The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series)

Annie (1999)

Kathy Bates: Miss Agatha Hannigan

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Quotes 

• Lily : Oliver Warbucks... the millionaire?

  Miss Hannigan : No, the billionaire, you dumb hotel.

• Miss Hannigan : I don't know whatever I'd do without you.

  Annie : Scrub the floors yourself?

• Annie : I thought you hated your job.

  Miss Hannigan : No, I love my job; it's kids I hate.

• Lily : Ms. Lily St. Regis. I was named after the hotel.

  Miss Hannigan : Which floor?

• Miss Hannigan : [singing before she is banished to a psychiatric hospital]  I'm headed straight for the nuthouse! / With all the nuts and the squirrels! / There I'll stay, tucked away / Till the prohibition of... liiiit-tlllle... GIRLS!

• Miss Hannigan : OK, missy, I don't ever want you to do this again. So you're going to scrub every inch of this dump with this.

  [holding up a dirty toothbrush] 

  Miss Hannigan : Glad you're back?

  Annie : Yes, Miss Hannigan.

  [tries to take the toothbrush from her] 

  Miss Hannigan : [pulls back the toothbrush]  Liar. What's the one thing I always taught you?

  Annie : [somewhat firmly]  Never tell a lie.

  Miss Hannigan : [giving the toothbrush to her]  That's right.

• Miss Grace Farrell : Excuse me, I was told I'd find a Miss Hannigan here?

  Miss Hannigan : And who might you be?

  Miss Grace Farrell : I'm Grace Farrell, the Board of Orphans.

  Miss Hannigan : Look, there was some sort of mistake. Somehow, Annie got into the laundry basket. One thing led to another and I had to call the cops. Please don't fire me!

  Miss Grace Farrell : I think you have me confused with soebody else.

  Miss Hannigan : Oh, I get it. Uh, listen, honey, if you're peddling beauty products, I don't need any.

  Miss Grace Farrell : Miss Hannigan, I don't peddle anything. I'm personal secretary to Mr. Oliver Warbucks.

• Miss Hannigan : I hate that kid so much, I could be her mother.

• Miss Hannigan : Some women are drippin' with diamonds, some are drippin, with pearls, lucky me look what I'm drippin' with, little girls!

• Miss Hannigan : [to Rooster]  Rooster, you're the only con I know who can con a cop.

• Kate : Miss Hannigan, may we please have our breakfast now?

  Miss Hannigan : No. You *may* have it later.

• Miss Hannigan : Just let me make sure I heard you right Miss Personal Secretary to The Oliver Warbucks. My Annie is going to be adopted by your millionaire?

  Miss Grace Farrell : Actually, he's a billionaire.

• Miss Hannigan : [to Annie]  Have I ever hit any of ya?

  Annie : No, but you've threatened, that's worse.

• Miss Hannigan : Annie! Annie, tell these people how good I've always been to ya! Huh?

  Annie : Miss Hannigan, I would, but the one thing you always taught me was...

  [takes check] 

  Annie : Never tell a lie.

  Miss Hannigan : [briskly removing her disguise while the rest of the girls gasp in fright]  BRAT! I'll let you in on a little secret: I neva liked you. Neva! You're nothin' but a rotten gold digger! I've always been so good to ya, and this is what I get, huh? YOU DROVE ME TO THIS!