NewsRadio (TV Series)

Houses of the Holy (1996)

Phil Hartman: Bill McNeal

Quotes 

• Bill : You think that's an amazing trick? Watch this, Dave.

  [he looks at Dave's coffee table, which immediately collapses] 

• Dave : You can't just pluck someone off the street and put him on the air.

  Bill : Of course you can. How do you think Edward R. Murrow was discovered?

  Dave : That is not how Edward R. Murrow was discovered.

  Bill : Don't confuse me with the facts.

• Dave : Catherine is out sick today and I want your input on who should take her place.

  Bill : Me. I can handle it.

  Dave : I think it's too much work for one man.

  Bill : [Chicago accent]  How about my friend Eddie from Chicago?

  Dave : Is he a real person or just another voice?

  Bill : Another voice.

  Dave : No.

  Bill : [Hindu accent]  What if he were from India?

• Dave : It looks like you've been hoisted on your own petard.

  Bill : Look - he can be slow-witted, but there's no need for name calling.