Best of the West (TV Series)

The Railroad (1981)

Leonard Frey: Parker Tillman

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• Mayor Fletcher : It's come to my attention that the ordinance passed at the last town meeting has been flagrantly ignored. So, from now on there'll be a five dollar fine imposed on anyone caught swimming in the horse trough.

  Frog Rothchild Jr. : [stand up]  How much for diving?

  Parker Tillman : Frog, let me break this to you as delicatelly as I can: they don't want you in the horse trough at all. The horses are getting sick.

• Parker Tillman : Oh, all right, I'll be Mr. Nice Guy again, I'll see you at the depot at nine thirty.

  Marshal Sam Best : Thank you.

  Parker Tillman : [begins to walk away, then turns round]  Oh, by the way, I may be fifteen, twenty minutes late.

• Parker Tillman : Sam, don't worry about the church, we have time to think of something.

  Laney Gibbs : [Laney enters the saloon]  Sam, the railroad inspector just got off the stage.

  Daniel Best : Mr. Tillman, times up...

  Marshal Sam Best : Wait a minute, I don't understand, the, the stage wasn't due here for three days.

  Laney Gibbs : We ran into indians.

  Elvira Best : Oh, no, and they chased you?

  Laney Gibbs : No, they showed us a terrific shortcut.