Mr. Sunshine (2011 TV series)

Mr. Sunshine (2011) was an American sitcom, airing on ABC. The show starred Matthew Perry stars as Ben Donovan, the self-involved manager of a second-rate San Diego sports arena who begins to re-evaluate his life on his 40th birthday.

Pilot [1.01]

 * [small child approaches Ben in the sky box]
 * Boy: Excuse me, are you one of the players?
 * Ben: Oh no, my job's much better big guy! You know what I do, is I'm in charge of this entire arena.  Every night, 17,505 people come here expecting to have a good time, and I make sure they do!
 * Boy: [with the same enthusiasm as before] Are you one of the players?
 * Ben: [taken aback] What? I just tol...what the hell's the matter with you?


 * Crystal: Now Alonzo, make sure you have a good mix of kids for the photo op. You know, black, white...the Himalayas are in Asia, right?
 * Alonzo: [nods] Mmm-hmm.
 * Crystal: Get me an Asian kid. Oh!  And I'm gonna need some kind of a trophy.  Have the Asian child hand me some kind of a trophy!  [claps]
 * Ben: You're right to clap, because these are all very strong ideas.

Crystal on Ice [1.05]

 * [display on sign outside The Sunshine Center]
 * TONIGHT!! SMURFS ON ICE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. NEXT WEEK: PORN!  MEET ADULT FILM STARS!!


 * [Ben walks into his office and finds Alice waiting for him]
 * Alice: There you are. Hey, I'm having a little....
 * Ben: [cuts her off] I can't pretend to listen to your problems right now, we have to talk about me!
 * Alice: What's wrong??
 * Ben: I'll tell you what's wrong! Something's happening to me!  Roman, is very sad about his mother, and that makes me sad.  Crystal, is very very upset about a little blue person, and that makes me upset.  It's just occurring to me now, I'm actually curious, how your night went with Alonzo!  What the hell's happening to me?
 * Alice: You're becoming an actual human being.
 * Ben: Well I don't like it! (storms out in a huff)

Lingerie Football [1.06]

 * Roman: Hey, how do you just talk to a woman like that?
 * Ben: Well first of all, it helps to use actual words.
 * Roman: Yeah, I wish I could tell Heather how I feel. I just get so scared.
 * Ben: That's a healthy fear Roman, she's tried to kill people.
 * Roman: [giggles] She's layered. She is just so layered!


 * [Ben is helping Crystal go over her taxes]
 * Ben: Here's a big ticket item that has me a little confused. In 1997, you purchased Ecuador?
 * Crystal: [filing her nails] It's a long story. I briefly dated a man named Marcos.  Put it under travel.

Ben and Vivian [1.09
Vivien: Hey, Ben, I just wanted to let you know that if I were a zombie, you could shoot me in the head. Ben Donovan: Oh, ok. And if you weren't a zombie?
 * Vivien: Then please don't.

Cast

 * Matthew Perry (actor) - Ben Donovan
 * Allison Janney - Crystal Cohen
 * Andrea Anders - Alice
 * James Lesure - Alonzo Pope
 * Nate Torrence - Roman Cohen
 * Portia Doubleday - Heather