- Mary: All right, Tam. I decided I was gonna make you a real Texas dinner: bar-b-que chicken and brisket.
- Tam: Thank you.
- Mary: Well, I figured you were probably tired of stuff wigglin' around on your plate. OK, let's say Grace. Now, Tam, when I say 'Jesus', feel free to say the word 'Buddha' in your head.
- Tam: I'm actually Catholic.
- Mary: Oh. Well, that's too bad.
- George Sr.: [Sheldon's new friend is having dinner with the Coopers] So, uh, Tam... what kind of name is that?
- Tam: Vietnamese, sir.
- George Sr.: Sure. I spent a little time over there. Army. Your Mom's name isn't Kim Lee, is it?
- Tam: No, sir.
- George Sr.: [seeming relieved] Good, good. I mean, yeah. It's a small country. So... Mary, how's that food comin'?
- Mary: [from the kitchen] Almost.
- Georgie: So, Viet Nam. Like in Rambo.
- Tam: Yes.
- Georgie: That's a cool movie.
- Tam: Yes.
- Georgie: Are you in it?
- Tam: No.
- Tam: [telling the story of his family's escape from Viet Nam] After the war, my father was sent to a re-education camp... When he was released, we escaped on a small boat and spent many weeks at sea, dodging Cambodian pirates, until we reached Thailand.
- Mary: Oh, that's supposed to be a beautiful country. Lovely beaches.
- Tam: I wouldn't know. We were forced to live in a refugee camp where the only thing we had to eat were pigeons and rats.
- Georgie: Hahhh, that's a job for hot sauce.