A character in Dinosaurs
Played by Jason Willinger
Dinosaurs · 66 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in Dinosaurs: in 14 of its 66 quotes
Most scenes with: Earl Sinclair (12), Charlene Sinclair (4), Fran Sinclair (3)
[Earl walks into the living room and sees Robbie and Charlene watching TV while the baby is alone in the kitchen.]
Morning, kids. What are you doing?
Watching the baby.
Nice to see you you're accepting more responsibility.
[Robbie is refusing to help manage the people coming to see the new king (Baby)]
Those dinosaurs out there are just sheep.
Have you noticed that some of those sheep are cheerleaders?
[Robbie runs outside to help.]
As you can see, I have separated all known dinosaur wisdom into three categories: "Animal, vegetable, rocks."
Well, what about fire?
Vegetable.
What about water?
Water is the opposite of fire, which we have previously established as a vegetable. What's the opposite of a vegetable? Fruit. So water is a fruit. Fruit is not a vegetable, so it has to be either an animal or a rock. We know it's not an animal. Therefore, fruit is a rock.
Daddy, I asked you about water.
Could we hold all questions until the end of the lecture, please?
Earl [to Fran]: It's not [Charlene's] tail. Cause that would be a female problem, and she isn't a female yet, so she doesn't have a problem. Which if she did, we wouldn't discuss it in front of the son!
Fine, I'll leave.
I'll go with you.
[Robbie is writing an essay; the Grapdelites pop out of their box]
Shouldn't you be hiding us?
Can't you see he's thinking?
I'm merely reminding him of his responsibility to his father. Now, be quiet!
Hey, I'm trying to write a paper here! Okay?
We've offended him!
What's your paper about?
Oh, it's none of our business!
It's a social studies paper, and it's not going very well. [shows the Grapdelites his paper]
"Why dinosaurs rule the Earth? We're big."
Yeah, that really bites, doesn't it?
Well, there's certainly no denying that size allows the dinosaur to have almost unlimited benefits.
Of course, the duality of nature dictates that for every benefit, there must be a cost.
[together] Don't you agree?
Oh, well, I, uh...
We've lost him.
So try an illustration.
Of course. [to Robbie] Why is it good to be big?
Well, we get to eat whoever we want. Uh, no offense.
Oh, none taken.
However, if we don't plan for the future, there won't be anymore food. That would be the cost.
What do you mean "no more food"? There's always more, that's what "more" means.
Oh, dear... [pulls out a bunch of grapes from the box]
Imagine that these are all the grapes in the world.
Um, yeah, so?
Now, suppose that you eat all the grapes.
Hm, okay. [eats the grapes in one gulp] Okay, now what?
Now, suppose you want grapes tomorrow.
Well, I'll go the market and get some.
But those were all the grapes in the world.
Well, then I'll have to eat something else.
Oh, well, you rule the world.
A world without grapes.
So you're saying that if we eat them all, there won't be anymore.
I think he understands...
Ha! I can stretch that to 500 words easy!
Or maybe he doesn't..
You guys can help me with my homework everyday, or at least until Mom and Dad's anniversary.
[Robbie comes back from school in a bad mood]
[to the Grapdelites] Thanks for everything. I got an F. [throws his notebook close to the Grapdelites]
Oh, careful!
Oh, sorry. I didn't see you.
He seems distressed.
I hope it's nothing we've done.
"Why dinosaurs ruled the Earth?" And I wrote a whole essay about what you guys said about how we're too wise to eat all the grapes. Look what the teacher wrote. [shows the Grapdelites his paper]
"There'll always be more grapes. That's what 'more' means."
An F?!
But just because the teacher doesn't understand doesn't mean you failed.
Oh, no!
Stanly Kravitz got an A.
Well, what did he write?
He wrote, "Because we're big." That was my answer! I had the right answer, and I let you guys talk me out of it! Why did I let you talk me out of it?
Because it's wrong.
Yeah, but the teacher thinks it's right.
Well, what if the teacher's wrong?
Yeah, right. "What if the teacher's wrong?" I tried that on my parents all the time and it never works. Anyway, the teacher said there would be enough grapes and there would always be enough of everything, then she called me a radical!
But there's not gonna be always enough of everything?
Ah, leave me alone. I already flunked once, and that's what I get for letting food do my homework.
[the Grapdelites gasp]
Robbie, we're the last two grapes!
What?!
That's why they can't find anymore of us, they're aren't any.
We're the last of our kind.
How can that be?
Because we're delicious. [Robbie and the Grapdelites chuckle]
My parents are gonna eat you tomorrow night and there won't be anymore of you at all!
Oh, boy. What a blow to your teacher.
You guys should try to escape or something.
No, no, we need to help you with your paper.
It's very important.
Yes, very.
But this is your last night on Earth. Forget the paper! The assignment is over!
No, it's not. Not if you don't the answer yet.
No, no. Here, Robbie. Try it again.
Alright.
Now, why do dinosaurs rule the Earth?
Why?
Robbie!
That's your father!
Happy anniversary!
Shh! [hides the Grapdelites under a blanket]
[steps into the room] Robbie, give me the Grapdelites.
Robbie, you have feelings for this girl, but you're breaking up with her just because of a lot of rumors. Does that make sense? When I first met your father, a lot of my friends told me he had no ambition, he was lazy and he would stay a tree-pusher all his life! Now were they right?
[Robbie frowns and raises an eyebrow]
Well, that may not be the best example...
[sighs] It's over between Wendy and me.
[to herself] Why didn't I listen to them?
Fine, son. Go ahead, ruin my life! But if you decide to end this important relationship, you should realize that somebody's heart may be broken. And you have to do the decent thing, and handle it face to face.
You expect me to go and talk to Wendy?
Forget Wendy! Get your butt over there and apologize to Mr. Richfield! And take him some flowers!
Earl, he needs to talk to Wendy! A young girl's feelings are at stake here.
A big, scary boss's feelings are at stake here! [to Robbie] You go and apologize to Mr. Richfield right now! Apologize to him profusely! And tell him that I tried to talk you out of it!
Err, listen dad - I'm sorry I challenged you. I thought getting to do everything I wanted would be great, but... this whole thing has taught me a valuable lesson.
That with freedom comes responsibility?
No. That your life bites. No wonder you yell at me. I'll just stay out of your way from now on.
Yeah, thanks. And you know something? I learned something about your life too.
That it's frustrating being under someone else's control all the time?
No, that it's way better than mine.
Um... you're not gonna hold that against me, are ya?
Oh, every chance I get!
Figures.
You see, son, it is one of my responsibilities as a parent to wean you from life's joy, and prepare you for the relentless heartache that is adulthood.
Sheesh...
[At the dancing house]
Are you sure we should be doing this?
Hey, Scooter, there is nothing wrong with taking one of life's most personal and intimate experiences, and putting a cash value on it. That's what separates us from the animals.
Do females go through the same things we do?
Well, now... your mother's a bit more knowledgeable in that area, and I know she'd like to talk with ya.
Yeah, okay.
'Cause I know you and your mom had a little run-in, but she's pretty smart, and she can give you some good tips. And if she does...
Yeah?
... pass them along to me! [laughs]
[An unconscious Ethyl is back indoors with the Sinclair family standing over her]
Grandma, can you say something?
Look, I think she's coming around!
[pushing his way forward, holding a shovel] No, no, no, no, no! The hole's already dug, let's get on with it!
[grabs the shovel] Not so fast, fat boy! [she hits Earl over the head]
I knew I should have cremated her. [passes out]
[Franny puts on Baby's Blarney video to try to calm his anger]
Okay, here we go!
I am Blarney, I love you. [chorus] E-I-E-I-O!
And if you're nice, you'll love me, too! [chorus] E-I-E-I-O! [Baby gives the TV a vicious look]
Well, it does seem to have quieted him down a little.
With a love-love here and a love-love there,
Here a love, there a love, everywhere a love-love! [Robbie cringes at the TV]
It's interesting, he strikes a chord with children. Something about Blarney elicits the purest feelings of warmth and affection.
EAT GLASS, BLARNEY!! [shoots his bottle at the TV, Blarney somehow notices this]
[howls, as the TV explodes, Robbie and Fran gasp]
DIE, SCUM! DIE!! [laughs maniacally]
Well, I gotta say, I'm with him!
THAT DOES IT!!!!! [takes slingshot away] I AM FED UP WITH YOUR BAD BEHAVIOUR!!!!! YOU ARE GOING TO YOUR ROOM!!!!!
NO! I WANT PRESENTS!!
YOU ARE GOING TO YOUR ROOM!!!!! THERE WILL BE NO MORE PRESENTS!!!!!
It's present time!
Good morning. Last night's massive aerial springs have succeeded in destroying all of the cider poppies. Unfortunately, it also killed all other forms of plant life on the planet.
[sadly] Well, there goes breakfast.
...and so it seems the task force solution to the cider poppy problem, has caused an environmental calamity of catastrophic proportions.
Somebody's in trouble.
[happily] Good morning, everyone! Isn't it a beautiful day?
[angrily] Earl, have you looked outside? That spray of yours killed every plant on Earth!
D'oh, pish-posh, Franny! Given the operation of this magnitude just bound to be some unfortunate casualties, but let's not giving the wild hunt purply. [Earl sees the valley with dead plants; Earl gasps in shocked] Duh... maybe we went a little overboard with the poison.
[shocked in anger] A little? [furious] Your stupid spray killed all plant life!
Hey, what are you complaining about? You never liked salads anyway!
[shocked in anger] Huh?
[angrily] You've destroyed the global food chain! No plants means no food at all!
Nonsense! There's a wide variety of commercial snack foods which have virtually no natural ingredients.
[Robbie groans in anger]
[furious] Earl, we can't live on Ho-Ho's!
I can!
[reassuringly] Hey, let's not get panicky. Our Task Force Technical Advisor will know exactly how to bring back the plants.
[Earl's statement of reassurance is immediately trashed as the scene cuts to WeSaySo's office.]
How the heck should I know?! I'm a captain of industry, not a gardener!!!
[The Sinclairs, who are wearing warm clothing, and Stan the Bunch Beetle are seen inside the Sinclair household as snow falls heavily outside the house. Earl is seen sadly looking out the window while the others are shown sitting close to each other.]
Could I have everybody's attention? There's something I have to say. [Sighs] First of all, Stan, I have to apologize to you.
Yeah, sure, whatever.
I now realize that building that wax fruit factory on your mating ground was wrong. Oh, sure, wax fruit's important, but... but so are bunch beetles.
Gee, that's big of you Earl. But I'm still feeling kind of blue. Maybe if there was someone holding me to her comforting bosom...[To Charlene] Hi.
[Charlene looks at Stan, then whacks him with her hand, knocking him to the ground.]
Ooh! I'll take it.
[Charlene giggle.]
And, I guess I owe the rest of you an apology too. You know, for bringing on the end of the world and civilization and everything.
I always knew you'd screw things up. I just didn't know how bad.
Mother, he said he was sorry.
And I know I put too much faith in progress and technology, and had too little respect for nature. [Sad music starts playing the background.] But, it's so easy to take nature for granted because it's always there. And technology is so bright and shiny and new.
We understand, sweetheart.
Understand what?
[Charlene and Robbie look at Earl, silently telling him to explain to Baby what is happening.]
Uh... Well, little guy, what happened was... Daddy was put in charge of the world and he didn't take real good care of it. And now, it looks like there won't be much of a world left for you or your brother and sister to live in.
Are we gonna move?
Well, no. There's no place to move to. This is the only world we got.
But, what's gonna happen to us?
Well, I don't exactly know.
But whatever it is, nobody's gonna leave you.
That's right, little guy. We'll all stay together.
Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah, and hey, I'm sure it'll all work out OK. After all, dinosaurs have been on this Earth for 150 million years. And, it's not like we're going to just...disappear.
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