Cheers (TV Series)

Peterson Crusoe (1984)

Nicholas Colasanto: Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso

Quotes 

• Norm Peterson : A flaw on the x-ray.

  [everyone breathes a sigh of relief for Norm] 

  Cliff Clavin : Oh, let me buy you a drink, Normie.

  Norm Peterson : No, no, no, no, not right now, Cliff. Right now I think I'm going to take a little walk with a gentleman I haven't been paying a whole lot of attention to lately: Norm Peterson.

  Diane Chambers : I think I understand.

  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : Well, I don't, but I'm sure you'll tell me later.

• Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : Norm. Normie, you want to hear a crazy, hopeless dream? I wanted to play baseball, and uh, maybe coach a little you know, and then afterward tend bar in a nice place. And look what happened to me?

  Sam Malone : Coach, that's exactly what happened to you.

  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : Oh yeah. No wonder I'm such a happy guy.

• Cliff Clavin : When I was a lad, I went to see the movie Trapeze with Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis.

  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : No kidding Cliffy, did you sit between them?

• [Coach has agreed to judge a contest between Diane and Carla] 

  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : [to Diane and Carla]  Now, if either one of you suspects any wrong-doing, you come to me and I'll make an immediate and final decision.

  Diane Chambers : Do we have any appeal?

  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : Well, I think you're both cute as a button, but that's not going to affect my decision.

• [Norm is about ready to head off for good to Bora Bora] 

  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : Goodbye Normie.

  Norm Peterson : Goodbye Coach.

  [they give each other a big hug] 

  Cliff Clavin : Coach, Coach, you're going to feel pretty silly when he pulls the plug on this gag, you wait and see.

  Norm Peterson : You understand, don't you Coach?

  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : No, Normie, but they'll tell me later.

• Norm Peterson : [about a spot found on his chest x-ray]  Ever since I heard this news, all I can think of is how I may be coming to the end of my life with nothing to show for it.

  Diane Chambers : Well, you've got all of us, your friends. And we're going to be with you, all the way through this.

  Sam Malone : You bet.

  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : You mean we're going to have to have the surgery and everything, Diane? I'm not saying I won't do it.

  Diane Chambers : I'll explain it later, Coach.

  Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : Everybody says, "I'll explain it later".