The Facts of Life (TV Series)
Off-Broadway Baby (1986)
Mindy Cohn: Natalie Green
Quotes
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Cinnamon : Does Cinnamon have one N or two?
Natalie Green : Three.
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Natalie Green : ...Deep down she knew she was somebody... she knew she was...
[Looks at what Tootie has written as her name]
Natalie Green : ... Coco Chanel?
Tootie Ramsey : I thought a stage name would make me sound more professional.
Natalie Green : Tootie, that name doesn't make you professional, it makes you French and dead.
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Tootie Ramsey : [trying to come up with another stage name] Ginger Curry...
Natalie Green : Good, Tootie, when in doubt, name yourself after a spice rack.
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Cinnamon : Hiya. Can I borrow your pen for a sec? I had a pencil, but when I get nervous, I start to chew things, and I never auditioned for a Broadway play before, so I started to chew my pencil, and the more nervous I got, I just kept chewing and chewing, and I think I ate it.
Tootie Ramsey : You ate your pencil?
Cinnamon : Well, you shouldn't eat pencils, you could get lead poisoning and die.
Natalie Green : Give her a pen.
Tootie Ramsey : Here. Bon appetit.
Cinnamon : [accepts] Oh, my name is Helen. But I was thinking about changing it to... Cinnamon.
Natalie Green : Cinnamon? No kidding! Well,
[introduces Tootie by her freshly-chosen stage name:]
Natalie Green : this is Ginger Curry and I'm Ground Cloves.
Cinnamon : Ooh, it is nice to meet you! What number are you?
Tootie Ramsey : Three hundred and sixteen.
Cinnamon : Oh, that's a nice number. I'm three-fourteen.
Tootie Ramsey : That's a nice number, too.
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Natalie Green : [re Cinnamon's singing ability] Is she good?
Tootie Ramsey : Natalie, your good is good. Christmas is good. This girl is phenomenal!