George Sr. Quotes
Quote from the episode Carbon Dating and a Stuffed Raccoon
George Sr.: Hey, you like football?
Barry: No.
George Sr.: Well, you sure? It's a close game.
Barry: Uh, no, no, I'm, uh, more of a tennis man.
George Sr.: Well, those are two very different sports, aren't they?
Quote from the episode Family Dynamics and a Red Fiero
George Sr.: Very impressive. Not sure how you did it, but that is the least disgusting locker room I've ever been in.
Quote from the episode Family Dynamics and a Red Fiero
George Sr.: I turned it down.
Mary: Why?
Missy: 'Cause you're afraid of Mom?
Quote from the episode A Race of Superhumans and a Letter to Alf
George Sr.: What are you doing in here?
Sheldon: I'm keeping a video diary of my experiment to create homo novus.
George Sr.: Homo what?
Sheldon: Novus. It's Latin. It means "new man."
George Sr.: Oh. I guess that's okay.
Quote from the episode David, Goliath and a Yoo-hoo from the Back
George Sr.: Everything okay?
Mary: I'm getting tired of being the bad guy around here.
George Sr.: You're not the bad guy. Kids need boundaries.
Mary: That is easy for you to say. I am the only one doing it, and then everyone resents me for it.
George Sr.: Hey, you're not the only one. Just today, Georgie and Sheldon were fighting, and I totally took care of it.
Mary: Really? What was going on?
George Sr.: They... You know, boy stuff. Don't worry. I got your back.
Mary: Thank you. That means a lot.
George Sr.: Teamwork, babe.
Quote from the episode Albert Einstein and the Story of Another Mary
Mary: I got to go talk to my mom.
George Sr.: Everything okay?
Mary: Yeah, she's just got some problems she's dealing with. Kind of personal. Will you make the kids lunch?
George Sr.: Ah, do I have to?
Mary: George?
George Sr.: Happy to.
Quote from the episode Albert Einstein and the Story of Another Mary
Principal Petersen: All right, George, what's so damn important?
George Sr.: Well I don't want to get into the why's and wherefore's, but I'm gonna need a raise.
Principal Petersen: Is this 'cause Mary's pregnant?
George Sr.: You got to be kidding me. Does everybody in this damn town know my business?
Principal Petersen: I just it was taking a guess.
George Sr.: Tom.
Principal Petersen: My wife told me.
George Sr.: Doesn't matter. What do you say?
Principal Petersen: Are you threatening to quit if you don't get it?
George Sr.: No, Tom, I'm threatening to rob a bank.
Principal Petersen: Okay. All right, well, let's not do that. $100 a week do the trick?
George Sr.: Yes. Thanks. Bye.
Quote from the episode A Perfect Score and a Bunsen Burner Marshmallow
Sheldon: Hello!
George Sr.: Oh.
George Sr.: What are you doing here?
Sheldon: I got called to the principal's office.
George Sr.: So did I. What, you do something wrong?
Sheldon: Not that I'm aware of. Did you?
George Sr.: I hope not.
Sheldon: Maybe it's good news.
George Sr.: Sheldon, you ever been called to the principal's office for good news?
Sheldon: Never.
Quote from the episode A Political Campaign and a Candy Land Cheater
Mary: George, isn't there a way they can take some of the football money and spend it on science?
George Sr.: Really? I need to explain it again?
Quote from the episode A Political Campaign and a Candy Land Cheater
Mary: I heard what you said in there. That was very beautiful.
George Sr.: Thanks. I gave a similar speech to my team last week. Boy, did we get our asses kicked.
Quote from the episode A Broken Heart and a Crock Monster
George Sr.: At least he's not crying anymore.
Quote from the episode A Broken Heart and a Crock Monster
Mary: George.
George Sr.: What? What's wrong?
Mary: The pastor's up making tea.
George Sr.: What, you want me to blow on it?
Quote from the episode A Broken Heart and a Crock Monster
Mary: Go talk to him.
George Sr.: About what?
Mary: I don't know. Maybe you could give him a male perspective on relationship issues.
George Sr.: How about this? What if I close my eyes and pray on it?
Quote from the episode A Broken Heart and a Crock Monster
Mary: Really? You're drinking in the morning now?
George Sr.: What? Oh, look at that. Felt later.
Quote from the episode A Broom Closet and Satan's Monopoly Board
Mary: It's no joke. He could lose his job.
George Sr.: I guess I just don't get it.
Mary: Maybe because you only go to church when there's a bake sale.
George Sr.: That's not nice.
Mary: It's true.
George Sr.: Doesn't make it nice.
Quote from the episode A Broom Closet and Satan's Monopoly Board
George Sr.: [yelling] Hope you're happy your mother and I are fighting now! [to a girl who wonders why George is yelling at nobody] There's a closet, it- My son made a citadel. Never mind.
Quote from the episode A Broom Closet and Satan's Monopoly Board
George Sr.: Well, Wayne and I were discussing marriage, and he was going on about how happy he is. I just wanted to try to work on ours.
Mary: That's really sweet, George. So they go on dinner dates like this?
George Sr.: Oh, they do all kinds of stuff. Line dancing and movie night. You wouldn't believe what they got up to in their bathroom.
Mary: Where do they find the time?
George Sr.: Well- Well, they don't have any kids, so... Son of a bitch! They don't have kids. That's why they're happy.
Mary: George.
George Sr.: It's true. You and I used to be way more fun.
Mary: That may be so, but you can't blame the children.
George Sr.: Oh, I can, and I am. Don't get me wrong. They're great. I love them. But you got to admit that they do not make our lives easy.
Quote from the episode Hobbitses, Physicses and a Ball with Zip
George Sr.: You're right-handed, yeah?
Missy: You don't know?
George Sr.: Okay, smartass, which one am I?
Missy: ... I'm right-handed.
Quote from the episode Hobbitses, Physicses and a Ball with Zip
George Sr.: All right, remember, you need to look right where you want the ball to go.
Missy: Where else would I look?
George Sr.: Well, in the last five minutes, I saw you watch a butterfly, a squirrel and the ice cream truck.
Missy: You looked at the ice cream truck, too.
Quote from the episode Hobbitses, Physicses and a Ball with Zip
Mary: You and Missy looked like you were having fun today.
George Sr.: Uh, yeah, we were.
Mary: A little father-daughter bonding.
George Sr.: Yeah. It was nice.
Mary: Hmm. You guys were out there for a while. What were you talking about?
George Sr.: Oh, you know, just life.
Mary: Sure. Everything okay?
George Sr.: Everything's fine. Nothing to worry about.
Mary: You're really not gonna tell me?
George Sr.: No.
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