The Goodies (TV Series)
The New Office (1973)
Tim Brooke-Taylor: Tim Brooke-Taylor
Quotes
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[Tim unpacks a curious artifact to decorate his part of the office]
Bill : What's that?
Tim : An elephant's foot umbrella stand.
Bill : [offended] Wha...? El- Elephant's foot? Oh, you're not having that in here. I mean, that's cruel! I'll report you to the RSPCA.
Graeme : Oh, leave him alone.
Bill : No, I'm not!
[Bill mutters something as he opens the door to the foyer and starts tugging at an elephant's trunk]
Bill : Come on, in ya come. Right...
Tim : Wha... What's that?
Bill : Three-legged elephant.
[Tim looks aghast]
Bill : I just hope it makes you feel guilty.
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Builder : Well, if you're going to build your own, you'll need some land, and I've got the very thing. A real bargain at a hundred thousand pounds.
Tim : Ooo. Hundred thousand. Well, how much have we got?
Graeme : [rooting through his pockets] I've got, uh... What? Fifty-five pence...
Tim : And that's eight... eight and a half pence... That makes sixty-three and a half pence. Bill?
Bill : [with enormous pile of cash] Uh, ninety-nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds, thirty-six and a half pence.
Tim : That's a hundred thousand pounds exactly. Hoo, that was lucky!