23 quotes
Prisoners of Our Own Making
Carole
Help, I'm a prisoner! I can't get out!
Van Hippy
We all prisoners, chickee-baby. We all locked in. Huh, a couple of weirdos, Guenivere.
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The Decision to Let Go
Jim Douglas
Where's the beast? You didn't cut up the Edsel!
Tennessee Steinmetz
Came over me all of a sudden. Seemed like the only decent thing to do. Believe me, Jim, it'll be happier up there.
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Finding Comfort in Difficult Times
Mr. Thorndyke
At a ] like this, whatever kind of time it is, I always say ] serves to ease the ].
[[time; [money; [pain]
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Unexpected Car Troubles and Shared Insights
Jim Douglas
What do you know? Engine stalled.
Carole
How about that? Door's stuck. That's how it is with cars sometimes. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens next.
[tries to get out]
Jim Douglas
Well, as someone very wisely once said, "That's how it is with cars sometimes.
Carole
I just said that.
Jim Douglas
Oh.
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Reputation and Misconceptions in Relationships
Carole
I wonder if your reputation is altogether true.
Jim Douglas
What's my reputation?
Carole
Well, I've heard that Jim Douglas is only interested in fast cars and easy money.
Jim Douglas
Not true.
Carole
Oh.
Jim Douglas
Mm-hmm. You know something else?
Carole
What?
Jim Douglas
When the light hits you just right, you're as beautiful as General Grant on a $50 bill.
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Questioning Sanity and Humor in Conversation
Mr. Thorndyke
Have you gone mad?
Jim Douglas
Okay, what's the joke?
Mr. Thorndyke
What do you mean?
Jim Douglas
I don't know how you rigged it, but I'm sure that car is a real cut-up when a convention comes to town.
Mr. Thorndyke
What in the name of...
Jim Douglas
If I'd wanted a trick car, I would have bought one at a joke shop.
Mr. Thorndyke
Allow me to say that I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. You come billowing up in that beastly little car, and assault my personal Rolls-Royce!
Jim Douglas
...I brought it back! I want my money, I want the papers I signed, and then I'll get outta here, and you two clowns can, can have your little laugh.
Carole
Mr. Douglas, if there is anything wrong with the car, would you be good enough to tell me what it is?
Jim Douglas
Well, there's nothing essentially wrong with the car. It's just that it wants to go one way and I'd like to go the other-
Mr. Thorndyke
Well, whatever it is, none of it is covered in our guilt-headed guarantee.
Jim Douglas
Oh, I'm sure of that.
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Believing in a forgotten dream machine
Jim Douglas
I may be kidding myself, but I think I can make something out of that sad little bucket of bolts.
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The Love Bug - Dialogue 8
Mr. Thorndyke
What part of Ireland did you say your mother came from?
Tennessee Steinmetz
Coney, Island.
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Desire for escape expressed by Mr. Thorndyke
Mr. Thorndyke
Get me outta here!
[caught in Herbie's cargo compartment]
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Unexpected Encounter Between Two Characters
Mr. Thorndyke
Good evening.
Tennessee Steinmetz
Sorry, the other rats are out for the evening!
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Negotiating a Price in a Business Deal
Mr. Thorndyke
I take it that the question of price does not concern a gentleman like yourself.
Jim Douglas
I wouldn't haggle, if that's what you mean.
Mr. Thorndyke
And what might your desired price range be, sir?
Jim Douglas
Oh, about $75.
Mr. Thorndyke
$75.
[laughs, thinking this is a joke]
Jim Douglas
I could do $80 in a pinch. What do you have in the way of cheap, honest transportation?
Mr. Thorndyke
Cheap honest transportation." I will bid you good day, sir.
[visibly annoyed; snatches back the glass of sherry]
Jim Douglas
Good day. Hey! Well, now, where did this come from?
[a Volkswagen Beetle rolls through the mechanic's shop doors and gently bumps him]
Mr. Thorndyke
Havershaw!
Havershaw
Mr. Thorndyke, yes, sir?
Mr. Thorndyke
What is this thing doing in my showroom, may I ask?
Havershaw
I believe Miss Bennett may know something about this.
Mr. Thorndyke
Miss Bennett?
Carole
Yes, you remember when Mrs. van Lewett purchased a new Bentley? Well, she also asked us to purchase a small used car for her upstairs maid.
Mr. Thorndyke
Then why isn't Mrs. van Lewett's maid in her blasted vehicle?
Carole
Well, the car was returned this morning, Mr. Thorndyke; she was having some kind of trouble with it.
Mr. Thorndyke
Get it out of here.
Jim Douglas
What's that for?
Mr. Thorndyke
I beg your pardon?
Jim Douglas
Well, why don't you let the little car alone?
Mr. Thorndyke
Are you presuming to tell me what to do in my own establishment?
Jim Douglas
Ok, I'm out of line. It just bugs me to see somebody abusing a decent piece of machinery.
Mr. Thorndyke
How fascinating. Now that you've had the benefit of your point of view, shall we regard our relationship as terminated? Havershaw! Get this eyesore out of my showroom. And if ever I find it in here again, someone is going to find himself in a great deal of trouble!
[laughs coldly]
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A Quality Worth Saluting
Mr. Thorndyke
I salute your ], my dear, a quality not necessarily to be despised.
[[honesty]
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Struggles with Self-Acceptance and Inner Conflict
Mr. Thorndyke
Sometimes I really don't like myself…
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The Mystery of Unique Cars Explained
Jim Douglas
You don't understand what happens, do you? They make ten thousand cars, they make them exactly the same way, and one or two of em turn out to be something special. Nobody knows why.
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Identity and Worth Tied to Possessions
Jim Douglas
Without a real car, I'm only half a man.
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Pizza Metaphor in The Love Bug
Tennessee Steinmetz
Thorndyke again. He made a pizza outta it!
[seeing a sabotaged spare wheel]
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Unusual Food Choices Spark Conversation
Jim Douglas
Why is it the only food we have in this house is parrot food? I mean, we don't *have* a parrot.
Tennessee Steinmetz
Eat that! That's good! That's pressed kelp. That aerates your liver.
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Herbie: The Car with a Heart
Taglines
It's a Love-in for Herbie... the incredible little car who shifts for himself!
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The Love Bug - Jim Douglas
Jim Douglas
Has everybody gone nuts around here? I can understand how Tennessee feels, he's just in off a ].
[[flying saucer]
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Confrontation of Nerves and Courage
Mr. Thorndyke
Havershaw, I am not a cowardly man, but I get the feeling that thing is out to get me.
Havershaw
Now, now, sir, none of that. We're not losing our nerve, are we?
Mr. Thorndyke
BLAST you, Havershaw! How dare you patronize me! I am not losing my nerve!
Havershaw
No, sir. No, sir, of course not.
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Herbie's Charm Will Win You Over
Taglines
Herbie Will Honk His Way Into Your Heart.
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Celebrating Irish Heritage and Pride
Tennessee Steinmetz
Up the Irish!
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Friendship and Loyalty in The Love Bug
Tennessee Steinmetz
I'm your friend.
[to Herbie, sotto voce]
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