Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series)

Doublemeat Palace (2002)

Brent Hinkley: Manny

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• Manny : I'm Manny the manager. It's not a joke. It's just my name.

• [Buffy closes the door to the walk-in freezer] 

  Manny : You don't need to be in there.

  Buffy Summers : Sorry. I-I was just curious.

  Manny : Curiosity killed the cat.

  [leaves] 

  Buffy Summers : [to herself]  Theory number five: cat burgers.

• Manny : You're working a double shift.

  Buffy Summers : What? Another eight hours? Right after these eight hours? But that's... so many hours.

• Manny : I'm Manny the Manager. It's not a joke. It's just my name.

  Buffy Summers : Right. You mentioned that a couple of times when I filled out the application.

  Manny : Why do you want to work here, Buffy? You seem like a sharp young woman, and there are a lot of other jobs.

  Buffy Summers : Well, I-I kind of need money pretty quickly... like today and, so, I didn't want to go through a lengthy interview process and I figured this was probably the fastest way... to... .Because I wanted to be part of the Doublemeat experience?

• Manny : This is the kitchen, the beating heart of the Doublemeat Palace

  Buffy Summers : [Observing a coworker cutting chicken slices]  Wow. They're all so identical.

  Manny : Yeah, they all start to look the same to me, too.

  Buffy Summers : Oh, no. Not the employees, the chicken slices.

• Manny : Phillip, Timothy, this is Buffy. She's gonna work the counter.

  Phillip : What happened to the other one... Katherine?

  Manny : Emily?

  Phillip : Yeah.

  Timothy : She's gone.

  Buffy Summers : What happened?

  Timothy : Whatever always happens.

  Manny : [Opening a locker]  You can use this one.

  Buffy Summers : Uh, there's someone's stuff in there.

  Manny : They must've left it. You can toss it, or keep what you want.

  Buffy Summers : Sure they're not coming back?

  Manny : We have a lot of turnover here.

  Manny : [to Buffy, referring to Phillip and Timothy]  Watch these two.

  Buffy Summers : Are they gonna do something?

  Manny : They're solid. Follow their example and you won't go wrong. They're lifers.

  Buffy Summers : Lifers?

  Manny : In it for life. Like me. You want to get something out of this, Buffy, you'll do the same. You put the work in, and 10 years from now, you'll be where I am. I promise you.