Dinosaurs (TV Series)

Family Challenge (1991)

Stuart Pankin: Earl Sinclair

Quotes 

• Earl Sinclair : As you can see, I have separated all known dinosaur wisdom into three categories: animal, vegetable, rocks.

  Robbie Sinclair : Well, what about fire?

  Earl Sinclair : Vegetable.

  Charlene Sinclair : What about water?

  Earl Sinclair : Water is the opposite of fire, which we have previously established as a vegetable. What's the opposite of a vegetable? Fruit. So, water is a fruit! Fruit is not a vegetable, so it has to be either an animal or a rock. We know it's not an animal. Therefore, fruit is a rock.

• Insurance Agent : Mr. Sinclair, I would appraise the damages here at about...

  Earl Sinclair : Don't try and cheat me on this, 'cause I know you insurance guys. You have absolutely no ethics.

  Insurance Agent : Well how much would you say your television set was worth?

  Earl Sinclair : Ten thousand dollars. Good thing I popped for that extra meteor coverage, huh?

• Robbie Sinclair : There is something I've been thinking about and I wouldn't mind hearing what the family thinks. I'm a little confused about the nature of reality.

  Earl Sinclair : ...No kidding?

  Robbie Sinclair : Right, like if a tree falls in the forest and nobody's around to see it or hear it, did it actually fall?

  Fran Sinclair : Ooh, now that IS intriguing. Who can build on that?

  [Earl gets up and heads out of the room] 

  Fran Sinclair : Where are you going?

  Earl Sinclair : I'm going to see if the tree fell. I'll be back in a couple of days.

  Fran Sinclair : If you leave this house, I will NEVER talk to you again.

  Earl Sinclair : Throw in the rest of the family and you got yourself a deal.

  [Fran gasps] 

• Earl Sinclair : As you can see, I have separated all known dinosaur wisedom into three catagories: Animal. Vegetable. Rocks.

  Robbie Sinclair : What about fire?

  Earl Sinclair : Vegetable.

  Charlene Sinclair : What about water?

  Earl Sinclair : Water is the opposite of fire, which we have previously established as a vegetable. What's the opppsite of a vegetable? Fruit. So, water is a fruit. Fruit is not a vegetable, so it has to be either an animal or a rock. We know it's not an animal, therefore, fruit is a rock.

  Charlene Sinclair : Daddy, I asked you about water.

• Earl Sinclair : Robbie, ask me another one.

  Robbie Sinclair : Dad, you haven't gotten one right yet.

  Earl Sinclair : I'm finding my rhythm. Go ahead, ask me. Ask me.

  Robbie Sinclair : Okay, okay, what can fish do under water that dinosaurs can't?

  Earl Sinclair : Sing.

  Robbie Sinclair : Wrong. Breathe.

  Earl Sinclair : We can't breathe under water? That stinks.