Episode Quotes
Mary: Ma, I know you think Brandi's your precious baby, she's not. She's a virus infecting everyone around her.
Mary: I just want to wash the stench of this day off and go to bed.
Marshall: I know. But, there are about 60 people in there hiding behind furniture just waiting for you to open the door so they can jump up and yell "Surprise."
Mary: Yuck!
Marshall: C'mon, it's your birthday! This isn't about you. Get ready to act surprised!
Brandi: It's an Indian talisman, or totem? Maybe, I forget which, but um, I got it from this Indian stand after I took off with Chico's car.
Mary: Raphael.
Brandi: Right. It's from the Los Lobos tribe.
Mary: Sweetie, Los Lobos is a band.
Brandi: A band of Indians?
Mary: No, just a band.
Mary: (voiceover) My name is Mary. Today's my birthday. And if I ever run into the son of a bitch that promised me a life of excitement and unlimited opportunity as a U.S. Marshall, I'll shoot off both his kneecaps.
Marshall: Do I get to play bad cop?
Mary: Like you could!
Mary: (voiceover) We all live in hiding. In one way or another, each of us conceals pieces of ourselves from the rest of the world. Some people hide because their lives depend on it. Others because they don't like being seen. And then there are those special cases, the ones who hide because ... because ... because they just want someone to care enough to look for them.
Tasha: You speak Russian?
Marshall: A little. I learned it in the 80's when you guys were still Commies.
Stan: I just got her a bottle of really expensive perfume.
Marshall: Mary doesn't wear perfume.
Stan: Yes, she does.
Marshall: Na uh.
Stan: You sure? I mean, she always smells so good.
Marshall: That's just her.
Cultural References
Det. Dershowitz: You operate under the cloak of darkness. Only Boy Wonder knows your true identity.
Dershowitz is making a reference to Batman.
Marshall: Yes, Fredo.
Marshall is referring to a character from The Godfather.
Frankie: Congratulations, you're the Amazing-freakin' Kreskin.
George Kresge, Jr., known as The Amazing Kreskin, is a mentalist who had his own television series during the 1970s.