Maverick (TV Series)

The Resurrection of Joe November (1960)

James Garner: Bret Maverick

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Quotes 

• Baron Himmelstern : Ah, Herr Maverick. We were just talking about you.

  Bret Maverick : Saying complimentary things, I hope?

  Baron Himmelstern : Is there something else one could say about you?

  Bret Maverick : Not if you're honest about it.

• [first lines] 

  [Baron Thor and another man argue in German. The stabs, then throws the other man overboard just before Bret comes on deck] 

  Bret Maverick : Good evening.

  Baron Himmelstern : Ah, Guten abend.

  Bret Maverick : Thought I heard a splash.

  Baron Himmelstern : Ja, I heard it, too. It must be one of those, uh, porporses.

  Bret Maverick : A porpoise in the middle of the Mississippi? Not very likely. Oh, it was probably a catfish jumping.

  Baron Himmelstern : Ah-ha, a catfish. Now that I think, I remember I hear a little meow.

• [last lines] 

  Captain Nelson : Going back to Natchez, huh, Mr. Maverick?

  Bret Maverick : Yeah, I got to recoup my losses.

  Captain Nelson : Game of Red Dog in the salon. Why don't you join it.

  Bret Maverick : That's not my game.

  Captain Nelson : Being run by a female. Beautiful gal, even though she is wearing a purple wig.

• Willie Saffron : Little strapped, sir?

  Bret Maverick : I ran into a pretty girl yesterday who took me to the cleaners and didn't even leave me a laundry mark.

  Willie Saffron : The ladies, bless 'em. They do figure out ways to worm their selves into a man's bankroll, don't they?

• Bessie Bison : I'm every bit as lonesome as you are.

  Bret Maverick : But you've got Willie.

  Bessie Bison : I ain't got Willie, Mr. Maverick. I got a promissory note called Willie Saffron, which he keeps forgettin' to sign. How long do you think people should be engaged before they get married?

  Bret Maverick : Well, I think that depends...

  Bessie Bison : Well, I been dependin' on Willie for the last seven years without anything happenin'. I mean, every time I ask him "Please, Willie, let's set a positive date", he keeps hemmin' and hawin', hemmin' and hawin'. I mean, he's the best hemmer and hawer I ever saw! Instead of sayin', "Okay, maybe Tuesday, like Wednesday, Thurs...", he keeps puttin' me off and gives me a hunk of jewelry.