To defeat a child, you gotta think like a child!
BrentYou are uniquely qualified.
Brent[running from kids] I've had it with your stupid plans, Now it's time for my stupid plans.
A character in Corner Gas
Played by Brent Butt
Corner Gas · 223 quotes
Most-quoted character in Corner Gas: in 94 of its 223 quotes
Most scenes with: Wanda (27), Oscar (23), Hank (20)
To defeat a child, you gotta think like a child!
BrentYou are uniquely qualified.
Brent[running from kids] I've had it with your stupid plans, Now it's time for my stupid plans.
Mistletoe.
BrentHey, is that fake or real? Cause if that's real, it's probably my mom's.
I better take it down.
BrentHere, I'll get that.
Are you sure?
Brent, be careful.
BrentI got it.
Same damn thing every year.
This one's broken. [referring to a toy that's in a community donation box]
Let's sing Christmas carols.
Who would give a broken toy to a needy child?
You mean a cheap child.
It's one of those motor goats; his head's come off. [chuckles]
I think if you look in the neck hole, you'll see there's a twenty in there.
[singing] Joy to the world, the Lord has come …
Brent[to Lacey] I can see what you mean about the weird stuff reminding you.
Hank was right, my newspaper was late this morning.
BrentYeah, well, you can thank my dad. He's your eager 12-year-old.
Really? Ha! That is so sweet. Sweet and a little bit sad. Mostly sad.
BrentYeah, we're all very proud.
All great artists overcome adversity.
BrentActually most of 'em go nuts, lop off an ear or two.
Lop off my ear!? Some help you are!
If only we had some kind of bionic eye that made things bigger.
(Adjusting the dials on the telescope that Brent's looking through). How's that?
BrentI can read the ingredients on the chips. Oh wait now it looks blurry. (image clears showing a scowling Wanda). Now it looks angry.
Wow, does that ever look like my telescope. Oh except this ones got two extra knobs.
That is a big jar.
BrentYeah, it's hard to believe it was once filled with pickled eggs.
BrentOh right. Like you two have never made a rash decision at a bulk food store.
So how many are there?
What? Jelly beans?
No, jars.
Well, there's only one.
BrentWell, you two are off to a good start. I'll let you count these beans.
Why did you blow up the tractor?
… Oscar told me to. He said Ce—. He said th-that don't bother trying to fix the tractor, Ce-Cecil told him, just blow it up.
BrentGilligan. Alright listen up everybody: Due to unforseen … Hank, we're not gonna be blowing up a barn.
What's four times five?
19.
21.
19.
21.
19.
What's going on?
I asked them what four times five is.
Isn't that 20?
Yeah, Fitzy's right.
21.
19.
20.
I was going to tell him he could lay down on the highway and discuss it with speeding traffic, but a blog ???
Yeah, a blog. That's short for weblog: Web 'cause its on the Internet, and … hmm.
Brent'Cause it was originally written on wood?
Well, why waste this on us when you could put it on the Internet and have the world ignore it?
Whole world, huh?
BrentThey're here, they're here! Oh man I'm as giddy as a...
Ninny?
BrentNo.
Boob?
BrentNot quite more than ninny less than boob.
Why are you so jacked up over a batch of windshield washer fluid?
BrentMaybe this will answer your question.
Aahhh, nope.
BrentWell it's red! The old stuff was blue. We used to sell blue, now we're selling red.
Wow, I hope we don't get trampled in the rush.
And there goes Karen jogging.
BrentYeah yeah.
Oh and there's Hank running right behind her.
You haven't lived until you've seen power tools cut a teenager in half.
BrentI took shop class.
Hi, I'm Oscar Leroy and my show is called 'Not Peggy's Stupid Pets!'
BrentSo, what's your show about?
Well, I'll tell you what it's not about. It's not about Peggy. It's not about pets, and it's not stupid! Got that jackass?
BrentAre there birds in here?
It's the phone.
BrentAre there birds in the phone?
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