[about Ida] She's lost her mind. She thinks she's back in her old village. I have to go up there.
Hal, she has one leg, she's demented, she could wander out on the freeway.
I thought we had agreed we'd take no extraordinary measures to prolong her life!
[After Ida introduces Lois to the ladies at her old folks' home]
M Marika
Is this the fat daughter, or the one who drinks?
No, this is the one with the halfwit factory between her legs.
Well, I don't know what to say. I planned on two days to get you into the home, two days to fight the court challenge, then I'd fly back Sunday. Now I'm stuck here! It's three hundred dollars just to change my ticket!
[Hal is yelling at a temporarily deaf Malcolm and Dewey, unknown to him, for having nearly let him be fatally crushed]
You think your dad being killed by a TV set is funny ? I'll tell you what's funny! Being grounded for the rest of your lives!
[aside to the camera] After about an hour, he managed to spit a piece of glass into my lap. You've got to admire that kind of perseverance.
Your children and your children's children will grow up grounded in this house!
[to camera] I can't understand a word he's saying, but judging by his expression, I probably shouldn't ask for the car this weekend.
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