Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988 TV Movie)

Dorothy Lyman: Mom

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Quotes 

• Ralph's Mother : [the family is finishing loading the car]  OK, we have the box of canned goods... did you get the bath mat?

  Old Man : The what?

  Ralph's Mother : The bath mat!

  Old Man : A bath mat? What do we need a bath mat for?

  Ralph's Mother : Well, you never know! It might be nice.

• Ralph's Mother : [whistles]  Are you up?

  Old Man : [yelling]  Will you shut up?

• [Randy desperately has to go to the bathroom] 

  Randy : [whining]  Mom, I can't undo my knot; I have to go!

  Ralph's Mother : Ralph, would you help your brother?

  Ralph : For crying out loud! OK, runt, let's go!

• Ralph's Mother : [in a high pitched voice]  Boys! Come on, breakfast is ready!

  [radio shorts out and breaks] 

• Ralph's Mother : [looking at homemade windmills]  They spin!

  Grannie of Grannie's Old Log Cabins : Yeah, the wind does that.

  Ralph's Mother : Isn't that clever? The wind does that!

• Ralph's Mother : It's steaming.

  Old Man : [sarcastically]  No, what makes you think that?

  Ralph's Mother : Well, I can see it, honey. Look, there it is.

• Ralph's Mother : Oh, isn't this just wonderful, honey? It's so much better than last year, isn't it? Everything's going so well.

  [the left rear tire blows out] 

  Old Man : A flat! A flat! When will you learn to keep your mouth shut? Now look what you've done.

• Ralph's Mother : Don't you think we better stop and get gas? The gauge is pointing at the E.

  Old Man : Look, don't worry. I'm waiting for a Texas Royal Supreme Blue station.

  Ralph's Mother : What for?

  Old Man : [proudly]  They sponsor the White Sox games.

  Ralph : [cut to Ralph and the Old Man hiking down the road, carrying a gas can]  Gee whiz, Dad.

  Old Man : Ah, shut up. No one asked you to come.

  [Ralph doesn't say a word] 

  Old Man : I don't wanna hear no more talkin'.

• Grannie : It's the best windmill in the industry. Give you years and years of dependable action.

  Ralph's Mother : It would look so great out behind the garage.

  Old Man : No.

  Grannie : Can I interest you folks in, uh, maybe, a concrete mushroom? Maybe a concrete elf? Got a sale on discontinued elves.

  Old Man : Let's go, it's getting late. We aren't gonna buy any junk today.

  [cut to a shot of the windmill tied to the roof of the Parkers' car with the rest of their luggage]