Cheers (TV Series)
Rebound: Part 1 (1984)
Nicholas Colasanto: Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso
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Quotes
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Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : [Cliff, annoyed with Coach, grabs his tie, places it in the blender and turns the blender on. Coach turns off the blender, takes his tie out and holds it up] Anybody want a mai tai?
[laughing]
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Diane Chambers : [a knock on Diane's apartment door] Who is it?
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : It's Ernie, Pantusso.
Diane Chambers : Coach? What do you want?
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : Diane, I have to talk to you. It's important.
Diane Chambers : Coach, you're a dear man, and I love you, and I've missed you, but you're part of a period of my life that I want to see fade into memory. Do you understand Coach?
[pause]
Diane Chambers : Coach?
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : [long pause] Western Union.
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Norm Peterson : Coach, you've had kids. Does a baby change you?
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : Are you kidding Normie, it can't even change itself.
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Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : [Bar phone rings, Coach answers] Cheers! Uh huh. Yup, I'll give him the message. Normie, it's Vera, she says to hurry home - her cycle is at its peak.
Norm Peterson : Again? Her cycle has more peaks than the Adirondacks.
Cliff Clavin : All systems are go there, big fella.
Norm Peterson : Even Secretariat got to wait till he was in the mood once in a while.
[Exits bar to most of them singing "Birds do it, bees do it, even educated fleas do it"]
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Norm Peterson : Well, I'm back.
[Chorus of 'Norm!']
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : What'll it be, Normie?
Norm Peterson : A transfusion with a head on it.
Carla Tortelli : Norman, are you sure you want to have a kid? You know, once the monster comes along, your whole life is gonna be different.
Norm Peterson : Yeah?
Carla Tortelli : Yeah!
Norm Peterson : Coach, you've had kids - does a baby change you?
Ernie 'Coach' Pantusso : You kidding, Normie? It can't even change itself!