Smallville (TV Series)
Pilot (2001)
John Schneider: Jonathan Kent
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Quotes
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Jonathan Kent : Are you okay?
Clark Kent : Can I answer that in about five years?
Jonathan Kent : Yeah.
Clark Kent : Dad I'm glad you and mom are the ones that found me.
Jonathan Kent : We didn't find you, Clark, you found us.
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Jonathan Kent : Your real parents weren't exactly from around... here.
Clark Kent : Where are they from?
[Jonathan looks up at the sky]
Clark Kent : What are you trying to tell me, Dad? That I'm from another planet?
[sarcastically]
Clark Kent : I suppose you stashed my spaceship in the attic?
Jonathan Kent : Actually... it's in the storm cellar.
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[after finding Clark]
Jonathan Kent : Kids just don't fall out of the sky, Martha.
Martha Kent : Then where did he come from?
Jonathan Kent : I don't know. But he must have parents.
[they both spot the space ship]
Martha Kent : Well, if he does, they're definitely not from Kansas.
Jonathan Kent : Sweetheart, we can't keep him. What are we gonna tell people? We found him out in a field?
Martha Kent : We didn't find him... he found us.
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Jonathan Kent : Who was the maniac who was driving that car?
Lex Luthor : That would be me.
[offering a handshake]
Lex Luthor : Lex Luthor.
Jonathan Kent : I'm Jonathan Kent. This is my son.
Lex Luthor : Thanks for saving my life.
Clark Kent : I'm sure you would have done the same thing.
Lex Luthor : You got quite an extraordinary boy there, Mr. Kent. If there's any way I can repay you?
Jonathan Kent : Drive slower.
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Jonathan Kent : I know this has gotta be really hard for you. But you gotta just hang in there like we promised.
Clark Kent : I'm sick of 'hanging in there'. All I want to do is go through high school without being a total loser.
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Jonathan Kent : What are we supposed to tell everyone? That we found him in a cornfield?
Martha Kent : We didn't find him. He found us.
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Jonathan Kent : Hey, what you got there, son?
Clark Kent : Permission slip. It's for the football team. A couple spots opened up. They're having tryouts this afternoon. Come on, dad, you played football in high school.
Jonathan Kent : That was different, son.
Clark Kent : Why?
Jonathan Kent : You know why.
Clark Kent : I figured I'd run half speed, and I won't hit anybody.
Jonathan Kent : A lot of things can happen in the heat of the game, son.
Clark Kent : Most of the guys hardly even play. Chances are I'll ride the bench for half the season. Dad, I can be careful.
Jonathan Kent : I know that you can be careful, but what if there's an accident?
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Jonathan Kent : [showing Clark his spaceship] This is how you came into our world, son. It was the day of the meteor shower.
Clark Kent : This is a joke, right? Why didn't you tell me about this before?
Jonathan Kent : We wanted to protect you.
Clark Kent : Protect me from what? You should have told me.
Jonathan Kent : [he whooshes away] Clark. Clark!
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Jonathan Kent : [Lex has given Clark a new truck as a thank-you gift] I know how much you want it, son. But you can't keep it.
Clark Kent : Why not? I saved the guy's life.
Jonathan Kent : So you think you deserve a prize?
Clark Kent : That's not what I meant. Look, how about you drive the new one and I'll drive the old one? Everybody wins.
Jonathan Kent : This is not about winning, Clark.
Clark Kent : It's not like the Luthors can't afford it.
Jonathan Kent : Clark, I know you're upset. Son, but it's normal.
Clark Kent : [throwing his backpack and jacket down] Normal?
[going over and turning on the woodchipper]
Clark Kent : How about this? Is this normal?
Jonathan Kent : [he sticks his hand into it] Clark!
[he pulls Clark's arm out, but sees he's unhurt]
Clark Kent : I didn't dive in after Lex's car. It hit me at 60 miles an hour. Does that sound normal to you?
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Jonathan Kent : Afternoon, Nell.
Nell Potter : Jonathan. Martha. What a surprise. What brings the reclusive Kents to town?
Martha Kent : Tulips. Red ones, if you have them.
Nell Potter : What about a tiger orchid?
Jonathan Kent : No, thanks. Martha has her heart set on tulips.
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Jonathan Kent : I know what you wished for.
Martha Kent : I see a little face. It's all I ever wanted.
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Jonathan Kent : It's time, son.
Clark Kent : Time for what?
Jonathan Kent : The truth. I want you to take a look at something.
[taking out a small, metallic rectangle with Kryptonian writing on it]
Jonathan Kent : I think it's from your parents. Your... your real parents.
Clark Kent : What does it say?
Jonathan Kent : I tried to decipher it for years, but it's not written in any language known to man.
Clark Kent : What do you mean?