Dynasty (TV Series)

Oil: Part 1 (1981)

John Forsythe: Blake Carrington

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• Blake Carrington : Of course. I forgot. The American Psychiatric Association has decided that it's no longer a disease. That's too bad; I could have endowed a foundation. The Steven Carrington Institute for the Treatment and Study of Faggotry. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to go get married.

• Krystle Carrington : Haven't I seen him on television?

  Blake Carrington : Jerry Henderson? Of course you have. Best congressman money can buy.

• Andrew Laird : [about Matthew Blaisdel]  He'll, eh, transfer at Kennedy, arrive at Stapleton International tomorrow morning at ten A.M.

  Blake Carrington : [grunts]  Have his plane shot down over Kansas.

  Andrew Laird : [pause]  Eh, forgive my stupidity, Blake, but, eh, is that some kind of a joke?

  Blake Carrington : [Grumbling]  Yeah, it's a joke, I guess.

• Fallon Carrington : [after being thrown off her horse into the water]  I know you, Blake Carrington, you paid that horse to dump me.

  Blake Carrington : I didn't have to pay him, he works for me.

  Fallon Carrington : [panting]  Is there anybody in Colorado who doesn't work for you?

  Blake Carrington : Oh, a few people, but not for long.

• Blake Carrington : And would it make you feel more comfortable if I divested myself of all my holdings? If I gave away every penny I've got?

  Krystle Jennings : That wouldn't make any difference.

  Blake Carrington : You're right, it wouldn't. Because if I started from dead scratch tomorrow, I'd have a million dollars by the end of the year and ten million by the year after that.

• Fallon Carrington : [as she and her father lead the horses]  And then I said to myself: "Would Daddy really appreciate a soccer player for a wedding present?" So I left him there. Besides, in his last game, he had his fibula broken in two places and he couldn't even...

  Blake Carrington : Now, now, now, Fallon, will you wind down for a minute, please? When we go back to the house, with your brother there and Krystle and all the confusion, we may not get another chance to talk.

  Fallon Carrington : Okay.

  Blake Carrington : Now, you know you're just about the most important thing in the world to me.

  Fallon Carrington : [petulant]  Just about? You mean I've slipped to second place?

  Blake Carrington : Are you gonna give me a chance and listen to what I have to say?

  Fallon Carrington : Yes, I'll listen.

  [rests her head on his shoulder as they walk] 

  Blake Carrington : I've asked Cecil Colby to bring his nephew to the wedding.

  Fallon Carrington : It's your wedding, invite anybody you like.

  Blake Carrington : His name is Jeff. He's just about your age.

  Fallon Carrington : Yes, I know him, Daddy. We went to summer camp together when we were eleven.

  Blake Carrington : Oh, well, I told Cecil that you'd act as sort of Jeff's *escort* for the day.

  Fallon Carrington : I see.

  [nods] 

  Fallon Carrington : And have you already negotiated a bride price? What are you taking for me, cash or stock options?

  Blake Carrington : You asked me what I wanted for a wedding present. The very best present you could give me, would be to see you...

  Fallon Carrington : To see me happily married and settled down?

  Blake Carrington : That's right.

  [nods] 

  Fallon Carrington : That is bull, Daddy, and you know it. Colbyco Oil makes Denver-Carrington look like a corner filling station, and that's eating your liver out.

  [shakes her head] 

  Fallon Carrington : You're not talking about a marriage, you're talking about a merger.

  Blake Carrington : And if I am, what the devil is wrong with that? Am I supposed to be thrilled because seventy percent of the voting stock of Denver-Carrington is going to end up in the hands of some... Greek bandit?

  [said with contempt] 

  Fallon Carrington : Well, what are you on me for, anyhow? You have a son. That's the natural line of succession. Let Steven get married. Let him provide the *royal heir.* Give *him* the seventy percent.

  Blake Carrington : [glumly]  I'm afraid Steven is not going to work out.

  Fallon Carrington : Well, why? What's the matter with him, low sperm count?

  Blake Carrington : Mind your own business.

  Fallon Carrington : Ooh, we're sensitive, aren't we?