The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1986)

Dudley Moore: Narrator

Quotes 

• Narrator : To keep up his spirits, he began singing a dog marching song.

  Otis : Here comes the dog, strong and brave - woof! Here comes the dog, your life he...

  [falls into a hole] 

  Narrator : He then decided to skip the whole thing.

• Milo : Look what the blizzard blew in! You look hungry; how about some fish?

  Otis : Okay, but not for me; for my puppies.

  Milo : You have puppies? Me, too!

  Otis : You have *what?*

  Milo : I mean, uh, uh... kittens.

• Milo's Mother : And Milo! I've told you again and again - *please* don't walk on the chickens!

• Milo : You're a strange-looking cat.

  Otis : Oh, I'm not a cat; I'm a dog.

  Milo : All right, a dog, I understand, but... deep down inside, we're all cats, right?

• Otis : Maybe you don't realize it, Milo, but this a major day for me, because... well, maybe you don't realize it, but this is the day I've become... a watchdog!

• Narrator : The noise upstairs didn't disturb the dogs that slept in the barn. They could sleep through anything. But a lot of the other animals were awakened by all the scurrying overhead. Some of them just accepted it... some were pretty annoyed... and a few quietly plotted revenge.

• Otis : [after Sandra gives birth to their first puppy]  It's a boy! It's a boy! It's a boy!

  Sandra : Uh, Otis... you ran out a little too soon.

  Otis : It's a litter! It's a litter!

• Narrator : Naturally, the sight of a dog and a cat watching an egg brought the usual string of gawkers... and thrill-seekers.

• Deer : Just let your heart lead and your feet will follow, and we'll bound and leap like a gentle breeze. Bound and leap like a zephyr set free. Bound, and, of course, leap.

• Narrator : Milo started walking too close to the edge.

  Milo's Mother : Milo, dear.

  Narrator : His mother called.

  Milo's Mother : [as Milo falls]  That's not a good idea! Come back here, Milo!

  Narrator : She yelled.

• Milo : [smacking a bird on the head]  Hey! Your singing stinks! Will you quit it?

• Chicken #1 : Did you hear about Gloria?

  Chicken #2 : Oh, the egg! So it finally happened! Is she staying at home with it or is she going back to work?

• Raccoon : [observing Milo's attempt at fishing]  That cat has got to be kidding.

• Milo : [taunting the bear in the drawers]  Wanna come in? I'll help you. I'll pull you in by your nose!

• Milo : Want some more dinner? Remember, you're eating for eight now!

• Narrator : Otis resumed his search for Milo. He saw in the distance an animal that he thought might be helpful.

  Fox : [singing and swimming in a creek]  Deeya-da da da dat da, deya-da datta da... Eeyo edata da, de do doo datta-da.

  [Otis runs down the hill] 

  Fox : Eeya dat-datta da!

  [continues singing, climbs out of creek] 

  Fox : Oh... ah! Gah...

  [shakes water off] 

  Fox : Ooh, that's better.

  [proceeds to jump in meadow] 

  Otis : Excuse me! I'm looking for a friend of mine!

  Fox : I'm looking for, uh, someone to play with! Wanna race me across the stream, eh?

  Otis : I haven't got time!

  Narrator : ...Otis said, sensing that this fox wasn't going to be any great help.

  Fox : Hey wait a second... What kind of animal are you anyway?

  Otis : I'm a dog, of course.

  Fox : How can you be a dog? You have no tail!

  Narrator : Otis was outraged.

  Otis : I certainly do! Look!

  [wags his tail] 

  Fox : Ha! You call that a tail? THIS is a tail! Ha ha ha!

  [waves his tail wildly] 

  Narrator : And with that, the fox jumped away laughing.

• Narrator : Sometime later, during the last weeks of the long winter, Joyce was making preparations. The time was drawing near.

  Milo : [about her soon-to-come babies]  You okay, Joyce? Want some more dinner? Remember, you're eating for eight now.

  Joyce : Milo... Milo, I think it's time.

  Milo : Okay! Remember the way to breathe?

  [Joyce breathes deeply] 

• Narrator : Now the bear was raging mad. He'd had enough of rummaging through drawers after a cat. Now he was gonna pull the whole shack apart.

• Raccoon : Hey cat nice fish.

  Narrator : The raccoon said.

  Raccoon : Too bad it's gotta be the one that got away.

• Narrator : Milo reflected on the family he'd stayed with.

  Milo : Geez... no wonder they call them *pigs!*

• Otis : Are you sure you know where we're going?

  Narrator : Otis asked.

  Milo : Sure. The dock is right this way. And you've never seen the river. Come on!

  Narrator : Said Milo.

• Narrator : They battled over the trout until the bear saw something more bigger and tastier. A cat.