Delivery Boy[confirming J.C.'s delivery order]One cold mist humidifier, one electric steam vaporizer, one baby thermometer, one baby Tylenol, baby nose drops, baby cough medicine and... bottle of Valium?
Doctor Jeff CooperYou know... you kind of remind me of a bull terrier of some kind.
J.C. WiattYeah, I bet you say that to all the girls.
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J.C. Wiatt... And your sister's name in Wiesbaden - in case of an emergency - and her prison record if *any.*
Helga Von HauptExcuse me??
J.C. WiattUh, oh, silly! I mean her *address* if you *have* it.
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Stockboy[pushing cart overflowing with toys to J.C.'s taxi; J.C. holds Elizabeth]Believe me, J.C., you made the right choice. You're going to be a partner, for Christ's sake - your career comes first. Look at it this way.
Stockboy[stops cart next to taxi]You spend a few days with her, you got her all these toys, $1700 worth of clothes. Come on, that's not a bad haul, if you ask me.
J.C. Wiatt[extends hand]Well, I just want to say thank you for your support, Jesus.
Stockboy[shakes J.C.'s hand]Hey, no problem! Nice to meet you.
J.C. Wiatt[crying in Dr. Cooper's office]Sex? I can't even say the word... not that I was ever really into it, but... when you don't have any and there are no prospects, well, it's very upsetting!
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J.C. WiattNow look. There is nothing in the world to get uptight about. We are two summa cum laudes. We can handle one little baby for eight hours.
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J.C. WiattIf it wasn't for me, you'd be selling shirts at Barney's, you little pisher!
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Doctor Jeff CooperYou and me are probably the only two people under 60 in Hadleyville County so we might as well make the best of it.
J.C. WiattI appreciate you taking time to chat, but I'm not in the mood for idle conversation. So if it should happen again, I think we should both try to ignore each other, 'cos I'm not one of your students who's gonna faint every time you say hello. I am a tough, cold career woman who has absolutely nothing in common with a veterinarian from Hadleyville. All I have on my mind, at this point in my life, is to get out of this moth-eaten town and nothing here, including you *Doctor Charm*, holds any interest for me whatsoever. So what do you think about that?
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J.C. WiattOkay. Okay. I'm positioning this tongue - in this slot.
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Doctor Jeff CooperLook, I know we saw each other, so it'd be kind of stupid for me to ignore you, right?
J.C. WiattNo. No, really. It wouldn't. Go ahead, please. Ignore me. You have my permission.
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J.C. WiattMaybe I could interest you in something like, I don't know, some strained zucchini, huh?
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Doctor Jeff CooperIf a man knows your frailties, it doesn't necessarily mean that he's your enemy, you know. I mean, I like frailties. I like women.
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[first lines]
NarratorFifty-three percent of the American workforce is female, three generations of women that turned 1,000 years of tradition on its ear. As little girls, they were told to grow up and marry doctors and lawyers. Instead, they grew up and became doctors and lawyers. They moved out of the pink ghetto and into the executive suite. Sociologists say the new working woman is a phenomenon of our time.
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Fritz CurtisLook, you know that normally - I don't think of you as a woman. But, in this case, I do have to look at you as a woman slash partner. I mean, what if you and Steven decide to get married somewhere down the line? I mean, what if he expects a wife?
J.C. WiattFritz, first of all, may I? Steven and I are not getting married. And secondly, you know how we are. We both eat, sleep, and dream our work. That's why we're together.
J.C. WiattKen, I need the PnLs on Atlantic Overseas. I also need the latest ZBBs and PBBs. And, Robin, I want you to get me the CEO of IBC. ASAP.
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J.C. WiattFritz, I understand what it takes to make it.
Fritz CurtisBut do you understand the sacrifices you're gonna have to make? I mean, a man can be a success and still have a personal life. A *full* personal life. My wife is there for me whenever I need her. I mean, she raises the kids, she decorates, she - well, I don't know what the hell she does, but she takes care of things. I guess what I'm saying is I'm lucky. I can have it all.
J.C. WiattIs that what you're worried about? Forget it. I don't want it all. I don't.
Steven BuchnerYeah. People who take vacations have vacation homes.
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J.C. WiattMrs. Atwood, I'm not the right sort of person for this.
Mrs. AtwoodYou're the only person, Miss Wiatt. She's a very agreeable child, you'll see. Once you get the hang of it, I'm sure you'll be a wonderful mother.
NarratorShe works 5 to 9, she makes six figures a year, and they call her "The Tiger Lady." Married to her job, she lives with an investment banker married to his. They collect African art, co-own their co-op, and have separate but equal IRA accounts. One would take it for granted that a woman like this has it all. One must never take anything for granted.
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J.C. WiattOh, you know me. I'm not really great with living things.
Ken ArrenbergI think you are. Do you wanna make love?
J.C. WiattThat's it! I've had it! I can't make it here, okay? Okay. I mean, I am not - I am not Paul Bunyan, all right? I went to Harvard. I graduated at the top of my class. For what? To spend my life fixing up this dilapidated shack? Well, you can just forget it, because I'm gonna get out of here. You see? I need to work. I need people. I need a social life. I need sex!
Doctor Jeff CooperRelax, I wasn't gonna put you to sleep for goodness sake.
J.C. WiattOh, what is that supposed to be? Vet humor or something? Look, Dr. Cooper, I think it's highly unethical of you to allow an obviously emotionally unglued woman to sit here and think that you're a *real* doctor! I mean, I think I should report you to the AMA. Or the AVA. Or the VMA. Or whatever.
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J.C. WiattI am moving back to civilization. I'm gonna get myself a nice little apartment, watch HBO, and have a real life again.
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Doctor Jeff CooperLook, is there something I've done to you that I don't know about?
J.C. WiattRight. Right. You don't know that I've been completely humiliated?
Doctor Jeff CooperWhy? Because you told me you hadn't had sex for over a year?
J.C. WiattIt has not been over a year. Where did you hear it was over a year? At the town meeting?
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Doctor Jeff CooperAre you this nervous around all men, or is it just me?
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J.C. WiattI just couldn't hand her over to a woman who called her husband "sir." It gave me the chills. Her whole life flashed before me, and suddenly I saw her in frosted lipstick, wearing a Dairy Queen uniform.
Steven Buchner[reading the will] "If however, J.C. Wiatt is unable to act as guardian, we leave it to her discretion to find suitable adoptive parents." Thank *God*, you have an out clause. You do want the out clause?
J.C. WiattWell, of course I want the out clause. What do you think?
Steven BuchnerI thought I heard your biological clock ticking, is what I thought.