Memorable Quotes from David Johansen
4 quotesConfronting Reality with Humor and Tough Love
Ghost of Christmas Past
GO BACK TO JERSEY, YA MORON!
[after driving harmlessly through a van; laughs]
Ghost of Christmas Present
Sometimes, you have to SLAP them in the face just to get their attention!
Earl Cross
All day long, I listen to people give me excuses why they can't work...'My back hurts, my legs ache, I'm only four! The sooner he learns life isn't handed to him on a silver platter, the better!
[pauses for a second]
Promo Announcer
The night the reindeer died!
Elliot Loudermilk
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[[w:Bugs Bunny|Hello wabbit]
James Cross
My brother, The King of Christmas.
[last lines]
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Confronting the Past with Humor and Sarcasm
Frank
I get it. You're here to show me my past, and I'm supposed to get all dully-eyed and mushy. Well, forget it, pal, you got the wrong guy!
Ghost of Christmas Past
That's exactly what Attila the Hun said. But when he saw his mother...Niagara Falls!
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Reflections on Past Choices and Memories
Ghost of Christmas Past
You still spend the next fifteen years sitting on your ass watching TV.
Frank
Check the records! I did some stuff. I played baseball. One year, I hit the home-run that won the big game-
Ghost of Christmas Past
That was the kid on ].
[[w:The Courtship of Eddie's Father|The Courtship of Eddie's Father]
Frank
There was another time, though. I was on a hill covered with flowers, and there was a beautiful girl with pigtails-
Ghost of Christmas Past
PATHETIC! You are so pathetic! That was ]!
[[w:Little House on the Prairie (TV series)|Little House on the Prairie]
Frank
...Was it the the homecoming episode?
Ghost of Christmas Past
Yes, it was the homecoming episode of Little House. Let's face it, Frank. Garden slugs got more out of life than you.
[exasperated]
Frank
Yeah? Name one.
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Self-Awareness and Regret in Scrooged
Ghost of Christmas Past
You left Claire for Frisbee the dog? Frank, let me sum this up for you: you don't know who you are, you don't know what you want, and you don't know what the hell is going on!
Frank
I've made a few mistakes. I gotta live with that. But I do know who I am, I know what I want, and I know what's going on!
Ghost of Christmas Past
Hey, Frank! Up here!
[disappeared into a monitor, and whistles to get his attention]
Frank
What's going on?
Ghost of Christmas Past
How should I know? I'm just the ghost! So long, sucker!
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