Shining Time Station: 'Tis a Gift (1990 TV Movie)

Mart Hulswit: J.B. King Esquire

Quotes 

• Mr. Nicholas : I'm sure that when you were a little boy you collected ships inside of bottles!

  J.B. King : Well I'll be!

  Mr. Nicholas : I'll bet you lined them all up on a shelf in your bedroom!

  J.B. King : Yes I did! They were beautiful ships!

  Mr. Nicholas : They sure were!

  J.B. King : I wonder whatever happened to them!

• Schemer : J.B. King Esquire. Exalted head of the Indian Valley Railroad. My favorite. Can I talk to you a second? I understand that you are on the committee that's going to pick Santa's helper for the holiday pageant. Then I feel it is my duty to inform you about some flaw's in my opponent's character.

  J.B. King : Flaws in Miss Jones' character?

  Schemer : Did you know that she trains rats?

  J.B. King : She trains rats? Why?

  Schemer : Why? Um... To steal cheese! To steal cheese! Because she is so fond of cheese sandwiches, see? Now that is something to consider when you're voting on who should be Santa's helper. After all, do you want a rat training, cheese theif? Or somebody who's honest and wholesome and good and cute? Someone like, me for instance?

• J.B. King : [thoughtfully]  Santa's helper? That's a very responsible position... then I'm the one to fill it.