Boy Meets World (TV Series)

Career Day (1995)

William Russ: Alan Matthews

Quotes 

• Alan Matthews : I don't know a lot of big rock stars, but I do know this. I take pride in what I do. Everybody needs groceries. I like to think we do more than sell lettuce and pickles and potato chips and bugspray. We sell, um, dreams.

  Alex : What aisle?

• Eric Matthews : You didn't go to college. Why do I have to go?

  Alan Matthews : Because someday your son is going to have a career day. And if you don't go to college, your son's teacher is going to stand up there in front of all the cool parents and say, "Here's the grocer!" Go to college!

  Eric Matthews : I don't think I can. Oh, why try? What's the point? We're all just gonna die anyway.

  Jason Marsden : Well, aren't we nihilistic. Or should I say vacuitous.

  Eric Matthews : Hey, if you're so smart, how come you don't understand shut up?

• Chet Hunter : Adam, I consider you a friend.

  Alan Matthews : Alan.

  Chet Hunter : I respect you. Yes sir, you're the heartbeat of America. People can count on you. Ya got roots! I like that.

  Alan Matthews : Where's this heading?

  Chet Hunter : I need a favor. My wife Verna, she's... She's out there. My heart's out there with her. Not to mention my wallet and major credit cards. But she is my wife and go after her I must.

  Amy Matthews : And the favor?

  Chet Hunter : Take care of my boy. Now, you don't have to answer right now. Well, yes you do.

  Cory Matthews : Stay here? That'd be great?

  Shawn Hunter : Dad, why can't I just come with you.

  Chet Hunter : Oh, come on. The road's no place for a boy. Especially with your momma out there drivin' on it. Your place is here. In school. With Teach over there. In this house. In the company of these fine people.

  [smiles at Amy and Alan] 

  Chet Hunter : No pressure.

• Alan Matthews : Hey, Shawn, Cory. Um. Guess how many different kinds of rice we have.

  Cory Matthews : Oh, no.

  Alan Matthews : Come on, Shawn. Guess.

  Shawn Hunter : Ten?

  Alan Matthews : Ten. Puh! Twenty-one. And that's not even counting the short grains. Throw them in, fogedda 'bout it!

  Shawn Hunter : Cory?

  Cory Matthews : Yeah?

  Shawn Hunter : I'm glad I'm not you.

• Jonathan Turner : You know, Alan? Chet was right about one thing. You're a good man.

  Cory Matthews : Dad?

  Alan Matthews : Hmm?

  Cory Matthews : Uh, listen. I never really thanked you for coming to school yesterday.

  Alan Matthews : Ah, no problem. Sorry I couldn't compete with that guitar player and that foot doctor.

  Cory Matthews : Well, that's only because you left out the most important thing you do.

  Alan Matthews : What's that?

  Cory Matthews : What you do after work. I mean, around here. For us. For our friends.

  Alan Matthews : Eh Cory, that's nothing.

  Cory Matthews : It's everything, Dad. I mean, I was thinking I was the son of a grocer. But now I know what I really am is... well, the son of my father.