Darlene [to Ben]: You’re saying I don’t know what I’m doing. You’re saying you think I need a man.
Dan: [to Ben]: Don’t. Don’t say it. Put the pin back in that grenade, soldier. No one needs to die today needlessly here.

Darlene: That’s from the trash. You’re eating trash candy.
Dan: Waste not, want not. That’s in the Bible. I’m doing God’s work.

Darlene: There is a really good house here. It’s right at the top of my price range, but it’s the only one that hasn’t said, train lovers look no further.
Dan: I wouldn’t consider the train a deal-breaker. I think it’s nice when your house rocks you to sleep.

Oh, you’re going to be a whole different kind of special.

Dan [to Beverly Rose]

Mark: I think I might be able to get a great college essay out of this. I’m a gay contrabassoonist from the wrong side of the tracks.
Darlene: Buckle in.
Mark: Why?
Darlene: Because you are on a rocket sled to Harvard.

Your snooping is causing me to do something no Conner has ever done. I’m going to go open a savings account.

Mark

Becky: Can you watch Beverly Rose?
Dan: In the hardware store? We had a broken bag of birdseed, and the rats are running around like it’s a Vegas buffet. I could give her a mallet, and she could play whack a mole.

Harris: I know you didn't invite me because you thought I'd be jealous, but I love my little brother, and I'm happy when he does good.
Darlene: I know that.
Harris: And who knows, maybe if Mark does really good, you'll let him decide who he wants to fall in love with and won't throw him out of the house like a dog who crapped on the rug. Anyways, that's all I wanted to say. Love you all. Goodbye.

Mark: I'm going to do whatever it takes to do better than the rest of you. Nothing's going to get in my way. The rules no longer apply.
Darlene: Oh really? The rules do apply as long as you're under my roof. I'm not going to let you do anything stupid, but if you do, there will be consequences. Until you're 18, and then you can be as stupid as you want. And if The Conners before you are any indication, it's going to be Nobel prize stupid.
Mark: I hate you.
Darlene: Then I'm doing my job.

Look at yourself. You're shaking and begging for pills. No school or grade, or scholarship is worth that. You're a smart kid. You're just not cut out for this pace.

Darlene

Darlene: I think I'm just going to keep him in the school and hope he adjusts to the workload. I am going to have to watch him like a hawk.
Dan: What does that even mean? Are you going to drug test him every day?
Darlene: If I have to.
Dan: That's a nice bonding moment. I think Norman Rockwell painted that. It's called "A Specimen for Mother."

You are not old. You are crazy.

Neville [to Jackie]

The Conners Season 4 Quotes

It’s always hard when your menopausal kid moves out for the fourth or fifth time.

Dan

Dan: The best thing you can do is give him the space he asked for.
Darlene: Oh, yeah, I’m done with that. No good ever came from a man thinking too long.