Major Dad (TV Series)
A Bird in the Hand (1991)
Shanna Reed: Polly Cooper
Quotes
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Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : How's the interview going?
Gunnery Sgt. Alva 'Gunny' Bricker : I'm spilling my guts, sir.
Polly Cooper McGillis : Alva, "Yes", "No", and "Cold" do not an indepth story make.
Lt. Eugene 'Gene' Holowachuk : Oh, I don't know. I think Gunny got kind of personal; she told you her favorite color is khaki, favorite movie is "The Sands of Iwo Jima", favorite tune is: "The Stars and Stripes Forever".
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : [completely serious] Who's isn't?
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Polly Cooper McGillis : Do you have a favorite eagle?
Gunnery Sgt. Alva 'Gunny' Bricker : Well, I know I shouldn't but I can't help myself. Chesty.
Polly Cooper McGillis : Chesty?
Gunnery Sgt. Alva 'Gunny' Bricker : He was once owned by "Chesty" Puller.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : The "Chesty" Puller?
Gunnery Sgt. Alva 'Gunny' Bricker : The one and only, sir.
Lt. Eugene 'Gene' Holowachuk : Wow.
Polly Cooper McGillis : Just for my notes, who is "Chesty" Puller?
Lt. Eugene 'Gene' Holowachuk : [McGillis and Holowachuk reply together] Who is "Chesty" Puller?
Gunnery Sgt. Alva 'Gunny' Bricker : Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell Puller.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : [McGillis points to photo of "Chesty" Puller] Right here. He's the corps most decorated marine.
Lt. Eugene 'Gene' Holowachuk : 5 Navy crosses.
Gunnery Sgt. Alva 'Gunny' Bricker : And I've got his eagle.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Gunny. How, in the world, did you get Chesty's eagle?
Polly Cooper McGillis : Excuse me, John, but this is my interview.
Maj. John D. 'Mac' McGillis : Oh, I'm sorry, Polly. Go ahead.
Polly Cooper McGillis : In what manner did you acquire Chesty's eagle?
Gunnery Sgt. Alva 'Gunny' Bricker : My grandfather and he were stationed together in Peking in '37. During a poker game, one night, Chesty ran out of money but smug with his 3 Jacks. So he signed the bottom of the eagle and used it as his marker. Grand daddy had a full house.