sally

Dick: Wow! Great ride, isn't it?
Sally: Whatever.
Dick: Yup. The rental car is superior to the Rambler in every way. [chirp chirp]
Sally: I don't like the way it smells, Dick. It's got kind of a new-car smell.
Tommy: Mm. And the- the way the headlights just mold into the front grill. It's just it's smug.
Sally: Mm. It's trying too hard.

Quote from Dick

George: All right. Here you go.
Dick: $400. Oh. Not bad for a day's work. I could make a tidy living crashing cars. So, George, what now? Couple of fenders, new coat of paint, and then long slow drives in the country with the missus?
George: Actually, we're gonna chop it up and strip it for parts.
Dick: Oh. Well you're not gonna tell me what to do with my money, I'm not gonna tell you what to do with your car. Happy chopping. So long, George.
George: Dick. [walks away]
Dick: So long, car. I just said good-bye to a car. What's that all about? [chuckles] Sorry. I didn't mean it. Whoa.

Quote from Dick

Tommy: So you sold the Rambler.
Dick: Yeah. And the funniest thing happened. When I was leaving, I said good-bye to it like it was a person, like it would actually answer back.
Sally: You talked to the car?
Dick: I- I know it makes no sense. I mean i-it's only a car. It can't think. It can't feel.
Sally: Ha! Dick, it's like you actually miss that broken-down pile of junk.
Dick: I do.
Sally: Good. 'Cause I do, too.
Tommy: I miss the hell out of it, too!
Harry: Me, too.

Quote from Dick

Mary: Boy, it's a nice night, isn't it?
Dick: Uh-huh.
Mary: I've never seen the doughnut shop so crowded.
Dick: Uh-huh.
Mary: Oh, look, Dick. A wolf just chewed off my ankle.
Dick: Uh-huh.

Quote from Harry

Harry: So I said to myself, "Harry, you are walking around without catastrophic dental."
Ted: We can't have that, can we?
Harry: No, we cannot, Ted.
Ted: Let's talk about deductibles.
Gary: Harry? What are you doing here?
Harry: Oh. Hi, Gary. I'm just upping my coverage.
Gary: Why are you talking to Ted?
Harry: Well, I couldn't get you on the phone. Ted picked right up.
Ted: You mind, Gary? I'm right in the middle of writing a policy here.
Gary: Butt out! This is between me and him!
Harry: I'm interested in your boat and home policy.
Gary: What is this? You never told me you had a boat!
Harry: Well, you never asked.

Quote from Dick

Dick: Ah, somehow the stars always seem so much brighter from inside this car.
Tommy: Mm. This is the first place on earth that we ever you know sat.
[George flicks the lights on in the garage]
George: Hey, what are you guys doing in my car?
Dick: Oh, sorry, George. We'll just be another minute.
George: Oh, hurry up. Tow truck's on its way.

Quote from Harry

Sally: Look at that Rambler shining in the moonlight.
Dick: Yeah. It's great. Just like the old days.
Tommy: Yup. Stalled twice on the way home, and the muffler's in the trunk.
Dick: Yeah. All's right with the world.
Harry: Yeah. I'm just glad I had insurance. [smiles a toothless grin]
Sally: Thanks, Harry.
Harry: Ow!

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