Brick Quote #25
Quote from Brick in The Block Party
Frankie: [v.o.] Turns out, Mike didn't understand the lawn mower any more than he understood Brick.
Brick: What are you doing?
Mike: I'm looking for the manual so I can put this damn thing back together again.
Brick: Can I help?
Mike: Uh... No. Not really, buddy. Why don't you just go back to bed?
Brick: Okay. But your brake pad is in the wrong place.
Mike: How do you know?
Brick: I read the manual. It goes on the jackshaft pulley. Pull the brake pad away from the jackshaft pulley to install the drive belt. See diagram B on page 32. It had a smushed bug on it.
Mike: How do you do that?
Brick: I remember everything I read. Do you need to fix the margarita maker? I read the manual for that too.
Mike: No. No, let's just work on this.
The Middle Quotes
‘The Block Party’ Quotes
Quote from Brick
Mike: I wasn't sure I was going to get the whole thing back together, and then Brick here came in and just... Brick, tell them the first line on page 26.
Brick: To adjust levers, stop engine and disconnect the nut from the shifter yoke. [whispers] Shifter yoke.
Mike: [chuckles] How about that, huh?
Spencer: What's the last line on page 50?
Brick: Attach the cotter pin and brake spring to the locknut before installing it in the brake lever assembly.
Frankie: [v.o.] I couldn't believe it. Brick was actually having a conversation with the Harrison boy, and dare I say it, making a friend.
Spencer: What's on page...?
Brick: Okay, I'm done talking to you now. [walks away]
Frankie: [v.o.] Baby steps.
Quote from Mike
Frankie: I think what my husband and I are wondering is why? Why does he have a hard time making friends?
Mrs. Tompkins: Oh. Who can say why anyone does anything?
Mike: You're supposed to for 500 bucks.
Frankie: Mike, let her finish.
Mrs. Tompkins: Oh, I'm done.
Mike: Let me tell you something. Brick is the happiest kid I know. Sure, he whispers to himself. Sure, he showers sitting down. [Mrs. Tompkins clicks her pen] Maybe he licked the car once or twice. Hey, don't write that down.
Quote from Mike
Mrs. Tompkins: Brick's teachers referred him for Waterman-Ginsberg testing because they observed that, although very bright, your son struggles socially. In layman's terms, he has a hard time making friends.
Mike: We needed some $500 test to tell us? I could've told you that for free.
Frankie: Mike, let her finish.
Mrs. Tompkins: Thank you. The test revealed that Brick is slightly challenged in his ability to establish appropriate peer connections.
Frankie: I see.
Mike: He has a hard time making friends.
Mrs. Tompkins: Exactly. So there you have it. [Mike sighs]