Marie: You know, Amy is right about these parties. I mean, to hire people to play records, magicians, entertainment? When I was a child...
Frank: You sat around the fire and wondered how it got there.

Marie: Now, remember, you two have to stand firm and united.
Frank: Even when she says she hates you.
Ray: No, look, Ally doesn't say that to us.
Frank: Let me tell you something: You want that hate. If your kids like you, you've failed as parents.
Robert: Allow me to congratulate you on your magnificent success.

Debra: So, wait you didn't buy it?
Ray: No, of course not. What are you talking about? You would've?
Debra: You know what? I think I would have.
Ray: What?
Debra: Wait, I mean, I agree with you that it costs too much money.
Frank: $250? You could put a great TV in the bathroom for that.
Marie: You are not getting a TV in the bathroom!
Frank: Then I'm bringing the toilet into the living room!

Debra: Ray, listen, Ally still needs that dress. She's going to be the only girl not wearing one. She'll stand out.
Ray: Oh, okay, so now you're just like Peggy now.
Debra: Oh, so this is all because you hate Peggy.
Ray: No, no. This has nothing to do with her. It's morally and ethnically wrong.
Debra: You're out of your element, Ray.

Debra: Oh, she's even picked out a gown she wants the girls to wear and tells us where to buy it.
Marie: Some women are so pushy!
Debra: "Mention Peggy's name to get a 10% discount."
Ray: And to open the gates of hell.

Debra: Oh, thank God you're here. I need you to settle an argument.
Amy: I really just wanted to return your roasting pan.
Debra: That's okay. This'll just take a second.
Robert: Should've just mailed the pan.
Debra: Ray doesn't want to buy Ally the party dress because he thinks it costs too much.
Marie: And I agree with Raymond.
Robert: Ah, Ma agrees with Raymond. That's 40 years in a row!

Debra: Wow! Peggy's having Molly's party at their country club. "Formal attire"?
Robert: A black-tie party for kids?
Frank: That's nuts.
Ray: That's Peggy.
Frank: Peggy. Hey, Ray, isn't she the cookie lady that beat you up?
Robert: Yeah, the cookie lady. She beat the chips out of you!
Ray: I can't wait till one of you two needs a kidney.

Amy: I can't believe this is for a kid's birthday party. What happened to cake in the backyard and playing hide-and-seek?
Frank: There's cake in the backyard?
Robert: I was great at hide-and-seek. Nobody ever found me.
Ray: Nobody looked.

Ray: Formal attire party for kids? Peggy's a whack-job.
Debra: Yeah, I agree it's silly, but I understand her wanting to do something special for Molly's party.
for a girl. I mean, 13's a milestone age for a girl.
Amy: Yeah, 13's a very big age. You're halfway between girl and woman. Your body's going through all sorts of changes...
Ray: Okay, all right.
Frank: I'm eating!

Robert: You know, interestingly, in many cultures, the 13th birthday is often celebrated formally with lavish affairs. The Jewish people, for instance, have their bar or bat mitzvah. So, Raymond, you could look at this as Molly's "bat mitzvah."
Ray: Mm-hmm. Could we look at this as your "shut-upsvah"?