Designing Women (TV Series)

They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They? (1989)

Brad Butcher: Derek

Quotes 

• Anthony Bouvier : Mary Jo, Julia, Suzanne, I'd like for you to meet the Atlanta director of Operation World Hunger, Mr. Guy Whitworth.

  Julia Sugarbaker : How do you do?

  Mr. Whitworth : Pleasure to meet all of you.

  Anthony Bouvier : Yeah, I'm driving Mr. Whitworth this evening, and this is our special guest of honor, Derek. Derek is from Ethiopia.

  Mr. Whitworth : That's right, he lost his entire family to famine, and now he's traveling around with our organization telling people about it.

  Mary Jo Shively : Oh it's so nice to meet you, Derek.

  Derek : Hi.

  Julia Sugarbaker : Do you speak English?

  Derek : Yes. I tell people about my country and other countries where all the children are dying because they do not have food.

  Mr. Whitworth : 40,000 children every day.

  Suzanne Sugarbaker : No, that's not true.

  Anthony Bouvier : Oh yes it is, worldwide.

  Suzanne Sugarbaker : Well that's unbelievable.

  Mary Jo Shively : Suzanne, you should read this literature: every 72 hours the same number of people die of starvation as were killed by the Hiroshima atomic bomb.

  Anthony Bouvier : That's two atomic bombs a week.

  Julia Sugarbaker : Well I don't know why this isn't on the news every night, I can't imagine a bigger story than this, what? Some politician going to prison? Some movie star getting a divorce?

  Mr. Whitworth : Unfortunately starvation's an old story, most people aren't even aware. That's why what Derek's doing is so important.

  Julia Sugarbaker : What a job for a little boy.

  Suzanne Sugarbaker : [stands up]  May I shake your hand?

  Derek : Yes, ma'am.

  Suzanne Sugarbaker : I just want to say I think you're a real neat kid.

  Derek : You're pretty.

  Suzanne Sugarbaker : Thank you, darling, I needed that.