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Taps

‘Taps’

Season 6, Episode 24 -  Aired May 13, 1997

After Jill lies to her father about being under the weather so they won't come up and visit, she receives some distressing news.

Quote from Al

Heidi: Hey, Wilson. I would love to have this antique cheese whipper.
Al: No fair. I saw it first. I'll give you twice the asking price.
Heidi: I'll double that.
Wilson: Well, that brings us up to 80 cents.
Al: I'm out.

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Quote from Al

Al: Boy, this really puts things in perspective!
Heidi: Yeah. Al, you take the cheese whipper.
Al: Oh, no, no. I couldn't possibly.
Heidi: No, really. I insist.
Al: Wilson, we can't accept this cheese whipper.

Quote from Jill

Jill: What an incredible day I had! I went to the modern art museum. Then I met Patty for lunch. We went shopping. We got herbal wraps. You cannot imagine how good I feel.
Tim: Your mom called a little while ago.
Jill: Oh, no. Let me guess. She's mad because I wouldn't let her come this weekend.
Tim: Honey...
Jill: What? Is something wrong?
Tim: ...it's about your dad.
Jill: My dad what?
Tim: He... he had a heart attack this morning. He didn't make it, honey.
Jill: Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Tim: He fell asleep in that old recliner in the den and he never woke up. He didn't suffer at all.

Quote from Tim

Tim: Guys, you gotta get packed. How's the ironing going? [Brad holds up a blue shirt with an iron scorch mark around the collar] Hey, you can wear a wide tie.

Quote from Tim

Brad: I can't believe we're never gonna see Grandpa again.
Tim: Well, actually, we will get a chance to see Grandpa one more time.
Brad: An open casket? Geez, that's gross!
Randy: Oh, just think of it like an open house.
Tim: Some people think viewing the body gives them a chance to say goodbye to the deceased once more.
Brad: What if I don't want to look?
Tim: No one's gonna make you look. Nobody's gonna make me look.

Quote from Randy

Randy: Whoa! You know, I just thought of something. What if Mom had let Grandpa come here for the weekend and it happened here?
Brad: Yeah. He used to sleep in my room. He could've died in my bed!
Randy: Then you'd still have to sleep in it. Of course, you know, I'm sure Mom would flip the mattress.
Brad: Just knock it off!

Quote from Randy

Mark: You think this suit is too small?
Randy: No. Besides, it's real fashionable to show five inches of bare leg.
Mark: I just want to look good for the funeral.
Randy: Well, I got news for you... Grandpa's gonna look more lifelike.
Brad: Grandpa just died. Will you stop making jokes?
Tim: Gentlemen, come on, come on! Take him upstairs. See if that old brown suit of yours fits him, all right?

Quote from Jill

Lillian: Hi, girls. I... Oh, Jill.
Jill: Mom. [they hug] How are you doing?
Lillian: Oh, I'm better now that all my girls are here.
Tracy: Mom, I thought you were staying home because you didn't trust Robin and Carrie with the food.
Linda: Well, I finished all that and I came down here.
Tracy: Because you don't trust us with the funeral arrangements?
Lillian: It's not that I don't trust you. It's just that I trust myself more.

Quote from Tim

Jill: You guys should go into the kitchen and say hi to your aunts and your grandma.
Mark: Are they still gonna pinch us even though we're here for a funeral?
Tim: The sadder the occasion, the harder the pinching. See this scar? My dad's funeral. Aunt Winnie. She took a piece of my flesh right off there.
Tracy: [o.s.] Oh, look how you've grown!
Brad: [o.s.] Ow!

Quote from Tim

Tim: How are you doing?
Jill: You won't believe what's going on here.
Tim: Well, let me guess. Your mom thinks you're sick as a dog, so she's waiting on you hand and foot.
Jill: Tim, I have to tell her the truth.
Tim: Now is not a good time.
Jill: Why?
Tim: If she finds out you lied, it'll cast a pall over the whole funeral.
Jill: [laughs] I'm so glad you're here.

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