Mike Quote #149
Quote from Mike in TV or Not TV
Mike: You're crazy if you think something's just gonna drop in your lap. We just won $1000. How much luck do you think we're entitled to?
Axl: Uh, Dad?
Frankie: All of it. All of it, Mike. I'm going for more. Big spin. Big spin. I'm going all the way.
Frankie: [v.o.] Turns out the kids weren't wrong. A lot of important messages do come over the TV.
Axl: Mom, Dad. The quarry's open.
Mike: Wow. I'm going back to work.
Frankie: We won! Big winners! Big winners!
Sue: What's going on?
Mike: I just got my job back.
Frankie: We spun and we won. [Frankie and Sue shriek]
Frankie: [v.o.] See? It's not delusional. In a country where this is possible, Sue could be a supermodel. Axl could be a rock star. Brick could be a great leader of men. You just gotta believe and keep spinning, because you never know.
The Middle Quotes
‘TV or Not TV’ Quotes
Quote from Frankie
Mike: How in the world do you justify spending the money on cable?
Frankie: Because I thought we agreed to spin the wheel. You know, go for what we want and take the risk that it'll all work out. I thought we were both spinners, Mike.
Mike: Oh, that's just great. Sue's gonna be a model, and Axl's gonna be a rock star, and some miracle is going to fall into our lap and solve all our financial problems, so let's just get TV. You're delusional.
Frankie: Well, you're un-American.
Mike: What?
Frankie: That's right. Because real Americans are raised on instant gratification, and the optimism that if they mess up, things will somehow all work out. That's what makes America great. How sad to be you. In your dark, little no-TV world.
Quote from Frankie
Steve: All right, long story short, you're spending more than you earn. So we need to find places you can cut back. So we're looking for unnecessary expenses.
Frankie: Okay, okay. Category is unnecessary expenses. Insurance, phone. Mike, help me.
Mike: Gas.
Frankie: Heat, cleaning products...
Mike: Gas.
Frankie: Said that already.
Mike: Orthodontist.
Frankie: Nice.
Steve: No, those are necessary expenses.
Quote from Frankie
Steve: We're looking for extras. You know, things you could do without.
Frankie: [sighs] Oh, God, there are none. We've already cut back on everything. Steve, come to our house. There's nothing good there.
Steve: Well, how about that $3 coffee in your hand? How often do you get that?
Mike: Every day.
Frankie: Not very oft... Are you on my team here or not?
Steve: Times five days a week times 52 weeks a year. Hey, that's $750 right there.
Mike: Hoo.
Frankie: He buys imported beer.
Mike: Imported from Ohio. Thanks, pal.
Frankie: You started it. Add that. Go ahead, add that, Steve. Add the beer.
Mike: She buys pop at the drive-thru even though we have pop at home.