Nine to Five Quotes

Roz Oh, Violet, I haven't heard from you. Did you get my memo?Violet: I did, Roz; I tore it right up and threw it away...I mean, I tore right through it.

Judy Bernly Mr. Hart, Violet didn't mean to kill you, she just accidently put rat poison in your coffee!

Doralee Rhodes So! You've been tellin everybody I'm sleepin with ya, huh? Well that explains it! That's why these people treat me like some dime-store floozy. They think I'm screwin the boss! Oh, and you just love it, don't you!? It gives you some sort of cheap thrill, like knockin over pencils and pickin up papers...! Get your scummy hands offa me! Look, I've been straight with you since the first day I got here; and I've put up with all of your pinchin and starin and chasin me around the desk, because I need this job. But this is the last straw! Look, I got a gun out there in my purse. And up till now, I've been forgivin and forgettin because of the way I was brought up. But I tell you one thing: if you ever say another word about me, or make another indecent proposal, I'm gonna get that gun of mine. And I'm gonna change you from a rooster to a hen with one shot! Don't think I can't do it!!!

Doralee Rhodes Oh Mr. Hart, you didn't make a mistake. You see I'll just have to remember to check, the next time I'm asked to go to work at a convention that there is a convention going on.

Violet Newstead We're gonna need a special locker for the hat.

Doralee Rhodes I'm as nice as I know how to be to every single person down at that office. Everybody treats me like a bastard at a family reunion.

Doralee Rhodes Mr. Hart, I sign your name better than you do!

Judy Bernly You know, I smoked a marijuana cigarette at a party once. I could never figure out what the big deal was.

Judy Bernly Hit the road, buster! This is where you get off!

Violet Newstead I'm a widow with four kids. You know, Jerry should never have died. I'd be better off - I could've divorced him.

Maria Jo's leaving. They won't let her work part time.Margaret: Of course they won't. It would make things too convenient.

Judy Bernly As a matter of fact, I smoke pot!

Violet Newstead (On the phone): Oh, come on kids. Come on, no fighting. Believe me, there is more than one peanut butter and banana sandwich in the world, what did I say this morning? OK.....love you too....no, I don't wanna talk to the dog, bye bye...

Judy Bernly You're foul, Hart. A wart on the nose of humanity, and I'm gonna blast it off!

Violet Newstead Oh oh, here comes ]!

Margaret Roz: Where are you going?Doralee: I need a drink, Roz! I'm taking the rest of the day off.Margaret: Atta girl!

Violet Newstead (To a hospital tea-lady): "I'm a doctor! So why the hell am I talking to you? Piss off!

Frank Hart Four weeks? What are you, out of your mind? You think I'm gonna spend four weeks of my life drifting around on that dago boat?!?

Violet Newstead I'm no fool, I've killed the boss! Do you think they're not gonna fire me for a thing like that?

Margaret Margaret: Violet! Where're you going?Violet: I'm gonna get drunk!Margaret: Atta girl!

Margaret Judy: Does Violet know about this?Margaret: Not yet, she's down at Charlie's getting drunk!Judy: Well, I'm gonna tell her, this is a disgrace!Margaret: Atta girl!

Violet Newstead I have never seen anyone leap frog so fast to the top in my life. And I have the bad back to prove it. I remember when he was just a management trainee . . . in fact, I'm the one who trained him.

Judy Oh, this is awful. It's so improper. It's so disrepectful!Violet: He's dead, he doesn't mind!

Judy Bernly It looks just like Skinny & Sweet. Except for the little skull and crossbones on the label.

Doralee Rhodes Oh, you are ROTTEN, Mr. Hart. Has anyone ever told you that?! I never thought I would live to see the say I would say this about another human being, but you are EVIL! That's right, evil to the core!!!

Doralee Is that one of them marijuana cigarettes?Violet: Ssshhh, we don't have enough for everybody, cool it!

Doralee Rhodes Mr. Hart, if you touch that phone, I'm gonna jerk it out of the wall!

Doralee Rhodes He's got you for poisoning him, and me for roping him, and you for acting like he was first prize at a turkey shoot!

Margaret Judy: "We've got to do something!Margaret: Sure, let's all revolt.

Doralee Rhodes Well, I say we hire a couple of wranglers to go upstairs and beat the shit out of him.

Judy Bernly And if I wanna have an affair, or play sex games, or do M&M's, you can't stop me!