JAG (TV Series)
Family Business (2002)
Jeff MacKay: Big Bud Roberts
Quotes
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Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : Bud needs you, dad.
Big Bud Roberts : I've talked to him. He sounds fine.
Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : Talking to him on the phone is not the same as seeing him.
Big Bud Roberts : I don't want to see him like that.
Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : So, what, you're just going to avoid Bud for the rest of your life?
Big Bud Roberts : No. I'll see him when he gets his...
Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : Prosthesis?
Big Bud Roberts : Oh, God. Makes me sick just to think about it.
Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : Come on, dad. You were in Vietnam. You must have seen plenty of amputees.
Big Bud Roberts : I was not "in" Vietnam. I was off the coast on a ship. And the only time I ever saw pants without legs in them was when they were folded up on a supply shelf.
Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : He needs you.
Big Bud Roberts : Mikey... I went to that hospital. I got as far as the elevator doors.
Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : And what stopped you?
Big Bud Roberts : I don't know. I don't know, I-I don't know. I don't wanna talk about it.
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Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : You have time to drive golf balls, but you don't have time to visit Bud.
Big Bud Roberts : What, are you afraid your old man can still outdrive you?
Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : No, I'm afraid my father cares more about his golf game than about his own son.
Big Bud Roberts : Hey, watch your mouth, or I'll tee you up.
Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : Dad, Bud's been home for over a month, and he needs your support.
Big Bud Roberts : What's the matter? He doesn't have a crutch?
Midshipman Mike 'Mikey' Roberts : I can't believe you just said that.
Big Bud Roberts : Yeah, well, that's why I won't go see him. 'Cause I'll say something like that, or something worse.