Charles Shaughnessy: Dennis

Quotes 

• Dennis : Don't worry, Mimi. The worm isn't going to hurt you. Look at what it does when it crawls through the dirt. See how it moves it all around?

  Marci : Oh yeah. Kind of like it's plowing it.

  Dennis : That's why the earthworm is called nature's plow. The worm's crawl in. The worms crawl out. They move the nutrients all about.

• Dennis : The earthworm really is the gardener's best friend.

  Mimi : You've gotta be kidding. Worms help my flowers grow?

• Dennis : Do you have any idea what eh world would look like if there weren't any worms?

  Mimi : Hmm. Prettier?

  Dennis : I'm afraid not. Without worms, the flowers wouldn't get the nutrients they need and would shrivel up.

• [last lines] 

  ["Worms at Work"] 

  Dennis : It's good to know about earthworms.

  Stanley Griff : And it's good Mimi isn't so grossed out by earthworms anymore.

  Dennis : Indeed.

  Stanley Griff : But you know what would be really good right now?

  Dennis : No, what?

  Stanley Griff : Sleep.

  [yawns] 

  Dennis : Ah, yes. I couldn't agree with you more, sleepyhead.

  Stanley Griff : Good night, Dennis.

  Dennis : Good night, earthworm boy Stanley.

• [first lines] 

  ["Caterpillar Countdown"] 

  [Harry yaps and catches a Frisbee thrown by Stanley. Elsie holds up a card with a score - 9] 

  Elsie : Come on. Hurry up, Dennis.

  Dennis : [in the process of marking his score]  A little patience please, Elsie.

  Harry : 9?

  Elsie : 9.

  Harry : But I always get 10s.

  Elsie : I don't know, Harry. Maybe your best years are behind you. You just don't have that puppy-like spring in your step anymore.

  Harry : Stanley, let's show 'em!

• [last lines] 

  ["Caterpillar Countdown"] 

  Stanley Griff : Good night, Dennis.

  Dennis : Good night, butterfly boy Stanley.