The Mouse and His Child (1977)
Andy Devine: The Frog
Quotes
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The Frog : It's been very slow, boss. These are hard times for oracles.
Manny the Rat : For incompetent ones.
The Frog : Are you sayin' that my charms don't work? That my potions don't heal? That my fortunes are false?
Manny the Rat : Of course. That's why I hired you.
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The Frog : What would you have from the future? It could be anything you like.
The Mouse Child : I want the Elephant to be my mama.
The Mouse : You what - ?
The Mouse Child : And the Seal to be my sister. And we'll all live together in the toy store.
The Frog : An elephant? That's rather a large order. And you?
The Mouse : I don't want anything given to me. I want something taken away.
The Frog : What's that?
The Mouse : Our key. The world being what it is, we'd be better off if we were free to wind ourselves.
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The Mouse Child : Oh, uncle Frog, it *is* coming true. All of it!
Manny the Rat : [shows up, crazed with revenge] Not quite, my little lovelies, not quite!
[the mice, Frog, Kingfisher and Seal shiver in fear]
Manny the Rat : It's nice to see you again. I have missed your company.
The Frog : No, no you don't! Not this time, Manny Rat!
Manny the Rat : Yes I do, Frog! THIS TIME!
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Manny the Rat : Frog, you're fired!
The Frog : For bein' a fraud?
Manny the Rat : For being a failure *as* a fraud!
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The Frog : Tell you your fortune? Give me your palm.
The Mouse Child : [indicating their permanently linked hands] We don't have one.
The Frog : Can't read your hand. Well, no matter, I'll just read your feet.
Ralphie : Their feet?
The Frog : An ancient form of divination taught to me by the praying mantis of the Babylonian persuasion.
