The Facts of Life (TV Series)
Fear Strikes Back (1981)
Kim Fields: Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Quotes
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Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : Boy, Natalie, the next time you ask me to walk home with you, make sure I wear my track shoes.
Natalie Green : It was getting dark.
Jo Polniaczek : At noon? You're right. You never know when a total eclipse is just going to sneak up on you.
Natalie Green : Sure, you can make jokes, but I've had my eyes opened. I know my limitations. I don't think any of you know what it's like to be a woman.
Blair Warner : You're kidding, I'm sure?
Natalie Green : It means that you're weak and helpless, and you don't have a chance out there.
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : I wonder how much a sex change costs?
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Self-Defense Instructor : Does anybody have a purse?
Lucy : [lifts hers up] Here, it's a mess.
Self-Defense Instructor : May I?
[dumps out contents]
Self-Defense Instructor : There are a lot of things in a purse that can help you. A good place to go for is the throat, keys,
[stabs the air]
Self-Defense Instructor : pencil, hairbrush, or even this.
Natalie Green : A lollipop?
Self-Defense Instructor : [holds it with stick pointed up] You hold it like this and it becomes a dangerous weapon.
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : Killer candy!
Self-Defense Instructor : Listen, when you're really in trouble, all you need is something, anything that will give you that extra few seconds so you can just get away.
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Edna Garrett : Girls, I have to talk to you. Something's happened in town. You all know Mrs. King?
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : Sure, the headmaster's secretary.
Edna Garrett : Yeah, well, this evening on her way to her car, a man attacked her. She was raped.
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Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : [showing the instructor how she walks] So, how'd I do?
Self-Defense Instructor : You were casual, relaxed, in other words, lousy. You look like a victim! What if someone's checking you out? You want to look like you can handle yourself. Walk with confidence, maybe he'll pass you by.
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Edna Garrett : [to Tootie] For someone who had such a terrible time, you sure stayed long enough.
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : I would've been home a lot sooner, but my dress is so tight, it took me an hour to hop home.
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Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey : Hey, what movie star are you guys going to the party as?
Blair Warner : Only the most dynamic woman in the world today. Jane Fonda.
Natalie Green : Jane Fonda? Why are you going as Jane Fonda?
Blair Warner : Because she's committed, she's dedicated, and she's liberated.
[proudly:]
Blair Warner : Like me. Besides,
[admires herself in the mirror]
Blair Warner : someone is already going as Bo Derek.
[winks at her mirror image]