Thirtysomething (TV Series)

Elliot's Dad (1989)

Timothy Busfield: Elliot Weston

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• Elliot Weston : I don't think you're being fair.

  Ruthie Weston Tresh : [scoffing]  Oh, fair.

  Elliot Weston : Yeah, fair. I don't think you're being fair.

  Ruthie Weston Tresh : To him?

  Elliot Weston : No, to me, okay? I mean, sure, look, he's no Aiath, you know, but who is? All right? I-I'm looking forward to being with Dad, and I wish you wouldn't spoil it with a lot of very old news.

  Ruthie Weston Tresh : You just remember it different, that's all. You're a son. That's why.

  Elliot Weston : Oh, come on.

  Ruthie Weston Tresh : I remember him promising me things and then never coming through. I mean, he'd promise you anything, everything, and then when it didn't happen, it was never his fault. And the apologies you'd get. My God, they were Oscar-winning performances every time. He... he promised me that he was going to pay for my college education, and I bel... well, I know I shouldn't have by that point, but I did. I believed him.

  Elliot Weston : He didn't?

  Ruthie Weston Tresh : [sarcastic]  Yeah, I worked two jobs through school because I'm an over-achiever.