- [Sue Ann asks Mary for her opinion on the dress Sue Ann plans to wear out to dinner]
- Sue Ann Nivens: I've got another date with my new producer. Now, he's a wonderful man, but he's not terribly aggressive. We had three dates before he even so much as held my hand. And then he only did that to keep me from unbuttoning his shirt...
- [Mary and Lou are discussing the evening's lineup]
- Mary Richards: And we managed to get an on-the-spot report of the raid of that porno theater downtown, which we can use in the news tonight.
- Lou Grant: Terrific! How did you do that?
- Mary Richards: Luck. Some of our crew just happened to be in the theater at the time.
- Sue Ann Nivens: And so, until tomorrow, this is your Happy Homemaker reminding you that a woman who does a good job in the kitchen is sure to reap her rewards in other parts of the house.
- Sue Ann Nivens: Mary, do yourself a favor and sleep on it.
- Mary Richards: I don't have to. I really don't. My mind's already made up.
- Sue Ann Nivens: Are you sure? I mean, think what it would mean to do my show every week instead of working in that news room. No more deadline pressure.
- Mary Richards: I'm sure.
- Sue Ann Nivens: And no more puny little salary.
- Mary Richards: I'm really sure.
- Sue Ann Nivens: Mo more long hours.
- Mary Richards: No, really, positive.
- Sue Ann Nivens: No more Ted Baxter.
- Mary Richards: Okay, I'll sleep on it.
- Sue Ann Nivens: I am offering you what every creative artistic person needs - a hundred clams more a week.
- Mary Richards: Tell him to stand up to Sue Ann, not to let her push him around.
- Lou Grant: Why don't you tell him?
- Mary Richards: Because I think he should hear it from someone stronger, someone forceful, tough.
- Lou Grant: Why don't you get Sue Ann to tell him?
- [Sue Ann is trying to convince Mary to become her new producer]
- Sue Ann Nivens: I'm willing to go another 50 bucks a week, even though it does mean digging into my own bra.
- Murray Slaughter: Talk about an inflated economy!
- [Murray is interested in Sue Ann's job opening]
- Sue Ann Nivens: Are you saying you'd be interested in the job I was just offering Mary?
- Murray Slaughter: Well, I'm saying that if you can't get anybody, I wish you'd keep me in mind. Why don't you, uh, kick it around overnight?
- Sue Ann Nivens: I have other things I kick around overnight...