Quotes
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[after hearing a swear word on TV]
Fran Sinclair : I will not have that kind of gutter language in this house!
Baby Sinclair : Smoo!
[the whole family gasp in shock]
Baby Sinclair : What'd I say?
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Baby Sinclair : Something's funny.
Fran Sinclair : Nothing's funny!
[turns off the TV]
Fran Sinclair : Nothing's funny at all!
Charlene Sinclair : But Mom, they said a dirty word on TV.
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Baby Sinclair : I said something. Was it... .Smoo?
Fran Sinclair : We don't say that word.
Baby Sinclair : Why?
Grandma Ethyl Phillips : Because it's a bad word.
Baby Sinclair : Why?
Grandma Ethyl Phillips : Because it's dirty.
Baby Sinclair : Why?
Grandma Ethyl Phillips : Ask your mother.
Baby Sinclair : Why?
Fran Sinclair : Uh... .it means... .well, it means... . it means the bottom of a dinosaur's feet. And feet touch the ground and get dirty so... . it's a dirty word and nice dinosaurs don't say it.
Baby Sinclair : Why?
Fran Sinclair : Because it's not nice. And it certainly doesn't belong on TV.
[both chuckling]
Earl Sinclair : Oh, Fran, lighten up. You think dinosaurs have so little going on in their lives, that they'd really care about one little word some guy says on TV?
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Earl Sinclair : Hey, kids. Is it off? Did they take it off yet?
TV Announcer : The Smoo Show, now on seven nights a week.
[Earl Sinclair moans]
Robbie Sinclair : Nice day's work, Dad.
Charlene Sinclair : Yeah.
Earl Sinclair : Thanks, Mr. Negative. I'll have you know we were out planting the seeds of change. You just wait. Those seeds are gonna bear fruit.
TV Announcer : Then, from the producers of The Smoo Show, it's The Flark Show followed by Kiss My Glick.
Robbie Sinclair : Who can say, Dad? It's probably just a coincidence.
Charlene Sinclair : Yeah, you got them on the run. A couple more protest raillies, they'll make it into a mini-series.
Earl Sinclair : Ha, ha, ha. You have anything to say?
Baby Sinclair : Flark, bad. Glick, bad.
Earl Sinclair : There, see? My message got through.
Baby Sinclair : Smoo? That's funny!
[laughs]
Earl Sinclair : Oh, this is so discouraging. TV has become the cesspool of vulgarity.
Fran Sinclair : Then why don't you just turn it off?
Earl Sinclair : Because, I shouldn't have to turn off my TV set, ever! I worked my whole life, I raised my family. I wanna be able to park them in front of the TV, and I know they're gonna watch good, clean, time-consuming, energy-sapping entertainment. So by the time I get home, they can barley wave hello.
Fran Sinclair : Well, obviously, the TV network dosen't care how you feel.
Earl Sinclair : Then I'm gonna have to go over their heads.
[Earl Sinclair leaves]
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Baby Sinclair : You're a big smoo!
[all gasp in shock]
Fran Sinclair : Well, we'll just be going.
B.P. Richfield : No, no, no. A big what?
Earl Sinclair : A big shoe. Yeah, yeah. Shoes are his favourite... uh, foot covering. It's the ultimate compliment, really.
Baby Sinclair : Not shoe, smoo! A big, fat smooey smoo!
[laughs and B.P. Richfield groans and strains]
Earl Sinclair : Not much you can do with that one.
Fran Sinclair : I'm so sorry, Mr. Richfield. It's something he heard on television last night.
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Baby Sinclair : [in the house] It's not my bath time. What's going on?
Fran Sinclair : We'll just see if we can't wash those dirty words out of your mouth with a little soap.
Baby Sinclair : [mumbling] I don't like this.
[Fran Sinclair takes the soap out of Baby Sinclair's mouth]
Fran Sinclair : Now. Any dirty words left in there?
[Baby Sinclair blows a bubble]
Baby Sinclair : [bubble pops] Smoo!
[laughs]
Robbie Sinclair : Good work, Mom. I'm sure we've all learned a valuable lesson.
[Baby Sinclair hiccups]
Baby Sinclair : [bubble pops] Smoo!
Fran Sinclair : Oh!
[Baby Sinclair chuckles and door opens]
Fran Sinclair : [Earl Sinclair groans] Hi, honey. Are you all right?
[Earl Sinclair grumbles]
Robbie Sinclair : Hey, Dad, some jerk put a sign on your back.
Earl Sinclair : It was Mr. Richfield. And I think you kids called him enough names for one day.
Robbie Sinclair : You're home now. Don't you think you can take it off?
Earl Sinclair : I would, but it's covering an unsightly wound.
[Earl Sinclair groans]
Robbie Sinclair : Oh.
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Fran Sinclair : Earl Sneed Sinclair!
Earl Sinclair : Oops.
Fran Sinclair : I thought I told you to turn off that TV.
Baby Sinclair : Smoo!
Earl Sinclair : Oh! Fran, how did I know this was gonna be on? You never know what these network guys are gonna do.
Fran Sinclair : That's right. So until we're sure it's safe, this TV stays off.
[groans and turns off the TV]
Fran Sinclair : You'll just have to spend some more quality time with your child.