Dallas (TV Series)

Old Acquaintance (1978)

Barbara Bel Geddes: Miss Ellie Ewing

Quotes 

• Miss Ellie Ewing : I've never known Jenna to show up and not cause trouble.

• Pamela Barnes Ewing : [as Jock approaches]  Miss Ellie... who's Jenna Wade? I got the feeling this morning she's a delicate subject around me.

  Miss Ellie Ewing : [as Jock sits down]  She and her daddy were friends of ours quite a few years ago.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : And Bobby and she were particularly good friends?

  Jock Ewing : Well, for a while there we all thought they we're gonna get married.

  Miss Ellie Ewing : Jock!

  Jock Ewing : Well, hell, nothing came of it, Ellie.

  [to Pam:] 

  Jock Ewing : Like Ellie said, it was quite a while back.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : [smiles unperturbed]  Right. A while back. Why, I've got better things to do than worry about old girlfriends. Bye-bye.

  [leaves] 

• Pamela Barnes Ewing : It's awful watching somebody you love slide away. Bobby's known Jenna a lot longer and a lot of different ways. But I can handle Jenna. It's the little girl that worries me. The child could tip it. There, I may be out-matched, Miss Ellie.

  Miss Ellie Ewing : If you take that attitude, you are. Jenna was never stoical about anything in her life. When she goes down, she goes down kicking and screaming.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : I don't think kicking and screaming will help.

  Miss Ellie Ewing : I knew a woman once. Her man couldn't decide whether or not to do right by her. So, she took a horse-whip to him. Helped him make up his mind fast.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : I don't think a horse-whip would work with Bobby.

  [smiles] 

  Miss Ellie Ewing : I don't see why not. It worked on his daddy all right.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : [laughs]  Miss Ellie...

  Miss Ellie Ewing : Of course... I really wanted his daddy.

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : [with fire]  I really want Bobby.

  Miss Ellie Ewing : Then go get him!

  Pamela Barnes Ewing : [nods, with newfound clear direction]  Yeah.