Maverick (TV Series)

Black Fire (1958)

Hans Conried: Homer Eakins

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Quotes 

• [Bret and Homer have exchanged identities] 

  General Eakins : Maverick, what do you do?

  Homer Eakins : I play poker.

  General Eakins : No, I... I mean, how do you earn your living?

  Homer Eakins : General Gibson, when a man plays poker well, he doesn't have to earn a living. Other people earn his living for him. No one can accuse Bret Maverick of having done an honest day's work since the day he left home. Isn't that right... Homer?

  Bret Maverick : That's right, Maverick.

• [Homer is examining a huge moosehead on the wall] 

  General Eakins : Well, what do you think of it?

  Homer Eakins : Since it obviously isn't a relative, I'll assume you're paying off an election bet.

  General Eakins : Young man, I shot that moose myself.

  Homer Eakins : Well, the least you can do is give it a decent burial.

• General Eakins : Don't tell me. Don't even tell me. That little ratty face, that big mouth that never stops going, those same blame aggravatin' ways.

  Homer Eakins : Dear Uncle, you haven't forgotten me.

  General Eakins : Homer Eakins.

• [while he investigates the murders, the sheriff insists that the cousins remain at General Gibson's ranch] 

  Sheriff : Folks, I'm just as sorry as I can be.

  Homer Eakins : Perhaps you can come back tomorrow and apologize to any of us who are still alive.

• Cousin Hope : You're very cool, cousin Homer. Doesn't anything bother you?

  Homer Eakins : Cousin Hope, everything bothers me; very little alarms me.

• General Eakins : Homer, if we was both to go to Paris, we could sure do her up in great style.

  Homer Eakins : Do you think you could behave yourself?

  General Eakins : No.

  Homer Eakins : All right, Paris it is.