- Steven Spielberg: [finishing reading his alternate ending to "Next Time, Phone Ahead"] Fade to black, the end. Hmm... Uh, what was that other option again?
- Paul Rugg: Oh yeah, we can end the show early and show some more Animaniacs reruns.
- Steven Spielberg: Right... Let's do it!
- [the Animaniacs intro resumes]
- Steven Spielberg: [after being shown the original ending of "Next Time, Phone Ahead"] Uh, I don't get this. Uh, what is this; Dexter gets eaten and then fade out, the end? Where's Freakazoid?
- John P. McCann: Well, he's uh... he's not in the episode.
- Steven Spielberg: [frantically checks the script] Not in it? But, he's the star of the show. What are you thinking?
- Paul Rugg: Well, uh...
- [laughs nervously]
- Paul Rugg: We were thinking of maybe, ending the episode... early today!
- Jean Macurdy: And showing some more Animaniacs reruns.
- Steven Spielberg: Oh... I like that!
- [the Animaniacs intro starts to play for a couple of seconds before Spielberg changes his mind]
- Steven Spielberg: No, no, no, no! We can't do it.
- John P. McCann, Paul Rugg, Jean Macurdy: Aww...
- Steven Spielberg: Look, we gotta get to Freakazoid.