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Quaker Warden

‘Quaker Warden’

Season 8, Episode 11 -  Aired February 10, 2021

As the end of Adam's time at William Penn approaches, Beverly tries to spend as much time at the school as she can. Meanwhile, Murray has trouble working with his business partner, Formica Mike (Richard Kind).

Quote from Bill Lewis

Adult Adam: [v.o.] As the clock was ticking, it was time for my dad's plan to use Bill as a fake customer.
Bill Lewis: Hello, strange furniture men. I'm interested in purchasing a couch, and I don't know anyone that works in this store.
Formica Mike: I got this, Mur. Sir, you're gonna buy this beauty.
Bill Lewis: But that couch is dumb, and I hate it. Who'd want to sit on a mouth?
Formica Mike: Are you familiar with television bad boy Richard Grieco?
Bill Lewis: Grieco's got a mouth couch?
Formica Mike: He does.
Bill Lewis: I'm suddenly intrigued.
Murray: Are you sure? I'd think about that.
Bill Lewis: Scratch that. I have no interest in how 21 Jump Street's Officer Booker spends his lazy afternoons.

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Quote from Dave Kim

JC Spink: [emotionally] Mr. Woodburn, you taught me a lot about chemistry, but even more about being a man. I love ya, fella.
Mr. Woodburn: [cries] Y-You have no idea how much that means to me. You... You kids are my life.
Adam: What the hell is this?
Principal Ball: Pure, unadulterated honesty. And it's beautiful.
Dave Kim: Here goes nothing. Sydney, since second grade, I've been in love with you. Say you'll give us a chance.
Sydney: In that same spirit of honesty, I have no idea who you are.
Principal Ball: It's been incredible. Except for Dave Kim. I mean, that was really brutal.

Quote from Geoff

Geoff: Isn't this fun?
Erica: It's certainly red.
Barry: Oh, hell, yes!
Geoff: Wait, you got one, too?
Barry: Great minds.
Erica: What the hell are you gonna do with two pairs of lips?
Barry & Geoff: Make-out sesh!
Geoff: Ooh, your lips are so pillowy.
Barry: I'm never gonna vacuum under you.
Geoff: I wanna lay on you all day and read.
Erica: I'm never gonna be okay again.
Barry & Geoff: Mwah! Mwah! Mwah!
Geoff: Why?

Quote from Beverly

Beverly: Excuse me. What am I looking at here? Everybody knows that I am always in charge of the annual bake sale.
Trish: I'm sorry, who are you?
Beverly: Who am I? Who are you?
Trish: I'm Tim Johanssen's mom, Trish.
Beverly: I don't need to know your name, trash.
Trish: Trish.
Beverly: I said what I said.

Quote from Murray

Formica Mike: There's my guy. All right, question. Who's better-looking... me or me?
Murray: I prefer the one that doesn't talk.
Formica Mike: Oh, come on, everybody loves the Formica King.
Murray: We don't own a medieval theme restaurant. We sell credenzas.
Vic: Check it out, Mur. I'm Sir Vic, the knight of this round table. It's an entertainment console, but you get it.
Murray: Sadly, I do.
Formica Mike: Uh, just set it over there, guys.
Murray: What the hell is this?
Formica Mike: Only the greatest thing ever... a giant lip couch.
Vic: Mur, lip furniture is au courant right now.
Murray: Maybe, but we're not selling it in my store.
Formica Mike: Ah-ah-ah! Our store.

Quote from Murray

Murray: It was the Ottoman Empire first.
Formica Mike: Yeah, but then I bought half the empire, and I turned it into more of a kingdom. And kingdoms are better than empires.
Murray: What are you talking about? Empires are better than kingdoms.
Vic: Empires are sovereign states controlled by a single supreme authority.
Formica Mike: Yeah, but everybody wants to be a king.
Vic: That's true. King me, baby.
Murray: Empires control vast territories.
Vic: Point for Murray. The original Ottoman Empire controlled Europe, Asia, and Africa for centuries.
Murray: Ha!
Vic: It was, uh, ultimately defeated by the United Kingdom.
Formica Mike: Ha back at ya!
Murray: Why don't you know this much about end tables?
Formica Mike: And there you have it. The lips stay. Long live the king!

Quote from Beverly

Beverly: So you've all just been showing movies in class?
Mr. Woodburn: That's right, blondie. The seniors take their foot off the gas, and so do we.
Beverly: So you know about Senior Skip Day?!
Mr. Woodburn: You mean Teacher Ditch Day?
Ms. Rodriguez: I'm hitting Jo-Ann Fabrics. They have wine glasses there that say, "I'm on Cloud Wine."
Mr. Woodburn: I, of course, will be at the golf range foraging for lost balls. I can get up to 5 cents for some of those babies.
Beverly: The hell you are! My child's mind will not sit idle while you two waste your pathetic lives on wine and balls!

Quote from Barry

Adult Adam: [v.o.] And so our dad tried his best to open up to his business partner.
Murray: Hey, Mike, I have some feelings that...
Formica Mike: Feelings? What are you, my kids after my first heart attack?
Murray: Well, I'd appreciate...
Formica Mike: Here's something you'll appreciate! I got another set of these babies. Pucker up!
[later:]
Adult Adam: [v.o.] The only thing my dad was ready to kiss was the Formica King goodbye.
Murray: You're gonna help me, uh, kill the king.
Barry: Yes!

Quote from Beverly

Beverly: Whoo-hoo! I'm the Quaker Warden!
Principal Ball: Not quite yet. Uh, first, you have to be ordained by the Fellowship of Friends in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Beverly: Oh, that's a bit of a hike.
Principal Ball: And then there's the reading of the parchments from the three volumes of the Books of Discipline.
Beverly: And I would find those...
Principal Ball: Library of Congress, by appointment only.
Beverly: Wow. Well, that's a difficult set of hoops to jump through, so I better get started. [chuckles] Look out, everybody! Quaker Warden-elect coming through!
Principal Ball: Game. Set. Ball!

Quote from Beverly

Adult Adam: [v.o.] At least, that's what we thought, but Beverly Goldberg always finds a way to get things done.
Beverly: Good morrow, William Penn. Newly certified Quaker Warden at your service.
Adam: But it's only been one day.
Beverly: The Quaker Fellowship of Friends was happy to certify me to get me out of their flat, dull hair.
Adam: So what happens now?
Beverly: First order of business... no gum, chewing wax, or taffy.
[After Mr. Woodburn spits out his gum, Beverly walks off as the school bell rings]
Principal Ball: I think I might have screwed up.
Mr. Woodburn: You think? That was a fresh piece of Hubba Bubba. Aah.

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