Narrator Quote #144
Quote from Narrator in Courting Disasters
Dusty: You say you had an undercover job, which means you must have left the donkey punch stand. Isn't that correct?
Gene Parmesan: Yes, it is.
Dusty: So you can't dispute my client's claim that he was dressed as the rock monster out on that floating barge when the murder took place. Allegedly. [Buster clears his throat] Allegedly took place.
Gene Parmesan: No, I did leave the donkey punch stand, uh, right before the play began.
Dusty: Mm-hmm. So how can you be sure that Buster didn't change into the rock suit as we've claimed?
Gene Parmesan: 'Cause it was me.
Narrator: After fighting with Lucille 2, Buster did end up at the donkey punch stand, but flew into a rage when he saw an old rival... leaving behind the costume he was to be wearing, to a man who never said no to a costume or a part-time job.
Gene Parmesan: That's me.
Arrested Development Quotes
‘Courting Disasters’ Quotes
Quote from Lucille
Lottie Dottie: I call to the witness stand Gene Parmesan.
Judge Stanley: Gene Parmesan. Gene Parmesan? Doesn't seem like he's here.
Lottie Dottie: That's impossible. He's a private detective. He'd never be late.
Gene Parmesan: Well, has anyone checked under the new bailiff? [removes fake beard] Gene Parmesan.
Lucille: [shrieks] Gene!
Gene Parmesan: And I swear to tell the truth, so help me God.
Lucille: That never gets old!
Gene Parmesan: I'll tell you something else that never gets old. Whoops. I'm under oath.
Quote from Tobias
George Michael: Gosh, I don't really know if we need any acting right now. The stuff we're doing here, it's more about preventing hacking, protecting privacy, and stuff like that.
Murphybrown: Oh, that's kind of what I was trying to stop, too.
Tobias: Yes, Murphybrown here is a bit of a computer whiz. [chuckles] He's worked on cable boxes.
Murphybrown: Yeah, I actually coded, like an extra layer beneath the firewall to keep your data from being exposed. It's like a dam or, like, a a stopper, or a barrier to stop people from...
George Michael: Like a block?
Tobias: Okay. Can we do this in English, Professor?
Murphybrown: Oh, s-sorry, sorry, my Sorry, my fine student. [troupe laughs]
Debrie: I need a diagram.
Tobias: It makes no sense at all. But what he's basically saying is, nobody wants to be naked underneath their underwear. So, one adds an extra layer of protection. It doesn't have to be denim, per se, but everybody wants to hide their privates from something.
Quote from Lucille
Dusty: Do you want me to take it easy on him? Or give it to him hard? I know he's a friend of yours.
Lucille: [scoffs] He's not my friend anymore. Testifying against our family after all the times I faked being surprised by him?
Narrator: So Dusty went after the witness's credibility.
Dusty: Mr. Parmesan, you say you're a master of disguises. How many looks are you capable of creating?
Judge Stanley: You asking me? I'm the judge.
Gene Parmesan: I'm Gene Parmesan.
Lucille: [shrieks]