The Wild Wild West (TV Series)

The Night of the Poisonous Posey (1966)

Robert Conrad: Jim West

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Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  James T. West : Are you sure you don't want to join us, Artie?

  Artemus Gordon : Are you kidding? After five hours in that saddle just catching up with that stage...

  [groans] 

  Artemus Gordon : All I want now is a little rest and quiet, and darn little of that.

  James T. West : Well, the important thing is Ms. Posey's in the pokey thanks to you.

  Artemus Gordon : [sarcastically]  Oh, yeah. Three cheers for me.

  James T. West : Artie, I think you might get some kind of accommodation for it.

  Artemus Gordon : Nah... You really think so?

  James T. West : Well, of course. Ms. Posey was a very dangerous...

  [the telegraph starts giving a message] 

  James T. West : Speaking of accommodations...

  [walks to the telegraph; the telegraph starts repeating the message] 

  Artemus Gordon : Another assignment right away?

  [looks down at the telegraph] 

  Artemus Gordon : KOOTENAY PASS? THAT'S SIX HOURS ON A HORSE GOING JUST ONE WAY!

  [sits on a chair and starts complaining] 

• Little Pinto : [Pinto has tied West to a slide used for delivering cakes of ice] 

  [laughs] 

  Little Pinto : I hope you appreciate what a clever rig this is, Mr. West.

  James T. West : I do. I do. But you shouldn't have gone to so much trouble on my account.

  Little Pinto : Oh, no. No trouble at all. You see 300-pound cakes of ice are being held in place by this one rope. Now you'll notice this lamp here.

  [lights a match and then lights the lamp] 

  Little Pinto : Now I'm gonna set the lamp right under the rope that's holding up them cakes of ice.

  James T. West : I noticed that too, a little too close to the rope, isn't it?

  Little Pinto : Now you're beginning to get the big idea. See, the lamp starts charring the rope, the rope starts parting, finally...

  [clicks tongue] 

  Little Pinto : Gives away and down comes two big cakes of ice. Your own private glacier right into your lap.

  James T. West : You ought to patten that.

  Little Pinto : Yep, just might. Well, I'd figure it be about 45 minutes before anything really interesting happens around here. I'll be back by then. Now you just take it easy and relax.

  [laughs as he leaves]