Janine Quote #87
Quote from Janine in Open House
Barbara: Taylor's visiting from New York, and since open house is usually so long and sparsely attended, I invited her to keep me company.
Janine: Oh, wow! New York. You know, last time I was there, I was shopping on Canal Street, and I see this huge rat. So I pull out my phone to take a picture of it, but then this flying piece of garbage just smacks me in the face, so dropped my phone, went in the gutter, never saw it again.
Taylor: Wow. That story had everything.
Janine: Man, this is so cool 'cause, you know, you're Barbara's blood daughter, and I'm her work daughter.
Taylor: Uh, her work daughter?
Janine: Yep. Oh, God. Oh, no, no, no. You're not jealous, are you? Because you got all the perks.
Taylor: So many perks.
Janine: Yeah, shopping trips, boy talks, period talks. Those must have been moving. I wish I could've gotten one from my mom or even Barbara.
Barbara: [to Taylor] So why don't we just take a look at some of the children's art?
Taylor: Yeah.
[aside to camera:]
Janine: Oh, I can't even imagine having a mom like Barbara. I used to do this thing with my mom where I would say to her exactly what I wanted to hear, hoping she would just say it back, and she'd just keep playing my Game Boy, so...
Abbott Elementary Quotes
‘Open House’ Quotes
Quote from Melissa
Melissa: Okay, I'm back. Had to show a couple of parents... how to get to another school. They were in the wrong place. [reshuffles cards] Oh, sorry, Mr. Johnson, I gotta do that. Last time I trusted someone else to shuffle, I lost a kidney.
Quote from Mr. Johnson
[After studying his hand, Jacob goes to slide all his chips in]
Melissa: Okay! Just wait. I can't let you do this, kid. Why don't we just say we're playing for these chips and not real money?
Mr. Johnson: A bet is a bet. I gambled away my house, my car, and my subscription to Horse Fancy. No one ever said, "That's okay, Mr. Johnson. It was an honest mistake."
Quote from Ava
Ava: [over P.A.] Principal A-A-Ava, son! Another one! Check out this oldie but goodie by my guy Ginuwine! It's called "Pony," y'all! And he ain't talking about a horse! ["Pony" plays over P.A.] Superintendent Collins, you showed.
Superintendent Collins: Just stopping by for a quick tour.
Ava: Well, if you want to waste your time, fine by me. But you know if you got a problem, there's nothing you can do about it.
Superintendent Collins: It's my job to be here.
Ava: Well, I wouldn't want to cheat you out of a tour. [chuckles] I say that 'cause you cheated on your wife.
Superintendent Collins: I got it the first time.
Ava: Let me put on some Toni Braxton. You'll like this one. It's called... [echoing] "Love Shoulda Brought You Home"!