Jill Quote #1019
Quote from Jill in Tim's First Car
Jill: I don't get it. I just... I guess it's just because I was never emotionally attached to a car.
Wilson: Well, Jill, have you ever had any rite of passage that showed your independence?
Jill: Yeah. When I moved out of my parents' house and got my own apartment. It was so cute. I had these Doobie Brothers posters plastered all over the walls. And this waterbed that would slosh whenever I was... Did I mention the Doobie Brothers posters?
Wilson: Ah, yes, yes. Yes, you did.
Jill: So, you're saying that to Tim, this is way more than a rusted hunk of metal.
Wilson: Yes. Just think of it as your apartment, without the sloshing.
Home Improvement Quotes
‘Tim's First Car’ Quotes
Quote from Al
Tim: Here at Binford, we're not just tool people. Darn it, we're educators!
Al: That's right. Each week Tim teaches you what not to do. [Al & Heidi laugh]
Quote from Wilson
Jill: What is the deal with men and their first cars?
Wilson: Well, Jill, sometimes in our society, a young man's self-image is defined by his first automobile.
Jill: No. You're saying that men define who they are as human beings by four wheels and an engine? Don't you think that's kind of shallow?
Wilson: No, I don't think so.
Jill: No, of course, you don't. You're one of them.
Wilson: [chuckles] No. The first car represents freedom and independence. I tell you, there's nothing more exhilarating for a young man than getting behind the wheel of the car, revving up that engine, racing off to his first Mozart festival. Well, maybe that's just me.
Quote from Tim
Tim: All the way home in the car, I was trying to figure out a way to blame you. Truth is, it's my fault. I should never have sold that Corvair in the first place.
Jill: You can't blame yourself for selling a car 25 years ago.
Tim: Oh, watch me. So what if it had 130,000 well-earned miles on it? So what if the defroster never worked in the wintertime? So what if the muffler sounded like Al's mom after a whole day of Beano? Huh?
Jill: Honey, you want a nice cup of tea?
Tim: A cup of tea's not gonna cut it!
Jill: Bratwurst?
Tim: You know the sad irony, the cruel irony here? The car crusher? It was a Binford.