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Nearly every line Jessica Walter said as Lucille Bluth inArrested Developmentsticks in your memory.
The platonic ideal of a Lucille-ism comes in a flashback.
Its one banana, Michael, what could it cost, 10 dollars?
No wonder its so useful at capturing theperspective of Americas politicians.
I dont care for Gob.
Lucille insists that she loves all her children equally.
She also makes it very clear that she does not appreciate Gob.
Get me a vodka rocks… and a piece of toast.
What could be a more natural breakfast?
Shouldnt we all wake up to vodka and toast?
Heres some money, go see a Star War.
But Lucilles half-hearted attempts to do motherly things for him remain a golden recurring bit.
Watch how Walter primly undoes her purse and drags out the As of star and war.
If thats a veiled criticism about me, I wont hear it and I wont respond to it.
Lucillle prefers to make everything about her, including Michaels complaint about how too many people are self-involved.
I dont understand the question and I wont respond to it.
She thinks Im too critical, thats another fault of hers.
Shes tossing away a devastating thing, which makes it all the more cruel.
Ill leave when Im good and ready.
Sound it out if you dont get it immediately.
At least hes in prison, not an urn.
Look what the homosexuals have done to me!
The height of delusional victimhood, and one of Lucilles first lines in the series.
What a way to enter a show.
Really, did… nothing cancel?
Ahh, Gene Parmesan!!
